Prog and Lucifer

Lucifer, meaning "light-bringer", is another name for the devil of Judeo-Christian mythology. Nominally, he is conceptually related to Prometheus, who brought the gift (and curse) of fire to mankind. He also sometimes represents the divine spirit flawed by pride and/or vanity.

Considering drugs and esoteric religions as symptomatic of satanic or demonic influence is still a common idea among the religiously conservative or orthodox, even in this relatively cosmopolitan day and age. However, seekers of 'light' have almost universally explored such avenues- especially artists and philosophers, for whom orthodoxy often seems both restrictive and shallow.

Musicians (of the artistic rather than the performing-monkey variety) ride the dangerous line between the intense discipline of mastering their art and the desire to bring new 'light' into a mundane world. As little Lucifers, or diminuative Prometheans, their efforts are often regarded with suspicion, contempt, or even loathing by the orthodox.

One of the main goals of the psychedelic movement was to 'open the doors of perception'. By allowing people to see the world in a different way, it was thought that a new age of enlightenment could arise. The failure of that movement was not the fault of the ideals, but of the trappings and collateral. Many people realized, as Ken Kesey tried to explain at the last Acid Test, that once the doors of perception were opened you could not simply keep going through them over and over again...you had to find your own path, your own answer to the riddle. Many people did not understand, or could not find that answer, and were lost.

One can mourn the lost and yet celebrate the light they brought.

Alot of acid-folk bands used pagan themes in their music, namely Comus, Jan Dukes De Gray, Aphrodites Child.. Many times they weren't directly about satan but dealed with very dark and morbid subjects.

I  personally love the tense atmosphere that pagan themes can emit, they can be truly chilling.

Con Safo, Aphrodite's Child has nothing to do with satanism, they all are members of the  Catholic Orthodox Church. 666 was the title of their best album, but it's a very respectful adaptation of The Book of Saint John also called the Apocalypse or Book of Revelations.

They gained the fame of stanists because they said 666 was composed under the influence of Sahlep, all the fundamentalist churchs accused them of worshiping a pagan divinity, some even said Sahlep was a Greek name for Satan,, something you can still find on the net.

But the truth is that Sahlep is a common alcoholic beverage from Turkey, Cyprus and Greece.

Iván

ivan_2068 wrote: Con Safo, Aphrodite's Child has nothing to do with satanism, they all are members of the  Catholic Orthodox Church. 666 was the title of their best album, but it's a very respectful adaptation of The Book of Saint John also called the Apocalypse or Book of Revelations. They gained the fame of stanists because they said 666 was composed under the influence of Sahlep, all the fundamentalist churchs accused them of worshiping a pagan divinity, some even said Sahlep was a Greek name for Satan,, something you can still find on the net. But the truth is that Sahlep is a common alcoholic beverage from Turkey, Cyprus and Greece. Iván

I figured i'd get a reply like this .. i never claimed they were satanists, but the album 666 does deal with the apocolypse, and of course paganism and satan play a role in that.

I figured i'd get a reply like this .. i never claimed they were satanists, but the album 666 does deal with the apocolypse, and of course paganism and satan play a role in that.

Satan plays a role in Apocalypse,but from the Christian/Catholic point of view, it's a prophecy that hasn't  been fullfilled yet, 

Satanism has nothing to do with Apocalypse, is the prophecy of the triumph of God over the Devuil.

But for God's sake Reveletions is a Book from the Holy Bible, Paganism has nothing to do with that.

Iván

Con Safo wrote:

I haven't listened to the album very thoroughly. I figured it was about the apocolypse, and that usually has something to do with satan, so i listed it. Forgive me please for i have sinned.. Now can i come down off of this cross?

You're forgiven my child

Iván

All in good fun.

This guy like good music yust like everybody else

The evil one sits and lisen to the Devils triangle by King Crimson and he dig it!