Underground Rivers - University of New Mexico

Chapter 29 -- The Underground River as Metaphor
I discuss some of the newer therapies as an expression
of the same antinomian orientation that surfaced in the
hippie culture from the enduring UNDERGROUND
STREAM.
The history of that UNDERGROUND STREAM and of the
antinomian personality who rides it is a long-term study.
and
The gnostic values ran like an UNDERGROUND
STREAM, this stream disappeared as society became
tranquil and stable, but in stressful times the antinomian
values surfaced again and became stronger.
Since the heady days of 1972, however, the antinomian Flower Power subterranean river has
largely resubmerged into a cloud of illicit smoke.
Or without the use of words, the re-emergence of Adam
Smith in David Warsh's A Story of Economic Discovery
(2006)
Emotion
Our history has moved us on two rivers, one visible, the other underground; there has been the
history of politics which is concrete, practical, and unbelievably dull... and there is the
SUBTERRANEAN RIVER of untapped, ferocious, lonely and romantic desires, that
concentration of ecstasy and violence which is the dream life of the nation. -- Norman Mailer,
"Superman Comes to the Supermarket," Esquire, November 1960, about John F. Kennedy
Erosion
Because of this latter fact particularly, while prostitution in peacetime is like some treacherous
UNDERGROUND STREAM slowly washing away the solid earth, in times of national crisis like
the present, unless firmly curbed, it may become like a raging torrent, damaging the health of
our armed forces and workers in industry to an extend of affecting the war's outcome. -- J.B.
Pinney, "How Fares the Battle against Prostitution?" Social Service Review 16:2, June 1942
Esoteric
There have been many hypotheses written about the final destination of the treasures of the
Templars, some even pointing to the New World!... But it is far more likely that the quickest,
shortest and safest destination was -- England. The English King was a staunch ally of the
Templars -- he was the only one who stuck with his protests -- and besides, such a scheme had
already worked once before in 1247. One might add that Arsene Lupin later explained how the
use of the secret UNDERGROUND RIVER and the hidden fortress of the Hollow Needle may
have helped made such a scheme feasible. -- The French World Newton Universe, "Will There
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