Is there a copy of Clark's "Spells and Philtres" among any of you,
dear friends? I have not been able to locate mine for some time, and have seen no references to it in the critical essays now being written.
The importance of this tiny work in understanding the mind of CAS should not be ignored. I have the impression than many fans are unaware of this book and the "philtres"(sayings), among which are some of my favorites to this day. I do not find some this on the site. If you have a copy, we need to get some of it back in print.
Dr. F
I sent Boyd complete photocopies of both "Spells and Philtres" and "The Dark Chateau" several years ago. If the epigrams are not on site, it may be due to Boyd's reluctance to incur the wrath of Don Herron, who edited "The Devil's Notebook" the collected epigrams and pensees of CAS. Anything in particular you're looking for?
Yes there were copyright issues around the epigrams. I will have to troll the archives to find out what I can do. I do believe everything else from Spells and Philtres is on the site, if not let me know and I'll add it as I do have a photocopy of it (Thanks Ron).
My brother informs me several copies are available on Abebooks - costing 500-800 dollars. Having the "sayings" available on site would be a useful source of discussion since they reveal aspects of Clark's thought and experience not readily seen in his works.
drf
No sweat, Boyd- I've checked "The Devil's Notebook" and a few other sources but can't locate Dr Farmer's favorite epigram by CAS "Sweet are the uses of Obscurity." Anyone know if this has been published? If not, I vote we add it to the list . . . Any thoughts?
My favorites in this batch are:
All human thought, all science, all religion, is the holding of a candle to the night of the universe.
Philosophy: a sort of intellectual gymnastics.
The salvation of the barnyard fowl is the damnation of the eagle.
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