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fandomhigh2014-02-04 10:20 am
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The Occult | Period 1 | Tuesday
Class was being held in the Danger Shop today. It would be made abundantly clear why momentarily. For now, Paige was standing at the front of the class, waiting for them to settle before starting in on the lecture.
"Today," she started, "we're going to talk about demonology. If the word doesn't give it away, demonology is the study of demons or beliefs about demons. It deals with both benevolent beings that have no circle of worshipers or a limited amount of worshipers in that they're still below the rank of gods. It also deals with malevolent beings of all kinds, which is how the majority of people see demons. They're bad guys, they're monsters and if you don't kill them, they're gonna kill you."
It wasn't always true but Paige could see why it was the typical belief. She had enough memories of the Emim to know that there was no way those monsters were benevolent in any way, shape or form.
"Demonology isn't something that can be defined simply though. Demonology is different in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Satanism. For the purposes of this class, we'll take a look at those who command demons to do their bidding. Not really such a good idea. Most often, when people are commanding demons, they're commanding the demons most often mentioned in Christian demonology. Real quick, demonology from a Christian point of view tends to deal with the Bible the interpretation of those scriptures, the scriptures of early Christian philosophers and hermits, traditions, and legends incorporated from other beliefs. Those who command these demons don't necessarily worship them but seek to use them to obtain their goals. Some people see that as smart, some people see it as disrespectful and probably a main reason why some demons get pissed and revolt. A lot of it depends on the practitioner of the magic that conjures the demon and the goals they're seeking to obtain."
Paige paused and crossed her arms. "Today, you're here in the Danger Shop to meet a demon or two. I'm sure most of you have dealt with this place before so you know it's not real but please be careful anyway. This is more an exercise on how you deal with different kinds of demons, since no two are the same. Scenario wise, you guys are those who have to deal with practitioners of demonology raising a demon for his or her own needs and then not being able to control the demon's power. These guys aren't all nice but we'll see which kind of methods you use to get past them. Ready? Let's go."
"Today," she started, "we're going to talk about demonology. If the word doesn't give it away, demonology is the study of demons or beliefs about demons. It deals with both benevolent beings that have no circle of worshipers or a limited amount of worshipers in that they're still below the rank of gods. It also deals with malevolent beings of all kinds, which is how the majority of people see demons. They're bad guys, they're monsters and if you don't kill them, they're gonna kill you."
It wasn't always true but Paige could see why it was the typical belief. She had enough memories of the Emim to know that there was no way those monsters were benevolent in any way, shape or form.
"Demonology isn't something that can be defined simply though. Demonology is different in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Satanism. For the purposes of this class, we'll take a look at those who command demons to do their bidding. Not really such a good idea. Most often, when people are commanding demons, they're commanding the demons most often mentioned in Christian demonology. Real quick, demonology from a Christian point of view tends to deal with the Bible the interpretation of those scriptures, the scriptures of early Christian philosophers and hermits, traditions, and legends incorporated from other beliefs. Those who command these demons don't necessarily worship them but seek to use them to obtain their goals. Some people see that as smart, some people see it as disrespectful and probably a main reason why some demons get pissed and revolt. A lot of it depends on the practitioner of the magic that conjures the demon and the goals they're seeking to obtain."
Paige paused and crossed her arms. "Today, you're here in the Danger Shop to meet a demon or two. I'm sure most of you have dealt with this place before so you know it's not real but please be careful anyway. This is more an exercise on how you deal with different kinds of demons, since no two are the same. Scenario wise, you guys are those who have to deal with practitioners of demonology raising a demon for his or her own needs and then not being able to control the demon's power. These guys aren't all nice but we'll see which kind of methods you use to get past them. Ready? Let's go."
Re: Class Activity: Play With Demons [02/04]
He'd be happy to lend a helping hand to anyone who looked like they could use one.