It's a funny thing with Satan. Christians claim 'Christ is King' or 'Put yo'faith in the Hebrew LORD Jesus Christ' etc. but they're not talking about God/Source/One/Absolute, they are talking about a guy they call 'Lord'.
God is a wise and passive force like the snake that asked Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of knowledge so they can figure out the difference between good and evil (your comment prompted me to hack out a post but I can't post it yet).
Ba'al means lord, and to some Ba'al is Satan or Saturn worshipped on Saturnday, so who are the christians actually worshipping on the weekend (weakened)? 'Go forth and multiply' he said; they did, and now worship a fertility and storm god who is conjuring a storm...
The civilisation builders needed a strong, demanding god to create the physical world which had to be done (through trade). So Satan/Saturn served his purpose, it's just he's not God/the Absolute, he's *a* god. False light.
There is a great deal to this, and I could go on, but agree the clues to unravelling all the mysteries are in the 'spells' of words and the sounds they make.
In keeping with the theme of lame Claud'lings and dramatic roles, I'll add Hollywood actress and sex symbol Claudette Colbert. Two years after her breakout performance as thrice-married Empress Poppaea, she would cement her superstardom with the title role in DeMille's "Cleopatra" -- two women who used palace intrigues and their feminine wiles to ascend the ladder of power, only to meet their demise at its topmost rungs.
Though the smaller role, perhaps Poppaea was the most relevant. After all, she bore her third husband (and probable murderer) Nero only one child, Claudia Augusta, who died in her crib. Soon afterward, Nero would castrate and Gay-marry a boy named Sporus, the son of a freed slave. Nero would call this young "T" by his dead wife's name, and parade him around in extravagant women's clothing.
There is also the Jewish connection to consider. Josephus claimed that Poppaea was a secret Jewish convert, who used her influence to sway certain matter in their favor. On the other hand, she also named Gessius Florus as procurator of Judea, who through his acts of theft, juridical skullduggery, unjust imprisonment and political murder probably helped trigger the first Jewish-Roman war. I guess it all depends on the context.
Re. Cleopatra and co., I do wonder if women aren't raised up the ladder only to 'lose the country to the Romans'. Cleo's considered the first influencer. Always with the snake...
We had a childhood game called Snakes and Ladders which makes sense now.
In the darkest section of dark ages anyone put in power is likely to mess everything up, the overseers will see to it. That snake in the garden offers all the wealth and fame.
It's a funny thing with Satan. Christians claim 'Christ is King' or 'Put yo'faith in the Hebrew LORD Jesus Christ' etc. but they're not talking about God/Source/One/Absolute, they are talking about a guy they call 'Lord'.
God is a wise and passive force like the snake that asked Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of knowledge so they can figure out the difference between good and evil (your comment prompted me to hack out a post but I can't post it yet).
Ba'al means lord, and to some Ba'al is Satan or Saturn worshipped on Saturnday, so who are the christians actually worshipping on the weekend (weakened)? 'Go forth and multiply' he said; they did, and now worship a fertility and storm god who is conjuring a storm...
The civilisation builders needed a strong, demanding god to create the physical world which had to be done (through trade). So Satan/Saturn served his purpose, it's just he's not God/the Absolute, he's *a* god. False light.
There is a great deal to this, and I could go on, but agree the clues to unravelling all the mysteries are in the 'spells' of words and the sounds they make.
Great stuff, Aria.
In keeping with the theme of lame Claud'lings and dramatic roles, I'll add Hollywood actress and sex symbol Claudette Colbert. Two years after her breakout performance as thrice-married Empress Poppaea, she would cement her superstardom with the title role in DeMille's "Cleopatra" -- two women who used palace intrigues and their feminine wiles to ascend the ladder of power, only to meet their demise at its topmost rungs.
Though the smaller role, perhaps Poppaea was the most relevant. After all, she bore her third husband (and probable murderer) Nero only one child, Claudia Augusta, who died in her crib. Soon afterward, Nero would castrate and Gay-marry a boy named Sporus, the son of a freed slave. Nero would call this young "T" by his dead wife's name, and parade him around in extravagant women's clothing.
There is also the Jewish connection to consider. Josephus claimed that Poppaea was a secret Jewish convert, who used her influence to sway certain matter in their favor. On the other hand, she also named Gessius Florus as procurator of Judea, who through his acts of theft, juridical skullduggery, unjust imprisonment and political murder probably helped trigger the first Jewish-Roman war. I guess it all depends on the context.
Re. Cleopatra and co., I do wonder if women aren't raised up the ladder only to 'lose the country to the Romans'. Cleo's considered the first influencer. Always with the snake...
We had a childhood game called Snakes and Ladders which makes sense now.
In the darkest section of dark ages anyone put in power is likely to mess everything up, the overseers will see to it. That snake in the garden offers all the wealth and fame.