XPost: soc.history.medieval, alt.psychology.jung, alt.christnet.theology   
   XPost: alt.pagan   
   From: mlwi@swipnet.se   
      
   "David Friedman"  skrev i meddelandet   
   news:ddfr-10AD1D.14373918092011@news.giganews.com...   
   > In article <4e76369d$0$10604$c83e3ef6@anchorman-read.tele2.net>,   
   > "M Winther"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> "David Friedman"  skrev i   
   >> meddelandet   
   >> news:ddfr-CAB8D3.10202718092011@news.giganews.com...   
   >> > In article <4e7576ad$0$10603$c83e3ef6@anchorman-read.tele2.net>,   
   >> > "M Winther"  wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> >> I noted that Yeats, in his poem The Second Coming, composed in   
   >> >> 1919,   
   >> >> seems to allude to this medieval legend. Yeat's theme is   
   >> >> interesting.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> "Turning and turning in the widening gyre   
   >> >   
   >> > ...   
   >> >   
   >> > What does that have to do with virgins and unicorns?   
   >> >   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> In the poem the beast is moving towards Betlehem to be born, like   
   >> the   
   >> unicorn once did according to medieval legend.   
   >   
   > The beast in the poem resembles a sphinx (lion body and the head of   
   > a   
   > man) and pretty obviously, from the title and "Bethleham," is in   
   > some   
   > sense Jesus. No connection to virgins, unicorns, or (save indirectly   
   > via   
   > Jesus) Mary.   
   >   
      
   It is the same theme. The unicorn went to Betlehem to be born. The   
   sphinx goes to Betlehem to be born at the Second Coming. It is the   
   function of the intellect to see connections.   
      
   Mats   
      
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