The Name is not the Thing named

The Name is not the Thing named (2010)

September 22nd, 20100h 10min

Documentary
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Overview

In support of experiences that are essentially common, but to which language does not easily adhere, the video passes through places that are both themselves, and stand-ins for others. The title is taken from Aleister Crowley’s 1918 translation of the "Tao Te Ching."


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