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program: seven bedroom anarchist co-op. roof garden. one toilet.
Punishment in Hell for the Deadly Sin of Pride is to be Broken on the Wheel
Pride (Vanity), is excessive belief in one’s abilities, such that you don’t give credit to God. Pride is also failure to give others credit due them - if someone’s Pride bothers you, then you are also guilty of Pride. Aquinas argued that all other sins stem from Pride, making this one of the most important sins to focus on: “inordinate self-love is the cause of every sin…the root of pride is found to consist in man not being, in some way, subject to God and His rule.”
Punishment in Hell for the Deadly Sin of Envy is to be Immersed in Freezing Water
Envy is a desire to possess what others have, whether material objects, like cars, or character traits, like a positive outlook or patience. According to Christian tradition, envying others results in failing to be happy for them. Aquinas wrote that envy “…is contrary to charity, whence the soul derives its spiritual life… Charity rejoices in our neighbor’s good, while envy grieves over it.” Non-Christian philosophers like Aristotle and Plato argued that envy leads to a desire to destroy those who are envied so they can be stopped from possessing anything at all. Envy is thus treated as a form of resentment.
Punishment in Hell for the Deadly Sin of Gluttony is to be Force-Fed Rats, Toads, Snakes
Gluttony is normally associated with eating too much, but it has a broader connotation that includes trying to consume more of anything than you actually need, food included. Thomas Aquinas wrote that Gluttony is about “…not any desire of eating and drinking, but an inordinate desire…leaving the order of reason, wherein the good of moral virtue consists.” Thus the phrase “glutton for punishment” isn’t as metaphorical as one might imagine.
Punishment in Hell for the Deadly Sin of Lust is to be Smothered in Fire, Brimstone
Lust is the desire to experience physical, sensual pleasures (not just those which are sexual). Desire for physical pleasures is considered sinful because it causes us to ignore more important spiritual needs or commandments. Sexual desire is also sinful according to traditional Christianity because it leads to using sex for more than procreation.
Punishment in Hell for the Deadly Sin of Anger is to be Dismembered Alive
Anger (Wrath) is the sin of rejecting the Love and Patience we should feel for others and opting instead for violent or hateful interaction. Many Christian acts over the centuries (like the Inquisition or the Crusades) may seem to have motivated by anger, not love, but they were excused by saying the reason for them was love of God, or love of a person’s soul - so much love, in fact, that it was necessary to harm them physically.
Greedy: Punishment in Hell for the Deadly Sin of Greed is to be Boiled Alive in Oil
Greed (Avarice) is the desire for material gain. It is similar to Gluttony and Envy, but gain rather than consumption or possession is key. Aquinas condemned Greed because “it is a sin directly against one’s neighbor, since one man cannot over-abound in external riches, without another man lacking them…it is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, inasmuch as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things.”
Punishment in Hell for the Deadly Sin of Sloth is to be Thrown into a Snake Pit
Sloth is the most misunderstood of the Seven Deadly Sins. Often regarded as mere laziness, it is more accurately translated as apathy. When a person is apathetic, they no longer care about doing their duty to others or to God, causing them to ignore their spiritual well-being. Thomas Aquinas wrote that sloth “…is evil in its effect, if it so oppresses man as to draw him away entirely from good deeds.”
somewhere there are some George Pencz prints that depict animals exacting the required punishments. i haven’t found them, so i don’t know which animals do what, but here is a list written by some random person - i am sure it is authorative:
Pride - Horse - Violet
Envy - Dog - Green
Anger - Bear - Red
Sloth - Goat - Light Blue
Greed - Frog - Yellow
Gluttony - Pig - Orange
Lust - Cow - Blue
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dante’s punishments are a bit different and a more vivid, for example the slothful being submerged in the river styx, which is freezing (in hell?). see wikipedia entry for the divine comedy, or check the copy on your shelf.
i think i found that george pencz stuff. maybe you can use it.
prints link.
