Nyx in the House of Night
something he never dreamed he could be—Guardian, bonded by blood and oath to a High Priestess. I tend to think Stark appreciates this more than he would have appreciated becoming a god.
The similarities between the Underworld of Greek myth and Nyx’s Otherworld are intriguing, but all we’ve seen thus far is something that resembles Elysium, the beautiful, serene realm of the virtuous and heroic. For now, only the Casts know if there are other, less pleasant areas on the other side. We do get a small hint from Nyx herself in Burned , when she reveals her Otherworld to Aphrodite in a vision. Aphrodite sees the spirits of people dancing and laughing, and asks if this is where we go after we die. Nyx replies, “Sometimes.” Alarmed, Aphrodite asks what she means, if people can only go there if they’re good, and Nyx says, “I am your Goddess, daughter, not your judge. Good is a multifaceted ideal.” Moments later, after Aphrodite has seen what will happen if Zoey dies and says they can’t let that happen, Nyx replies, “Then Heath must move on from my realm of the Otherworld.” Her realm? Does this mean there are other realms of the Otherworld that are not hers? Within the Underworld, Hades is god of all, but each of the separate realms are ruled by lesser gods. We don’t yet know if the Otherworld has other realms or other gods, and we may never find out. Either way, I can’t wait to see what P.C. and Kristin have in store for us as the House of Night series continues.
Since she was a teen, TRINITY FAEGEN has been fascinated by the afterlife, probably because she read Paradise Lost while she was on pain meds after getting her wisdom teeth removed. She found an outlet for her curiosity about Hell by researching what other people imagined, then making up her own mythology in The Mephisto Covenant , a young adult novel to be released by Egmont USA in Fall 2011. Trinity lives in the outback of west Texas with her husband and a mean cat.
{ The Elements of Life }
Bryan Lankford
GOOD EVENING! It’s good to see this many humans who are interested in vampyre culture. As it has been many years since I’ve spoken to a group this large who were not vampyres, I beg your indulgence if I misspeak somewhere along the line. Tonight we are going to be discussing rituals and the elements as they are used in vampyre worship.
Many of you have read about vampyre rituals in Zoey’s chronicles, but it may surprise you to know that our form of worship is not confined exclusively to the vampyre community. There are in fact many human groups who think and worship in a very similar fashion to vampyres. Human groups such as Wiccans, Pagans, Shamans, and witches all over the earth live and worship in a manner similar to us. They do not all worship our Goddess Nyx, nor do they use blood in ritual, but they do honor one, some, or all of the different variations of the Goddess and God in the diverse pantheons of deities throughout the history of mankind. These human groups also honor the elements of creation and worship in Circles as we do.
Ah . . . I’ve sparked an interest; you didn’t realize that some humans worshipped as vampyres do. Well, the ancient practices never truly die: they just shift, form, and evolve as they travel through the corridors of time. However, as I see your curiosity about the human practices, I’ll also share with you Wiccan traditions as we discuss vampyre practices, because they do overlap a great deal.
Now the first thing you’re going to have to do if you’re going to see the world as a vampyre or as a Wiccan is to grasp how both groups think. This may be difficult for many of you, because vampyres and Wiccans live in a very different world from the one most of you inhabit. Oh wait; I’m sensing a disturbance in the force. (What, you thought that Erik was the only vampyre who likes the Star Wars movies?) There is that explosion of protest again. I’m guessing that you’re wondering how we could live in different worlds when we all inhabit the same planet? Well, in the world you inhabit do people choose their worship times by the phase of the moon and revere the changing seasons as sacred times of the year? Do you see your world as flowing with divine energy that can be gathered, focused, and directed to perform magic? In vampyre and Wiccan worlds they do, although, being human, Wiccans lack many of the more dramatic sensory elements, like lights and smells, that are present in vampyre
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