I present to the reader a fascinating compilation of my genuine devotions to the ancient Goddess Lilith. I have been a devotee of Lilith for more than 20 years. Those seeking a serious and practical guidance to devotional and religious rites in honour of Lilith will find it in this volume. Written with the explicit religious worship of Goddess Lilith in mind, In Lilith's Devotions offers an abundance of liturgical materials to benefit both novice practitioners and seasoned Lilith devotees. Whether your journey is solitary or you are searching for rituals to include into your group/coven this book will not disappoint.
This little book is dedicated to the dark goddess Lilith. The most valuable parts of the book are the prayers themselves. While this book has merit it also has it’s areas of weakness.
If one wants to start dedicating themselves to Lilith this book has some valuable prayers, incantations etc. the weakness in the book is some of the facts which impact the prayers . The first fact the author got wrong is the difference between theurgic and thaumaturgic magic. Theurgic is not just praying to the gods in hope that you will get something while thaumaturgic magic is asking for the same thing but using your own resources.
Theurgic magic is magic thst has us summon higher powers but it is for spiritual enlightenment or to commune with the gods. Thaumaturgic magic is love and money spells .
Next the author conflated Lilith with other deities like Ishtar, Alilat, Al Uzza etc. the ancients Babylonians never say Ilith or Ishtar as one. Alilat and Uzza are from the Arabian peninsula and have nothing to Do with Lilith.
The author is right when he addresses prayer. Praying to deities does not get us anything . We have to work for it. Prayer helps us focus our mind and energies on what we want and the gods do help out a little bit.
Lilith has a long history going all the way back into Sumeria which precedes the biblical Israel. Lilith started off as Lamashtu, a demon who killed babies in their crib and seduced men in their dreams. Later she morphed into Lilitu. In the Bible Ilith was the first woman but she would not submit to Adam.
The author does get it right on left hand path philosophy. Dark deities want us to have our independence and they taught us about the stars, science and technology .
The main weakness of this book is the leaving out of history and incorrect facts.