(02-03-2009, 09:49 PM)βαθμιαίος Wrote: One thing I've never been clear on is whether Lucifer and Satan are supposed to be one entity or two. I have no problem thinking of Satan as evil. I believe the name comes from the Egyptian "Set". But it's hard to think of anyone whose name means light bringer as purely evil. (I hope that's not too blasphemous a thought for this forum.)
Hi βαθμιαίος,
After some investigation, I would recommend this link http://www.s8int.com/lucifer.html as the best explanation I can find about the distinction between Satan and Lucifer in the King James Bible (KJB). Bottom line is that it concludes that they are two different entities, or better stated that there is only one reference to Lucifer in the KJB, and it is actually a reference to the morning star, Venus.
That said, I think that when Ra refers to Lucifer, he is referring to a composite of mythological characters throughout human history that were responsible for bringing "light" to the world including (to name but a few) Prometheus to the Greeks, Mahasura to the Hindus, and Loki to the Scandinavian. Indeed, every religion has its equivalent figure.
It is also interesting, I think, to note that there is no reference to Satan in any of the five books or 106 sessions of the Law of One, and Lucifer is mentioned only twice. I take this as some indication of the amount of human distortion Ra saw associated with the very concept of Satan.
From my own perspective, I see Satan as the human metaphor for "evil", which could only exist after the concept of good/evil were give to mankind as described in the biblical Garden of Eden story. So to me, you could say that it was Lucifer that gave the knowledge of good and evil (and hence our entire dualistic existence) to mankind. Once the duality existed, we have Satan to personify the evil, and various prophets (Daniel, Jesus, Buddha, Mohammad, etc.) to personify the good, with God overseeing them all.
And now for my blasphemy, I think that it is then our logos' STO bias, tinged with STS distortions that creates our perception that we need to "control" our "evil" side. In reality there is no good or evil, there is just the Infinite Creator experiencing himself, and we are all simply enthusiastic participants in that glorious dance. This is not to say that we should go out and wantonly perform "evil" acts. Certainly, we must not infringe on others' free will (or risk a loss in our own polarization and harvestability), and it is quite unlikely that many of us could forgive ourselves for causing harm to others even if we acted within their free will (thus creating karma that also binds us to 3D). Still, I do believe that is the underlying message from Ra about the equivalence between STS and STO. They are both sides of the same coin, with equal stature to the One Infinite Creator.
Enough rambling for now,
Love and Light(bearing),
3D Sunset