Lucifer is a name whose religious meaning developed from an ancient expression for the morning star into one of the best-known names associated with the Devil, fallen angels, occult illumination, and modern Luciferian religion. The word itself is Latin: lūcifer means “light-bringer” or “light-bearer” and was used for the planet Venus when it appeared before sunrise. The later equation “Lucifer = Satan”…
Lilith is a figure whose history spans ancient Near Eastern demonology, Jewish folklore, medieval protective magic, Kabbalah, literature, feminist reinterpretation, modern occultism, and contemporary Satanic or Luciferian religion. She is often introduced today as “Adam’s first wife,” but that familiar story is medieval rather than biblical. Earlier sources describe beings called lilith or lilin in…
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.
The three-chapter revelatory text at the center of Thelema, also titled Liber AL vel Legis.
Agrippa’s Renaissance synthesis of natural, celestial, and religious magic.
The medieval Liber Juratus, a work of sacred magic concerned with divine vision, angels, and ritual authority.
A retelling of Genesis and early Exodus arranged through jubilees, with angelic revelation, calendar teaching, and expanded narratives.
The Testament of Solomon is a pseudepigraphal religious narrative in which Solomon questions and commands spirits. It differs from later procedural Solomonic grimoires.
The Key of Solomon is a transmitted family of magical texts concerning preparation, ritual, and ceremonial instruments. It should be distinguished from the five-part Lesser Key of Solomon.
Freedom of religion and belief in international human rights texts, including minority religions, nonbelief, and religious expression.
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 religious movement centered on mediumship and continued personal identity after death, with church teachings and spirit photography.
The religious philosophy associated with the Temple of Set, the Egyptian name Set, and the idea of Xeper.
A late nineteenth-century British initiatory order that shaped modern ceremonial magic, Tarot, and Hermetic Qabalah.
A founder and major author of the Temple of Set, associated with the modern Setian interpretation of Xeper.
Isaiah 14 addresses the downfall of a ruler through an image of a fallen morning star. Later religious interpretations connect the passage with Lucifer and Satan.
The public holiday of 31 October, including lanterns, visiting customs, disguise, and its Celtic and Christian histories.
The central public liturgy of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, written by Aleister Crowley as Liber XV.
A nineteenth-century French occult author associated with ceremonial symbolism and the influential image of Baphomet.