Brilliant article. The theme of Lucifer has been so integral to my own healing journey and philosophical world-view.
Lucifer really had ever right to rebel. God wanted to put his consciousness in these sweaty, stinky apes. He wanted to confine the numinous grandiosity of enlightenment into a confined, survival based frequency. Lucifer didn't want to sacrifice his illuminated perspective for this seemingly silly plan.
The way I see the Lucifer archetype is, much like you said, one that seeks the illusory transcendence; the mind that is boundless in its scope, refusing to embody.
This is where I think spirituality needs to focus on to continue growing. Enough people have entered the space and "transcended," the literal world, acknowledging the transpersonal origin of consciousness. Even the non-spiritual world—society at large—has become so utterly mind based, so voracious in its appetite for knowledge with no bounds, that we have fallen into the shadow side of Lucifer—mass narcissism.
Like Lucifer we are stuck in this world, eternally seeking our return to Eden.
The goal then is not to escape into the heavens, but to carry on the process of incarnation. To, as Lucifer must, suck up his pride and embody in this dense, ape body; this difficult world full of obstacles and limitations.
By doing so we don't loose the enlightenment gained from our plight upwards, but rather ground these ethereal truths into reality. We follow through with God's original incarnation plan and finally can return to Heaven, properly.
I'm planning on writing my own article (many articles hahah) on Lucifer. Such a potent and topical archetype to understand at this point in history.
This is radiant and unsettling in the best way. Like being handed a mirror and realizing it is also a window. The reframing of Lucifer not as villain but as the divine rebel in all of us is pure alchemical poetry. You’re right. The serpent didn’t bring sin. He handed us self-awareness, with all the messy beauty that entails.
And the ego? Not some cursed affliction, but the very lens through which consciousness plays hide and seek with itself. Separation was never punishment. It was pedagogy. A cosmic lesson plan in individuation.
Feels like you just whispered a Gnostic koan into the back of my skull. “You are already whole, but you must forget that to remember it.”
Blessed be the serpent. And cursed be the binary thinking that turned myth into moralism.
It’s worth noting that the name "Lucifer" does not explicitly appear in the Bible as a reference to a fallen angel or demonic figure, contrary to common assumptions. The term "Lucifer" originates from the Latin Vulgate translation of Isaiah 14:12, where the Hebrew phrase helel ben shahar ("morning star, son of the dawn") was rendered as "Lucifer." This passage describes the fall of a Babylonian king, not a spiritual entity. The association of Lucifer with Satan or a fallen angel developed later through Christian tradition and interpretations, particularly in medieval theology, but the name itself is absent from the original texts.
Albert Pike, in his 1871 work Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, offers a perspective on Lucifer that aligns with the article’s esoteric framing. He writes on page 321: "Lucifer, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! It is he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable, blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish souls? Doubt it not!" Pike presents Lucifer as a symbol of light and knowledge, not inherently evil, but misunderstood by those unprepared for its intensity.
Similarly, Helena Blavatsky, a key figure in Theosophy, discusses Lucifer in her 1888 work The Secret Doctrine. She states: "Lucifer represents… Life… Thought… Progress… Civilization… Liberty… Independence. Lucifer is the Logos… the Serpent, the Savior" (Vol. 2, p. 513). Blavatsky reinterprets Lucifer as a force of intellectual and spiritual liberation, challenging the orthodox view of a malevolent being.
The ego provides the necessary continuity into which experience is transmuted into meaning but along that trajectory comes the inevitable baggage of suffering and though the ecosystem of interacting egos has the collective capacity to amplify or pacify that suffering - the fact that “we” on average choose not to engage the latter certainly means something - though precisely what I’m unsure… but I’m working on it. The best guess so far: I think it stems from the confluence of 3 factors - suffering occurs along a gradient that represents the “shortest” path, it requires energy input to deviate from this path, we are energy conserving.
This was an absolute delight to read! I love your style of writing, taking philosophical concepts and giving them a tone that is akin to a story - subscribed!
Great read. Love the acknowledgment that we are in a way here to sin. Well maybe just were and the next phase is transcending into a way of being that integrates sin into service.
I'm not even fully sure I could pinpoint where in my head this idea originated or what books inspired it.
I can say it's lots of philosophy books and stuff like the selfish gene by Dawkins 😊
The thing nowadays is also much of what I learn about comes from podcasts and online resources so honestly it becomes increasingly harder to trace down the origins of my thoughts ^^
Hmm, very interesting Alex. I definitely enjoy reading this and it gives food for thought. I agree with your premise and I think you are right in your argument. I'm looking forward to your other Stacks.
I look at it as a fairly simple story that has a simple reason and a simple answer. The actions of the snake, which we must remember can swallow and digest a mammal whole and has the capability on a planet bereft of vegetation through poison and predation to practically end all life. A massive population collapse caused an atmospheric collapse and left humanity incarcerated in a period of linear time (akin to an ice age that is ending now) under a great burden of gravity with plants creating fruit. We had to eat of these plants unfortunately taking us out of a perfect and godly state with nature. If we ever achieve what modern science and faith is pointing to, mind over matter and go from an ungodly to godly state we will quit eating and therefore consuming the nature we were created out of and take nature out of its entropic state and again live in the Garden of Eden as a heavenly state not as an entropic hell where we have incarcerated DNA. The fecal matter, urine, rot, insects and death, all the products of sin and ungodliness in the Garden of Eden (earth) will start to change in a genesis of humankind where we transcend our rather limited DNA. Heck we may levitate. So mind over matter and a genesis of humankind good. Gourmet Food fetishism and eating of things not born of seed bad. The time is now although right now, now doesn't have much power.
Actually, this piece took about ~3-4 hours of writing and editing. As for imagination - after years of writing poetry, finding the right metaphors and flow has become almost second nature. It's less about pure imagination and more about having developed a kind of intuitive crafting process through practice.
Feel free to write - our 'chaotic intuitions' often crystallize more clearly on paper than we expect. Sometimes it's just about taking that first step. 😊
In the best way possible. I mean honestly it is in fact a bit frustrating to know there is enough going around for everyone but there are people that it's appropriate for them to have wealth to rival whole states of people..
Brilliant article. The theme of Lucifer has been so integral to my own healing journey and philosophical world-view.
Lucifer really had ever right to rebel. God wanted to put his consciousness in these sweaty, stinky apes. He wanted to confine the numinous grandiosity of enlightenment into a confined, survival based frequency. Lucifer didn't want to sacrifice his illuminated perspective for this seemingly silly plan.
The way I see the Lucifer archetype is, much like you said, one that seeks the illusory transcendence; the mind that is boundless in its scope, refusing to embody.
This is where I think spirituality needs to focus on to continue growing. Enough people have entered the space and "transcended," the literal world, acknowledging the transpersonal origin of consciousness. Even the non-spiritual world—society at large—has become so utterly mind based, so voracious in its appetite for knowledge with no bounds, that we have fallen into the shadow side of Lucifer—mass narcissism.
Like Lucifer we are stuck in this world, eternally seeking our return to Eden.
The goal then is not to escape into the heavens, but to carry on the process of incarnation. To, as Lucifer must, suck up his pride and embody in this dense, ape body; this difficult world full of obstacles and limitations.
By doing so we don't loose the enlightenment gained from our plight upwards, but rather ground these ethereal truths into reality. We follow through with God's original incarnation plan and finally can return to Heaven, properly.
I'm planning on writing my own article (many articles hahah) on Lucifer. Such a potent and topical archetype to understand at this point in history.
I'd be delighted to read your articles once they are out. Always interested in fruitful analysis of the most basal archetypes there are
This is radiant and unsettling in the best way. Like being handed a mirror and realizing it is also a window. The reframing of Lucifer not as villain but as the divine rebel in all of us is pure alchemical poetry. You’re right. The serpent didn’t bring sin. He handed us self-awareness, with all the messy beauty that entails.
And the ego? Not some cursed affliction, but the very lens through which consciousness plays hide and seek with itself. Separation was never punishment. It was pedagogy. A cosmic lesson plan in individuation.
Feels like you just whispered a Gnostic koan into the back of my skull. “You are already whole, but you must forget that to remember it.”
Blessed be the serpent. And cursed be the binary thinking that turned myth into moralism.
It’s worth noting that the name "Lucifer" does not explicitly appear in the Bible as a reference to a fallen angel or demonic figure, contrary to common assumptions. The term "Lucifer" originates from the Latin Vulgate translation of Isaiah 14:12, where the Hebrew phrase helel ben shahar ("morning star, son of the dawn") was rendered as "Lucifer." This passage describes the fall of a Babylonian king, not a spiritual entity. The association of Lucifer with Satan or a fallen angel developed later through Christian tradition and interpretations, particularly in medieval theology, but the name itself is absent from the original texts.
Albert Pike, in his 1871 work Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, offers a perspective on Lucifer that aligns with the article’s esoteric framing. He writes on page 321: "Lucifer, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! It is he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable, blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish souls? Doubt it not!" Pike presents Lucifer as a symbol of light and knowledge, not inherently evil, but misunderstood by those unprepared for its intensity.
Similarly, Helena Blavatsky, a key figure in Theosophy, discusses Lucifer in her 1888 work The Secret Doctrine. She states: "Lucifer represents… Life… Thought… Progress… Civilization… Liberty… Independence. Lucifer is the Logos… the Serpent, the Savior" (Vol. 2, p. 513). Blavatsky reinterprets Lucifer as a force of intellectual and spiritual liberation, challenging the orthodox view of a malevolent being.
Respectfully and appreciative.https://open.substack.com/pub/federicosotodelalba/p/my-thoughts-on-the-substack-immortality?r=4up0lp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The ego provides the necessary continuity into which experience is transmuted into meaning but along that trajectory comes the inevitable baggage of suffering and though the ecosystem of interacting egos has the collective capacity to amplify or pacify that suffering - the fact that “we” on average choose not to engage the latter certainly means something - though precisely what I’m unsure… but I’m working on it. The best guess so far: I think it stems from the confluence of 3 factors - suffering occurs along a gradient that represents the “shortest” path, it requires energy input to deviate from this path, we are energy conserving.
Standing ovation 🙏 this beautifully articulates something I've felt deeply for a long time.
This was an absolute delight to read! I love your style of writing, taking philosophical concepts and giving them a tone that is akin to a story - subscribed!
Great read. Love the acknowledgment that we are in a way here to sin. Well maybe just were and the next phase is transcending into a way of being that integrates sin into service.
It's easy to judge but hard to accept things for what they are 😊
Glad you picked up on the nuances behind it
So many thoughts about this, think I may need an idea of what kind of books you have stashed in your library 😂🤔 and very beautifully written
I'm not even fully sure I could pinpoint where in my head this idea originated or what books inspired it.
I can say it's lots of philosophy books and stuff like the selfish gene by Dawkins 😊
The thing nowadays is also much of what I learn about comes from podcasts and online resources so honestly it becomes increasingly harder to trace down the origins of my thoughts ^^
Hmm, very interesting Alex. I definitely enjoy reading this and it gives food for thought. I agree with your premise and I think you are right in your argument. I'm looking forward to your other Stacks.
I look at it as a fairly simple story that has a simple reason and a simple answer. The actions of the snake, which we must remember can swallow and digest a mammal whole and has the capability on a planet bereft of vegetation through poison and predation to practically end all life. A massive population collapse caused an atmospheric collapse and left humanity incarcerated in a period of linear time (akin to an ice age that is ending now) under a great burden of gravity with plants creating fruit. We had to eat of these plants unfortunately taking us out of a perfect and godly state with nature. If we ever achieve what modern science and faith is pointing to, mind over matter and go from an ungodly to godly state we will quit eating and therefore consuming the nature we were created out of and take nature out of its entropic state and again live in the Garden of Eden as a heavenly state not as an entropic hell where we have incarcerated DNA. The fecal matter, urine, rot, insects and death, all the products of sin and ungodliness in the Garden of Eden (earth) will start to change in a genesis of humankind where we transcend our rather limited DNA. Heck we may levitate. So mind over matter and a genesis of humankind good. Gourmet Food fetishism and eating of things not born of seed bad. The time is now although right now, now doesn't have much power.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
My Post "Sacred Patterns - A Phoenix' Awakening" is a similar archetypal perspective on religious stories.
I'd earnestly recommend it :)
Actually, this piece took about ~3-4 hours of writing and editing. As for imagination - after years of writing poetry, finding the right metaphors and flow has become almost second nature. It's less about pure imagination and more about having developed a kind of intuitive crafting process through practice.
Feel free to write - our 'chaotic intuitions' often crystallize more clearly on paper than we expect. Sometimes it's just about taking that first step. 😊
Ah I see. Well it's hard to tell. But the very fact you resonate with those ideas seems to imply at least some influence out of the collective ☺️
I'd like to think that my thoughts are the result of deep contemplation of that what reveals itself to me
It's a very you kind of interpretation 😊
In the best way possible. I mean honestly it is in fact a bit frustrating to know there is enough going around for everyone but there are people that it's appropriate for them to have wealth to rival whole states of people..