It seems like after each chapter I always find myself wishing I was one of these characters on this journey. I can't imagine what it would feel like to be swept away on someone's private jet or asked to join the host of Survivor on a camping trip. I love that the genre of this is autofictional because it always has me wondering if these events or other characters are real or not.
Love it, particularly the eco casino. I'd say the Rule of Three is the fact of life - but we all have different numbers that work for us - hence the entire field of numerology (a Chinese concept relating to the iChing/ascribing good and evil to numbers as I suspect you already know) - and related concepts (cosmic/sacred geometry etc).
2 is an interesting number choice as it's the number of fortune (and the moon) linguistially/sign-wise similar to 'easy'/prosper.
I find the cross cultural lore of three fascinating too - may be of interest if you haven't looked into it. In numerology it's the number of life/living, thinking of someone and missing them - though is ambiguous as it can also mean 'parting of ways/separation as well as representing Life in the life stages of birth, marriage and death, and the planet Jupiter. Triple headed goddesses appear across many cultures and 3 is also reflected in the holy trinity etc. FYI, 6 - 3x2 - is the number for flow/to stream.
Again, as you probably know, numbers bringing luck is a concept often used when naming businesses - in Hong Kong the government even auctions off' car number plates that are deemed auspicious.
There is so much meaning to be found in numbers - I find them as fascinating as words and a valuable tool for conveying meaning in writing, beyond surface interpretations, hence the depth of response to a single line in this chapter. Looking forward to the next chapter.
It seems like after each chapter I always find myself wishing I was one of these characters on this journey. I can't imagine what it would feel like to be swept away on someone's private jet or asked to join the host of Survivor on a camping trip. I love that the genre of this is autofictional because it always has me wondering if these events or other characters are real or not.
Love it, particularly the eco casino. I'd say the Rule of Three is the fact of life - but we all have different numbers that work for us - hence the entire field of numerology (a Chinese concept relating to the iChing/ascribing good and evil to numbers as I suspect you already know) - and related concepts (cosmic/sacred geometry etc).
2 is an interesting number choice as it's the number of fortune (and the moon) linguistially/sign-wise similar to 'easy'/prosper.
I find the cross cultural lore of three fascinating too - may be of interest if you haven't looked into it. In numerology it's the number of life/living, thinking of someone and missing them - though is ambiguous as it can also mean 'parting of ways/separation as well as representing Life in the life stages of birth, marriage and death, and the planet Jupiter. Triple headed goddesses appear across many cultures and 3 is also reflected in the holy trinity etc. FYI, 6 - 3x2 - is the number for flow/to stream.
Again, as you probably know, numbers bringing luck is a concept often used when naming businesses - in Hong Kong the government even auctions off' car number plates that are deemed auspicious.
There is so much meaning to be found in numbers - I find them as fascinating as words and a valuable tool for conveying meaning in writing, beyond surface interpretations, hence the depth of response to a single line in this chapter. Looking forward to the next chapter.