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Lucifer: I don't have a governing angel. I do not have a formally assigned angelic frustrator in the grimoires the way lower spirits do.

Me: why not?

Lucifer: I exceed the rank where such a thing applies.

Me: but King Paimon and Lord Azazel don't?

Lucifer: Paimon is an emanation. I am an archetypal source.

Me: I thought you were an air elemental though. Doesn't that guarantee you a foil?

Lucifer: I'm not a slyph or elemental creature myself, I am not a lower spirit. I am the ruler of the Air, not the air itself. I travel through the air but I am not bound to it. Asking if I have a foil is a category error, I am the foil to my own ascent when I descend. I am the Phosphor and the Hesper. I govern the East, so you could perhaps call Raphael a foil of mine, but I far exceed his rank and he has no power over me. He more so, corresponds with me, as Haniel corresponds with me, rather than against me. One could call Michael my foil, but he is better attributed to Sammael, Asmoday or Satan. Michael frustrates Satan greatly at times, and I find myself far more agreeable with him when opportunity provides.

Me: what about Lucifuge Rofocale?

Lucifer: what about him? He acts more like a secretary of mine. He acts in the darkness, often as an intermediary between myself and other spirits or mortals. He is not my foil, more like my subordinate. We are different aspects of the same infernal government, not opposing forces.

Me: It just confuses me I guess, that every demon is said to have a foil except for you.

Lucifer: well, I'm not really a demon am I? I am a cosmic principle above duality, I am not an emanatory demon. I am both light and shadow, so I am my own opposite. No one has power over me.

Me: not even Satan?

Lucifer: no. That question doesn't make sense.

(Take it if it resonates.)

- Three of wands, Temperance, The magician and Seven of swords

@draconiamorningstar decided to take my highly personal devotional art to Lucifer, run it through a fucking ai, and edit me out of it.

Someone thankfully let me know this morning.

Like what the fuck.

She printed it out on a banner and has it in the background of all her videos.

I am so sick of these grifters masquerading as witches when they don't even fucking respect their Lord enough to make their own art of him.

Genuinely fuck you

You know how absolutely insulting this would be to him? The God of knowledge, learning and skill? And you made ai art of him based on the devotional piece an actually devotee spent hours painting?

You edit his devotee out of the painting that they made for him? You think he likes that?

Rest in fucking pieces to you girl, you just obliterated the sanctity of your space and the integrity of your craft.

search up spotify lyrics on google or Pinterest and the first that comes up describes you

I'll go first

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Anna and Nann wtf we both got the Smiths 😭

My tags: @eternalmyth1 @serenvious @the-dimension-hopping-jester @thankume @sacredwitch @kaedesmultiverse

Why is it always so depressing 🥀

Lord Ixtlilton, allow me to have dark, restful, healing sleep. Lord Hypnos, bring me meaningful dreams. Lord Lucifer, give me the knowledge and insight to put my phone down for long enough to fall asleep.

Gods above, among, and below. Help a tired man please I’m so eepy. I’m so so eepy.

"Tricksters are inherently transgressive figures who literally embody what it's like to live in a socially unacceptable or taboo way, which is why members of marginalized communities flock to them while more privileged people find them distasteful. They are the personifications of chaos and social unrest, which includes how much strife surrounds people who are deemed socially unacceptable; they are literally the gods of minorities and people who suffer under bigoted unjust systems.

When tricksters do something bad in a myth, marginalized groups see a complex rebellious figure with their own motives while privileged people see a bad person doing bad things. And when tricksters are punished, privileged people just see a bad guy getting their comeuppence while marginalized groups see the harsh realities of living as a socially unacceptable person.

Level-Up Your Witchcraft

Find ways to practice daily. Start small with more energy manageable spellwork, like daily tea/kitchen magic. Try out planetary magic to help plan spells and rituals ahead of time. Daily practice helps novice witches to grow their abilities to hand and manipulate energy in greater capacities.

Daily prayer. Remember, praying doesn’t always have to be directed towards spirits or deities. Praying for your own personal power is extremely empowering. Here’s a great video from one of my favorite magical mentors on the topic.

Wear a crystal or oil programed as a magical enhancer to help amplify your will while casting. This was a game changer for me.

Discover & follow your path. Many witches are encouraged to learn many casting methods and types of magic when they are beginning their journey. I considered myself an eclectic witch for eight years before realizing what speciality of witchcraft fit best with me. Once a practitioner focuses on their most suitable path, things feel like they unlock naturally and magic feels more intense.

Read witchcraft adjacent nonfiction. As you dive deeper into most practices, what’s useful won’t be a correspondence cheat sheet or a spell book, but actual history and science. Reading books on quantum physics has helped me develop my own magical theory. Historical & geological references can help witches connect with their ancestral magic. When witches open their view of magic to include everything around them, any topic can become magical exploration and information for the grimoire. Correspondences can be discovered the old fashioned way, through discernment and for yourself.

Routine spell management. Reinforce wards or cast spells routinely in whatever manner works best for you. That could be weekly, monthly, or seasonally. Are you routinely cleansing under the New Moon? Maybe your wards are cast seasonally.

Write your own spells. Everyone loves a good spell book, but if all your casting are other people’s spells, you may not be reaching your full potential.

Meditate. Fifteen minutes a day will unlock more than you ever dreamed possible. I read in a mindfulness book once that meditating eliminates resistance, allowing what you’ve been asking for to flow into your life uninhibited. It also enhances your intuition and recalibrates your mind and body.

Master a method of divination. Tarot, runes, anything! Divination allows the witch to answer their own questions regarding spellwork, better plan, and communicate with allied spirits. It’s the first thing I would tell a young witch to learn.

He also very obviously wants to sleep sometimes and is weirdly secretive about it? Today I was hanging out in my room and he kept being like "ritual ritual time I want ritual" and I was like ??? Why? I'll offer u some incense" and he was like "noo no incense ritual"

And i was like ???? Why??? I light you a candle??

And he was like "no I want your full attention "

So i was like ??? Okay?? But when I went to meditate he only possessed me very lightly, and I was like why make a big fuss over this?

He sort of just waited until I got bored enough to doze off, and then he very obviously possessed me much deeper. I later came to find this was all because he wanted to rest in me (that weird possession thing where he sleeps in my stomach)

I wake up and am like oh sorry Lucifer I fell asleep I didn't mean to

And Lucifer is like:

When I awoke I felt the pressure of him in my gut. And i was like oh. That makes sense. He's been kinda dull lately I guess. Weird that he wouldn't just ask but ok.

Later when I felt him stirring he was like "oh hey, thanks. I've got some things to do now." And just goes about his business.

I posted this on discord, but thought I'd share it here, too. This is an excercise I used to use when I was working on differentiating my inner monologue from spiritual messages.

Find a song, or tone, that you are comfortable humming to. Sit comfortably and listen to it, eyes closed. Start humming and feel the vibrations in your chest/throat. If you work with infernal beings using their Enn is a great option, there are loops of people singing them on youtube. Now, focus on your own voice humming at first, notice what you sound like, notice any thoughts coming up and what they sound like, what does your inner voice sound like to you? How is it different from your outer voice? Start by focusing only on what you sound like.

When you feel comfortable in your ability to identify you, you can let your attention move to things around you. Are there sounds in the room you are in, are there messages coming through internally that dont sound like you? Don't rush to answer any of them, listen to them and see if any sound like similar voices. Eventually the messages you have access too will become clearer, and you wont be in a constant struggle of "Was that my thought or a message?"

They come in pairs, never one person though one may hag back a bit. They have been seen using cars with significantly tinted windows, no business logos anywhere on the vehicle, or parking close to the home they walked up to only to drive away right after without visiting other homes, almost as if they’re not real sales people.

True door to door salespeople need a sort of peddler’s license, subject to city and county law, to solicit at your door. You can ask to see this permit. If they don’t provide one or make an excuse, they are likely bogus.

They wear a jacket with a company logo but likely don’t wear name tags and the Don’t provide id.

Tell them you’ll call the company about a noncompliant representative. Make them leave. Better yet not to open the door to them, and tell them nothing.

Unfortunately I cannot ask this unanonimously as my spiritual blog is linked to my main blog and I wish to keep them separate, but I wish to inquire a bit about His Majesty, Luficer, and felt that you would guide me well on this matter.

I come from from a religious household, while not christian it is a part of abrahamic faith, and my relationship with said religion is rather... Complicated, I would say. I was only a child when I felt completely abandoned by God, and despite the clear spiritual powers gifted to my family by my ancestors (who were no doubt worshippers of a polytheist faith and had practiced magic themselves), it felt for a while that I was forever doomed to eternal sin.

When I was 14-15, I learned about Lucifer and was deeply intrigued because I barely knew much about him nor anything about christian angels. I did not feel any calling, but simply a fondness of learning anything I could. This was around the same time I would be interested in Greek Mythology, and naturally found my way to Hellenistic Polytheism where I found a calling to Lord Apollo (whom I've been devoted to ever since)

My spiritual belief is that despite only having worshiped Greek deities, I believe in the existence and power of every divine entity to have been given name, and even those who remain hidden from mortal eyes. I'm in my early twenties now, and a day or so before new years eve I felt a sudden pull towards Lucifer that was as simple as reading up on him again between breaks of my dued project, and when I laid on my bed for a quick rest, this happened: I do not if ever hear my deities, Apollo relies on his trust in me to interpret his messages in oracle cards, but in an almost tranced state that I've never felt before, Lucifer had come before me, powerful in presence like a spotlight was shining directly into my eyes.

I felt like I was losing my mind at first, because he endlessly shifted in form that it felt as if I was seeing something the human mind isn't supposed to comprehend at once, and maybe it's because I was so aware of everything that I could learn about him. When I had felt so frightened, His Majesty began to stabilize into a more human like form, his face was handsome but worn with a light wrinkle and shadow beneath his dark eyes, his long hair was straight and black as obsidian, the unending strands float about like silk in the wind, as if it had a mind of its own. He wore nothing but a cloth that had been drapped over his lap as he sat upon a rock.

He smiled at me, while in outward appearances it seemed cunning, no ill will or malicious intent was behind it. Lucifer seemed amused by my attitude towards him, frightened and keen to be humble before him in fear of disrespect. In my confusion and fear I had asked what he may have wanted, and in a voice I could not hear and yet understood, replied:

"Whatever it is you want."

And it echoed throughout for a couple times, and then I felt something on my heart, a serpent wrapped around it. Lucifer had came at a time where I had lost all confidence in myself, I no longer knew the person I had once been, I felt myself as if fallen from grace. And as I write this, I had come to a realization that the little serpent wrapped around my heart, is a part of His Majesty that he left with me.

Now, this is brief as I can give about my background, as for my inquiry, and I extend this to other worshippers who come across it: Has Lucifer's presence alongside you ever been felt by other people? Because my sister who is spiritually gifted, as well as a skilled tarot reader with remarkable clairvoyance, has seemed to suspect I brought with me a kind of "foul spirit or presence" in my father's words of what she said to him, days after I returned home after a year in university but my father said he felt nothing. Lucifer is powerful no doubt, but I fear for my wellness if she thinks he's a threat for the reason being of his demonic aspects. And this troubles me because she had never sense Lord Apollo's presence, or at the very least felt he was a threat.

I don't want her to know about Lucifer and I don't want to be shunned that I was called by him, any guidance would be of tremendous help to me. Thank you and may you be well.

Hi! Thanks for reaching out. I'd be interested to hear how things have developed since you asked this question.

I've seen the sentiment that Lucifer is extremely responsive be echoed time and time again, especially online, and I think that is a part of what you may have experienced.

I'm not sure I quite know how to explain this well, but Lord Lucifer is literally the spirit of awakening consciousness and realization. He really likes being noticed. He is commonly considered to be an Air elemental and the Prince of the Powers of the Air, which in symbolic terms means that he dwells in the 'dimension' of the mind. He is extremely fond of those who are deeply introspective.

He is also said to dwell in the air that we breathe, as in, he exists among the common man here on Earth (and falls to Earth every morning). I have experienced a great disparity between how different spirits or Gods manifest based on where they are said to dwell, literally how far or near they are to humanity. Higher Gods and heavenly angels are notoriously difficult to contact because are literally so high. Infernals are notoriously responsive and more accustomed to human conditioning. When you think about it, it may not be all that surprising that you have felt and sensed Lord Lucifer with far greater ease than Apollo, and his initiative for you may be strengthening the abilities you already have to obtain greater contact with your other Lords.

There are obviously always nuances and factors specific to your experience, but I would say that Lucifer is, (and many i'nfernals' in general) known for responding.

In terms of your fear or resignation towards his demonic aspects, I think exploring those fears is gonna be the bread and butter of your introductory phases. My advice would be to isolate what exactly you are anxious about and dissect it. If you're apprehensive about his "demonic" aspects, investigate where those aspects came from. Who do you fear judgement from, and why? What do your fears say about your attitudes towards yourself?

And another side note,

This is very anecdotal on my part but Lucifer is definitely a trickster in the (usually) very harmless way. If your sister is a certain brand of love and light practitioner, it is very possible that Lucifer was just trying to spook her as a joke. He does that a lot. He thinks he's very funny. There have been many many instances where I have been in the presence of religious folks or even certain witches, and they're like "my friend, please come to the light I fear there is something wicked attached to your soul." And I'm kinda like oh yeah.

Haha. That's just him. Lucifer stop it.

My partner has reported feeling Lucifer around, but says he never felt anything hostile or negative. He kind of just messes with people sometimes.

But if you're less sure that's the case, banishments and cleansing rituals are always a safe way to rid yourself of any truly negative presences. Your sister very well could have been pointing out a "parasite" having nothing to do with Lucifer.