““comes from the Greek word diabolos ; "diabolic" is the term in contemporary English. Diabolos , interestingly enough, literally means "to tear apart" ( dia-bollein ). Now it is fascinating to note that this diabolic is the antonym of "symbolic." The later comes from sym-bollein , which means "to throw together," to unite. There lie in these words tremendous implications with respect to an ontology of good and evil. The symbolic is that which draws together, ties, integrates the individual in himself and with his group; the diabolic, in contrast, is that which disintegrates and tears apart. Both of these are present in the daimonic.””
![“The fall [of your soul] from perfection into duality...was naturally followed by the discovery of the duality of good and evil...This is the Biblical version of a myth known to many lands.” quote by Joseph Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9ff/joseph-campbell-300_biblical_the-fall-of-your-soul-from-perfection-in_22526.jpg)
