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motorbreathjazz

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darkly you seek yourself....
« on: October 12, 2011, 06:24:02 PM »
Listening to the lastest RRPR Ross mentions Through A Glass Darkly (Delta Green Scenario I do beleave), been hearing this term thown around more latly and was wondering if anyone knows of it's origin. I know of it from a Clutch lyric "As through a glass, darkly you seek yourself." I also know of the 1961 movie. Wondering if the movie is it's origin or if it dates back farter than that. Any ideas?
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Re: darkly you seek yourself....
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2011, 06:27:30 PM »
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Re: darkly you seek yourself....
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2011, 06:50:38 PM »
Through A Glass Darkly is the newest Delta Green novel.
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Re: darkly you seek yourself....
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2011, 07:04:24 PM »
this is helpful in understanding it: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_meaning_of_to_See_through_a_glass_darkly

numerous writers and artists have used it to allude to perceiving the world incompletely and that kind of thing.
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Re: darkly you seek yourself....
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2011, 09:56:06 PM »
Of course, Phil Dick's novel A Scanner Darkly is  the best exegesis of Paul's analogy in a modern cultural setting.
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Re: darkly you seek yourself....
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2011, 08:21:22 AM »
Figured it was biblical, mythical, or political. Neil Fallon’s lyrics are almost always a combination of the three. He goes on to mention Yggdrasil, the world tree from Norse mythology later in the song so my search was leading me in that direction. Thanks for the clarification guys.
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