Abraxas Essays

Most people often believe that the chances of meeting someone who can change their life are slim. Especially someone who is present throughout their childhood and into their adulthood. It could be one person or multiple people that can have an impact on our lives. Though it may seem impossible to find those kind of people, they will eventually come into our lives, when we least expect them. Hermann Hesse’s Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth shows that people we meet can change us and mold

“"Oye Como Va" is a song written by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana's rendition of the song in 1970 on their album Abraxas.” The same band played this piece starting the song with a dynamic rhythm. The piece was lyrical and was accompanied by Woodwinds, Percussions and Bass. The Trumpet was the mostly heard instrument making it the leading instrument and the other instruments

The Gnostics believed that the world was created by a blind and insane angel named Abraxas who believed he was God. Jesus was then sent to redeem humanity from this tyrannical spirit and did so by escaping from the cross. The also believed that there was a great mother goddess who was in charge of the God of the Old Testament. 6. Arius