Shedim, mazzikin, dybbuks — Jewish folklore is full of strange beings, dark forces, and holy men who refuse to be impressed by them.
The Kabbalist design imagines a medieval Jewish mystic — a mekubal — standing against the darkness with tallit, tefillin, Torah, and blade in hand. Think The Witcher, if Geralt of Rivia had spent more time in the beit midrash. Gevalt of Rivia, perhaps.
We do not take every supernatural tale literally. True spiritual power rests with the Creator alone, and many great rabbinic thinkers understood these stories allegorically. But as a symbol, the demon works: the yetzer hara, the evil inclination, the darkness every person has to confront.
Smite Your Demons is Kabbalah-coded fantasy art for anyone who likes their Jewish folklore mystical, dramatic, and armed.