It is very strange when you find the weirdest coincidences in life, or stumble upon things in your life that somehow together are connected to a plethora of things you are doing at the moment.
This happened to me just recently. As you might know, I have recently made some new videos, and one of them is about immortality, called "The Immortal Man" and a while back, in May I think, I made a sort of tribute to rituals, satanic worship, witchcraft and a throwback to my "goth" days, all crammed into a video called "Salt for the Devil".
A week ago I was reading about gothic literature and came upon the novel "The Monk: A Romance" by Matthew Gregory Lewis. I decided to give it a try, more for a laugh than anything else because it is old-school kitsch and a reminder to me about what I left behind in my teenage years. To my surprise, after reading about a third of the novel I found two passages, almost within just a few pages of each other, that correspond to the two videos I made recently! One passage was about an immortal man, the other was about a ritual that included throwing some substance on the ground in a circle, and placing various objects in the shape of crosses around the circle. I would like to quote both passages, and I invite you, my reader, to read the first passage, then watch my video that coincides with it, then read the second passage and watch the second video. Links are provided beneath the quotes.
M. G. Lewis on Immortality:
"Fate obliges me to be constantly in movement: I am not permitted to pass more than a fortnight in the same place. I have no Friend in the world, and from the restlessness of my destiny I never can acquire one. Fain would I lay down my miserable life, for I envy those who enjoy the quiet of the Grave: but Death eludes me, and flies from my embrace. In vain do I throw myself in the way of danger. I plunge into the Ocean; the Waves throw me back with abhorrence upon the shore: I rush into the fire; the flames recoil at my approach: I oppose myself to the fury of Banditti; their swords become blunted, and break against my breast: the hungry Tiger shudders at my approach, and the Alligator flies from a Monster more horrible than itself. God has set his seal upon me, and all his Creatures respect this fatal mark!"
My video on Immortality:
Little note: I obviously know these are not exactly what my videos are about, my immortal man is very different and has his immortality on completely different terms, and the ritual performed in my video is completely different to this one.
This happened to me just recently. As you might know, I have recently made some new videos, and one of them is about immortality, called "The Immortal Man" and a while back, in May I think, I made a sort of tribute to rituals, satanic worship, witchcraft and a throwback to my "goth" days, all crammed into a video called "Salt for the Devil".
A week ago I was reading about gothic literature and came upon the novel "The Monk: A Romance" by Matthew Gregory Lewis. I decided to give it a try, more for a laugh than anything else because it is old-school kitsch and a reminder to me about what I left behind in my teenage years. To my surprise, after reading about a third of the novel I found two passages, almost within just a few pages of each other, that correspond to the two videos I made recently! One passage was about an immortal man, the other was about a ritual that included throwing some substance on the ground in a circle, and placing various objects in the shape of crosses around the circle. I would like to quote both passages, and I invite you, my reader, to read the first passage, then watch my video that coincides with it, then read the second passage and watch the second video. Links are provided beneath the quotes.
M. G. Lewis on Immortality:
"Fate obliges me to be constantly in movement: I am not permitted to pass more than a fortnight in the same place. I have no Friend in the world, and from the restlessness of my destiny I never can acquire one. Fain would I lay down my miserable life, for I envy those who enjoy the quiet of the Grave: but Death eludes me, and flies from my embrace. In vain do I throw myself in the way of danger. I plunge into the Ocean; the Waves throw me back with abhorrence upon the shore: I rush into the fire; the flames recoil at my approach: I oppose myself to the fury of Banditti; their swords become blunted, and break against my breast: the hungry Tiger shudders at my approach, and the Alligator flies from a Monster more horrible than itself. God has set his seal upon me, and all his Creatures respect this fatal mark!"
My video on Immortality:
M. G. Lewis on rituals:
"He next drew from the Chest a covered Goblet: with the liquor which it contained, and which appeared to be blood, he sprinkled the floor, and then dipping in it one end of the Crucifix, he described a circle in the middle of the room. Round about this he placed various reliques, sculls, thigh-boned; I observed that he disposed of them all in the forms of Crosses. Lastly he took out a large Bible, and beckoned me to follow him into the Circle. I obeyed. 'Be cautious not to utter a syllable!' whispered the Stranger; 'Step not out of the circle, and as you love yourself, dare not to look upon my face!' "
My video which involves some sort of improvised ritual:
Little note: I obviously know these are not exactly what my videos are about, my immortal man is very different and has his immortality on completely different terms, and the ritual performed in my video is completely different to this one.
