Imajica
Imajica is a fantasy novel by British author Clive Barker. Barker names it as his favourite of all his writings. The work, 825 pages at its first printing in 1991, chronicles the events surrounding the reconciliation of Earth, called the Fifth Dominion, with the other four Dominions, parallel worlds unknown to all but a select few of Earth's inhabitants. Considered wide in scope, elaborate in its imagery, and meticulous in its detail, the novel covers themes such as God, sex, love, gender and death.
Plot introduction
Conception
The inspiration and many of the ideas for Imajica came to Clive Barker in dreams, and so inspired, he worked at an intense pace to complete the novel. Barker has stated he wrote the novel in fourteen months; writing fourteen to sixteen hours a day, seven days a week.
Backstory
The Earth is actually just one part of 5 connected worlds or Dominions, called the Imajica. Overseeing all of the dominions is the Unbeheld, Hapexamendios (God). However, Earth became separated from the other four worlds long ago. This explains both the appearance of extraordinary phenomena on Earth as well as the lack of understanding of magic and acceptance of the extraordinary as commonplace (as it is in the other four worlds). The void that separates Earth from her sister worlds is called the "In Ovo." Great magic users called Maestros have attempted through the ages to reconcile the Earth with the remaining Imajica, including Christ. This Reconciliation can only happen once every 200 years. All previous attempts failed; the most recent resulted in the horrific death or madness of those involved. A secret society known as the Tabula Rasa formed after this failure; its directive is to prevent the use of magic on the Earth, motivated by the fear that such a disaster may occur again. At the present time, the four reconciled dominions are ruled by the Autarch, who lives in the great city of Yzordderrex in the Second Dominion.
Podcasts:
Imajica
ALBUMS
- Ministry of Sound: Dance Nation Six released: 1999
- Ministry of Sound: Clubber’s Guide to… Trance released: 1999
- Ministry of Sound: Dance Nation 4 released: 1997
- Ministry of Sound: The Annual III released: 1997
Ministry of Sound: Dance Nation Six
Released 1999- Everybody Get Up (original mix)
- Can't Get Enough (original mix)
- Freak It Out (original mix)
- The Feelin' (Clap Your Hands) (original mix)
- Relax (DJ Lottie remix)
- My Love Is Strong (original mix)
- Joy (Sharp mix)
- Rise of Tonight (Sharp mix)
- 5:55 (original mix)
- Love Stimulation (Paul Van Dyk Original Love mix)
- Movin' Thru' Your System (original mix)
- Slam Jam (original mix)
- Touched by God (original mix)
- Flash (original mix)
- Universal Nation (original mix)
- Gouryella (original mix)
- Pearl River (original mix)
- 9 PM (Till I Come) (Sequential One 1999 remix)
Ministry of Sound: Clubber’s Guide to… Trance
Released 1999- Not Over Yet ’99 (Matt Darey mix)
- Everyday
- Red Sun Rising (Lange remix)
- Cream (ATB remix)
- Out of the Blue
- Liberation (Ferry Corsten mix)
- Nomansland (David’s Song) (Lange remix)
- Wonderer (ATB mix)
- Dimension (Salt Tank’s Voices of Reason mix)
- The Way
- We Came
- Endless Wave (Albion mix)
- Lost in Love (Starecase mix)
- Hypnotic
- Implode
- Sweet Substance
- Sol
Ministry of Sound: Dance Nation 4
Released 1997- Magic Carpet Ride (Fatboy Slim Latin Ska Acid mix)
- Free (Mood II Swing mix)
- White Powder Dreams
- The Player (Classic Vocal mix)
- Moment of My Life (feat. Michelle Weeks)
- Rip Groove
- The Beat (Scratcher's Groove)
- The Mighty High (The Bomb mix)
- It's Like That (Jason's Battle Blaster mix)
- Beach Ball
- Airscape
- Your Face
Ministry of Sound: The Annual III
Released 1997- Closer Than Close (Mentor remake)
- So Good (12" vocal mix)
- Don't Give Up (M&S Epic Klub mix)
- Something Goin' On (Loop da Loop Uptown mix)
- Just Gets Better (feat. Xavier) (TJR dub)
- Moment of My Life (feat. Michelle Weeks) (Richie Jones dub)
- RIP Groove
- Turn Me Out (Turn to Sugar) (feat. Kathy Brown) (Sol Brothers mix)
- Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage mix)
- Anytime (original mix)
- Happiness (feat. Jocelyn Brown) (extended version)
- Flylife (Extra mix)
- Belo Horizonti (Dino Lenny HWW mix)
- Sunchyme (original mix)
- Offshore '97 (feat. Power Circle) (Anthony Pappa Bootleg mix)
- Foundations II
- Get up! Go Insane! (Moonmen's Theme)
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Your Creator
by: ImagikaInto the dark, contain your shock
Feeling no shame, embrace the pain
I can feel your body trembling
All that you crave, playing the slave
Touching the fire, wet with desire
I can see your eyes are wanting more
I'll tease you and break you
You'll call me your creator
You come to me in innocence
And leave here soaking in my sin
I'll bleed you and please you
You'll call me your creator
Each time you're crawling back again
To let my demons do you in
Filling your need, submit to me
Oh how you yearn, waiting your turn
I can feel your lips quivering
Put to the test, quickening breath
Heavenly thighs, tightening eyes
I can see you getting closer
Your body before marked red and bright
Contain your climax till I say it's time
Now kneel before me and worship me tonight
Feel no pain... embrace the shame
I'll tease you and break you
You'll call me your creator
You come to me in innocence
And leave here soaking in my skin
I'll bleed you and please you
You'll call me your creator
Each time you're crawling back again
To let my demons do you in
You'll feel pleasure when you submit
Playing the slave again
I'll bleed you and please you