ABSTRACT

In describing the visual effects of "an old Pathé Film from France" in which the books, dishes, clothing, carpets, and furniture transport themselves magically on Moving Day, the poet and critic Vachel Lindsay wrote in 1915, "The ability to do this kind of a thing is fundamental in the destinies of the art". In the traditional Chinese medicine, the human energy system "shares the same basic elements and energies that constitute the entire universe", and contains multiple subsystems and supersystems. Applying theories of cosmology and medicine can help people to apply the systems, supersystems, and subsystems of the human condition in their plot structures and character arcs so that their audience as well as their characters can heal. Chris Kraus is so comfortable with her desire and her creativity that it shocks everyone who reads it into their own artistic awakening.