by Seventhson » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:18 pm
Satan is a symbolic reprtesentation of human evil and the spiritual necessity for temporality (life and death) in order to experience anything at all, in my owrldview.<br><br>"Satan" or the "Shaitan" of the Muslims, is a divine creation - if one assumes the onipotence of the Creator(s).<br><br>But I believe that the concept of a "Satan" an actual being or spirit who has the power to defy the Creator is a totally false notion perpetrated by organized religion to frighten people into compliance. The "God" of the old testament and the "New" and the Torah and prophets is pretty evil in many respects "himself" - full of fear and death and destruction.<br><br>That is not to say that there are not destructive and fearful spiritual powers. But as in the Tibetan book of the Dead, these are all manifestations of our own divine spirit in all its splendour and multiplicity, because that is how the divine experiences the Creation and it needs ALL the possibilities in order to feel the joy.<br><br>Spirits or souls may incarnate and 'serve" an evil aspect of God, or Satan, and may use that power for destruction as the Bushes are doing or insane child killers, or pedophiles or rapists or Hitler.<br><br>But I do not believe in an entity with any power known as Satan. Satan is another false god worshipped by assholes like Bush, Hitler, and the RA CIA necrophiles.<br><br>Boy are they in for suffering and a surprise.<br><br>The dangerous thing about them is that since they have no fear of justice in the afterlife and believe it is all about pleasure and lust and worship of mammon and filthy lucre here and now, since it is all "Temporary" (Just like Bush's coded name in Skull and Bones which indoctrinates this soulless aspect of life into its "satanic" death rituals - they convince their asshole pledges that life is all there is, no God, no Jesus, no judgment, no soul, no love ---- only the perpetuation of an order of "superior" wasps, their progeny and their servants - read Bush, Kerry, even Clinton's posse -- deathworshippers) - then it is all about getting and keeping it all NOW against all comers and death is the most effective tool for maintaining power and driving away those who would bring their treason to justice.<br><br>But if, as I believe, the good soul is immortal, and as the prophets have said the evil souls will be wiped off the face of creation and WILL be as moldy dust burned away after due suffering for their karmic misdeeds-- this reality makes the sufffering of many almost endurable. if the soul is immortal all of the pain, the death, the misery, the suffering, the Holocaust, the wars, etc are only lessons on our path back to the bosom of the Creator mother/father goddess/god Nirvana where the suffering will end and the righteous (not the self righteous) will be feasted and showered with blessings and immense joy, suckled with honey and ambrosia and divine pleasure and love.<br><br>If we keep the faith and do not believe in the ways and powers of the evil ones which are just an illusion.<br><br>Bush is their boytoy, these demonic elementals. But it is onlyu for the rest of us to help us understand the difference between good and evil, between righteousness and unrighteousness. Between faith and truth -- and lies and hatred.<br><br><br>Salaam/Shalom<br><br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>