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“Black Magick is the process of self-transformation through an antinomian initiatory structure, Black meaning the hidden wisdom, power of darkness, dreams and staging the reality you wish and Magick being the process to ascend, become immortal in spirit.”
― Michael W. Ford, Adamu: Luciferian Tantra and Sex Magick

“Eôsphoros, ‘ Εωσφορος’ (pronunciation: eh-aw-s- fOR-aw s) is the Greek name for the Latin Lucifer, ‘Dawn Bringer’; the planet Venus was known by this name along with Hesperos ‘Ἑσπερος’, known in Latin as Vesperus, ‘Evening Star’.”
― Michael W. Ford, Wisdom of Eosphoros: The Luciferian Philosophy

“At an early age, it seems to be a part of the human condition to rebel against some type of authority as our perceptions of the world change with experience.”
― Michael W. Ford, Wisdom of Eosphoros: The Luciferian Philosophy

“A woman is the most powerful figure in the world. She is able to stir the emotions of man to anything she wishes. She can do this by demanding respect, adoration and to become a fantasy figure by being able to say no and knowing when to say yes. A major factor in successful magick is to affirm your Will, use the amount of discipline needed to delay satisfaction and you will create Thralls”
― Michael W. Ford, THE BIBLE OF THE ADVERSARY

“Imagination is the practice of creativity upon the mind. It is the suspension of restriction hindering one's perception. Unfolding Imagination is essential in overcoming any perceived limits of Self.”
― Michael W. Ford, BEGINNING LUCIFERIAN MAGICK

“We respect and recognize the deliciously indulgent desire in life but balance that with a specific goal, an ulterior motive to maintain self-discipline and gain insight and self-mastery equally.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“HECATE TRIMORPHIS Antiquity provides the inspired Witch or Warlock with a vast body of knowledge concerning one of the most ancient, revered and feared deity known as Hecate. From ancient Greek and Greco-Roman myth, religion and magick traditions and her many epithets and masks, the Triple Goddess is incarnated in various forms and names in Celtic, Norse, Germanic, Thracian, Scythian and the Hellenistic world through the Christian period. The lore and wisdom of the circle reveals that the feminine and masculine powers which embody the Lord and Lady of the Sabbat are of equal quality. To be awakened as Baphomet – Cain, the Luciferian must attain a beginning of balance between Samael and Lilith. Be it known, these are Names of Power and there are numerous types of Deific Power within the elements and this world of flesh and spirit. Lilith is one mask of the goddess, representing a type of manifestation of that power. The goddess Hecate is another equally terrible and beautiful Deific Mask which is a foundation for the Luciferian Path. Hecate tests, challenges and reveals the complete circle of Above and Below. The Left-Hand Path is one of the Crooked Serpent; the Leviathanic-dragon which emerges from the deepest darkness, coiling upward to be Crowned in the Emerald and Amethyst brilliance of the sun. In this is found metaphor and knowledge, mark well the keys to your Apotheosis upon this path. You will not bow before another; all symbols and powers are incarnated in your flesh and spirit. To join the gods in the Sabbatic Circle of the Dream is to bring under your power the spirits of ancient forces which will be consumed in the diabolic ecstasies of nocturnal flight. Hecate has many faces, names and forms. To understand this great power, we must know her names and the whispers often too soft for the uninitiated to hear. In the Chaldean Oracles, Neoplatonism elevates Hecate to a goddess who has numerous incarnations and a wide authority of power. In the Oracles, Hecate is the Queen of Daimons; she personifies powers of matter and nature. The Chaldean Hecate reflects as a mirror the nature of the soul embodied in matter; she equals in approach the internal condition of the soul and matter. There are several traditions and variations of the Names of Power and Deific Masks Hecate assumes as a Triad, I have listed three examples. HECATE TRIODOTIS (of the Crossroads or Three-ways)
Phoibie – Holds a key in her right hand and a blazing torch in her left hand.
Dione – Holds a whip in her right hand and a burning torch in her left hand.
Nychie – Holds a serpent in her right hand and dagger in her left hand.
A second example of the Triad:
HECATE TRIMORPHIS (Three-formed)
Luna Lucifera (the Moon) in Heaven
Diana Artemis on Earth, Hecate Phosphoros (Bringer of Light, Carrier of the Torch, the Morning Star)
Hecate Chthonia (of the Underworld)”
― Michael W. Ford, Fallen Angels: Watchers and the Witches Sabbat

“From “ha-satan” meaning “The Opposer” or “Adversary”, Samael is known in the Talmudic texts as being the same as Satan, the chief of Evil Spirits who is known as “The Venom of God”. Samael is said to have twelve wings rather than the six of normal angels, a favored assumption.  Samael as the Angel of Poison is to the Luciferian as a symbol of self-mastery and using the world around us to grow in power and strength, always internal, sometimes external depending on the individual desire. Luciferians seek to devour the essence of life, the essence of humanity. All life is made stronger by devouring another; this is the law of nature. To be honest to the self, to present challenge and overcome such is to attain a foundation upon the path of mastery. —Michael W. Ford, Bible of the Adversary”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“Liberation is the consistent and perpetual willed act of identifying restrictive beliefs, deep-rooted superstitions and by gaining knowledge to overcome the obstacles identified.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“The name ‘Sahr’el’ means “Moon of El” and Lunar sorcery and magick is what this Watcher teaches including the Lunar Month. The course of the moon, how it affects water and thus life on earth is one facet of this knowledge. The moon is associated with emotion, desire, passion, dreaming, cold, changeful and glamor. The moon is also the cycle of order in balance with the Sun, thus a Lord of Wisdom. The Deific Masks Sin, Artemis, Selene, Hecate, Diana and Khonsu are attributed to the Moon. The name Azrael is an alternate name of Sariel in Enoch and translates “Help of El”. This draws a deeper suggestion of the varied types of Deific Masks and the power which they represent. The Moon provided one of the earliest methods for measuring time and a calendar. See Sathariel.”
― Michael W. Ford, Fallen Angels: Watchers and the Witches Sabbat

“As the symbols reveal their knowledge, the Luciferian should utilize and bravely command and encircle the powers which are accessed via the Deific Masks as we understand them. A Muslim epithet of Shaitan is Maliku’l-Quwat, meaning Lord of Power. Iblis is not for Luciferians a symbol of “evil”, the Adversary motivates, challenges and inspires those bearing the Black Flame to become via Apotheosis. We are symbolically the new Nephilim, born of the Spirit and Earth and balanced between both with the potential to govern our inner and outer existence. Luciferians utilize some Sufi techniques. A theory of Sufism is that man is incomplete, part-animalistic and partspirit. The rituals of Sufi practice are devoted to making the seeker “pure”, becoming essentially “one” with the Infinite. That is Right-Hand Path thought, unity with an imagined “God” or governing force. Luciferians agree that man and woman in the initiated state are incomplete, often ruled by animalistic urges with a weakened will and little discipline to guide with the mind or spiritual nature. Luciferians seek a balance and “Infernal Union” between flesh and spirit to ignite our path to self-excellence. We reject “oneness” with the delusions of monotheistic creating tyrants and their priests. This is a hard path, full of struggle and challenges: Left-Hand Path creates Gods and Goddesses who are aware of their complete ability to shape their life. In summary, if the technique can be applied from our philosophical approach, use it!”
― Michael W. Ford, Fallen Angels: Watchers and the Witches Sabbat

“Luciferians have the potential to be abundantly more balanced and stronger in character than Christians; when you are responsible for your actions and can’t bend a knee or go to church on Sunday to hide your bad behaviors in life, a sense of self-discipline will allow better thoughts, words and actions the first time!  Responsibility begins and ends with the individual alone.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“The Circle within Luciferian Witchcraft represents the very binding space of the sorcerer’s body, both of spirit/celestial and flesh/infernal. It is the symbol of both the Sun and the Moon, the sphere which begets strength and the very focus of the Magician. —ADAMU”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“The Luciferian is symbolically enthroned in the center of his or her inner-temple where your Higher Self begins to take shape. Awareness and validation of the processes of Liberation and Illumination unveils the becoming of the Luciferian slowly towards inspiring consciousness of deification. Apotheosis is the perpetual and insightful recognition of levels of wisdom, power and status in life. This includes rational, practical and subjective (often kept private from those who would not understand) spiritual attainments. In the same instance, Luciferians are open-minded to recognizing and experiencing the transformative process of becoming.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“and experiences of creating, conquering and destroying in this life. A God or Goddess of the self means that either you choose to seize your potential or be directed and twisted by the chaos of the objective world and poisonous, crippling thoughts.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“Yahweh called also Jehovah commands obedience and the bending of knees, ignorance is a bliss granted to those who divide to rule: humans are flawed, obey and have blind faith. Yahweh did not create the heavens and earth; he is one of many whose talent for leading sheep surpassed the older gods. Forbidden knowledge was any insight or instruction which sparked consciousness and selfawareness; knowing good and evil, how to create and destroy. Yahweh is a jealous god; his cult of sheep and blind-fanatics reduce the other gods and name them “evil”.”
― Michael W. Ford, Fallen Angels: Watchers and the Witches Sabbat

“The Nephilim are a mirror of who we are as predators in this world. The Nephilim thirsted for the life which was in the blood, which enhances and elevates the predator to greater levels of insight and power. The cults of Yahweh condemned the draining of life force, or the symbolic blood as it also caused the brain by the way of red meat, to develop and grow. If humans were to grow intelligent, they would have no need of Yahweh or the monotheistic religions keeping the mind in chains. To drink the blood is symbolic of devouring and dominating life which exists outside the self. In Hebrew law according to Yahweh, drinking the blood was an evil taboo, forbidden to anyone. The symbolism of blood-drinking to the ancient Hebrews was the substance in which the spirit or soul existed, to devour it is to consume the spirit. During the Roman period, the legend of Jesus depicts his symbolic instructions for his followers to drink his blood and eat his flesh, something the Nephilim were damned for earlier. The path of the Luciferian is one created by the selfdetermination and Daemonic inspiration as a unique expression of the Adversarial Current. The Nephilim are both Vampyric and Cannibalistic in the symbolic sense of dominating and over-mastering their rivals or prey. This is the core of a god or demon, the very foundation of philosophy inherent in the Luciferian’s core being. Luciferians in the lore and symbol of the Nephilim, seek to balance the predatory instinct with a guided, creative and beneficial discipline in life.”
― Michael W. Ford, Fallen Angels: Watchers and the Witches Sabbat

“In the Roman poet Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the mentioning of Lucifer comes in the concept of AURORA, the Goddess of Dawn in Roman mythology: Aurora, watchful in the reddening dawn, threw wide her crimson doors and rose-filled halls; the Stars took flight, in marshaled order set by Lucifer, who left his station last. —Ovid”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“I am the essence of the Sun, brighter than any before me. This Light burns as the dual star, illuminating in motion. I am the Angel of Immortal Light, beautiful and free to all. —Michael W. Ford, Bible of the Adversary”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“VENUS Azazel as the Morning and Evening Star, the Venusian knowledge of the beautification, appearance and alluring charms of seduction are instructed by him. Venus rules the constellations of Libra the Scales and Bull of Taurus. Venus represents a force for harmony, fertility and lust, love and unity. Venus inspires luck and fortune, affection and inspiring artistic surroundings. Copper and bronze are of Venus, gemstones include Emerald, Rose Quartz, Malachite, Jade and trees such as Apple, Lemon, Orange, Pears, etc. Incenses include Red Sandalwood, Spearmint, Valerian, Cardamom, etc. Aprodite, Ishtar of Arbela, Astarte, Ashtaroth (Canaanite) Egyptian Bast, Hathor, Beelzebub (Testament of Solomon, Evening Star), Lucifer (Roman and modern Fallen Angel), Astaroth, Paimon, etc.”
― Michael W. Ford, Fallen Angels: Watchers and the Witches Sabbat

“Initiation herein is found in the mysteries of the Fall of Lucifer as the 7-headed Red Dragon Samael (Satan) into the flesh of man. From the cipher of the Fall of Rebel Angels, instruction of the empyrean and infernal to the igniting of the Black Flame upon the Forge of Cain and Azazel are all archetypical representations of grades of initiation. You will be tested and challenged to gaze differently at the Serpent and the Demonic forces in the Night; upon wing and hooved beast will you leave the fleshly shell of your body, transformed and fly forth to the Sabbat of Witches and the Infernal Host.”
― Michael W. Ford, Fallen Angels: Watchers and the Witches Sabbat

“If the act of charity or helping others brings a reward or pleasant feeling to your mind, act upon it accordingly. Don’t lie to yourself in thinking that Christians do this without a reward: motivation for this pleasure destroys the perception that people act in a selfless manner. Be awake and aware of this fact and act accordingly. A Luciferian should support helping others lift themselves up for tomorrow, educating and attaining their own unique potentials. Realize that there are those who don’t want to achieve this, some are parasites. Be wary of this and act accordingly. Do what you believe is the “right thing” and foster common courtesy. If you pledge your oath of loyalty to friends or family, keep it always, even when it is inconvenient and difficult. Strength and an honorable character are built from practiced discipline and steadfast mutual respect.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“The myth of the Seirenes (Sirens) of ancient Greece have close associations with the class of Mesopotamian WindDemons The women who lay with the Watchers and bore the Nephilim were given great depths of knowledge, learning the magickial arts and the secrets of power. In the Book of Enoch, these women did not die but became Sirens to prey upon man. Within the myth of Enoch, some of the Watchers are imprisoned in the dark underworld depths yet the Evil Spirits of the Nephilim could haunt the earth indefinitely. In the Greek tradition of Enoch, the wives of the Fallen Angels became Sirens. In Greek mythology, Sirens are predatory sea-demons who enchant with their beautiful songs and cause the death of sailors. The Seirenes are described in the Odyssey as "lolling there in their meadow, round them heaps of corpses rotting away, rags of skin shriveling on their bones.” These seductive predators in later Greek myths are associated with devouring their male prey. The depictions of the Sirens are nearly identical to those of Mesopotamian Lil (Wind and Night) Demons. Lilit, known later as Lilith, is specifically a demon which is associated with death and desolate places. Lilit is the Hebrew form of the earlier Akkadian Lilitu, a class of vampire-demons from the family of Lamastu. The Sirens are depicted as half-woman and half-bird, with talons like the descriptions of the winged Lilitudemons from Babylonian lore.”
― Michael W. Ford, Fallen Angels: Watchers and the Witches Sabbat

“Luciferians reject the concept of faith as it is defined as having belief in something without having a reason to do so. To have complete trust or confidence in something which is not able to be validated (i.e. god, Jesus, Satan) is to surrender to the perversion of “blind faith”, which weakens the individual beginning in the unconscious and slowly spreading throughout the mind. This is no way to live your one, single life which you have here and now. Personal mythologies (a fantasy or symbolic story which inspires you) is not a literal “truth” which can be experienced by another individual, are suitable if you don’t allow it to turn into some absolute concept of deity. Many humans wish for there to be a supreme being, literally looking out for them and guiding their steps. This makes the hard choices in life much easier to make and the catastrophes which may be experienced to make some sort of sense to the faithful. Luciferians recognize that the idea of god within a Christian or monotheistic context is rather ridiculous, if not immature. Luciferians are not atheists in the strict sense: we acknowledge the connection between our minds which via thought creates energy waves and the act of Magick. Magick is the act of the willed act of directing energy towards change according to the individual. The “spark” of divine consciousness, awareness of being, is the beginning of the Black Flame. This is what we call the ability to realize that we as individuals are accountable for our life usually, thus how we use reason and logic depends on what we create or destroy. Think before allowing your energy to be focused into something unworthy of your goals.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“Bezaliel is associated (like Azazel) with the Fulgura Inferna, the lightning flash which sprang from the ground. The Fulgura Inferna was possessed by Chthonic Deities in the ancient Etruscan religion. The Etruscan word for ‘lightning’ was rendered by the Latin ‘bidens’, ‘Forked Lightning’ is represented as the Two-Pronged Fork. This symbol is associated with the fork of Hades, God of the Underworld. The associations and deep meaning in Luciferian symbolism has layers of hidden knowledge which can be applied to initiatory benefit not only in philosophy but spiritual development as well. If you choose the path of Cacodaimonic Nephilim Apotheosis, Bezaliel is a key to insight and guidance upon this theoretical and forbidden possibility.”
― Michael W. Ford, Fallen Angels: Watchers and the Witches Sabbat

“Yequn is the Watcher who led astray the Watchers, bringing them down to the dry ground (earth) and inspired them to join with human women. Yequn inspires spiritual liberation by the path of rebellion, having the courage to forge your own path by the way of the unknown. The name of Yikon has origins with the Hebrew word for “Idol” and “Image”, representing the use of cult statuary and symbols in Magickial ceremony. As one of the ring-leaders of the rebel angels, Yequn is the inspired and determined Watcher whose spiritual linage exists within Luciferian Adepts today. Yequn holds the symbolism of the Infernal Union of the Immortal Spirit bearing the Black Flame and Earthly Flesh which is the initiation of the Luciferian Witch creating the self newly pulsing with Witch Blood. The Hebrew spelling is from “The Rebel” and “He Will Rise”םוּקָי.”
― Michael W. Ford, Fallen Angels: Watchers and the Witches Sabbat

“Luciferians seek to balance the carnal with the spiritual, benefitting the self now and in the future. Those who are only interested in the pleasures of the flesh now may lose site of the future and the possibilities.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“For a prospective adherent, Luciferianism is first understood and experienced by the values and exemplified traits which are the core foundation. Luciferianism is a rational, self-motivated philosophy summarized in the 11 Points of Power. These points of reference for initial study, comparison, following with rational application require steadfast commitment to identifying, breaking unwanted habits and establishing new ones. This process is Magick in a most simple form, make note of the moments of validation of which discovery is made; there is nothing beyond you making anything happen, good or bad. Your Will, Desire and Belief as a Luciferian creates the nexion or gateway for the often abstract acasual metaphysical concepts to enhance and fuel your Apotheosis.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“Modern Satanism was pragmatically defined in “The Satanic Bible” by Anton LaVey in the 1960’s and 70’s a Western concept embodying an organized, rational Satanic Philosophy. The Church of Satan was centered on carnal indulgence and fierce independence. Satan has always represented a model of Self-Liberation and crossing boundaries created by dogmatic religion. The Church of Satan provided this platform and over the years the Left-Hand Path tradition has expanded and evolved continuing with Michael Aquino and the Temple of Set. Other controversial and extreme paths centered in Satanic Magick as a road to self-transformation, evolving beyond physical and mental limits and experiencing aspects of Satanic Philosophy and Ceremonial Magick as found in the anarchist and chaos-bringing Sinister Tradition known as the Order of Nine Angles (ONA) in the 1980’s. From the 1960’s and into the late 70’s a self-identified “Sethanic” and “Satanic” Witch named Charles Pace (Hamar’at), living in London, introduced and defined the modern outline of what he called then, “Luciferian” and “Sethanic” initiatory teachings. In the time of Gerald Gardner’s Wiccan movement and the Neo-Pagan RHP explosion, Charles Pace was soon forlorn and a maverick whose authentic Egyptian teachings and rites created a slight aura of fear and the forbidden around him.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path

“For instance, the Sumerian myths which present the flood myth have been dated to be older than the bible story by 2,000 years. The story of the fall of man and the loss of eternal life is traced back to the myth of Adapa, the first man according to the Sumerians. The Mesopotamian deity An gave the bread and water of life to Adapa, who did not partake in it. Enki (Ea) gave Adapa wisdom but not eternal life and warned Adapa not to partake of the Bread and Water of Death. This is the origin of the Adam and Eve legend; keep in mind as well that the serpent-cults of Nirah and other Sumerian and Elamite underworld deities was centered on fertility of the earth as well.”
― Michael W. Ford, Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path