Blog Post : Week 6

"Within its gates I heard the sound
Of winds in cypress caverns caught
Of huddling tress that moaned, and sought
To whisper what their roots had found.
(“A Dream of Fear”)” 
― George Sterling, The Thirst of Satan: Poems of Fantasy and Terror

Parallels of soldiers who fall in battle

The actual description of the myth of where soldiers go when they fall.
Greek heros- isles of the blest.
Norse Mythology- Valhalla or Folkvangr, sort of sister places
Tir Na Nog- humans who go through extreme trial (which sounds pretty heroic to me!) or invited by fairies.
Elysian Fields- Roman Mythology.

Blog Post : Week 5

I read a lot of fantasy books and I always get excited when we start discussing anything related in class. For some reason I keep thinking that my fake knowledge on these things is going to be extensive because of a story with this Succubus, or that Wereanimal, or slightly referencing some God or Goddess. 

Blog Post : Week 4

I really love watching the reactions on the faces of people when I tell them I am taking an Intro to Satan class. I guess the first reaction is we are learning about how to worship Satan, followed by, "how can the JC get away with making that a class?"

Blog Post: Week 3

I was listening to Iron Maiden's song, The number of the Beast. Listening to that after reading revelations made me fall inlove with them all over again for how much effort they put into creating the songs they sing.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WxnN05vOuSM