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An Analysis of the Alchemical Tradition Behind BOOK OF THE NEW SUN, Part V: The Aestivation Hypothesis and the Hierodules

Got your copy of The Lightning Stenography Device yet? Check out 2018’s most psychedelic blend of science fiction and fantasy, available on Amazon in hardback, paperback and ebook! Sometimes, readers, art has a funny way of imitating life. Most people in the world write this off as some form of coincidence, but it is my personal experience that synchronicity is an organized, almost mechanical affair. It is predictable. Thus, when

May 17, 2018

An Analysis Of The Alchemical Tradition Behind BOOK OF THE NEW SUN, Part III: The Piteous Gate and A Dark Albedo

Before we start, THE LIGHTNING STENOGRAPHY DEVICE is not only the #1 New Release in Amazon’s Alchemy category, but it is 99 cents until April 7th! If you haven’t snagged your copy, now’s the time. Click here to get it from Amazon and read all those wonderful reviews. Sometimes, readers, life is challenging. It can seem at times that we have been dropped on this planet for reasons unknown, to

April 4, 2018

An Analysis Of The Alchemical Tradition Behind BOOK OF THE NEW SUN, Part I: Urth, Ushas, And Unus Mundus

Hello, readers! We’re one week away from the release of The Lightning Stenography Device, so be sure to get your copy on Amazon! Without further ado, please enjoy Part I of a whopping 6 part (!!!) essay that I’ve wanted to do since last year. Although it is my (increasingly validated) hypothesis that all works of art follow the patterns identified in hermeticism and alchemy, some works of art draw

March 9, 2018