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To: AZLiberty

When you ask him, could you ask if he has knowledge about whether people LITERALLY sold their soul to the devil? I see that expression getting tossed around a lot and I am beginning to wonder how literally accurate this is. Sorry to sound a bit crazy, but I’m curious as to EXACTLY what people mean when they say this. What exactly transpires?


904 posted on 08/07/2018 6:53:13 AM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: generally
When you ask him, could you ask if he has knowledge about whether people LITERALLY sold their soul to the devil? I see that expression getting tossed around a lot and I am beginning to wonder how literally accurate this is. Sorry to sound a bit crazy, but I’m curious as to EXACTLY what people mean when they say this. What exactly transpires?

Story of Robert Johnson: Robert Johnson sold his soul at the crossroads

Recording of Robert Johnson's singing his song: Crossroads Blues

A more secular view of the story of Robert Johnson down at the Crossroads

Bob Dylan talks about his deal.

A movie was made that incorporates the story of Robert Johnson, a cult classic. Crossroads

Spoiler Alert! Scene from the movie Crossroads (full movie link above) where Willie Brown and Lightning meet the devil.

Not sure what else you want to know.

Oh, yeah, maybe this:

How to sell your soul to the DEVIL at the crossroads

982 posted on 08/07/2018 9:00:26 AM PDT by Jack Black
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To: generally
"... whether people LITERALLY sold their soul to the devil?"

Judging from the two books, Thanks for the Memories ... and Weird Scenes in the Canyon, it's not literal (and I'm not even sure how that transaction would happen). The typical mechanism is that the new "devotee" becomes a member of the club through sex with minors, often facilitated by drugs and well documented by the club. The club now has a stick to prevent the devotee from straying, the young carrots continue to be freely shared, and an additional carrot appears -- newly opened opportunities for career success.

Result: soul traded for illicit sex and other worldly benefits.

1,039 posted on 08/07/2018 10:54:55 AM PDT by AZLiberty ("If we believe in absurdities, we commit atrocities." -- said by Voltaire, lived by elite Libs)
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