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Set on the Island of Crete, 1952, Gloria in the Morning tells the story
of Gloria, a 14 year old British girl living with her archaeologist father
and mentally ill mother while her father is excavating Minoan ruins. Gloria’s psychological birth hangs in the
balance, and the back story told to her by her tutor, Andromache about a Minoan
family, 1600 BC, at the height of their culture and just before their
mysterious disappearance, introduces her to the good mother and the love
she’s never known. The Moon Tree Its
root of white crystal stretches toward the deep Its
seat is the central place of the earth; Its
foliage is the couch of Zikum, the primeval mother. Into
the heart of this holy house spreading its shade like a
forest No
man has entered: It
is the house of the Mighty Mother, who passes across the
sky. In
the midst of it is Tammuz. Hymn to the goddess at
Eridu 3000BC Baghdad, Sumeria |
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Excerpt from the novel:
Prologue Early
in the 20th century archaeologists unearthed an ancient civilization on the island
of Crete in the Mediterranean. They
believed they’d found the people Homer referred to in the Iliad ruled by King
Minos, so they named the people Minoans.
However, what evidence there is of Minos' rule would put him on Crete
after the high palace period of the original Cretan people, when the
Mycenaeans from the mainland had taken over the island. If Minos existed, he was a Mycenaean. Egyptian
records of the civilization, whose center was located on Crete from at least
5000 B.C. to 1400 B.C., show that they were called the Keftiu, The Island
People who come from the Great Green Sea.
They were great mariners and traders, and also kept the seas safe from
piracy. Their power on the
Mediterranean was unequaled during that period. Their sculptural and pictorial art shows a
maturity and grace that would not be seen again on earth for thousands of
years. Their technological advances
were also unequaled; hard-paved roads, running hot and cold water, and flush
toilets, are just a few of the Keftui’s discoveries. For the rest of the world, these things
would not be known for another two thousand years. Since
the discovery of this ancient culture and its unique way of life, hundreds of
books and theories have been written about them. They have clearly captured both our
intellectual curiosity and our imagination.
For my part, I’ve stayed as close as possible to the historical record
of both Crete and the Mediterranean around 1600 B.C... The Egyptian and Sumerian writings from
that time have given some details.
However, the greater part of the information about the Keftui has come
from studying the art and architecture discovered on Crete from before 1500
B.C... After that time the Mycenaean influence makes there presence as the
new rulers on Crete obvious. Theories
about what happened to the Keftui abound.
I leave them to the imagination. |
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