While certain facts can be established after years of investigation into the subjcetive side, a lot will still remain uncertain. For the time being it might be beneficial to focus on the things that are already relatively firmly pinned into the stone, simply in order to get a bit more coherence into the mess that is the dreaded subjective side. Thus, in this post I aim to disregard Deliria and the most elusive figure of all, "the great unnamed mother" (of the two sisters), and lay out my thoughts concerning The Headkeeper and Sophia, whose relationship was explored in later parts of Solemnence.
For those who've read Solemnence, the first part was hopefully straightforward enough; a simple short story about a young baron meeting a mysterious lady in a ballroom party. As is usually the case within these stories, the narrative quickly escalates into the unexpected, and nothing is forevermore solid, as the revelation shatters all pre-established expectations into uncertain incoherence. This was the introduction to the semi-archetypical character of Sophia, and the whole topic of the Aesthetics of melancholy & the dreaded subjective side. The following part, while quite different in presentation, mimics this structure with the introduction into the trinity of Sophia, Deliria & The Headkeeper, giving room not only for the elusive figure of Deliria, but also the strained relationship of the whole surrounding "family" which, as becomes apparent, is not a real family at all, but rather a one man's lunatic attempt at achieving greatness & "true understanding" by any means necessary. In this tradic tale the consequences of such foolishness become apparent - as does the youthful spark of a gifted, late-teenage girl whose spirit roars into flames upon understanding the injustice and madness of it all. Perhaps a bit unexpectadly this transformation of the spirit has unforeseen consequences for the objective realm as well, and, as an ironic turn of fate, this (presumably) was what her tormentor was after all along. However, his celebration quickly turns into fear as he begins to understand that he has created something that even he cannot possibly handle, understanding the futility of it all even from beyond his veil of unending arrogance. The attempt at reconciliation with Sophia's new-found spirit will be examined in the upcoming Sophia's Theatre, a story that's been at works now for quite some time. As one would expect, the exact methods what would consist of trying to bring back something that's (for The Headkeeper) irrevocably lost are difficult to conjure forth, and so, much care must be taken in order to get things right, as Stephen King often famously warned all the "aspiring writers". What of The Headkeeper himself, one might ask? Does he realize the errors in his ways, or is he set in the path of arrogance and forever blinded by his (unarguably grand) understanding of natural sciences? Can tinkering & manipulating of the objective world bring something back from the subjective realm? Good guestion. In a way this wooing of a lost female spirit seems to have almost primordial, biological roots... However, in this particular case it is not based in the archetypical search for a mate in hopes of reproduction, but rather in the reconsiliation and redemption of one's mistakes - but no matter how thorough the methodicality of it all would be, it is the intent, the spirit beyond man's actions that will ultimately decide the outcome of his search for redemption... and as we all know, unfortunately enough, the old, disgruntled men are often too firmly stuck in their misguided ways of thinking.
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