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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 IV: Hethor, Typhon and the Temptation of Severian

Before we start on this week’s very long essay, support more very long essays freely available on this blog by buying your copy of The Lightning Stenography Device, an alchemical blend of sci-fi and fantasy sure to delight fans of Severian’s journey. Click here to order in hardback, paperback or ebook! Of all four books in the “original” tetralogy, I have to admit that The Sword of the Lictor is

April 23, 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