Holding up a mirror to society of ancient worlds can be fanatical or too obvious within the storytelling environment, so I had to break the rhythm with myths, with art, with dreams In this novel, it was easy to write from the point of view of the main character, a priest or Ama’s mother or a man without a name or a goddess, Lilith. I started writing this as a 17th-century novel.

In your novel, you follow the famous reform of the Chinese calendar during the 17th century.

With my deep respect towards ancient worlds, Pythagoras with his ancient Egyptian mystical knowledge had to be my protagonist. Pythagoras lived on the crossroads of civilisations, as I see us, and he has given us his fascinating research into music and numbers. Many artists have inspired my writings, the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Lao Tzu and Giordano Bruno. Through their deep insights and soulful messages, for the first time I experienced the world of spiritual growth and deep contemplation. Its miracle and its enigma are within the worlds of inner alchemy of the Age of Enlightenment.Ĭan you tell us about Ama: Playing the Glass Bead Game with Pythagoras?īoth Hesse and Tolstoy were my first spiritual gurus. The book explores the rapidly-growing Macao, its changing sights, sounds and smells from different perspectives, from that of a bat to a goddess to a spirit.

Art of 4 Elements by Nataša Pantović