The character analyses for Satan Inc are very well written and show a deeper understanding of each of the fallen angels than many occult books. In fact, the three together are a force to be reckoned with. How do you defend against such an adversary? It might be useful to help readers understand what the Full Armour of God is, and how one might go about wearing it. Also, it would be useful to better understand the main 3 x Arch Angels - Michael, Raphael and Gabriel, who are our allies in this spiritual battle.
Samael means "Venom of God" or "Severity of God" which is far off from "Lightbringer" or "Praise of God", which Lucifer means. They are known by their works. They have no body of their own, and so what they do is what all are or could be. So, with the names being so wildly different, my assumption is that they are not the same creature.
Anything working against God is the "Satan", each as one part of the gross collaboration of all demons. When two demons collaborate their joint venture takes on new meaning. It is right to call either Satan, but only because they work against God. Satan is Legion, made up of individuals. Hence my "Corporate" interpretation.
There's peanut butter and there's chocolate. Put them together and what do you get? No different than like when Taco Bell and Doritos strike a deal to make Dorito Locos Tacos. So long as they work together they are "something" other than the sum of their parts. That's why they needed to form an alliance to rebel, because alone they were not capable of it.
How might "Venom of God" be a positive? What would Samael be before the fall? What necessary function does venom provide the world, and in whose absence things would unravel? What did he do before his Fall?
Is anesthesia considered "venom" in the mind of ancient ancestors? What of other medicines?
If we look at venom as more towards the "Severity" namesake, we get a better understanding of a True Purpose. Samael would have been the arbiter of the "school of hard knocks." He's the "bad" thing that has to happen before things get better. Hence his association with Job. The "venom" is a medicine which seems catastrophic at first, but in reality is necessary for the body to recover. All medicine is a toxin of sorts. It's anything that forces your body to inhibit a response. A "cure" is a toxin that forces your body to act on a malady, either by messing with its natural responses or putting a big fat flag on another toxin so the immune system can see it.
Samael's True Purpose was as a necessary antagonist to go in and challenge systems in the World and put them under scrutiny. To grill, interrogate, and criticize not just humanity but every plant, animal, or even mineral. Think of an inventor putting his new prototype through wildly unlikely scenarios to make sure it does not fail in ways he did not expect. Does that not sound like a similar situation with Job? Where God tested his disciple to prove a point? Where he permitted Samael to submit a "Quality Assurance" test?
In many ways, DOGE represents Samael's original functionality best. It's a method to "trim the fat." Such a process cannot be anything but tumultuous to those affected.
No one likes scrutiny and having someone standing over your shoulder as you work to make sure you're doing a good job. It sucks when your performance is "under review." But it is necessary. Samael acted as an overseer to that Universal force. Do you see how such an Arbiter could use his powers against Humanity? He, now, acts as a "pop quiz" that comes into our life to surprise and disrupt our daily function. Imagine if you had an extensive performance review every week... It would make it impossible to do your job. Your job would be effectively preparing to be tested.
Overbearing bureaucratic oversight strangles productivity. Just look at Amazon's turnover rate. Warehouse workers seldom last long. That's the "Venom" taking out victim after victim who expire from the unsafe conditions. Snakes are around every corner, waiting to snap at anyone who slows down the pace. Soon, it will come back to "bite" Amazon in the butt. Anti-venom is already being procured. Such abusive, "slave", systems aren't long for this world.
So, again, Samael is his own thing. Where does he fit in the hierarchy of Satan Inc? Well, think of him like the Bobs:
He's a "contract" worker who comes in occasionally. Of course, I'd say the Bobs were doing a "good" thing for the company -- just not to those they were finding to be slackers and useless. For the workers though, they're seen as villains. Venom that threatens to kill the host by "accidentally" taking out the guy at the business who actually invented all the crap that they use every day.
Or the guy actually keeping things together as the driving force of the business.
Either way, that's what Fallen Samael does. He goes in to any organization and tries to take out the "heart blood" of the work team. Think of it like a corporate neurotoxin that upper management brings in only to later find it's actually some Private Equity firm that is gutting the successful company to enrich themselves.
That'd be Samael, by my estimations. I know it's probably more than you asked for, but there it is.
Thanks for this. Many occultists have Samael = Lucifer and I'd always assumed the same, in part because Angels all have the same suffix -el, and Lucifer doesn't. Having read your character profile of Lucifer, I couldn't see how the two are one and the same. Samael definitely comes in, kicks the tires and prescribes a remedy, which likely isn't what you asked for, but will do the job nonetheless.
As for Samael, he's a Fallen angel, like the rest of demons, so he "should" be as I described, but he's not. He is all the negative and none of the positive as far as interacting with Humans go. Imagine a medicine but it's just the side effects, no cure.
What they both have in common is they both hate humans more than you can possibly imagine.
Lucifer's original name is Hel'el, which has the suffix "el."
Lucifer is the Latin version that caught on more than the original. Hel'el is the Hebrew version, like Samael. Latin and Hebrew both mean the same thing, which is "Lightbearer"/"Enlightened One." Since spirits are named after their roles, Samael and Hel'el can't be the same. They can collaborate, however, which takes on new meaning. What single word would describe "The Severe Venom which Bears the Light of Praise"? Bioluminescent venom exists, if you count Stonefish's blue stingers, but it's not something common.
The first thing that came to kind looking at the picture of Ashley the Third was that he bears a striking resemblance to a certain west coast governor...coincidence? 🤔
I was at an HR conference earlier in the week to look at new payroll vendors. The conference app had the different presentations tagged - Compensation, Employment Law, Technolgy, etc. (Technology = AI only) There was of course the DEI element but only in presentation titles. The tag was "Inclusion, Equity & Diversity". I guess they realize DEI is getting a bad reputation, so I guess this was an attempt to disguise it but I am not sure rearranging it to IED is going to work given those initials association with people having body parts blown off.
The character analyses for Satan Inc are very well written and show a deeper understanding of each of the fallen angels than many occult books. In fact, the three together are a force to be reckoned with. How do you defend against such an adversary? It might be useful to help readers understand what the Full Armour of God is, and how one might go about wearing it. Also, it would be useful to better understand the main 3 x Arch Angels - Michael, Raphael and Gabriel, who are our allies in this spiritual battle.
That's a good point. I'll start writing about angels next. If you want a brief to get started, take a look at this older article: https://sleepydude.substack.com/p/biblically-accurate-angels
Thanks. Do you see Samael and Lucifer as the same?
Samael means "Venom of God" or "Severity of God" which is far off from "Lightbringer" or "Praise of God", which Lucifer means. They are known by their works. They have no body of their own, and so what they do is what all are or could be. So, with the names being so wildly different, my assumption is that they are not the same creature.
Anything working against God is the "Satan", each as one part of the gross collaboration of all demons. When two demons collaborate their joint venture takes on new meaning. It is right to call either Satan, but only because they work against God. Satan is Legion, made up of individuals. Hence my "Corporate" interpretation.
There's peanut butter and there's chocolate. Put them together and what do you get? No different than like when Taco Bell and Doritos strike a deal to make Dorito Locos Tacos. So long as they work together they are "something" other than the sum of their parts. That's why they needed to form an alliance to rebel, because alone they were not capable of it.
How might "Venom of God" be a positive? What would Samael be before the fall? What necessary function does venom provide the world, and in whose absence things would unravel? What did he do before his Fall?
Is anesthesia considered "venom" in the mind of ancient ancestors? What of other medicines?
If we look at venom as more towards the "Severity" namesake, we get a better understanding of a True Purpose. Samael would have been the arbiter of the "school of hard knocks." He's the "bad" thing that has to happen before things get better. Hence his association with Job. The "venom" is a medicine which seems catastrophic at first, but in reality is necessary for the body to recover. All medicine is a toxin of sorts. It's anything that forces your body to inhibit a response. A "cure" is a toxin that forces your body to act on a malady, either by messing with its natural responses or putting a big fat flag on another toxin so the immune system can see it.
Samael's True Purpose was as a necessary antagonist to go in and challenge systems in the World and put them under scrutiny. To grill, interrogate, and criticize not just humanity but every plant, animal, or even mineral. Think of an inventor putting his new prototype through wildly unlikely scenarios to make sure it does not fail in ways he did not expect. Does that not sound like a similar situation with Job? Where God tested his disciple to prove a point? Where he permitted Samael to submit a "Quality Assurance" test?
In many ways, DOGE represents Samael's original functionality best. It's a method to "trim the fat." Such a process cannot be anything but tumultuous to those affected.
No one likes scrutiny and having someone standing over your shoulder as you work to make sure you're doing a good job. It sucks when your performance is "under review." But it is necessary. Samael acted as an overseer to that Universal force. Do you see how such an Arbiter could use his powers against Humanity? He, now, acts as a "pop quiz" that comes into our life to surprise and disrupt our daily function. Imagine if you had an extensive performance review every week... It would make it impossible to do your job. Your job would be effectively preparing to be tested.
Overbearing bureaucratic oversight strangles productivity. Just look at Amazon's turnover rate. Warehouse workers seldom last long. That's the "Venom" taking out victim after victim who expire from the unsafe conditions. Snakes are around every corner, waiting to snap at anyone who slows down the pace. Soon, it will come back to "bite" Amazon in the butt. Anti-venom is already being procured. Such abusive, "slave", systems aren't long for this world.
So, again, Samael is his own thing. Where does he fit in the hierarchy of Satan Inc? Well, think of him like the Bobs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkmuI5W694o
He's a "contract" worker who comes in occasionally. Of course, I'd say the Bobs were doing a "good" thing for the company -- just not to those they were finding to be slackers and useless. For the workers though, they're seen as villains. Venom that threatens to kill the host by "accidentally" taking out the guy at the business who actually invented all the crap that they use every day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEvp5B2CHsI
Or the guy actually keeping things together as the driving force of the business.
Either way, that's what Fallen Samael does. He goes in to any organization and tries to take out the "heart blood" of the work team. Think of it like a corporate neurotoxin that upper management brings in only to later find it's actually some Private Equity firm that is gutting the successful company to enrich themselves.
That'd be Samael, by my estimations. I know it's probably more than you asked for, but there it is.
Thanks for this. Many occultists have Samael = Lucifer and I'd always assumed the same, in part because Angels all have the same suffix -el, and Lucifer doesn't. Having read your character profile of Lucifer, I couldn't see how the two are one and the same. Samael definitely comes in, kicks the tires and prescribes a remedy, which likely isn't what you asked for, but will do the job nonetheless.
As for Samael, he's a Fallen angel, like the rest of demons, so he "should" be as I described, but he's not. He is all the negative and none of the positive as far as interacting with Humans go. Imagine a medicine but it's just the side effects, no cure.
What they both have in common is they both hate humans more than you can possibly imagine.
Lucifer's original name is Hel'el, which has the suffix "el."
Lucifer is the Latin version that caught on more than the original. Hel'el is the Hebrew version, like Samael. Latin and Hebrew both mean the same thing, which is "Lightbearer"/"Enlightened One." Since spirits are named after their roles, Samael and Hel'el can't be the same. They can collaborate, however, which takes on new meaning. What single word would describe "The Severe Venom which Bears the Light of Praise"? Bioluminescent venom exists, if you count Stonefish's blue stingers, but it's not something common.
The first thing that came to kind looking at the picture of Ashley the Third was that he bears a striking resemblance to a certain west coast governor...coincidence? 🤔
I was at an HR conference earlier in the week to look at new payroll vendors. The conference app had the different presentations tagged - Compensation, Employment Law, Technolgy, etc. (Technology = AI only) There was of course the DEI element but only in presentation titles. The tag was "Inclusion, Equity & Diversity". I guess they realize DEI is getting a bad reputation, so I guess this was an attempt to disguise it but I am not sure rearranging it to IED is going to work given those initials association with people having body parts blown off.
Good piece. Lot of food for thought.
I assure you, any resemblances to the governator are purely coincidental.