It actually echoes right the fuck back to the gnostics, who thought the God of the Old Testament had to be the Devil, because only the Devil involves itself in Earthly things at all (including making the damn thing!) The God of the New Testament, on the other hand, was seen as pure spirit (aka, energy being.)
(On the other hand, you have the medieval symbol of the gryphon. Half eagle, half lion, half king of the sky, half king of terrestrial beasts. Half spirit being, half mundane beast. Guess who it's a metaphor for? It's why one appears towing the chariot that takes Dante from Purgatory to Paradise in the Divine Comedy. Although in this case, it's a welcome synthesis.
Also consider the werewolf, the fear of the animal in Man.)
It actually echoes right the fuck back to the gnostics, who thought the God of the Old Testament had to be the Devil, because only the Devil involves itself in Earthly things at all (including making the damn thing!) The God of the New Testament, on the other hand, was seen as pure spirit (aka, energy being.)
(On the other hand, you have the medieval symbol of the gryphon. Half eagle, half lion, half king of the sky, half king of terrestrial beasts. Half spirit being, half mundane beast. Guess who it's a metaphor for? It's why one appears towing the chariot that takes Dante from Purgatory to Paradise in the Divine Comedy.
Also consider the werewolf, the fear of the animal in Man.)
It actually echoes right the fuck back to the gnostics, who thought the God of the Old Testament had to be the Devil, because only the Devil involves itself in Earthly things at all (including making the damn thing!) The God of the New Testament, on the other hand, was seen as pure spirit (aka, energy being.)
(On the other hand, you have the medieval symbol of the gryphon. Half eagle, half lion, half king of the sky, half king of terrestrial beasts. Half spirit being, half mundane beast. Guess who it's a metaphor for? It's why one appears towing the chariot that takes Dante from Purgatory to Paradise in the Divine Comedy.)
It actually echoes right the fuck back to the gnostics, who thought the God of the Old Testament had to be the Devil, because only the Devil involves itself in Earthly things at all (including making the damn thing!) The God of the New Testament, on the other hand, was seen as pure spirit (aka, energy being.)