Near the end of Mumbo Jumbo, with Jes Grew fading out, Earline asks PaPa LaBas, “Is this the end of Jes Grew?” PaPa LaBas replies: “Jes Grew has no end and no beginning. It even precedes that little ball that exploded 1000000000s of years ago and led to what we are now. Jes Grew may even have caused the ball to explode. We will miss it for a while but it will come back, and when it returns we will see that it never left. You see, life will never end; there is really no end to life, if anything goes it will be death. Jes Grew is life. They comfortably share a single horse like 2 knights. They will try to depress Jes Grew but it will only spring back and prosper. We will make our own future Text. A future generation of young artists will accomplish this” (204).
What is the current state of Jes Grew and Atonism in 2025? What does Reed’s historical narrative have to do with today? Do you see evidence of Jes Grew "springing back and prospering" in the years since the 1920s, or since 1971?
Take 5 minutes to contemplate these questions in your notebook.
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