#Psalterium

[talesofstorm]

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

now i want timelords to have 4 stomachs only because these sound like Such timelordy words

[abmediumaevum]

Wonderful parchment repairs in this gorgeous 12/13th century Swiss psalter.

(Source: Hermetschwil, Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 37; Psalterium; end of the 12th/first half of the 13th century; Southwestern Germany; f.19r)

[imyourrockbaby]

Fun random thing I learned about Mr. Saltarian today: his surname possibly comes from the Latin word psalterium, which means psalter. A psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms, often with other devotional material bound in as well, such as a liturgical calendar and litany of the Saints. Until the emergence of the book of hours in the Late Middle Ages, psalters were the books most widely owned by wealthy lay persons. (yes I copied and pasted from Wikipedia)

Which might cast some light on his role in the Ministry.

[thegothicera]

Cover of “Cassiodori Clarissimi Senatoris in Psalterium expositio”, printed in Basel in 1491

[mirandamckenni1]

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[taratarotgreene]

Aries Solar Eclipse, U.S. in the Belly of the Whale, is biblical

The HUGE Aries Total Very Long Solar Eclipse criss-crossing Mexico, 15 states in US and parts of Eastern Canada is at 19 degrees 24 minutes conjuncts a Fixed Star, Baten Kaitos at 21 degrees 57′ Aries in Tropical astrology. This is in the Constellation of Cetus, The Whale. File:Sidney Hall – Urania’s Mirror – Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officina Sculptoris, Fornax Chemica, and…

[charleshaddonspurgeon]

Overdenkingen Met Spurgeon | De Bijbel is voor iedereen Als u op de mesthoop zit, zit de Schrift naast u, met stof en as op zijn hoofd, zij aan zij huilt hij met uw mee, hij zal u niet verwijten zoals Job's ellendige vertroosters deden. Maar ook wanneer u met stralende ogen van vreugde naar het Boek komt zult u hem horen lachen; hij zal samen met u zingen en de psalterium en harp bespelen; hij zal de hoog klinkende cimbalen voortbrengen. Betreed haar goede land in een gelukkige staat en u zult met vreugde voortgaan en met vrede worden verder geleid, zijn bergen en heuvels zullen voor u zingen en alle bomen van het veld zullen in hun handen klappen. Zoals in het water uw gezicht wordt gereflecteerd, zo zult u in die levende stroom van geopenbaarde waarheid uw eigen beeld zien.

[empress-leo]

Ranking the former constellations based on how good they would be as Black family names because this road trip is taking forever

Anguilla: 8/10 I could easily see them using this

Antinous: 7/10 they would use this, but not as often

Apes: 4/10 you would have to be very unlucky to be named this

Apis: 5/10 a mildly better version of Apes

Aranea: 10/10 I love it

Argo Navis: 1/10 if it was just Navis then maybe

Asselli: 2/10 not very noble. It means donkey

Preasepe: 2/10 too many vowels

Asterion: 8/10 the perfect son, the golden child, would accidentally fall in love with a Muggle and question their family’s beliefs

Chara: 5/10 it would be used, but not frequently

Battery of Volta: 0/10 if it was just Volta then maybe, but I don’t think the blacks even know what a battery is

Bufo: 4/10 younger brother with a chip on his shoulder and anger issues

Cancer Minor: 0/10 the worse version of Cancer. Somehow

Capra: 5/10 that weird Aunt

Haedi: 5/10 the aunt that moved to America

Cerberus: 8/10 would have an over-inflated ego and a need to prove themselves

Cor Caroli Regis Martyris: 0/10 too many words

Corona Firmiana: 0/10 too scientific

Deltoton: 1/10 if this got used it would be on the weird kid

Dentalium: 0/10 sounds like an element

Felis: 6/10 neutral name

Frederici Honores: 0/10 too muggle sounding

Gallus: 7/10 they would use this, but then stop when they realised who Gallus was

Gladii Electorales Saxonici: 0/10 too many words

Globus Aerostaticus: 0/10 not in a million years

Gryphites: 2/10 maybe if it was singular then it would get used

Hippocampus: 4/10 horrible, but since hippocampi exist then it would be like naming your child crocodile

Hirudo: 5/10 would sound too foreign for the Blacks to use

Jordanus: 2/10 there would only ever be one Jordanus in Black history

Leo Palatinus: 0/10 even personal bias can’t save this name

Lochium Funis: 0/10 no. Just no

Lilium: 10/10 eldest sibling gets corrupted by dark magic vibes. It’s perfect.

Limax: 2/10 nope

Linum Piscum: 0/10 worse than nope

Lumbricus: 1/10 literally means worm. It would be hilarious to see a Black names Lumbricus

Machina Electrica: 1/10 good band name, horrible personal name

Malus: 9/10 the arch-villain Black

Manis: 2/10 the younger brother of Malus

Marmor Sculptile: 0/10 much yikes

Mons Maenalus: 0/10 Maenalus might work, but not Mons Maenalus

Musca Borealis: 0/10 sounds horrible

Noctua: 9/10 the witch that uses dark magic to get her means

Nubecula Major: 4/10 a twin name, certainly, but a bad one

Nubecula Minor: 4/10 see above

Officina Typographica: 0/10 this name looks like a typographica

Patella: 7/10 soft middle sister energy

Phoenicopterus: 1/10 it’s the shitter version of flamingo

Pinna Marina: 0/10 maybe if the blacks were Italian, but they’re not

Piscis Notus: 0/10 nothing redeemable about it

Polophylax: 1/10 sounds like something you would take for indigestion. Rolls of the tongue well though

Pomum Imperiale: 0/10 sounds like imperial Pom poms

Phaethon: 8/10 the black that was too focused on learning to be evil

Pluteum: 2/10 not good at all. They would probably be a boring banker

Psalterium Georgii: 0/10 no black would ever choose this

Quadrants Muralis: 0/10 too mathematical

Quadratum: 0/10 imagine being named after geometry like ‘ Hello, I’m square’

Ramus Pomifer: 0/10 Ramus would be good on its own though

Robur Carolinum: 0/10 absolutely not

Rosa: 10/10 ultimate tragic Black name

Sagitta Australis: 0/10 would not want to be named after Australia

Scarabeus: 9/10 Evil soul incarnate. The dark wizard to Asterion’s good wizard

Sceptrum Brandenburgium: 0/10 brandenburg will never be important enough to name anything after

Sceptrum et Manus Lustitiae: 0/10 any name with ‘et’ as it’s own thing deserves to be at the bottom

Sciurus Volans: 0/10 maybe Sciurus might work on its own, but not together

Sextans Uraniae: 0/10 absolute opposite of a banger

Siren: 5/10 sounds more like a nickname than anything else

Ceneus: 4/10 could be good, could be bad. Who know?

Lang: 1/10 Sounds like hang back with a lisp

Solarium: 3/10 which is a shame because there are so many variations on this which are great. Solarius would get 9/10

Sundarium Veronicae: 0/10 I am reminded of a verucca for some reason

Tarandus: 7/10 mostly unremarkable. Would be remembered in wizarding history a few laws but nothing else

Rangifer: 10/10 a name with absolute punch behind it. If Rangifer isn’t a badass then I don’t know who would be

Taurus Poniatovii: 0/10 shittier version of Taurus

Tarabellum: 7/10 I could see this being used as a name for a mysterious member of the black family

Vexillum: 4/10 I could see it being used, I just don’t know who by

Telescopium Herschelli: 0/10 anything with an ‘sch’ in it gets a bad rating

Tubus Herschelli Minor: 0/10 it somehow got worse

Testudo: 6/10 I could definitely see it being used

Tigris: 8/10 great gender-neutral name for a Black

Triangularis Antarcticus: 0/10 I don’t want to find the Antarctic thanks

Triangulum Majus: 0/10 large triangle is bad

Triangulum Minus: 0/10 small triangle isn’t any better

Turdus Solaritus: 0/10 it’s got turd in the name, what more do I need to say?

Uranoscpous: 0/10 ass telescope

Urna: 6/10 it would be used, it’s just not that interesting

Vespa: 8/10 would be used frequently until the blacks heard about the Vespa automobile

Rating each of the 88 IAU designated constellations based on how good they would be as a name for a member of the Black family because I’m bored and this road trip will take at least 2 more hours.

Andromeda: 10/10 no notes. It’s perfect disaster name material.

Antila: 6/10 I feel they would be the weird middle child of the family

Apus: 5/10 could be good as a domineering father figure, otherwise I wouldn’t want to call my edgy soft boi Apus Black

Aquarius: 3/10 would get made fun of and not taken seriously

Aquila: 7/10 perfect name for an adventurous lesbian that got disinherited yet is a total badass

Ara: 1/10 I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from thinking Ara Ara Black

Aries: 9/10 perfect antagonist name

Auriga: 2/10 just doesn’t really roll off the tongue well

Boötes: 3/10 not bad, but the double Bs knock it down a few points

Caelum: 6/10 good as the edgy second in command to an antagonist, otherwise unremarkable

Camelopardis: 0/10 horrible would only be made fun of for being named the objectively worse version of giraffe

Cancer: 0/10 do I even need to explain

Canes Venatici: 2/10 to many syllables

Canis Major: 4/10 could see this being used as the name for an older twin, but not on its own

Canis Minor: 4/10 ditto but for the younger twin

Capricornus: 3/10 maybe as a medieval ancestor, but not as a modern black

Carina: 8/10 younger sister name

Cassiopeia: 10/10 amazing

Centaurus: 2/10 this would probably offend the actual centaurs

Cepheus: 5/10 total emo recluse name

Cetus: 7/10 short and snappy, perfect for an overbearing father

Chamaeleon: 4/10 I could totally see them using this out of pure spite

Circinus: 3/10 at best a great-grandfather, otherwise horrible

Columba: 8/10 would be a soft and gentle older sister

Coma Berenices: 0/10 too many syllables and has coma in the name

Corona Australis: 0/10 too specific

Corona Borealis: 0/10 see above

Corvus: 10/10 the ultimate emo boi name

Crater: 8/10 would play beater on the house team

Crux: 8/10 definitely a middle child with something to prove

Cygnus: 8/10 a daddy you don’t want to mess with

Delphinus: 6/10 the secretive bastard daughter who has inherited angst

Dorado: 2/10 too many Os

Draco: 10/10 Draco Malfoy adopted by the Blacks AU vibes

Equuleus: 5/10 too many Us, other could be good for a grandfather

Eridanus: 5/10 if you place the emphasis on the i then it works, otherwise not

Fornax: 3/10 probably sounds cooler than the person with the name actually is

Gemini: 4/10 youngest child energy

Grus: 6/10 people would think it’s a nickname then be surprised it’s their real name

Hercules: 9/10 though it would probably end up being used be someone with extremely supremacist views, ruining the name for everyone else

Horologium: 0/10 imagine introducing yourself as ‘watch’

Hydra: 6/10 would defiantly be the younger brother of Hercules

Hydrus: 5/10 either the worse version of Hydra or the better version

Indus: 4/10 coloniser vibes

Lacerta: 9/10 absolutely the daughter that ran away from the family becuase she loved a Muggle

Leo: 10/10 I’m biased

Leo Minor: the inferior sibling of Leo

Lepus: 1/10 sound too much like Leper

Libra: 4/10 Le Bruh Black

Lupus: 8/10 Lupin gets adopted by the Blacks AU vibes

Lynx: 6/10 you think they’re gonna be all edgy and intimidating but they’re actually soft and apologetic for their crazy name

Lyra: 9/10 pure spice, I love it

Mensa: 0/10 I can’t think of anything I like about it

Microscopium: 0/10 like, BRUH, why

Monoceros: 6/10 the Uncle that’s a bit too into blood purity and duelling

Musca: 2/10 I- I mean, really?

Norma: 5/10 the boring and unremarkable young sister

Octans: 7/10 I could see it being used as the name of an aide

Ophiuchus: 0/10 horrible

Orion: 10/10 it’s perfect

Pavo: 4/10 that cousin you only see once every few years and aren’t quite sure how you’re related

Pegasus: 8/10 kinda heroic, I could see this being used for a main character

Perseus: 7/10 same comment as above, just a weaker version of it

Phoenix: 8/10 the hot headed brother, though given that phoenixes are real it’s kinda like naming your child cheetah

Pictor: 1/10 if a black family member ever became a grave digger, it would be Pictor

Piscis: 3/10 could be worse. I imagine this child would be mostly forgotten about though

Piscis Austrinus: 1/10 the worse version of Picsis

Puppis: 6/10 excitable younger sibling energy

Pyxis: 8/10 a name for a younger sibling who reads a few too many dark magic books

Reticulum: 1/10 horrible. Absolutely horrible

Sagitta: 7/10 people would think it’s a nickname for Sagittarius, but it actually works on its own

Sagittarius: 5/10 could just use Sagitta as a nickname

Scorpius: 9/10 almost as emo as Corvus. Almost.

Sculptor: 3/10 I could see them using it as the name of an ancestor who lived before the 17th cenfury

Scutum: 1/10 sounds too much like scrotum. Anyone who would be named this would have anger issues

Serpens: 3/10 sounds incomplete

Sextans: 3/10 in the same boat as Sculptor

Taurus: 10/10 absolutely perfect for a Father or Uncle that is an amazing duellist and is mad when his son isn’t

Telescopium: 0/10 hmm yes I would like to seeeeeee

Triangulum: 0/10 triangulate a better name

Triangulum Australe: 0/10 no that’s worse

Tucana: 8/10 either an adoring mother or the youngest brother

Ursa Major: 4/10 good older twin name

Ursa Minor: 4/10 good younger twin name

Vela: 5/10 I could see this being used, but it would cause problems with the Veela community

Virgo: 6/10 but only if pronounced as Vir(j)o Black instead of Vir(g)o Black

Volans: 6/10 semi-decent, but definitely not the oldest child

Vulpecula: 3/10 any child named this will immediately become angry

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[lailoken]

Oblation Rite of Eokharnast

Being the Jading of the Three

—

Psalterium Caini, Cultus Sabbati

[publicdomainbooksdevotee]

Realized I never applied my ability to make gifs to the CT scan of Psalterium, Antiphonarium Sanctorale taken by Dr. Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa.

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[signorformica]

Descent into Limbo. Psalterium salisburiense. England ~ 14th century. BnF • via Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

[duardius]

setting the context of a copybook received as a gift—Arte de escrevir, by francesco lucas, 1580—stanley morison relates: «For years i have longed sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum for any sort of copy of Lucas». [stanley morison, Early Italian Writing-Books, david r. godine, boston, 1990, p14.]

clearly, morison alludes to psalm 42 line 2; but numbering of this psalm is a little confusing. in the Masoretic Text we find this line as 42:2; the KJV is based upon the Masoretic Text but begins line numbering after the superscription, «To the chief musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah»—we find it there 42:1. the Vulgate follows Septuagint order: we find it as 41: 2. Novum Testamentum et Psalterium [libreria editrice vaticana] shows 42(41): 2. thus, 42:2 seems very appropriate to head this setting.

set in a custom fount of monotype bembo italic—vide ‹tagliente italic›.

letterpress on kitakata.

myles coverdale’s 1535 translation 42:1: Like as the hert desyreth the water brokes, so longeth my soule after the, o God. [My soule is a thurste for God, yee eue for the lyuynge God: wha shal I come, & beholde the face of God?]

KJV 42:1: As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

a further translation [mine]: as does the stag thirst after flowing water, so my lord, does my soul thirst for thee.

[serpentstole]

Hi! I was wondering if you had any book recs and tips for someone who wants to follow the Luciferian path. I'm asking specifically you this because we seem to hold very similar ideas on this matter, also you seem very nice.

Aw thank you, I'll do what I can to give some recommendations! Hopefully they'll be useful to you... I sadly don't have a formal reading list of recommendations yet, as I haven't been able to do as much reading as I'd likely lately, and I'm hesitant to recommend books I can't confidently vouch for. However, here's some things I do recommend! These are with the assumption that as you said, we have similar tastes/ideas when it comes to Luciferianism.

Books and Research!

The one book I do comfortably recommend to people new to Luciferianism is Kosmology: Luciferian Philosophy by Jeremy Christner. He is admittedly far more Gnostic in his Luciferianism than I am (if memory serves he considers Lucifer and Sophia two aspects/forms of the same entity). Still, I'm yet to find a book that has an identical view of Luciferianism as I do, and I think what he has to say about the more philosophical side of things is really worth reading, since it explores a few of the ways Luciferians can push themselves towards a seeking knowledge and self betterment that weren't completely obvious when I was starting out.

Paradise Lost by Milton is another incredibly popular recommendation for probably obvious reasons. It's arguably the most influential text on how we see the figure of Lucifer today. However, it's also a very very long poem written in a pretty unfamiliar style. If it's more than you can tackle at the moment, I'd honestly suggest looking into things like the Sparknotes quotes or videos that discuss its themes or impactful scenes, like Satan's speech to his followers after their fall.

I personally found the Book of Enoch to be a useful one since my Luciferianism includes the Watchers, or more specifically Azazel, though if this isn't something that interests you there's no real harm in skipping it? Though I found it an interesting read, and even if you don’t see their motives as selfless, the sharing of divine knowledge with mankind that the Watchers did before their punishment for its results does feel rather Promethean, which is one degree of separation away from being generally Luciferian... or is one in the same. Your mileage and tastes may vary.

For general recommendations I'd suggest looking for anything with Promethean themes, reading a little Canaanite mythology (the story of Attar trying to claim Baal's throne is especially interesting to me) and familiarizing yourself with the concept of Gnosticism. While I'm not a huge fan of most of it, Gnostic ideas have influenced a lot of Luciferian ones, and some people you encounter will outright identify as Gnostic Luciferians. And you might decide you like what you see! I'm not the authority on what should and shouldn't be allowed in a very personal religion. However, I find that anything that pushes the concept of Lucifer as a liberator from an evil false God... or not-false but still evil God... to be pretty uncharitable to a good many religions I don't have an issue with and think some people are needlessly hostile towards.

While I have not read either in depth yet, as Cain and Tubal-Cain are not figures that particularly interests me at this time, I've had the Pillars of Tubal-Cain by Nigel Jackson and Michael Howard recommended to me, and I've found some interesting bits in the Psalterium Caini/Psalter of Cain by Andrew Chumbley. You might need to get a bit creative about reading them if they interest you, since both are out of print and tend to be wildly expensive in the second hand market.

I would humbly discourage reading too much by anyone that pushes a flavour of Luciferianism that uses Lilith or Qlipoth, if you aren't culturally or formerly Jewish, as both (no matter how many people try to claim otherwise) are deeply entwined with the Jewish faith and Jewish mysticism. As someone who is culturally and formerly Christian, I don't feel comfortable touching either with a ten foot pole, as I strive to be respectful of closed and semi-closed practices... which Judaism and the practicing of Kabbalah are. While I've seen a lot of arguments concerning the potential validity of Hermitic Qabalah, with the assumption being the only similarity is its name, it's not a topic I feel equipped to handle... and in the case of Qlipoth especially, it feels like an uncomplicated pilfering of Jewish ideas for the sake of having an edgy magic system.

I've also not been terribly impressed with Michael W Ford's writing, as despite his prolific nature within the publishing world I'm just not really a fan of his books nor some of the choices he's made. I considered leaving him off, but he's one of those names that just keeps coming up if you research Luciferianism, so I thought it worth giving a disclaimer.

General Tips!

- I'd recommend trying to read as much as you can in subjects that interest you as possible. Ones I've found particularly of interest are religious history, mythology, philosophy, and those that are related to the fields of magic I'm interested in (as my dislike of Ford's Luciferian Witchcraft and other peoples' weird Qlipoth grimoires means I've been left to form my own magical path... though magic is not mandatory to being Luciferian by any means). There are, however, no unworthy areas of research when dealing with a religion that pushes for enlightenment and self betterment.

- I mentioned this in passing up in the books section, but if magic is a thing that interests you, do remember that it doesn't need to be explicitly Luciferian in nature! There are many ways you can merge a magic system with your religious leanings, or keep the two separate, and with the possible exception of trying to work with notoriously militant Christian spirits like St Benedict or St Michael, there's a lot of flexibility. I even work with St Expedite, as he doesn't seem to hold strong opinions on it, and I've considered keeping up some planetary magic that employs some of the lesser known angels... though my relationship with Azazel makes St Raphael incredibly off limits, as it seems like a dreadful idea to appeal to the angel that imprisoned my tentative teacher. While ceremonial magic that involves demons is of course popular, other things like forms of chaos magic, folk magic, and traditional or folkloric witchcraft are other fine choices. Though again, and I cannot stress this enough, you do not need to pursue magic if it's not something that interests you to be a Luciferian.

- Not a formal book recommendation so I'll say this down here. Consider alternative methods of exploring Luciferian ideas. For example, modern poetry can also be a lovely and less thought of means of exploring religious ideas, and surprisingly, Luciferianism especially. I've mentioned it in other posts, but my all time favourite is Imagine Lucifer by Jack Spicer, though if you look up poetry on my blog you'll find lots of other examples. There's also a number of research papers that explore these ideas, such as the one on Romantic Satanism by Peter Schock, but you may again need to get clever with how you investigate them since academic papers can be incredibly expensive to buy. Someday I hope to make a proper list of all the research papers or collections of essays I've found that are worth reading... but I need to actually finish them all first.

- At the risk of overstepping... I would suggest coming to terms with your feelings on other religions quietly and respectfully. A lot of "Left-Hand Path" religions or beliefs can be very openly hostile towards other religions in a way that's sensationalizing and unflattering at best and outright bigotry and regurgitated hate speech at worst. I fully believe there is a way to reject harmful dogma and be adversarial to the unfair or dangerous ideas that some religions/religious organizations can push without crossing those lines, and that some people should consider what they're doing to others who share their label... and, you know, basic human decency.

- It saddens me to mention this, and perhaps you already know and it goes without saying, but be careful of who you express your religious leanings to. There are people in my life that I can discuss my Luciferianism with freely, and there's people who I actively try to conceal it from. While I'd say we don't suffer the same religious persecution as some, there is often a general misunderstanding or hostility towards anything seen as Satanic, and I don't trust everyone who might have an issue with it or negatively affect me in some way because of that to hear me out.

- And finally, familiarize yourself with the bad actors who use the Luciferian label so you can avoid them. While I'd say from experience that Satanism as a religion has a lot of hate groups hiding among their ranks, I've also seen some neo-nazi/fascist sentiments coming from within the Luciferian community. Though I haven't yet seen a full organization that's clearly marketing themselves as Luciferian yet, I think anyone in an alternative religion or in occult spaces should familiarize themselves with the symbols and dogwhistles of crypto-fascists and not just take anyone's word for it when they check every box, and have ties to other neo-nazi organizations, but "are really nice guys who promise they aren't nazis".

Conclusions!

That seems like enough to start with, but do feel free to message me again if you have any more specific questions/concerns/comments/etc while you're exploring Luciferianism. I hope it helps, and best of luck!