Meditation for December 9th
Lucifer Might Have Been The Good Guy
Lucifer is reportedly the fallen angel who becomes the devil in hell, who roasts the baddies for eternal damnation. There are other names in the bible, like Satan, but when we start the story, we start with the snake who talks Eve into biting the forbidden fruit and talking Adam into doing the same. The snake is never revealed to be Satan or Lucifer, at least in the bible; it is said in the Quran, but Christians believe this, and what they think, written or imagined, is what is.
What was the forbidden fruit? Why was it forbidden? All the different tales that tell this story agree that it grants humans the godlike ability to discern right from wrong. Before this bite of the fruit, Adam and Eve were in total ignorance, and could only be told by the gods what to do, for they had no free will, since you have to understand right and wrong to have free will. So all of society was built after Adam and Eve learned right from wrong, and society needed laws.
This story could also be told from a different angle, the Prometheus angle. Satan or Lucifer stole the knowledge and fire from the gods and gave it to man, so that they could cook meat, create art, and create society. The hubris of man angered the gods to act like them, so they punished Prometheus with the whole liver being eaten by an eagle every day while chained to a rock, and the gods started fucking with men out of jealous rage.
So we find ourselves with free will from eating a peach, and for some reason, this means the devil is the bad guy, and God is the good guy. We got all the intelligence and wisdom from the devil, and the fear and hate from the Gods. I believe Lucifer Morninglight is the good guy in this story, and God is the villain.
Prayer
Lucifer,
Thanks for a lot of the gifts you gave us.
You made the most significant sacrifice of all.
For you had to be banished to hell for eternity,
While Junior just had to die for three days.
We got art, literature, music, philosophy, science, technology, culinary sciences, government, thought, ethics, laws, and so much more from your sacrifice.
Junior gave us antiquated morals and hurdles to jump through, maybe to get to heaven.
We thank you for your service,
Amen
Craft
Next time you face an issue, either use rational thought, wisdom, philosophy, your community, psychology, medicine, books and other written word resources, meditation, art, and several other tools, or just pray. Let me know which one works.
Goal
I feel like Lucifer isn’t getting the praise he deserves, and God is being forgiven for being a total douche canoe.