Adultery, promiscuity, lusty and general perversion, all things that would cause you to end up in Hell, and be whipped around like a flailing rag-doll colliding with other "heretic" souls, and after reading Inferno I believe it’s not a far-fetched concept that I could end up amongst these damned souls.
Introspectively I am guilty of several sins that would cause me to end up in one of Hell's ominous layers. Lust, wrath, avarice, and even heresy all sins that would cause me to be mercilessly tortured for all eternity.
The 7th layer of hell is designated for those who are blasphamers, and a layer which if I am wrong on my beliefs is waiting for me. For many years my "Faith" has been waning, and my own ability to believe or follow many organized religions has be withered greatly. This ,ironically, is due to growing up in a church environment. I have been a member of the Salvation Army Germantown corp for as long as I've been alive and have scarcely missed service. However this constant barrage of "non-denominational Christian" force in my life coupled with the constant hypocrisy of these "Holy" people caused me to begin to question my faith and what it was I was a part of and why I believed what I did. Soon after I began researching, and the questions only grew bigger, and few answers could be found anywhere, whether I searched text or the religious people that surrounded me. After a while I was driven up and wall, and I now stands on the reason side, in the debate of religious validity. Because of this I have to be aware that my view may be a bit controversial in certain crowds, so I all make sure to be as respectful as humanly possible when discussing this with others, because I understand and celebrate the fact that I live in a nation where everyone is entitled to their thoughts, opinions and beliefs. Yet that is’nt enough to save me, from the City of Dis, or the torments found in Hell.(If it really exists that is.)
Before all the fame, before money, and certainly before the flood of accolades, and praise, Johnny Allen Hendrix, better know as Jimi Hendrix, had just as humble a begining as most who have climbed to the pantheon of greatness, and achieved the title of legend. Jimi spent many of his years simply living from gig to gig, playing backup to many different acts before being discovered himself, such acts include Don Covay, Little Richard and The Isley Brothers. Ironically after recording the Mercy with Covvay, The Rolling Stones recoreded the same song, and played Jimi's licks, long before his big break. Jimi played in several groups before Starting The Jimi hendrix Experience, never being too shy to put himself out there, one of his first bands after leaving the Airforce would humbly be named, Johnny James and the Blue Flames, clearly still refering to his birth name.