Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Helluva Scribe Presents...INFERNAL INN (Intro)

 



Infernal Inn: There are seven Circles of Hell with matching punishments inspired by Hindu/Buddhism Hell/Dante's Inferno. Purgatory judges are Yama, Hades, Samael, Hel, Ereshkigal, Morrigan, Hecate, Nergal, and Anubis. The Descendants of the evil Seven Deadly Sins (with traditional designs) who end up reluctantly trying to rehabilitate Sinner slaves (either by the rebel  pre-human Saints or they accidentally peer too close into the Sinner's own memories, being exposed to mortal feelings as opposed to their usual royal complexes). (The Ars Goetia are the advisors of the Descendant's families and though they care about them, also secretly desire their nonexistence after raising them for 1000s of years) All souls go to Heaven if they live good lives but those who do not either have to go to Purgatory to reincarnate or if they are very bad and/or refuse to reincarnate, they get sent to Hell. Sinners (the pedos, the rapists, the killers, the addicts, the scammers, the Nazis, the Evangelicals) that are redeemed are taken to Purgatory and given a chance to reincarnate to Earth and if they pass, they are reunited in Heaven with their family but if they fail they either get stuck in bad lives forever or they are consumed by Satan and cease to exist. (Many suffering Sinners wish for nonexistence if they can't go to Heaven since to them, the thought of reincarnation/identity erasure is worse than being in Hell.) The Descendants' reward is salvation, the cost is horrific punishment from their parents if they ever found out...

Angels are also traditional forms: eyes, wheels, four faces and scary, they want to kill all demons and make humans into obedient slaves to God on Earth and Heaven. The Archangels think they are helping humanity by eliminating what they perceive to be sin: sex, war, anything that opposes their God. The demons are used to treating human Sinners as slaves. The Saints and ascended masters, those who used to be on Earth have managed to pass their incarnation tests and made it to heaven, but at the same time, they refuse to be subjected to Heaven’s Christian cult like brainwashing, so they send in Cleansers to hell to try and save Sinners and reincarnate them…the Saints believe humans can be redeemed but angels do not. 

(Episodes in no particular order/number)

I.               “Bed and Breakfast For Baddies”

II.             “Softy for Sinner Slaves”

III.           “Invaders at Infernal Inn”

IV.           “Delightful and Demonic Dads”

V.             “Flesh Feasting Frenzy”

VI.           “Eldritch Elites Entertain”

VII.         “Hell’s Horrific Heat”

 

 

In this universe, Hell is actually Hell. The Sinners who go to it are punished, enslaved, and mocked by its demon denizens, tempting them with their specific vice they will never achieve. Hellborn are treated higher than Sinners and the royals get to do what they want. The Seven Deadly Sins look like their traditional depictions. Every seven months, creepy white robed Redeemer angels (Nicknamed “Spirit Guides”) come from Heaven and choose remorseful Sinners to be transported to Purgatory. (The only portal to Purgatory lies at the end of Dante’s Inferno trials.) There they have to reincarnate on Earth in order to get into Heaven. If they pass, they are reunited with their families as angels. But if they fail, they either have to endure eternal reincarnation until they pass or be painfully erased from existence in shame by one of the Seven Deadly Sins (most choose the latter). This method ensures Hell doesn’t become too overpopulated with former mortals.

 

The immortal descendants of the Seven Deadly Sins are just as prideful, hideous, and brutal as their parents…until they accidentally look into the memories of the Sinners and begin to feel something along the lines of…compassion? They start to question why the Spirit Guides are present if suffering is supposed to be eternal. They realize that God wouldn’t have the Spirit Guides if They didn’t believe that Sinners (even the rapists and pedos) deserve a second chance (albeit after many near impossible trials). Meeting with the redeemers, they tell the descendants that if Sinners can learn their opposite virtues, then they would be chosen right away. (Or they have to go through all Nine Circles the long way). The descendants are surprised to learn that they themselves would be eligible if they learn their opposite virtue.

 

Wanting to be more than just their parents, the descendants decide to open up a Bed and Breakfast called the Infernal Inn, a place where Sinners can stay and hopefully be noticed by the Redeemers. But it proves harder than it looks when the Sinners are tempted by their vices and the descendants have no idea how to explain their own opposite virtues. To make matters worse, Hellborn gangs frequently bully the defenseless Sinners.

 

 

The following is a list of sins that will more likely get you into Hell:

Intentional murder that is not in self-defense or performed as a duty to protect one’s country. (including for children who kill).

Any form of rape and abuse to any living thing without taking responsibility to make amends.

Intentionally killing sentient animals not for survival without amends.

Human sacrifice/cannibalism not for survival (modern times).

Any form of emotional, sexual, and psychological abuse knowingly perpetrated without working to make amends. (including sociopaths/psychopaths)

Sex with non-adults, kids, corpses, and animals. (Goes to Hell automatically)

Stealing money or any item not with the intention of survival or charity and not taking responsibility.

Using/selling illegal drugs with the intent to harm.

Taking no responsibility after the use of alcohol/drugs.

Anyone involved in gangs/human trafficking, taking no responsibility.

Prolonged intentional disrespect to divinity, including spirits, elementals, gods, etc. without making amends.

(For souls of all ages): Refusal to reincarnate to the chosen next life and refusal to fully participate in their Life Review after death. (Many souls do not want to endure reincarnation and are thus sent to Hell.)

Betrayal, youth bullying, manipulation, accidental murder, cheating, suicides etc. fall into the neutral category depending on the circumstances.

 

 

Locations:

Earth: The place where humans live, lies between Heaven and Hell.

 

Heaven: The higher realm close to God where souls can enter after they lived virtuous lives. It consists of the Archangels, 72 angels, God (genderless energy) and various alien and divine beings like Devas, elementals and Buddhas. Souls thrive in Eden-like gardens and schools made of light and gemstones where they can learn how to help those on Earth. It is here that souls can choose to reincarnate or not at all, whereas those in Purgatory do not have a choice. The Redeemer angels reside here as well, searching for any traces of Sinners in Hell to help them encourage reincarnation to Earth. The souls have their lives reviewed and if satisfied, they get to go to Heaven. All animals and plants enter Heaven automatically since they have no karma. Heaven also has the nine levels, Primum Mobile is closest to God.

 

Purgatory: Consists of two sections. Section A, the black void lies between Earth and Heaven, where souls have to prepare to reincarnate on Earth to fix their mistakes in order to go to Heaven. Their lives are chosen and reviewed by the Council of Death judges: Anubis, Yama, Hel, Morrigan, and Samael. Section B lies between Earth and Hell and consists of burning white flames that painfully purifies souls. It is here that the more lost souls have to either go to the reincarnation station or go to Hell if they refuse. A frequent quote to the stubborn ones is, “You’ll wish you’d have the chance to reincarnate once you’re in Hell.”

 

Pandemonium: The onyx black palace in Hell where the Seven Deadly Sins meet and discuss about Earth and Heaven. It is carried and maintained by Sinner slaves and is a place where the seven descendants often get together.

 

Limbo: The dull gray circle of Hell at the very top. This is where the Infernal Inn is located. Sinners have to eat dust and dirt, while Hellborn get to live more like humans.

Lust: The windy second circle of Hell where Sinners of Lust are deprived of bodily pleasure, being forced to walk in numb bodies and without sexual organs while succubi and incubi have fun with each other. Some are forced to drink semen and have sex with hideous creatures or fiery nude statues. This is also where Asmodeus’ marble palace resides.

Gluttony: The third circle of Hell where Sinners are hungry and thirsty all the time and have to watch Hellborn indulge in feasts of food, alcohol, and drink. Sinners can only drink a river of drugs where all the bad effects are amplified. Many are bound and starved. Beelzebub’s alien green hive palace is located here. The environment is wet and slushy like a swamp with monstrous birds, maggots, leeches, lice, worms, flies and serpents everywhere that attack Sinners or give them diseases. Many Hellborn feast on Sinner flesh here.

Greed: The fourth circle of Hell where Sinners have to roll boulders up hills, get crushed by jewels, and live in poverty while the Hellborn get to flaunt their technology and wealth. Mammon’s gold palace is located here.

Wrath: The fifth circle of Hell where Sinners and Hellborn fight each other in the River Styx and on battlefields. The Sinners only have sticks to fight with while the demons repeatedly stab the Sinners with swords, whips, heated blades, or fire their guns. Some Sinners are trapped in burning tombs and metal bulls or boiled. Satan’s fiery palace is located here.

Sloth: The next circle of Hell where Sinners have to build and do slave work without rest while demons get to lounge around. Some are enslaved/tortured by robotic demons and devices. It is the most technologically advanced circle of Hell and Belphegor’s palace is located here.

Envy: The next circle of Hell where those who committed jealousy and betrayal are frozen in ice and chewed on by Satan and Leviathan’s monster pets. Those above the caves are boiled in blood, tar, excrement, and various liquids.

Pride: The lowest circle of Hell where Pandemonium and Lucifer’s palace is located.

 

 

 

 

Characters:

Clitora – Red succubus descendant of Asmodeus and Rashoon. Sitri helped raise her. Clitora is confident and dominant, especially in sex. She likes both men and women demons. She has a habit of bossing men around and showed no remorse for Sinners until accidentally being exposed to their painful memories of Earth. Determined to help the Sinners, she creates the Infernal Inn, mostly in the hopes of her getting to escape Hell and rebelling against her father. Her name is a play on “clitoris.” Her lesson is to learn respect for men and moderation in pleasure. Clitora is happy that her stepmother Lilith strangely is accepting of her idea to redeem Sinners, not knowing that Lilith works for Samael, a judge of souls in Purgatory. Phallus is her younger incubus brother. Clitora and Lucina are the only descendants who do not get along with their fathers.

Diptera – Demonic fly-like daughter of Beelzebub and Agrat and friend to Clitora. Bael is her mentor and she has many siblings. She is incredibly greedy and fat, but a skilled warrior thanks to her mother Agrat. Her name comes from the Latin name for the fly. When she gets angry, she eats people. Her lesson is to learn personal space and sharing of resources and food.

Diablo – The sexy demonic descendant of Satan. A demon rock star with red skin, bat wings, horns and fiery long hair, his music further tortures the Sinners fighting in his realm. He is mean to everyone around him, but Clitora puts him in her place, in and out of bed. Diablo loves to fight and blow things up with his Goetia adviser Aim. Initially he is against trying to redeem Sinners but Clitora makes him stay and keep it a secret from their parents. Diablo likes to bully Diptera but she retaliates by eating him. His lesson is to learn to control his anger and to show kindness to others instead of killing them.

Midos – a play on the King Midas. Midos can also turn things into gold and appears as a lanky greedy green goblin-like demon. He is a son of Mammon and frequently robs demons with Seir despite already being rich. He only helps Clitora at her Infernal Inn because she promises him her wealth and her sexual services (which is her lie). His lesson is to not be manipulative and steal things and to learn to share like Diptera. He and Diptera eventually fall in love.

Electus – a genderless fat vulture demon, created invention/descendant of Belphegor. Electus can shapeshift into other demons and is a genius, inventing devices and experimenting on Sinners with electricity. He can also revive the dead with effort. Electus is a loner, preferring to be immersed in his work like his father. He brags about his intelligence and claims that A.I. will rule Hell and Earth. His lesson is to learn to be accepting of others and to use technology for good instead of evil. Electus joins Clitora in a search to surpass reincarnation and suffering. He has several Sinner test subjects that Clitora and Diptera want to try and redeem (or eat).

Lucina – daughter of Lucifer. Don’t let her pretty angelic blond locks and glowing skin fool you, she can enchant demons to do her bidding, though her powers aren’t as effective on other fellow royals. Snobby, she prides herself as being the best and most beautiful, despite her true form being a black eldritch nightmare. She and Clitora frequently get into arguments over who is the prettiest most powerful demon. Both of them stand strong against Diablo, Diablo crushing over both of them. Lucina disagrees the most with rehabilitating Sinners along with Electus, saying that her father distrusts all humans and angels due to them abusing the free will he gave to them. Clitora, however, claims that there is still good in Lucifer and that he still has hope for humanity. Lucifer, Lilith, and Beelzebub are the only royals accepting of Clitora’s project much to Lucina’s distaste, Mammon accepts it as long as it makes him rich. Satan only wants eternal war, Belphegor wants to keep Sinners to be his slaves for technology and Asmodeus wants Clitora to be as brutal as he is. Levithan and Belial are indifferent. Lucina’s lessons are to not carry pride and to show concern for others.

Sirena – an eldritch sea monster who can shapeshift into a monstrous mermaid and drown people. She is one of Clitora’s friends and can speak telepathically to people. (She can’t talk). She and Electus are rivals since unlike Belphegor who wants technology to rule the world, she wants the underwater eldritch creatures to rule. Tiamat is her sea serpent pet who helps adjust her to drier environments. She is often jealous of Lucina’s beauty and the mortals and angels in Heaven. Her lesson is to love herself and others more.

 

Asmodeus – The Archdemon of Lust. Lilith is his wife. He has the head of a bull, ram, and man, with bat wings, snake tail, and a scaly body. He is in charge of the Lust Circle and all the incubi and succubi. The Goetia Sitri is his adviser.

Children: Clitora and Phallus

Lilith – wife of Asmodeus and Samael, sexual and mother to many demons. Hates how angels had murdered her children when she refused to go back to Adam. Lilith is the ex-wife of Adam, wife of Asmodeus and wife/secret agent to the judge Samael. She reports to him through a secret portal to Purgatory so he can make note of any Sinners who may be eligible for reincarnation.

Rashoon – wife of Asmodeus, demon of lust and seduction

Sitri – Adviser to Asmodeus who has a leopard head and can make people fall in love/be lustful.

 

Satan – The Archdemon of Wrath. He appears as a typical muscular man with horns, sharp teeth, red skin and pointed tail. He rules the Wrath Circle and is immune to fire. Aim is his adviser.

Children: Diablo

Aim – Adviser to Satan who likes to set things on fire.

 

Lucifer – The Archdemon of Pride and leader of the Seven Deadly Sins. He appears with black wings and long blond hair, sometimes good and sometimes evil, depending on the individual. Like the others, he is cruel to the Sinners in Hell but he is slightly nicer to mortals, encouraging them not to fall into the trap of blind obedience. Paimon is his adviser.

Children: Lucina

Many wives

Paimon – Adviser to Lucifer.

 

Mammon – The Archdemon of Greed. He appears as a monstrous black wolf with dragon wings, seated on a golden throne surrounded by jewels, gold, dollars, and coins. He rules the Greed Circle. Seir is his adviser.

Children: Midos

Many wives

Seir – Adviser to Mammon who helps with robbery and finding treasure.

 

Beelzebub – The Archdemon of Gluttony and Lord of the Flies. He rules the Gluttony Circle in Hell and appears as monstrous Fly. A demon with the head of a griffin prepares elaborate meals for him and the royal demons. The Goetia Bael is his adviser.

Children: Diptera and many more

Many wives

Agrat - wife

Bael – Adviser to Beelzebub.

 

Belphegor – The Archdemon of Sloth. He appears as a demonic sloth sitting on a toilet throne of gold, often watching TV. He rules the Sloth Circle and all technology in Hell.

Created child: Electus

Astaroth – adviser to Belphegor, teaches math, philosophy etc.

 

Leviathan – The Archdemon of Envy and the Envy Circle. He is a giant sea serpent that can morph into a more humanoid form. He rules aquatic eldritch monsters and all the oceans, rivers, and lakes in Hell. Vepar is his adviser.

Unsere – Leviathan’s wife, demon of fertility and life

Children: Sierna, many others

Vepar – Merman adviser to leviathan, who controls ships and oceans.

 

Belial – The Archdemon of the Limbo Circle and lawlessness. Belial is the leader of the Sons of Darkness (Ars Goetia in this version).  

Bune – Adviser to Belial.

Several Sinners seeking redemption are, a drug abuser, a pedo/rapist, a cult leader and a Nazi.

 

Guru Goetia Guide: Several members of the 72 Ars Goetia serve as guardians and advisers to both the Seven Deadly Sins/Archdemons and their families. They help raise them when their parents are away and train them in sin, weapon use, fire powers, and mental protection against Sinner’s pleas for mercy. They are also responsible to ensure that the royals, Sinners, and Hellborn don’t cause too much trouble amongst each other. Many of them used to be angels in Heaven until they rebelled against God, the Archangels, and their ex-siblings, the 72 angels of the Shem Hamephorash. The Archangels, and 72 angels sometimes go to Earth to influence mortals to be virtuous while the Goetia sometimes encourages mortals to defy social norms and counteract the strict expectations. Ironically, as they used to be angels, the Goetia and the Seven Deadly Sins are “nicer” to mortals on Earth (more souls to punish!), only being outwardly cruel to the Sinners in Hell and their Hellborn since it’s their job to maintain authority. The descendants age very slowly and after a 1000 years, they turn back into babies by going into the river of forgetfulness and start over as the same beings. (At least those of us on Earth have the luxury to be different across eternity!) The Goetia guides find is incredibly boring to raise the same children for eternity and though they care about them, also look forward to the prospect of them reincarnating or ceasing to exist.






 

1st Level: The First Circle of Hell

On the first level, also called Limbo, reside those who died before being baptized as well as virtuous pagans who lived and died before the birth of Christ. Here can be found poets and philosophers from the pagan world such as Virgil, Homer, Horace, Ovid, Socrates, Plato and, surprisingly (considering that he led the Arab armies against the Christian crusaders) the Moslem leader Saladin.


2nd Level: The Second Circle of Hell

In the second level of hell, are confined the sinners who were guilty of the sin of lust. Their souls are blown about in a violent storm without hope of rest.


3d Level: The Third Circle of Hell

Those who are guilty of gluttons are condemned to the third level of hell. Here the gluttons are forced to eat vile filth.

4th Level: The Fourth Circle of Hell

The fourth circle is reserved for those who were guilty of avarice and prodigality (spendthrifts). Their punishment is to knock great rocks together eternally. Plutus, the Greek god, guards them.


5th Level: The Fifth Circle of Hell

Those guilty of wrath and sullenness spend eternity suffering for their sins in the fifth level of hell. The angry ones eternally fight each other on the surface of the river styx, while the sullen ones gurgle beneath the waters.


6th Level: The Sixth Circle of Hell

In the 6th level of hell, heretics are trapped in flaming tombs.

 

7th Level: The Seventh Circle of Hell

The seventh level of hell is reserved for those who are guilty of violence, whether it be against themselves, property, nature, or other people. Here are tormented the sodomites, the suicides, the usurers, and blasphemers.


8th Level: The Eighth Circle of Hell

The Eighth Level of Hell is for those guilty of fraud: the thieves, liars, cheats, sorcerers and false prophets.


9th Level: The Ninth Circle of Hell

Treachery is punished in the 9th and lowest level of hell. Those who have betrayed a special relationship in committing their crimes are condemned to the lowest and most horrific level. And the three greatest betrayers in history: Judas, Brutus, and Cassius are at the very center of hell, in the ever devouring mouths of Satan.

 

 

Hells based on what the culture lacked and feared

Christianity

Eastern Orthodox – Hell is not separate from God

Hell = state of being apart from God, worldly pursuits create a form of Hell

Hell for those who do not believe in Jesus Christ

Protestant – Hell as a fiery place of punishment for fallen angels, demons, and those not listed in the Book of Life, those who do not attain salvation

Christian Universalism – all souls are eventually reconciled with God/Heaven

Gnosticism – Material world as a trap

Alternate view of Hell as a place of more freedom/passion than Heaven

Jehovah’s Witnesses – believers go to paradise, unbelievers go to Hell forever, people judged and resurrected during Christ’s 1000 rule on Earth, judged to make sure they follow God’s rules.

Latter Day Saints – Hell as temporary state of punishment for those who reject Christ, where they can learn the gospel and repent. Dead will be released for judgment. Outer Darkness reserved for Cain and those who deny Jesus Christ.

7th Day Adventist Church – rejects the idea of eternal suffering, Hell as eternal death until the resurrection.

 

 

Islam

Hell as ever-flaming pit of fire

Dead await resurrection and judgment by God to paradise or Hell

Sins include worshipping other gods or human beings

Sins – lying, murder, stealing, sexual crimes, adultery, acting unjustly toward the poor, not being grateful/believing in God

Quran emphasizes helping the poor

Jahnnam – Sinful Muslims, least heat in the Hells

Ladah – those who did not believe in Allah, rejected the prophet’s Muhammad’s messages, fire eats organs

Saqar – not offer prayer or food to the poor, gossiping

Al-Hutamah – fire emblazes bones and organs

Jaheem – no correct belief to Allah

Saeer – castles and torment rooms, snakes, scorpions, pit of agony

Al-Hawwiyah – darkness, backbiters, non believers, crushed by mountains

 

 

Judaism

Repenting for sins if Jewish (eating pork, violating the Torah)

Don’t lei, don’t harm other living things, believe in God

Bad Sinners agonizing in roaming ghost bodies, trying to cling to other living bodies to escape the torment

Seol - Neutral Hell where both good and evil people go, shadow world

Abaddon – chaos, boiled in semen/poop (for those leading people to sexual crimes/idolatry)

Beer Shahat – fire pit, purification through suffering

Tit Ha Wen – mud pit – spiritual decline

Sha ‘ are’ Mawet – gates of death, souls confront consequences of their actions

Zalamwet – gloomy judgment place

Gehenna – purging soul of impurities

 

 

Hinduism

 

Yama weighs the virtues and vices of a person after their soul is taken by his messengers.

Caste system – going to Hell if untouchable messes with a Brahmin

Bad karma with eating cows/beef

Bad karma with murder/lying/stealing/adultery

Dense jungle with no shade

Attacked by snakes and scorpions

Heads sawed off, gutted by demons, pulling carriage like ox

Tamisra (Darkness) – stealing other’s wife, wealth or children, beaten and starved by Yama demon messengers

Andrahtamisra (Blind-Darkness) – deceiving/enjoying other’s wife – becoming blind

Raurva – hurting others, being envious – tortured by serpent beings

Maharaurva – indulging at the expense of others – attacked by fierce rurus/dragons

Kumbhipaka (cooked in a pot) – cooking animals alive – being cooked in boiling oil

Kalasutra (thread of death) murdering a Brahmin, disrespecting parents/elders – burning within hunger and thirst in a hot copper realm

Forest of Sword Leaves – digressing from religious teachings, tree felling – chased in forest with sword-like leaves

Hog’s Mouth – punishing the innocent or Brahmins – crushed like sugar cane

Well With Mouth Hidden – harming others including insects – attacked by various creatures

Worm Food -  not performing yajnas, eating without sharing – consumed by worms

Hell of Pincers – violating vows, robbing – torn by tongs and red hot iron balls

Red Hot Iron Statue – illicit sexual relations – forced to embrace red hot iron figures of the opposite sex

Silk Cotton Tree with Thorns – non-human intercourse – tied to thorny tree

Crossed – neglecting duty – consumed by aquatic beings in filth river

Water of Pus – living without cleanliness and good behavior – forced to eat gross substances

Obstruction to Life – hunting of beasts – targeted by animals and Yama messengers

Visashana – Sacrificing beasts as status – whipped

Saliva as Food – forcing wife to drink semen – thrown into semen river

Hell of sons of Sarama – plundering, mass murdering – preyed upon by dogs

Waterless – Lying – thrown from high mountain

Iron Drink – Drinking alcohol for Brahmins under oath – forced to drink molten iron

Acid/Mud/Filth – not honoring a person higher in values – thrown and tormented

Food of Rakshasas – cannibalism and human sacrifice – feasted upon by demons

Pierce by Spear/Dart – harassing living things with sharp objects – flesh torn by birds

Snakes – Harming others with envy and fury – devoured by snakes

Confined in a hole – imprisoning others in dark places – engulfed in dark well with poisonous fumes

Returning – welcoming guests with cruelty – eyes plucked by birds

Needle-face – proud of wealth – thread through body

 

Buddhism

'Karma' in Buddhism is very complicated, almost like a mathematical system (like in the show 'the good place'). The problem is that everyone's Karmas are corelated, which means doing good things will not necessarily gives you positive karma, or vice versa. I'll give you examples from real text; one is a bad murder who killed a person, turned out that person was even worse, thus the murderer turned out to gain positive karma. The other example is a good Buddhist Monk once saved a guy from drowning, but that guy he saved ended up became a merciless dictator and killed countless people. The good monk received many negative karmas from this person that he saved (because he was part of the 'Cause' of why things that happened), so the good monk was sent to hell and re-born as a pig next life. As we can see, this 'system' is so complicated, not even a supercomputer can possibly solve billions of people's correlated karma.

 

8 hot hells and 8 cold hells

In Hell for trillions of years

Going to Hell for dishonoring the Buddha and Buddha statues

Blood Bowl Sutra – Hell for menstruating women/women dying in childbirth/infertile women (‘blood is polluting’ belief in China, Korea, Japan) digging up bamboo shoots with candle wicks

Reborn in Hell if you get to go to the God realm and be lazy

Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism Patriarchal religions ex. “good rebirth is a male rebirth” animals seen as “inferior” to humans

Reviving – fire torture and demons beating them

Black cord – using black cords to cut/saw bodies

Crushing – people crushed by rocks

Screaming – burning ground

Great Screaming – boiling in water, consuming their flesh

Heating – impaling people on fiery spears

Great Heating – pierced with a trident and cooked on rack

Suffering – roasted in an oven

 

Blister – dark frozen plain with icy mountains, naked exposed to cold

Burst Blister – frozen blood and pus

Shivering

Lamenting

Chattering Teeth

Blue Lotus – blue skin

Lotus – frozen skin

Great Lotus – entire organs and body frozen

 

18 levels of Hell – repaying sins to reincarnate

Arsonists trapped in burning city

Snowy mountain imprisoning thieves who freeze

People trapped on blades and swords, butchers

Those sinners chopped up were those who didn’t believe in the Buddha, executioners or those not respecting their parents

Tongue out

Deep frying in oil

Skinning

Hugging a burning pillar

Buried in urine/poop

Avici – worst sinners souls erased

 

Greek

Souls ferried across the River Styx by Charon, arriving the Fields of Asphodel. Elysium and Tartarus, Elysium for heroes and Tartarus for the wicked

Palace of Hades

River Lethe/Forgetfulness

 

Egypt

Book of the Dead showing map of Duat / spells to help the soul in their journey

The dead had to make the journey before their bodies decayed

Personality – Ba

Essence – Ka

The Ka traveled the Duat, the Ba (human head/bird body) needed the body to rejuvenate.

Opening of the mouth ritual to get the spirit food and drink

Netherworld reached through pyramids by Pharoah’s souls, Egyptians believed only Pharoah’s could live eternal life. Pharaoh’s servants would be killed after the Pharoah’s death, including a Pharoah’s five year old son.

Egyptian priests chant prayers at the ferryman to help take souls across heavenly sea.

12 lands of Hell, pass through rings of fire, sneak past gods, serpents and crocodiles

Each gate had a guardian that had to be appeased.

Weighing of the Heart against the Feather of Truth

Field of Reeds vs devouring of the heart by Ammit

Osiris’ body in land of darkness, by wall of fire

Pharoah believed they were destined to be Gods, one Pharoah claimed he would feast on the Gods

 

Norse

Hel – goddess of Helheim, abode of the dead. Half god have giant.

Cold and dark place of rest. Where those did not die in battle or were not chosen by Odin to reside in Valhalla. Valhalla souls chosen to fight alongside the gods in Ragnarok. Nidhog dragon devours the wicked.

 

Sumerian – People eating dirt and gods ruling over them, place of demon-like beings

 

Zoroastrian (From Persia, created by Cyrus the Great, Zoroaster prophet (like Muhammad/Jesus) people fled to India after Islam conquest, first monothestic religion with all seeing God/Ashura, heaven, hell and judgment day) good and evil forces battle each other and humans can choose. Ashema devil.

Book of Arda Viraf – Wiraz seeks immortality (like Gilgamesh/Dante) and explores the underworlds. Goes across the Chinvat bridge of judgment between the worlds.

Sun/Moon/Star places for those not converted.

Ashura God in Heaven with people living their own ideal lives.

 

River of Tears from the grieving living

Virtue woman and ugly woman of evil

Hot and cold temperatures in dark smelly place, khrafstras demon creatures, male soul attacked by snakes (Zorastarian against homosexuality)

Woman forced to drink cups of semen (Zorastarian also against sexually promiscuous women and menstruation, not having children was seen as a crime against the community)

Man with skin off face – murderer

Man forced to eat menstrual blood and eat his own child for having sex with a menstrating women

Men going insane, eating themselves

Women hanging by their breasts for adultery, attacked by limb stealing demons

Even wealthy people and rulers still suffer in Hell

People/serpent hybrids for those abandoning religion

Zombies in Hell searching for human flesh, people eating poop and other humans

 

Darkest Hell – fighting monsters, bottomless pit, feels like a thousand years, self-mutilation for murderers, rapists, enemies of God

Women forced to harm themselves for abandoning their children, abortions, or defying their husbands, infidelity sin blamed on women in the culture

Men drinking semen for sleeping with other wives

Authors of the book persuading people to be God-fearing

Animal abusers are abused by animals in Hell

Arithman – central devil underworld figure mocking human souls