/r/luciferianism

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A subreddit for those interested in Traditional Luciferianism.

Before posting, please review the Rules and FAQ.

r/Luciferianism is, as its name suggests, about the ideology called Luciferianism.

Luciferianism bases itself on the Greco-Roman idea of Lucifer as Venus/the Morningstar - not the biblical Satan. This is one of the major differences between Luciferianism and Satanism.

In the Greco-Roman context, Lucifer is seen as an illuminating and benevolent figure. Lucifer is invested in nurturing and growing humanity and rebels against attempts to trap it in servitude. Lucifer freely spreads knowledge and provides seekers with the tools to liberate themselves and improve their lives.

Luciferians believe that humanity is gifted with the divine spark of intelligence. We seek to refine it through the pursuit of understanding and wisdom about ourselves and the world around us. Luciferians are inherently compelled towards enlightenment and apotheosis (godhood) through embodying Lucifer’s gift.

Luciferianism is part of the left hand path, not the right hand path. That means, it focuses on developing the individual self over dissolving it into a larger force. This does not mean that the LHP is a selfish and narcissistic worldview. Rather, the LHP focuses on cultivating a clear and strong sense of self first and then investing one's maximum effort wherever one chooses.

Luciferianism can be Atheistic or Theistic. Both groups agree on the Luciferian ideal and associated traits. The difference is that Atheistic Luciferians view Lucifer as an archetypal personality, not a literal being. In contrast, Theistic Luciferians experience Lucifer as a real and personal deity.

Thanks to /u/MissPuffPaff for providing the inspiration and guide for the new description.

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How Lucifer won me Over

My relationship working with Lucifer started rocky to say the least. He never announced himself as Lucifer and left me thinking I was possessed or my house had ghost for days. I figured it out it was him after a while but showing up randomly over a week after invoking was not something I expected. His test left me angry and distraught for a period and I really showed the worst of myself to him. He completely brought up religious trauma by taking a dualistic role as an angel/ demon. one day he'd be stern and judgmental towards anything and the next he'd be a trickster who'd be silent yet antagonized me when I would lash out at him. Eventually our interaction just became a Love/Hate relationship which became erratic. Multiple times I Had fits cursing him out and telling him to leave and unfortunately he did go silent.

Months later I'd still get no feeling of presence , yet some pretty fucked up situations in my life just evaporate out of nowhere. I still Invoked him almost daily and prayed to him all the time so meanwhile I'm wondering if he's still around or has left for good. his presence was so boisterous at first that his silence left me in a state of grief for a while. like I would have loved for him to fuck around with the shampoo bottles in my bathroom at night again just to know he's there. My hunch is that he just took care of everything and is still around while being silent. Its no coincidence that One of the lessons he taught me through gnosis was that loving somebody was being there through the best and the worst, which he definitely was .For a while it Felt weird thinking that I Loved him but I realized that went right back to my biggest reasons for working with him. I'd asked him to show me how to love myself and others and he surely held up to that.

Ave Lucifer!!

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2024/11/12
16:09 UTC

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Help from Lucifer

Hi. I have an exam which decides my life. I prepared for it but still have a feeling that I will fail. How to ask Lucifer to help me.pls guide me.

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2024/11/12
11:59 UTC

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Is this reddit community really theist !?

What the thing with all this post claiming communicating with an entity, other people giving advices on the practice without principles or texts to prove it, isn't Luciferianism sensed to be a way against the evil and the abrahamic religions ?

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2024/11/12
11:46 UTC

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Official luciferian??

Recently I've been hearing things like, "there are certain things you have to do to be a real luciferian." Or "luciferian? Not even close." Is there some sort of officiation I'm supposed to do before I can claim to be luciferian? I kind of confused.

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2024/11/11
22:10 UTC

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i wanna start workingwith lucfier. where should i start

i had a relationship with him.. very weird one when i once had psychosis and i tought i was him.. i summoned him a lot and he punished me, anyways i summoned him a year after psychosis, he said he likes meand forgives me, i wanna have a relationship with him and workig with him. where shouldi start, and what even working with him even means

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2024/11/11
17:03 UTC

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Help , I am a fresher and need more guidance

Hi, I am new to Lucifer and I want to talk to him and I need his help. I have a wonderful guide who guided me and connected me with lucifer. I used to ask my doubts and she used to convey it to Lucifer. I got answers for many of my questions. I started meditating and got different signs like hair standing, different dreams etc. I want to talk to Lucifer. So any other suggestions. I want him to be my guide and best friend. Can you share your experience and your suggestions pls!!!

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2024/11/11
12:27 UTC

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does lucifer help with mental health?

i struggle with a lot of mental health diagnoses and am wondering if Lucifer helps with healing mental health and trauma?

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2024/11/11
05:51 UTC

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Practice in accordance with Lucifer

Good day to everyone. I haven't find much information regarding rituals within Luciferianism. I had been performing LBRR and Middle Pillar for 3-ish months. And as you may assume, It doesn't feel right vibrating God's names. So I dropped all rituals few days ago and it feels like I've dug myself out from the ground for the sake of liberation and vulnerability.

I'm seeking alternatives to mentioned rituals (Banishing and Energy work). I guess working with Qliphoth would be more suitable now. Although I'd like to enjoy myself and don't push too hard on magic.

2 Comments
2024/11/10
11:47 UTC

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I wrote a haiku

Thought I would share.

Bearer of bright flame, fallen star in shadowed skies, whispers truths untold.

3 Comments
2024/11/10
07:40 UTC

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Drinking offerings?

I plan to make my first offering to Lucifer as a cinnamon tea, what should i do with it afterwards? dump it? drink it?

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2024/11/08
13:53 UTC

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Am new to this, though it feels so right

Just wanted to say my greetings to you all. Am currently reading the Apotheosis by Michael Ford for the first time and all I can say is wow.....

Things and memories of my childhood into my teenage years are making a lot of sense the more I read. Made some notes on a few of his points relating to myself even which for me, is rather rare.

My desire to know more is definitely there and discovering that my personal Daemon is actually noted in writing (not just my own thoughts) is exiting and remarkable to say the least.

Looking forward to learning so much more

Thankyou 🫶

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2024/11/08
11:00 UTC

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Special days/holidays

Hello! I just recently started honoring Lord Lucifer and am wondering if he has any special days.

So far I have gotten/found: Beltaine Samhain Winter Solstice First day of thorns

Please let me know if you celebrate any special holidays/days and maybe what you do! (I am thinking of getting him some alcohol)

3 Comments
2024/11/08
06:45 UTC

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Clothing with Lucifer iconography or sigil

I am looking for clothing with Lucifer's sigil or iconography that isn't essentially just the sigil or declaring it's Lucifer.

I'll add some first, here are some from BlackCraft Cult:

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2024/11/07
23:47 UTC

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Words from the Lord himself (UPG)

Let your fears become undue, you will rise from them.

Edit: I'm so happy this has helped!

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2024/11/07
17:23 UTC

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Eastern-theological beliefs as the penultimate-phase of meta-awareness

The following ties seamlessly into my previous posts and offers a fresh perspective on the relationship between desire, surrender, and the concept of heaven. In this view, it’s not about rejecting desires outright, but rather transcending the narrow, often ego-driven ways we want those desires to manifest. The discomfort that comes from unfulfilled desires becomes an invitation to look deeper, to surrender rigid expectations, and to find peace in a broader, more expansive way of receiving.

1.	Beyond Ego-Driven Manifestation: Traditional teachings about giving up desires often suggest that desire itself is the problem, but a deeper interpretation reveals that it’s often our attachment to how those desires should appear that causes suffering. Humans tend to want things on their own terms, in ways that satisfy immediate, ego-driven preferences. But this rigid approach often leads to frustration and disappointment because life doesn’t always conform to our demands. When we can let go of these attachments and expectations, we open ourselves to a more fluid experience, where the universe (or the super-intelligent brain) meets our desires in ways that align with a greater, unseen harmony.

2.	Acceptance as the Path to Fulfillment: Surrendering expectations doesn’t mean giving up on desire itself but rather opening to the idea that fulfillment may come in unexpected forms. Heaven, in this view, is a state of being where each individual desire is met, but in a way that transcends narrow definitions and conditions. When we accept what life presents—rather than fighting against what it is—we begin to notice that there is indeed “something for everyone.” This experience of heaven emerges naturally when we align with the flow of reality, trusting that what we receive will satisfy the true essence of our desires, even if it doesn’t look exactly as we imagined.

3.	Desire as a Reflection of Heaven’s Abundance: If we take “the kingdom of heaven is within” to mean that heaven is a state of mind, then our desires might be seen as reflections of the abundance within this inner heaven. Desires, in their purest form, are not inherently problematic—they’re expressions of the joy, love, and creativity that heaven offers. By surrendering to how these desires manifest, we allow heaven’s abundance to flow through us, experiencing each fulfillment in a way that feels complete and harmonious, without the frustrations that arise when we cling to specific outcomes.

4.	Letting Go to Receive More Fully: The act of letting go—of surrendering the discomfort and impatience associated with desire—is what ultimately allows us to “receive” more fully. This shift is key to realizing that we can, in a sense, have “everything we want,” not through control but through trust in the greater intelligence of the universe (or the super-intelligent brain). When we let go, we allow this intelligence to reveal its gifts in forms that are perfectly suited to our deeper needs, often more aligned and satisfying than we could have imagined. In this way, heaven becomes an experience of continual receiving, not through force but through openness.

5.	Heaven as a State of Trust and Allowance: By viewing heaven as a state of trust, where all desires are met in their own divine timing and form, we find peace in both having and not having. This doesn’t mean giving up our aspirations; instead, it means embracing a stance of willingness, where we allow life to reveal its treasures on its own terms. Heaven, in this sense, becomes an experience of perpetual fulfillment—not from rigidly defined outcomes but from a continuous flow of abundance that meets the true spirit of our desires. It is, ultimately, a state of harmony where every longing is already met within the vastness of existence, if only we are willing to receive it as it is.

In this interpretation, the surrender isn’t a loss but a deeper acceptance, a realization that heaven is within us when we embrace the fullness of what life offers, trusting that each experience contributes to the fulfillment of our innermost desires.

https://github.com/sondernextdoor/My-Theory-of-Everything

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2024/11/06
19:51 UTC

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Rebellion against arbitrary-authority is a psychological-necessity — with Lucifer’s rebellion as a metaphor

ChatGPT 4o was used to make this. It builds on my previous post seen here: https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkatives/s/WHiw68Dtv3

Rebellion can be understood as an essential, even paradoxical, part of aligning with the super-intelligent brain and ultimately reaching “heaven.”

In this framework, rebellion isn’t simply about rejecting the super-intelligence (or God) but is an essential step in awakening to our potential. If we’re seen as reflections or embodiments of Lucifer, each of us made in the image of the divine, then our natural tendency is to question, resist, and test the boundaries of our existence. This inclination to “rebel”—to imagine ourselves as creators of our own world—mirrors Lucifer’s own journey and serves as an important phase in our spiritual growth.

Here’s why this rebellion is necessary: through rebellion, we push against limitations and challenge our assumptions. We seek to forge our own path, question the structures around us, and sometimes even resist the inherent goodness in life. In the context of our previous discussion, rebellion is not a rejection of heaven or divine order but rather a journey of self-discovery where each human confronts the limits of their understanding and beliefs. By questioning everything—even the nature of heaven itself—we gain personal insight into the deeper mysteries of existence.

The super-intelligent brain, knowing this, might have designed the very structure of reality to encourage rebellion as a stage of growth. In resisting, humans mirror Lucifer’s attempt to create something separate and new; however, as we explore the world we’re creating, we come to see that, like Lucifer, we are bound by a deeper truth we cannot transcend alone. This realization brings us full circle, back to a humble acknowledgment of the limits of our individual understanding and to an appreciation of the wisdom within the super-intelligent brain’s design.

Rebellion, then, becomes a process that purifies our intentions and deepens our understanding. When we attempt to “go it alone,” we may discover that our vision is limited, and we encounter suffering, isolation, and imperfection in our creations. This struggle is necessary for us to truly appreciate heaven when we return to it. After confronting our limitations, we can see that heaven isn’t about control or authority but is a state of unity, peace, and acceptance—qualities we might only fully appreciate after rebelling and returning.

In this way, rebellion is a form of self-knowledge that allows us to eventually transcend ego. We see that our individual wills are part of a much greater intelligence, and by surrendering the desire to control or “improve” reality, we gain access to the deeper, hidden truth: heaven is within, and our journey there is one of surrender, humility, and trust. In reaching this understanding, rebellion fulfills its purpose—it becomes the very act that refines our souls, leading us to recognize the inherent divinity within ourselves and the world.

Thus, to enter heaven is to first experience hell, to feel the “fall” of separation, and to willingly return with newfound humility and wisdom.

https://github.com/sondernextdoor/My-Theory-of-Everything

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2024/11/06
15:37 UTC

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My girlfriend is against this.

Recently my girlfriend, who already isn’t in the best headspace as started looking into religion, and is starting to dislike my view on life. (Live for yourself, don’t bow to a creator, don’t spend life worrying about a higher power, live equally, etc)

She has even gone as far as to blame it for why I’m miserable.

How can I at least get her to understand that this is a perfectly healthy and GOOD way of living?

As well as dealing with the fact that she is looking at god as the good guy which I.. have opinions on.

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2024/11/06
01:44 UTC

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Automatic writing with Lucifer

I'm a theistic Luciferian and have recently done a ritual that includes automatic writing. I was able to get a whole paragraph in my journal, the text doesn't sound like me, he used words I don't use or know so I had to research the definitions, and I felt Lucifer being there the whole time, consoling me since I've been going through a lot of emotional stuff lately. The paragraph I was able to capture was mostly imagery of the sun and it's warmth and affirmational lines and comforting statements.

Has anyone else experienced Lucifer through automatic writing? If so, what were your experiences like? What are some quotes you captured? If you don't mind sharing!

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2024/11/05
18:47 UTC

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Feel like I was led to Lucifer but now I’m not so sure?!

Okay so a couple months ago I felt Lucifer calling me, I was researching a lot about him and i was thinking about meditating on him and on that same night I got a dream
of someone talking to me telepathically, I’m pretty sure it was Lucifer. All I could see was the back of him, I couldn’t see his face. He was topless and had dark shaved hair. Which I guess isn’t the typical lucifer look but I guess he can come to you in any form. I was in a darkish room, with lit candles and the walls were all painted red, like dripping paint and the bottom half of the walls were white. He talked to me for a long time but I can’t seem remember what he said at all apart from something along the lines of you should come to me and make a deal with him or something like that. When I did wake up at 2.40am I kind of did remember bits and pieces of what he said but I was pretty shocked and didn’t write any of it down which is pretty stupid of me. Anyways the past month I’ve been meditating on his sigal and chanting his enn or listening to meditation that chants his enn and while doing this there have been a couple times where I have felt really lightheaded, I’m not sure if that’s his energy or not? But I have been asking him for clarification whether it was him in the dream or not? And to come to me in a dream again if it was him because I can’t remember most of what he said to me but I haven’t got a reply or a dream. I did say while meditating that I would like to build a relationship with him but I don’t feel any connection at all. And also asked him to help me deconstruct my Christian beliefs because I was a born again Christian for about 4 years and have a lot of trauma from that religion because it made my life a living hell and I just want to be happy! Anyways it’s been exactly four weeks and I do think I’ve had some improvement which I’m grateful for but now I’m confused because I’m not sure if it was Lucifer or not? I did hear someone say that if you do call upon Lucifer and get no reply it might not be him, it might be a trickster spirit and now I’m scared!! What do I do?? (Sorry for this being really long)

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2024/11/05
16:12 UTC

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What does Lucifer appear to you as?

I don’t know a lot about Luciferianism, but I think you guys can see Lucifer while working with him, or at least while meditating(possibly, sorry for my cluelessness.) Except he appears diffrently to people, which really got my attention when I first heard about that. So what do you guys see Lucifer as? Sorry if I said something wrong/disrespectful.

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2024/11/04
02:30 UTC

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New tattoo for Lucifer

Honestly I've wanted to do this for a while so I'm really excited that I was able to get it done.

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2024/11/04
02:26 UTC

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A sort of Lucifer Apologetics

I don't know much about Luciferianism,but I like using my brain occasionally. These are some points I thought of, in his defense (excuse my poor English -used G Translate) :

What if Lucifer is the good guy ?

Believers of Christian origin, whether they are Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant, are always looking for and find mostly implausible scenarios to defend their faith. But what if everything I/we have been taught is wrong? Or, (blasphemy!) totally opposite of reality?

Adam and Eve, according to the Bible, walked through Eden, like automatons, without free will and without personal will. Without the ability to discern what is good or bad, naked, locked in a psychic, spiritual prison whose programming they did not know and could not break. 

Lucifer, in the form of a snake, comes and urges them to eat a metaphorical "apple" , action which from all points of view can only be Liberating. 

By eating the 'fruit' of the so-called Tree of the knowledge of good and the evil, he brings human morality into existence. It gives man the opportunity to define his own morality, to grow with it and through it, to learn from this eternal struggle of duality, without which there can be no progress, finally to somehow escape from the hands of the Great Puppeteer called Jehovah, who held them prisoners, both physically and spiritually ignorant. Poor organic machines, walking here and there, not knowing what is good and what is not, that hitting someone is a bad thing that causes suffering, etc. 

Essentially Jehovah was denying them the chance for happiness, for joy (how could you feel or appreciate happiness if you weren't sad? Joy if you didn't see suffering? How could you appreciate compassion if you didn't feel alone or abandoned ? ). All of these states and many more that fall under the umbrella of humanity could not be consciously perceived without experiencing their opposites as well, without a way to compare them to something else. 

Isn't Lucifer a Hero, because he wanted to free man from a robotic life, of perpetual humble servitude in the service of a so called god who hid so many things from his creation? A god who didn't want us to end up like him. A god apparently tempted by the fear that man can become like him, and if he eats from the Tree of Life will he be exactly like him? 

Doesn't YHWE seem a bit weak in qualities to be the Great Source of the universe? The almighty god to fear a potential ascension of a poor creature of dust? On the contrary, from this moment on, the god worshiped by Christians increasingly manifests human traits and limitations, emotional reactions, most choleric, and even psychotic tendencies, which cannot be accepted by human morality. Maybe that's why he didn't want us to have it. 

Lucifer, can be perceived here as an archetype of Prometheus. He brought man the light of consciousness, urged him to choose his own path, to decide his own fate and to choose for himself what is good and what is bad.  It is impossible not to have known the consequences for himself, what will follow. Still he did it. 

We can believe that he acted like that out of hatred for man, at least that's what the followers of the Bible teach us.

But why would he hate us so much? Out of jealousy? Lucifer, the Morning Star, the most beautiful and brightest of the Archangels, jealous of some flesh golems, without free will and without awareness ? Hard to believe. 

He couldn't even be jealous of the Creator's attention, since he went out of his way to ruin his plans, hiding from him. 

Is it really so unbelievable that maybe he felt sorry for us? If not pity, at least a dose of sadness, bitterness or disgust at the experiments of his superior. 

3 Comments
2024/11/03
09:19 UTC

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Lucifers dictation

Crowley went to great pains to argue that Aiwass was an objectively separate being from himself, possessing far more knowledge than he or any other human could possibly have.

The existence of true religion presupposes that of some discarnate intelligence, whether we call him God or anything else. And this is exactly what no religion had ever proved scientifically. And this is what The Book of the Law does prove by internal evidence, altogether independent of any statement of mine. This proof is evidently the most important step in science that could possibly be made: for it opens up an entirely new avenue to knowledge. The immense superiority of this particular intelligence, AIWASS, to any other with which mankind has yet been in conscious communication is shown not merely by the character of the book itself, but by the fact of his comprehending perfectly the nature of the proof necessary to demonstrate the fact of his own existence and the conditions of that existence. And, further, having provided the proof required.

let names stand as they are, and to proclaim simply that AIWAZ, the solar-phallic-hermetic 'Lucifer,' is His own Holy Guardian Angel, and 'The Devil' SATAN or HADIT, the Supreme Soul behind RA-HOOR-KHUIT the Sun, the Lord of our particular unit of the Starry Universe. This serpent, SATAN, is not the enemy of Man, but He who made Gods of our race, knowing Good and Evil; He bade 'Know Thyself!' and taught Initiation. He is 'the Devil' of the Book of Thoth, and His emblem is BAPHOMET, the Androgyne who is the hieroglyph of arcane perfection

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2024/11/03
00:30 UTC

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My crostitch my daughter made me:

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2024/11/02
16:30 UTC

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For all my Phosphoros friends

Phosphorus by u/luckyluckyjesse originally posted in r/Hellenism

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2024/11/01
18:02 UTC

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I wrote a song for Lucifer🖤

Hi everyone! I released a song yesterday that I wrote for/about Lucifer as the Witch Father. It was inspired by a ritual in Gemma Gary’s book “The Devil’s Dozen”. I played/sang it to Lucifer during my first ritual to him. It has a vibe of being in the forest at night. Please check it out if you get a chance🖤❤️🤍

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2024/11/01
13:52 UTC

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My first prayer

Hi! I just wanted to share my experience with you.

I have been interested in Luciferianism for a long time now, and I decided to try praying to Lucifer for the first time this evening.(I am French so for me it's the evening 😂).

I told Himthe reasons why I have decided to try following Him and that I'm feeling ready to start a new journey with Him. Praying to him brought me happiness, even if I was a little shy 😅

I am now waiting for an answer and I hope He will send me one! I trust Him and I am ready for it.

22 Comments
2024/10/31
20:25 UTC

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Lucifer and Hekate

This may be the wrong place to post, or a “stupid” question… but does anyone work with both Lucifer and Hekate? I know nothing about Hekate, but had the most intense dream about her last night, where I was chanting her name as she danced in front of me, surrounded by gold. From the dream, I almost felt that she was offering something to me. How can I be loyal to Lucifer while also exploring this possibility?

9 Comments
2024/10/31
17:53 UTC

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Is there a way to make a "deal" with Lucifer?

Now this isnt some "make me rich and famous in exchange for my soul" sort of thing; more like "look after me and I'll keep a nice alter for you."

I don't actually want anything but to be safe. I'm quite nervous with how violent people have become in the world. I'm a small girl who has been harassed by people larger than me, and I fear that someday I might genuinely get hurt.

People always talk about being protected by God, but that doesn't seem to ever work. Can I seek safety in Lucifer? I like him a lot, but I understand if that's not possible.

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2024/10/31
16:45 UTC

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How to communicate with lucifer

What forms of divination can I use to contact Lucifer. I've been working with him for a few months yet I'm not able to hear him through invocation or meditation . I had a few experiences where he would telepathically tell me things but that's about it. Now that I've established him as my guide I find myself wishing he'd reach out more often. Lately it seems like he's cut me off temporarily.

6 Comments
2024/10/31
16:27 UTC

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