Lisabet:
Welcome to Beyond Romance! Can you tell us a bit about the genesis of
The Unholy. What were the creative triggers that led to you
writing this book?
Paul
DeBlassie
III:
The Unholy was triggered by actual occult horror within
the church. I treated patients in therapy, then distilled and
dramatized the horror of religion gone bad. It birthed an
International Book Award Winning novel, brought rebuke from occult
dimensions within the dark side of religion, and left me utterly
satisfied that I’d done a hell of a good job writing about a hell
of a scary reality.
Lisabet: Well, thanks for being my guest - and thanks for the giveaway (at the end of the post). Sounds like a great book.
Lisabet: Well, thanks for being my guest - and thanks for the giveaway (at the end of the post). Sounds like a great book.
Blurb
Winner
of the International Book Award and Pinnacle Book Award for Visionary
Fiction! The Unholy is a dramatic story of Claire Sanchez, a
young medicine woman, intent on discovering the closely-guarded
secrets of her past. Forced into a life-and-death battle against an
evil Archbishop, William Anarch, she confronts the dark side of
religion and the horror of one man's will to power.
Excerpt
As
she ran forward, out of nowhere the two crows flew at her, scraping
the air near her face with their sharp talons. Fists clenched, she
struck out at one and grabbed at the other. They flew up, circled
overhead, then dove, talons flaring. Unmoving, Claire placed her
hands by her side and held their gaze.
They
fluttered above her head for a minute, then left. Claire turned and
saw an eagle soaring—a healer’s spirit manifestation. Medicine
women said it came only when needed, when danger lurked.
Frantically
tugging away bush, bramble, and cacti, she uncovered the mouth of the
seventh cave and stepped in. She had the feeling somebody was
watching.
Her
eyes adjusted and she made out the contour of something. Squinting,
she stooped and touched what seemed to be a circle of stones and
charred, cold logs. She stood up and pulled back. A bat flew at her.
She waved it away.
She
stopped, waited for her breathing to slow, and, stepping sideways,
touched the walls of the cave. They were damp and the stink of blood
and guts was everywhere. Using the hard surfaces as a guide, her
fingertips suddenly brushed through a hollow space roughly the size
of a human body.
About
the Author
Paul DeBlassie III, Ph.D. is a depth psychologist and award-winning writer living in his native New Mexico. He specializes in treating individuals in emotional and spiritual crisis. His novels, visionary thrillers, delve deep into archetypal realities as they play out dramatically in the lives of everyday people. Memberships include the Author’s Guild, Visionary Fiction Alliance, Depth Psychology Alliance, International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, and the International Association for Jungian Studies.
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