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THE UNHOLY By Paul DeBlassie III

10/11/2013

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Today, guest author Paul DeBassie III is here to talk about his new release, The Unholy, a supernatural thriller that examines religion and the abuses that can ensue when the actions of religious leaders go unchecked.  Those of you who follow my blog and my own works will know this is a topic of great importance to me, as explored in my dark allegory, Myths of Gods.  Mr. DeBlassie will be giving away a $50 Amazon gift card via Rafflecopter (you'll receive an entry by leaving a comment here and at other stops during this tour), so make sure to leave a comment and check out the Rafflecopter options for additional entries!  Without any further adieu, I present to you the musings of Paul DeBassie:
 
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The story comes out of over thirty years of treating patients in psychotherapy who are survivors of the dark side of religion…have been used and abused and cast to the side. I’ve seen that when this happens people, those around the victim, to include family and friends, often turn a blind eye and deny what has happened. Rather than writing a self help book I decided to approach this realm of human suffering in fiction. To tell a story moves the reader into a deep and unconscious dimension that bypasses conscious defenses, leaving us open to truths that otherwise would be blocked.

So, dramatizing the dark side of religion, pulling what can be the most vile and evil, and pivoting it against an innocent and sincerely searching soul leaves the reader on edge, hopeful, but unsure as to what will happen and who in the end will survive…a truth conveyed symbolically and dramatically. To have written out a list of what to do or not to do in the midst of religious abuse might have helped some individuals, but would have left many people stone cold because there is no emotion is such guidance. In The Unholy, the story is pure emotion, fear and rage and hope and challenge, that inspires and frightens and causes us to stay up late at night in order to finish the story. Dream and chronic nightmares plagues people who’ve gone through the horror of being abused within a religious system. It could be emotional, spiritual, physical, or sexual torment---or all of the above---a true encounter with the unholy---that people undergo during childhood or adolescence or adulthood. They become anxious, depressed, or suffer a terrible emotional breakdown. I’ve treated them, helped them, and they helped to inspire the story of The Unholy!


About the Novel:

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.


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About the author:

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. 

One randomly drawn commenter will receive the choice of a $50 Amazon/BN gift card.  Use this Rafflecopter form to confirm your comment and add more entries.  For even more chances to win, follow the rest of this tour here.


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6 Comments
Natasha
10/10/2013 05:14:51 pm

The Unholy sounds like a great read!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com

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Goddess Fish Promotions link
10/10/2013 11:24:21 pm

thank you for hosting

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Paul DeBlassie III link
10/11/2013 12:06:01 am

Leigh..thanks for hosting The Unholy..I'm going to pick up Myths of Gods as a special Halloween reading treat..let's keep in touch (fb, email). :)

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Leigh M. Lane link
10/11/2013 03:02:29 am

It was a pleasure to host you today, Paul. I hope you enjoy MYTHS OF GODS. I look forward to reading THE UNHOLY.

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Rita Wray
10/11/2013 01:17:39 am

Sounds like a very exciting story.

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Trix
10/11/2013 07:54:55 am

The excerpt is very intriguing!

vitajex(at)aol(dot)com

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