An altar is a designated place or surface used for religious devotion, ritual, offerings, sacred objects, or symbolic focus. Altars occur in many religious traditions, but their forms and meanings vary widely. In modern theistic Satanism an altar may function as a place for Prayer, Ritual, Offerings, meditation, spirit work, or the display of symbols connected with Satan and other beings.
A Goetic earl associated with learned subjects, burial places, and lights at graves.
Baphomet is an occult figure whose history connects the medieval trial of the Knights Templar, nineteenth-century ceremonial symbolism, twentieth-century Satanic iconography, and the modern public imagery of The Satanic Temple. The familiar goat-headed, winged, androgynous figure is not a medieval portrait of a secret Templar god. It was created in the nineteenth century by the French occultist Éliphas…
A Goetic president depicted as a lion, associated with hidden knowledge, mechanical arts, and transformation.
The Pauline Art in the Lemegeton, concerning angels of the hours and the degrees of the zodiac.
Leviathan appears in biblical poetry and later religious symbolism. The vivid descriptions belong to different literary contexts and should be interpreted accordingly.
Modern Pagan religious witchcraft, its Gardnerian and Alexandrian traditions, ritual practice, and relationship to Satanism.
A religious movement centered on mediumship and continued personal identity after death, with church teachings and spirit photography.
The public holiday of 31 October, including lanterns, visiting customs, disguise, and its Celtic and Christian histories.
A Goetic duke with three heads, a serpent mount, and a firebrand, associated with fire and private questions.
A Goetic earl depicted as a hart with a fiery tail, associated with storms and constrained answers.
Theistic Satanism is a family of religious positions in which Satan is understood as an actually existing spiritual being, deity, intelligence, or metaphysical presence, rather than only a literary symbol or political metaphor. It is not a single church or creed. The term is best used as an umbrella for practitioners and groups whose beliefs differ on the nature of Satan, the status of other spirits,…
Azazel is a figure associated with the Day of Atonement in Leviticus, a rebellious Watcher in 1 Enoch, and a demonological and occult figure in later traditions. This article traces the development of Azazel from ancient Jewish texts through later demonology and modern Satanic interpretations.
A Goetic prince associated with finding lost things and knowledge of past and future events.
A Goetic duke whose description combines a lion-like form with a warning about theft and familiar spirits.
A Goetic president initially appearing as flame, associated with astrology, learning, familiars, and protected treasure.
The medieval Liber Juratus, a work of sacred magic concerned with divine vision, angels, and ritual authority.
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.
An introduction to contemporary Pagan traditions, including Wicca, Druidry, and Heathenry, and their different uses of older sources.
A Goetic spirit combining learned offices with a violent reputation and a winged dog form.