Deamon/demon. history of the word, not what you think!

AMA-GI · 09-15-2008, 08:48 AM

Daemon

So much has been distorted and warped religions. Here is the original meaning of Daemon/Demon-

Daemon: "In Greek myth, an intermediate spirit between men and Gods. Daemons such as the one who guided Socrates act as councilors and guardians to human beings. In other words your spirit guide!!!!

Another defintion:
Demon and daemon were once used interchangeably. The former came to English from medieval Latin, while the latter was from classical Latin. The earliest use appears to have been in the phrase daemon of Socrates, which was his "attendant, ministering, or indwelling spirit; genius". That was in the late 14th century. It was a short time later that the term demon came to refer to "an evil spirit" by influence of its usage in various versions of the Bible. The Greek form was used to translate Hebrew words for "lords, idols" and "hairy ones (satyrs)". Wyclif translated it from Greek to English fiend or devil. This is how the evil connotation arose. By the late 16th century, the general supernatural meaning was being distinguished with the spelling daemon, while the evil meaning remained demon.

oxjmaups2005xo · 09-16-2008, 01:27 AM

in reality we ourselves our people are the face of evil i personally dont believe that hooplah about lucifer and all that demon junk but i do strongly believe in negative energy and think that its here so we can learn from it.

THE eXchanger · 09-16-2008, 01:38 AM

dae-man ...yeah day man, to awaken

this is a truth !!!

They ususally, are NOT your own essence/or higher self
but, they are definitely guardians, and, teachers
the trick is sorting out,
which ones are in 100% alignment with your mission,
and, your purpose, and,
which ones clearly are NOT !!!

GOOD/AND, BAD - duality is a great teacher

we have that option--all the way to the end

brightest blessings

susan
the eXchanger

AMA-GI · 09-16-2008, 12:12 PM

Totally agree.

Quote:

Originally Posted by eXchanger

dae-man ...yeah day man, to awaken

this is a truth !!!

They ususally, are NOT your own essence/or higher self
but, they are definitely guardians, and, teachers
the trick is sorting out,
which ones are in 100% alignment with your mission,
and, your purpose, and,
which ones clearly are NOT !!!

GOOD/AND, BAD - duality is a great teacher

we have that option--all the way to the end

brightest blessings

susan
the eXchanger

09-15-2008, 08:48 AM	#1
AMA-GI Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 220	Deamon/demon. history of the word, not what you think! Daemon So much has been distorted and warped religions. Here is the original meaning of Daemon/Demon- Daemon: "In Greek myth, an intermediate spirit between men and Gods. Daemons such as the one who guided Socrates act as councilors and guardians to human beings. In other words your spirit guide!!!! Another defintion: Demon and daemon were once used interchangeably. The former came to English from medieval Latin, while the latter was from classical Latin. The earliest use appears to have been in the phrase daemon of Socrates, which was his "attendant, ministering, or indwelling spirit; genius". That was in the late 14th century. It was a short time later that the term demon came to refer to "an evil spirit" by influence of its usage in various versions of the Bible. The Greek form was used to translate Hebrew words for "lords, idols" and "hairy ones (satyrs)". Wyclif translated it from Greek to English fiend or devil. This is how the evil connotation arose. By the late 16th century, the general supernatural meaning was being distinguished with the spelling daemon, while the evil meaning remained demon.

09-16-2008, 01:27 AM	#2
oxjmaups2005xo Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 19	Re: Deamon/demon. history of the word, not what you think! in reality we ourselves our people are the face of evil i personally dont believe that hooplah about lucifer and all that demon junk but i do strongly believe in negative energy and think that its here so we can learn from it.

09-16-2008, 01:38 AM	#3
THE eXchanger Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Spiritual eXplorer-Canada Posts: 4,915	Re: Deamon/demon. history of the word, not what you think! dae-man ...yeah day man, to awaken this is a truth !!! They ususally, are NOT your own essence/or higher self but, they are definitely guardians, and, teachers the trick is sorting out, which ones are in 100% alignment with your mission, and, your purpose, and, which ones clearly are NOT !!! GOOD/AND, BAD - duality is a great teacher we have that option--all the way to the end brightest blessings susan the eXchanger