The term "Inferno" has many meanings. In the common sense, Inferno is hell. But the word has other interpretations. This will be discussed in this article.
General meaning
In the common sense, this term implies hell in a religious sense. The very word of Italian origin, the translation of “Inferno” from this language, is hell, or hell, which, in principle, is one and the same.
Other values
Also, the word "Inferno" refers to the set of "Archetypes of Hell", consisting of 78 cards, invented as an addition to Tarot cards. It is used among esoteric professing the "left hand path."
Inferno is also a toy from Kyosho. Mostly miniature radio-controlled cars.
Works of art
This word is also found in literary works. For example, the social science fiction novel by Ivan Efremov about the journey of people of the future, natives of the Communist Earth, into space, written in 1968.
The novel is called "Bull Hour." In Efremov’s interpretation, “Inferno” is hell, or rather, the focus of evil for all thinking, thinking and feeling creatures. Which again makes the concept of the term related to its original religious meaning.
We should not forget that “Inferno” is also Dan Brown’s novel, based on which the film of the same name was shot. The plot of the picture also mentions Dante's “Hell” with its nine circles.
Mystical meaning
Sometimes the word is interpreted as "big fire." The nature of such a significance is, rather, a mystical one, sending all its roots to the same hell.
There are also theosophical interpretations, where Inferno is the name of a fiery demon, the forerunner of Armageddon, who destroys everything and causes a fiery rain in order to prepare the earth for the coming of Satan.
Concept in science fiction
According to the concept of the books of Iar Elterrus, “Inferno” is the negative energy generated by death, destruction and death. In general, all the pain that can be brought through violence.
According to the idea of the writer, this force always returns to reward its merits to those who generated this energy. Thus, the concept of “violence breeds violence” is interpreted.
Inferno Magic
There are many role-playing gaming forums on the network where participants simply play the roles assigned to them. That is the Misterium portal.
According to the interpretation of this community, Inferno magic is a very dangerous evil force, which was still the basis of the universe. Magic itself is a very complex science, based on the intuition of a dedicated magician. And very rarely are people able to control such. Usually they are either very strong sorcerers who did not fall under the influence of Inferno magic, or creatures that were changed by this energy. That is, in fact, are demons.
This is one of the very powerful universal elements, and only gifted strong personalities could reveal its essence.
According to the same game portal, there are spells based on Inferno magic:
- "Scales of the Chimeron . " Covers the spell caster with infernal magic, which looks like an orange cloud, protects against physical damage, but very weakly resists magic.
- "A surge of negativity . " The magician directs his negative energy to the enemy in order to change the energy of the target to negative. The spell can quarrel friends or disrupt diplomatic negotiations. The effect of the spell boils down to the fact that everyone around them begins to quarrel with each other.
It should be understood that all of the above is not any spiritual practice or internal doctrine of any totalitarian sect, but only a guide for role-playing.
In games
In the computer game “Heroes of Might and Magic 5”, the word “Inferno” refers to a fraction of demons whose cities represent dark flaming prisons, the architecture of which is dominated by spikes, trellises and chains. Typically, the city stands on a lava lake and is filled with toxic fumes. According to the concept of the game, Inferno demons do not have any unique appearance, and each of them represents someone's horror or fear.
In music
The word is very popular among rock musicians:
- For example, under this name hides more than a dozen metal bands from around the world who adhere to various genres of music.
- Among the most famous are the group from Norway, which performs music in the style of thrash metal, also a collective from the Czech Republic (black metal) and one gothic metal team from Ukraine.
- The drummer of the Polish Black Death Metal band Behemoth is nicknamed Inferno, the real name of the participant is Zbigniew Prominsky.
- Motorhead in 2004 released an album called "Inferno", with the same name, the album of Lacrimosa was released in 1995 , and in 1999, a track under the same name appeared on the Voices of Transgression of the German team Kreator.
Conclusion
As mentioned above, the vast majority of the meanings of this word are rooted in the Middle Ages. And reaches for Catholic beliefs and traditions. The etymology of this word is mostly mystical.
With the growth of technological progress, this word began to be called all sorts of innovations and the brainchild of information technology. So let, with the help of science, any word have only positive meanings. And let negative associations prevail in the field of fantasy or computer games.
In real life, there should only be positive.