Thlipsis- The Greek word for pressure or in another context tribulation.
As humans one thing is for certain we will all go through tribulation at some point in our life, starting our heroes journey bright eyed and as we face adversity we grow along this journey but there comes a time in every persons life that the tribulation that shapes you, taking you from the piece of coal that you started as and presses you into the diamond that we all are. We must face this tribulation head-on and fight our demons to get to Heaven, Pantheon, Nirvana, Valhalla, along this fight you find gems of wisdom from your battle as represented by the gem stones on the demons who gaurd the entrance to your higherself. More than anything this fight is an internal conflict that we must all face, the mastery of ones self is a crucial development that must take place in order to acheieve the highest good you can for the sake of humanity and yourself. You can only change the world once you have changed yourself