The 30 Trials of Ix and the Angels [Paperback]

Mark Durant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 2004

The 30 Trials of Ix and the Angels follows Ix Pantheos from his awakening in a ruined castle through his travels to the moon, the sun, and beyond, carried along by the songs of thirty angels as they initiate him into the mysteries of consciousness and the nature of existence. The answer seemingly found and the journey apparently nearing its end, Ix then finds that he must suffer the destruction of his former self, and face a new struggle to hold onto all that was revealed to him.

Born of a series of meditations performed by the author, and utilizing an eclectic mix of various world religious and occult philosophies, the story is a surreal journey into the depths of the mind, echoing Ix's own quest to redeem both himself and mankind. While it stands alone as an engaging read for those unacquainted with the various schools of inquiry that comprise the fertile field within which it took root, it retains that symbolism which may prove insightful to like-minded readers who find themselves treading its obscure paths.

Editorial Reviews

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...a hypnotic-poetic stream of consciousness and insight ... wonderful, wise, beautifully written exploration of the highest degrees of initiation. -- LAShTAL.com, http://www.lashtal.com/nuke/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=30

...a profound experience ... shards of backstage revealed for those...still blissfully unaware of the theater in which we sit. -- Key23.net, http://www.key23.net/occulture/archives/2005/02/04/ix-and-the-angels

About the Author

Mark Durant would have been a cave-dwelling hermit, had the cruel vicissitudes of fate not tricked him into getting attached to a handful of wonderful people. Instead, he spends as much time as he can with them, punctuating that bliss with the agony of programming computers in exchange for bread.

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (September 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595329438
• ISBN-13: 978-0595329434
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,177,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Challenging Good, June 11, 2011

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R. J. Hacker "MstrRJ" (Wheeling, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 30 Trials of Ix and the Angels (Kindle Edition)

I am impressed with the symbolism, but the prose is stilted and needs expansion. Ix, if he was a real person, is still not believable. He either actually failed his goal or needs additional lives on planet Earth to understand the illusion we live in better. A personal, near-death experience is a greater enlightenment. If you haven't had a NDE, research these or have one yourself to really pierce the 30 veils.

I have stood outside Time and what is called the Universe. I exist in 13 dimesions at once.

I am the Eternal Pointless Point.

In All Ways the Truth Lies Between.

The Tree of Life has grown new branches, it is Living, not a petrified structure of ten spheres. IT has never been just three dimensions.

"Seeing the Picture Clearly"