seeds of satan vol.3

October 1, 2022 / 7 Minute Read

spider-man:seed of satan

Et tu, Spider-Man?

I never thought this day would come.

Spider-Man is my favorite superhero of all time.

I grew up with Spider-Man action figures, Spider-Man comics, even Spider-Man underwear.

He was my introduction into the superhero mythos.

My first idol…

My first inspiration…

My first love.

Alas, my most beloved hero is in reality, yet another manifestation of the wicked one.

A web-slinging tare amongst the wheat.

Throughout this article, we will explore the occultic origins of Spider-Man.

Proving once again that the heroes we grew up worshiping are nothing more than divine tricksters; playing eternal jokes on naïve children.

tricks are for kids

In Hollyweird Vol.2, I briefly touched on the trickster god archetype in pagan mythology.

Trickster tale: In oral traditions worldwide, a story featuring a protagonist (often an anthropomorphized animal) who has magical powers and who is characterized as a compendium of opposites.

Simultaneously an omniscient creator and an innocent fool, a malicious destroyer and a childlike prankster, the trickster-hero serves as a sort of folkloric scapegoat onto which are projected the fears, failures, and unattained ideals of the source culture.

Often the trickster serves as a transformer and culture hero who creates order out of chaos.
Via: https://www.britannica.com/art/trickster-tale

This entity was represented by various characters throughout the nations, but for this article, I want to evaluate two manifestations in particular: Loki and Anansi.

anansi

Anansi, the spider, is one of the most popular animal tricksters from West African mythology. Tricksters are mischievous figures who often oppose the will of the gods, resulting in some kind of misfortune for humans. Like many trickster figures, the wily Anansi can change his appearance to look like a human, a rabbit, a fox, or other animals.

West Africans originally considered Anansi to be the creator of the world. He often acted as a go-between for humans in their dealings with the sky god Nyame, and he supposedly persuaded Nyame to give both rain and the night to people. In most stories, however, Anansi is a crafty and cunning trickster who makes life more enjoyable for himself (or more difficult for others) by fooling humans, other animals, and even the gods themselves, often using his cleverness and knowledge of his victims’ ways of thinking to trick them and achieve his purpose.
Via: http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Am-Ar/Anansi.html

I’m sure many of you vividly remember the famous childrens’ book series revolving around Anansi the Trickster Spider.

From elementary school lessons to American pop culture, the Ghanaian spider god has made a centuries-long journey from West Africa that spans almost the entire globe.

In the American South, he inspired the beloved character Br’er Rabbit, and today, his eight-legged influence can still be found in none other than Marvel’s Spider-Man.

Given the history of Kwaku Anansi as being small, yet ingenious, it’s almost impossible to look at Marvel’s beloved Spider-Man and not see the similarities between the American comic-book icon and the African tribal legend.

Whether “Spidey” is being played on the big screen by Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, or Tom Holland, or featured in the beloved Amazing Spider-Man comics series, his origin story remains the same: He’s a slight, timid nerd and a “functioning neurotic” who gains enhanced senses and intelligence after being bit by a radioactive spider.

These enhanced senses lead Spider-Man to outsmart even the most brutish of villains like Doctor Octopus, The Sandman, The Green Goblin, and Venom, but his slight frame even makes him the subject of derision from other Marvel superheroes.

While the comparisons between the African trickster god and the Marvel character usually go unnoticed by the casual comics fan, those who are well-versed in African folklore are quick to draw similarities between the two.

Comic book devotees know, in fact, that there’s a whole Spider-Man storyline that features Kwaku Anansi. In 2003, The Amazing Spider-Man series first revealed that Kwaku Anansi was, in fact, “the very first Spider-Man.”
Via: https://allthatsinteresting.com/kwaku-anansi

What could Marvel be trying to say through the character of Miles Morales?

loki

Surprisingly, the trickster god of Norse mythology was also heavily associated with spiders.

Even the name tells us a little about Loki the trickster god. “Loki” is a term for “web spinners,” spiders, and some stories even talk about the god as a spider.

Even the word “spiderweb” in Swedish could be translated literally as “Loki’s net.” Perhaps this is why Loki is sometimes also referred to as the patron god of fishermen, and not at all surprising that he is sometimes called “the tangler.”
Via: https://historycooperative.org/trickster-gods/

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…

Nearly all superheroes are just modern versions of ancient pagan deities.

And all pagan gods and goddesses are just different manifestations of the same entity…SATAN!

Both Loki and Anansi are simply ancient depictions of our favorite webhead.

There’s nothing new under the sun.

demonic duality

In Culture Creation Vol.2, I discussed the occult concept of duality, and how the combination of blue and red symbolizes the satanic principle of good and evil being equal.

Remember, we learned earlier that a large part of the trickster archetype is that he is a composite of opposites.

Spiderman is a clear example of this phenomenon!

This theme is shown, not only through his iconic costume, but also through his split personality.

Neurotic nerd by day, charismatic superhero by night.

A timid nerd in school, juxtaposed to an elusive playboy swinging through the streets.

Remember Spidey’s black suit?

In many of the adaptions, you’ll notice the black suit actually has a subtle purple undertone.

The color purple is extremely important in esoteric circles, and is once again, a representation of the amalgamation of opposites.

When you mix blue and red, you get purple right?

Witches believe that the final step to enlightenment is understanding that good and evil are one in the same.

Once you reach this point of harmonizing good (blue) with evil (red) you become “enlightened” and ascend to proverbial “godhood.”

The color purple is associated with several different spiritual energies. The color is related to the Crown Chakra, which controls the body’s energy and is the gateway to enlightenment.
Via: https://eclecticwitchcraft.com/purple-symbolism-what-does-the-color-purple-mean-spiritually/

This explains Spidey’s massive increase in strength, as well as his personality shift from “goody-two-shoes” to “bad boy” when donning the black suit.

The black/purple suit represents him embracing the dark side, as well as his ascension into godhood from an occultic perspective.

cross-species genetics

Finally, I wanted to touch on Spider-Man’s overt promotion of DNA manipulation through cross-species genetics.

Only recently have scientists begun to expose their experiments in cross-species genetics and DNA manipulation, but our masked avenger was far ahead of the curve.

*Via: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/11/how-gene-editing-is-changing-the-world/*

Spider-Man is… ironically… a human/spider hybrid.

It was clearly shown in the original Sam Raimi movie that Spider-Man’s DNA was altered due to the radioactive spider bite.

Is it fair to say that Spidey actually served as a form of predictive programming and propaganda for the push towards modern DNA manipulation and gene therapy?

We know that satan loves to mix and master God’s original, pure creations.

This is why so many demonic entities are composites of various, independent creatures.