"OPPOSING FORCES II"

Since this month, i started the blog by featuring angels and divine beings. And as far my perspective is concerned, I believed that there is always corresponding opposition that co-exists. Still, these are angels, on the contrary of being divine, thus giving them the tag, demons.

Self-discipline is the source of a certain virtue. If you pursue self-mastery, most likely you with get to deal with these opposing forces. One by one, I'll post the details with their oppositions. And I hope you like what we can all learn with the topic being featured.

Virtue
Abstinence, Temperance (Temperentia)

Annotation

- Self control, Justice, Honour, Abstention

Generosity 

- Pursuit of Charity

Characterization

- Restraint, temperance, justice. Constant mindfulness of others and one's surroundings; practicing self-control, abstention, moderation, zero-sum and deferred gratification. Prudence to judge between actions with regard to appropriate actions at a given time. Proper moderation between self-interest, versus public-interest, and against the rights and needs of others.

VS.

Gluttony (Gula) - Gluttony is the desire to eat or consume more than you require.

List of five ways to commit gluttony:

Laute - eating food that is too luxurious, exotic, or costly

Nimis - eating food that is excessive in quantity

Studiose - eating food that is too daintily or elaborately prepared

Praepropere - eating too soon, or at an inappropriate time

Ardenter - eating too eagerly. 

 Representation: Beelzebub (also called Baal)

Beelzebub, literally "Lord of the Flies", with numerous archaic variants, is a Semitic deity that was worshipped in the Philistine city of Ekron. In later Christian and Biblical sources he appears as a demon. Beelzebub is commonly described as placed high in Hell's hierarchy; he was seemingly the second-ranking of the many fallen cherubim. Beelzebub, the demon of gluttony, was frequently named as an object of supplication by confessed witches. Within religious circles the accusation of demon possession has been used as both an insult and an attempt to categorise unexplained behaviour.