Who exactly are Luciferians?

Question

What do Luciferians believe? Live by, rules, etc that they follow? How are they different from Satanists? What websites could I go to for more info on that specific group?

Answer 1

Theistic Satanists, Traditional Satanists, Luciferians, and Diabolators all acknowledge Satan as an active, living entity. He is the Bestower of Knowledge and the Father of Wisdom, based on his gift of free will to mankind in the Garden of Eden (as described in the book of Genesis). He is not the "Lord of all Evil" but the God of this World, representing carnality, intellectual power, human progress, indulgence, and individuality. Satanists do not "worship" Satan in the traditional sense of the term, but honor and respect him, and see themselves as being Satan's kindred and friends, not his "followers or servants". Theistic Satanists (or any of the above synonyms) are considered Pagans by many, as some choose to relate to Satan in the form of a more ancient God: Set from Egyptian mythology, or Hades/Pluto from the Greek/Roman pantheon. Diabolators can mix and match different viewpoints of the Devil according to their own individual experiences with him both inside and outside of ritual, but NO true Diabolator worships or even remotely acknowledges a being of “Pure Evil.” Some even view Satan as a formless force of nature, always present and always active. Some Theistic Satanists acknowledge the existence of Yahweh, but views on him vary also. Some view him as an opposing force of Satan, required to maintain harmony ... others view him as a tyrant who will be overthrown. All things are based on the Satanist's individual experience. You can check out http://www.theisticsatanism.com for more information.

The names vary above with what aspect of Satan the practitioners best relate to -- Luciferians focus on him as the Rebellious Angel of Light, Satanists focus more on his darker aspects, and Diabolators choose to encompass both in their title.

This is vastly different from LaVeyan Satanism (Church of Satan), who view Satan symbolically and base their lives around what he represents. They are atheists and believe that there is no higher authority than themselves. You can learn more about their beliefs in "The Satanic Bible", written by Anton LaVey, or by viewing http://www.churchofsatan.com , the Church of Satan's official website.

If you need any more information, please feel free to email me. The first website that I gave you is a great example of modern devil worship.

~A.S.~

Answer 2

Luciferianism Beliefs

Answer 3

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Who exactly are Luciferians?
What do Luciferians believe? Live by, rules, etc that they follow? How are they different from Satanists? What websites could I go to for more info on that specific group?

Answer 4

Well I’m one of those, but I am a heretical gnostic Luciferian so my doctrines are somewhat different. Basically Luciferians are Satanists (sort of like Protestans vs Catholics). Here are some of my principals…

- Lucifer is Venus, the light-bearer
- Lucifer is female
- Lucifer represents freedom of thought
- Lucifer represents wisdom
- Lucifer represents spiritual liberty and freedom (statue of liberty is Lucifer)
- Lucifer does not agree with the OT and Christian god
- Jesus was a Lucifer (a light bearer; a Light-Being)
- there’s more but that’s enough for now

Answer 5

Luciferianism can be understood best as a belief system that venerates the essential characteristics that are affixed to Lucifer.

Luciferianism is often identified as an auxiliary of Satanism, due to the canonical identification of Lucifer with Satan. Some Luciferians accept this identification or consider Lucifer as the light bearer aspect of Satan, and thus could properly be called Satanists. Others reject it, arguing that Lucifer is a more positive ideal than Satan. They are inspired by the ancient myths of Egypt, Rome and Greece, Gnosticism and traditional western occultism.

There are several different viewpoints on how Luciferianism is defined. These include:

Religious/Traditional Luciferianism
Spiritual/Gnostic Luciferianism
Philosophic Luciferianism
Modern Luciferianism


Theistic Satanism is a form of Satanism in which adherents believe Satan is an actual deity and or force. Theistic Satanists are not atheists and believe in a conscious universe. Satan is perceived as male and female, a Muse and the Bestower of knowledge (Gnosis). Believers may place a great emphasis on the Serpent in the Biblical tale of Genesis, whom they perceive to be one of the many emanations or incarnations of Satan. According to such teachings, Satan blessed mankind with the "forbidden" fruit of knowledge of good and evil. From their perspective, knowing both good and evil is the birth of wisdom. It is for this reason that Theistic Satanists perceive Satan as a Force for good but may be used for evil. [1] Devil worshippers reject this idea, and see themselves as the enemies of "Good" and the servants of "Evil" in the name of Satan, who they see as the God of all that is Evil and in adherents with the Christian bible. Other Satanists refer to Devil worshippers as reverse Christians for that very reason.


Satanism is a religion based upon the philosophy of Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, as outlined in The Satanic Bible and other works. "Satan" is appropriated as a positive symbol of this worldview, an archetype or the ultimate symbol of the self and egotism. LaVey explains that Satan is only a symbol in an interview with The Washington Post magazine: "Satan is just a symbol, nothing more.... Satan signifies our love of the worldly and our rejection of the pallid, ineffectual image of Christ on the cross.

Answer 6

This is how I understand it: Luciferian's worship the Lucifer aspect of Satan - when he was God's right-hand man, before he fell from grace and became Satan.

I wish I had more information for you. Good luck!

Answer 7

Here's the an explanation better than I could type out.

They are more positive than Satanist, and believe that "Satan" (actually Lucifer) contains both good and bad aspects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciferianism

Answer 8

There are lots of people who would laugh at the possibility of altering their fates. This is because it thinks that no one gets more that exactly what is written in his fate.

Answer 9

One and the same. Lucifer is his "name," satan is his "being." I used to be a "satanists," and the best "website" you can go to is to look up the church yourself in Amsterdam.....

Answer 10

Luciferianism: The Ideology of Gods
by Michael W. Ford
(Reproduced with permission)

Luciferianism is the ideological, philosophical and Magickial attainment of knowledge and inner power via the left hand path. The type of knowledge sought is firstly that of the self: strengths, weaknesses and all that which makes us truly ‘individual’. Initiation or the revealing of knowledge is through study, practicing Adversarial Magick/Sorcery and the continual struggle for self-improvement through spiritual rebellion.
The left hand path for Luciferians is not a specific doctrine yet clearly an aspect of who we are. Luciferians are against the social concept of “God” and “Religion” as both is collective, sheep-herding doctrines which suppress knowledge, reward weakness and apathy and place unrealistic expectations on the individual for a ‘future’ reward which does not exist. Luciferians do not accept the dualistic concept of “good” and “evil”; we hold the opinion that like in nature, darkness empowers light and light establishes growth and renewal.
Luciferians do not believe in an “afterlife” in the way which Judeo-Christians do. This does not insinuate that Luciferians don’t believe in the possibility or existence of an afterlife, there is just no need to believe in the Judeo-Christian absolutes such as a blissful paradise or some horrid place of punishment where terrible demons continually torture those who do not recognize the executed criminal-turned savior and his perceived ‘father’. In short, you will be hard pressed to find a Luciferian who believes in the “devil” and in “hell”. While it was the rage in a time of the masses having no literary skills, little science and overbearing masters, in our modern age of possibility that wonderful light is being shined in areas the early Christians would surely burn us for now.
LUCIFER IS PRE-CHRISTIAN
I have found the most adaptable to Luciferianism in its true sense are actually biblical scholars and highly intelligent Christian-students. Such an odd consideration at first, many of these young people have the questions which have not been muzzled yet by life and still adapt to different paradigms based on knowledge. Many are able to then adapt well to magick once they understand that it comes from within and the directed Will. This change is not by them discovering “literal” Lucifer yet finding the elements which fed his modern manifestation and the essence revealed.
The Judeo-Christian concept of ‘Satan” is not necessarily a symbol or culture Luciferians utilize as a representation of the ideology. Considering that ‘Lucifer’ is a common Latin, “Judeo-Christian” epithet for Satan; how is this possible? Lucifer, ‘bringer of light’ is a term describing the morning and evening stars, Eosphorus and Hesperos. The Greek Artemis (associated with Hecate), who is a variation of the goddesses Ishtar and Inanna, is the morning star of Venus. Artemis is shown often holding a torch, as is Hecate, who are the bringers of illumination and equally those who bring night. Clearly understood, these gods and goddesses are not “evil” yet ‘balanced’ in their roles. Like humans, they are capable of both beneficial and malefic acts.
One of the early origins for the myth of “Lucifer” as a form of the Adversary is found in the Ugaritic-Canaanite myths of Baal and Attar (Ashtar). In Hurrian mythology, Ashtar is represented as Venus, the Morningstar. One of the precursors to the later Enoch myths of the Watchers, Ashtar the Rebel is the Morningstar who is likened to the later kings of both Babylon and Tyre, ascending in rebellious fashion against the perceived natural order. This is one point in which the Adversary or rebel represents the lively and willful mind which utilizes the laws of nature to ascend. In an astral sense, Venus the Morningstar is the illuminated psyche which thinks and is bright first, which inspires a jealous Sun to then rise up and attempt to remove and blot out the light of the shining one.
“Ashtar the Rebel went up to the reaches of Zaphon. He sits enthroned on the throne of Aliyan Baal…” –Cosmic Mountain, Clifford. Ashtar, who is associated with the Sahru and Salimu being the Morning-star and Evening-star, Light and Night-bringer, is parallel with the myth of Anat fighting Tannanu or Leviathan.
“In the land of Mhnm the dragon swished the sea; his double tongue licked the heavens, his twin tails churned up the sea. She fixed the unmuzzled dragon; she bound him to the heights of Lebanon.” – PRU, Cosmic Mountain.
Yamm or Judge Nahar, the Lotan/Litan or Seven-headed dragon of the oceanic-abyss is the Adversary who represents the subconscious mind; the psyche unbound and unwilling to adhere to perceived order. The necessary function of the Adversary is the vitality we call life, the very friction against the opposite which inspires evolution to a greater state of being.
The World is shaped by the Will-Directed Mind
Luciferians consider magick to be a process of continual self-improvement, strengthening consciousness and obtaining knowledge via a self-chosen path of initiation. Rituals are small markers of this process, for they represent “road signs” which assist the adept on their own path of spiritual and physical insight. Luciferians consider that a balance and interaction of the spiritual with the physical leads to the wisdom of experience, ultimately power. Through pushing these boundaries, the Luciferian can ‘ascend’ as gods themselves.
The theory of ritual magick is that the Luciferian understands the “gods”, “spirits” and “demons” are the archetypical creation of humanity; that our subconscious feeds the type of energy in which these beings exist through. Luciferianism is thus the ultimate spirituality as it focuses on the growth and expansion of the individual in a rational sense here and now, with the broad range of spiritual exploration as well. Luciferians find the symbolism of demonic gods, or ‘deific masks’ as representations of either a power or phenomena in nature and within the mind. It is the ‘bridge’ between both, the initiation, which unlocks the wisdom of darkness.
Luciferians consider the Black Flame, or “Melammu”, the power of gods and demons, to be the essence of divine consciousness. This is visualized within via meditations and in ‘dream’ workings or astral projection. The Black Flame is the inner fire of the mind given to humanity by the Watchers or fallen angels. In ancient Mesopotamia, Melammu is the divine gift first held by Tiamat the Goddess of Darkness. (See MASKIM HUL – Babylonian Magick by Michael W. Ford)
Many ask, “What does it mean to be your own god?” My reply is that to be a god is to understand that you must be able to identify your spirituality emerging from within; that you empower any gods or daemons which are brought into your temple and that you alone are responsible for your accomplishments and failures. If you are the beginning or source of your spirituality, the strength you will possess will be greater than any other, allowing you to enter the path of the truly satanic and luciferian. As you can see, this has nothing to do with Christian ideology other than the adversarial mask. The archetypes/symbols/deific masks have meaning to you in what they represent and eventually what you have achieved using them, once removing the mask or symbol, the energy which fueled your achievement is derived from your imagination and Will.

To be a god is to know that what you do now will affect your future days ahead. To be a god is to then take actions which will make your future manifest in most reasonable ways according to your will. To be a god is to call upon the other deific masks and daemons when you seek a type of knowledge, then to use them as a part of yourself. To be the most productive with this ideology, you must search and seek the knowledge of the history of the archetypes and enemies you seek to overmaster. Learning the origins of Yahweh is an excellent place to start: you will never look at a Christian the same again. They will appear even more pathetic.
The myths and symbols of old are potential “imagination fuel” for the luciferian, those who understand their greatness lies within their grasp and is only limited by their understanding of how the world works, their will and the ability to recognize errors in thinking which restrict success.