It seems as if when I write, I anchor something that will be beneficial for myself in the present or the future, or something that will allow my mind to explore the state of my consciousness and the realms that it is in, whether it be in the deep past or my correlation to the world. With this being said, Octavia’s Butler Xenogenesis is one of those books that will aid a generation in understanding the planetary nature of growth and expansion. It seems as if all Octavia’s butler’s works, whether by design or share creative necessity are archetypal tomes on a particular type of existence and ascenscion.
I am choosing to start a commentary on Xenogenesis because it is a necessity. These books explores a necessary state of growth for a being on earth, that has relations to the Spirit world and wishes to master their form. Anyanwu is a word meaning eye of the Sun, and Doro is a word that will be come to mean ” The blessing of God, or the Gift of God”. Xenogenesis is not about either of these two spirits, however with the mind of ” Eternal Fiction” we will come to see the parallels and connections.
Xenogenesis consists of three books. The descriptions itself are exciting and insightful.
- Dawn
- When Lilith Iyapo wakes in a small white room with no doors or windows, she remembers a devastating war, and a husband and child long lost to her. She finds herself living among the Oankali, a strange race who intervened in the fate of humanity hundreds of years before. They spared those they could from the ruined Earth, and suspended them in a long deep sleep. Over centuries, the Oankali learned from the past, cured disease and healed the world. Now they want Lilith to lead her people back home. But Salvation comes at a price. To restore humanity , it must be changed forever
- Adulthood Rites
- Lilith’s son Akin looks like an ordinary child. His family live together on Earth, but not in complete peace. The Oankali saved humanity years before, compelled by the desire to create an extraordinary new race of children. But there are those who resist the Oankali and the Salvation they offer
- The First of his kind, Akin is more powerful that any other being. He understands the desire to fight for the independence of humanity. He also fears that, if left alone, humanity will destroy itself again
- And When young Akin is stolen from Lilith and their hybrid family, he soon faces an impossible choice. But first he must reconcile with his own heritage in a world already torn in two.
- Imago
- Jodahs is a child of the Earth and Stars, born from the union between humans and the Oankali, who saved humanity from destruction centuries before.
- But Jodahs is approaching adult, a metamorphosis that will take him beyond gender and family, and into a great but dangerous unknown.
- Frightenedn and alone, Jodahs must come to terms with this new identity, learn to master life-changing powers and bring together what’s left of humankind or become the biggest threat to their survival
For my first book series review, I will spend time formulating and learning about the world of Xenogenesis, and drawing correlation to this reality, as I believe that this book is an important Archetype for human-stellar interaction from the standpoint of physicality, not including spirit. We will leave spirit talk for when we explore The Patternmaster Series.
