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The Eternal Reflection Book 3: Darkness Unveiled (2nd Edition): A Spiritual & Philosophical Dark Fantasy Novel Series
A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY AND EPIC ADVENTURE INTO THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Second edition Better in every way - More streamlined, better character development, better plot resolution, easier-to-understand philosophy, more action-packed, more high-quality images, extra content, & enhanced editing.
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Book 3 of 12:
Thus Spake Oneness. It is the name of the sacred tome that houses many philosophical and spiritual tenets to solve many life problems.
After deciphering the ancient tongue of Ei’lara, Ni’vim, a pensive and unsure avian girl, now wants to uphold her father’s vow by getting excerpts of the sacred tome. She currently dwells with her mentor, Shanyrria, an aged wizard with a dark secret.
During Ni’vim’s mission, she uncovers Shanyrria’s past, leading to a cascade of crises and conflicts with her mentor.
Qeazor and a shadowy presence within Shanyrria influence her. Now, the sinister darkness in her threatens to destroy everything around her—
However, if Ni’vim gets the sacred tome’s philosophical teachings, they might provide solutions to quell the evil within her mentor.
Can Ni’vim grow from the turmoil, become wiser, overcome all demonic forces, and help her mentor dispel the darkness in her?
Or will Shanyrria become a darkness incarnate that would bring ruin to all things?
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Novel Series
This is a dark fantasy & spiritual/inspirational novel series brimming with profound philosophical lessons.
It is a character-focused plot-driven story that blends literary and genre fiction. For fans of The Alchemist, Life of Pi, The Celestine Prophecy, Siddhartha, The Tao of Pooh, Jonathon Livingston Seagull, and The 5 People You Meet in Heaven mixed with epic fantasy, mythic action-adventure, dark elements, and psychological thrills. Book 3 has a slight touch of Sophie’s World and Theo’s Odyssey . Book 3 may also appeal to fans of The Vampire Lestat, The Dispossessed, The Shack, Twelve Years A Slave, Cloud Atlas, and Odd Thomas.
Each of the first four books has its philosophical theme and character resolution. However, the first four books have an over-arching narrative that resolves in the fourth book. I am writing the fifth and sixth books as of Sep 2022.
The full details on the second edition’s 6000+ changes for all four books are on my website.
Helping people with my works’ spiritual and philosophical knowledge is more important than making a profit. Thus, I earn little from the books.
Second edition Better in every way - More streamlined, better character development, better plot resolution, easier-to-understand philosophy, more action-packed, more high-quality images, extra content, & enhanced editing.
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Book 3 of 12:
Thus Spake Oneness. It is the name of the sacred tome that houses many philosophical and spiritual tenets to solve many life problems.
After deciphering the ancient tongue of Ei’lara, Ni’vim, a pensive and unsure avian girl, now wants to uphold her father’s vow by getting excerpts of the sacred tome. She currently dwells with her mentor, Shanyrria, an aged wizard with a dark secret.
During Ni’vim’s mission, she uncovers Shanyrria’s past, leading to a cascade of crises and conflicts with her mentor.
Qeazor and a shadowy presence within Shanyrria influence her. Now, the sinister darkness in her threatens to destroy everything around her—
However, if Ni’vim gets the sacred tome’s philosophical teachings, they might provide solutions to quell the evil within her mentor.
Can Ni’vim grow from the turmoil, become wiser, overcome all demonic forces, and help her mentor dispel the darkness in her?
Or will Shanyrria become a darkness incarnate that would bring ruin to all things?
------
Novel Series
This is a dark fantasy & spiritual/inspirational novel series brimming with profound philosophical lessons.
It is a character-focused plot-driven story that blends literary and genre fiction. For fans of The Alchemist, Life of Pi, The Celestine Prophecy, Siddhartha, The Tao of Pooh, Jonathon Livingston Seagull, and The 5 People You Meet in Heaven mixed with epic fantasy, mythic action-adventure, dark elements, and psychological thrills. Book 3 has a slight touch of Sophie’s World and Theo’s Odyssey . Book 3 may also appeal to fans of The Vampire Lestat, The Dispossessed, The Shack, Twelve Years A Slave, Cloud Atlas, and Odd Thomas.
Each of the first four books has its philosophical theme and character resolution. However, the first four books have an over-arching narrative that resolves in the fourth book. I am writing the fifth and sixth books as of Sep 2022.
The full details on the second edition’s 6000+ changes for all four books are on my website.
Helping people with my works’ spiritual and philosophical knowledge is more important than making a profit. Thus, I earn little from the books.
529 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 18, 2022
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About the author
Aquila Goh
15 books4 followersExperience is the essence of reality, not understanding. To grasp the beauty of life, one must become one with it and the cosmos.
Aquila (AKA Galactoid), the mystic author of The Eternal Reflection novels and the How to Tetris guidebooks, knows this and thus sees more to life than materialism.
Thus, he hopes to help humanity by imparting his spiritual philosophy through his novels and Tetris books.
He has an M.A. in Existential Sociology. A spiritualist, he explores various philosophies, religions, and meditations to delve into mysticism, spirituality, and creative states.
When he is free, he plays video games, watches documentaries, reads, and streams Tetris.
He lives in Singapore, is single, and is in his 30s as of 2025.
Website:
https://howtotetris.com/
Social Media:
https://linktr.ee/GalactoidTetris
Aquila (AKA Galactoid), the mystic author of The Eternal Reflection novels and the How to Tetris guidebooks, knows this and thus sees more to life than materialism.
Thus, he hopes to help humanity by imparting his spiritual philosophy through his novels and Tetris books.
He has an M.A. in Existential Sociology. A spiritualist, he explores various philosophies, religions, and meditations to delve into mysticism, spirituality, and creative states.
When he is free, he plays video games, watches documentaries, reads, and streams Tetris.
He lives in Singapore, is single, and is in his 30s as of 2025.
Website:
https://howtotetris.com/
Social Media:
https://linktr.ee/GalactoidTetris
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February 3, 2023
*I received a free DRC of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*
If you haven’t been following my reviews of book 1 and book 2 in this series, I strongly urge you to read these in order as this is one continuous tale broken up into separate volumes for easier digestion.
This volume dives straight back into main character, Ni’vim’s continuing journey to complete the spiritual text Thus Spake Oneness. She continues her lessons in language, history, philosophy and spiritual thought with her mentor, Shanyrria, facing various physical and spiritual tests along the way. But it becomes very clear to the reader, and eventually to Ni’vim, that Shanyrria is facing trials of her own.
The lessons Ni’vim (and the reader) studies in this book are mainly based around the idea of freedom – what it means and how one can achieve it. The text considers essentialism (the notion that our base selves are fixed and immutable) versus our free will to change and grow from our experiences. Ni’vim must work out how to conquer sins such as pride, greed and wrath by facing avatars (Kosh’ree) with these qualities in battle and succeeding.
Meanwhile, we follow Shanyrria’s own battle with her hidden past, which results in a climactic battle in which the student must save and free the teacher (with a trigger warning for suicidal ideation, as Shanyrria attempts to sacrifice herself to escape her sins). It really highlights just how far Ni’vim has developed already, although she still retains the familiar qualities of impatience, impulsivity and quick temper that we have seen from the start.
As before, the text is peppered with relevant quotations, along with diagrams, symbols and illustrations, all geared towards helping Ni’vim and readers understand the complex thoughts presented. You may need a pen and paper to process what you’re reading as you go along! Also, there is bonus content at the end of the book, in the form of background lore, arc summaries and thematic explanations, which is really helpful for both worldbuilding and understanding the philosophical and religious concepts that underpin the narrative.
Even as the language seems to be become more ornate and archaic with each instalment of this series, the story becomes better balanced in terms of the action and intrigue plot elements and character development integrated with the academic materials – we see that Ni’vim must marry theory with practical experience in order to progress, and this in turn makes a smoother fiction experience for the reader.
That is not to say that this is an easy-read, because it is not, but it is a complex and thought provoking series of books which rewards the full engagement and close attention of readers looking for a deep, mentally stimulating reading experience and are open to spiritual education.
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpres...
If you haven’t been following my reviews of book 1 and book 2 in this series, I strongly urge you to read these in order as this is one continuous tale broken up into separate volumes for easier digestion.
This volume dives straight back into main character, Ni’vim’s continuing journey to complete the spiritual text Thus Spake Oneness. She continues her lessons in language, history, philosophy and spiritual thought with her mentor, Shanyrria, facing various physical and spiritual tests along the way. But it becomes very clear to the reader, and eventually to Ni’vim, that Shanyrria is facing trials of her own.
The lessons Ni’vim (and the reader) studies in this book are mainly based around the idea of freedom – what it means and how one can achieve it. The text considers essentialism (the notion that our base selves are fixed and immutable) versus our free will to change and grow from our experiences. Ni’vim must work out how to conquer sins such as pride, greed and wrath by facing avatars (Kosh’ree) with these qualities in battle and succeeding.
Meanwhile, we follow Shanyrria’s own battle with her hidden past, which results in a climactic battle in which the student must save and free the teacher (with a trigger warning for suicidal ideation, as Shanyrria attempts to sacrifice herself to escape her sins). It really highlights just how far Ni’vim has developed already, although she still retains the familiar qualities of impatience, impulsivity and quick temper that we have seen from the start.
As before, the text is peppered with relevant quotations, along with diagrams, symbols and illustrations, all geared towards helping Ni’vim and readers understand the complex thoughts presented. You may need a pen and paper to process what you’re reading as you go along! Also, there is bonus content at the end of the book, in the form of background lore, arc summaries and thematic explanations, which is really helpful for both worldbuilding and understanding the philosophical and religious concepts that underpin the narrative.
Even as the language seems to be become more ornate and archaic with each instalment of this series, the story becomes better balanced in terms of the action and intrigue plot elements and character development integrated with the academic materials – we see that Ni’vim must marry theory with practical experience in order to progress, and this in turn makes a smoother fiction experience for the reader.
That is not to say that this is an easy-read, because it is not, but it is a complex and thought provoking series of books which rewards the full engagement and close attention of readers looking for a deep, mentally stimulating reading experience and are open to spiritual education.
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpres...
December 10, 2022
The Epic Saga Continues!
This is a fantastic addition to the epic saga of The Eternal Reflection.
It’s getting harder to write a review without spoilers, but suffice to say Author Aquila Goh delivers time and again with these masterfully written stories.
This book continues the journey of Ni’vim, our pensive avian girl who is making great progress in her quest of uncovering the secret teachings of Ei’lara. Now she must get excerpts of an ancient and sacred tome if she wants to keep her promise to her father.
However, Ni’vim uncovers her mentor’s past that provides a “cascade of crises and conflicts” with her mentor. Qeazor, the evil demon, tries to influence our hero with its darkness. If Ni’vim can unlock these excerpts from the sacred tome, internalize its teachings, she has a chance to save her mentor, someone dear to our hero, and dispel the demonic forces.
The already vast world building keeps getting deeper and more layered as this masterful saga continues. The writing style is easy to read and artistic–it blends literary elements with genre fiction masterfully.
I tremendously enjoyed this addition to the series and would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a deep and meaningful sci-fi adventure.
This is a fantastic addition to the epic saga of The Eternal Reflection.
It’s getting harder to write a review without spoilers, but suffice to say Author Aquila Goh delivers time and again with these masterfully written stories.
This book continues the journey of Ni’vim, our pensive avian girl who is making great progress in her quest of uncovering the secret teachings of Ei’lara. Now she must get excerpts of an ancient and sacred tome if she wants to keep her promise to her father.
However, Ni’vim uncovers her mentor’s past that provides a “cascade of crises and conflicts” with her mentor. Qeazor, the evil demon, tries to influence our hero with its darkness. If Ni’vim can unlock these excerpts from the sacred tome, internalize its teachings, she has a chance to save her mentor, someone dear to our hero, and dispel the demonic forces.
The already vast world building keeps getting deeper and more layered as this masterful saga continues. The writing style is easy to read and artistic–it blends literary elements with genre fiction masterfully.
I tremendously enjoyed this addition to the series and would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a deep and meaningful sci-fi adventure.
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