12-05-2010, 09:11 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-05-2010, 09:18 AM by David Guyatt.)
Charles Drago Wrote:Angelology, by Danielle Trusonni, is a novel that has received rave reviews from the likes of the New York Times "Book Review" and has been optioned by Will Smith for very big bucks.
It's right out of Dan Brown, but -- relatively speaking -- literate and thought-provoking.
In terms of our shared interests and discussions is Trusonni's fictional nomination of the Nephilim -- the offspring of fallen angels and humans -- to the collective role commonly played by the Illuminati or Masons or Dixons or ...
She has them marrying into the most powerful European families and wresting control of human destiny. And her Nephilim are the "giants" of our mythology.
Or is it mythology?
Spiritual conspiracy theory has found a public voice -- and a damn powerful one at that. This books warrants our attention.
It's all very smartly done.
That's has to be one on my get list then Charlie. The whole subject of the Nephilim is an intriguing one imo, and the concept of the powerful European families you mention seems to strike a chord - especially when we read articles by Joel van den Reijden and others (the Dutroux Affair and the Establishment players involved)
PS, never let it be said I'm not a compulsive beast. I've just bought it!
And a note for Helen. Even though it didn't rain, I read the essay on the Cults of Cthulhu last nigh (and am part way through the Parker Ryan piece too). It completely ghasts my flabber why anyone would wish to revert to those apparent times of pre-history when bloody, dripping chaos such as this was the order of the day. But they do. It's sheer madness.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14