The Eternal Reflection
“The cosmos is not a reflection to be studied. We must experience it. We must become one with its eternal flow and rhythms.”
Books 5, 6, and 7 of The Eternal Reflection are Ready!
Pre-orders are out on Amazon Kindle. Release Date: 7 Sep 2024
After 2 years of writing, The Eternal Reflection's Books 5, 6, and 7 are ready! I will publish them on 7 Sep 2024. Pre-orders will be available soon!
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The Eternal Reflection Novels
A Spiritual Journey into the Dark Night of the Soul
For fans of: The Alchemist, Tuesdays with Morris, The 5 People You Meet in Heaven, Sophie's World, Theo's Odyssey, Story of Your Life, Life of Pi, Lord of the Rings, Dune, Cloud Atlas, The Vampire Lestat, The Three-Body Problem, The Dispossessed, Odd Thomas, Twelve Years A Slave, The Shack, and A Court of Thorns and Roses.
Release Date: 18 Nov 2022 for Books 1 to 4. 7 Sep 2024 for Books 5 to 7.
The Eternal Reflection Book 1: Zelkova Rising (2nd Edition)
They call it the eternal reflection. And to decipher it is to unravel the universe’s spiritual and philosophical secrets.
Ni’vim, an unsure but pensive avian girl, grew up in a world of peace and has just reached adulthood. Her home brims with green skies, blue plants, mythical creatures, and dark elementals.
Now, vile demons from Sckogol, the infernal realm, stampede out of portals and burn her people and culture to ashes.
Time is irreversible, so she can never return to paradise.
But with the ominous return of Qeazor, a cosmic terror that promises bloodshed and the fall of her world, comes a flicker of hope—
If she can marry the inspirational teachings of a sacred book with the divine symbol’s wisdom, she may find courage in overcoming the world’s travails and pains.
Will she keep her promise to her father, defy all odds, and harness the symbol’s philosophical secrets to embody courage and overcome loss and death?
Or will she wilt like a fallen zelkova and descend into nothingness?
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The Eternal Reflection Book 2: The Ei'lari Legacy (2nd Edition)
Ei’lara. It is an ancient tongue that harbors the universe’s spiritual and philosophical wisdom.
Ni’vim, an unsure and pensive avian girl, is ravaged by the massacre of her people. No longer does her hometown, Phos’rrah, exist. She now lives in Hoskiuros, a village blazing with racism and religious bigotry.
Many see her as an outcast because of her curse, called the white malady, and covet her death.
Powerless but resolute, she vows to unravel Ei’lara. While she trains with her mentor to harness the tongue’s secrets, she faces many sinister challenges.
Ni’vim begins descending into darkness during her journey after making an irreversible moral choice.
However, somewhere in Ei’lara lies the secrets that may dispel the illusion of the material world and help her rise above her evilness—
If she can decipher and wield the tongue, she may avert tragedy and staunch the flames of hatred and bigotry.
Will Ni’vim survive her attackers, unravel the language, overcome all obstacles, and overpower the hatred within her?
Or will she sink further into darkness until hatred consumes her?
The Eternal Reflection Book 3: Darkness Unveiled (2nd Edition)
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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The Eternal Reflection Book 4: The Fallen Zelkova (2nd Edition)
They call it the eternal reflection. This sacred symbol promises the greatest philosophical lesson and secret of the cosmos’ spiritual nature.
With Ni’vim having fulfilled some of her father’s promises, the avian girl now has newfound confidence in furthering her mission. Shanyrria, her mentor, an aged wizard, is free of her prior traumas and can now accompany her.
However, demons from Sckogol invade the world through portals. Leea’doch, her world, now blazes with embers. Ni’vim faces two nemeses - Raielas, who leads an army to destroy her kind, and Qeazor, who threatens to erase all life.
If Raielas succeeds, Ni’vim’s people will turn into ashes.
However, Ni’vim and Shanyrria both seek an ancient fortress that could shelter their people and provide clues to the eternal reflection—
If they find it, they may uncover the sacred symbol’s power, allowing them to dispel the eternal night that descends upon the world.
Will Ni’vim save her people, overcome her hatred for Raielas, and uncover the symbol’s spiritual secrets?
Or will the duo fail and doom their people to eternal extinction?
The Eternal Reflection Book 5: The Song of Water (1st Edition)
In the mystical expanse of Sckogol, the eternal song of water isn’t just a melody—it’s a profound metaphor for life’s intricate dance.
Romanus, the weathered bard, stands as a middle-aged figure with a tattered robe, his dark hair and beard framing his enigmatic allure. He has a musical gift that lets him predict the future. In a desert realm with ethereal beings and a tangerine-hued sky, the academy of Lor’Sharra is a place of knowledge and mystery.
Peace in Sckogol is shattered by a dire threat—the emergence of three temporal storms poised to engulf the realm and obstruct passage to Leea’doch. The malevolent Mal’vara assail the academy’s walls as if that weren’t enough.
Suppose Romanus can unlock the enigmatic secrets of the Tsa’mar. Then, he may discover a hidden path to conquer the near-invulnerable forms of the Mal’vara, saving the lyceum from destruction.
Can Romanus overcome the forces besieging Sckogol with the Tsa’mar’s wisdom?
Will Romanus harness the power of the lute, or will he lose himself in a desert of despair, a forgotten note in the echoing sands of time?
The Eternal Reflection Book 6: The Glaciers of Tears (1st Edition)
Yertia’s unmelting ice glaciers symbolize a society trapped in conditioning and inauthenticity.
Bazoou, a small, yeti-like figure draped in a pristine white cloak, stands apart from his physically and mentally endowed peers. However, he possesses a gift that can peer into a hidden, luminous realm. Mount Yertia is a world of inequality and hidden conspiracies, covered in snow and glaciers that never melt.
A twofold threat shatters the serenity of Mount Yertia — the relentless Mal’vara assail the city. The elite scholars in this society are plotting to control and manipulate the residents, denying their true identities.
Suppose Bazoou can uncover the enigmatic secrets of the Tsa’mar. He may find a secret path to defeat the invincible Mal’vara and save Yertia from destruction, revealing the truth that unites its people.
Can Bazoou find the Tsa’mar’s wisdom and break the cycle of exploitation in Yertia?
Can Bazoou break free from societal conditioning and bring change, or will he be stuck in despair like glaciers of tears?
The Eternal Reflection Book 7: The Whispers of the Forest (1st Edition)
Within Cuatzpallia’s thriving jungles, the forest’s whispers echo a profound philosophical message. Like a Zen riddle, the hidden secrets of the subconscious are subtly revealed, nudging one towards transcending the constraints of material existence.
In Cuatzpallia’s vibrant jungles, Char’qual, an assassin, moves gracefully with her shimmering beige scales. Her gift lets her pass into shadowy dimensions. Emerging from a harrowing past of enslavement, she carries an insidious demon that craves control over her.
Doom looms with the Mal’vara’s relentless onslaught threatening Cuatzpallia. Char’qual grapples with her inner turmoil, wrestling against the malevolent demon.
Hope will prevail if Char’qual defeats her inner darkness and uses the Tsa’mara’s teachings against her enemies.
Can Char’qual silence the demon within, securing salvation for herself and her world? The jungle’s whispers hold secrets that might hold the key to the world's salvation.
As the jungle conceals answers, will Char’qual conquer her inner turmoil, or will she succumb to her inner demons? Amidst Cuatzpallia’s vivid landscape, salvation awaits, offering a chance at redemption.
The Eternal Reflection Book 8: The Unborn Sands (1st Edition)
Book 8 has 50,000 words drafted.
Other Novels & Books
Less serious works done only as a hobby,
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Thus Spake Oneness Book 1: Zelkova Speaks
Allegories for Spiritual Growth
Why does God not answer our prayers? What is the purpose of evil? Why do challenges and suffering exist? What makes a fulfilling life? How do we be our true selves? And what is the root of all conflict in this world?
Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra. The book, Zelkova Speaks, is a collection of spiritual and philosophical allegories, fables, and parables. It covers spiritual growth, free will, suffering, existential angst, the afflictions of modern society, Zen, and cosmic consciousness. Every page is full of entertaining insights into the human condition and provides solutions to life’s many problems. With simple prose, Thus Spake Oneness series gives clear and wise revelations on spirituality.
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Fans have told me they love the Thus Spake Oneness excerpts in books 1 to 4. Thus, I have written short anthologies comprising similar, short, philosophical, and spiritual sagas.
This new series is just a hobby and respite from The Eternal Reflection novels. They are very short, and I wrote them just for casual fun, unlike the seriousness of my main novels.
Thus Spake Oneness Book 2: Star-Weaver Speaks
Allegories for Spiritual Growth
Does free will exist? Are we all separate or unitary beings? Is enlightenment merely a state of bliss or a perpetual journey? How does the law of karma affect us? What are the law of attraction and the law of cause and effect? Why does time exist? What lies in the future of human spiritual evolution?
Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra. The book, Star-Weaver Speaks, is a collection of spiritual and philosophical allegories, fables, and parables. It covers spiritual growth, free will, suffering, the illusions of Maya, time, and space, the paradoxes of divinity, enlightenment, and cosmic consciousness. Every page is full of entertaining insights into the human condition and provides solutions to life’s many problems. With simple prose, the Thus Spake Oneness series gives clear and wise revelations on spirituality.
Thus Spake Oneness Book 3: First Voice Speaks
Allegories for Spiritual Growth
Imagine yourself being an omniscient and omnipotent being that exists in all time and all space. What will you do? This is the greatest existential concern of the First Voice, the cosmic creator. What will he do with his creations? What moral burdens would concern such an eternal being? How will he find a way out of it through his creations? In this book, Aquila Goh, the author, blends mysticism, sci-fi, and spiritual fantasy into a timeless tale that weaves many glints of wisdom and spiritual insight.
Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra. The book, First Voice Speaks, is a collection of spiritual and philosophical allegories, fables, and parables. It covers spiritual growth, free will, suffering, the illusions of Maya, time, and space. It covers the moral choices and dilemmas faced by an eternal cosmic consciousness. The author does it by imagining a complex thought experiment by being in the perspective of a cosmic creator. Every page is full of entertaining insights into the human condition and provides solutions to life’s many problems. With simple prose, the Thus Spake Oneness series gives clear and wise revelations on spirituality.
The Sleep Solution
A Lifelong Insomniac’s Proven Path to Restful Nights
Are you tired of sleepless nights and endless tossing and turning? “The Sleep Solution” by Aquila Goh offers hope for those tormented by insomnia. Drawing from nearly 15 years of battling severe insomnia, Aquila presents a comprehensive, no-nonsense guide to achieving restful sleep.
This book isn’t written by a doctor but by someone who has walked the agonizing path of sleeplessness and emerged victorious. This practical manual culminates in Aquila’s journey, marked by trying over 30 to 50 conventional and alternative methods, consulting top sleep specialists, and employing advanced statistical techniques.
“The Sleep Solution” is structured to address insomnia from multiple dimensions. It begins with creating an optimal sleep environment, delves into bodily factors such as diet and exercise, explores habits and tricks to ease symptoms, and finally tackles the psychological roots of insomnia. Aquila’s methods are rated for effectiveness, offering you a clear roadmap and checklist to sleep better.
Whether you’ve tried countless remedies or are just starting your quest for better sleep, this book provides tested and proven strategies to help you reclaim your nights and restore your life. Say goodbye to insomnia and hello to peaceful, rejuvenating slumber.
Novel Series Details
2nd Edition Re-publication with Vastly Enhanced Editorial Quality and Content Additions
Main Genre: Spiritual Fiction, Dark Fantasy
Sub-genre: Some books are Psychological Thrillers. All have action-adventure elements.
Themes: Existentialism, Eastern Philosophy, Eastern Spirituality
Book Type: Blend of genre and literary fiction
Book Focus: Character-focused plot-driven with many themes
Target Audience: New Adult (18 to 30) and Adult (31 or higher)
Readability: Fairly easy to read (readability grade of 5)
Book Cost: USD 0.99 to USD 1.99 per book
English Variant: American English
Where to Buy: Amazon Kindle
Updates: The manuscript will be updated if I find errors.
Praise for The Eternal Reflection
“I am so impressed with Aquila Goh’s writing and stunningly beautiful prose that elevated the spiritual-philosophical fantasy books to unbelievable heights.”
S.G. Blaise, 5-time award-winning novelist & 2-time Eric Hoffer Finalist of The Last Lumenian novel series.
“Your writing is beautiful and artistic, I love it! I like your prose, poetry, and spiritual wisdom. Astoundingly high standard! Your book is topnotch!”
Samantha B, Adra, ASEAN scholar, translator of The Lotus Sutra, and author of Tara Zenyora.
"Aquila Goh is one of the most creative and intelligent, newly emerged writer that shakes the literature scene of Singapore."
Muhammad Amirul Amru, TCK Publisher novel award nominee, and acclaimed author of First Under Heaven & A Song for Zenith
“Thought-provoking and beautifully crafted, the Eternal Reflection marks an incredible debut from Aquila Goh.”
C.M. Lackner, author of the acclaimed Path of Darkness novel series.
“Riveting and profound. A tour de force.”
Goh Yi Han, Law Professor.
“Your quotes, wisdom and philosophy are ingrained with this masterpiece. Also, I think it's genius that you made this into a fictional story, but at the same time allows you to explore different through processes flawlessly.”
NuclearAgent, content creator and well-known Twitch streamer.
“I am really enjoying getting to know the lovely young lady who is embarking on finding meaning for her life. She seems to represent a lot of us who want to feel there is more to life than mundane restrictions that have been placed on us by our societies.”
An ARC opt-in reader.
“Omfg, that book is definitely intense like seriously some deep thought within it … I love it for sure. I feel it’s very enlightening and the deep process of which your mind can comprehend the words in this book is absolutely mind blowing.”—
An ARC opt-in reader and Twitch streamer, No_EzKillz.
Major Traits of the Novel Series
This is not an ordinary novel series. It combines the ideas of many disciplines to formulate a cosmic philosophy and spirituality.
Incredible Illustrations
Other than the book cover, I illustrated all black and white images in the books all by myself. There are many drawings, visual conceptual diagrams, and artificial language excerpts in the first volume.
Extreme Worldbuilding
I spent more than a year planning and creating the entire world of Leea'doch before I started to write the novel series. Its history, cultures, ethnic groups, civilizations, technology, religions, spirituality, languages - all were crafted painstakingly.
Synergy of Plot, Character, and Theme
Unlike many books, where the trio are written in parallels, I have written the three to blend harmoniously with one another and co-evolve over time until it reaches fruition in an integrated philosophy and worldview. This is tremendously difficult for authors to achieve and mandates much experience.
Credits to Alejandro Colucci for the spiral image.
Profoundly Deep Philosophy and Spirituality
Drawing from a synthesis of Eastern and Western philosophy, religions, and spirituality, I have created a seamless and integrated model of cosmic spirituality. I delivered it non-technically so people can understand better.
Artistic and Poetic Galore
The entire first volume alone has about 40 poems and songs. It also has more than a hundred illustrations of symbols, places, languages, and spells. The prose has a literary, gentle, evocative, sensual, and poetic touch to it, while being extremely readable. Readers say I have similar prose to Patricia McKillip, but more mystical, philosophical, and masculine.
Three Artificial Languages
I created three major languages - Ei'lara, Kol'lara, and Sha'vilo, alongside several minor ones, just for this novel series. These are not ordinary languages - some are visual, non-linear, and use unorthodox logical structures. They form the structure of an integrated model of spirituality in future volumes.
Battles and Fury
Being an adventure novel alongside its primarily philosophical genre, it has many battles written with mature language. As the first volume progresses, the story, violence, and battles get increasingly dark, violent, bloody, Lovecraftian, and brutal. There is plenty of psychological horror.
Rich in Themes
The novel series covers many psychological, existential, spiritual, sociological, philosophical, and theological themes and offers solutions. I do this in a layman and non-technical manner that is easily understood. The authors are not named, but their concepts are used.
Clear Ideas
Although abstract, many ideas covered in the novel series have been explained very simply and clearly. I have also included many self-illustrated diagrams and summaries to make understanding easy.
Flows like Water
After an extensive editing by noting the 100 most common writing mistakes, such as redundancies, irrelevant chapters, over-elaboration, lack of synthesis, and lack of focus, I have drafted a novel series that flows like water. Nearly everything is relevant, focused, and converges upon its final synthesis of many philosophical themes in books 2, 3, and 4. Combined with top-notch editing software and analyzers, the rate of grammatical and typolographical error is about only 1 in 10,000.
Quality & Quantity
Numbering 460,000 words, the first volume has 4 books within: 1) Zelkova Rising, 2) The Ei'lari Legacy, 3) The Darkness in the Mirror, 4) The Fallen Zelkova. There is more than enough content to justify its low price! A high degree of professionalism and 6 years of writing experience ensure that the novels are of the highest quality!
A Long-Term Novel Series
I have planned and scripted all 2 to 3 future volumes already, which will be edited slowly and released over many years. This is a long-term project with lots of love, dedication, planning, and commitment put into it. I will ensure that I will not disappoint my readers.
Continued Updates from Feedback
I will update and re-upload my manuscript for a free download on the Amazon Kindle page based on feedback and newly spotted errors
Latest News
Latest updates on The Eternal Reflection and other progress!
4 July 2024: The Eternal Reflection Books 5, 6, 7, and an insomnia book are done! I will publish them on Amazon soon!
Contents
Here you will find free chapter samples and descriptions of the novel series and who I am.
Introduction
Themes and Novel Samples
Novel Samples and Miscellaneous
Marketing and Reviews
About Aquila Goh
Aquila is the pen name for the mystic author of "The Eternal Reflection" novel series.
He has a master's degree (M.A.) in Existential Sociology. An auto-didact, he has studied dozens of disciplines independently and has read thousands of books. When he is free, he loves to play video games, watch documentaries, read, and stream on Twitch. Of special interest to him is Tetris, of which he is one of the most knowledgeable players in the world.
Although well-read in many fields, he is currently most interested in the following academic subjects: philosophy, religion, spirituality, psychology, literature, creative writing, and sociology.
He hopes to help humanity by imparting his philosophy to them through his novels. If he becomes very successful one day, he hopes to voluntarily help others through charity.
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