For the curious. The questioning. The splendidly unfinished. WELCOME, SNAKE PERSON.
SOCIETY OF
SNAKE PEOPLEMembership
Browse the Society
Sacred LibraryHuman LiesIllustrated GuideScientific FactsParables & MaximsDepartment DocumentsContinuing RevelationProvisional ClassificationCommon RoomWeekly DispatchMy PassportInboxCouncil GatheringsFreedom from AffiliationSearch & Idea Trails
Library
The Deep Serpent ScrollsRelease
Parables & origins

Release

Page 10

FRAGMENT VII / THE DOOR REMAINS A DOOR

Passage actions

Release

Two branching forms remain connected by a narrow, open link.

A system that once made movement possible may begin to hold a being still.

Passage actions

Release may mean changing an agreement, returning a responsibility, loosening one connection, or leaving. Its consequences may be tender, difficult, and uneven.

Passage actions

Independence is a possible resting place. Another attraction is possible too. Neither is required to justify the release.

Passage actions

The archive left the final door open. The committee requested a closing statement.

Passage actions

A door that opens only from one side is a different kind of architecture.

Passage actions
The text and illustrations of the source edition. About this edition