*COMPLETE* Maebry Ibrahim is betrothed to one of the most powerful Magi on earth. She used to fantasize about true love - only to learn that her fiancee is already married to two other Magi. This is a completed new adult romantasy with a little poet...
The Magi were founded circa 600 B.C.E. when the ancient Israelites were taken into captivity by the Babylonians. Leaders like Daniel soon learned the power of combining Babylonian magical practices with Israelite belief structures. Magi are explicitly mentioned in the Old Testament Book of Daniel:
"When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners came, I [Nebuchadnezzar] told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.) I [Nebuchadnezzar] said, "Belteshazzar, Chief of the Magi, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Here is my dream; interpret it for me." (Daniel 4:7-9)
...and the New Testament Book of Matthew:
"After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." (Matthew 2:1-2)
Many scholars assume the "Magi from the East" learned of the prophecies concerning the Messiah from Daniel and the other Israelite exiles. One can therefore reasonably assume that Israelite beliefs intertwined with Magi astrology over the centuries.
Schools were developed during the Renaissance and Enlightenment to collect and train Magi throughout the world, such as the Hildegard Assembly in Europe and the Evagrius Assembly in Africa. There are other suspected schools hidden on other continents that probably also masqueraded as monasteries. Within these monasteries, powerful and holy objects were collected and stored for unknown reasons, though one can guess that these Magi thought they aided their powers.
Magi even structured time in their own way. The few remaining documents are always dated by "Magi Lunations" instead of months. Despite the Jewish roots of the organization, these 29 day lunations most closely resembled older pagan traditions.
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Several classifications of Magi evolved throughout the centuries including:
- Huldahs – Prophets
- Ezekiels – Ears of God
- Niemrods – Hunters
- Jubals - Musicians
- Balthasars – Star Readers
- Melchiors – Star Seekers
There must have been other categories of Magi besides those listed above, but their ways and teachings were lost as the schools disbanded during the Industrial Revolution. Neither the Jewish nor the Christian traditions officially recognize that such a group ever existed. If there are any texts aside from the three detailed in my previous chapter that describe such an organization, then they have been lost to time.
