[Juenger-list] Re: Anarch - Ubermensch - Katechon

[martin.reichel@surfeu.de (Martin Reichel)]

Dear Mr. Haggman and Jüngerians,

there might be a misunderstanding. I wanted to point out that there isn't a
translation of G. Meuter's "Der Katechon" yet.

Nevertheless "container" has some interesting connotations like "zwingen" or
"einzwingern" in German. "Container" oscillates into the sphere of the
"Leviathan" (remember the famous picture); the individuals are incorporatet,
"contained" (?). The  Leviathan as "Gestalt" contains its enemy.

The distinction between "Waldgänger" and "Anarch" isn't too sharp as well.
But in my opinion Jünger wanted to provide an orientation for the confused
individual.
Two Rough types of  man contrast with dizzy molluscoid modern "citizen".
On the whole the more abstract concept of Schmitt's "Katechon"does not
really fit in this context.

With regards

M. Reichel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bertil Haggman" <mvk575b@tninet.se>
To: "Martin Reichel" <martin.reichel@surfeu.de>
Cc: <juenger-list@juenger.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 7:49 AM
Subject: Anarch - Ubermensch - Katechon


Sehr geehrter Herr Reichel,

Thank you for providing the German translation
for katéchon, Aufhalter. In another mail I suggested
delayer in English but I actually feel that there is an
interesting link to container as in containment.
If one wants to include the verb resist maybe that would
be some kind of linkt o the Anarch, as you are suggesting below.

Best wishes

Bertil Haggman

> Bei etwaigen Untersuchungen zum kat'echon sollte auch G. Meuters Studie
"Der
> Katechon" (there isn't a translation yet) nicht unterschlagen werden. Die
> Rätselhaftigkeit dieser ganz eigenen Schmittschen und so gar wenig
> paulinischen Gestalt nähert sich der Autor auf erhellende Weise an.
> Der Anarch indes erscheint mir mehr ein "Aufhalter" in privatim zu sein
als
> in politicis; er backt seine Brötchen und treibt in seiner Freizeit, was
er
> will. Aber mit einem wie Churchill, den Schmitt nach Kriegsende immerhin
in
> seine Raisonnements für einen möglichen Katechon einbezog - wie Herr
Haggman
> richtig herausfand (und mir freundlicherweise das Nachschlagen abnahm)-,
hat
> der Anarch Jüngers nichts zu tun.