Lucifer Inside us Anger Raised Feelings (Excitement, Annoyance, Irritation, Grudges, Resentment, Rage) Mania Obsession (stuck thoughts) Fight Pleasure Escapism Sentimentality Illogicality Contrariness Lying about external facts Addiction Instinctive behavior Pride Atheism (without meaning) "Moral" Relativism ("anything goes") Subjectivity Wishful Thinking Takes things personally Blames Society Freedom (Individualism) without Love (Responsibility/Duty/Obligation/Morality/Ethics) In groups and society Liberal Evil Sees conservatives as evil Statism (Luciferic in the sense that it is the ideal of the Left, though it manifests as an Ahrimanic, controlling, bureaucratic, enforced mediocrity) Governmentalism Neo-Statism, "RUST" (Residual Unresolved Statism); Governmentalist-based "Social Justice" Big Government and Big Labor Worship of the Government (believes that Government and its social programs will solve the world's problems) "The Iron Fist" (the government-managed economy; economic interventionism) Socialist Tyranny Displays the image of male leaders to evoke reverence for the State Sick Matriarchy (shaming, emotional puppeteering and manipulation) Godless Spirituality Within Christianity: Pharisaism (Socialite Christianity) Brown resentment Idle hands make Lucifer's work Hip Bohemian/Ghetto Archetypal roles (this is not to say there aren't good men and women in these lifestyles): Hippie, Rock Star, Biker, Gypsy, Hobo, Gangster, Guerrilla, Pirate "Robbers" "Indians" "Cats" Class Clown "Summer People" (in the Pueblo Indian worldview, those men and women who lean more toward Lucifer) "Circuses" The Socialist State and the Islamicist State The Failed States (Somalia) The former Warsaw Pact "The Like-Minded Group" Violent Rebellion "Savagery" in Friedrich Schiller's Aesthetic Letters Rebel Terrorism Anti-social individuals Personal Affliction Sinners In natural and universal phenomena Spirit without Matter In physics: Force/Energy Influence emanates from the East and South Expressed in the warm colors of yellow and red, extending to infrared Firey Rarified Electricity Summer Up Formless/Unstructured Curving Comedy Expansion In Breath Soft Wet Lushness Jungle Vagueness Fast Loose/Lax Nature Wisdom/Knowledge Inside/Internal One Monism Thesis Is on the Left when looking from the inside out Is on the Right when looking from the outside in The Round Hole In fiction and popular culture Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean (Lucifer redeemed) In The Lord of the Rings: Sauron (formerly the beautiful Annatar, "the gift giver") and Fëanor in The Silmarillion "The Merovingian" in The Matrix
Han Solo (redeemed Lucifer) and Boba Fett (unredeemed Lucifer) in Star Wars The Funny Man (Laurel, Costello, Ed Norton, Barney Rubble, Ernie, Stimpson "Stimpy" J. Cat) The Chased (Jerry, Road Runner, Daffy Duck) Vegeta in the Dragonball Z manga stories from Japan "God" as depicted by John Milton in Paradise Lost "The Single-Issue Collectivity" in C.H. Budd's Rare Albion "Eros" in Novalis' Henry of Ofterdingen In tradition, symbol, and legend Ormuzd (Ahura Mazda, the "Great Aura") in Persian tradition (humanity of that time could not perceive the Middle principle separately from the Left) Eblis in Islamic tradition In the language of Recovery: "King Alcohol", "John Barleycorn" (link to references to J.B.), "My Addict", and "My Disease" The Twelve Steps of the AA way of life are designed to overcome and transform Lucifer in the individual person. Charybdis in the Odyssey The Devil... "Too loose" in Buddhism Loki, the Midgard Serpent, and Muspelheim in the Norse legendry The Trickster in Indigenous North American legendry The Sphinx in Egyptian legendry The Rajas principle in Indian philosophy Shiva in Hindu religion The Yang principle in the Chinese worldview The Rainbow Serpent in Australian legendry (which perceives both the benevolent and harmful aspects of Lucifer) Roses without a cross The black snake on the caduceus symbol Helel Ben-Shachar ("the Morning Star, Son of Dawn") in the Old Testament "Syria" in the Old Testament Called "Diabolus" by the Cathar Christians The Stealer in John 10:10 "The birds of the air" Tempts Jesus with the delights and distractions of the kingdoms of the soul-world—of entertainment Spoke through Dismas, the repentant thief on the cross A distorted mask of the Holy Spirit A fallen Archangel working in the sphere of the Angels, whose goal is to entice Humanity into prematurely entering the Spiritual World, so that Humanity never comes back to Earth.  The Broken Lemniscate oriented toward Lucifer.
Why is this nice symbol one-sided? One aspect of Lucifer is the very embodiment of niceness. It's nice that this image depicts individual animals as having the same value as the individual human being. It's true that each species is as precious as a human being. However, though their individual members ought not be abused, an individual animal is not supposed to have the same rights and value in this world as a single human being. Also, the shape only has roundness, with no angularity, and is only the symbol of Equality. And female humanity and male humanity are depicted as different species. There are worthy sentiments in the symbol--that animals ought not be mistreated, and that female and male humanity ought to have equal human rights. | Ahriman Inside us Fear Lowered Feelings (Embarrassment, Shame, Guilt, Worry, Anxiety, Dread, Horror) Depression Compulsion (stuck will) Flight Pain Conformity Intellectualism Heartlessness People-Pleasing Lying about inner feelings Co-Addiction (addiction to trying to control others) Obedient behavior Self-Abasement Religiosity (without authenticity) "Moral" Proscription ("the authorities know best") Objectifying Cynicism Impersonal Blames the Individual Love (Responsibility/Duty/Obligation/Morality/Ethics) without Freedom (Individualism) In groups and society Conservative Evil Sees liberals as evil Corporatism (Ahrimanic in the sense that it is the ideal of the Right, though it manifests as a Luciferic world of hyper-individualistic dog-eat-dog competition and sensual advertisements) Privatism Neo-Conservatism (in the political sphere), and Neo-Liberalism (in the economic sphere) Corporatist-based "Rule of Law" Big Military and Big Business Worship of the Business World (believes that Corporations and privatization will solve the world's problems) "The Invisible Hand" (the blind market economy; economic liberalism) Capitalist Tyranny Displays the feminine image to evoke reverence for consumer wares—to sell stuff Sick Patriarchy (physical punishment, corporeal force) Spiritless Godliness Within Christianity: Sadducism (Fire and Brimstone Fundamentalism) White racism Mindless toil makes Satan's work Nerdy Bourgeois/Phillistine/Yuppie/Gentrified/Suburbanite Archetypal roles (this is not to say there aren't good men and women in these professions): Corporate Yes-Man, Banker, Technocrat, Law-and-Order Type, Lawyer, Tax Collector "Cops" "Cowboys" "Dogs" Teacher's Pet "Winter People" (in the Pueblo Indian worldview, those men and women who lean more toward Ahriman) "Bread" The Corporate State The Centralized Governments/The Uniform States Repression/Oppression "Barbarism" in Friedrich Schiller's Aesthetic Letters State Terrorism Anti-individual societies Institutional/Systemic Affliction Publicans In natural and universal phenomena Matter without Spirit In physics: Matter Influence emanates from the West and North Expressed in the cold colors of blue and purple, extending to ultraviolet Earthy Dense Magnetism Winter Down Form/Structure Angular Tragedy Contraction Out Breath Hard Dry Austerity Desert Excessive Detail Slow Tight/Tense Technology Might/Power Outside/External Two Duality Antithesis Is on the Right when looking from the inside out Is on the Left when looking from the outside in The Square Peg In fiction and popular culture Lord Cutler Beckett (Chairman of the East India Trading Company) in Pirates of the Caribbean Saruman in the Lord of the Rings; Sharkey in the Shire (Ahriman incarnate) "The Architect" in The Matrix and "Agent Smith" (Ahriman incarnate) Darth Vader in Star Wars The Straight Man (Hardy, Abbott, Ralph Kramden, Fred Flintstone, Bert, Ren Höek) The Chaser (Tom, Wile E. Coyote, Elmer Fudd) Freeza (Ahriman incarnate), leader of the Planet Trade Organization ("Freeza's Army"), in the Dragonball Z manga stories from Japan, with King Cold as the non-carnate aspect of Ahriman (his "father"). "Satan" as depicted by John Milton in Paradise Lost "The Broken Casino" in C.H. Budd's Rare Albion "The Scribe" in Novalis' Henry of Ofterdingen In tradition, symbol, and legend Ahriman (Angra Mainyu, the "Angry Man") in Persian tradition Shaitan in Islamic tradition In the language of Recovery: "the god of intellect" In colloquial American speech: "The System", "The Man", or "The Machine", and often when one refers to "They" in a generic way, such as "They say that..." The Twelve Traditions of the AA way of life are designed to protect the groups from Ahriman. Scylla in the Odyssey ...and the Deep Blue Sea "Too tight" in Buddhism Hodur, the Fenris Wolf, and Nibelheim in the Norse legendry Sawiskera (Flint Crystal Ice) in Iroquois legendry, when conceived as the source of white greed. Typhon/Set in Egyptian legendry The Tamas principle in Indian philosophy Brahma in Hindu religion (when conceived as the orderer and Architect) The Yin principle in the Chinese worldview "Captain Cook" and "Cook's Law" in Australian Aboriginal legendry. The cross without roses The white snake on the caduceus symbol ha-Satan ("the Accuser") in the Old Testament; Mephiz-Topel ("Corrupter-Liar", Mephistopheles) in other Hebrew tradition "Egypt" in the Old Testament Called "Satanas" by the Cathar Christians The Killer in John 10:10 "The stony ground" Tempts Jesus with physical substance, and with the idea that human beings, like machines, have only material needs Spoke through Gesmas, the unrepentant thief on the cross A distorted mask of the Father A fallen Principality working in the sphere of the Archangels, whose goal is to encase Humanity in earthly substance so that Humanity never rises again to the Spiritual World.  The Broken Lemniscate grounded toward Ahriman.
Why is this symbol one-sided? Because it's how Lucifer perceives both Ahriman and the true Representative of Humanity. It's true that Ahriman is the source of all sick Patriarchy. But Lucifer is the source of all sick Matriarchy. It's true that Ahriman is the embodiment of the old pyramid-like Hierarchy. But Lucifer is the embodiment of Disorder. Then Lucifer calls this sick Patriarchy and Hierarchy by the name "I" (Latin "ego"). In this image there is no distinction between sick Egotism (selfishness), and healthy Egoity: "I"-ness, Selfhood, ethical individualism. And no distinction between Regimentation and Good Orderly Direction. There's nothing inherently wrong with angularity. |
