I went to Sola this week and read through a few of the poems or handouts Dr. Sexson has listed on the syllabus. I had a difficult time working through The Windhover. I don't even know if we were supposed to read this yet, needless to say no epiphany came to me when reading it. I also read Proust's "The Cookie". While this excerpt is barely over 2 pages long, it took me quite a long time to read through. I was not distracted at all, except by my thoughts of this reading. I re-read each paragraph at least 3 times, each time picking up on something new or loving what I had already highlighted even more. Perhaps I should continue on with this until we discuss the cookie more in depth in class...I am so anxious to continue on though...I will just wait I guess. But I will say that their are "ahh" moments all over in this reading and Proust captures the definition of epiphany better than anyone else I have come across thus far.
Some would think that because an epiphany is a thought, perhaps you can't feel it, but you can! Epiphanies send a tingle through your body- a chill so enthralling that your mind becomes almost frozen for a moment. Epiphanies combine all the senses I believe in some way though we are not able to remember exactly or perhaps even experience that same feeling through each sense ever again.
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