ualities of his nature are unique. They are unique in that on one extreme of the spectrum of qualities, there is a description contrary to the manner of one who sought after God. Those who were asked about how their lives were before they came to know God, described a sense of emptiness. It was a void never filled within them. They pursued all sorts of paths in an attempt to feel complete. Some sought after the calls of ignorance and remained there until restlessness once again force them to continue their search. The lustful pleasures of the body captivated some of them as his audience. Until he could no longer entertain the void within their spirit. Fear consumed them for the most part. They spoke of not having any direction within their lives and were afraid to pursue the longings of their heart. There was no sense of authority, but only a sense of fear and lack of assurance. In short their life was one of torment.The Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus, Hermes describes to his son Tat the torments of the soul. His son asked "Do I have tormentors in me father?" (Hermes) "More than a few, my child; they are many and frightful." He goes on to say that, "ignorance, my child is the first torment; the second is grief; the third is incontinence; the fourth, lust; the fifth, injustice; the sixth, greed; the seventh, deceit; the eighth, envy; the ninth, treachery; the tenth, anger; the eleventh, recklessness, the twelfth, malice. These are twelve in number, but under them are many more besides, my child, and they use the prison of the body to torture the inward person with the sufferings of the sense. Yet they withdraw (if all not at once) from one whom God has shown mercy,." This is one end of the spectrum for an individual who does not seek out the Divine. This end could logically be seen as a harmonizing opposite to the goodness and peace that comes from one seeking God.But on the other end of this spectrum, there are peculiar findings. In...
