But, screwing isn't a sin sending you to hell.
Some cultures..it's a pathway to heaven?
Well, sex is good if your a pagan. Some might even consider it sacred. But, I assume they are talking about consensual sex. Judging from what we see in the film, we get the impression that Corso was seduced. She bewitches him with her eyes and then takes him. And, the grimaces on her face during copulation don't give the impression that it's a sentimental love affair. You can bet that a producer like Polanski knows the difference. He wanted the scene to look like lust, and that's what I presume most of us saw.
https://ulozto.net/live/!hhpPs9JP6/seduction-mp4Besides, a story about the Devil is more closely tied to Christian theology. And there is no doubt that fornication is a sin by biblical standards. In fact, even thinking about the act (lust) is a sin. IMO, Gnosticism is the best fit. If I am not mistaken, the grandfather of the whole Gnostic movement is a heretic by the name of Marcion de Sinope.
Marcion believed in two gods. The one in the Old Testament is evil, and Jesus Christ is good. He presented his views to a council of prominent spiritual leaders, and they promptly excommunicated him. All his writings were destroyed, but many of his contemporaries made reference to his theology in their own works.
http://www.bible.ca/b-canon-canon-of-marcion.htmCenturies later came the Cathars, many of whom lived in castles like the Château de Puivert.
http://www.all-free-photos.com/images/chateaux/IM4000-hr.jpgThe Roman Catholic church declared them to be heretics, and, for decades, Catholics systematically hunted down and burned all the Cathars at the stake. I'm wondering if there is a connection to Balkan, who was baptized by fire inside a Cathar castle.
https://ulozto.net/!Gx6XTBcXT/baptismbyfire-mp4Anyhow, a long time ago, Satan made his way into Heaven, corrupted a bunch of souls and imprisoned them in this world, which, for all practical purposes, is Hell. Heaven is spiritual light and incarnate freedom, while Hell is materialism, the Kingdom of Shadows, and Donald Chump.
When we die, our souls are simply re-incarnated and we return to the same Hell that we have been living for countless generations. Unless, of course, we can find a way to liberate our souls, by breaking all ties to the material world. For the average Cathar, that means a life of abstinence, sanctifying rituals, and fasting before we die, etc. Corso, on the other hand, was granted direct passage to Heaven via the 9th Gate.
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ecce-platypus
8 years ago
Dude, Lucifer comes from latin word lux, lucis, which means light
so, NO, the light in the end is not heavenly.
This is Satan's point of view, he goes toward the light, toards the secret knowledge, that is, Adam and Eve were kicked out of Eden because they acquired knowledge
so, again, there's no heaven in Ninth Gate
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mligorio-78270
8 years ago
Dude, Lucifer comes from latin word lux, lucis, which means light
Agreed. In the following clip, you will see Corso sitting down reading. Initially, the desk lamp is off. Then, he says the magic words 'Sic Luceat Lux', and immediately afterwards the lamp is on. Very subtle isn't it?
https://thv1.uloz.to/4/d/d/4dd8cd2f69a749ad0ce801d386cf95ab.720.mp4My interpretation: Corso has spiritual power, but doesn't even know it. At this stage in his life, he is still very much a materialist, and money is his main interest. Notice at the end of the clip that he is somehow able to see the girl with his glasses off, but, as soon as he puts them on, she disappears. His glasses allow him to better see physical reality, but they are blinding his perception of the ethereal.
This is Satan's point of view, he goes toward the light, towards the secret knowledge, that is, Adam and Eve were kicked out of Eden because they acquired knowledge.
Lets take a closer look at one of the engravings Corso was examining.
http://imgbox.com/QGMt9GJQFrom a Gnostic perspective, God
IS the Tree of Life. God did not create humanity, rather, we are one with God. Our souls are the leaves. Satan used the lightening to severe our branch.
SIC LUCEAT LUX =
LET THERE BE LIGHT Sound familiar? Unknowest to many Christians, Satan is the one who
actually created our world. What little light we have down here in Hell, Satan stole from Heaven. How do I know all this? Well, Polanski showed me Château de Puivert.
https://thv1.uloz.to/5/9/5/595e7995f0dd7ee9d088984849ad0be1.720.mp4The castle led me to the Cathars, who in turn led me to Gnosticism. Gnostics turned out to be the theology that best fits the film.
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