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Temple of Set

The Temple of Set is an initiatory organization whose identity centers on Set and Xeper. Its relationship with Satanism requires attention to both historical origins and later self-description.

The Satanic Bible

Anton LaVey’s 1969 book of Satanic philosophy and ritual, foundational to the Church of Satan.

Kenneth Grant

A British occult writer associated with the Typhonian current, Thelema, and the work of Austin Osman Spare.

Baphomet

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…

Acausal (David Myatt)

Azazel

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.

Belial

Belial appears in biblical religious language and later spirit catalogues. These uses should be distinguished rather than treated as one unchanged biography.

Myth and literal belief

A religious myth can organize meaning while also receiving literal belief. Literary form, personal interpretation, and historical evidence should be discussed as related but distinct questions.

Dragon Rouge

An initiatory order whose Draconian system brings together Qliphoth, Goetic magic, alchemy, and other esoteric traditions.

Theosophical Society

A modern esoteric society with stated aims of fraternity, comparative study, and investigation of nature and human capacities.

Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis

A modern Rosicrucian organization, usually called AMORC, that teaches through lessons and local study groups.

Thelema

The religious and philosophical tradition associated with Aleister Crowley and The Book of the Law.

Hermetic Qabalah

Western esoteric systems that adapt Kabbalistic ideas through ritual, correspondence tables, and symbolic interpretation.

Gnosticism

A modern umbrella term for several ancient religious movements and texts concerned with saving knowledge and divine origins.

Ars Theurgia-Goetia

The second part of the Lemegeton, arranging aerial spirits through princes, directions, and wandering hierarchies.

Book of Abramelin

A grimoire built around religious preparation, the guardian angel, and subsequent work with spirits and magical squares.

Book of Jubilees

A retelling of Genesis and early Exodus arranged through jubilees, with angelic revelation, calendar teaching, and expanded narratives.

Pazuzu

A Mesopotamian wind demon whose image was also used protectively, especially against Lamashtu.

Lamashtu

A Mesopotamian harmful female power represented on amulets and plaques intended to repel her.

Samael

Samael appears in Jewish interpretive literature in roles that vary between texts. His relationship with Satan, the serpent, and other figures should be described source by source.