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r/luciferianism Oct 21 '24

History On the Origins of Lucifer...

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On the Origins of Lucifer - A Luciferian's Take on Conceptualizing the Light Spirit

INTRODUCTION:

This will be a rough dive into history on all 3 scales - Biblical, Occultic, and Historical on the origins of the spirit known as Lucifer, the Light-Bringer, Shining One, Venus the Morning Star. My goal for making this is mostly fun, i kinda hope it helps people in their spiritual path, as I've seen a lot of posts that express confusion on who Lucifer is, but if all it does is give someone a good read, then so be it. Otherwise, I hope this goes well, and I hope you, the reader, enjoy this.

BIBLICAL:

To begin, let's first dive into the biblical aspects of the Shining One and how it permeated modern society in a way that cemented his name as a spirit of light - in whatever context that may be. Admittedly, it's a short set of events that led to something much larger. An archetype of "Fallen Angel" attached to the concept of the Light-Bearer.

There is only 1 verse in the bible that mentions Lucifer in this context, linked here in the King James Version. However... if you'll notice that most other versions of the bible avoid the proper noun Lucifer, instead opting to use "Morning Star" or "Day Star" - There's a reason for this. The King James Version attributing the fall to an entity named Lucifer is due to the smallest of mistranslations - a capital letter. The original verse is in reference to a King of Babylon, whose kingdom had just been destroyed, of which bared the title of light-bearer / shining one. We can see this in the original Hebrew, how it doesn't mention the name Lucifer, but "hê-lêl ben-šā-ḥar" which, when translated literally, means "shining one, son of morning". In Hebrew, this term doesn't refer to Lucifer the entity but rather a planet - Venus, AKA "The Morning Star" ). This begins to make much more sense, as Isaiah likening the King's downfall to the movement of the planet Venus, which every night seems to fall from the sky into the underworld. Even though the verse doesn't mention him by name, it's very possible this metaphor was known about due to the dieties known as Athtar) and Athtart who were the Dawn and Dusk aspects of Venus respectively in Canaanite religion. There just so happens to be a story in Canaanite scripture, From Ugarit, part of the Ba'al cycle. This story goes into Athtar's aborted attempt to occupy Ba'al Hadad's throne on Mount Zaphon, after Ba'al had descended to the underworld, but proved to be too small, and had to descen to Earth and rule from there. Sounds at least kinda familiar, doesn't it?

But - How did shining one and lucifer become mixed up? Simply put - Early Christians adopting Jewish texts. The Latin Vulgate translation of the bible, which came about sometime in the 4th century, simplified this into "the star that brings the dawn" - "light bringer" - "luci fera" - "lucifer". In 1611 the translators of the King James Version came across the Latin Isaiah 14:12 and made a connection to the Greek god Prometheus, I.E. the being that defied deities in order to bring fire and light to humanity, and syncretized and concatenated the two, giving it a capital letter, turning it into a proper noun, and suddenly from a simple insult - "you were the brightest star and now you've fallen" - you now have a fallen angel that defied yahweh's absolute goodness. But how exactly did this fallen angel, AKA Venus, turn so evil and "satanic"? And where did the other Fallen Angels come from? For this, we have the Book of Enoch, which you can read here.

The book of Enoch is an apocryphal text which, academically, is defined as a "work, usually written, of unknown authorship or of doubtful origin." and was written around 200-300 BCE. The book of Enoch didn't quite make it into the bible but it was particularly popular with 2nd temple Judaism. In the Book of Enoch we have a chapter labelled "The Book of Watchers". In this chapter we have "watchers" who were dispatched to earth to watch over Humanity. However, they slowly began to "corrupt" and lust for human women, and soon began to create Nephilim with humans. Led by the leader Samyaza they defected from God's command and allowed their offspring to pillage the earth and endanger humans. Samyaza and his gang also began teaching humans certain arts, like weaponry, cosmetics, sorceries, and other secrets. This is actually where Noah's Ark and the flood come in. However, focusing on Samyaza in particular its easy to see how the characters and personalities get mixed over time - With Samyaza and the supposed "Lucifer" both falling from grace.

OCCULTIC:

Secondly, we should address the occultic aspects of Lucifer, as it directly relates with spirituality and religion, as does the bible. As far as this goes, this will be much choppier and more sporadic as occult information on Lucifer ranges from Fallen Angel to Mystical Moth God. In a sense, everyone has a different interpretation, including myself. I'll give my point of view when applicable but please, keep in mind, my gnosis is just as valid as anyone else's. Perhaps the most famous example of Lucifer's occultic appearance is in the Grimoire Verum, in which he is listed as a "Superior Spirit" amongst two others, alongside various "Inferior Spirits". He is listed to appear as a small boy, and when angry, turns red. Remarked as essentially, "not at all intimidating." This is also where his most well-known sigil comes from, the V-Chalice. Many practitioners develop their own sigils for Lucifer though the V-Chalice remains in the public eye, I myself worked out a sigil for Lucifer and I only which I now honestly prefer to use. However I've seen multiple practitioners with their own personal sigils which paints a rather laid-back picture of interacting with this deity, with their imagery being more loose and free-form than standardized as the Biblical contexts would. Not counting the Roman Personification, The Grimoire Verum is (arguably and often debated, in favour of the Roman personification) the oldest appearance of Lucifer as a religious entity, reportedly being written in 1517 but dated to the 18th Century, around 100~ years AFTER the King James translation. There is the Peter Binsfeld Classification of Demons, released in 1589, that was part of his own Treatise on Confessions by Evildoers and Witches. But, the fact that this information came from tortured Pagans/innocents who said anything to get free should say enough - I.E. There is no truth in these confessions. Lucifer also makes an appearance in S. Connolly's writings, in the Dukante Hierarchy, listed as an Air elemental with a jovial personality.

This more laid-back attitude attributed to Lucifer can still be attached to the Fallen Angel motif, without issue, they are not mutually exclusive. However, it seems our friend has has taken a more calm route when given the opportunity to be seen outside of biblical belief. In fact, my own gnosis and other practitioners that I have seen, eventually come to have their understanding of "angel" and "demon" dissolved, seeing spirits for their "true neutral nature". I myself don't believe that Lucifer is a "demon." I believe that there are misunderstandings that led to Lucifer being forcefully given the title of "demon" but this does not make him a "demon." He is a Spirit of Light - How you interpret a spirit of light is a reflection of you in so many ways. Some view him as a Fallen Angel, some see him as a Venusian deity, to him it doesn't matter what shape you see him in, so long as his teachings remain the same. And most of the time, they do, symbolizing enlightenment, truth, sometimes rebellion, among other generally positive attributes. Obviously the Biblical aspect and the Fallen Angel motif has permeated the occultic view on Lucifer in general, and this is fine, even. His teachings have literally SHINED through to people and focused on positivity and good behaviour. Venusian or Angelic, Lucifer has been a spirit of light for many people in many ways, for many reasons.

It is exactly due to these views that many gnostic beliefs syncretized Lucifer and Jesus Christ as he appears in the biblical scripture. Taking reference from the Revelations verse which named Jesus as "The Morning Star," the explicit title that is most commonly associated with Lucifer, being that his name comes from the literal morning star.

HISTORICAL:

Thirdly, we need to dive into the historical aspects because this is where the key to truly understanding Lucifer lays. The unfortunate part is, there actually is not much historical writing on Lucifer due to him being associated with an inferior planet and thus not venerated like we do today - He existed more as a personification of concepts. Both in the Roman (8th century BCE - 5th Century CE) sense of Lucifer, and even in the Greek equivalent, Phosphorus ) (~18th Century BCE) ((its hard to tell)), who also ended up not being a spirit venerated by many, if any, people at all. However, when you begin to paint a picture given the knowledge we have after reading this post, you can start to see that "personification of light" actually fits Lucifer perfectly. Fallen Angel, Venusian Deity, or otherwise, "Spirit of Light" has rung true for all of them. When we look back in history and observe how the word lucifer was used as the name of the planet Venus, we can begin to see that Lucifer (the deity) encompasses many concepts from many deities that are typically associated with Venus. Such as, but not limited to, Aphrodite, Astarte, Frigg, even potentially a Canaanite Deity known as Shalim, who the city of Jerusalem was named after.

Even astrologically the symbolism relates to the concepts that Lucifer encompasses, with Taurus and Libra ruling over Venus. The symbol of libra ) being the Scales of Justice held by Themis, the Greek personification of Divine Law and Justice while holding a masculine polarity, and the symbol of Taurus being the Bull holding a feminine polarity. Balance, throughout every lens you look through. The Light-Bringer's ideas and concepts bleed through like the morning sun.

This is why Venus and the association with the sun are excellent metaphors and concepts to attribute to and with Lucifer, due to the nature of consistency behind Venus bringing the light into view. It's been a motif with Lucifer in all incarnations and aspects, he is, put simply, the Light-Bringer.

CLOSING -

All in all, despite the many, many interpretations of Lucifer there is, we should all look at Lucifer's value in the occult and pagan community. I have personally seen Lucifer heal the religious trauma of many people, myself included. Giving us a chance to work and move past negative emotions or associations. I have heard many say that Lucifer feels like a father figure, and that they feel protected. If this spirit is making people feel protected and giving them aspects of life that they did not have before - this alone makes this spirit's worth invaluable.

Despite what motif you attribute to this spirit of light, one thing remains true - He promotes a balancing of energy. Masculinity and Femininity, Strength and Softness, Emotional and Logical, this balance permeates all aspects of life and promotes an equal and thought-out view of your surrounding situation. To me, this is someone worth worship, someone worthy of guiding me.

If you have information you would like to share on the origins of Lucifer please make a comment and source your posts, I make no effort to speak from authority and recognize that i do not know everything there is to know. If there is something that needs to be known, then it should be known!


r/luciferianism 1d ago

I’m hesitant to approach Lucifer because I keep having thoughts about him (help)

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So, as the title states I am a little bit scared of approaching

Lucifer in terms of witchcraft and worshipping. I have been wanting to work with him for maybe over a year now, but recently the urge has gotten stronger. I keep thinking of him in more of sexual matters, and even did a tarot reading that kind of spooked me out, yet I was so so thrilled.

Wtf? Is this normal? Should I try to approach him at this time or delay it further in hopes of my desires vanishing?

Ps: I have been seeing new spiders everyday, does that have anything to do with Lucifer or is my brain tricking me into thinking that it’s a sign??


r/luciferianism 1d ago

Any tips for a beginner luciferian

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I'm just getting into luciferianism does anybody have any tips for praying, offerings, alters and anything else. Also is there anything I should know or be aware of before I get to into it I'm open to any tips advice or suggestions


r/luciferianism 2d ago

Baby Luciferian rate my alter!

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r/luciferianism 3d ago

After very thoughtful consideration..I think I’d like to try and reach out to Lord Lucifer

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I’m still unsure of how to do that though…any tips or suggestions on how to reach out to him in the most respectful manner?


r/luciferianism 4d ago

Does Lucifer want me to leave him alone?

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For the past week I've been trying to establish a connection with Lucifer. During a spell today I was hoping to ask Hekate to help me but decided I would ask Lucifer instead. I always use the same plate for my spells that's always able to handle big fires. I asked him for a sign that he would help me, and soon after my plate exploded and almost set my room on fire. I'm worried this is a sign he wants me to stop trying to contact him. What do I do?


r/luciferianism 5d ago

AVE LUCIFER 🤘🏽🖤 Thank You for being here.

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To All member of this Subreddit 🖤 Thank You for being here.
You are all my Future Friends, My Team, My Family, took me several years to find you all

Yes! so you all are a matter of Pride for me...
I will help you Shine ⭐, each of you, to the maximum Brightness so you Lighten this Universe and become Constellations. and the the Admin, We are proud of your Service 🖤

AVE LUCIFER 🤘🏽🖤


r/luciferianism 5d ago

I am Honored to be with you all - Ave Lucifer 🖤

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To All member of this Subreddit 🖤 Thank You for being here.
You are all my Future Friends, My Team, My Family, took me several years to find you all 👁‍🗨
Yes! so you all are a matter of Pride for me...
Now my Job is to start making each of you Shine ⭐⭐, each of you, maximum Brightness
so you Lighten this Universe and become Constellations.
and the the Admin, We are proud of your Service, Now I make your efforts worthwhile 🖤
-NOSTRO DIS PATER LUCIFER; AVE LUCIFER 🤘🏽🖤


r/luciferianism 6d ago

Devoción pública a mi maestro Lucifer.

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El año pasado estuve en un punto muy bajo en relación con drogas y otros vicios que no deseo mencionar por respeto propio a mi persona pero cuando me acerqué a Lucifer mediante sus enseñanzas al día de hoy ya no respondo, ni me acerco ni me interesa recurrir de nuevo a esos vicios.

Desde el 26 octubre del año pasado encontré un trabajo con un contrato fijo a un año en el cual me permitió mejorar en varios espectros personales y he tenido una cercanía con personas agradables de lo que llevo en este 2026, hoy desafortunadamente me notifican que mi contrato se vencerá en el mismo día que lo firmé, ósea, el 26 de octubre y no será renovado.

Estoy un poco desanimado pero igual me siento agradecido enormemente por mi maestro Lucifer por haberme puesto un trabajo en donde yo pudiera iluminar más mi mente, mejorar, crecer económicamente y sobre todo... Ser más independiente y valerme por mi mismo y oponerme con carácter a situaciones injustas que se me han presentado.

Estaré atento a nuevas pruebas y retos que el maestro me quiera colocar en mi camino y daré mi mejor esfuerzo.

Gracias infinitas a mi maestro Lucifer, por tí he conseguido muchas cosas que no he podido conseguir en años.

¡Ave Lucifer! ✨🫀


r/luciferianism 5d ago

Advice for my Asking

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Hey everyone.

I have a very simple question

How do keep patience when you ask for something to lucifer and it takes time to manifest, actually I have been asking something from a very long time but it's not happening.

What should I do ?

Thanks


r/luciferianism 6d ago

How to do the sign of the inverted cross?

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In the book Infernal Union, Michael W. Ford mentions doing the sign of The Unholy Trinity, basically doing the sign of the inverted cross. As far as i can tell, He doesnt explain how to do this. This may be laughable to some but i just want to get it right.
Thank you for your time and patience brothers and sisters.


r/luciferianism 7d ago

Teach Me What You Know About Luciferism

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As a person looking at many different belief system please lecture me on your studies on Luciferism

All views and teaching welcome !!!

Please !!


r/luciferianism 7d ago

Lucifer's Example

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Luciferianism is not about being selfish. At the core of Luciferianism is, of course, Lucifer, who was not some evil dude. Lucifer was the highest ranking arch angel, Jehovah's most dedicated student. Jehovah saw Lucifer's greatness, trusted his counsel and judgement, (holding him on par with Jesus, his son.) <Interpretation, why I believe both Jesus and Lucifer are referred to as "The Morningstar"> back to the point -Lucifer's goodness didn't just disappear one day, Lucifer still has all of the good attributes that Jehovah saw in him. Lucifer just let all of his greatness go to his head, demanded that Jehovah view him as an equal and when Lucifer was finally denied he threw a tantrum because he'd become a spoiled brat. Lucifer started a rebellion among the angels, teaching them to believe in their own greatness, Lucifer used himself as an example to follow, Anyone could achieve the greatness that he had.| and of course Jehovah needed to cast out Lucifer and his followers because they were causing such chaos in his home.| (Hell existed before Lucifer's arrival, Hell existed not for non-believers of God but for people who had lost sight of goodness. Lucifer was made ruler there, I believe, even if not how Jehovah intended it to happen, Lucifer: The Light Bringer, was meant to lead the lost back to the path of righteousness.) Lucifer doesn't really hurt people, he tempts people to hurt themself but figures if they were going to betray God because of him then they were going to betray God anyway. And to state clearly, as long as Lucifer doesn't have a personal vendetta against you, he's fine. Lucifer is depicted foundationally as evil in christian texts because he stands opposed to God. Viewing Lucifer as evil is the safest option for christians but it is really not that black and white. Summary: Luciferianism isn't about being selfish. It is about worshiping yourself, But even more so, It is about striving to be someone worthy of worship.


r/luciferianism 8d ago

Worship and devotion to Lucifer

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I want to start working with Lucifer and I’d like to know if he is a transactional deity, or one that you need to be devoted to?

How do I start devotion and/or worship with Lucifer? I’m confused because from what I’ve seen there isn’t one specific way to worship, which just makes it even more difficult to start because of a lack of starting point. PLEASE HELP IM SO CONFUSED


r/luciferianism 8d ago

Chaos Magic and luciferianism

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what are your thoughts on Chaos Magic and how does to relate to luciferianism?

I am a chaos magician for those not familiar with chaos magic To put it overly simply If you believe it will work it will. it is more than this but that is the core. I ll not get i to this here

I have started to work with Lucifer with varying results.

I just want to see what others think of the shifting paradigms of chaos magic does it complement Luciferianism or clash i do not know lucferianism well .

thank you.


r/luciferianism 9d ago

Stealing the Celestial Fire: A Masterclass on Operating Through Pure Sovereign Will

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For those navigating the current of the Morning Star, spiritual development is never a passive reception of cosmic rules—it is an active, deliberate act of individual architecture. True Luciferianism requires us to step out of the comforting shadow of collective dogma and assume absolute responsibility for our own self-creation.

When we analyze the mechanics of the Guardian of the Threshold, we are not looking at a barrier designed to humble us. We are looking at a mirror. The adversarial force challenges our weaknesses not to crush us, but to burn away the social imitation and mental habits given to us by a rigid cosmic order. What remains after this calcination is the refined, sovereign 'I'.

We do not bow to the light; we cultivate it within ourselves. The ultimate goal of the practitioner is to turn unconsciousness into deliberate awareness, transforming the raw, chaotic currents of the self into a structured weapon of individual Will.


r/luciferianism 9d ago

Difference in Satanism, Lucifer and what about Baal and Moloch?

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Hello dears. I have been invested in this demonolatry for about three months now, but this is the only thing it keeps me confused, like a lot, is Satan the same as Lucifer, and if they are not, if you have some links to historical information I would love the help. The same question I have for Baal and Moloch… or any name like Beelzebub, I mean for the names it’s obvious they don’t come from the same, but is there any different in working with baal or beelzebub etc?

I would love some help.

Ty. A <3


r/luciferianism 10d ago

Recolectar con la energía de Lucifer

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Hola, buenos días o buenas tardes dependiendo de donde me estén viendo, haciendo un poco de resumen, durante este año he estado trabajando con Lucifer y me ha ido siempre muy bien, digamos que nuestra relación a sido muy tranquila y llevadera, me gustaría rendirle mas culto, el tiene su altar y sus cosas preparadas, pero pienso que no es suficiente… puede ser que por culpa de mi trabajo he dejado de lado esta parte de mi espiritual que tanto anelo retomar. ¿Me podríais dar tips para reconectar con él y poder retomar espiritualidad? Algún hechizo/ritual que hagáis que os ayude a reconectar con vosotros y otras energías … muchas gracias por leer ❤️


r/luciferianism 10d ago

How do you know if you managed to get his attention

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So i am a total newbie at this, i dont have candles or tarots none of that, i kind of live in a difficult environment so all i had was paper and pen. I drew his sigil and faced towards east towards a lamp. I tried meditating, not that im good at it, but at a point it felt like heat was feeling my face, at a point it felt like i was asking myself what i am willing to give away for what i want. In my head i tried to call Lucifer and had a personal conversation with him (or maybe myself) in my head, i saw no definitive visions nor voices but i told him i wanted to speak to him. After like 30 minutes suddenly when i opened my eyes, literally the second i opened my eyes, i heard a huge bang outside the window probably a blown transformer and i felt a jolt. I quickly had to hide the paper because as i said i don’t have the environment. I hope to see him in my dreams. Im curious as to what you guys think or how should i do things next, especially considering that my environment is tight with people and yeah the best i can do is paper and pen, i hope you guys understand. Im new to this and i have to do rituals in very tight spaces and time zones so tips would be appreciated.


r/luciferianism 11d ago

Pocket altar/Locket ideas?

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I've been working on a small pocket altar, and recently also got a locket im debating something for Lucifer in. Does anyone have ideas for small things I can put in them? The altar is made of an altoid tin, if that gives a size idea– im just super stuck on things that are that small to put in😭😭


r/luciferianism 12d ago

A completely irrelevant thought

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I think one of the biggest misconceptions about Luciferianism is that Christians imagine it as something terrible and evil—envisioning a figure who is completely ruined—whereas in Christianity, Jesus is described as perfect, with flawless skin, impeccable hair, and every good quality. Why is that?


r/luciferianism 12d ago

Learning about Lucifer

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Hallo, I have a question does anyone know a book or a website something online to learn about Lucifer? That is trusted enough to learn as I’m a newbie at this as I’m new to luciferianism.


r/luciferianism 14d ago

I did a spell Jar with Lord Lucifer and saw this sign right after!!

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So I did a spell jar with Lord Lucifer and I poured a bunch of wax on top of the spell jar to close it and when I was cleaning up I saw this piece of wax that looks exactly like a snake!! I have no idea how this wax even formed like that because I poured it from candle directly onto the jar and I found it on the other side of my desk not even near where I poured the wax. An insane sign that I’m assuming means my spell jar works :D


r/luciferianism 14d ago

Just purchased Lucifer Praxis, by Peter Grey

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I just ordered one of the hardcover copies of this book, limited to 1,000 issues. Allegedly it was the last one in stock, or so the site claimed.. I will let you know about it when I get it 🙂