Ruth Miranda

FIfteen years after the suicide of two of his friends, Ezra King returns to the prestigious University of St. Cyr, this time as a teacher. Following on the footsteps of his former mentor Darren Whitford, he reopens the elitist study group specialising in Chaos Alchemy, guiding his students in the pursuit of results that will make life easier for all the Nonpareil. When those connected to the prior group, of which Ezra was a part of, start showing up dead, his own demons resurface, and the ghosts lying dormant in St. Cyr threaten to rise from their graves...

This book contains mention of violence, eugenics, rape, and explicit sex scenes.
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Alchemy of Chaos

	"The work of the hypnotist is to help the subject access that which they cannot face. The brain works in order to protect us from the truth, if this proves to be harmful. A hypnotist will gently and carefully guide the patient inside their own mind, and unravel the secrets lying there so the subject can face their hidden truths and heal. It is not to be confused with the bastardisation applied by certain Sanguinaires, who force their compulsion on others. Hypnotism does not compel a patient into doing what they do not wish to do, it helps them discover who they are. Compulsion takes away the subject's freewill, and is thus imposed on the unwitting victim."


Leonardo Varrocello in Basic Traits of Hypnosis, ed. Marano, 1927


Chapter 42