Evil Eye
Alan G. Hefner and Demetrius Drystellas
In folklore and the occult the evil eye is generally thought to be a sign of trouble. Few, if any, will agree that there is an accurate definition of the evil eye.
Evil
The opposite of good. What hinders the realization of the good. Wickedness; wicked; arising from or caused by real or supposed wickedness. What is very harmful.
The Part of Evil
A strange aspect that has not I think been sufficiently acknowledged and accounted for is the sheer dimension of Milton's attention, in Paradise Lost, to the problematic of evil; ...
All men deceive themselves because "they know not," and no man knows what he does when he does evil. How could a rational being with a perfect discernment do evil?
Evil -- Anything which impedes evolutionary development.
Evolution -- The process of spiritualization of matter; the way back to the Source. The casting aside of the veils of delusion and illusion leading eventually to cosmic consciousness.
THE EVIL OF UNNECESSARY AGITATION
The average man is usually a centre of agitated vibration; he is constantly in a condition of worry or trouble about something, or in a condition of deep depression, ...
Evil: They did not look upon the world as having been created perfectly and then having degenerated as a result of the sin of Adam and Eve. Rather the world was seen as being evil at the time of its origin, having been created by an inferior God.
Evil: This is all the negative thoughts and feelings that energise our lower self. This is what must be transformed so that, as a vehicle of consciousness, our soul is fit to receive the Divine spark.
Evil shall not sojourn with Thee Ps. V. 5
no reward in this world Kidd. 39b.
burns the whole Torah Kidd. ibid.
"Evil is an infraction of the laws of harmony governing the universe, and the penalty thereof must fall upon the violator of that law himself. Christ uttered the warning, 'Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon thee,' and St.
An evil Magician is he, whom by the divine permission the evil Spirits do serve, to his temporal and eternal destruction and perdition to deceive men, and draw them away from God; such was Simon Magus, ...
The evil which assails us is not in the localities we inhabit but in ourselves.
Moral Essays, "De Tranquillitate Animi" (On Tranquility of Mind) ...
D 1, the evil Crown; the hierarchy is called Thaumiel, the doubles of God, the Two-headed; the Archdemons are Satan and Moloch.
From D 1 came D 2, the evil Wisdom; the hierarchy is called Chaigidiel, those who obstruct; the Archdemon is Adam Belial.
Similarly, evil is not something positive; good is. Evil is the lack of good; evil is privation.
Descartes, Meditations 114.5, 116.5.
Leibniz, Discourse §§ 4, 30.
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To Our Most Blessed Father And Lord, Pope Paul The Fifth, In Eternal Happiness Led astray by the deceits and deceptions of the Evil Spirit, antiquity held its peace from assisting seekers of the Laurel Bough; ...
Now every concept we use and take for granted in our lives is the manifestation of an angle or deva of appearance, including the concept of good and evil.
There are two places in Revelations where the fall of Babylon, as a symbol of evil, is celebrated.
Previously associated with Gypsies and evil magicians, art of palm reading was once shrouded in mystery and fear. In modern times, however, palm reading and tarot card reading is associated with pure fun.
Lucas, the "Demon Lover" of the title, is unquestionably evil, but the Lodge against which he intrigues does not provoke our sympathy, as it is painted as full of old men, stuck in the mud, convinced of their own self-righteousness.
Perhaps for us we should remember more the sun as being the symbol of brightness, the opposer of evil. We know that we say in lodge that the rays spread their benign influence and we also must have a constant search for light.
A minor spirit perceived as a force for evil.
Devil, The
"Heir of Man," originally the Evil God of the Zoroastrians; later a creation of Christian and Islamic theologians (who called him Satan and Shaitan) consisting of old fertility gods, ...
For the most part oil of catechumens is olive oil, blessed by a bishop to ward off evil and to bring strength and wisdom.
Demon : is one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief. A demon is typically regarded as being an evil supernatural being or a devil.
Algol, the demon in the constellation of Perseus which adorned the head of Medusa, is one of the variable stars with a sinister reputation, and astrologers ascribed to it many evil influences.
A tool used since ancient times in all traditions to chase away evil spirits and to attract good ones.
December 25th, the popular date to celebrate Christ's birth, was also the birthdate of Mithras, the ancient Persian Sun god of light and the guardian against evil.
is the imposition by force and by a police state of an ideology, and its use by powerful men or groups for their own benefit, plus the keeping of the people in blind ignorance so that no free choice is theirs - which is fundamentally wicked and evil.
 See also: World, Spirit, Ritual, Light, Spiritual
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