Literature and Prophecy

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Abstract This article analyzes Raquel Jodorowsky’s idea of poetry as revelation and examines the ludic aspects of her work, which functioned as a form of resistance to the canon. By focusing on her works Ajy Tojen [ The Creator of Light ] (1964) and Cuentos para cerebros detenidos [ Tales for Detained Brains ] (1974), this study highlights her relation to Latin American neovanguardias and explores her idea of the artist as a self-constructive individual. It also addresses her notion of Ajy Tojen , a mystical understanding of the poet as a person with the power to dissolve worn forms in order to seek a primordial expression and contribute to cosmic regeneration. Through an examination of her short stories, this study will show how she used different ludic strategies to desacralize literary and extra-literary genres.