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Tales of the Black Widow TALES OF THE BLACK WIDOW MARLENE AGUILAR for broken toys... First Edition 2010 Produced and published by Jamayco Publishing House © 2010 Marlene Aguilar All rights reserved. ISBN Author: Marlene Aguilar Editors: Francesca Marks, Josephine Queipo Design and layout: Alexander Pascual, www.alexdesigns.ph Photography: Raymund Isaac, Demetrio Dela Cruz Fashion consultant: Monina Tan-Santiago Typeset by Rainbow Graphics and Printing Co. Ltd. Printed and bound by Paramount Printing Co. First edition Address book orders to Jamayco Publishing House Fax: +632 439-0572 Website: www.marleneaguilar.com E-mail address: [email protected] No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means nor may any part of this publication be stored in a database or other electronic retrieval system without the prior written consent of the publisher. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions contained in this publication. vi Contents Letter from the editor ......................................................................... ix More letters from the editor ................................................................ x Chapter 1. Virgins and Pretzels ....................................................... 1 Letter to Gabriel ................................................................................. 39 Wishful Thinking and Indecisive Wars ................................................ 43 Chapter 2. White Knights in Dark Armors .................................... 58 Chapter 3. Land of Broken Toys ................................................. 122 Chapter 4. Creature of the Mind ................................................. 179 The Mystery of Infinity .................................................................... 191 Sex with Ra ...................................................................................... 238 The Vampire M, Creature of the Mind ............................................. 250 Playing with Venus ................................................................... 255 Chapter 5. My Twin of Flames .................................................... 260 Magic ..................................................................................... 275 Chapter 6. The Goddess of Light and her Ocean of Blackness .......................................................................... 322 Acknowledgements ..................................................................... 367 Photos ......................................................................................... 369 Books by Marlene Aguilar .......................................................... 378 vii Letter from the editor October 14, 2009 I love your writing Marlene, the power of heaven and the celestial spirit moves and flows through it. Blessed be you for these incredible words that will change the world. From all of humanity and the earth, thank you. Francesca Marks xxx ix More letters from the editor Dear readers, I have decided to share with you the following series of letters of my editor Francesca Marks, my soul sister. These were written during the time she was working on this book. She had chosen to only see the good in me. She showered my life with love and light, through her kind and magical soul. I would like to share her blessings with you. Marlene Monday, October 5, 2009 Dearest One, I have attached the edited version of the first chapter. I love it! Again you are writing a literary masterpiece. Again the work is very powerful. You write in such a way that the reader is gripped from the start by its intensity. I find the balance in this chapter perfect. I have started to read the following chapters, and found that there was not so much about the Tarot, cosmic laws and the Buddhist saints which created such a beautiful balance in Warriors of Heaven, though I have not read enough ahead yet to know if that is truly the case. It is so exciting. This is another incredible book. I am so very happy to be working on this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your words, your wisdom, and your energy and for being x TALES OF THE BLACK WIDOW the incredible being you are. Thank you for asking me to work on this with you. I miss you and love you so much. You are a Goddess on earth, a sacred celestial being, and I love you with all my heart. Love always all ways, Francesca Marks Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Dearest Marlene, There is no one in the world who I have met who has such strength, beauty, and compassion. Thank you deeply for your words, they mean so much to me. I love you with all my heart. It brings tears to my eyes at times to think of you, because you are more divine than human. Francesca Marks Thursday, October 8, 2009 Dearest Marlene, I do not know if I have ever told you how much knowing you has changed my life. For someone like you to exist in the world, and in my life, is beyond dreams I thought possible. I love you with the very essence of my being. The book is amazing. I love you, Francesca xi MARLENE AGUILAR Saturday, October 10, 2009, the day after Maya’s birthday: Dearest Marlene, Please give my deepest love and blessings to beloved Maya. Today you appeared in my meditation, in my heart chakra, smiling gracefully and playful like Kuan Yin. I know you are a celestial being from different realms of this universe. I love you so. It is so much fun working with you. Your energy is so pure, so dynamic and powerful. It is magic. Love, love, love, xxx Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Dearest Marlene The compassion in your writing is so heartfelt and pure it touches the soul so deeply. I remember your eyes when you talk and I miss you so greatly. Your soul is so strong and your compassion so great. I love you so, Francesca Thursday, October 15, 2009 Dearest Marlene, I miss you so much. All I want is to spend time with you again. The time we spent together was so magical; it was such a blessing to be with my soul sister, and a heavenly being. Now I am in tears from the end of chapter 3. What you write about Marcus is so touching; one can feel the intensity of his world, and how much he has haunted your soul. Your arguments in the email to Gabriel regarding the interview with the four-star general, Martin Dempsey are so powerful - brilliant. xii TALES OF THE BLACK WIDOW The chapter is altogether amazing Marlene, your writing is so absorbing. Thank you again for asking me to help you with this. I have attached chapter 3, edited version. I have to say again how much I miss you so; I love you to the bottom of my being. I feel I have never known a love like this before my treasured soul sister. Thank you for being so special, so wonderful, a child of heaven. October 19, 2009 Dearest Marlene, Chapter 4 is my favorite chapter so far. The words from the oracles are so powerful. When I read about you and Jason, tears come to my eyes. The last sex scenes at the end are more erotic than anything I have ever read. I can’t wait for chapter 5. Loving you, Francesca October 23, 2009 Beautiful One, I love working with your writing. I believe it to be some of the best writing in the world. I love you, love you, love you. You are magic and divine, so beautiful and wise. I feel so blessed to have you in my life. Thank you so much for your kind words. Love you xx xiii October 24, 2009 Oh my God! Amazing, Chapter 5 is amazing. You write with such power, it is truly intoxicating. Thank you for being an angel living on earth Marlene. May you be blessed every moment. X October 25, 2009, the day after my dinner concert with Becca at the Hobbit House: Dearest Marlene, Last night sounds so wonderful. I thought about you almost every moment. I wish I could have seen it. The texts from Becca to you are so touching. She is so right; your selfless energy is a cosmic force that changes so many people’s lives, and the world, for the better. I am still in awe from chapter 5; its power is beyond words Marlene. It is magic, so well written. There are no words to express the love I feel for you, I hope you can feel it in your soul. I love you infinitely Xx October 26, 2009 My God, it reads like a fairy-tale, totally bewitching and magical. The words from the Oracles are like fantasy, if one were to try to imagine an enchanting story it could not be the same. The end of the chapter with your soul rising to Ra is so inspiring and touching. It fills one’s soul with strength and inspiration. I have missed Caesar! I love him, his energy in the book works so well. Loving you so xxx PS: The way you write about Merlin’s moon is magical! I just looked out the window now and Merlin thanks you. Darling One The heavens dance in between our souls. You are so magical if there were words to say what your existence means they would be sacred texts. Xx October 30, 2009 Dear Marlene, Chapter 5 is magical. It really does contain true magic. The story ‘Magic’ that is included in it, is so heart-warming. I believe that with this tale you have told the dreams of every boy and girl living on this earth. The poem which opens the chapter is so powerful. The tales of real-life are so interesting, and create suspense in the reader so the reader just wants to keep on reading. Your writing is so interesting, so insightful, and so heart-felt. It is amazing how you manage to thread so many different tales together and make them flow together so beautifully. I loved reading of our time together, I do miss you. Finally the words of the Oracles, truly Marlene there are no words to describe what this is like for the reader. It is bewitching magic. There is nothing I can say but well done, it is so good. I love you my beloved soul sister. xv MARLENE AGUILAR November 3, 2009 Dearest Marlene, The story you have written about your conversations with Becca concerning the hard time she had are so powerful.
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