Have you heard of Deals with the devil? This deal, also known as the 'Devil's Pact',
is a popular theme in Western culture. Based on the traditional Christian interpretation of
witchcraft. Deals with devil are concluded between humans and Satan or other demons.
Man trades his soul for something from the devil. What the devil uses to seduce people is different,
usually including youth, knowledge, money or power.
But there are also people who sign pacts with the devil just because they want to serve the devil.
In many stories, deals with the devil is always accompanied by great risk.
The signer of the covenant always has to pay with his soul, for the temptation the devil has given.
Do you gradually feel the strange specialness of the body as well as the soul of people on earth?
Why are there so many forces in the universe that want to usurp humans so much?
Today let's talk together about some cases that have signed the 'Deals with the devil'.
Bob Dylan. Hi guys,
I wonder how much of an impression you have on the name Bob Dylan. Maybe those who love immortal
songs from the 60s back here will be quite familiar with this person. But it can be said
that Bob Dylan is a very very famous person in the US, and is one of the most influential artists
in the music industry in particular and world culture in general during the past 5 decades.
In 2005, when Dylan participated in an interview, he answered a number of questions
that made people think. When the host asked Bob Dylan: Why do you still have to go out touring
after a career of fifty years? Let's see how Dylan responds.
“It goes back to that destiny thing. I made a bargain with…it…a long time ago, and
I’m holding up my end.” “What was your bargain?”
“To get where I am now,” “Should I ask who you made the bargain with?”
“Ha, you know. With the- the- the y'know, with the Chief Commander."
“On this Earth?” “On this Earth, and
in the world we can’t see.” After this video was broadcast, it
caused a huge stir. Is 'the Chief Commander' that Dylan is talking about referring to the devil?
Whether he made deals with the devil, but there are also people who are skeptical
because Bob Dylan has not directly said that he has made deals with the devil.
But his original words said to make a deal with the Chief Commander that we don't see.
'The Chief Commander' that ordinary people can't see, he doesn't necessarily refer to the devil,
also has the ability to refer to God. But there's a point, says Bob Dylan. He deals
with 'The Chief Commander', and God is a god. He absolutely will not do any deal with humans.
It is when people sincerely pray that God blesses and protects people only.
The devil is different. There are many legends about the devil directly deals with humans.
Moreover, this is not the only time Bob Dylan has had such a mysterious way of speaking.
In 2008, Dylan even openly recounted that that year he came to a crossroads,
and then made a transaction. Finally, when he returned,
he brought with him a musical talent that made it difficult for others to believe.
And then turned into the man he is today. In the personal documentary, 'No direction home'
covers Bob Dylan's whole life story, in which his friend comments: Before Dylan was so famous,
his music was so normal that it couldn't be any more normal. But just a few months after he was
in New York, Dylan's musical talent suddenly took a leap forward, leaving his friends in disbelief.
There are even friends who say that he seems to have changed his shape, turned into a different
person, or even said that he definitely looks like something is clinging to him.
Since then, Dylan began his legendary life. In total, Bob Dylan has received 12 Grammy Awards,
1 Oscar, one Golden Globe Award. Furthermore, he is a musician.
Even in 2012, then-US President Barack Obama awarded Bob Dylan the Medal of Freedom.
In 2016, Bob Dylan also received the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Dylan once explained why he suddenly switched from Rock 'N' Roll to Folk as follows:
The things that come with Rock 'N' Roll are not enough for me anyway.
I only know real life when I am exposed to Folk music.
It's a much more serious genre. The songs contain more disappointment,
more sadness, more glory, more faith, in a more supernatural and settled emotion.
In 2020, at the age of 79, Bob Dylan has just released a song written by himself about the
assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. The song is 17 minutes long, of which most of
the content is very bizarre. One of them wrote:
The day that they killed him, someone said to me, "son,
The age of the antichrist has just only begun". Play, "misty" for me and, "That old devil moon".
Play, "darkness" and death will come when it comes.
As for his views on religion, when asked: Do you belong to a church or synagogue?
Bob Dylan then laughed and said: Not really. Uh, the Church of the Poison Mind.
Of course, Bob Dylan isn't the only one who is said to have made deals with the Devil.
Next, let's learn about another character who also signed a pact with the Devil.
Ghost captain Bernard Fokke and the Flying Dutchman’s ship.
In the 17th century, Bernard Fokke could be said to be the fastest captain in the world.
Because at that time the Dutch empire had colonies in most of the continents of the world,
making them hold great power and wealth. In particular, one of them is the right to
control flavoring. In those days, spices were extremely valuable.
At that time, in Indonesia there was the kind of aroma that the whole world aspired to have.
But the problem is that the journey from the Netherlands to Indonesia is too far,
it takes a full year. But over such a long period of time will certainly increase the
risk of being attacked by pirates, and the ship will be sunk due to storms.
Therefore, aromatherapy at that time was extremely expensive,
as long as it was possible to shorten the journey time, it would certainly make a huge profit.
Miraculously, at that time there was a captain named Bernard Fokke who
always took exactly three months to deliver cargo from Indonesia to the Netherlands.
How could he do that? At that time there was no Suez Canal.
That is, Captain Bernard was forced to go around Europe, then Africa and then South Asia.
Even for today's modern ships this is no small journey. Which in the 17th century,
it was basically impossible to do this. Even 200 years later with the development
of technology, the fastest merchant ship takes 4 months to arrive.
So, 200 years ago, how did Captain Bernard do it?
There is speculation that: Could the flavorings not have been imported from Indonesia?
but perhaps the captain had found a site of that spice somewhere closer to Holland.
For example in Africa. That's why he went much faster
than the others. But in order to still be able to sell the flavorings at such a high price,
he kept the shipping location a secret. However, this inference was quickly disproved.
In 1678, there was a clear fact that the captain used only 3 months and 4 days to
deliver a letter from the Netherlands to the Indonesian Governor. That's why at that time
it was said that Captain Bernard Fokke could only have signed a pact with the devil.
He agreed to sell his soul to the devil, and then the devil modified his ship,
making him the fastest captain in the world. But this is not the end of the story.
Based on the story of Bernard. There is always a legend that accompanies
him called the "flying Dutchman". Legend has it: When Captain Bernard
Fokke enjoyed the fruits of the trade, then the Devil came to take his share.
In the end, the devil ruled that Bernard and his boat would never be allowed to dock,
must always sail in the wind, floating in the territorial waters near the Cape of Good Hope,
until the day of final judgment. And this boat is the prototype of the 'ghost
ship' in the movies. An impressive thing is, there are many people who say they have seen this
boat emitting a ghostly light. It is also said that, if a ship calls out to ask questions, the
crew members of this ghost ship also ask them to inform the people on the mainland,
who are already long dead. Niccolò Paganini, violin genius.
In addition, in the cases of deal with the Devil, there is a completely different historical figure,
because most of the other people are only adults who only deal with the devil.
This person is said to have predestined a pact with the devil just before he was born.
It was the famous violinist Niccolò Paganini. Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy. Neither
of his parents had any formal musical education. The couple's job is to sing in the hotel, and live
off the tips of the guests. Possibly because of this, legend has it that Paganini's mother,
while pregnant, began deals with the devil. The purpose of the mother is to want her son to become
a great master of art in the future. And that's exactly what happened after that. From the age
of 7 Paganini began to learn the violin, by the age of 10 he was able to compose his own music.
By the age of 13, he finished performing in public for the first time in his life.
The best thing is that when Paganini was 15 years old, he could not find any better teacher than
himself, so there was no way to learn more from others, and could only rely on himself
to create the technique. play more sublime. What other people have, even if they try for
decades, they can't achieve it. Which Paganini was only 15 years old, got it easily. But it would
be too arbitrary to just say that Paganini's talent was obtained by deal with the Devil.
You can see the picture of Paganini on Wikipedia is like this, a very handsome
young man. But in fact, according to historical records, Paganini is not like that at all.
According to the description, when Paganini performed, the eye roll was very strange.
Standing swaying. Long and messy hair. Extremely long fingers and well-groomed nails.
Skin as white as a ghost. The cheeks are noticeably sunken,
the lips are thin, and the body always looks haggard, tall and thin.
He always wears a black tuxedo, really looking like a devil's son performing.
Moreover, not only is the ghostly form dark, but Paganini's acting is as penetrating as magic.
Causing people to see his performances often have strange reactions. Viewers not only cried loudly,
even fainted at the scene. What is interesting is,
such scenes many years later are constantly re-enacting Michael Jackson's performances.
There are also a lot of people who think that Michael Jakson most likely also deals
with the devil, and that his ghostly dances are the steps of the devil.
You can watch Michael Jackson's songs 'Ghosts' and 'Thriller' to feel the ghost of his lyrics.
Michael Jakson and Paganini have a difference in that, Paganini himself has repeatedly publicly
admitted that he has dealt with the devil. And that he sold his soul to the devil.
Furthermore, there is a legend that Paganini murdered a woman who was bewitched by him,
and then used her small intestine to make strings, leaving her soul imprisoned in his instrument.
Although such a legend may sound quaint, it seems to have something to do with his singularity.
He named the only violin he used as 'Cannon'. No one knows why he gave him such a bizarre
name. Furthermore, the strings of ordinary people's violins are all on different bows.
But according to legend Paganini's strings usually lie on the same plane. So he can
pull the sound from 2 to 3 strings at a time, and can play at the rate of 12 notes per second.
Another extremely strange thing is that, at the moment when Paganini was dying, he chased away the
pastor who was about to perform his death rite. And it was this incident that made many people
confirm the relationship between him and the devil. Because he sold his soul to the devil,
he basically didn't need a pastor anymore. And then Paganini's body was also rejected
by the Church, with no place to bury. Fortunately, due to the efforts of the
next generation, over the years, he was finally forgiven by the Pope at that time, Gregory,
and was buried in the city of Parma, Northern Italy.
Faust - Alchemist. In addition, when it comes to
deals with devil, the most famous one can be said to be the story of Faust. Regarding the story of
Faust, there are actually quite a few versions offered, but the content is basically the same.
Initially, Faust was a very famous scholar, but in his life he was always confused without joy.
He couldn't find a direction in his life. And then he thought about killing himself.
But at that very moment the devil appeared, seduced Faust and signed with him a pact:
The devil would fulfill all Faust's demands. For example, let him get more intellectuals,
or help him seduce pretty girls, do whatever he wants. But the price to pay for that.
It was the devil that would thoroughly take away Faust's soul after he died.
Johann Georg Faust was a German, believed to be born in 1480, died in 1541.
He did not stop performing all over Europe. He was very wise, multi-talented, not only knew alchemy,
astrology, magic, sometimes even a doctor who could cure all diseases.
Stories involving Faust's supernatural phenomena spread throughout Europe. He usually brings
a horse and a dog with him. And this dog even transforms into his servant at times.
In addition, in the legend, he kept the true book of magic. When it comes to magic books,
perhaps most people think that it's like Harry Potter only in books and movies.
But historian Owen Davies argues that, whether in the cuneiform cuneiform on the Sumerian clay
tablets, or the ancient papyrus, there are actually records of ancient magic books.
Returning to Faust, the devil helped him to travel all over the world. He went to Rome to
have dinner with the Pope, to Constantinople to visit the Turkish emperor, to meet with
Emperor Charles 5 and the Duke of Bavaria. And he even asked the devil to summon Helen of Troy.
He has experienced what hell and what heaven is like. When he arrived in the underworld,
Faust saw with his own eyes deformed animals, the stench of sulfur, earthquakes, lightning, fire,
and terrible heat. He also saw many celebrities, including royalty, suffering from the heat.
And when he returned, he was sure that he could not bear the torment of Hell.
After Faust spent 19 years with the devil, a man tried to convince Faust to convert and convert to
Christianity. But then Ford re-sworn his demonic covenant by writing another text in blood.
He claims that in five years, Lucifer will have all rights over him.
As his death approached, he became desperate and fearful for his fate. He was already beginning
to regret the contract he made. In the end, Faust died in the form of a chemical explosion.
His body was found to be severely disfigured. Although his body was lying flat,
his face seemed to be distorted again and again, and then buried his face in the ground.
And so, a lot of people assumed that this was the end of the deal between him
and the devil. His soul eventually flew down to the demonic underground world.
Hearing this, I don't know how you feel? When we believe the physical world is unique,
and do everything to get what we want. For example, money, fame, enjoyment, etc.
So what will the world look like after death? Many religions have mentioned that: God based
on his form to create man and put into it an immortal soul. Demons always want to oppose God.
So how important is the human soul in the end that makes the devil do everything to get it.
Have you begun to think that both the body and soul of earthlings are very special.
Causing many forces to look and desire. What do you think about this?
Please leave a comment below. Let's discuss this issue together.
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