Oh yeah, I'm going there. No more dancing around with Boys' Town glam-demons and infernal middle management. I'm profiling the baddest of the bad, the star of Hell... SATAN.
Why? Because I'm dealing with my own personal Goliath demon: The Judge.
The Judge sits heavy on my heart like cancer. He's silent, unlike his cohort Igor- I imagine Igor is to The Judge as Chester is to Spike (and I never reference a link, but in this scenario, I'm definitely Sylvester.) The Judge doesn't have to do much- he just has to radiate his tsunami waves of disapproval as he arches a questioning brow and I stutter, backpedal, and mentally pummel myself. Then, the What-Ifs descend in a cloud that blocks out all sunlight while Igor berates me, and I go blind and crazy. It's ugly.
The antidote? Perspective and angels in the form of great friends who love you unconditionally.
Enough about The Judge, you all get it. So without further ado... IN THIS CORNERRR... SATANNNNN*.
First off, "Satan" is derived from a Hebrew word meaning "the adversary" and morphed from a function in the Old Testament into a proper name by the time the New Testament came around. Throughout the Old Testament, generally Satan is "the adversary" that tests faith- usually doing so by the Lord's command. In the New Testament, Satan graduates to Lord of Demons and God's arch enemy. Ensuing demonology supports Satan's evolution into the leader of all devils whose mission is to torture and tempt humans. In these accounts, Satan is an equal part of a gruesome foursome made of itself, Lucifer, Beelzebub (or Leviathan, depending on the text), and Belial (all of whom at some time/tradition or another were the big boss) who oversee all other demons.
So there. Honestly, I'd shied away from even reading the Satan entry until now because, as cheeky as I am about my other demon buddies, I was raised Catholic and went to church every Sunday for a loooooong time. That stuff sticks. However, dealing with The Judge these last few days, I knew there was no match for him but Satan itself. (And frankly, I think The Judge is still scarier.)
As an aside, I feel the need to cleanse my pallet after all the Fox News BS I sifted through for links. Penguins, joy, unity, kittens, Muppets, love, dancing, and cheese... that oughta do it.
*My apologies for The Church Lady scratch. I couldn't help myself.
~Thanks to "Dictionary of Demons: Names of the Damned" by Michelle Belanger. Llewellyn Publications, 2010
Why? Because I'm dealing with my own personal Goliath demon: The Judge.
The Judge sits heavy on my heart like cancer. He's silent, unlike his cohort Igor- I imagine Igor is to The Judge as Chester is to Spike (and I never reference a link, but in this scenario, I'm definitely Sylvester.) The Judge doesn't have to do much- he just has to radiate his tsunami waves of disapproval as he arches a questioning brow and I stutter, backpedal, and mentally pummel myself. Then, the What-Ifs descend in a cloud that blocks out all sunlight while Igor berates me, and I go blind and crazy. It's ugly.
The antidote? Perspective and angels in the form of great friends who love you unconditionally.
Enough about The Judge, you all get it. So without further ado... IN THIS CORNERRR... SATANNNNN*.
First off, "Satan" is derived from a Hebrew word meaning "the adversary" and morphed from a function in the Old Testament into a proper name by the time the New Testament came around. Throughout the Old Testament, generally Satan is "the adversary" that tests faith- usually doing so by the Lord's command. In the New Testament, Satan graduates to Lord of Demons and God's arch enemy. Ensuing demonology supports Satan's evolution into the leader of all devils whose mission is to torture and tempt humans. In these accounts, Satan is an equal part of a gruesome foursome made of itself, Lucifer, Beelzebub (or Leviathan, depending on the text), and Belial (all of whom at some time/tradition or another were the big boss) who oversee all other demons.
So there. Honestly, I'd shied away from even reading the Satan entry until now because, as cheeky as I am about my other demon buddies, I was raised Catholic and went to church every Sunday for a loooooong time. That stuff sticks. However, dealing with The Judge these last few days, I knew there was no match for him but Satan itself. (And frankly, I think The Judge is still scarier.)
As an aside, I feel the need to cleanse my pallet after all the Fox News BS I sifted through for links. Penguins, joy, unity, kittens, Muppets, love, dancing, and cheese... that oughta do it.
*My apologies for The Church Lady scratch. I couldn't help myself.
~Thanks to "Dictionary of Demons: Names of the Damned" by Michelle Belanger. Llewellyn Publications, 2010
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