On Demons: a slow and tedious introduction for the bettermen

(Original at https://graenaah.livejournal.com/44402.html, translated with permission)

Firstly, your demons are not yourself. It's pointless to feel ashamed for them or to assume their guilt. It is equally pointless to pride yourself on getting a particularly rare or complex demon. You need to draw a demarcating line between yourself and them. Even if you intend to enlist them into your host - until you've done that, do not try to warm them with your kindness or condone their humiliation and twisted desires.

Secondly, do not admire them. Their crimes are not rebellious, their vices are not beautiful, their fall is powerless. Demons are unhappy mangled entities that used to be creatures of light and still consider themselves to be such. They are body parts discarded into the trash pit that never got used to being rejected, yet learned how to reproduce. They wish you no evil, and generally are not even aware of their existence, yet their existence is horrible.

Thirdly, demonology is not psychology. It is closer to psychiatry, and moreover, you are not the patient. A good demonologist will not seek to clear your brains and fix your life. Once you are free of demons, you can be unhappy, revel in angst, act like a total bastard, break the laws of gods and men or indulge in wild vice. However, you will be doing it all on your own.

Fourthly, trust your body. Your body serves you loyally and selflessly from birth to the coffin. It has a hundred thousand parts and all exist to make you happy. If it is pure and powerful, who can stand against it?

Remember: if the thoughts in your head match the description in my demonarium, those are not your thoughts.
Remember: you exist. You are you. Be what you are, do what you need. Be happy or die from grief. Be afraid if you want to, be cautious if you want to. Keep what is yours, leave it behind if you need to. Be who you are, but - be careful. Even more careful. Do not mistake yourself for something else. If you lose your envy and malice, anger and ignorance, carnal lust and hatred, pride and fear - you will lose nothing, none of those things ever belonged to you. They belonged to everyone and will remain where you left them. At any moment you can reclaim them. There is enough sin and stupidity for all - perhaps one day someone will find a use for it...