into that strangely problematic space: “personal possession.” Is it not ghoulish to own, not to mention acquire, such an object? Complicating the dilemma posed by such a gift is the nature of the gift itself. Sartre’s Critique of Dialectical Reason is perhaps the one book in the murderer’s library which, if properly understood, might have deterred him from his heinous act. Where rational comprehension—or even “intellection,” defined by Sartre as the understanding of any act from a perspective larger than that of its perpetrator—might have succeeded, poetry seemed to have failed. Gautier called Lacenaire a “true murderer and false poet.” The mint condition of his library, the pristine, unread immaculateness of his volume of Sartre evokes no less a charge against R.D. Turner: True murderer, false scholar! At the end of Crime and Punishment, the convicted murderer/former student Raskolnikov dreams of a strange plague that ravages all of Europe and Asia, borne by germs endowed with reason and will. “Whole villages, whole towns and peoples became infected and went mad,” we learn. “Never had they thought their decisions, their scientific conclusions, and their moral convictions so unshakable or so uncontestably right.” These dreams torment Raskolnikov, but finally they fade as he undergoes his last transformation. “Life had taken the place of dialectics,” Dostoevsky tells us, “and something quite different had to work itself out in his mind.” This particular copy of this particular book brings forth a gift of terrible potential, bearing messages of terrible warning. It takes its place in our library not as a memento mori (“remember that you must die”), but rather as a memento recordari: remember that you must remember. Writer James Winchell lives in Seattle, where he is completing his doctoral dissertation at the University of Washington in Comparative Literature. His last story in CSQ was “The Two Viruses of AIDS.” Artist Joellyn Rock is living out of Seattle for a year in the City of Light. Her work appears frequently in The Rocket and Village Voice. A COMAAUNITy MESSAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY 2 19 North 36 th S e a ttle ,W A . 6 3 3 " S 132 Primal Get in touch with our raw dairy and soy products. Cream. CENTRAL CO-OPGrocery 12th > Denny on Capitol Hill BREITENBUSH HEALING RETREAT COMMUN1TY> CONFERENCE CENTER IfflIIW RETREATS—$30-$35/day: Hot Springs, Cabin Accommodations, Vegetarian Meals, OJd-Growth Forest. CONFERENCES The Intimate Journey — March 25-29; $550/couple The Conscious Person’s Guide to Relationships — April 3-5; Ken Keyes’ staff $120. Easter at Breitenbush: Celebrating the New Life Within Cis — April 16-19; Bill Hoffhines; $145 Easter Celebration — April 17-19; $40/day, $70 Weekend Personal Transformation: A Way Through — April 23-26; Jacquelyn Small, $290 Creating Successful Relationships — April 24-26; Donna Miller, $220 Channeling — April 24-26; Steve DuBois, $135' Moon Circles and Sun Circle^: Beltane May 1-3; Yanna Breeze, $120 singles, $230 couples A Course in Miracles — May 8-10; $110 Crystal Healing and Intuition —.May 15-17; $150 Oregon School of Massage — May 22-25; Massage Retreat, $85 Rituals for Living and Dying — June 3-7; David Feinstein, Peg Mayo, $245 Arica Training — June 7-12; Tai Chi Camp — June 7-12 Healing Gathering — June 18-21 Vipassana Meditation Retreat — June 22-July 1; Ruth Denison a.k.a. books 5241 U.Way N.E. 522-8864 Left Bank Books 92-Pike 622-0195 NA YK THE JBC CLINIC 1408 NE 45th SEATTLE 632-0354 Your Guide to Preventive, Natural Health Care Naturopathic Physicians — treating the whole person, acting with faith in nature, helping you make informed choices about your health. PATIENT SERVICES PREVENTIVE NATURAL THERAPIES PHYSICAL THERAPIES Physical Examinations Wellness Evaluation and Preventive Care Family Practice Prenatal Care Pediatnc Services Geriatric Services Self-Care Education Nutritional Counseling Computerized Diet Analysis Cleansing Weight Loss Food Habit Management Disease Risk Factor Analysis Hair Analysis Aerobic Fitness Evaluation Sports Medicine Nutrition Exercise Botanical Medicine Homeopathic Medicine Stress Management Lifestyle Counseling Psychological Counseling Hypnosis Acutherapy Oriental Medicine Colon Therapy Spinal Manipulabon Diathermy Ultrasound Gravity Guidance Water Therapies Electrotherapies “BREITENBUSH: A CONCERT TO SAVE THE FOREST” — Proceeds from sales of these tapes will go to the Old-Growth Forest Legal Defense Fund. Breitenbush and ONRC are involved in a lawsuit to stop the Forest Service from cutting the remaining unroaded forest on Devil’s Ridge. We need your help! To order the double cassette, send $15.00 plus $2.00 postage to Breitenbush Community. To register, send '/i nonrefundable deposit. For information, reservations, please contact: BREITENBUSH P.O. Box 578, Detroit OR 97342 503- 854-3501, 854-3314 Clinton St. Quarterly—Spring, 1987 31
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