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Red/green images, foreseeing the future, and J. W. Dunne (fwd)
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EDNOTE. NABOKV-L thanks Aaron Bradford for this item. J.W. Dunne's book has
been part of my "books related to Ada" collection for a long time but I had
completely forgotten the red/green business. I hereby draft Mr. Bradford as
our official J.W. Dunne & VN expert.
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Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 8:39 AM +1200
From: Aaron Bradford <abra076@ec.auckland.ac.nz>
To: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Red/green images, foreseeing the future, and J. W. Dunne
In JW Dunne's *An Experiment with Time*, Dunne writes about this very
phenomenon (the red and green after images). Nabokov read this book,
according to Boyd (VNAY), while composing *Ada*.
*An Experiment with Time* is a fascinating read and details Dunne's
experiments with foreseeing future details of not only one's own life but
with world events during dreams. There could be a connection between the
themes of the future, seeing the future, and these aafter images through a
sidepath through Dunne.
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D. Barton Johnson
NABOKV-L
been part of my "books related to Ada" collection for a long time but I had
completely forgotten the red/green business. I hereby draft Mr. Bradford as
our official J.W. Dunne & VN expert.
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 8:39 AM +1200
From: Aaron Bradford <abra076@ec.auckland.ac.nz>
To: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Red/green images, foreseeing the future, and J. W. Dunne
In JW Dunne's *An Experiment with Time*, Dunne writes about this very
phenomenon (the red and green after images). Nabokov read this book,
according to Boyd (VNAY), while composing *Ada*.
*An Experiment with Time* is a fascinating read and details Dunne's
experiments with foreseeing future details of not only one's own life but
with world events during dreams. There could be a connection between the
themes of the future, seeing the future, and these aafter images through a
sidepath through Dunne.
---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
D. Barton Johnson
NABOKV-L