Posted in A, tagged abel, abrasive, aggression, Bible, cain, christianity, crime, evil, genesis, gentle, God, jewish, killing, life, love, murder, myth, old testament, peace, punishment, sin on May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Abel In the biblical book of Genesis (4: 2-16), Abel is the second son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
Cain’s motives were most likely jealousy and anger.
Abel was a shepherd and Cain a farmer. Cain and Abel had made sacrificial offerings to God but only Abel’s was acceptable to the [...]
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Posted in A, tagged adam, Bible, Christian, Eve, evil, Jesus, jewish, old testament, original sin, religion, sin, theology on May 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Adam & Eve, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool
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Adam (Hebrew, adam = Man) In the Bible’s Old Testament book of Genesis, Adam is said to be the first human being. He was fashioned from earthly clay and brought to life with the living breath of God.
According to Genesis his female counterpart, Eve, was created [...]
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Posted in A, tagged ahriman, Anthroposophy, dark, darkness, darwin, death, ego, evil, fear, holy, life, mind, money, myth, persia, persian, psychology, religion, soul, spirit, Steiner, Zoroastrianism on April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Ahriman Also known as Angra Mainyu in Zoroastrianism, Ahriman is the Persian principle of eternal evil and counterpart to the all-wise creator God, Ahura Mazda.
Not created by Ahura Mazda but existing independently, the two are in constant battle.
Today Ahriman is recognized by Parsees as an evil force of darkness and death.
Parsees often fear and associate [...]
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Posted in A, tagged Ahura Mazda, ancient, asura, comparative religion, evil, good, history, myth, persia, religion, theology on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Ahura Mazda
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Ahura Mazda [Persian = Wise Lord]
Ahura Mazda is the all-wise creator and God of Zoroaster’s monotheism.
The deity may have evolved from the cult of Mithra. Some scholars link him to the Rig Vedic Asura, which originally meant “The Lord,” or to the more specific name Varuna.
Mazda first created the Amesha Spentas. [...]
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Posted in A, tagged Adler, alien, Aliens, belief, channeling, childhood, Clairvoyance, delusions, demons, ESP, et, evil, fantasies, freud, genetics, jung, madness, medium, mental illness, mysteries, neurosis, nutrition, paranormal, parapsychology, Philosophy, possession, precognition, prophecy, psi, psychiatry, psychic, psychology, science, sociology, space, star trek, strange, stress, synchronicity, trance, trauma, ufo, unexplained, urban legend on April 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Alien Trio 2
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Alien Possession Theory (APT)
A corrupt tree cannot bear good fruit (Luke 6:43)
APT considers the possibility, commonly found within science fiction, that hostile extraterrestrials (ETs) from another world or realm may have a negative effect on psychologically vulnerable human individuals through the use of psi.
This alien invasion motif does not [...]
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Posted in A, tagged avatar, buddha, buddhism, computers, cyberslang, dharma, evil, graphics, hinduism, reincarnation, religion, web on March 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Avatar (Skt.=”descent” 
In Hinduism the avatar is an incarnation of God who takes birth on earth to restore dharma.
In Hindu thought, God comes to earth to restore order whenever morality becomes too imbalanced.
Jesus Christ is sometimes seen as one of a series of avatars.
In orthodox Hinduism, there are generally ten avatars of Vishnu.
The first is [...]
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Posted in D, tagged demons, evil, psychology, religion, science on January 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Demons Most religious and mythological traditions attest to the reality of demons–dark, evil spiritual beings whose sole purpose is to wreak havoc on individuals and the world.
In Hinduism demons appear in the Puranas as Rakshakas (evil beings capable of shape-shifting) and tramp souls. Also in Hinduism the once god-like asuras of the Vedas devolve into [...]
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Posted in D, tagged chaos, demented, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, evil, horror, lies, literature, oddball, psychopath, Robert Louis Stevenson, sociopath, strange, weird on December 16, 2007 | No Comments »
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Strange Case of This classic 1886 tale by Robert Louis Stevenson describes what later would be described as sociopathy. In the novel the once honorable and philanthropic Dr. Jekyll becomes absorbed with the problem of good and evil. To gain knowledge he divides his nature by drinking a concoction. [...]
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Evil The idea of evil has several different meanings and different types of arguments attempt to explain its existence. Some materialists and scientific persons scoff at the notion of evil as if it were an antiquated legacy from a superstitious past. Murderers seen on the evening news are usually explained away with medico-psychiatric terms. Violent [...]
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Posted in F, tagged angels, Christian, cosmology, evil, fallen angels, folklore, good, hindu, Islam, jewish, milton, mysticism, myth, mythology, religion, spirituality, verse on November 28, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Fallen Angels Myths and stories about fallen angels are quite common. In Paradise Lost John Milton writes about legions of angels following Satan in rebellion against God. Massive wars break out. St. Michael leads the Lord’s Angels, who face ingenious contraptions built by Satan and his fallen army. The final victory is reserved for Christ and [...]
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