Demons must be named to be defeated, just as our deepest and most vile urges or emotions must be acknowledged to be integrated
Θωμ ᾶς del Vasto (soul/acc)x.comDemons must be named to be defeated, just as our deepest and most vile urges or emotions must be acknowledged to be integrated
evil succeeds only by disguising itself as good, necessary, or helpful.
Richard Rohr • Breathing Under Water : Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
"The reality of evil, as manifested on this plane of development, must be accepted by each individual in order to learn to cope with it and thus to truly overcome it. Evil must be faced and overcome primarily within the self. Only then can evil be dealt with outside the self. . . . The human consciousness finds itself in a state of development
... See moreEva Pierrakos • The Undefended Self: Living the Pathwork
This story, however, leaves us an excellent clue: if you feel you have lost your mission, your oomph, if you feel confused, slightly off, then look for the Devil, the ambusher of the soul within your own psyche. If you cannot see, hear, catch it in the act, assume it is at work, and above all stay awake—no matter how tired you become, no matter how
... See moreDr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés • Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
Whatever your repeated or persistent negative emotions, try thinking of them as Dante’s wild beasts, whose job it is to make your life unbearable when you stray from your true path.