FQL re: Memnoch the Devil:

Lestat here. I want to answer this question from Cassandra Porter: “You’ve said that you’re absolutely sure that Memnoch is not the Devil. What do you think he is? An Amel type spirit that conjured up imagery that was familiar to you in order to toy with you?” — Yes, Cassandra, that is exactly what I think Memnoch is — a discarnate entity, like Amel in origin — who can conjure, spellbind, deceive. And I fear and distrust such spirits mightily. I think they wreak havoc with human beings and have throughout history — pretending to be deities, spirit “guides,” familiars, fairies, demons, gods answering prayers, guardian angels, oracular voices, and so forth. I think they can possess people; and mislead people. I don’t fully understand them, where they come from, or what they want. I have no idea how many of them there are. But I fear them and I don’t like them. I do not think they are of necessity “evil,” or “good.” And I’m not sure they know whether or not they’re “evil” or “good.” I’m not even sure they know who or what they are. But I think they make trouble. Understand, I don’t rule out that there may also be actual gods and angels. But I fear that much of the activity we attribute to such beings may be the deceitful and playful work of spirits. Maybe in time we’ll know more about them — whether they’ve always been bound in some way to our world, whether they come from another world, whether they have any connection with anything beyond this world. For now, I’m leery of them and the harm they can do. I have a great reverence and respect and love for the material world in which we live, and for what we learn as flesh and blood creatures. I fear anything purely discarnate. —– Thanks for that question. —– If any of you have questions for me to answer tomorrow, by all means post them here.