The only demons that are real stem from an individual’s negativity.

Negativity is, in reality, fearful doubt. Fear manifests in lack of focus and in deficit of trust in God.

Thoughts that remain on God are positive thoughts.  Positive thoughts are light.  They are focused. Sustained light shuts out all doubt, negativity, fear and, yes, demons.

Experience of God, the Creator, is constant thoughts of God.  It is God realization.  God realization is another way of expressing wordless prayer.  It is not periodic.  It does not come and go.  It is constant.  We are like a radio receiver.  We must be tuned.  The signal is constantly there, always was, always will be.  We must tune.

It is not in a rite.  It is not in a weekly assembly, or semi-weekly.  It is not words on a page.

It is devotion.

The capacity for God realization is innate.  As natural as breathing.  As photosynthesis.  As the functions of the organs.  As spirit in the material body in the material world.  The signal might be imperceptible, indeed.  And doubt is demons.

God realization is like seeds sown strewn into the air.  Our receptivity is like soil.

Some, of course, are thorny ground, all protective with aggression, fear and hate.  Some light gets in.  Something grows.  But not very well.  It is not beautiful.

Some are shaded by emotional attachment.  Light comes by and goes by and comes around and goes around.  Adaptation, evolution accommodates.  Ersatz grows here.

Some are stony ground, all obstacles to enemies.  Something grows, sometimes, in the cracks.  Sometimes it is beautiful.  But it is miraculously rare.

Most are on the well-trodden path, afraid to wander, hanging and clinging to conformity.  Not much grows here that the asses’ hooves don’t mix into the mash.  Here, on the path of conformity, lie a prevalence of demons and fears.  This is especially true where the institutionalism of dogma has paved the road, no longer even a hopeless path trod by the hooves of asses.  Consumerist roadways are the most hopeless of all.  They are demon-infested fear.

Some are overexposed to light and shallow in the ground.  They are bleached in the bones.

Yet, as intended, sometimes, the ground is deep and moist.  This is the true intention.  The roots grow deep.  God realization is strong.  It is constant.  It is thoughts and silent prayer.  There are positively no demons to fear.  It is peace.  It is quiet.  It does not need vocalization.

Never fear.  Demons aren’t here.

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Now, lest we get the wrong impression and think that I’m saying that the seed choices are sown in any arbitrary or fixed way or are destined and that hope doesn’t factor in.  Well, no. Don’t fall for the myth of the chosen ones.  Remember it’s been said that faith can move mountains.  These illustrative examples are nothing like mountains.  They can all be moved.  The movement you need is on your shoulder.

Too much of everything and emphasis in this material world is a fight against demons.  Too many believe in the struggle against the evil one.  Some are so possessed with this notion that they come across as possessed.  It is as if they know the demons intimately.  All things are possible, though.  None of the less then desirable soils are destiny.  None are fixed.  Nothing is chosen for you.  No one is “chosen.”  Positive thinking, a God realization, and a turning of thoughts more consistently with the wonders of creation are all that are needed to move the ground.

All is meant to be fertile ground!  This is the mystery of faith.  This is the true Kingdom in the here and now.  All material existence is delusion.  This is not to say that it is easy to have an actual mountain of rock and mineral just up and walk away.  This is to say, though, that the demons of the mind can be cleared away, rocky ground can be cleared, thistles and thorny ground can be cleared, the path can be cleared.  One is not condemned to be trod on by the hoof of the ass in any permanence.  Move that mountain!  Overcome that delusion!  Realize God!

Too much is the sound and the fury.  Consider how, at New Years’ time, the Chinese have a tradition of beating on pots and pans, popping off loud fireworks, all for the final purpose of abating the demons, giving them no rest, keeping them noisily at bay.  Such is our general practice of ritual and what is generally accepted as prayer and worship. It is verbal.  It is sound and fury. It is loud noise battling demons.  It is the enemy to quiet reflection.  It is giving too much credence to what is delusion to what is the product of the negative, unfocused, doubting mind.

Get in the quiet.  Reflect on Creation.  Realize God.  Pray with continual silence.  Feel the silence of the light.  There will be no demons because there are no demons in such quiet light.

Negative and dark are the only demons.

Shine the light!