Cults﻿

Cults

4/12/2016

As I dwell on new content, the next expanse or addition to the series I have already in the works, I find myself stumbling through the wicked and wary worlds of cults. Now, this may seem just like the ramblings of a fool (and you would not be wrong) but I see this as a golden opportunity in each scenario. The heroic and villainous world of the DC Universe, which already has many cults such as The Court of Owls, the League of Shadowy Assassins, and the solitary cult of greed ruled by Larfleeze. The wicked world of the Dark Conspiracies is fraught with demons and aliens, of which our world has seen both already. The 41st Millenium is chalk full of cultists, so that one is a no brainer. However, the fun (and challenge) here is that each series is going to have a different dealing with such fanatics. A cult may not necessarily be evil, such as religious devotees or those that just want to wear special underwear. Therefore, I believe this is a good route for me to take. It adds flavor to each ongoing series, breaths new life into them, and keeps me sharp.
So, this means that I will be working on all three of those collections when I can, with no clue as to which will be tackled first. Also, I plan on altering the Dark Conspiracies timeline, adding and removing where I feel there are issues. So, the last entry will either be redone or scrapped altogether. Additionally, I will be adding back stories and precious encounters with the existing characters. This will flesh out their dynamics and allied behaviour, as well as fill in the missing pieces that I have but you do not.
For now, if you have not read it, Chasing The Reaper was a new section added to the DC Universe series. I believe it is full of interesting and ridiculous characters, for which there should be at least one to peak your interest. Speaking of, I have actually been reading on my own as of late. This is highly unusual for I seem to be an anomaly of a human. I write but care not for reading. Yet, I feel this yearn, this draw to those pages that tempt and drag my mind about into sentences that inflict deep thought. I am enjoying myself but it is also slowing my writing. This may mean though that my next works could be more educated or brilliant (or they could be rotten and awful....just like me!) So, stay tuned, minions! Madness awaits!

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"A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain." - from the Wilderness Act, 1964

"I owe my solitude to other people." - ALAN WATTS

“I think I could turn and live with the animals, they are so placid and self contained;
I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition;
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins;
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God;
Not one is dissatisfied-not one is demented with the mania of owning things;
Not one kneels to another, nor his kind that lived thousands of years ago;
Not one is responsible or industrious over the whole earth.”
― Walt Whitman

"In the ancient world, people placed heavy stones on the graves of the dead so their souls would not wander and inflict the living. I always thought this was simply the practice of superstitious and primitive people. But I was about to learn that the dead can hover on the edge of our vision with the density and luminosity of mist, and their claim on the earth can be as legitimate and tenacious as our own."

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