"...For Satan is not a black God but the negation of God. The devil is the personification of atheism or idolatry. For the initiates this is not a person but a force created for good but which may serve for evil, it is the instrument of liberty & freewill.." Albert Pike
Update, Manly. P. Hall makes a bit more sense to me now I've read this and is back on my reading list. When I look at occult studies I always first ask, what are the authors beliefs, is it a 'man centred' or 'god centred' approach. This is about setting my intention & keeping myself safe from accidentally believing in the wrong thing, as our ancestors did before us! Oh isn't the material world fun!
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