Alice asked Cully Mack:

I notice you quote from the book of 1 Enoch. Do you also have a Biblical background?

Cully Mack Hi Alice

Thank you for your question :)

I do quote from 1 Enoch in the Epigraph of each book. Here is the first with a brief explanation.

For to the thunder resting places were given,
as it awaits its voice,
and the thunder and the lightening are not separated.
And (although) they are not one,
by the wind the two of them go and are not separated.
(1 Enoch 60:11 L14)

I kind of envisaged Gabe as being the thunder resting in Barakel with Meciel (lightning) being his support to find his voice, and Ammo (Wind) joining them and transporting them to where they need to go.

1 Enoch is a fascinating text. Have you read it?

The mythology in my Voice that Thunders series has been inspired by texts from Ancient Near East.
I researched 1 Enoch, Biblical and Babylonian texts (and others) that touch on the topic of the 'others/gods' coming to our world in the ancient past and interacting with humanity.
I find it intriguing how all the different races living in and around ancient Mesopotamia (inc what is now considered biblical land) have a similar story to tell. It makes you wonder what on earth was going on back then (at least it fascinates me trying to work out their mindset).

As for any biblical background, I wasn't raised in a Church, though I am a believer. I guess you could say my quest is for the truth.

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