(urth) planetary problems

[António Marques]

James Wynn wrote:

> Getting moderately frustrated. Let's start again. You say "Besides the
> fact that [astral travel uses mental maps rather than physical
> ones] is *the* probable way a travel powered by the mind would work?"
> What the heck does this mean? I understand what Thomas meant. He means
> that the Rajan travels within the stories and themes of Wolfe's fiction
> (possibly he is being sarcastic or silly).
> What do YOU mean by it, since you apparently DO NOT mean what Thomas
> meant. Do you mean anything by it?

If you had read what Thomas wrote, there's quite a bit there about 
characters dreamtraveling according to connections within their minds, 
e.g. wishing to go to Green while in the company of the Duko took the 
Rajan to Urth instead of Green because putting together the Rajan and 
the Duko there is a mental connection between Green and Urth. 'Mental 
maps' refers to the characters, not to Wolfe. The bookshelf stuff came 
as an aside, but not necessarily a silly one.