What is evil? Does evil truly exist?
October 2nd, 2006 by Erin Pavlina
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The answer to this question depends entirely on the definition of evil that we’re using. For the purposes of this entry, I’m going to define evil in two ways and comment on both.
Definition One
Evil refers to incorporeal beings who exist on other planes. They vibrate at low frequencies, feed off of fear, and generally enjoy harrassing other beings they encounter. They do not vibrate even close to a love energy, and are doomed to remain in this low vibration state for eternity.
Definition Two
Evil refers to corporeal human beings who have chosen to put their own selfish interests above those of others. They may be greedy, self-centered, mean, spiteful, etc. These people, when they pass away, will still eventually reconnect with Source and eventually achieve a state of love and harmony again.
Now, do either of these forms of evil truly exist?
I will present my opinion on both of these forms, but this is based only on my own personal experience.
I’ll start with the easy one: Definition Two. Many human beings are vibrating at low frequencies. They are in a state of shame, fear, anger, desire, pride, guilt, and/or depression. At these lower frequencies they may commit acts such as murder, suicide, genocide, self-mutilation, control of others, robbery, assault, and other unkind acts. I think people in these states can’t help commiting these acts, but until they can raise themselves to a higher level of consciousness, it’s the only way they know how to behave. Their behavior stems directly from their level of consciousness. I feel compassionately towards them, but I still hope they will ascend to a higher state of consciousness. I wouldn’t call them evil, though I’m sure others might. All of these people are projections of Source Consciousness. Because of this, they deserve our understanding and help, because in the end it’s just us we are helping. They need forgiveness as well, because when we forgive them, we forgive those aspects in ourselves.
Now let’s move on to the first definition of evil, the incorporeal energy beings who reside on different planes. My experience with these beings has been extensive. I don’t know where they come from, I don’t know exactly how they relate to and interact with the entire universe, but they do exist. At least in my experience they do. I’ve seen them, I’ve felt them, I’ve been hurt by them, and I’ve been terrified by them. I have learned ways to avoid them, which involves vibrating my own energy outside of their range. I have learned ways to dispel them, which involves flooding them with so much love energy that they just can’t take it. And I’ve learned that some of them are pretty bad ass. 
But hey, I’m still here so I must be pretty bad ass myself. 
What do we do about these beings? My vote is to avoid them completely. No need to truck with demons that I can think of. They feed off of fear, so work on removing fear from your life. They feed off of all of the lower levels of consciousness, and they’re attracted to people who vibrate at low frequencies. Another good reason to raise your vibration. They can only enter our plane if someone invites them, and that happens when you forget your connection to Source and you begin to fear.
Maybe these evil entities are just a manifestation of our own human fears, collected throughout the years and dumped into an ethereal landfill of fear. In that case, we ought to go clean it up. Maybe in time we will.
I try never to describe people as evil because that affirms that there is evil in myself, because what you dislike most in others is usually something you dislike in part of yourself. That’s why my blog is about reminding people where they came from. When you reconnect with Source, evil just melts away.
If you’re out traveling on the astral plane, just be careful, because you’re in their domain. Go in with protection, angels, guides, and love and they won’t bother you.
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October 2nd, 2006 at 6:25 am
Erin,
I am currently in a state of depression and I’m quite an angry person when I get worked up, yet I consider myself a pacifist and I haven’t really harmed myself. Does this mean that I am far less afflicted with negative vibrations than, say, a facist dictator and I’m able to be more often than not a good, generally happy person?
October 2nd, 2006 at 11:15 am
Are these evil beings more like wild animals, or are they intentionaly evil? For example, if I was walking in the woods by myself and was attacked by a wolf, I wouldn’t call the wolf evil, it’s just hungry or threatened. Or is their evil different?
October 2nd, 2006 at 11:39 am
Scott, it means your vibration is sometimes high and sometimes low. You have good intent, but you allow yourself to sink to lower vibrations sometimes. A fascist dictator is not necessarily evil. Just because the majority of people don’t like someone, doesn’t make them evil. It has to do with intent. What if he honestly thinks he’s serving the highest good?
Jacob, the wolf is not evil. It is in survival mode. The evil entities in the ether, I’m not sure where they originate. I would say they simply vibrate at a very low frequency and feed off of fear energy, and the lower vibrational energies of us humans.
October 2nd, 2006 at 12:33 pm
Erin, how do good and evil spirits relate to consciousness? If pure consciousness is all there really is, then wouldn’t good and evil spirits be more or less an illusion from the body/ego point of view? Perhaps you could bring Steve in on this one.
October 2nd, 2006 at 1:55 pm
I believe the evil spirits are part of the duality system that works inside our holographic universe. But I believe that on the outside, they probably do not exist. In other words, if we are a ship in a bottle, these spirits exist on the ship with us. But once we step outside of our bottle, they don’t.
All I know is what I’ve seen, felt, and been attacked by. I want very much to believe that evil entities do not exist, but in my own personal experience, they do. I can’t deny my own experiences, but I can wonder if my perspective was outward enough.
I do enjoy a little demon slaying every now and again. You don’t want to take away all my fun do ya?
October 2nd, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Erin, slay all the demons you want, by all means! Please!
If folks are interested, Adam at askTrina.com recently had a very interesting post on the origin and purpose of evil, especially how it related to Steve’s subjective reality paradigm. Check it out at asktrina.com/index.php/archives/70, and be sure to read the comments, since that’s where evil is discussed at length. (Warning: it’s long…
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October 3rd, 2006 at 3:50 pm
It looks like Jeff beat me to this post… I guess that I should have checked here sooner.
I wanted to ask what your perspective on actual evil is… I have seen evil acts, suffering that resulted from those acts, as well as fought some creatures on the Astral some years back, though it was largely on my terms, not theirs…
Actually, I have a good understanding on *what* evil is… At its most basic, it is a source of suffering that we must learn to overcome in order to progress. I don’t understand *why* it exists, though, from any spiritual perspective (even with null spirituality).
From a purely subjective perspective, why have I created evil? Why could I not just create good? I’ll concede that in order to feel joy, we must know what lack of joy is, but once we have experienced evil, why must we continue to feel it? Using an analogy that Jeff used on me, a picture of a flower does not look better with trash surrounding it; it looks worse.
From a belief community perspective (where there are multiple creators/consiousnesses, and we choose to associate with those who we share the most beliefs with), I have the same question as with subjective reality? Why would anyone, myself included, choose to believe in evil?
From a perspective where there is one or more dieties, and we are not among them, why do those dieties choose to make us suffer? Especially from a monothiestic viewpoint, how could a perfect diety be capable of creating evil, or even be capable of creating something which could potentially create evil?
I don’t envy the athiestic question, nor answer, either…
So, the question is, why does evil exist? I’ve been meditating on it for half a month, and have checked the Akashic Records, and have only gotten as far as learning that evil, which creates suffering, is a tool to encourage us to improve… What are we improving from?
Sorry for my ramblings… It just feels like I’ve hit a brick wall, and I’m unable to get past it on my own.
October 3rd, 2006 at 6:48 pm
To piggyback with Bill. If there is only one presence/consciousness, there can be no evil. I submit that just as some people may call people in the world evil, but they are merely vibrating at a different level and acting through a lens, so to are “evil” spirits. They are a part of perception. We perceive it as “evil” through our lens.
There is only one and it is good. No other can exist. What we see as being other is based on our own perception. A filtering of sorts.
I wish I could find the words to better explain it.
October 4th, 2006 at 8:39 am
Hi Erin. What a wonderful website– I’m loving every word and feel so connected to your experience. Will check back often. Take good care!
October 5th, 2006 at 1:11 pm
I always thought the one consciousness must be both good AND evil.
Just because there is only one consciousness why do we assume it has to be entirely good? I think that might be a little over optimistic.. evil wouldn’t exist.
October 6th, 2006 at 6:39 pm
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October 16th, 2006 at 9:52 am
People who don’t want to believe that evil exists deign it’s presence out of fear of it. It is there and is nothing to fear. Evil has several spiritual purposes. One is to show us what is so we can understand how not to be evil. Another is to provide the obstacles that we require to overcome and grow spiritually. Negative energy sprit beings exist on this and other planes. Most of us have one or more influencing us during some part of our lives. They can cause ill health, bad dreams, amplify addictions, and influence us to do things we normally would not. As Erin has stated the best way to deal with them is by confronting them head on either alone or with help. Ignoring them will only give them more time to get a better hold.
October 20th, 2006 at 11:44 pm
I have pondered the purpose of fear and “evil” for many years, usually concluding the thought with “Well, I don’t know much about it, except that it is not part of my path this lifetime.” Reading this post and all of the replies has somehow satiated that curiosity for me. I am glad that others have taken the time and focus to examine this question so that I do not have to. The one thing I am certain of is that my time is better spent contemplating the nature of true bliss and unconditional Love. On that note, thank you to all of you who have explored the topic of evil and gone to places not meant for me so that I might learn without traveling to unhappy and unfamiliar ground. =)
November 4th, 2006 at 1:39 pm
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