Exactly Who Are Marge & Norm?
Before I start telling too many stories, I better explain exactly who Marge and Norm are, because I'll no doubt be referring to them often.
It all started a few years ago, when a friend and I were having a conversation about our ideas of how things work. You know, God, the Universe, fairies, chaotic forces...whatever.
I told her that I didn't really buy into the God concept, at least not as presented by popular religion. I believe that there is a life force that flows through everything and is, by its nature divine. I believe that our thoughts and actions can influence this life force. But I don't think that the source of everything can be stamped with a human-perceived personality.
I can, however, buy into the idea that there is some sort of Universal High Council that influences the flow of energy. Taking it further, I can also imagine that I might have representatives who serve on the council and lobby for my interests, and sometimes that might lead to some magical and serendipitous events in my life. Yeah, that, I can believe.
Who then, my friend wanted to know, were my representatives?
I told her that the way things work out for me, I'd probably be represented by a nice couple from Minnesota. Maybe like...Marge and Norm Gunderson. Yeah, as in, the pregnant cop and her artist husband in the movie Fargo. I don't know what led me to say their names. But, they popped into my head and once I'd spoken, it felt completely right. The idea stuck and became, in its way, part of my personal mythology.
Over the years, most my friends have learned the mythology of Marge and Norm. Maybe they are humoring me, I don't know, but often they'll say, "You don't suppose you could ask Marge and Norm to help me out on this?" That's because I am a little blessed when it comes to synchronicity; things just happen to me that are...um...pretty wild coincidences. How it works is that the more I notice them, the more coincidences happen. I think Marge and Norm just like to be appreciated.
I have noticed, over time, that Marge and Norm appear to have distinct interests of their own. While they are disinterested in my small business, but they help me all the time with art-making, writing, and anything involving my home. They like to answer questions through TV and film, often in downright eerie ways. (As in me thinking, "I wonder how you glue lace effectively to a flat surface without the glue seeping," then turning on the TV to find it demonstrated right in front of me. Within half an hour.) They are also always ready to help me shop and find a good meal, just as you might expect from solid Midwestern stock.
I'm sure I'll end up referring to Marge (or Margie) and Norm in upcoming entries. Now you know who they are. And if you want a visual to go with it, watch Fargo - it's a great film. Though it will not help you understand why I chose them as my representatives (or why, perhaps, they chose me). Some mysteries cannot be answered...I can only guess that it is the way of the universe to cast veils before mortals.
"So that was Mrs. Lundegaard on the floor in there. And I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper. And those three people in Brainerd. And for what? For a little bit of money. There's more to life than a little money, you know. Don't you know that? And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day. Well, I just don't understand it." - Marge Gunderson, Fargo
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