Hiking Twin Peaks: An Experimental!? Guide 2-15 Slaves and Masters [Powers Play [GT: HQT].]
Take me away to the mountains, another world, where falls fall mysteriously….rivers flow eternally…darkness follows the mind [Principle: LT: HQT]…
Pan left chessboard uber close [MNT: ZM: CBM: GT: HQT]…blurry…dark music…rook…..cross fade…shaky…rides on chess pieces….wrinkled….then to the king…the queen? [MNT]… up from feet…black lace with roses [AT: FLM]…red nail paint…lips of blond woman [Evelyn] …long black earrings…didn’t blink…[Malcolm] “Jim, Jim,” repeated…. [Evelyn:] “James Hurley”….[Malcolm:] “Drifter.” [Dennis Brown’s song of that title: “From the day I know myself, I have been a drifter.”[1]: AT: HQT]….painting back, open round and sun [AT]… “Mrs. Marsh.”… “Jaguar”…all black with red…shadow up high and blurry…blurry black behind Malcolm….black dotted veil [AT: black = “Black, in fairly generalized terms, seems to represent the initial, germinal stage of all processes, as it does in alchemy…Black crows, black doves and black flames figure in a great many legends. They are all symbols so closely related to the primal (black, occult or unconscious) wisdom which stems from the Hidden Source (9). Here, Jung points to the relevance of the ‘dark night’ of St. John of the Cross and the ‘germination in darkness’ of the alchemists’ nigredo.”[2] [LT: HQT: WRQ].]…hand on neck [PTHM]…almost her POV….railing/two rings…pinky and middle [PTHM]…hand on “nervous co-conspirator”…[Evelyn:] “I just want it over with, alright.”…kisses her…red carpet…curtain…fade to…
Her before and then Hideout Wallie’s [James had to hide from his hideout found at the Hideout [MNT].]…van, truck, and car outside…three four five six….with official hats…painting on wall of blond James with red haired Donna [AT: MNT]…. “Can I get you something, Ms. Hayward?”…he heard what he said too…we wonder [MNT]…tiki umbrella on the left with toothpicks red and yellow like James….they are painted behind…shadow in…“You sure?”…he leans in very close…red bright and blurry to the right…then another painting…blond and red head facing apart….yellow to left of James…line of officers grabbed…payphone…scribble on wall…top left….layered siding…..painting to the right [AT]… “Annette.”….cop….head down…..opera [AT: HQT]….clock says 10 of 10…“Hi Frank.” [MNT: Chorus]…
Up from below chessboard [CBM]….to interrogation…[Bobby: “What about Leostein?” [AT: LT: WRQ: Frankenstein, Orthe Modern Prometheus[3]].]… “Here’s the deal.”…game [IM: GT]…black hat…sling Shelly [PTHM]….Zippo…triangle on his hat…White Lodge…white pyramid….eye in it? [MNT: AT: WRQ]…slanted shadow down towards them…lumber shot….tree…lights fire… “Fire Walk With Me.” [FRT: WRQ]….Harry hands on belt [PTHM]…he points at her [PTHM]…[Bobby:] “I can take care of Shelly.” [IM: HQT]…[Harry:] “Bobby Briggs.”… “Button it.” [IM]….what is on hat?…letters, symbols, flannel…105 room…[Albert:] “Get a life, punk.” [IM: AT: Principle: Punk as pejorative in this case, but the music ebulliently empowers.]… “Gentlemen.”…hugs Harry….very hard…Albert, Coop…. “My invite back to Twin Peaks.”…Gordon Cole… “I’m worried about Coop.”…map… “C on Springfield, Kansas City, Lawton, Dallas, Jackson.” [LT: HQT]… “C” on map…north south…. “Windom Earle”… “White veil.”… “Garter, white [slippers]…necklace, wedding dress.”… “Caroline’s.”… “SCA” on Coop… “Everyone’s invited to the party, but my guess is that he won’t dance with anyone, but you.”… “He played Zeus at the Power Station.” [LT: HQT]…[Cooper:] “Good work.”…shadows on face…. Twin Peaks [DMT] … “He’s making his move, most definitely.” [IM: GT: Principle: HQT]…hand on shoulder [PTHM]…tie…brown black… “Oh Coop, about the uniform… replacing the quiet elegance of the dark suit and tie with the causal indifference of these muted earth tones is a form of fashion suicide, but, call me crazy, on] you it works .” [AT: LT]….almost paisley [AT]….
Cabin….spinning saws multiple images to [PTHM: SM]…
Gear…wheel…then Windom Earle playing the flute [AT]…eyes open and not blinking…Leo there…bald eagle [AT: AM]…on leather…belt with strapping to the frame……pic of Leo…in his long johns …big rocks for seats in the cabin….Leo slowly getting up… whacks the flute to the leg and then has it on his throat…[“You’re on the mend. I’ve] removed the proverbial thorn from the paw.” [AM: IM: Principle]…. “The lion.”….has collar…. “Made an excellent cudgel.” [PTHM: HQT]…squeezes cheeks and pushes up nose and says, “Meow.” [AM: WRQ]…lights on watch…shocks him… “Eat your gruel.” [FM]….watch has…12:15 or 3….
Big Ed…eyes open in bed [ZM]…..open-mouthed… “In between, nothing but a world of hurt.” [IM: HQT]….[Norma:] “I tried not to think about it.…Tried to make the place work, because I had nothing else.” [Principle: HQT]…. “So I wouldn’t have to have another life.”….[Ed:] “I thought about all the presents I never bought you, never got to give you.”…[Norma: “turquoise and onyx] bolo tie” [NAM: AT]…strap…shown left…kiss and hand on chin…[Ed:] “All that time, you should have been in my home, in my bed.”… [Norma:] “It’s about the future [now]…and what we’re going to do about it.” [Principle: HQT].…ring on her ring finger [PTHM]…. “Take me home….plenty of time.”…Nadine rips the door off [WRQ]…storm of guitar [AT]…flowers on cover and wallpaper [FLM]….she gets into bed with the trophy [AT: HQT]…she is in black…. “Knife River…air plane [slam is illegal.”]…guitar strumming… “Second place, what a drag.”…[Ed: “What a] tough break, huh?” [IM]…[Nadine:] “I sorta got mad.”…guitar strum…two girls one with kitty on the wall…black eyes [AM]…..three plates on wall [AT]…bronze… “You guys can go ahead and do what[ever] you want, I am completely cool about it…really.” [Principle]…look together…then blowing evergreen [WTM]…fade to…
Flow red nail with yellow bug with black [PTHM: MNT: WRQ]….[Harry:] “Josie, [this is it. The Seattle Police want answers and I have to tell them something. They know you were connected with Jonathan. ”….package…..mounted to the right….arms on the shoulders crossed….[Cooper:] “He was shot three times in the back of the head.”…. “Asian Man Killed” flashed [MNT]….[Harry: “If you ever were going to tell the truth, now would be an ideal time.” [IM: Principle: LT: HQT].]…[Cooper with especially quick delivery: “I think I’ll get another cup of joe.” [FM: Principle].]…hand together through hole in beautifully crafted sawn huge tree table [PTHM: AT]…
Coffee lined up and blue on the right blue on the left [FM]….handing pots in view as blur line… pink red, yellow…red counter before to left of opening…..red wood….[Pete: “Nada, zip. She’s from Budapest. We just stood there and looked at each other like we were made of wood.” [LT: HQT].]…Douglas fir….[“The only words I know in Hungarian are] paprika…goulash.” [LT: FM]…golden painting of man in kayak/canoe….close-up of fabric….and his hands…canoe? [AT: HQT]…
[Thomas:] “I’m so glad I found you.”… “I was wondering if we could be together” [IM]….drums…owl to the left of Catherine [AM]…yellow yes….gray otherwise…Catherine with old rotary phone….reflective mirror one red eye [RM]…the right…woman in bunny ears above him [AT: AM]…big black suitcase…..
Horne on donkey [WRQ: AM]…..son in Native American chief outfit [NAM]…line of five drummers [AT: HQT]…fish tie [AM: AT]…pipe [FM: FRM]…pineapple shirt for Doc [FM: AT]…arm around Audrey…big beam…Jerry with pipe…polka dot shirt and globe tie [AT: LT: HQT]… “There are some advantages to leaving him insane…One man’s crisis is another man’s opportunity.” [Principle: HQT]….red images of the totems [NAM: AT]….arms around Audrey….drummers march away…she grabs the pipe….she taps on Jerry’s face [PTHM]…then pulls on pipe…[Audrey: “I have my own way either way.]…the local cash and carry…It is a tragedy.” [MNT: SHM]…red and blue [DMT]…Audrey hand on his shoulder….. “Bring him back to the real world.” [Principle: WRQ: HQT]… “Implement the Appomattox scenario.” [LT: HQT]… “A couple bikers tried to take this jacket.” [HQT]….fire blazing in view to the right and face of son between them too [FRM]…. “Dixie” [AT: HQT]….Horne blowing chaotically… “Dixie Land”…to…
Martini glass fade to…view in black and then owl on bar and separate shot [AM]…female calendar to the left…..drums up…bongos [PTHM: AT]…James is between them…finger pointed [PTHM]….purple umbrella…[Evelyn:] “Why not”…red lip stick…[Donna: ] “You don’t get it, do you?…I’m talking about our lives.” [IM: HQT]…[Evelyn:] “Life will be rosy if you can just get [out of] one silly jam, maybe, maybe not.” [Principle: HQT]… [Donna: “You really like to make everything sound pointless and stupid.” [Principle: HQT].]…[Evelyn:] “Climb out of this primeval swill.”….Malcolm…leather jacket…red and yellow to the right and lights to top right….hand on neck…grabs face [PTHM]…. “If I ever see you here again, I’ll kill you.” [IM: HQT]…..break down Donna…yellow red yellow and then blue….blowing trees [WTM] and then to…
Black knight [GT: HQT]…to sheriff to desk view with chessboard [CBM]…. “F-347” …flag to the right [AT: HQT]….slant to right with shadows…[Albert:] “Interpol”… “The big lug has his heart in the right place, if nothing else. [And I am not above feeling a little sympathy for the stalwart and the dull.” [IM: Principle].]…. “Speaking frankly.”…..tie…shield design… “30 31” on screen…
Two yellow darks…flannel red…[Harry:] “Merchant marine.” [LT: Jack Kerouac] …. “Powell.”… “Transient.” [LT: Buddhist view of life[4]]….
Another chessboard…another sawn table, shown down from above…red light…Harry Truman with Harry Truman [MNT]….. “Chess expert.”…
[Pete:] “Checkmate.” [GT]…..panning right…Doc looks up…Pete laughs and Harry too…button top of shirt… cherry pie…coke, coffee [FM]…[“Now if there’s chessboards in heaven, Jose is sitting next to the Lord.” [GT: HQT]….[Hayward:] “The mind reels. [One of these days.]” [IM: MNT: TV and film reels too.]….[Cooper:] “I’m playing a chess match of considerable importance… [Suffice to say, I’d like to stalemate the game losing as few pieces as possible; none, if that can be arranged. [GT: Principle: HQT]….[Pete:] “I’d be proud to serve.” [IM: Principle: HQT]…yellow divided…[Cooper:] “Great players are either far or few.” [GT: Principle]…piece down and then to chess board…
Floor with red and white to keep out to red of counter side she is in… “Eat” on cone [FM]…she is cleaning it…she is using her good arm [PTHM]….red diamond on sweater …eyebrows raised matching…Harry there….arms on counter [PTHM]…shadow….mountain illuminated [HQT]…with water illuminated too…leaves….patter[N] with cross circles behind them…through square of yellow door….panned into it…for a long time….to…
Moon…cat eye…fade into trees wind moving [WTM]…pan down to low…flower stripe on curtain [FLM: AT]…door opens and there he is …silver tie…[Catherine:] “Mr. Eckhart”…Josie open-mouthed….two chalices on the table [Grail Legend: Cooper as White Knight: HQT]…flower red and black lamp [FM]…animal statue bronze on the table [AM]… “Word travels fast in Twin Peaks.” [IM: MNT: LT: HQT: Some secrets do and some do not.]….panning right…bull…duck and then blue painting on sawn log [AM: HQT]…mountains behind …..red wine [FM]….blurry lamp to the left…yellow red round…tomatoes on the table…red and then green….panning around…hands shown…long nails [PTHM]…Eckhart kisses them, close-up of tie and vest…silver and phantasmagoria…[“It would be a shame if you left empty handed.” [PTHM: IM: Principle: LT: AT: HQT].]….sliced sideways apples [FM]…without looking….shield on her neck [AT: HQT]…blurry paintings…[Thomas:] “How can I place a value on something so precious?” [WRQ: Principle: Quantifying the Qualitative: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance taught us about Phaedrus and his contemplation of the conundrum f quality.[5]]. . . …lamp to left…duck to right [AM]…main course…head of pig with apple inside [FM]…model with whiskey on top [AT: FM]…
Red nails and pink and middle finger to another blond face …smoke rings [FRM]…sax [AT]…smothered cig…paneled arched doorway [AT]…James there….red seated figure shown to right of James…blurry map to the left [LT: HQT]…walking her back…red book prominent top…[James:] “Evelyn… “I’m all mixed up.” [IM: LT: HQT]…red carpet…[Evelyn:] “What did you expect, an apology?”… “A hidden heart of gold.” [IM: HQT: AT: Neil Young]… “I found you and I lured you.”… “A nice neat little frame.” [GT: HQT]….furtive to the right…. “Truth hurts, doesn’t it?” [IM: LT: HQT]… “You’re good and honest.”… “I’m not.”… “Not…for the money, but for me.”….thumb on chin…cheek… “I like how you taste too.” [FM]…clubs with gun….cigs and lighter on table…same as Donna, Bobby….blurry shot as he speaks [MNT]…watch…fades to…her in veil…slaves and masters [MNT]….he kisses her…then to black…..
Now through grass music to Horne’s mind…pup to doll, who is Audrey dressed up with binoculars, sees animal eye, dad with cigar [FRM: FM]…flower dress [FLM: AT]… “General Lee”…noise made…. “Humble horse home.”… Scarlett…. “This is my father” repeated.…Gone with the Wind [AT: LT]…pink ribbon and bag…sword out…. “I like your sword, sir.”…hand up [PTHM] …looking beyond…chair and background…bottom triangle of flag [AT: HQT]…Dr. Jacoby in… “General Grant.”…circle black glasses…notes…. “I have come to surrender the North.”…fish lower [AM]…behind Bobby…he is smacked by Audrey…flag drops as curtain…[Ben:] “Patriotic ventures of politicians…I have no love for war…[nor politicians.”] [Principle: HQT]…hat off…hat to heart… “They have my eternal respect and sympathy.” [Principle]…horse donkey shown to the right…swirling sky to the left and right…flags move and left and right [PTHM: AT: HQT]…hose noise… “Return to their home not to be disturbed.”…[Jacoby:] “I surrender.” …slaves and masters [MNT]…now a table…harmonica by Jerry [AT]…sword there like Excalibur [HQT: King Arthur and his knights connect to chess to spiritual mystic warrior of Cooper, battling on all planes of the metaphysical and mythological.]… “May I add [that you have been] a valiant opponent of fine character.” [Principle: HQT: AT: Prince Valiant[6]: What I added before this line made me laugh at “May I add.” You often add before you ask, as you should. [Principle: HQT].]….Horne up…both cigars about the same…Horne’s slightly longer [FRM: FM]…he falls over….hand in hand with Doc and then on hay…flag shown up…red and blue…. “Twin Peaks, Ben”…. [Ben:] “I had the strangest dream….it was incredible.” [WRQ]…hand on Audrey’s arm…kisses her hand…patted by Jerry…[Jacoby: “Any after effects?…dizziness?”…[Ben:] “I feel terrific…I feel.”…Jerry plays with tie [PTHM]…all smiles…[Ben:] “What’s the joke?” [IM: LT]…trumpet…then to…
Windom…black eye brows and chops [RM: cracked]…shirt…lounge… “Work slowly and with care…everything must be written with a steady and uncompromising hand.” [PTHM: Principle]…view through ….angled…blurry… “Now, try again.”…zapped again… “For heaven’s sake.” [IM: HQT]…cursive… “I am proud of you, Leo.”…kiss…bite…mustache of… “Which one should be my queen?” [GT: WRQ]…rocks shown and illuminated…Leo lick…pencil held [PTHM]…paper down slow mo and fade into…
Tudor…woman in lavender in paint right…key behind Malcolm…..Mrs. Marsh painted [AT]…arched fireplace…curtain orange carpet…backing up…pan…symbol on lamp…slow mo…Marsh on painting…Malcolm shot [MNT: WRQ: Roars]…Donna screams….hole through back of Malcolm…strange speed [MNT]…she lays on him…he is open-mouthed…. “He was angry…he was crazy.” [WRQ: HQT]…story used again him…fades to…her veil again…head shakes… “I shot him until he was dead.”…then to…
Bottom of… and then on top of the Northern at night…light greenish, now down lower…then to red totem face behind Cooper panning right…columns in the way…picture of Caroline [MNT]… “Clay Brooke” on wallet…owls’ postcards for sale [AT: AM: MNT]…fade into…
His midsection…back and then to Cooper’s room….suit hanging…back light top of drawers…mask illuminated [DMT: WRQ]…angled supports for beard…death mask…leaf and flower covered [FLM]…[Earle recording: “Breathtaking wasn’t she…a truly beautiful woman.” [AT: Aesthetics].]…view from inside mask… “Pittsburgh”…both eyes within Dale’s….his mask…[“Now listen carefully.] It’s your move.” [MNT: GT: Principle]…black mask reversed [MNT: Slaves and Masters]…
[1] “Dennis Brown – Drifter,” Jah Lyrics, accessed November 19,
[2] J. E. Cirlot, A Dictionary of Symbols, trans. Jack Sage (New
York: Philosophical Library, 1962), 55.
[3] Frankenstein for today and Twin Peaks with its mythology: fire motif and theme: “Fire Walk With Me.” Prometheus granted man fire and Cooper can do the same with the Bookhouse Boys.
“Frankenstein, Or the Modern Prometheus by Mary
Wollstonecraft Shelley,” Project Gutenberg, accessed November 19, 2017.
