Many people think that demons are composed only of legions of evil spirits, but this is simply not true. There were many various ancient cultures in history, and also people today, who still believe that demons are the recently departed spirits of their ancestors, who can be either good or bad. The Christian concept of a demon, would be the angels and saints of Catholicism. Therefor, a demon is more of a pagan concept and an angel is a Christian invention; both basically have the same spiritual meaning across many cultures.
The English word demon is derived from the Latinized versions, “dæmon” and “daimôn” of the original Greek “δαίμων.” According to Plato, in his Cratylus, the etymology of daimôn/daēmones (δαίμονες: deity/daêmôn δαήμονες) is from tfanuwv, knowing, wise or intelligent.
Like Socrates, Plato had also taught that the soul is immortal and all knowledge gained in one’s life, is actually knowledge learned from a previous lifetime. This is also where human intuition (wisdom) originates from. The knowing within our very DNA that helps our soul to be guided through the waters of life with the assistance of our spirit guides, AKA demons.
33rd Degree Freemason and Master Rosicrucian, Manly P. Hall had written on demons and angels in his most popular book, “The Secret Teachings of All Ages;”
The Christian Church gathered all the elemental entities together under the title of demon. This is a misnomer with far-reaching consequences, for to the average mind the word demon means an evil thing, and the Nature spirits are essentially no more malevolent than are the minerals, plants, and animals. Many of the early Church Fathers asserted that they had met and debated with the elementals.
Moe is the founder of GnosticWarrior.com. He is a father, husband, author, martial arts black belt, and an expert in Gnosticism, the occult, and esotericism.
Moe is the founder of GnosticWarrior.com. He is a father, husband, author, martial arts black belt, and an expert in Gnosticism, the occult, and esotericism.
Moe is the founder of GnosticWarrior.com. He is a father, husband, author, martial arts black belt, and an expert in Gnosticism, the occult, and esotericism.
In Ancient Egypt, the word “Pharaoh” was applied to the Kings of Egypt who were said to be the “son of the sun-god”, in which the person of the living king also represented the god Horus. The Pharaoh is often called, “the guardian of justice, approved of the sun, the “son of the sun.”
Josephus, the 1st century Roman-Jewish historian, in his Jewish Antiquities had written; “The title of Pharaoh was applied to the kings of Egypt, from Menes to the time of Solomon, but not afterwards and that the word is said to signify a king, in the Egyptian language.”
Recently, some scholars have put forth the theory that the word Pharaoh had meant ‘sun,’ but I disagree. The reason being, is because it is clear from Egyptian hieroglyphs and writings, that the Pharaoh is referred to as the “son of the sun.” Also during the period of time, the Kings of Egypt would be the reign of the various families who had mainly went by the title of ‘Ra.’
By the Fourth and Fifth Dynasty, the Pharaoh were referred to as the “Sons of Ra.” The name of Ra who was the offspring of the gods, subjugator of the world. These particular Pharaohs had worshiped the planet Jupiter in the form of a ram and often had the name appellation of ‘Ra’ to their royal names. During this period, the Pharaoh Kings and Princes of Egypt were styled “Joves,” and their queens called “Junones.” Jove is the ruler of the lower world or Jove, which is the king of the gods, the god of sky and thunder, and also another name for Jupiter. (more…)
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The eagle with extended wings as if in the act of flying, has always, from the majestic character of the bird, been deemed an emblem of imperial power
The eagle symbolized strength, courage, farsightedness, and immortality. It is considered to be the king of the air and the messenger of the highest Gods. Mythologically, it is connected by the Greeks with the God Zeus, by the Romans with Jupiter, by the Germanic tribes with Odin who shapeshifted into an eagle, and with the Druids as a symbol of the Supreme God ..
By the Judeo-Christian scriptures with God, and in Christian art with Saint John the Evangelist.
The Eagle was an ensign of the ancient kings of Persia.
It was a bird sacred to the Sun in Egypt, and in Greece it was the emblem of Jupiter.
Marius, the Consul of Rome, 102 B. C., ordained that the Eagle should be the sole designation of the legions as their ensign, and allowed other emblems to designate the cohorts. The single headed Eagle thereby became the emblem of the imperial power of Rome ever afterwards.
After the division of the Roman Empire into the East and the West, the emperors of the West used a black Eagle, and those of the East a golden one, since which period Austria, Prussia, Russia, France, and also Poland, when a nation, have also used the Eagle as their royal emblem.
The double headed Eagle signifies a double imperial power, and was for the use of emperors who claim to be the successor of the Caesars of Rome ; Thus the Eagle of the Eastern Empire united with that of the West, typifying the Holy Roman Empire, and is where we see the use of this double head.
Charlemagne was the first to make use of the double headed eagle when he became the head of the whole German Empire by adding the second head A. D. 802, thereby denoting the union of Rome and Germany.
After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the double-headed eagle was retained by the Austrian Empire, and served also as the coat of arms of the German Confederation.
The symbol of the double headed Eagle was first known to Masonry in 1758, upon the establishment of a body calling itself Emperors of the East and West.
Eagle and Double Headed Eagle Symbolism in Freemasonry. As a symbol the Eagle more prominently appears in the 18th, 30th, 32nd and 33rd degrees, the first being an Eagle of one head, and the others double headed.
The double headed Eagle of Kadosh, that is of the 30th, 31st and 32d degrees, is a white and black Eagle. The head, neck, legs, and tips of the wings are of white feathers, while the body and wings are black. In brief, the bird should be in its natural colors, its wings extended yet drooping. The black symbolizing decay and the white sublimation, or the approching gradual change to the incorruptible, the becoming pure, holy, Kadosh, immortal. In the claws is a naked sword; one talon of the right claw clinching the hilt of the steel blade of serpentine shape, the left claw grasping the blade. The white ribboned motto pendent from the hilt to the point of the sword contains the words ” Spes Mea in Deo Est” in black.
Moe is the founder of GnosticWarrior.com. He is a father, husband, author, martial arts black belt, and an expert in Gnosticism, the occult, and esotericism.
various ancient cultures in history, and also people today, who still believe that demons are the recently departed spirits of their ancestors, who can be either good or bad. The Christian concept of a demon, would be the angels and saints of Catholicism. Therefor, a demon is more of a pagan concept and an angel is a Christian invention; both basically have the same spiritual meaning across many cultures.
