1 Septentrional Man
By JEDRY VELIS MAHAN
«You know, it's quite a job starting to love somebody. You have to have energy, generosity, blindness. There is even a moment, in the very beginning, when you have to jump across a precipice; if you think about it you don't do it».
Jean-Paul SarteStarting this fanzine has been quite a job. It took energy, generosity, and blindness to do it.
Sharing it is when you jump across a precipice; if you think about it, you don't do it.
What is a septentrional man?
A septentrional man is a northern man anywhere.
Not much is known about the septentrional men. They do not even know much about themselves, as they never needed to know each other.
A septentrional man is never one, he is always two, he always doubts.
A septentrional man observes, thinks and is silent. The others notice that him is there, they feel him, but they rarely speak to him. It is not important to speak to him. Anyway, he does not know how to talk.
A septentrional man writes for someone, but anyone can read.
Brief depiction of a septentrional man
A septentrional man has stars in the eyes and the flesh.
A septentrional man does not know how to embrace, but he wants to learn.
A septentrional man thinks, sometimes in gobbledygook.
A septentrional man does not know, but he has to know.
A septentrional man loves the verbs, but he hates the times.
A septentrional man is late everywhere.
A septentrional man sometimes sleeps; other times, he is asleep.
A septentrional man sometimes dreams; other times, he is dreamy.
Experiences of a septentrional man
One time a septentrional man found a dead body: it was a butterfly. They also die a septentrional man suddenly knew.
It's hard to know what happens to the others thought more than once a septentrional man.
When do we agreed on the meaning of what is lied down and what is lied? a northern man often wonders.
Responsibilities runaway from a septentrional man, but he ran from them first.
Questions for a septentrional man . . .
What does a septentrional man do? He misses the north; he longs for the south.
What does a septentrional man do in that place? He's always been there, he replies.
What does a septentrional man do? …
Extended depiction of a septentrional man
A septentrional man avoids saying the word conscience; he does not get it.
A septentrional man can take care of others, but constantly and systematically fails to take care of himself.
A septentrional man does not usually, nor does he want to, determine the rest. He believes in freedom, kind of.
A septentrional man runs, runs like a little animal to dig his hole, where he will forget he ever saw the light of the sun.
Philosopher’s Guide for a septentrional man
Aristotle's teaching: a septentrional man can be, at times, a septentrional animal.
Descartes's teaching: a septentrional man thinks, therefore he is.
Spinoza's teaching: a septentrional man is a part of God.
Leibnitz's teaching: a septentrional man has something in him that is apart of anything else.
Berkeley's teaching: a septentrional man is because he perceives himself and is perceived.
Kant'steaching: a septentrional man does not have a holy will, no matter how much he thinks he does.
Nietzsche's teaching: everything that a septentrional man has learned is, somehow, false.
Nietzsche's second teaching: sometimes it is better to be considered crazy than sane.
How to identify a septentrional man?
When a septentrional man inquiries into himself, he is no longer a northern man. He (be)comes a fathomless void. It is therefore normal for him to feel dizzy, from time to time, when looking in the mirror.
CAUTION: If you feel dizzy in front of mirrors, there is a good chance that you have stopped being a septentrional man. Seek help from a specialist as soon as possible.
September 2022, Quilpué.
For the tears that rise and the noise of what was not.
