THE
UNHOLY
By
Paul DeBlassie
III
BLURB:
A young curandera, a medicine woman, intent on
uncovering the secrets of her past is forced into a life-and-death battle
against an evil Archbishop. Set in the mystic land of Aztlan, The Unholy
is a novel of destiny as healer and slayer. Native lore of dreams and visions,
shape changing, and natural magic work to spin a neo-gothic web in which
sadness and mystery lure the unsuspecting into a twilight realm of discovery
and decision.
Excerpt
Lightning
streaked across a midnight dark sky, making the neck hairs of a five-year-old
girl crouched beneath a cluster of twenty-foot pines in the Turquoise Mountains
of Aztlan stand on end. The long wavy strands of her auburn mane floated
outward with the static charge. It felt as though the world was about to end.
Seconds later,
lightning struck a lone tree nearby and a crash of thunder shook the ground.
Her body rocked back and forth, trembling with terror. She lost her footing,
sandstone crumbling beneath her feet, and then regained it; still, she did not
feel safe. There appeared to be reddish eyes watching from behind scrub oaks
and mountain pines, scanning her every movement and watching her quick breaths.
Then everything became silent.
The girl leaned
against the trunk of the nearest tree. The night air wrapped its frigid arms
tightly around her, and she wondered if she would freeze to death or, even
worse, stay there through the night and by morning be nothing but the blood and
bones left by hungry animals. Her breaths became quicker and were so shallow
that no air seemed to reach her lungs. The dusty earth gave up quick bursts of
sand from gusts of northerly winds that blew so fiercely into her nostrils that
she coughed but tried to stifle the sounds because she didn’t want to be
noticed.
AUTHOR
INFORMATION:
Paul DeBlassie III, Ph.D., is a
psychologist and writer living in Albuquerque who has treated survivors of the
dark side of religion for more than 30 years. His professional consultation
practice — SoulCare — is devoted to the tending of the soul. Dr. DeBlassie
writes fiction with a healing emphasis. He has been deeply influenced by the
mestizo myth of Aztlan, its surreal beauty and natural magic. He is a member of the Depth Psychology
Alliance, the Transpersonal Psychology Association and the International
Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.
Interview:
Where are you from? I am from New
Mexico. In The Unholy, New Mexico is the mythopoeic realm of Aztlan where a
young curandera fights a life-and-death battle against an evil Archbishop. I
grew up living and breathing the mysticism of the land. It is this that has
been translated into the paranormal thriller-- The Unholy.
Tell us your latest news? I am thrilled to be moving in virtual reality representing The Unholy. The responses I have received regarding this supernatural thriller have been quite emotional. Many have expressed that their emotional and spiritual lives have been revolutionized by The Unholy.
When and why did you begin writing? I’ve been writing since I finished my Ph.D. in depth psychology and spirituality thirty-two years ago. My wife, Kate, encouraged me to set my pen to fiction and dramatize my clinical experience in treating survivors of the dark side of religion. The Unholy gets into the nitty-gritty of religious abuse, the power of the church, and a woman’s struggle to find herself in the midst of great darkness.
When did you first consider yourself a writer? You know, even as a kid I felt I had words in me that wanted to make their way to the page. I knew I was a psychologist and I came to see that I was also a writer. I’ve published three books in psychology and spirituality before I wrote the gripping tale of The Unholy.
What inspired you to write your first book? Helping people to find healing has always been my prime motivator to write. In The Unholy, folks come face to face with the dark side of religion. Religion gone bad scathes people. The story of The Unholy dramatizes that religious demons that must be faced and exorcised lest a person forever try to run from the ghosts that inevitably haunt life and mind.
Tell us your latest news? I am thrilled to be moving in virtual reality representing The Unholy. The responses I have received regarding this supernatural thriller have been quite emotional. Many have expressed that their emotional and spiritual lives have been revolutionized by The Unholy.
When and why did you begin writing? I’ve been writing since I finished my Ph.D. in depth psychology and spirituality thirty-two years ago. My wife, Kate, encouraged me to set my pen to fiction and dramatize my clinical experience in treating survivors of the dark side of religion. The Unholy gets into the nitty-gritty of religious abuse, the power of the church, and a woman’s struggle to find herself in the midst of great darkness.
When did you first consider yourself a writer? You know, even as a kid I felt I had words in me that wanted to make their way to the page. I knew I was a psychologist and I came to see that I was also a writer. I’ve published three books in psychology and spirituality before I wrote the gripping tale of The Unholy.
What inspired you to write your first book? Helping people to find healing has always been my prime motivator to write. In The Unholy, folks come face to face with the dark side of religion. Religion gone bad scathes people. The story of The Unholy dramatizes that religious demons that must be faced and exorcised lest a person forever try to run from the ghosts that inevitably haunt life and mind.
What would you like my readers to know? I am so excited that you will hopefully consider reading The Unholy.
Then, if you get a chance email me and let me know how the terrifying tale of
The Unholy got into your mind and soul and changed things around. Give The
Unholy a like on facebook (theunholy.deblassie). I’d appreciate it, and I also
appreciate the opportunity for The Unholy to have been hosted by the Deal
Sharing Aunt.
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Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Paul-DeBlassie-III/e/B00E5TBJXY/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
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