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Lilith From Ancient Lore to Modern Culture
This expanded edition of the authors' original book adds much more into every time period on this misunderstood and enigmatic being.
The figure Lilith is forever entrenched in our minds, as the mother of all dark creatures. From ancient artifacts to modern day film and comic books, we continue to see her as a vengeful feminine anti-hero. The she-demon from the Babylonian empire is far from an antiquated figure of myth and lore of days gone by. If anything, there has been a renewed interest in Lilith which has led modern artists and writers to embrace the archetype with still more fervor than in any time in the past.
Like the phoenix which rises from the ashes of its former self, Lilith is reborn each time her character is reinterpreted and retold, in as much as are vampires, clarifying the reasons her persona was so quickly adapted to be the mother of the Succubi and of course vampires in so many stories. This reshaping of the screeching demoness serves to reflect each generation’s views of the feminine role in society, or in our day and age, how we redefine ourselves with one another. As we grow and change with Lilith survives the millennia, because she is truly the singular best archetype for the changing role of women.
Learn Lilith's darkest secrets as the author unveils her origins and brings you forward in time to discover this misunderstood figures evolution.
The figure Lilith is forever entrenched in our minds, as the mother of all dark creatures. From ancient artifacts to modern day film and comic books, we continue to see her as a vengeful feminine anti-hero. The she-demon from the Babylonian empire is far from an antiquated figure of myth and lore of days gone by. If anything, there has been a renewed interest in Lilith which has led modern artists and writers to embrace the archetype with still more fervor than in any time in the past.
Like the phoenix which rises from the ashes of its former self, Lilith is reborn each time her character is reinterpreted and retold, in as much as are vampires, clarifying the reasons her persona was so quickly adapted to be the mother of the Succubi and of course vampires in so many stories. This reshaping of the screeching demoness serves to reflect each generation’s views of the feminine role in society, or in our day and age, how we redefine ourselves with one another. As we grow and change with Lilith survives the millennia, because she is truly the singular best archetype for the changing role of women.
Learn Lilith's darkest secrets as the author unveils her origins and brings you forward in time to discover this misunderstood figures evolution.
151 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 13, 2018
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E.R. Vernor
36 books7 followersRev. Eric R. Vernor (A.A., Business Management; A.A., Criminal Justice) is a priest of and media representative for The Church of Satan, an artist and lecturer, and the founder and publisher of Dark Moon Press.
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March 1, 2021
Lilith's myth is that she was actually the first woman, created at the same time as Adam. They argued over sexual positions she left Eden. She is then pictured as a demon (she didn't obey Adam) and even ends up as the Queen of Demons,threatening to kill children but at the same time telling how to avoid that from ever happening.
She manifests love and lust and this is part of why she was considered evil. There's a group of L- beings who include incubi, succubi, ghosts and vampires. Their origin story goes back thousands of years at least to Sumeria and possibly even earlier.
Lilith, the book notes, is considered an aspect of female spirituality by some. Related goddesses, some who may be her with another name, include The Great Mother Goddess, Ishtar, Astarte, Isis, Demeter, Hera, Aphrodite, Ceres and Inanna. Lilith is also part of the Epic of Gilgamesh, a very interesting early mythological story.
In a version of the myth Lilith ends up with Samuel who is another name for Satan. That couple can be considered sort of a negative version of Adam and Eve.
In Medieval Christianity giving in to temptation was considered a sin. (This was a way to control the way people thought and a way to make sure the money kept flowing in to the established 'proper' religious channels.)
Starting around the 1700's her image gradually changed from being a monster to being more human in nature. (This also led to various paintings of her nude. Painting female religious figures nude was rather common.)
The book also goes into the relationship between Lilith and astrology, archetypes, the Adam-Eve-Lilith triangle and how men who are rejected for sex can take out their frustrations on women. Aristotle's position on the soul is covered, how men fear being controlled (by women) is also covered and how Lilith appears in modern culture, especially in plays, television shows, books, songs, video games and films.
The book also goes into written references to Lilith which date back thousands of years.
The book is very complete and quite readable.
She manifests love and lust and this is part of why she was considered evil. There's a group of L- beings who include incubi, succubi, ghosts and vampires. Their origin story goes back thousands of years at least to Sumeria and possibly even earlier.
Lilith, the book notes, is considered an aspect of female spirituality by some. Related goddesses, some who may be her with another name, include The Great Mother Goddess, Ishtar, Astarte, Isis, Demeter, Hera, Aphrodite, Ceres and Inanna. Lilith is also part of the Epic of Gilgamesh, a very interesting early mythological story.
In a version of the myth Lilith ends up with Samuel who is another name for Satan. That couple can be considered sort of a negative version of Adam and Eve.
In Medieval Christianity giving in to temptation was considered a sin. (This was a way to control the way people thought and a way to make sure the money kept flowing in to the established 'proper' religious channels.)
Starting around the 1700's her image gradually changed from being a monster to being more human in nature. (This also led to various paintings of her nude. Painting female religious figures nude was rather common.)
The book also goes into the relationship between Lilith and astrology, archetypes, the Adam-Eve-Lilith triangle and how men who are rejected for sex can take out their frustrations on women. Aristotle's position on the soul is covered, how men fear being controlled (by women) is also covered and how Lilith appears in modern culture, especially in plays, television shows, books, songs, video games and films.
The book also goes into written references to Lilith which date back thousands of years.
The book is very complete and quite readable.
January 5, 2025
Eric Vernor (Corvis Nocturnum) described Lilith’s ancient origins to modern times to the 21st century with an infernally Sublime honor to her true dark nature. I do consider Lilith an antiheroine in her own right. The sad part that Jewish folklore demonized her, and she is much more than that as described.
Goddess, Daemoness, The First Witch, The First Vampire/Vampyre, etc., Lilith got her vengeance on the patriarchy because of her immortality, undying legend & legacy.
10 Sigils of Baphomets because it was a sublime read.
So it is Done! 😈🐍
Goddess, Daemoness, The First Witch, The First Vampire/Vampyre, etc., Lilith got her vengeance on the patriarchy because of her immortality, undying legend & legacy.
10 Sigils of Baphomets because it was a sublime read.
So it is Done! 😈🐍
September 4, 2020
My E-reader went haywire and deleted everything that was on it except the user manual. I found myself not interested enough to redownload this one. The little bit that I did read was ok but nothing I hadn't read/heard before about the mythology if Lilith.
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