Long-haired figure playing a flute on one leg in a storm with lightning standing over the slay corpses of hellish creatures, titled “In Darkness and In Light,” subtitle “A Tome of Stars Companion,” with artist name “Stargazer” at bottom.

In Darkness and in Light: A Tome of Stars Companion

A collection of light/dark juxtaposition, inspired from personal highs and lows, nucleated by hearing "In Darkness Let Me Dwell" by the lutenist John Dowland (1610), a song proving beyond any doubt that severe depression is not merely a modern phenomenon. Thus, in this collection, each poem has an "in-verse" that follows, painting the extremes of the spectrum of psychological states. The verse in "In Darkness and In Light" is not part of the core of "Tome of Stars" but is closely aligned with the themes and stylistic approach of the original work.

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