I first read Jitterbug Perfume midway through undergrad. In fact, I think I may have read it while studying abroad in Ecuador (which feels relevant to me, but reminiscing about why would probably lead me way off topic). I just finished rereading it, and those of you familiar with my artwork, particularly those who have hypothesized with me about the ways my paintings evoke plantlike forms yet simultaneously seem biological on a more microscopic level (neural synapses, DNA, fungal spores, etc), will have a unique understanding of the brain-spasm I had when I reached this section.
This is a portion of Dannyboy’s Theory (Where We Are Going and Why It Smells the Way It Does) which is summarized near the end of the final section of Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins (emphasis his):
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