Does he say Sorath? 🤔👇 In religious contexts, "Sorath" has two distinct meanings depending on the tradition: Occult/Esenoteric Christianity (Western Tradition) In Western occultism and Anthroposophy, Sorath is a solar spirit/demon: Planetary Spirit: In Cornelius Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy (1533), Sorath is the spirit of the Sun, opposed by the benevolent intelligence Nakhiel. The name derives from Hebrew letters (סורת) whose numerical values sum to 660+6+200+400 = 666—the "number of the beast" from Revelation. Rudolf Steiner's Teaching: In Anthroposophy, Steiner described Sorath as a powerful evil being—the "Sun-Demon"—connected to the number 666 and predicted to oppose spiritual development after the turn of the millennium. Unlike Lucifer (pride/false illumination) or Ahriman (materialism), Sorath represents "direct hatred of the spiritual itself."