Well I think it's a nice post (IMG:
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but then I'm usually a fan of contrarian thinking. I think of it like medicine for the world's addiction to dogma.
In my experiences with entities in a mostly informal capacity, I have found that "diversity is the rule". And that tends to fly in the face of simplified hierarchial schemes, categorization, labels, etc. So I think that 10 people can interact with what they may choose to call a sukkubus, but end up actually interacting with 10 very different entities. Further, 10 different people can interact with the very same entity, and come away from that with 10 very different impressions. I am reminded of the parable of the blind men and the elephant (which I'll elaborate on if someone's interested).
So, I would expect that no two people will end up with exactly the same impression about any spiritual being. This is true even for deities. Some people think YHVH is the creator of the universe, myself, I think he's a large manmade egregoric being, and kind of a dick. and that's a case of talking about the same being, from different paradigms, add to that a diversity among numerous entities which someone might interpret as being a sukkubus... well, i'm frankly surprised there isn't *more* difference of opinion about them than there is. Actually the fact that there isn't tons and tons of disagreement suggests to me that most people are approaching them with a preconceived notion, probably derived from a common dogmatic source.
Anyway, I know the sort of being you are talking about. Actually if you took your sukkubus and made her 'infinitely big' you'd end up with something kinda similar to my personal deity (with whom I do have 'intimate' relations). I don't usually think of most entities as being 'bigger' than me though. I used to, and mostly because it used to be true hehe. But I've been pretty zealous about pursuing 'growth' for a very long time, and not without some progress. Plus, I ideologically dislike "looking up to" other beings.
And then there are 'barely sentient' parasites, bits of astral wildlife looking for an energy snack. Honestly I have never seen one of that sort of being seeking sexual energy in a complex fashion. You don't see entities which draw 'sexual' energy from people until you start looking at a level of entity development which is just below the average human and ranging on up to 'much greater than' the typical human. So in that regard, yes... I do very much agree with showing a bit of respect for the sukkubus, they're not in my experience an entry level parasite, but a fully sentient being.
You really like her don't you?
you sly dog you *thumbs-up* (IMG:
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This post has been edited by Kath: Nov 21 2009, 01:53 AM