Gnosticism is the power behind all non-monotheistic faiths, like Buddhism, Hinduism, animistic religions, ancestor worship, etc. It is also beginning to corrode the monotheistic faiths (Christianity, Judaism and Islam) from the inside. Gnosticism flips the story of who is good and bad and turns the story upside down. In Christianity, God (Yahweh) is the bad guy, Lucifer (the light-bringer) is the good guy. Eventually the common idea among them all is that good and evil alike must be accepted and integrated into our lives.
Whether this is related symbolically in the yin/yang Eastern patterns or on the black and white checkered floors of the Masons, the idea that evil is a "necessary" part of us is a lie, and the pinnacle of this lie is the claim that the evil within us must be combined or integrated with the good for us to attain our highest spiritual state. Just the kind of lie you might expect from a serpent....
Whether this is related symbolically in the yin/yang Eastern patterns or on the black and white checkered floors of the Masons, the idea that evil is a "necessary" part of us is a lie, and the pinnacle of this lie is the claim that the evil within us must be combined or integrated with the good for us to attain our highest spiritual state. Just the kind of lie you might expect from a serpent....