This week I figured that I would do something that hit close to home for me. B is for Belial. I will start with explaining exactly who Belial is. Before I go any further I want to state that I no longer believe that Belial is real, nor am I satanic in any way shape or form. Considering the fact that I don't believe in Satan, Hell, Babylon, etc. it would be rather pointless for me to worship or believe these things. ACCORDING TO THE SATANIC BIBLE... It's stated in The Satanic Bible, written by Anton Szander Lavey, "Belial means "without a master", and symbolizes true independence, self-sufficiency, and personal accomplishment. Belial represents the earth element.” This supposed creature stands for the carnal side of man. Any form of pleasure, sex, lust, the will to live and to make said living worthwhile. Belial is supposedly unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral; dissolute; lewd; lascivious, Unrestrained; uncurbed; uncontrolled; unruly; riotous; ungovernable; wanton; profligate; dissolute; lax; loose; sensual; impure; unchaste; lascivious; immoral, dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure. From what I have come to understand, he is the most "boring" of the four crown princes(Satan, Lucifer, Leviathan, and Belial). Lavey is obscure in Belials past, so no one really knows much about him. ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN MYTHOLOGY DICTIONARY OF DEMONS “The name Belial is taken from the Hebrew for 'worthless one' (e.g. 1 Samuel 10:27, 2 Corin. 6:15). Arguing from such references, theologians are inclined to see Belial as merely one of the many faces of Satan. The references in Judges 19:22 and the like have led to the suggestion that Belial is merely the tutelary spirit of licentiousness. Certainly in modern day demonology at least he has been transformed to fit Milton's vision of him as the most lewd demon in Pandaemonium, as well as being representative of Sloth. Among the schoolmen of the medieval period it was argued (on slender evidence) that Belial was one of the fallen Virtues.In popular demonologies this is the demon who is said to have been created immediately after Lucifer himself; he appears as an angel in a fiery chariot, but his intention is to deceive all, including those who conjure him.He is one of the seventy-two Spirits of Solomon and, as one of the Enochian Demons, he is described as a 'King, appearing as a beautiful angel ... speaking fair, distributing prefrements ... 'In popular modern use the 'sons of Belial' are lawless or rebellious people, probably a reference to Deuteronomy 13. In the poetry of William Blake Belial remains a god, linked specifically with the horrors of Sodom and Gomorrha, an 'obscure Demon of Bribes and secret Assassinations' (Milton f.37 1. 30) - a somewhat personalized view of this favorite of the grimoires.”"Dictionary of Demons" by Fred Gettings (1988) Now, these are just two different viewpoints that I found when researching. You can certainly do your own research, and find more, or even find different sources and info than what I have. I figured that it would be pretty beneficial for those of you reading to have a little knowledge before hand of what/who this Belial character is. Here comes the fun part. When I was younger, about 14, I attended a baptist church every Sunday. I was still pretty torn on my beliefs, like any typical teenager at that point in time. While attending church I met a guy named Neko, and we started dating. He was the first person to introduce me to what he called paganism. As time went on, things seemed to get weird. First, people were following him. He lived in a wooded area, and people would be "watching" him from just behind the tree line. Then things gradually progressed to him holding saonces. Not too weird right? Just a paranoid kid who likes to talk to dead people. No big deal. Well, things steadily progressed. He supposedly started "killing" the people that were following him; they were out to get him and it was either his life or theirs. Then, there was this necklace that he called the Saber Tooth. It was a carved tooth mounted beneath a silver Saber cats head. The weird thing about it, was that when it was made someone had carved 666 into the Saber cats mouth. He told me that no matter what he did, he couldnt get rid of it. By this point I was pretty freaked out. I didnt know what to do about all of this information that was being pumped into my naive little head. Just when I thought it couldnt get worse....it did. One night after church, I told Neko of an unusual experience that I had when I was younger( I won't go into detail, but I now believe that i saw a spirit). He immeadiately looked at me, and simply stated "You're it". I shot him a confused look and he proceeded to tell me. " You're the one he's been looking for. You have been marked." I swear to the gods, my eyes would've popped out of my head if it were possible. He went on to tell me that Belial was coming for me; that he wanted to take me as his queen. I shit you not. I was terrified. A few weeks later, upon further inspection, it came to light that Neko was suffering from a mental condition called Schizoeffective bipolar disorder. Schizoaffective bipolar disorder has the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia in varying severity, but also has the manic-depressive mood swings of all types of bipolar disorder. Long story short, a crazy, creepy ex-boyfriend of mine scared to dog snot out of me by telling me that I was basically Belials princess. Way to go for personal experiences. :) Happy reading!
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