By The Waters Of Babylon
(Paragraph 2) By the Waters of Babylon is about a son of a priest &
becoming priest by the name of John who goes on a quest to find himself & show he is
worthy to become a priest. Just as in the movie “The Village” there are forbidden places
enter into. It’s forbidden to go to any of the dead places except to search for metal & he
who touches the metal must be a priest or son of a priest or they will die. John’s father
takes him on a journey to search for metal & it is only after John touches the metal does
his father see that John is “truly his son and would be a priest.” As the time comes for
John to become a priest, he has to undergo a “purification” rite. John’s father tells him to
look into the fire and to say what he sees in his dreams. John sees a river, and, beyond
it, a great Dead Place and in it the gods walking. His father calls this a “strong dream”
that “may eat you up.” He then makes his son promise not to travel to the east and
cross the great river to visit the Place of the Gods for these places are forbidden to
enter. His father sends him off on a spiritual journey, but does not know he is going to
the forbidden places of the Gods. As John prays & fasts he takes a journey through the
forest for eight days, and crosses the forbidden river Ou]-dis-sun. He crosses it & does
not die. Once John gets to the Place of the Gods, he steps on the ground & he does not
burn. Instead he only feels energy and magic. As he travels through the place of the
Gods in search of food he sees a statue of what seems to be a “God” that
says "ASHING" on its base. While being chased by dogs and finds a building with
stories he climbs to get away from becoming food. John explores what seems to be an
apartment he see pictures, sculptures & things he has never known of. As he continues
looking around he comes upon what he thinks is a dead God. Upon viewing the visage,
he has an epiphany that the
becoming priest by the name of John who goes on a quest to find himself & show he is
worthy to become a priest. Just as in the movie “The Village” there are forbidden places
enter into. It’s forbidden to go to any of the dead places except to search for metal & he
who touches the metal must be a priest or son of a priest or they will die. John’s father
takes him on a journey to search for metal & it is only after John touches the metal does
his father see that John is “truly his son and would be a priest.” As the time comes for
John to become a priest, he has to undergo a “purification” rite. John’s father tells him to
look into the fire and to say what he sees in his dreams. John sees a river, and, beyond
it, a great Dead Place and in it the gods walking. His father calls this a “strong dream”
that “may eat you up.” He then makes his son promise not to travel to the east and
cross the great river to visit the Place of the Gods for these places are forbidden to
enter. His father sends him off on a spiritual journey, but does not know he is going to
the forbidden places of the Gods. As John prays & fasts he takes a journey through the
forest for eight days, and crosses the forbidden river Ou]-dis-sun. He crosses it & does
not die. Once John gets to the Place of the Gods, he steps on the ground & he does not
burn. Instead he only feels energy and magic. As he travels through the place of the
Gods in search of food he sees a statue of what seems to be a “God” that
says "ASHING" on its base. While being chased by dogs and finds a building with
stories he climbs to get away from becoming food. John explores what seems to be an
apartment he see pictures, sculptures & things he has never known of. As he continues
looking around he comes upon what he thinks is a dead God. Upon viewing the visage,
he has an epiphany that the