Just came across a sort of interesting (but not that fleshed out) analysis of Dr. Seuss’s “Green Eggs & Ham” from a Kabbalistic perspective.

It’s off a website called Excluded Middle, which is a hub of paranormal information headed by Greg Bishop, who is the guest on Coast to Coast AM Sunday night (tomorrow).

Anyway, the “Green Eggs & Ham” interpretation above is kind of cool. Actually, the idea in general is cooler than the execution. I just like when people try to read stories according to alternative codes. Another good example of that I found online involves the Wizard of Oz, and the Disney movie Dumbo. A lot of people, I’m sure, would just classify this sort of thing as being apophenia, but I tend to think that’s a healthy expression of the creative human mind and is an excellent way to uncover all kinds of valuable information.

Also, while we’re on the topic, I found another interesting essay that references this one above, and takes it several steps further. It’s called the Secret Alchemy of Dr. Seuss. The whole thing is interesting, but the third section deals specifically with uncovering occult and Christ imagery in Dr. Seuss’s story, “The Lorax.” The information in this essay is a lot more convincing and interesting.

Other interesting stuff I uncovered here:

1. “The Lorax” is essentially an anti-logging anti-capitalist story. 20 years after it’s publication, the Logging industry put out a book of counter-propaganda called “The Truax,” and distributed 400,000 copies to elementary schools. It’s essentially intended to make environmentalism look stupid. You can view this book and lesson plan for kids online, remarkably enough.
2. The tales of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are not actually true American folklore. They are termed “fakelore” because they were an invention of a logging company - the Red River Lumber Company - in the early 1900’s.
3. Two more links on “Fakelore”: “Fakelore, Multiculturalism, and the Ethics of Children’s Literature” and Cool Word of the Day: Fakelore