
Magical circle
A marked ritual space whose names, divisions, and purpose differ among magical texts and modern traditions.
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A marked ritual space whose names, divisions, and purpose differ among magical texts and modern traditions.

The Malleus Maleficarum is a Latin treatise associated with the inquisitor Heinrich Kramer. It combined demonological argument with proposals for prosecuting alleged witches. Its allegations, treatment of women, and influence require critical historical reading.

A Goetic president in a dark bird form, associated with building and a warning about offerings.

A Goetic president depicted as a lion, associated with hidden knowledge, mechanical arts, and transformation.

A Goetic marquis with a winged wolf form, described as a fighter who hopes to return to a heavenly throne.

Mastema is a leader of harmful spirits in the Book of Jubilees. His appearances in the stories of Noah, Abraham, and Moses connect temptation, accusation, and hostility with a power that remains subject to divine limits.

Meditation in theistic Satanism refers to contemplative practices used to focus attention, examine experience, cultivate devotional awareness, or create a deliberate setting for approaching Satan and other spirits. There is no single Satanic meditation method. Practices range from silent sitting and breath awareness to visualization, repetitive prayer, sigil contemplation, journaling, and extended…

A founder and major author of the Temple of Set, associated with the modern Setian interpretation of Xeper.

An introduction to contemporary Pagan traditions, including Wicca, Druidry, and Heathenry, and their different uses of older sources.

Modern theistic Satanism refers to contemporary religious currents in which Satan is understood as an independently real deity, spirit, intelligence, or metaphysical presence and is approached through devotion, ritual, prayer, magic, contemplation, or other religious practices. It is part of the wider field of modern Satanism but differs from explicitly non-theistic movements that use Satan primarily as…

Monotheism and religious dualism concern different questions about ultimate reality. The presence of an adversary does not automatically establish two equal divine principles.

A Goetic spirit called Morax or Marax, associated with astronomy and the properties of plants and stones.