Zoroastrianism was the first to classify all nonphysical entities into two groups based upon their affinity to the "One True God" Interestingly, in that system, the ahuras were the positive entities, while the daevas were the followers of the false god.
Somehow, these roles got completely reversed as Zoroastrianism spread down through the Indian subcontinent which the daevas coming out on top. Megalomaniac women in modern society are still referred to as devas, and in some cases, are worshiped by their followers in pop culture. (Many of said people who would probably call themselves atheists, I might add). Our society glorifies personalities that self-aggrandize simply "because they can". "You go, girl!" What an inspiration for young women to live up to. Rolleyes
This pole-shift got translated back into the Hebrew cosmology as angels and demons. So still today, people call upon the "angels" unaware that there is this massive confusion going on as to who is REALLY the wolf in sheep's clothing!
Over the years, this idea continued to develop in to the myths of Shambhalla and Agartha- the secret underground homes of the gods and their ethereal followers. Again, one is positive and one is negative, but that depends on who you are talking to.
Theosophy, as conceived by Blavatsky and her disciples, places Shambhalla as the secret abode of the Ascended Masters to which we should aspire. Interesting that they go back to that same type of savior/guru mentality only now it is the Ascended Master who will step in on humanity's behalf.
Also, absent from the Lucis (once Lucifer) Publishing material is ANY mention of Agartha. Surely they know about it through the works of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton in The Coming Race and Joseph Alexandre Saint-Yves' Mission of India in Europe. The theosophists were instrumental in forwarding the agenda of the League of Nations, now United Nations.
Of course, we are all led to believe that this was a good thing, and part of why the world was able to come together to overthrow the Third Reich. BUT the Third Reich was just another example of what happens when a teaching gets distorted by the exuberance of a charismatic leader. If not for the theosophists playing mirror games and dabbling in magic, there would have never been an opportunity for the idea of reconstituting the Master Aryan Race to take hold under the auspices of the Hitler and the swastika.
The swastika, of course, having been for at least 2000 years, the symbol of the Jains, our "harmless" vegetarian friends from the above post.
Now here we are today, with evangelicals all across America (and other continents) writhing on the ground "possessed by the Holy Spirit". Hmmmmm... I dunno to me anything that the body appears to be trying to violently throw off doesn't sound like the Holy Spirit to me! Of course, in their mind, it is the demons inside that are fighting because they don't want to be cast out.
Politically speaking, Americans style themselves as democrats or republicans (read: socialists or fascists) having no clue that this is a false dichotomy that, in many ways, can be traced back to the distortion caused by Ra's intervention! We overlook that both parties are seeking to exert greater control over society- and neither of them acknowledges the innate wisdom which would allow people to choose for themselves what is right for them. But each side, being so caught up in their self-righteousness, feels justified in attempting to FORCE EVERYBODY into living according to their chosen principle, and don't see any contradiction in using subversive tactics to promote their agenda even though they run contrary to their supposed ideals.
Each side invokes a "group mind" which is essentially a nonphysical entity created by man. For one side, it is the ideal of the One World Government, with all nations subservient to a global governing body. For the other side it is supranational corporations battling it out in the global marketplace to see who comes out on top, and so gets to call the shots.
So instead of reconstructing the entire thing, I am just going to copy and paste some stuff from previous discussions I have had on this topic. If anybody finds it interesting, we can discuss and pick up the thread again.