Does he say Sorath? 馃馃憞
In religious contexts, "Sorath" has two distinct meanings depending on the tradition:
Occult/Esenoteric Christianity (Western Tradition)
In Western occultism and Anthroposophy, Sorath is a solar spirit/demon:
Planetary Spirit: In Cornelius Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy (1533), Sorath is the spirit of the Sun, opposed by the benevolent intelligence Nakhiel. The name derives from Hebrew letters (住讜专转) whose numerical values sum to 660+6+200+400 = 666鈥攖he "number of the beast" from Revelation.
Rudolf Steiner's Teaching: In Anthroposophy, Steiner described Sorath as a powerful evil being鈥攖he "Sun-Demon"鈥攃onnected to the number 666 and predicted to oppose spiritual development after the turn of the millennium. Unlike Lucifer (pride/false illumination) or Ahriman (materialism), Sorath represents "direct hatred of the spiritual itself."
