The Book of Rick

***The Book of Rick*** was a book by Rick Nash about his experiences with Cerebus. He wrote the book while staying at the bar beside the Wall of T'si.

## Appearances

* *Cerebus No. 225*
	+ Chapter one is 18 verses long, shown in its entirety. (page 2)
	+ Chapter two is 18 verses long, shown in its entirety. (page 3)
	+ Chapter three is shown its entirety, shown to be 61 verses total. (pages 8 - 9)
	+ Chapter four is shown, appears to be 12 verses, but Rick's outline covers some of the text. (page 10)
	+ Chapter five is shown, appears to be 10 verses, but the majority of it is covered. (page 11)
	+ Chapter six is shown in its entirety, 38 verses in total. (page 12 - 13)

* *Cerebus No. 226*
	+ Chapter eight is 28 verses long, shown in its entirety. (pages 2 - 3)
	+ Chapter nine is 26 verses long, shown in its entirety. (pages 4 - 5)
	+ Chapter ten is 17 verses long, shown in its entirety. (page 6)
	+ Chapter eleven is 15 verses long, shown in its entirety. (page 8)
	+ Chapter twelve is 23 verses long, shown in its entirety. (pages 10, 12 & 14)

* *Cerebus No. 269*
	+ Chapter seven is partially seen, 13 verses. (page 4)
	+ Chapter thirteen is seen, 18 verses. (page 15)

* *Cerebus No. 270*
	+ Chapter five is shown, appears to be 17 verses. (page 12)
	+ Chapter three is shown, verses 1 - 52, some is covered by word balloons. (pages 12 - 13)
	+ Chapter two is shown, verses 1 - 11, some of it is covered. (page 15)
	+ Chapter thirteen is shown, verses 1 - 15, some of it is covered. (page 16)
	+ Chapter one is shown, verses 1 - 16, some of it is covered. (page 17)

* *Cerebus No. 272*
	+ Chapter fourteen is shown, verses 1 - 11. (page 20)

## Excerpt

**Chapter 14:1-5**

"The Prophet Ricke, fulfilling the promise hee had made in the Sanctvarie, appeared unto Cerebvs in the spirit, speaking unto Cerebvs and saying: The waters abound with the new and faithful, but as yet the fishers are few. Come and see. Then Ricke taketh up Cerebvs in the spirit and setteth him vpon the waters and, lo, Cerebvs beheld Ricke in the Feldwar wilderness, baptizing disciples in the Name of the One God (howsobeit Ricke himselfe baptized not, but his disciples:) And Cerebvs marueiled and perceiued not what hee saw (that it might be a signe in the latter daies..."
## Dave on The Book of Rick

* (from the question on the Binding spell: Dave:...What the Adversary forgets is that Rick has captured Cerebus or has captured the Adversary part within Cerebus-the Adversarial/pagan/Tarim-worshipping/he/she/it inside Rick's book. If the Adversary lets Rick go, the Adversary lets Rick's book go which means, if you're the Adversary, part of you is going with Rick one way or the other trapped inside his book by the spell, even while you have traded to stay with Cerebus. Essentially you have to allow yourself to be torn in half or one third/two thirds or one quarter three quarters. Which is God's joke on the Adversary knowing that he/she/it will forget that part in his/her/its eagerness to "get" Cerebus...

**Q4d.** Please discuss the significance of the Booke of Ricke in terms of the larger novel of Cerebus. In particular, does the Booke of Ricke reflect in part the eternal battle between God and YHWH (as perhaps everything in creation does)? Are parts of the Booke reflections of YHWH's contact with Ricke, rather than his direct contact with God?
**DAVE**: Well, as you can see from the earlier answer, yes it does. I hope you don't mind that I changed Yoowhoo to YHWH. I really don't think name-calling (and I'm speaking from experience) should enter into an honest disagreement. If YHWH is his/her/its chosen name, I'm certainly amenable to using it. Not with "God" attached because I don't think YHWH is a god. He/she/it created nothing but was his/her/itself created as the Koran pretty specifically states.
## References

 1. ↑ *Cerebus No. 243*, pages 9 - 11
2. ↑ *Rick's Story*, Q&A