I had never heard of "The Waste Land" or William Carlos Williams; so thank you for introducing me to both. I am familiar with Clif High's output though, and I think your essay speaks to what he says about the cyclical nature of time, the ages, the yugas - as well as Strauss and Howe's generational theory and the four turnings.
"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiates 1:9).
I think whether all that is a cause for optimism or not depends on the observer.
With regard to pilgrimages, in 2018 the BBC started an annual television series covering groups of "celebrities" making pilgrimages along ancient pilgrimage routes in Britain and Continental Europe. Each series is a sort of modern-day "Canterbury Tales." I think they are brilliant and have made me want to go on a pilgrimage when the opportunity arises:
The Red Wheelbarrow
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens
William Carlos Williams was a physician, a poet, an essayist, and a novelist. He made house calls because he was a true healer. I love his work.
Did you ever read his autobiography? There are a few indelible stories in it, about his experiences as a pediatrician.
I have not read it. He was a remarkable man for sure.
I had never heard of "The Waste Land" or William Carlos Williams; so thank you for introducing me to both. I am familiar with Clif High's output though, and I think your essay speaks to what he says about the cyclical nature of time, the ages, the yugas - as well as Strauss and Howe's generational theory and the four turnings.
"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiates 1:9).
I think whether all that is a cause for optimism or not depends on the observer.
With regard to pilgrimages, in 2018 the BBC started an annual television series covering groups of "celebrities" making pilgrimages along ancient pilgrimage routes in Britain and Continental Europe. Each series is a sort of modern-day "Canterbury Tales." I think they are brilliant and have made me want to go on a pilgrimage when the opportunity arises:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage_(TV_series)
https://search.rlsbb.ru/?s=pilgrimage%20the%20road
I'll check this out, thanks.
Fascinating. I do not believe the current euphoria for a minute.