(urth) the voice of the outsider is the conjunction of pas/kypris

[Marc Aramini]

Okay, the problem with the syncretism of Wolfe's universe is multifold for interpreting whether a "Jesus" exists.  Some of Silk's "Enlightenment" seems to have scenes of the life of Christ, without a doubt.  Unfortunately, they have a secular explanation.  They are pre-recorded in his head from his father Pas and his mother the blue eyed Kypris, or Typhon and his mistress, who I believe to be the blue eyed dark haired sleeper Mamelta.  The two voices speaking in his head is the voice of the Outsider, who is for all intents and purposes both our God and Typhon in conjunction with his Mistress, the goddess of love.  Wolfe makes Crane's explanation seem lame but there is a real physical explanation for it since Silk is a planted grown embryo specially chosen by Typhon who "wants an heir".  All the enlightenment is secular, BUT THAT DOESN"T MEAN IT ISN"T DIVINE TOO.
 
This is why Wolfe is so amazing and all these divergent interpretations are possible.  Sure, the Outsider seems to be the Christian God, but he is all the pagan gods, and Typhon in love, the Satan figure redeemed by the love that sets free.  The degraded and the downcast become something much more, whether it be Severian becoming the Conciliator or Typhon becoming the Outsider, or at least a very important agent of the Outsider whose plan is indistinguishable.
 
Marc


      
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