Month: March 2014

scrollofthoth:

To celebrate reaching 1,200 followers, I’m putting My Babylon on sale for $2.99.

What is My Babylon? That’s a difficult question.

My Babylon is a story about alienation and the depths in which we can reach.

My Babylon is a Thelemic fairy tale, a modern interpretation of the story of the Beast and his bride Babalon.

My Babylon is a horror novel about a young man’s twisted desires, longings that make him break the greatest taboos and perform black magick.

My Babylon is an urban fantasy, a struggle against demons and angels and the powers that be.

My Babylon is a story of redemption and enlightenment, one man’s journey across the Abyss that takes a strange and dark path.

My Babylon is a book unlike any you have ever read.

My Babylon was written as a series of novellas. Book One is always FREE on Amazon and Smashwords and other ebook sellers as well. You can even get it on the Pirate Bay. 

The individual books are now 99 cents.

Book Two: Amazon Smashwords, Book Three: Amazon Smashwords, Book Four: Amazon Smashwords, Book Five: Amazon Smashwords

Or purchase My Babylon Complete for $2.99 at Amazon or Smashwords.

A print edition is available at Amazon for $13.00

Don’t take my word for it. Here’s what reviewers have said about My Babylon.

“Captivating, interesting, dark, and at times even funny." 

"Darkly horrific, Lovecraftian work. Parts of it make you squeamish, parts send chills down your spine. A deft illustration of the black side of the human soul." 

"What I really loved about this work was what was left unsaid—telling a story with details rather than stating the obvious is becoming a lost art. What surprised me about this work was how much it drew me in despite my merely mild interest in the occult." 

"Not for the timid this book, but well worth it." 

"An intriguing look at what drives us …" 

"It’s the struggle to remain sane, keep discrete, and keep the emotional compulsions in control that structures the suspense of this thriller." 

“My Babylon is really in a genre all of its own. I’ve never read anything like it. Dramatically and narratively it’s a little Chuck Palahnuik, it’s a little Stephen King, and it’s even a little Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It’s moody and atmospheric and intelligent and relentless and tempered and self-deprecating as well.”

"It’s weird and it’s wild. It’s an excellent book. It is both excellent in the sense of its ideas and in its technique. It’s fantastically edited, it’s ambitious and courageous and totally wild and different, and chances are you really have never read anything even remotely close to it.”

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My Babylon, by James L. Wilber

A novel about the paranormal and dark desires. The story of a cursed young man who has an intimate view of the Apocalypse. My Babylon weaves elements of urban fantasy, erotic horror, and real-world occult practices to form a unique personal tale that thrills, terrifies, and even enlightens. 

In My Babylon, the magus, consumed with longing, seeks to create a replacement for his lost love using a grisly ritual that requires the theft of a body. Through her creation, he learns that he has a much bigger role to play, and that she may be a form of salvation not only for him but for others. 

 

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ancientart:

The pyramid texts of Teti I’s pyramid.

Teti I (2345–2333 BCE) was the first king of Egypt’s 6th dynasty, and was buried at Saqqara. Preserved within his pyramid are some excellent examples of pyramid texts. Pyramid texts are ancient religious texts from Egypt’s Old Kingdom, and are possibly the oldest known religious texts in the world.

The spells (or “utterances”) written are primarily concerned with protecting the remains of the king, reanimating his body after death, and aiding him in ascending to the heavens.

The following is a translated section from the pyramid texts of Teti I’s pyramid (‘Utterance 373’ via: Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, vol 1):

“Oho! Oho! Rise up, O Teti!

Take your head, collect your bones,

Gather your limbs, shake the earth from your flesh!

Take your bread that rots not, your beer that sours not,

Stand at the gates that bar the common people!

The gatekeeper comes out to you, he grasps your hand,

Takes you into heaven, to your father Geb.

He rejoices at your coming, gives you his hands,

Kisses you, caresses you,

Sets you before the spirits, the imperishable stars…”

Photos courtesy & taken by kairoinfo4u.