The Demon-Deity Balance

In early Iranian religion demons and gods are opposed like black and white. In early Indian religion demons do not have the negative connotation we sometimes attach to them. Demons and Deities are merely two different power centres. I take the early Indian meaning of Demon. The Magician Sorcerer then helps keep a balance between the Gods and the Demons in the Rg Vedas and in the Mahabharata. Unlike in early Iran, Demons aren’t to be defeated, the balance between Demons and Deities in India is kept by the Magi Sorcerers. No final victories, as the Zarathustrian/Iranian vision suggests will come. Instead, harmony is an everlasting competition between Deities and Demons which we through our Good Work (e.g. through proper sacrifice) can help maintain.

Source: Pensees (21)

The deep Indo-European theological context for the Trito Myth. In the Indian (more archaic) vision, the point is not defeating evil but maintaining balance through proper sacrifice — which is exactly the Trito covenant. This connects to Rearchetyping: seeing contemporary “demons” as manifestations of ancient archetypes helps us respond with proper sacrifice rather than despair.

← Previous: Provocation Logic as Anti-Trito | Back to The Trito Myth | Next: Folksy Crimea →