Back in June, I published a very long essay on this blog titled “Melancholia & thisness: where does joy abide?”
In brief, this essay was a response to leadings I gained from rereading Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars. More specifically, is began with a description of melancholic temperament and walked through the approaches to reconnection with life adopted by Robinson’s characters (Kami and veriditas, Thisness) in order to arrive at joy.
In the key passage, I wrote of my experience in
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