Comments on: What is evil? Does evil truly exist?

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Sat, 04 Nov 2006 21:39:53 +0000

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By: Clean

Clean — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:44:31 +0000

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. =)

By: the seeker

the seeker — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:52:46 +0000

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.

By: Is God All Good? - Balanced Life Center

Is God All Good? - Balanced Life Center — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 02:39:41 +0000

[...] There is a discussion on Erin Pavlina’s site about good and evil spirits. She talked about there being no evil person, then went on to say that there are evil spirits. I commented that that cannot be the case, and someone else asked why we assume that pure consciousness is good. Why can’t it be good and evil? [...]

By: Dan Linehan

Dan Linehan — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:11:58 +0000

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.

By: Amy Guth

Amy Guth — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:39:39 +0000

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!

By: Nneka

Nneka — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:48:19 +0000

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.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:50:34 +0000

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.

By: Jeff Lilly

Jeff Lilly — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:32:24 +0000

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… )

By: Erin Pavlina

Erin Pavlina — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:55:11 +0000

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?

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:33:47 +0000

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.

By: Erin Pavlina

Erin Pavlina — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:39:35 +0000

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.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:15:22 +0000

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?

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:25:56 +0000

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?