In trying to tease out a possible meaning from these tracts I think we must be aware that there might be other explanations that don’t include any meaning. There are well documented examples of glossolalia (“speaking in tongues”), automatic writing and stream of consciousness writing which could lead to the kind of language and construction contained in the tracts. It has been suggested that this kind of writing is linked to mental illness but there is no good scientific evidence to support this.
However the other overriding feature of the tracts is the structure. There is the 200 word consistency (so far) and the vxvx tract header. This appears to either point to some obsessive tendency or that the fact of this structure is meant to convey some message. Or actually both. There also appear to be, as I’ve mentioned before, overarching themes in the tracts. This could point to obsession or a gradual move towards clarity.
This has been a hard post to write because none of the possible explanations I’ve given are mutually exclusive. All or none of them could be true. Only time will tell if this whole exercise is some kind of wild goose chase. There, I’ve managed to depress myself!
However the other overriding feature of the tracts is the structure. There is the 200 word consistency (so far) and the vxvx tract header. This appears to either point to some obsessive tendency or that the fact of this structure is meant to convey some message. Or actually both. There also appear to be, as I’ve mentioned before, overarching themes in the tracts. This could point to obsession or a gradual move towards clarity.
This has been a hard post to write because none of the possible explanations I’ve given are mutually exclusive. All or none of them could be true. Only time will tell if this whole exercise is some kind of wild goose chase. There, I’ve managed to depress myself!
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