Daimon

Not to be confused with demons.

In ancient Greek texts (including the PGM), a daimōn is not an evil spirit but a mediating force of the psyche — a liminal, inner-oracular agency that bridges mortal consciousness and the divine; in later Christian reframing, “demon” becomes a wholly externalized, hostile being opposed to God.

• Ancient daimones = inner mediators of fate, inspiration, and trance-wisdom;
• Christian demons = external moral enemies.

A daimōn in the Hellenic mystery sense is the activated, autonomous layer of your own psyche — the deep mind that arises in ritual, dream, trance, and vision — not a monster, but the part of you that knows more than you consciously do.

The Christians misinterpret this as external. But the reality is that divine-mind (synonym for god, or theos) is within you, and understanding your inner daimones is the key to achieving a divine mind.