The Angels and Demons Within

The Real Battle Is in Us

Letters from the Endless – Spiritual Journey Series

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We grow up hearing stories of angels and demons — one whispering good advice from our right shoulder, the other tempting us from the left.

But what if there are no winged beings at all? What if heaven and hell, angels and demons, live only inside us?

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The Angels and Demons Are Just Us

The angel isn’t some glowing figure keeping score of our good deeds. It’s the part of us that remembers kindness, that pauses before hurting someone, that chooses love even when it’s hard.

And the demon? It isn’t a horned creature crawling into our ears. It’s the part of us that clings to ego, anger, greed, and fear.

The real whispers are thoughts we create ourselves.

Every time you hesitate before doing wrong, that’s an angel speaking. Every time you justify hurting someone for your own gain, that’s the demon winning.

The war isn’t out there. It’s here, inside the quiet space of your own awareness.

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No Angels Taking Notes, No Demons to Blame

Forget the idea of angels writing in books perched on your shoulders. No one is keeping score for you.

We are our own record-keepers. Every thought, every act leaves an imprint on the soul. 

That’s karma — not as punishment, but as a natural echo of who we choose to be.

And there’s no demon to blame for our mistakes. 

We can’t keep saying, “The devil made me do it.” 

It’s always us. Always.

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The Real Practice: Awareness

If the battle is inside, the only weapon we need is awareness.

• Notice when anger rises.
• Feel when greed whispers.
• Choose to listen to the part of you that feels light, not heavy.

That’s how you “feed the angel” and starve the demon.

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There are no wings, no horns,

no shadows lurking behind you.

Only you — a quiet war

between the self that clings

and the self that lets go.

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