Thread: A question about Luciferians?

What is a luciferian and what do they believe? What good books are there about Luciferianism?

There are a few different Luciferic paths.

My Luciferic path follows that Lucifer is the god of progress and intellectual inquiry, not only the divine inspiration behind the spiritual enlightenment of the Gnostic and the heretic and the lover of God in all his/her forms.
Through Lucifer's spirit humanity first climbed down from the trees and has represented the flow of progress ever since.

But Lucifer may be more than a metaphor for rebellion, enlightenment and advancement - as the pure creative and motive light, Lucifer may actually be the key to life itself . . .

The DNA within the nuclei of all cells of living creatures contains biophotons or ultra-weak proton emissions - in other words, light!
A dynamic web of light constantly released and absorbed by the DNA connects cells, tissues and organs and serve as the organism's main communication network.

Lucifer is on the move inside you and me, chattering between cell and cell, rousing the cohorts of the life-force, keeping us alive and wonderful. Every man and woman is a star - and now we know we have our own inner light.

The Left Hand Path of my Luciferianism aims to continue the destruction of the unbalanced, collapsed Tree of Life.

The LHP fulfills and deepens the Fall. The Dark Adept continues the Fall from God to reach individual divinity.
The reason behind the Fall is often described as being hubris, man's search for knowledge and forces that originally were not meant for him to acquire. The LHP leads to a second birth, a spiritual rebirth as a god.

Thanks very much for the good information.

Yes, this was very informative and nicely put - can you contact me EtuMalku? I have a few questions for you.

The blazing darkness of Luciferian skies,
Upon which no man can safely set his eyes,
Was meant to be detected by spiritual means,
Hence remaining unknown to the race of men,
But the blessed few which exist between
The Human soul and Heaven,
Made gods by Sophia, sent
And manifested as the serpent
Bearing lanterns of wisdom from the Firmament.

An ancient and eternal struggle for truth
Shall be fought on Terrestrial land,
For the servitude and allegiance
Of a species created at God’s command.

Wisdom has won the war
But the fruit of her labor is yet to be seen;
For when infinite enemies meet
On the prophecy’s hill, the promised peak,
The liberated spirits, they shall purge
From the Universe the Demiurge.

I've been studying the Occult for a couple years now and I've noticed that the terms Luciferianism and Satanism are mixed and are used almost synonymously. Can someone clarify the difference between the two for me so I won't be confused anymore. Do Satanists believe that Lucifer exists? And vice versa. How do their philosophies and rituals differ?

Originally Posted by Xaeos Mergan

I've been studying the Occult for a couple years now and I've noticed that the terms Luciferianism and Satanism are mixed and are used almost synonymously. Can someone clarify the difference between the two for me so I won't be confused anymore. Do Satanists believe that Lucifer exists? And vice versa. How do their philosophies and rituals differ?

They're related, but definitely not synonymous. There are so many subsets under each of the terms that the differences can't be easily and absolutely pointed out. So I can only speak for myself and my own distinction here.

Lucifer and Satan are indeed the same being. When He is Satan and when He is Lucifer depends upon perspective. To a Luciferian, He is never Satan, Satan meaning essentially "enemy". To a Judeo-Christian, his role isn't really Luciferian, but Satanic. Explaining further, He is Lucifer - the bringer of the light of Wisdom - to those who receive His gift. The Wisdom introduced by Lucifer acts in contrast to the conventional. Thus, followers of the conventional view Him as Satan. He is an enemy of Yahweh, only inasmuch as He aims to aid man in his deliverance from the illusory world imposed by Yahweh.

So you have a single entity with a single goal, and He becomes Lucifer or Satan depending on how you view that goal. His role as Satan is important, and many (most?) Luciferians look fondly upon the ideas and imagery that have risen from his role as Satan, but it is not our primary focus. Satanism is a religion against something by its nature. Luciferianism is a progression of Satanism - a religion that stands on its own, independent of any other stimuli, for it is the path of those who have understand the need to transcend the lower levels of corrupt creation, on which even the material creator resides.

Originally Posted by Great American Desert

They're related, but definitely not synonymous. There are so many subsets under each of the terms that the differences can't be easily and absolutely pointed out. So I can only speak for myself and my own distinction here.

Lucifer and Satan are indeed the same being. When He is Satan and when He is Lucifer depends upon perspective. To a Luciferian, He is never Satan, Satan meaning essentially "enemy". To a Judeo-Christian, his role isn't really Luciferian, but Satanic. Explaining further, He is Lucifer - the bringer of the light of Wisdom - to those who receive His gift. The Wisdom introduced by Lucifer acts in contrast to the conventional. Thus, followers of the conventional view Him as Satan. He is an enemy of Yahweh, only inasmuch as He aims to aid man in his deliverance from the illusory world imposed by Yahweh.

So you have a single entity with a single goal, and He becomes Lucifer or Satan depending on how you view that goal. His role as Satan is important, and many (most?) Luciferians look fondly upon the ideas and imagery that have risen from his role as Satan, but it is not our primary focus. Satanism is a religion against something by its nature. Luciferianism is a progression of Satanism - a religion that stands on its own, independent of any other stimuli, for it is the path of those who have understand the need to transcend the lower levels of corrupt creation, on which even the material creator resides.

Do I understand correctly that both religions worship the same entity or energy but Satanism is based on destruction and Luciferianism is based on a form of enlightenment and spiritual expansion? Luciferianism is an advanced form of Satanism--more intellectual?

Very insightful reply, Great American Desert, I've read it several times and I'm getting close to understanding it. --- Are you a Luciferian?

You do understand correctly. There will be those that disagree with me, but this is the case as I have observed it. I do see it as the more intellectual of the two. It is oriented toward the heavens rather than the hylic, and the advancement of the self is a result of fusion with the All...fusion with the One, or the Monad. It's not about becoming a god, but about becoming God through total immersion - re-entering the sacred vulva of Sophia from whence our maker came, and learning of the mystery of Abraxas and the scope of the grand plenum of Pleroma/Bythos.

The Luciferian path was begun when the Serpent entered Eden and planted the seed of rebellion, and the plight of mankind since this time has been the decision to embrace the hardships of seeking, and the luxury of ignorance.

I am a Luciferian Gnostic, or a Gnostic Luciferian; whichever aspect is more important at any given time.

Originally Posted by EtuMalku

There are a few different Luciferic paths.

My Luciferic path follows that Lucifer is the god of progress and intellectual inquiry, not only the divine inspiration behind the spiritual enlightenment of the Gnostic and the heretic and the lover of God in all his/her forms.
Through Lucifer's spirit humanity first climbed down from the trees and has represented the flow of progress ever since.

But Lucifer may be more than a metaphor for rebellion, enlightenment and advancement - as the pure creative and motive light, Lucifer may actually be the key to life itself . . .

The DNA within the nuclei of all cells of living creatures contains biophotons or ultra-weak proton emissions - in other words, light!
A dynamic web of light constantly released and absorbed by the DNA connects cells, tissues and organs and serve as the organism's main communication network.

Lucifer is on the move inside you and me, chattering between cell and cell, rousing the cohorts of the life-force, keeping us alive and wonderful. Every man and woman is a star - and now we know we have our own inner light.

The Left Hand Path of my Luciferianism aims to continue the destruction of the unbalanced, collapsed Tree of Life.

The LHP fulfills and deepens the Fall. The Dark Adept continues the Fall from God to reach individual divinity.
The reason behind the Fall is often described as being hubris, man's search for knowledge and forces that originally were not meant for him to acquire. The LHP leads to a second birth, a spiritual rebirth as a god.

Very well put. Lucifer runs through each and every one of us, whether we embrace this or defy it and keep it locked away identifies us as either Clayborn(those who follow the Demiurge and refuse the Inner Flame) and the Flameborn(Those of us who embrace our true creator). That's how I believe, in my opinion. I am not challenging anyone's beliefs.