I always thought the ethereal other-worldly body thing was kind of hoaky and evidently so did Joyce...or at least he had the capacity to see the humor in it's jargon. The paragraph in Cyclops on pgs. 247 and 248 concerning the "apparition of the etheric double" is absolutely hysterical. There are not words to describe this passage, but I think he was trying to intimate how ridiculous the weightiness ascribed to this particular subject can be. "Before departing he requested that it should be told to his dear son Patsy that the other boot which he had been looking for was at present under the commode in the return room and that the pair should be sent to Cullen's to be soled only as the heels were still good. He stated that thhis had greatly perturbed his peace of mind in the other region and earnestly requested that his desire shouild be made known. Assurances were given that the matter would be attended to and it was intimated that this had given satisfaction." hehe.
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