Seminar XXIV Final Sessions 1 - Lacan in Ireland

we cut it in two, the front and the back as I might say become normal againnamely, that when a Moebius strip cut in two, we are going to go over it, itis easy to imagine what is found, namely, that from the moment that thereare two turns, there will be a front distinct from the back.This indeed is why a Moebius strip is essentially capable of redoublingitself; and what must be remarked, is the fact that it redoubles itself in thefollowing way which allows the passage. It is a real pity that I did not takeprecautions. Here is the Moebius strip as it redoubles itself, as it redoublesitself and shows itself to be compatible with a torus. This indeed is why Iam attached to considering the torus as being capable of being cut out interms of a Moebius strip. And it is enough, it is enough for this – here is thetorus – it is enough for there to be cut out in it not a Moebius strip, but adouble Moebius strip. It is very precisely what is going to give us an imageof what is involved in the link between the conscious and the unconscious.The conscious and the unconscious communicate and are both supported bya toric world this is the reason, this is the discovery, a discovery which was19