Comments on: Secret Christians

By: Professor Pan

Professor Pan — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:26:03 +0000

Just want to chime in and say it was a pleasure meeting you, too. I hope Seattle suits you well. In my experience there, it’s reminded me of a bigger Baltimore — funky, dark-edged, and perched on an ocean — only with more hippies and less sunlight. I’ll definitely let you know the next time I visit.

And all those coincidences on the TV? Just more confirmation we’re living in the Black Iron Prison.

The empire never ended, alas.

Peace out!

By: JK

JK — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:32:36 +0000

You guys are too much. Seattle is what it is and where it is. It’s awesome don’t get me wrong. But it is only what it is. I look at it as a beautiful place I can step off the new world and into some sort of an international abyss (the Pacific in a sailboat) should the desire arise. It’s also very cloudy and rainy.

And Tim, was that you I saw in the Seahawk’s jersey today? Damn you’re a quick convert.

By: slomo

slomo — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 05:01:29 +0000

Congratulations on getting to Seattle, and best wishes on getting settled in ….

I liked the Coelho quote also; speaks to me a bit right now too.

By: Kylark

Kylark — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 04:33:36 +0000

I liked that quote, too.

Man, I can’t wait to visit Seattle in April. I have to echo what you said about meeting fellow bloggers in real life; the times I’ve done it have been wild successes.

By: Tim Boucher

Tim Boucher — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:33:50 +0000

I’ve never read Coelho’s work, but I found that quote very comforting and meaningful to me right now. I don’t think it is “candy for those who define themselves spiritual”, so much as it simply seems like words that are true to life, or at least my experience of it.

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:21:49 +0000

Does anybody take Coelho seriously? Then I think that the ocean of meatphisics’s become really shallow. On reading the Alchemist I got impression that it’s just a candy for those who define themselves spiritual. There is no a crumb for thought in his workings, no wonder his books sell like hot pies, he obviously targets the mass market and one can only envy his commercial skills. Latin magical realism tradition in literature for example Cosares (the fourth one in bunch of Borhes, Coratzar, Marques) gives much more profound insight into spiritual workings than zillion of Coelhoes. Take for example his short stories. Sorry, if I sound too self-opinionated, just can’t help wondering why on earth people admire such “Bounty”-like, pseudo-spiritual stuff like Coelho.

By: Tim Boucher

Tim Boucher — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:14:42 +0000

Hey, that’s a really great quote. I can totally relate.

By: -

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:58:00 +0000

It is interesting that Seattle will be playing against Pittsburg in the Super Bowl.

I am reminded of a quote from Coelho’s Alchemist “He still had some doubts about the decision he had made. But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.”