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a primitive and limited scope ofanalysis. And this holds true not onlyfor the symbolists, but for the literalistsas well. The common thread in all thederived philosophical/theologicalmeanings for Satan is that the referentis taken to be the opponent of the“one god,” whether the former isunderstood to be a mere mortal or ametaphysical entity. And we shouldnot become disheartened by this fact,for therein lies a joining of microcosmto macrocosm which empowers ratherthan limits. It becomes atransubstantiation of mythic relevancewhereby individuated persona andtranspersonal cosmos merge to exhibita complex state of opposition to thedivine tyranny glyphed by the deusotiosus known variously as God,Allah, YHWH, Jesus Christ, ha-Shem,Olodumare, Brahman, et al. However,

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