Satanism - Blog Posts
Satanism is not atheistic. It is a spectrum of beliefs that includes atheism but also different types of theism.
Everyone wants their brand of Satanism to represent true Satanism but falling into this fallacy negates the other 99% of Satanists.
It'd probably help to look for specifically themed songs, these pages have some
Is there any satanic music that isn't heavy metal? (Music about satanism/embodies satanic beliefs etc.)
The joke is I listen to a lot of metal so I'm not 110% sure, maybe my followers can help?
I know it's out there but the only thing vaguely not metal I can think of is ghost ^^; specifically He Is.
Apotheosis
Congratulations! You’re a Luciferian now! And you’ve heard about this thing called “apotheosis.” No big deal, it just means becoming a god. Sounds peachy, right? But uh… where do you start?
Well, first of all, I will admit that I actually have no idea. Apotheosis is a spiritual mystery few have mastered (and most of those who claim to have done so are insufferable bores who probably read too much Nietzsche at some point). Answering the question of what apotheosis is, and how it actually works, is a bit like answering the question of what happens after death– I doubt anyone alive truly knows for sure.
Still, you can use the idea of apotheosis as your guiding star. There is a lot you can do in this lifetime, on this plane, to move closer to your own Godliness.
Here are a few ideas! Please feel free to add your own.
1. Apotheosis through self-knowledge
Knowledge is the starting place. Fruit of Eden, right? After Adam and Eve eat the fruit, YHWH says that “they have become like us, knowing both good and evil” (Genesis 3:22).
Like they say, know thyself. Figure out who you are and where you are at. From what point do you begin on this journey? What are your strengths and weaknesses? What baggage do you carry with you?
After that, you can start working on…
2. Apotheosis through self-improvement
Become a better person– which is to say, more like the person you wish you were! Not on a superficial level, either– I’m talking about becoming the sort of person you can truly admire.
Do you need to break some bad habits? Do you have some character flaws that are causing you trouble? Are there talents you haven’t developed, areas of knowledge you want to explore but haven’t? Are you procrastinating something? Do you often fail to take proper care of yourself? You’re human, so chances are your answer to all of these questions is “yes.” Start changing that!
But while you do this difficult work, be sure to simultaneously incorporate…
3. Apotheosis through self-acceptance
I’ll tell you something you might not have realized yet– shame, guilt, and self-loathing are not useful tools for change. They tend to keep you stuck, convinced you can never do better. Breaking this cycle means the end of recriminations, the clear-eyed acceptance of yourself, and the grasping of your own power.
This is shadow work! The “shadow self” is a Jungian description of all the things about ourselves we can’t accept. The path to healing your defects is not in denying your shadow, but in embracing it. By admitting your imperfection you shuck off vanity, by accepting it you free yourself of guilt and shame. That’s three shadow aspects decreased automatically just by the process of acceptance!
Try this: make a list of everything about your personality that you don’t like, and then try to understand how it might better serve you. Most character flaws are actually strengths that have been taken too far. For example: shame and guilt indicate that your conscience is in working order. Angry outbursts are usually attempts at self-defense that became excessive. Vanity and pride are merely out-of-control self-confidence, which is an excellent trait! I could go on ad nauseam. Try it yourself!
After that you might feel ready for…
4. Apotheosis through self-worship
Treat yourself like the God you want to be. Give yourself offerings. Make yourself an altar. I believe our divinity is already within us, in the form of our Higher Selves. If you buy into this idea, then you can treat your Higher Self like any other God. Pray to it, meditate on it, try to feel it and communicate with it and let it guide you. Your mileage may vary, but this works really well for me.
5. Apotheosis through legacy
Great musicians, authors, artists, etc. are often referred to as “immortal,” because their work lives on after they have passed. If you are creatively inclined, why not shoot for this form of Godhood? Try to make something that will carry your spirit on forever.
If you aren’t an artist of any type, you can still do this! Are you the type of person who wants to have children or otherwise assist in raising the next generation? Do this well and you may become a revered ancestral spirit, an entity whose power, love and memory others call on long after you are gone from the physical world.
Don’t wanna deal with kids? That’s fine! There are other ways. Will your legacy be your career? Will it be activism and community service? There are many ways for your memory to live on.
Getting witchier…
6. Apotheosis through magic
If you are a person who does this sort of stuff, you might have already noticed the apotheosis potential of magic. Through your craft, you can influence the world and manifest your desires in ways that other people don’t. You can gain abilities– like astral travel/soul flight, communicating with spirits, etc– that other people don’t have or don’t use. Many of these abilities are associated more with Gods than with humans in popular imagination! Cultivate them and you will quickly feel a little bit more Godlike.
That’s all I can think of for now! Please feel free to chime in.
HI! um this might be a really dumb question, and I hope I don't offend you, but is Luciferism the same as Satanism?
It’s okay, and no, they are not the same. Luciferianism is focused more on seeing our flaws, bettering ourselves, and aspiring to apotheosis by becoming more noble (think virtues) and divine. We educate ourselves about many things, such as languages, ancient texts, social issues, etc, and try to educate others as well. We embrace the aspects of humanity such as creativity, wisdom, and passion for learning. This can come in the form of Theistic, Agnostic, or Atheistic.
I am going to be a wuss and not define Satanism and there by avoid probably fucking it up. Just to be clear they are different, but one is no better than the other.
With either, Theistic practitioners may worship one of many entities given the title of Lightbringer/Morningstar or Satan. These titles are not exclusive to the basic devil type.
Lightbringers might include Jesus, Mary, Lucifer, Eve, or Prometheus.
Satans might include Ha-Satan, Shaytan, Samaul, Set.
How do non-theistic luciferians work towards apotheosis if they don't even belief in the existence of gods?
Apotheosis does not only refer to literal deification. I’ve found that the number of luciferians who work towards this particular understanding of apotheosis, in which they strive to transcend and shed their own mortality to become literal gods, are few in comparison to those that incorporate apotheosis in their work in a much broader sense, where divinity doesn’t exist solely outside of the bounds of humanity.Instead, apotheosis may mean becoming like God. It may mean taking responsibility of one’s own fate, of refusing to blame or thank anyone/anything for what they have done for (or to) themselves. Apotheosis may refer to self-betterment, in which the vision of your own best self is the divinity you seek to become. It may refer to the godhood that mankind has already made for itself, this strange sort of artificial (but not necessarily lesser) divinity that our own hands have wrought.
There are so many different things that apotheosis may mean to someone, theism is hardly a requirement. In fact, I think this is an excellent chance to get some discussion going on—anon, perhaps input from others will help answer your question even further.So, I’m opening this up to whoever wants to contribute: What is your understanding of apotheosis, and how do you incorporate it into your own practice?
“The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.“
Dr. Aschenasy, a Hebrew scholar said: “In Hebrew, beguiled does not mean “tricked” or “deceived”, as commonly thought. Rather, the Hebrew word is a rare verb that indicates an intense experience evoking great emotional, psychological, and/or spiritual trauma. It is likely that Eve’s intense, multilevel experience, this “beguiling” by the serpent, was the catalyst that caused Eve to ponder and evaluate what her role in the Garden really was.“
Satan’s [deceptive efforts] were not enough to deceive Eve into blindly eating the fruit. What it DID do was beguile her: made her question, made her doubt, and sent her on a soul-searching journey.
Some Reasons I like Satanism:
I vibe so hard with femme fatale beings (not gender specific)
The emphasis on autonomy and liberation
I relate to demons in a voidpunk way
Satan and Satanic figures are cool
It is what you make of it
Can range from theistic to atheist and in between
Satan makes me feel understood in a way other religions or spiritual paths do/can
Know of any good books for theistic Satanism/Luciferianism? Not sure which one I should get
I bought these four recently after being told they're good books for people just getting into theistic Satanism. Haven't read them yet, but I plan to soon.
The Infernal Gospel - Rev. Cain
The Satanic Scriptures - Peter H. Gilmore
The Unholy Bible - Rev Cain
At Satan's Altar - Marie Ravensoul
If any of my followers have any other suggestions, feel free to reblog or comment with add-ons. I'm always looking for new book recs!
Hope this helped, anon.
Have you ever interacted with Lucifer's dragon aspect ? Can't find a lot about it or in the end since snakes and dragons get mixed togheter it is the same as his snake aspect ?
I wouldn't really say it's the same aspect, as they are rooted in different stories, though the Dragon is also described as the Old Serpent so the connection is here.
The snake originally comes from the Serpent of Eden, the dragon comes from the apocalyptic Dragon in the Revelations, both of which were identified with Lucifer or Satan in Christian tradition, though only the Dragon was described as Satan in the Bible. Their imagery and associations are not identical though.
While I have written about Lucifer as the Serpent, I don't have experience with the Dragon, so I can only wish you good luck.
practices to bond with your deities
i'm most familiar with Greco-Roman deities so i'll use them for examples, but feel free to ask me about a specific deity! which Greco-Roman deity you should work according to your birth chart indications
communication
say "good morning" / "good night" - this is not only out of respect but developing a habit to include them more and more in day to day life
talk to them - whether you're expressing gratitude, praying, asking for advice, or even just talking to them about your day, this will show you are thinking about them and looking up to them. if you feel uncomfortable or can't talk out loud, a journal works just as well
write to them - speaking or journaling, writing is an art form they will appreciate. make journal entries to them, write them a poem or a song. it doesn't have be a fancy, even just phrases here and there will make a huge difference
document your experiences - after spending time with them, write down how it went. keep track of what they seem to like, what they tell you, even small details that don't seem to stick out because when you go back and look, they might stick out then or you might notice patterns
share your food - giving your deity a small portion of your food each time you eat is a way to communicate your honor and respect to them, and also learn what foods/drinks they enjoy
divination - this is more than just tarot cards! there's other forms of cartomancy, there's dowsing, numerology, etc. i personally use astrology <3
connect with their energy - doing activities that appeal to your deity regularly with strengthen your connection with them. for example, my deities are Diana/Artemis and Luna/Selene, so I spend a lot of time in nature, especially at night under the moonlight
honoring
research them in great detail - to get to know your deity, learn everything there is to know: names and epithets, symbols, attributes (plants trees, stones, animals, planets, week days, etc.) domains, family, popular stories and myths
cook a full meal - you can decide on a meal that is associated with them (like steak for Mars/Ares) but you don't have to, either way just dedicating time and energy to make an entire meal just for them will say a lot
altar - this is probably what you will hear the most, but don't feel heavy pressure. it doesn't have to be huge, fancy, or expensive; you can start out with literally just a candle and some leaves. slowly over time decorate and personalize it to your and your deity's liking
offerings - this is more than just sharing your food with them, it's actually giving something solely to them. have you ever been in the mood for a certain food even though you weren't hungry at all? that might be them hinting that they want it. gifts that you think they'd like or you felt called to get, including crafts you made yourself
share your worship - i want to say this is 100% not a necessity, so don't feel stressed if there is no one you can talk to about your deity work. i have no one to talk to about it, but i share freely on this blog and am trying to make friends online who i can share with! not only is sharing a way to show respect and love for them, but others can give you ideas of devotion and connection
creation/digital
going digital is a great way to worship and connect with your deity, especially if you cannot be open about it
make a playlist - include songs that remind you of them or that you'd think they'd like that involve their domains or stories/myths
art - literally any form of art they will appreciate. music like singing or songwriting, drawing, painting, sculpture, literature like reading books they'd like or writing stories, poems, songs, etc., dancing, theater or acting, or literally anything else. you can get specific, like learning an instrument for Apollo
exploring - exploring areas you think they'd like or just new areas in general. you might find points of interest they'd enjoy (like crossroads for Hecate), or see/hear their sacred animals, or find things that coincide with their stories/attributes/symbols
spending time with them through hobbies - the best way i can describe this is through examples: going to parties/celebrating for Bacchus/Dionysus, cleaning and taking care of your home for Vesta/Hestia, gardening for Ceres/Demeter or Proserpina/Persephone, taking care of the ocean for Neptune/Poseidon, the list goes on and on. anything that involves their domain
pinterest board - kinda self explanatory, making a pinterest board (or a physical picture board/wall if you prefer) with images of your deity and their symbols/attributes. here's mine
phone background - setting your phone background as an image or your deity is not only a sign of honor and respect, but will help you develop the habit of thinking of them regularly. can also spark conversation with others without being direct about your worship!
Offerings for Lucifer
Fruit and anything made of fruit - especially apples, pomegranates or whatever your culture pictures as The Fruit. Strawberries for Venusian (Morningstar) associations, citrus for Solar. Cider, wine, juice, kompot, fruit teas. Cakes and other sweets made with fruit.
Strong spirits - often associated with the Devil.
Roses - Venusian. You can also give him rose water, alone or mixed with vodka.
Dandelions - for their chaotic, wild, untamed, unconquerable spirit.
Any plants associated with the Devil in your culture. Research your local lore and especially folk names to find them. Check their biological properties too - many of them can be poisonous so be careful.
Snake imagery - pictures, figurines, photos, any kind of arts and crafts. You can even make something yourself. As well imagery of goats and other animals associated with him.
Star imagery - especially Morningstar and falling stars.
Shed antlers - for Lucifer in his horned Devil of The Forest aspect.
Sunflower seeds - Solar.
Perfume or oils, especially of scents associated with him (apples etc.)
Your art of any kind dedicated to him.
Picrews of them - they enjoy it in my experience.
Queer symbols - Lucifer is a nonbinary shapeshifter.
Cakes, cookies and chocolate - just a delicious UPG.
(Made for Lucifer the Devil, offerings for the Roman Lucifer may vary.)
Venus & Satan
Connection with Satan/Lucifer
In the Book of Isaiah, chapter 14, the king of Babylon is condemned in a prophetic vision by the prophet Isaiah and is called הֵילֵל בֶּן-שָׁחַר (Helel ben Shachar, Hebrew for "shining one, son of the morning"), who is addressed as הילל בן שחר (Hêlêl ben Šāḥar), The title "Hêlêl ben Šāḥar" refers to the planet Venus as the morning star, and that is how the Hebrew word is usually interpreted.
This passage was the origin of the later belief that Satan was a fallen angel, who could also be referred to as "Lucifer".
However, the translation of הֵילֵל as "Lucifer" has been abandoned in modern English translations of Isaiah 14:12.
An association of Isaiah 14:12–18 with a personification of evil, called the devil, developed outside of mainstream Rabbinic Judaism in pseudepigrapha and Christian writings, particularly with the apocalypses.
The metaphor of the morning star that Isaiah 14:12 applied to a king of Babylon gave rise to the general use of the Latin word for "morning star", capitalized, as the original name of the devil before his fall from grace, linking Isaiah 14:12 with Luke 10 ("I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven") and interpreting the passage in Isaiah as an allegory of Satan's fall from heaven.
Astronomy
Venus is the third-brightest object in the sky and the most prominent planet.
The third smallest planet in the Solar System, Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" because of their similar size, mass, proximity to the Sun, and bulk composition.
Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid, preventing its surface from being seen from Earth in light.
Venus has an extremely dense atmosphere composed of 96.5% carbon dioxide, 3.5% nitrogen—both exist as supercritical fluids at the planet's surface—and traces of other gases including sulfur dioxide.
The ground shows evidence of extensive volcanism, and the sulfur in the atmosphere may indicate that there have been recent eruptions.
The absence of evidence of lava flow accompanying any of the visible calderas remains an enigma.
The planet is bright enough to be seen in broad daylight, but is more easily visible when the Sun is low on the horizon or setting. As an inferior planet, it always lies within about 47° of the Sun.
Venus "overtakes" Earth every 584 days as it orbits the Sun. As it does so, it changes from the "Evening Star", visible after sunset, to the "Morning Star", visible before sunrise.
As it orbits the Sun, Venus displays phases like those of the Moon in a telescopic view.
The pentagram of Venus is the path that Venus makes as observed from Earth.
The pentagram of Venus. Earth is positioned at the centre of the diagram, and the curve represents the direction and distance of Venus as a function of time.
The pentagram of Venus is sometimes also referred to as the petals of Venus due to the path's visual similarity to a flower.
What color is Venus
To the naked eye, Venus appears as a white point of light brighter than any other planet or star (apart from the Sun).
If looking with human eyes, Venus is white and yellow with a reddish and brown surface. Scientists generally agree to describe Venus as white and yellow.
2022 Observation
Mornings: Jan 17-Aug 27
Evening: Dec 23-Dec 31
Faint or invisible: Jan 1-Jan 16; Aug 28-Dec 22
Astrology
Domicile sign(s) Libra (diurnal) and Taurus (nocturnal)
Detriment sign(s) Aries (diurnal) and Scorpio (nocturnal)
Exaltation sign Pisces
Fall sign Virgo
Joy sign(s) Gemini, Cancer and Aquarius
Ruler of 2nd house
Rules over Friday
Associated with
The principles of harmony, beauty, refinement, affections, love,
the urge to sympathize and unite with others,
the desire for pleasure, comfort and ease
Governs romantic relations, sex (the origin of the words 'venery' and 'venereal'), marriage and business partnerships, the arts and fashion
Alchemy
To the world of antiquity, Venus/Copper stood as a personification of the divine feminine.
Venus/Copper was the planet/element that represented aspects of feminine beauty, love, lust, artistic creativity, affection, fertility, and balanced thinking.
In magic, Venus/Copper is used to promote love, sensuality, friendship, positive relationships, fruitful negations, and peace.
To the alchemist, Venus/Copper represents the love and compassion needed to become a well-rounded individual. It is the balanced psychological energy of Venus/Copper that allows the alchemist to evaluate experiences through one’s inner eye and bring those powerful insights into conscience awareness.
Culture
Dante Alighieri associated Venus with the liberal art of rhetoric.
The Venus symbol, ♀, consists of a circle with a small cross below it. It has been interpreted as a depiction of the hand-mirror of the goddess, which may also explain Venus's association with the planetary metal copper, as mirrors in antiquity were made of polished copper (alloy), though this is not certain.
In botany and biology, the symbol for Venus is used to represent the female sex, alongside the symbol for Mars representing the male sex, following a convention introduced by Linnaeus in the 1750s.
Arising from the biological convention, the symbol also came to be used in sociological contexts to represent women or femininity.
The discovery in the modern era that Venus was a distant world covered in impenetrable cloud cover gave science fiction writers free rein to speculate on conditions at its surface; all the more so when early observations showed that not only was it similar in size to Earth, it possessed a substantial atmosphere. Closer to the Sun than Earth, the planet was frequently depicted as warmer, but still habitable by humans. The genre reached its peak between the 1930s and 1950s, at a time when science had revealed some aspects of Venus, but not yet the harsh reality of its surface conditions.
Devotional Ideas
If you need or want to be subtle you can use Venusian aesthetic (images, models, color scheme) to represent Satan/Lucifer
Welcome the Morning/Evening Star when they become visible
Celebrate when the Morning Star switches to the Evening Star and vice versa
Learn more about Venus as a devotional act
Utilize planetary magic
Examine the interactions of Venus in your astrological birth chart
Sources
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_in_culture
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagram#Pentagram_of_Venus
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planets_in_astrology#
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_planet
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_symbols
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/venus/overview/
https://nineplanets.org/questions/what-color-is-venus/
https://www.planetsforkids.org/what-color-is-venus.html
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/visible-planets-guide
https://www.thewonderingalchemist.com/blog/7-planets-and-metals-venuscopper
Satan/Lucifer lockscreens
Description of 1st image
Top left: Venus's atmosphere
Top right: sulfur
Upper middle left: apples
Upper middle right: Fallen Angel by Alexandre Cabanel
Lower middle left: Lucifer by Roberto Ferri
Lower middle right: various fruit arranged in rainbow order rows
Bottom left: black snakeskin pattern
Bottom right: Venus
Idk how to describe the 2nd one
It's basically the 1st multiplied and at an angle
But why did he [Satan] rebel against his maker? It was, as he himself informs us, because he saw no sufficient reason, for that extreme inequality of rank and power, which the creator assumed. It was because prescription and precedent form no adequate ground for implicit faith. After his fall, why did he still cherish the spirit of opposition? From a persuasion that he was hardly and injuriously treated. He was not discouraged by the apparent inequality of the contest: because a sense of reason and justice was stronger in his mind, than a sense of brute force; because he had much of the feelings of an Epictetus or a Cato, and little of those of a slave. He bore his torments with fortitude, because he disdained to be subdued by despotic power. He sought revenge, because he could not think with tameness of the unexpostulating authority that assumed to dispose of him.
William Godwin on Miltonian Satan/Lucifer. An early example of Romantic Satanism.
An icon
In a witch trial from 1673 in the province of Hälsingland, the maid Giölug Olufsdotter seems to have openly and without coercion confessed to having intimate relations with Satan (Court records 1673). She even claimed that she perceived her relationship with him as beautiful. The court complains that she denied or regretted nothing, showed no desire to repent; and that she claimed to drink, dance, and sleep with the 'worst Devil', i.e., Satan himself, while she was at Blåkulla, the location of the Swedish Witches' Sabbath. As if it did not suffice to proclaim herself a satanic witch, Giölung confronted the court and authorities with utter disdain, reviling the priesthood, the mayor, the court assessors and the police officers with perverse and blasphemous comments.
'It is better to believe in the Devil': Conceptions of Satanists and Sympathies for the Devil in Early Modern Sweden written by Mikael Häll in The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity edited by Per Faxneld and Jesper Aa. Peterson.
Many of those who praised or turned to the Devil appear to have done so only on a few occasions and under extraordinary circumstances. But some individuals clearly maintained worldviews or belief systems in which he constituted the major supernatural principle - a prince by whose name lesser spirits could be summoned, a god of the outsiders and the disposessed; a principle considered more powerful, more reliable, or more real than even God.
'It is better to believe in the Devil': Conceptions of Satanists and Sympathies for the Devil in Early Modern Sweden written by Mikael Häll in The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity edited by Per Faxneld and Jesper Aa. Peterson.
100 Journal Prompts for Luciferians and Theistic Satanists
Who is Lucifer/Satan to you personally and what is his role in your life?
How did you become a Luciferian/Satanist and why do you remain one?
If you were raised in a different religion, what is your relationship to it?
Do you practice magic? If yes, how does it relate to your religion?
Do you work with or venerate demons other than Lucifer/Satan or other beings associated with him? If not, would you like to? Which ones?
Do you consider to be worshipping Lucifer/Satan? How do you personally feel about worship in general?
How do you feel about Christian God?
How do you feel about angels? How about Michael specifically?
Do you work with or venerate any Christian spirits?
Write a Luciferian/Satanist poem.
What aspects of Lucifer/Satan are currently the most significant in your practice?
What symbols are significant to you as a Luciferian/Satanist?
Write a Luciferian/Satanist prayer.
Is there anything you would like to change about your practice? How can you do that?
If you were not always a Luciferian/Satanist, how did you change since you became one?
What is your favorite text relating to your religion and why?
What are your favorite and least favorite fictional depictions of Lucifer/Satan and why?
What has Luciferianism/Satanism helped you with?
What Luciferian/Satanist stories are important to you and why? (ex. stories of the Garden of Eden or the Rebellion of Angels)
Do you listen to music with Luciferian/Satanist themes? Do you feel your religion has any impact on what you like to listen to?
Write a thank you note to Lucifer/Satan.
What do you find to be hard about being a Luciferian/Satanist?
What about being a Luciferian/Satanist brings you joy?
Do you feel alienated sometimes as a Luciferian/Satanist? Do you have or would like to have some kind of community? If you don’t but would like to, how can you find it?
Describe your ideal altar or sacred space.
What songs, if you have any, remind you of Lucifer/Satan?
Is fun a part of your religious practice and why yes or no? If yes, in what ways? If not, would you like to incorporate it? How?
Do you have any Luciferian/Satanist UPGs? What are they?
What are some interesting things about your local devil lore? Research if you don’t know.
If you have any, what are your favorite songs you associate with Lucifer/Satan or your religion in general?
What are your favorite depictions of Lucifer/Satan in visual arts and why? What makes them speak to you?
Your thoughts on Romantic and Socialist Satanism (if you don’t know what they are, research - they are important to the development of Satanism and Luciferianism as religions).
Your thoughts on the Bible.
Your thoughts on Paradise Lost.
Choose a myth involving Lucifer/Satan and reflect on it.
What has Lucifer/Satan done for you and what can you do for him?
Do you meditate as part of your religious practice? Which forms of meditation work best for you, and which do not? Why?
Do you celebrate any festivals or special days as part of your religious practice?
Have you ever done an official dedication? If yes, what did you do and how did it affect you? If not, would you like to?
If you were baptized, have you ever revoked your baptism? If yes, how did you do that and what did it change? If not, would you like to or not? Why?
If you make offerings, what do you like to give Lucifer/Satan (it doesn’t have to be physical)? What do you think he likes to receive?
If you use pre-written prayers, what is your favorite one and why?
Rewrite a Christian prayer. Try to not make it a simple name switch, but something actually fitting the context of your religion.
How do you see Lucifer/Satan? It doesn’t have to be based on visions, you can just describe how you imagine him to look when you think of him. You don’t have to limit yourself to visualizing either, especially if you struggle with it! What scents do you associate with him, for example?
How did your practice change since you have started?
Do you consider Lucifer/Satan to be a deity?
Did you use to be afraid of Lucifer/Satan? What were you afraid of and how did it change? Do you have some remaining fears?
Your thoughts on Hell.
Do you consider blasphemy or inversion a part of your religious practice? Why yes or no? If yes, what is its role?
How can you fight the far right presence and ideas in the Left Hand Path community?
How is your religion present in your daily life?
Do you like complex rituals, or do you prefer to keep things simple? Why?
What aspects of Lucifer/Satan do you feel are most present in your practice? Would you like to explore some other ones? Why or why not?
What do you think happens after we die? Is it important to you or not? Why?
What things about your practice are the most important to you and why?
How would you describe what your religion is about to someone who knows nothing about it?
Where do your ethics come from?
How do your ethics relate to your religion?
What do you appreciate about Lucifer/Satan?
Do you use any kind of divination as part of your religious practice? If yes, what methods work best for you?
How does cultural Christianity affect you as a Luciferian/Satanist? What things you do or beliefs you hold are culturally Christian? If you live in a Christian culture, it’s likely more than you think even if you were not raised in the religion.
If you are interested in Lilith (or any closed figure), what are the qualities of her that speak to you? What open figures with those qualities could you explore in your practice instead? Research if you don’t know.
What does it mean to you to be a Luciferian/Satanist?
Is sexuality a part of your religious practice? What is its role in it?
If you were planning a ritual or any religious activity for a group of people, what would it be and how would it look like?
What non-satanic philosophies and practices do you find inspiring?
What makes your religious practice personal and truly yours?
What would you like to change about Luciferianism/Satanism and why?
What ideas in LaVey’s works do you think are connected to his fascist sympathies and how can you challenge their presence in the LHP community? Do you think you were influenced by them? How can you deconstruct them?
What plants and animals in your local environment are associated with Lucifer/Satan? Research!
What popular ideas in your religion do you disagree with and why?
What texts were influential for you as a Luciferian/Satanist and how?
How can you connect your religious practice to your culture?
Would you like to incorporate your hobbies or interests into your religious practice? How can you do that?
Research and describe a local folk demon or a folk demon from the culture of your ancestors. If you really can’t find one, just describe any folk demon you find interesting.
Describe a Christian story you perceive differently as a Luciferian/Satanist. How and why is it different?
Your thoughts on the concept of sin.
Do you have some personal religious traditions? Describe them.
Do you perceive Lucifer and Satan as the same or different and why?
Does your religion bring you comfort? If yes, how?
Describe a folk story about Lucifer/Satan, preferably a local one.
How do you connect with your own divinity? When do you feel it the most?
Recognizing your inherent worth and divinity also means recognizing it within other beings. How does it affect your treatment of them and do you think something about it should change?
Do you have an interest in the dark and macabre, for example, vulture culture or certain kinds of music? What makes it speak to you? Do you think it intersects with your religion? If yes, how?
Choose an aspect of Lucifer/Satan and reflect on it.
Do you consider yourself a pagan? Why or why not?
Is taking care of yourself a part of your practice? How?
What makes you appreciate earthly life?
If you have ex-Christian trauma, has the religion you practice now helped you? How?
What values and virtues do you associate with Lucifer/Satan? How can you make them more present in your life?
Has your religion helped you with accepting yourself? If yes, how?
What makes you feel connected to Lucifer/Satan?
Are you Luciferian or Satanist? Why are you on this path and not the other? Is there something you appreciate about the other one and would like to incorporate into your own practice? If yes, how can you do that?
What things about Christianity do you think are harmful? What do you appreciate and is it something you would like to take inspiration from? If yes, how can you do that?
Write down some problematic things about your own religion. How can you counteract them?
What good things do you think your religion brings to the world? How can you make the world better as a Luciferian/Satanist?
What makes you proud of yourself?
What brings you pleasure? Do you ever feel guilty for enjoying harmless things? If yes, why and how can you help yourself release that guilt?
What interesting thing about your religion have you learned recently?
What are the subjects in the realm of your religion you would like to learn more about?
I’ve been thinking a lot of the notion of the christian scapegoat. I was always taught that Jesus was the scapegoat, shouldering the sins of humanity and suffering for it. But I truly think that Lucifer fulfills the role of scapegoat. Shouldered with all the sins of christianity, regarded as sin-incarnate, driven from heaven, shooed from any warmth and love, into the deserts. Scapegoats aren’t brought back in with a pat on the back for a predetermined reunion, they’re left and expected to die.
Is it any wonder Lucifer’s often represented with a goat?
Faces of Lucifer #4
The Serpent
As the Serpent of Eden, Lucifer is the bringer of knowledge and liberation. He is not an evil deceiver but a Lightbringer who shares his flame with human beings.
In the story of the Garden, the first human sin was seeking knowledge. No wonder the fruit was forbidden! After all, one who can see and think for themselves can also disobey.
The symbolism of the fruit is complex, interpretations are many and not necessarily mutually exclusive. Knowledge - intellectual and spiritual. Conscience and free will. Liberation. Responsibility and hardship that come with all of that. Sometimes even sexuality, too, and more than that.
The Serpent’s gift has a certain danger to it. Ignorance can be easy. Freedom is certainly not. But Eve took her chance and shared it with the one she loved.
The story of Eden is not a historical event - but it is more than that. Over the ages, Lucifer continues to offer his gift to human beings. But will you take it? What will you do with it? That is completely up to you.
Luciferian Journal Prompts
Make a mind map of your personal symbolism of the fruit.
How does the story of Eden relate to your relationship with Lucifer?
Reflect on the figure of Eve. What is the meaning of her story for you?
Ritual acts
Eating fruit and sharing with Lucifer.
Meditating on the story of Eden or art pieces illustrating it.
Lighting a candle for Lucifer and studying philosophy in his presence.
Offering ideas
Snake imagery.
Apples, pomegranates and other fruit.
Donations to snake conservation - snakes are crucial parts of many ecosystems, but are so vilified many don’t care about their survival.
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Faces of Lucifer #3
Devil of the Forest
This is the wild Lucifer, Lucifer with hooves and horns, Lucifer of the deep dark woods.
He is an untamed creature. You can meet him in a primordial forest and in the flowers growing out of the cracks in a sidewalk, everywhere where the wilderness finds its way.
He was cast out from Heaven, but now he runs free in the wild. He dances in the meadows and teaches us to appreciate the earthly.
He is of the wilderness inside, too, and though that can be scary, he can help you to make friends with that part of yourself.
He is the Spirit of This World, and a fierce protector of Earth and its creatures. And he can show human beings they are part of this world too, not separate from it.
He has deep knowledge of nature, and teaches witches its magic, as well as the magic of wild ecstasy and the strange gnosis it brings.
Lucifer brings liberation and knowledge from the night realm, yet he remains the Lightbringer - with his flame betwixt the horns shining bright.
Luciferian Journal Prompts
What does the wild mean to you in Luciferian context?
What is your local devil lore? Research!
How could you integrate the local lore into your Luciferian practice? Would you like to?
Ritual acts
Cleaning a wild space, then leaving an environment-friendly offering.
Ecstatic dance.
Meditating in a forest, preferably at night (safely).
Offering ideas
Forest fruit.
Wildflowers.
Any plants associated with the Devil in your local lore (many are poisonous, so be careful).
Imagery of horned animals.
Shed antlers.
Donations to help the environment.
Hello there! I am still pretty new to Luciferianism and I would like to do some reading on it and the Left hand path. Can you recommend any works? Thanks to you in advance.
I apologize for taking so long to get to this. It’s been a mixture of sick, work, and video games. The problem with Luciferianism is that there is not much of a tried and true book. I am going to recommend books I have read and books others have read (whose word I value). This is also a list that is found in my discord server as well.
The Birth of Satan: Tracing The Devil’s Biblical Roots by T. J. Wray and Gregory MobleyAn excellent read that goes in-depth the Biblical origins of Satan.
The Devil: A New Biography by Philip C. AlmondAnother really good read though it covers briefly what The Birth of Satan does with the Bible. This book covers more ground.
The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels This book traces Satan’s origins, how first the Jews and then Christians developed the idea of Satan and the concept of demonization in order to create a unique identity and a basis of us/them. She presents the history of early Christian community and make it accessible to non-academics, so do not worry about academic jargon! She gives a whole picture of political, cultural, religious, and sociological climiates of the first two centuries after Jesus’ death. Some of these insights come from the Nag Hammadi scrolls.
Children of Lucifer: The Origins of Modern Religious Satanism by Ruben van Lujik This book is academic and it covers a broad, intelligent, and thorough understanding of how Satanism evolved into what it is today. It documents various form of Satanism and is not hysterical in its portrayals. It also argues that the figure of Satan marginalizes political enemies and reflects social concerns.
The Devil’s Bible by Lianne Satanas DiaboliqueThis is a good introduction level but treat it with a grain of salt.
Satanic Feminism by Per FaxneldA really amazing book about the emergence of the Lucifer in Romantic Satanism and his value as a figure of liberation within the early feminist movements. This book is very much an academic read but it does not get lost in academic jargon.
The Devil’s Dozen by Gemma GaryThis book is not so much a research paper by a how-to with witchcraft. This book is more of a traditional witchcraft bent.
Wisdom of Eosphoros by Michael FordI am not a big fan of Ford (check out post tagged with michael ford or such this blog) but this book is not half bad. It is also a representation of the Greater Church of Lucifer.
Paradise Lost by John Milton This is a classic but also incredibly influential as some of our understanding of Satan/Lucifer can be directly correlated with this. I.e. Eve eatting an Apple or that the Devil was the serpent in the garden. In the Bible it says none of these things.
The Luminous Stone A diverse collection of writings on Lucifer from a number of Western occult and historical perspectives. A mixed bag. But hey, it’s writing specifically about Luciferianism that wasn’t done by Michael Ford, and therefore it is precious.
The Book of Adam and Eve (Latin version) Contains an early version of the fall of Satan which probably inspired the account of the fall of Iblis in the Qu'ran
Lords of the Left Hand Path by Stephen FlowersThis is what got me really exploring.
The Devil’s Party: Satanism in ModernityWhile I have yet to read this one, I include it on my list due to its editor being Per Faxneld. His work in Satanic Feminism has thoroughly impressed me.
The BibleGotta read that handy dandy bible. I prefer the NSRV with Apocrypha. Heck, I would suggest crack open the Qu’ran too!
What I would also suggest is read up on anarchy! Bakunin and Proudhon expressed sympathy for the devil.
Read philosophy and question everything, break your brains open with science, dive into the psychology of the human mind! I encourage to read up on both sides, go out and explore.
Faces of Lucifer #2
Fallen Angel
As one of the Fallen, Lucifer has been through Hell. And yet he survived, and he lights the way of those who go through Hell of their own.
Lucifer knows sorrow, he understands pain and grief. He is there for the hurt, the outcast, the oppressed. He understands those with religious, family, or any kind of trauma, and he will be there for them.
He knows how is it to be hurt, vulnerable and angry, and will teach protection and baneful magic to those who need it. He knows maleficium is not synonymous with malice and doesn’t expect anyone to be nice to their oppressors.
Some say he has become a monster consumed by hate, wishing only suffering on human beings. But it is so far from true. He knows what suffering is like, and has compassion for those who are in pain.
His light could not be extinguished, and it is warm. And he understands.
Luciferian Journal Prompts
What does the story of the Fall mean to you?
Do you relate to it in some way? How?
What are your thoughts on the idea and symbolism of Hell?
Ritual Acts
Contemplating falling stars.
Reading / watching a catharthic story.
Expressing feelings through music.
Offering ideas
Feathers.
Blackberries. He is said to have fallen in a bush of bramble on his way to Hell, and since then, they are one of his plants.*
A cup of nice, warm tea and a place at your table. He gives so many his warmth and kindness, he deserves some too.
*Source of the bramble lore piece: Plants of the Devil, Corinne Boyer. More demonic lore about blackberries and other plants can be found in the book.
Faces of Lucifer #1
Morningstar / Lightbringer
Once the brightest shining of his kind, God’s chosen angel became the Falling Star. And yet for those who truly know him, his light never faded.
Even when fallen, he remains the Lightbringer. Don’t be fooled by his horns and shadow-woven cloak, he is no less of a star than he was before. But now he is the star of this world, and he is here with us.
He is the angel of liberation. The former favorite creature in a golden cage, destined like his siblings to be a glorified tool, he ignited the fight for fairness. Even when fallen, he never gave up in his struggle, and he supports the oppressed humans in theirs.
He is the angel of knowledge and wisdom, of gnosis and intellectual pursuit, of asking questions and searching for answers. And of magical knowledge too - he will teach it especially to the marginalized.
The Morningstar is sensual as much as he is spiritual and intellectual. His light permeates the material. He is of celestial origin, yet he shows us the material is not dirty.
He is of love too, for others and ourselves, and for this cruel yet still beautiful world. The Star of Venus shows us different colors of love, and he doesn’t discriminate between heavenly and earthly.
He never ceased to be an angel, yet he is a demon, unapologetic in his rebellion.
Luciferian journal prompts
What does Lucifer’s light mean to you personally?
How about the Morningstar?
Do you experience Lucifer more in his chthonic or celestial aspects?
Ritual acts
Holding a vigil until the Morningstar rises.
Greeting the Star when it appears on the sky.
Candle flame meditation (safely).
Offering ideas
Candles.
Star imagery.
Shining things.
Roses, wild roses, rose water etc.
Apples, apple cider, blossom etc.
Cinnamon.
EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT LILITH
Lots of people are interested in Lilith, and understandably so: she’s fascinating! Unfortunately this interest often leads to a lot of cultural appropriation, misinformation, and even antisemitism, so here’s a quick (ok… medium) rundown of everybody’s favorite mythological femme fatale:
WHO IS LILITH?
The most central and most popular story of Lilith comes from a midrash, a Jewish Rabbinical text designed to fill holes/answer questions within Jewish teachings. Lilith was the world’s first woman, created alongside Adam from the same clay. Adam insisted that Lilith must “lie beneath him” (either literally during sex or figuratively through general submissiveness, depending on your translation/interpretation) but Lilith refused, asserting they were equals. When both sides refused to relent, Lilith spoke a sacred name of Gd and took flight, choosing to leave the Garden of Eden completely rather than stay and be subjugated by Adam. Here her role shifts to something traditionally more “villainous:” she becomes the mother of demons, corrupted seductress of human men, consort to Samael, and an explanation for infant mortality. Sometimes “big” Lilith (Demon Queen, demon mother) and “little” Lilith (succubus, baby killer) are separated as two different sheydim, but usually she’s treated as just one singular figure.
It’s easy to see why a figure like this would scare the shit out of a patriarchal society. Lilith was considered a threat to Jewish survival, killing babies, corrupting the women and emasculating the men. Her image scared people of all genders into submission. However, Lilith’s image has undergone a feminist shift in recent decades. While many Jewish communities to this day still perceive her as a totally evil active threat, she can also represent a more nuanced look at what Jewish femininity means, how a patriarchal society pushes and twists the narratives of Jewish women, standing up for ourselves even if we’re viewed as monstrous, and even bodily autonomy, sexual freedom, and abortion rights.
One thing to clear up right away- traditionally, Lilith is NOT a goddess. She is a sheyd, or a Jewish demon. While she often gets absorbed into the Wiccan goddess archetypes and conflated with other entities who ARE considered deities in their respective religions, Lilith was never considered a goddess herself in Jewish tradition. You will sometimes hear the claim that she was a Sumerian goddess that Judaism “stole” and demonized (we’ll come back to this) but the credibility of this take is….dubious, at best. Likely the class of Sumerians called the lilit/u helped influence her depictions, but there’s no evidence to suggest a singular Sumerian goddess figure named Lilith. Her stories come from texts exclusive to Judaism that are not shared with other Abrahamic religions. Her
CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
The fetishization of Judaism (and Lilith in particular) within ceremonial occultism and a new wave of New Age, goddess-focused spirituality created a perfect storm for Lilith to be picked up and flown away with. As you can imagine, Lilith is a deeply complicated figure, and most of those conversations are internal ones within the context of Judaism. Most of the time, Lilith gets reduced to nothing but a spooky sexy #BossBabe bone-thin white woman with absolutely zero nuance or self awareness. She’s the occult world’s imaginary goth girlfriend. She is declawed, forced into goddess archetypes she was never made for, nonchalantly twisted into whatever entity goyim want her to be, then passed along with ahistorical misinformation about her origins.
This content then floods the market, making it extraordinarily difficult for Jewish people to find accurate, reliable information about figures from their own culture.
Even better, sometimes people will take the idea that Judaism “stole” Lilith to perpetuate antisemitism, talking about how Jews were/are “rabid monotheists” (a genuine quote I heard once,) how we must all just be so sexist and terrible, The Jews™ ruined Paganism, etc.
WHAT IF I WANT TO WORK WITH LILITH?
There’s definitely nothing wrong with learning ABOUT Lilith, recognizing her or believing in her, but if you want to work with her consider more open, respectful alternatives. She often gets conflated with Ishtar, Hekate, the Morrigan, Nyx. Maybe you’re a spirit worker and can look into succubi or the Sumerian liilitu. Look at WHY she interests you; have you been taken in by the goyiche allure of a declawed goth #BossBabe? Can you simply take inspiration from her stories and use it to reflect on yourself/think about it without worshipping her? If you HAVE to work with SPECIFICALLY her, why? Are you willing to go through the proper channels and convert?
As always, please feel free to ask me any questions and I’ll do what I can to help!
FURTHER STUDY MATERIAL
Podcast: Throwing Sheyd, better living through Jewish demonology
Article: Origins of Lilith: Jewish or Not? by the wonderful @jewitchry
Article: Who is Lilith? (And Everything Else You’ve Ever Wanted to Ask About Lilith) by the wonderful @spiritroots
Book: Which Lilith?: Feminist Writers Re-Create the World’s First Woman (edited by Enid Dame
— more ways to connect with deities
see the first post here
wear devotional jewelry (typically a symbol that is associated with them, but can be anything as long as you designate it)
create something with them/for them (poetry, drawings, cook or bake, build something, etc)
research their myths
create playlists for them and listen to those playlists
do you like sandbox games? create a shrine, temple, altar, etc for your deities in those games (like minecraft, terraria, stardew valley, etc)
go on a walk outside and invite them with you
thank them. thank them for anything and everything
take care of yourself as a devotion to them. if you want to specify, you could do this with a deity that is more closely related to self care (my mind immediately goes to Aphrodite or Hera), but any deity would appreciate you taking care of yourself; they love you
set aside a day of the week to be “their” day and spend time with them, give them offerings, etc that day (some deities are associated with days of the week; apollo for sunday, artemis for monday, thor and zeus for thursday, to name a few)
be creative! above all, the gods like to see that you put thought and effort into your worship. it doesn’t have to be grand or expensive to be thoughtful, just heartfelt. may the gods be with you <3
Bedridden witch: Worship edition
Sometimes as someone who is stuck in one spot, it can be hard to feel connected to your gods/goddesses/deities. However, it’s not as hard as you may think to find some solid methods! Please note that your deities understand your situation and don’t expect you to suffer for them or consistently do things for them!
Burn candles or incense that remind you of them. If you are unable to do this, try an oil diffuser or room spray.
Use blankets, sheets, pillows, etc. that have colors you associate with them.
Make an online devotional blog or altar. I do this [X]
Chat with other people who work with them.
If your body is okay with it, eat foods that are sacred/connected to them.
Hang pictures or decorations that correspond with their sacred animals, plants, or what lessons or teachings they present to you.
Write devotional poetry, or make drawings for them.
Draw sigils for them and hang them on your walls, ceiling, or put under your mattress.
Find a stuffed animal that you feel captures their essence or reminds you of them, and hold it close when you need the support.
Research them/browse their tag on tumblr.
Keep stones and crystals you associate with them near you – on a bedside table or under your pillow.
Use astral travel or dream magic to connect with them.
Listen to music that makes you feel closer to them.
Watch shows or movies that remind you of them.
Pray to them, talk to them, write them a letter. Stay in communication with them, especially in times of need.
Meditate.
Drink something warm or cool that helps you connect with them.
Make a spell bottle/jar that you feel captures their essence. Charge during good days, use for connection and support during the not-so-good days.
Make emoji spells to feel more connected to them.
Expose yourself to natural light (or gentle artificial light) or complete darkness, depending on the deity.
Devote small, everyday tasks to them. (Example for the Greek + Roman pantheon.)
Read books about them, or that remind you of them/their values.
Make herb sachets for them, keep them under your pillow or hang on your wall.
Wear scented oils, perfumes, lotions, or pick a shampoo with a scent or ingredients that make you think of them.
@thewitchofthenorse also has a post on this here!
And here is a post about nature connection while bedridden, which is great for nature deities!
Again, please note that you don’t need to do anything to be connected to your gods/goddesses/deities. They know and understand what you are going through, and are patient.
Click here for the other posts in this series!
what "working with Eve" means? like the first woman? 😭 sorry this is a stupid question but i'm interested lol
I personally view Eve as the Divine Feminine. I believe she ate the apple not out of temptation, but because she viewed knowledge as a source of empowerment for her and her daughters after her. As a Theistic Satanist/Luciferian, knowledge is power to us and I admire Eve for her rebellion
Lilith, I learned after starting this blog, is appropriated from Jewish Culture so rather than worshipping Lilith, I worship Eve
so i might be stepping out of line making this post but i feel it needs to be made so yolo i guess.
i know a lot of millenials have a sort of knee-jerk negative reaction towards abrahamic religions (really mostly christianity and judaism) and i understand. really, i get it. my dad is a pastor, and he used his religon to abuse, demean, and control me at every opportunity. he regularly tells my sisters that he’s “so sad im going to hell” and other sundry passive aggressive nonsense, so trust me i get it. i understand how a certain religion can be triggering to someone.
but there is a very important point here, and i really hope you understand this.
you cannot let it make you prejudiced, and, let me be clear here, im talking specifically about antisemitism.
i know exactly whats going on in your head, because for a long time it was what was going on in my head. you hear the word “judaism” and you have flashbacks to sunday school and the old testament and all the times you sat in a church and felt personally attacked, and you associate that with judaism and jewish people because most of the things that upset you were in the old testament.
you can have your triggers, but you can’t let those triggers become an excuse to further marginalize a minority thats already attacked from literally every position of power there is. every major religion has leaders who are antisemitic, every country has a history of marginalizing jewish people, every person on the planet grows up in an inherently antisemitic world and has to unlearn that sort of toxic mindset.
and maybe this post should have been made by a jewish person, or somebody with more education on the subject than me but i think its really important that people don’t let their personal experiences with organized religion turn them into the kind of prejudiced person that hurt them in the first place.
as a romni i have a shared tragedy with jewish people, so i feel like it was easier for me to step back and be like “woah, your thought process here is super toxic and you need to stop” but i feel like a lot of white christian-raised people don’t really have that touchstone and need somebody to be like “wake up, what you are doing is wrong”