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"Reviewing the events of that day, Angelo reminded me of the Indian-Buddhist mythology regarding devas, their version of angels, who having failed in their duties and purity, became reborn as asuras. This seems to suggest that perhaps, with great effort, even a divine being could repair their karmic wheel and be reborn as a deva again.
In a related note, when these devas and asuras returned to earth, it represented a great rebirth of the universe. Essestially, the death of this one and creation of a new.
Additionally, Jung's theories of angels and demons revolve around the mind's manifestations of the good and bad aspects of the collective unconscious. Every culture has some version of supreme beings and lower temptators.
What I haven't determined yet is what Angelo thinks of himself. Does he think of himself as a 'fallen angel,' one who has failed in a previous life and needs to atone for the next? Or does he think himself as a 'demon,' that which has given himself up to the baser natures of all beings?"
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