In the world of duality, the One is expressed by the Two, or the Two equal parts, Yang and Yin of opposing energies, would it be seen as positive/negative, day/night, in/out, on/off, masculine/feminine, etc, the Two parts form a singularity becoming One Whole dichotomy of all possible expressions, or in symbiosis with itself and its environment body.In turn, that One Whole body can become more Yin or Yang and link with yet another part forming yet another One Whole symbiotic unit..., etc.
The inherent duality of all matter as the maintained finite order within the infinite chaos is expressed by the dichotomy created when the two opposites come together to form a union with all the subsequent spectrum of options thus becomes available to explore, hence body/nature, conscious mind/ignorant ego, spirit of space in war vs peace, soul of time in care vs hate, being in symbiotic relations or the parasitic ones, making right choice or a wrong one, beneficent is it or harmful, good intent vs evil, guilty or innocent, deserving of a reward or punishment..., etc. The Golden Rule --
"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap." Galatians 6:7 KJV2000
Hence the free choice with all the subsequent consequences it implies. Speaking of consequences. I will describe this briefly here first and then in time, usually, will expand the article to include more details.
The Spiritual Nature.
One is One. One is Whole. One is in Symbiosis with Oneself and One’s World.
First, the Terms: As I wrote in The Elephant God article*1:
The body belongs to me, God of Hosts (world), the environment belongs to my consort, Goddess of Nature (life). The consciousness that you all are aware of is our child (Lord, mind), take good care of it, without it there is no you as a free soul living a good life, lives. The ego is your sense of yourself. The person is what others see you as. The space is the Holy Spirit, the breath of life, part of the primordial family of eternal forces, it knows it all and keeps no secrets from Us.
Now, many of you are repulsed by anything religious, however the Universal Body of Satan, as most if not all religions are, aside maybe the Buddhism, which some would argue is not a religion but more of a self improvement method of meditation and middle Zen way lifestyle, is not wrong about everything, thus do not rush to throw out the good baby with the bad bathwater, this virtues vs sins dichotomy is rather accurate, true, and real in its presence and effects. So lets then explore it in more detail.The nature of the Virtues, unlike the Sins, is singular. All one needs to be Virtuous is oneself, would it be Humility, Sufficiency, Chastity, Charity, Sobriety, Patience, Diligence, according to the Catholic cannon. The virtues is what one does to oneself (singular), the Seven Works of Corporal and Spiritual Mercy (read below) is how one helps the others (plural).
On the contrary, the Sins are plural in nature. One needs at least another person around to commit a sin, would it be Carnal or Spiritual in nature, Pride (demon Lucifer), Avarice (aka Greed, demon Mammon/money), Lust (demon Asmodeus), Envy (demon Leviathan), Gluttony (demon Beelzebub), Anger (demon Satana), Sloth (demon Belphegor).
Thus, if one loses one’s spiritual health, aka wholeness, one becomes plural on the inside, the one is not one anymore but two or more parts that are out of harmony and are not symbiotic with each other anymore. It is called and manifests itself as a disease, mental illness (schizophrenia, psychopathy), or a sever demonic possession which requires exorcism. The extreme case of inner split of personality in spiritual crisis would first launch out at the world at large and people around, specially family and friends, then at themselves, starting to sabotage their own health and well being, becoming suicidal and dangerous to themselves and others around. The old icons depict the demon of Anger Satan as someone who is stabbing their own heart with a knife.
Stay Whole. Stay United With God of Hosts & Goddess of Nature, with Healthy Consciousness, and Help from the Great Spirit.
The Seven Deadly Sins
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# sin ------- name ------- virtue
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1. Pride ---- Lucifer ------ Humility
2. Avarice - Mammon --- Sufficiency
3. Lust ----- Asmodeus - Chastity
4. Envy ---- Leviathan --- Charity
5. Gluttony Beelzebub -- Sobriety
6. Anger --- Satan ------- Patience
7. Sloth ---- Belphegor - Diligence
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Live! Prosper! Be Well!
~O~