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#FridayFantasy – An Introduction to the #Epic #YA #Fantasy #DarkFey

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The story of Dark Fey is set in a fantasy realm of Jyndari, a world of beauty, magic, Light and Darkness. It is peopled by Feyfolk, winged beings the size of any human who are born with gifts of telepathy, empathy and sometimes magic. It relates how the Power of Hope, Acceptance and Forgiveness can change the world, if you take Positive Action to create Change through doing what is Right.

The only way to achieve Peace is to become Peace.

Although their two realms exist in close proximity, most Fey of the Light have never seen an actual Dark Fey and many Dark Fey only encounter very young Fey of the Light; yet crossings and abductions happen every day.

As their temples are desecrated, homes are pillaged and plundered, and the peaceful tranquility so important to the Fey of the Light is repeatedly shattered, the Fey Guard stand as protectors. They are mighty in battle and fierce in their vigilance to protect the fragile balance of life for the peaceful Fey of Light

All Fey are born with special abilities, or gifts, such as telepathy, empathy, discernment, or the ability to dream walk. Many also have a gift of magic, though not all, such as spell-casting, enchantment, light bending or element wielding. While the Fey of the Light are beautiful and live harmoniously, the Reviled Fey are the opposite; they revere darkness and fill their lives with cruelty and evil, but all Reviled Fey begin their lives as Fey of the Light. The change comes only if they are abducted as childfey and forced to undergo the Integration, a process of intentional neglect and cruelty designed to twist them away from the Light.

This level of horror is not incorporated into the Dark Fey Trilogy simply for the sake of it. One does not need to open the pages of a book to discover the unthinkable, as the darkness typically embodied in fantasy genre stories by some terrifying being or creature is very much alive in our own reality and this is the underlying motivation for the darkness woven into Dark Fey. It was based in great part on the terrifying, yet true-life events of the Lord’s Resistance Army or LRA, a rebel militant group in Uganda that has for over 20 years abducted children from their homes; forcing them to commit horrifying acts of violence against each other and their own people. These children suffer a very real Integration and, like the childfey of Jyndari, they endure violence and cruelty at the hands of truly sadistic overlords. This is how the Reviled came to life and became the horrifyingly cruel beings depicted in Dark Fey.

This story shares the Power of Hope, Acceptance and Forgiveness through the ideal that you can change the world, if you take Positive Action to Create Change through doing what is Right.

Many times during your journey through the Dark Fey Trilogy, you will encounter words that seem to be capitalized for no apparent reason; yet,it should be noted, these capitalizations are anything but random. They mark either proper nouns, such as Fey of the Light, the Temple, Fey Guards, the Reviled, or the Light, which is not simply a glimmering of illumination, but a connotation that is highly important in the spirituality of Fey. If a word holds specific meaning, it may also be capitalized, such as See, Know, or Understand. You may encounter such words when they are in reference to a Fey gift, such as telepathy, empathy, or discernment, and they carry significant weight so, in order to emphasize their importance, capitalization is used.

Join me as we embark into this realm of Light and Dark. Allow your imagination take over as you experience the Jyndari forest and The Fey of the Light’s struggle with The Reviled. Let the Light reach outward from these pages and draws you into on a journey that promises to change your way of thinking.

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Discover More About Dark Fey on its official website

The Reviled

Standing In Shadows

Breaking Into The Light

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~Morgan~

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A Single Syllable – #Inspirational #DailyMeditations

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“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.”

-Edgar Allan Poe

Do we truly ever stop to consider just how far and wide our words and musings travel?  How often do we say things before we consider the lasting effect those words may have, on others or on our own lives?  Can we grasp the powerful truth that what we speak becomes our reality?

I have listened over the past months to all the raucous noise of hatred and intolerance flooding our media; of friends dividing from friends and loved ones from loved ones over matters that are fleeting, but I have not raised my voice to join the chorus.

Rumi said:  “Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”

How right he was, for the Power of our words, whether spoken or written, create change, instill impressions, teach lasting lessons, and take root.  I recently stumbled across my own words, which I use on Facebook as part of my profile introduction, and had to pause.

Words are spoken, heard, seen, felt and dreamed.

Indeed they are!  In this hour, when unleashed anger spills over our world, near and far; how will we choose to use our words?  Will we Build or destroy?  Will we mock or Encourage?  Will we take aim with Positive or negative energy?  For myself, for my writing and the consequence of the same, I will strive to unleash Harmony.  Compassion.  Tolerance.

“All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” -Friedrich Nietzsche

Human beings are blessed with the rare gift of language, but they are also blessed with a gift called conscience.  Regardless of whether you believe in an afterlife or not; heedless of the truth of Karma or the possibility of having to answer for our every action in some measure, the simple reality, in my humble opinion, is this:  what we say; notwithstanding how we say it, has a consequence.  My words, written or spoken, will have an effect on someone, somewhere, in some manner, and I do not flout that responsibility.  Certainly I feel strongly about this or that, but I do not presume I know enough to say that I am right and someone else is wrong.

What if we are all wrong?  What if the only Power on Earth and in the vast cosmos over our heads is the Potent Power of a single syllable?  What happens if the indelible connection we refuse to accept is the simplest and most complex notion of all.

Love.

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The Touch of Love is seen in the Miraculous as well as the Simple,

In the Drops of Water upon a newborns head,

In the Benediction o’er a Final Resting Place;

The Touch of Love is Bread in our Hands

And Wine on our Lips,

In Prayers offered beside the sickbed

And in Joyful Laughter at the birth of Life;

The Touch is in the Understanding and Patience Spoken to a Troubled Youth,

And in the Sincere Help offered to One in Need,

It is Heard in the Promise of Unconditional Love

And the Warm Embrace or Handclasp extended to a Stranger.

The Touch of Love is known in the grinding bit of a drill

Searching for Fresh Water In a Forgotten Village,

And in a coverlet offered to a refugee, lost and alone.

The Gentle Touch of Love is Shared through words of Encouragement

To One depressed, discouraged or grieving,

And Through the Compassion of Empathy conveyed

By a Wordless Nod or Gaze.

The Touch of Love is Extended to Each of Us and Shared Through All of Us,

To The World In Need.

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~Morgan~

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Poem inspired and written in conjunction with Pastor Robert Kehrli

Article is my July Morgan’s Musings from Fresh Lifestyle Magazine

 

 

#WordlessWednesday – Inviting Italy

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Beautiful Photographs found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the Original Photographers.  Thank You~

#WordlessWednesday – Pearlescent Pleasure

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Deliberate Intent – #LovePoetry

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#RomanticTuesday – Bare

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Whispers

In the Eloquent Hush

Of the Paralyzing,

Unquestioning,

Delirious Rush,

To Draw You to me,

To Bare Our Souls,

To Tremble

Beneath

Passion’s Shivering Blush.

Intoxication

of Fervent Desire,

Spinning,

Abandon

of Encompassing Fire,

To Draw me to You,

To Bare Our Souls,

Beguiling

Tapestry

of Shadows Conspire.

Whirlwind

In the Blustering Calm,

Tempestuous

Seduction

Of Unparalleled Balm,

To Draw Close Together,

To Bare Our Souls,

Dizzying

Caress

Of Unbridled Aplomb.

~Morgan~

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.The Music and Muse category by Morgan shares Poetry and the Music which Inspired it.

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#AwardWinning #5Star #EpicFantasy #Free today.

Dark Fey The Reviled begins gently enough. It’s a story about a young shefey discovering who she is and how to incorporate her unique gifts into everyday life. Like most teens, she’s uncertain and, because she is inexperienced, she’s a bit fragile; nevertheless, through the course of the tale she finds an inner strength she doesn’t realize she possesses. It’s also about a young malefey who has endured tragedy in his life on an unparalleled scale. He has lived through the horrors of abduction, abuse, neglect and has been forced to commit terrible acts of violence. His life mirrors those of child soldiers who face very similar atrocities, not in the pages of a fictional story, but in the reality they must bear each day.

When Harmony Sings – #Inspirational #Poetry

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In the dewy Hush of morning,

As Lilting birdsong Serenades the skies,

As gossamer blushes of Rhapsody Sighs,

As Whispers of Hope gently Imply,

Harmony Sings without cunning or guise,

Simplicity Adorning,

Presumption Transforming.

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Beautiful Photography found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the Original Photographer. Thank you.

 

 

 

#MusicandMuseMonday – Singing Majesty of Waking Day

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Singing Majesty of Waking Day,

Bright clear Spectacle of Delicate Play,

Unstrung bow of Harmonious chords,

Enchanting Serenade, Winsomely Implored;

Birdsong Sweet upon the Rising Gaze

Of Daytides shifting lavender haze,

Enshrouded in Beguiling Laughter and Sighs,

As the Carol of Ages chirrups and cries;

Dulcet Symphony of Transcending Aplomb,

Waken this Dreaming with Melodious Balm,

And Shape each Breath which Graces this Breast,

With Tranquility and Unity by which All Life is Blessed!

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The Music and Muse category by Morgan shares Poetry and the Music which Inspired it.

Beautiful Music by Adrian von Ziegler

Courage – #4thofJuly #Honour

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If not for the photographer’s Lens,

Would we Truly See?

If not for the Poet’s Words,

Would we Truly Appreciate?

If not for the Courage of the Soldier,

Would we Truly Understand?

For their Sacrifice, and for all they do without Thanks, without Notice, Their Courage Speaks.

~Morgan~

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Image found at: warhistoryonline.com