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Interesting Tidbits About Alex, Allen and the Real Primal Deities
An
Excerpt from
Primal Deity I: The Chaos Engine
"...I continue to struggle with it all. At one point, it got so out of hand—I kid you not—I was making arrangements to have myself committed. But, then I became aware of her, or perhaps she revealed herself to me. She’s a powerful, wise creator of all things amazing; my primal deity—a god of gods—which of course makes sense because I’m a goddess who should be worshiped by all mankind. I call her Blondie because no mortal name captures her true spirit. She’s devoted, vicious and hateful, spawned from pure, unadulterated evil. I soon learned I was created to obey her every command, and she finds delight in forcing me to do things that appeal to her sick sense of superiority. With her, what is is not, and what is not is. But, despite her trickery, she’s always on my side—she helps me get through the rough times.
Now, it may sound stupid and utterly reckless to blame all my shortcomings on a figment of my imagination, but it helps me make sense out of life, and that’s worth ten imaginary ancient demons alone. I used to sit around for hours tormenting myself about the hunger and thirst, but not anymore. Now, when faced with situations that cause me to do something Denise Alexandria Southerland can’t stomach, Blondie steps right up to the plate, and suddenly I’m back on target. Blondie and I are forever bound—for better or worse. She made me from her own mold—she is my master, and I am her humble servant.
Look, I’m not crazy and I don’t suffer from multiple personality disorder (I don’t think). It’s just that—simply put—Blondie takes all the pain away. Like I say, I’m not crazy; I’m just being honest about the situation."
- Special Agent Alex Southerland, FBI
A Peak into the Past with Allen
I can't begin to tell you how thrilled I am to see this project come to life--I
absolutely love stories. I've always felt good about this series and in my
heart I sincerely hope readers everywhere will enjoy the drama, all the ups and
downs, and really get in to the action through the website. I want you to
know that you are absolutely most welcome to come with me and be a part of the Primal
Deity evolution. I'm looking forward to meeting you, trading a few stories
and sharing some new experiences.
It's funny, this whole thing started years back when I wrote
Containment,
which turned out to be the 3rd book in the series. Then I went back and wrote
the first book,
The Chaos Engine, originally entitled,
Death Peddler.
After that, I wrote book 2,
Crisis Management (one of my personal favorites),
and then books 4 and 5,
Early Detection and
One Federal Parkway.
And, so how did it all happen? Well, I imagine if you're a fellow author,
you probably know what a challenge it is getting a good agent and publisher.
Thankfully I have a great relationship with my agent, Phil Sumner, Best Chance Literary,
and my publisher FF Books. I can't really tell you how I ended up getting
the opportunity of a lifetime because honestly, I don't have all the details--I'm
just a guy who likes to write. All I can say is when the experts recommend
you get a good agent, they're not just giving you a hard time. Experienced agents can
work magic for you as a new author with a great story. Thanks Phil!
Anyway, when we first looked at publishing these 5 novels, we realized the series
needed a fantastic title. After lots of creative thinking and debate, we finally
picked
Primal Deity. I love this title for a number of reasons--first,
in
The Chaos Engine, it's Alex's odd "explanation" for all her wacky behavior;
secondly, I believe it's unique; and most importantly it sounds COOL when
I say it in a deep spooky voice--perhaps even a little mysterious (LOL).
One of the reasons I love the series is we've got a main character that, even with
her hot temper and all her many flaws, she is 100% real and you connect with her right off
the bat. With Alex, there's a lot she's dealing with in her life you can identify
with whether you're a biracial child, a smart lady in a male dominated workplace, or you're
trying to balance a rocky personal life with a demanding career. Now I can
tell you she doesn't always do the right thing--frankly, sometimes she makes extremely bad
decisions--but, she
has a big heart and a good soul. Just read the fist book and
I promise you'll fall in love by chapter 3.
The other characters are just as exciting as Alex. I've lost count on the
number of folks who say, "Ya know Allen, I didn't like David Chandler at first,
but you get to know him and you realize he's a good man." So, in the back
of my mind, I'm always thinking about the series and the characters' potential for other forms of entertainment. We've actually been toying around with the idea
of a movie or an animated
series, and that's just awesome!
You should know, even though I'm extremely excited about the series and very proud
of the title, we did not
make up Primal Deities. In
fact, they've been around for a quite a while. Now, we are not in any way endorsing or promoting any theories or beliefs of any kind here--we just think it's pretty cool to have some extras on
the site about Primal Deities.
So, without further delay, feel free to check out the text and images below. I hope you'll find the information to be very intriguing.
Yours always,
Primal Deities
Primal Deities are the ancient Deities who it is believed created the Gods (or the younger gods as they are called when in reference to these ancient deities). Their worship is now all but forgotten. They are Ashra, Vuh and Elim. It is believed they came from the Primal Chaos. Some very ancient civilisations believed that preceding even the Primal Deities was their creator Arn. Some scholars believe that Time is a fourth Primal Deity.
See the chart below for the interrelationship with each other and with the younger gods.
The peoples of northern Allansia once worshipped these deities in abundance before the War of the Wizards. Now their worship is limited to a few isolated settlements in the very far north.
Elim - One of the Primal Deities. Also known as the Great Enemy and the Dweller in Darkness, whose aim is to return all to the Primal Chaos. It is thought that Elim created the three High Lords of Evil and Chaos. The Dagger of Elim is an ancient artefact with the power to immediately destroy a follower of Ashra or Vuh.
Ashra - One of the three Primal Deities. A crude translation of this God's name is Light of the World. Seen as the brother of Life (Vuh). This is thought to represent the fact that these two ancient deities combined to create life and oppose Elim rather than an actual fraternal relationship. Ashra and Vuh created the first families of the Younger Gods. The Staff of Ashra is an ancient artefact. Its power manifests itself when it strikes a follower of Elim and results in their immediate destruction. The peoples of northern Allansia once worshipped Ashra and Vuh in abundance before the War of the Wizards. Now their worship is limited to a few isolated settlements in the very far north.
Vuh - A Primal Deity. A crude translation of his name is Life of the World. Seen as the brother of Ashra. This is thought to represent the fact that these two ancient deities combine to create life and to oppose Elim. Along with Ashra, he created the first families of the younger Gods. The peoples of northern Allansia once worshipped Ashra and Vuh in abundance before the War of the Wizards. Now their worship is limited to a few isolated settlements in the very far north. The Shroud of Vuh is a powerful ancient artefact. The shroud will kill a servant of Elim with a touch, but will not have this affect on followers of the younger Dark Gods. The shroud's inherent power is that it reverses the physical effects of a spell cast on its wearer by a follower of Elim. Thus, as an example, the damage a magical Firebolt would have inflicted will be reversed and in fact will heal the wearer.
Arn - was believed by an ancient civilisation to have been The First. A being beyond imagination and time that created the Gods and let them go on to create what they would. It is said that it was Arn who created and planted the magical Earth from which the world of Titan was made by the Gods. The last people to worship this God were a strange people who dwelt on the Isles of the Dawn. However, these people were devastated by the eruption of a volcano on one of the Isles, which also destroyed the island. The people who live on the remaining Isles now are descended from a separate culture, but Arn is still considered as a philosophical construct. Some scholars have postulated that Arn is the personification of all the forces, Gods, and beings in the universe. Thus, the universe in which Titan resides is "Arn". In this theory the most gross divisions of Arn's "personality" are as follows: Ashra represents the "Good", Elim the "Evil" and Vuh the "neutrality" as the people of Titan might say, although the reality is of course much more complicated.
Time - This is the common name for the God Chronada. However, there is a school of scholarly and religious thought that believes that Chronada is in fact a younger god than Time and was created in the destruction of Time during the First Battle.
Chronada - This is the name in Kakhabad of the God of Time. In other lands, he is simply known as Time. Despite the portrayal of this God to have been a cowering being before the First Battle his powers are unquestionably immense. Some scholars believe this God to have emerged from the Primal Chaos with Ashra, Vuh and Elim. However, fearful of his power, they banished him. There is a school of scholarly and religious thought that believes that Chronada is in fact a younger god than Time and was created in the destruction of Time during the First Battle. This is the depiction of Chronada in the legend of Throben. Either way, in this legend it was the power of Chronada that was invested in the Chronomancer who overthrew the Theomancer and taught the secrets of temporal magic to the inhabitants of Throben. After the overthrow of the Chronomancer by the Necromancer (who's existence was brought about by Death) the secret of temporal magic was lost to all but the Minimites and the Necromancer. When the Minimites lost their gifts after breaking the power of Chaos only the Necromancer was left with this knowledge and before his death he passed on the secrets to the Archmage of Mampang.
Mahavidya means great knowledge and refers to a female deity; there are ten such deities. Knowledge is transcendental and all that is known, unknown and yet to be known. What Mantra is to a male god is Vidya to a goddess. Mantra or Vidya consists of one or more syllables with or without meaning, words, or phrases representing (being) the sound-body of a deity; there are ten great Mantras or Vidyas. If your name is Joan Smith, the vocalized sound of your name or JS is your sound-body; you and the sound-body are one; that is the power of sound or sabda. Pronunciation of Mantra is important. What if somebody mispronounces your name as John Smythe? Would you answer the caller? The vibrations of deity-specific Mantra, when chanted according to the rules of Tantra, bounce off Yantra , go to the specific deity, gather power, blessings and boons from the deity and come back to the Sadhaka (chanter of Mantra), suffuse him with divinity and confer on him supernatural powers. Yantra = instrument, engine, apparatus, amulet with mystical diagram endowed with protective occult powers (Raksha Yantra). Yantra is a plate or paper on which geometric figures are drawn which concentrate the power of goddess. Yantra is the diagrammatic representation of a deity. Yantra can also be a three dimensional piece. Mantra (or Vidya), Tantra, and Yantra are complementary and necessary for supplicating the deity according to the rules of Tantra, bouncing the petition off Yantra, sending it on its way to the deity, and receiving the rewards from the deity.
More information about primal deities can be found by doing a search on Google.
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