#lilith deity

[thrashkink-coven]

This is common knowledge for anyone on the r/demonolatrypractices subreddit but I realized that a lot of you aren’t on there and are missing out on some great resources, so if you’re looking for reading material on demonology and demonolatry definitely check out the website below.

These basic resources come straight from Demonology the subreddit. I did not compile any of this, I’m just sharing for the folks on Tumblr. (Honestly even if you aren’t fond of that sub you should definitely take advantage of their deep dives by experienced practitioners, it really is a great resource):

Some book recommendations

Essential Background:

*On the Hieratic Art* by Proclus

*The Testament of Solomon*

*The Picatrix*

*Three Books of Occult Philosophy* by Agrippa

*The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy* by Pseudo-Agrippa

Classic Grimoires:

*The Sworn Book of Honorius (Liber Juratus)*

*The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage*

*The Heptameron* by Pietro d'Abano

*The Greater Key of Solomon*

*The Lesser Key of Solomon (Lemegeton)*

*Grimorium Verum*

For Spiritual/Theological Grounding:

*Timaeus* by Plato

*Parmenides* by Plato

*Chaldean Oracles*

*The Corpus Hermeticum*

*On the Mysteries (De Mysteriis)* by Iamblichus

*Psychic Self-Defense* by Dion Fortune

*Initiation Into Hermetics* by Franz Bardon

Good Contemporary Books:

*Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires* by Aaron Leitch

*Pandemonium* by Jake Stratton-Kent

*Stellas Daemonum* by David Crowhurst

About Lilith:

The Mighty Book List:

Introductory guides (the books that have their own systems of working with spirits included in them, therefore you can try working with spirits if you have any one of these books):

"The Complete Book of Demonolatry" by S. Connolly, (I consider this to be essential)

"Lucifer and The Hidden Demons: A Practical Grimoire from The Order of Unveiled Faces" by Theodore Rose,

"Demons of Magick: Three Practical Rituals for Working with The 72 Demons" by Gordon Winterfield

"Consorting with Spirits: Your Guide to Working with Invisible Allies" by Jason Miller.

Each one of these books will have wildly different approaches. Try them, see what works for you and what doesn't.

Classic grimoires (these are good to read through to see the working with demons through a historical lens. Some people still use methods in these books, most new books will at the very least borrow elements, such as names, sigils and correspondences):

"The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage" (Dehn ed. is recommended)

"The Greater Key of Solomon",

"The Lesser Key of Solomon" aka Lemegeton (Peterson ed. is best, Mathers/Crowley is its own thing worth reading but incomplete),

"Pseudomonarchia Daemonum" (repeats a lot of information that Lesser Key has, but is older, so worth a read if you're into history of occult),

"Grimorium Verum" (Peterson ed. or JSK's "True Grimoire"),

"The Grand Grimoire" (aka Red Dragon)

"The Grimoire of St. Cyprian",

" The Goetia of Dr. Rudd".

Books that are good to read for general occult/ magick background:

"The Egyptian Book of the Dead",

"Chaldean Oracles",

"On the Mysteries" by Iamblichus,

"The Greek Magical Papyri",

"The Testament of Solomon",

"The Picatrix",

"Three Books of Occult Philosophy" by Agrippa,

"The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy" by Pseudo-Agrippa,

"Transcendental Magic" by Eliphas Levi,

"Psychic Self-Defense" by Dion Fortune,

"Initiation into Hermetics" by Franz Bardon,

"The Golden Dawn" by Regardie/Greer,

"Chicken Qabalah" by Lon Milo Duquette,

"Liber Null and Psychonaut" by Peter J. Carroll.

Contemporary reference books (dictionaries, history books on a spirit and other similar compilations):

"The Dictionary of Demons: Expanded and Revised: Names of the Damned" by Michelle Belanger,

"Book of the Fallen: Satanic Theory, Ethics, and Practice" by Martin McGreggor,

"Lucifer: Princeps" by Peter Grey,

"Rites of Lucifer" by Asenath Mason,

"The Goetia Devils" by Rev. Cain,

"Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires: The Classical Texts of Magick Deciphered" by Aaron Leitch,

"Pandemonium: A Discordant Concordance of Diverse Spirit Catalogues" by Jake Stratton-Kent.

"Stellas Daemonum" by David Crowhurst,

"Demonolator's Handbook" by Mirta Wake.

Books to do with evocation (make sure you know the difference between evoking and invoking), qliphoth, and other intermediate practices:

"The Practice of Magical Evocation" by Franz Bardon,

"Qabalah, Qliphoth, and Goetic Magic" by Thomas Karlsson

"Goetic Evocation" by Steve Savedow,

"Lake of Fire" by S. Connolly,

"Tree of Qliphoth" by Asenath Mason

[goldenbat]

my biggest tip for manifestation:

live it.

live as if it has already happened. don't think about how it's gonna happen in the future, act as it it was already happening now.

apply this to whatever you want to manifest &, trust me, you'll be able to succeed at least 10x better

[freespiritlilith]

i see people are talking about this again so, from a queer trans jew:

LILITH IS OPEN! IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN WORSHIP HER! BE YOU JEWISH OR GENTILE 💖

Four points:

lilith is open, but making jewish pregnancy protection bowls and saying its idk a modern michigander witch invention, THAT is appropriation. Just saying a prayer to Lilith as a gentile is, can’t believe i have to say this, not appropriation.

lilith is jewish, as known from oral tradition, ancient and medieval apotropaic artifacts, Zohar, and of course the Alphabet of (falsly attributed) Ben Sirach ~ she’s jewish but, just like judaism, she’s is an amalgam of common experiences witnessed by peoples in antiquity

lilith is actively worshipped, observably, in reality, by jewish and gentile women and queers for decades. My friends aren’t antisemitic just for me inviting them in, that’s batshit talk.

don’t tell anyone who to worship. this includes unsolicited suggestions to “swap” Lilith with anyone else. Imposing your religious beliefs on others is very, very culturally christian, so stop that. please.

[mcbridemascfem]

Friendly reminder you can be Pagan/Christian and be trans

It’s feels hard to be a witch when many associate witchcraft with women hood

You’re not less of a witch for being a man

Your gods love you, you’re not a traitor or a bad person for being a man

You don’t have to fit into the aesthetic of dark femme if you work with or worship Lilith, the morrogon , hel, Hecate or anyone

Athena won’t view you as stupid and Aphrodite won’t view you as ugly

Artemis still loves you you’re not disappointing her

I love manly witches!

if you work with god in a pagan or Christian way is great! Your not a traitor for believing in god or Jesus

God made lots of cool things so why wouldn’t you be a man?

Mary still loves you

Your transition, whatever that may be isn’t a disservice to Gods creation (he’s not mad)

You don’t have to be a Christian in spite of being trans you don’t have to be trans in spite of being Christian Jesus was both man and god and Mary was both virgin and mother

If other queer people treat you badly for believing in god that’s for them to deal with not you

Being a man isn’t a bad thing

God already knows you’re trans so why hide from him?



[boypupp]

⚸ Breaker of Chains ⚸

[bolszaja-miedwedica]

Lady Lilith may your days and nights be sweet

may you bring ripe fruit to your devotees

we love you oh so dearly

the lady of night

[enchanting-jewel]

Lilith

Lilith is the Goddess of:

Love

Demons

Beauty

Wisdom

Life

Rebirth

Fertility

Motherhood

Inner strength

Illumination

Mysteries

Spiritual initiation

The night

The evening star

Vampires

Lilith is said to to be Adams first wife before Eve and was exiled due to her independence and her ways of thinking.

Modern day has taught most to fear her, but her intents are pure. She tells us to take back our power. She calls to us to stand in our truth, embracing our dark and light equally.

She tells us to stop playing small and being afraid of burning too passionately for worry of being misunderstood in the eyes of others. Our fire is not for them she tells us, it is for us!

Lilith represents the dark sexual raw parts of us that are instinctual and ugly. Things we don’t like to acknowledge, but they are as much apart of our being as anything else.

She is a rebel, an exile, a survivor, and she’s not afraid to get what she wants. Despite the negativity that surrounds her in astrology, she’s within each and every one of us and she’s not a source of evil but of power. Embrace your Lilith and you embrace yourself.

Some symbols that represent her are:

Owls

Serpents

Dark Moon

Lilith’s glyph

Crossroads

Some offerings for this deity are:

Incense- sandalwood, rose, mugwort, myrrh, or dragon’s blood

Red, black or purple candles

Images of owls, snakes, bats, cats, and spiders

Crystals- black obsidian, carnelian, red Jasper and garnet

Fruit- apples, grapes, berries and fig

Wine, root beer, rum, liquor and tea

Moon water or storm water

Prayer to Lilith

“Lilith, I invoke you, I adore you, I desire you, Lilith, goddess of darkness, illuminate my temple in black light, Lilith, kindle me in excitement of the flesh under the domain of the mind, Lilith, great mother, sister, lover, give me the cup of knowledge, Lilith, I am drunk from your breasts, I take hold of your majesty, Lilith, timeless abyss, you destroy my fears revealing the secret knowledge, Lilith, unleash your legions against my enemies, Lilith, consume me in your embrace, in the swirly starring horizon.”

[transcendingblood]

This Lilith pendant contains apple blossoms, jezebel root, rose petals, and patchouli sealed under resin with a snake charm on top.

[jamiefmiller]

Lilith watercolor painting, basically one big experiment piece.

[elysiumblue]

Pick a card - Message from Lilith 🦉

Inspired by the previous reading on how to make some changes in your life, I invited Lilith the mother monster to give us some guidance to live a better, freer, more independent life.

As expected, some of the messages are HEAVY. If you're not ready for heavy messages, this reading may not be for you. I put trigger warning on the parts I mentioned potentially triggering topics. You can skip those parts if you don't want to see them.

As this is a general reading, please take what resonates and leave the rest behind. You may also tone down the intensity of the messages by yourself if the general ideas of the message still apply to you.

I hope this reading can help you live a more honest and fulfilling life. Even when some of the messages are harsh, Lilith and I deliver them with the intention of improving your situation, and bringing positivity to you.

👇🏻 Pick a butterfly that you felt drawn to 👇🏻

And find the corresponding reading for you below!

Pile 1

Lilith wants you to be more selfish. It seems that you're pouring too much of your energy on others. You're so quick to react to people's wishes, opinions, expectations, etc. You're a people pleaser, and you believe you can find happiness in people's compliments. However, Lilith wants to remind you that you're sacrificing your own personal development for the happiness you're getting. The more time you spend on thinking about what to do for the people, the less time you spend on thinking what to do for yourself. The more time you spend on thinking what people want from you, the less time you spend on thinking what you really want for yourself. These are the two tasks that cannot be performed at the same time, so Lilith really wants you to evaluate if what you're doing really worth the amount of happiness you're getting for return.

Some of you may become a people pleaser because of past traumas. Some of you may do it just because you believe that you shouldn't change something that's working in the past. But Lilith wants to remind you that you can never find the one that truly loves you or care about you, if what you're showing to people is not your authentic self. The thing you're working so hard to get love from people is the one thing that blocks you from being loved by people, isn't it a bit pathetic?

Lilith wants to invite you to discover what you truly desire, and just do the things that you enjoy. The process of digging through your heart to find your true self, and the experience of being a "villain" is tedious, painful, and even terrifying at first. But Lilith wants to tell you that it will worth the hard work, and she also wants to remind you that it's literally the only way to find true love and happiness.

Toss your worry behind, and start making real progress now. You will find sorrow within you, you will feel bad for a while, but those are difficulties that you can solve. If you don't face them, they will never be solved. Lilith also wants to tell you that making yourself happy is actually so much easier than making others happy, because you know exactly what you're thinking. It is a harsh truth that you can never know what others truly thinking about you no matter how much effort you pour into investigating it.

Lilith also wants me to tell you that The Emperor card was drawn in this reading. It may be meaningful for you, or the meaning of the card can be inspiring for you. A message I want to add personally is, "Your family can make you a king, but only you can make yourself a conqueror, and you don't need the help of your family, or even anyone else to do that."

Pile 2

You're suffering. Lilith wants you to acknowledge the fact that you're suffering (more specifically, a victim), instead of trying to tell yourself that everything is fine. You cannot right the wrongs if you never acknowledge the fact that there's something wrong happening. Stop fighting with yourself in your mind. Start working on the same goal. Even if it takes you time to plan, or just to pin point what is truly important to you, it's so much better than wasting your time and energy to work on nothing. You have to understand that performing meaningless actions will not lead to any progress, even if you're doing something.

//

!!! TW: SEXUAL ASSAULT!!!

Lilith also want me to talk about sexual trauma here, so I will talk about it in the next paragraph. Skip it if you are not comfortable with this topic.

I can see that some of you may be harmed by someone that you really looked up to, like a lover that you paid so much efforts in getting their heart. I can also see that you may be shamed by a group of friends, or just people in general about your sexuality. It may be related to the harm that you suffered, or not. You believe that it is your fault, because it seems to be impossible for others to be wrong, especially when the one who harmed you is a person that you really looked up to. But Lilith wants to remind you that denying your worth, denying the truth of what happened, will not make the wound magically disappear. Time can heal your wounds, but you have to allow yourself walk away from the past. This can only be done when you stop building a cocoon of lies, so you can sleep in a dream that everything is ok. Acknowledge the fact that you're the victim. It may not help with the situation, as it had already happened. But changing your perspective can really help you to vent out the emotions trapped within you. When the toxicity starts to be drained from the system, it'll be so much easier for you to heal, and invite happiness and confidence you always deserve to enter your life.

//

Lilith feels that your life is stuck because you're denying the fact that people did you wrong. It's like you're trying to balance the two sides of the scale, while there's nothing on one side. It's a mission impossible until you put something on the other side, which is putting yourself into the equation. Before this, you're just doing nothing but wasting your time. Lilith wants you to start putting yourself first. You may believe that it's so foolish to only think about yourself, or even believe that it is harmful for people. But Lilith wants to tell you that you can go full force on being selfish because this is how imbalanced the scale is right now.

Lilith admires that you have a logical mind, and likes to use this side of you to solve problems. You want to solve problems in the best way possible, and that's why Lilith wants to remind you that you have left yourself out of the equation. Remember, you're a good person no matter what you do, because this is the nature of you. You're an angel so please don't ever make yourself live in hell again.

Pile3

Wow! Lilith thinks that you're slaying! You're doing great so please take this reading as a confirmation that you should continue to shine and glow. If you're still considering if you should show yourself off to the world, do this right now because you're so flawless! You're amazing even when you're in your worst days. Some days you can be messy, but you're still a beautiful (hot) mess. Continue to radiate your energy, and great things will come to you.

Sometimes you may think that you're impulsive, and always let your intrusive thoughts win. But Lilith wants you to admire this aspect of you. Not only you have the ability to carry out your intrusive thoughts so beautifully, the work you are doing is also very inspiring to people. Your honesty makes people rethink about the values they're following. Some of them may not agree with you, but you still inspire them to think about why they still believe in what they believe. Please continue to follow your heart and do what you're doing. If you're scared that things you want to do may offend people, Lilith wants you to throw the fear away and do the thing right now. Also, if you're an introvert, Lilith wants you to show yourself to the people more. Engaging in more social activities can lead to more positive energies flowing into your life!

For some of you, especially the feminine ones, you have great skills in dealing with men. Men can't help but fall in love with you, and treat you like the queen you are. You have a mesmerizing way to interacting with men, making even the most "aggressive" man become a kitty for you and do what you want them to do. Lilith loves what she sees and wants you to keep up the good work 🦉👍🏻 or be more confident in yourself and start using your talent if you're not doing the good work yet.

[pagan-sloth-witch]

Saw the beautiful painting Lady Lilith and it inspired me to try putting together a little collage for Mother

It’s a little basic, but for my first go and trying to figure out the app I used, I like it

Credits

The painting is Lady Lilith by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The Black Mamba snake photo by Johan Marais with the African Snakebite Institute

The Screech Owl photo is by ca2hill on deposit photos

[thrashkink-coven]

hey there, would you mind telling me a bit about Lilith and your practice with her? I’ve been trying to do some research on her modern worship, offerings, and signs, but it can be really difficult to find anything that’s serious when there are so many references to her in pop culture :/

Okay so Lilith is extremely, and I mean extremely complicated.

Contrary to popular belief, “Lucifer” isn’t actually a name, but a title. The name Lucifer means “light bringer” in reference to Venus as she appears in the morning, but any “light bringer” can be considered a Lucifer. Prometheus for example, the man who stole fire from the Gods to give light to humanity, is a Lucifer. And so, there are actually many different entities that have taken the role of a Lucifer throughout history and in various different retellings. Eosphorus is the name of the deity that was revered by the Greeks as Venus, but Lucifer is a title that many different figures have taken on depending on the context.

Why do I bring up Lucifer? Because he and Lilith are very similar in that regard. Our earliest mentions of Lilith throughout history paint her not as an individual but as a species of night demon that frequently takes the form of an owl, she was known to bring crib death and miscarriage.

In the myth, Inanna and the Huluppu tree, a huluppu tree (a type of willow) is planted by the banks of the Euphrates River. The tree is tended and nurtured by the goddess Inanna, who plans to use its wood to craft a throne and a bed for herself. However, as the tree grows, it becomes infested with three troublesome creatures:

A serpent that makes its home at the roots of the tree. (What troublesome serpents have been portrayed in another mythology having to do with magical trees? HMM!)

The Anzu bird (sometimes described as a mythical lion-headed eagle) that builds its nest in the branches.

The Lilitu (a female demon or spirit) that makes her lair in the trunk.

Inanna, distressed by these creatures occupying her tree, calls for help from her brother, the sun god Utu (or Shamash). When Utu does not assist her, she turns to the hero Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh comes to her aid and, with his great strength, drives away the serpent, the Anzu bird, and the Lilitu. He uproots the huluppu tree and uses its wood to craft a throne and a bed for Inanna, fulfilling her original intention. Consider that it is a human, not the God of the sun, who helps Inanna with this problem. Interesting.

The inclusion of these three very specific creatures occupying this important tree tended to by the Goddess of love, to her dismay, are very important. Especially when he consider how Inanna’s visual depictions have been syncretized with Lilith. The idea of a serpent (perhaps a Lucifer) , an Anzu bird (described quite similarly to some depictions of abrahamic angels, specifically those like the cherubim) and a Lilith being “driven away” from this mythical tree are notable, especially because these are all symbols associated with Inanna herself.

Inanna, one of the most complex deities in Mesopotamian mythology, embodies aspects of fertility, love, war, and the underworld. Inanna's association with snakes can be seen in her connection to the underworld and her transformative journeys. In her descent into the underworld, Inanna removes one magical garment as she continues into the deathly realm. Just as the snake sheds its skin, Inanna sheds her power and identity as she descends, only to be reborn and restored.

Inanna is frequently depicted with wings, highlighting her divine nature and authority. The Anzu bird in the Huluppu Tree myth, while initially a source of trouble, also connects to the theme of overcoming chaos, which aligns with Inanna's role as a powerful deity who brings order.

Lilith, often depicted as a demoness, represents untamed feminine power, independence, and sometimes chaos. In later Jewish mythology, she is considered a night demon, but her roots trace back to earlier Mesopotamian beliefs. Her inclusion in Jewish mythology is summed up in the verse Isaiah 34:14: "Wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat-demons shall call to each other; there too Lilith shall repose, and find a place to rest." (Hm… I wonder WHERE she will find a place to rest? Perhaps in a… magical tree?)

In Jewish mysticism, the feminine side of the tree of life is what creates the potential for evil. Even though it is the lightest, brightest, goodest form of feminine energy, for some reason, every time, disobedience pops up no matter what we do. It is an aspect of the feminine itself.

In the Huluppu Tree myth, Lilith (or a Lilitu) makes her home in the tree that Inanna nurtures. This connection reflects Inanna's association with both nurturing and taming wild, untamed aspects of the feminine. Lilith's presence in the tree also highlights the tension between order and chaos, which Inanna must navigate and control.

So what does this all mean?

Each creature in the tree draw direct parallels to the Goddess of Love herself. These can be interpreted as perversions of her divine nature, that she herself cannot be-rid of on her own. Inanna the Goddess of WAR couldn’t get an owl, a big bird, and a snake out of a tree??? Why? Likewise, why did the divinities refuse to help her? Why did she have to seek out a human specifically, to get those unwelcome guests out of her tree? And if it is so that Inanna just doesn’t really like owls and snakes, why is she represented with them (and generally just hanging out with them) so often?

Lilith, the serpent, and the Anzu bird reflect aspects of the divine mother that she herself cannot even tame. Lilith as the night owl also reflects an aspect of knowledge and wisdom, as owls can see in the dark and hunt strategically. Even though she is portrayed as an enemy of Inanna, Inanna never once can or even tries to harm her. Inanna being the Goddess of fertility, and Lilith being the demon that causes miscarriage, show that they are natural opposites, yet still derived from the same divine source, and never combative towards each other.

Similarly, Lucifer’s first ever depiction was as his role as Venus, the same astrological planet as what is associated with Inanna. In Christianity, Lucifer played the role of the serpent who convinced Eve, another archetype of divine femininity, to eat the forbidden fruit of knowledge. Interestingly enough, Lilith is never actually portrayed eating the fruit. Does she posses a divine knowledge that is inherent to her qualities as a night owl, to the point where she didn’t need to eat the fruit to have the wisdom to disobey Adam? Does she possess a knowledge that is inherent to the divine feminine force from which she was created? Is this because she was created from the divine forces of femininity itself and not derived from man, as Eve was? If this is the case, that even though Eve ate the apple, she did not become a Lilith, that stands to imply that there is an inherent quality about being derived from a human man, that repels or deflects that inherent feminine rebellious quality. Instead, being replaced with the the ability to submit.

Knowledge applied with the associations of night and mystery, create a feminine energy that cannot submit, and this is likely Inanna’s fault herself, as she very notably has a big issue with respecting any authority higher than herself, even death herself (as her big sister)

From a symbolic standpoint this tells us a couple things about Venusian energy in general.

1.) Regardless of how hard it tries to behave, it is inherently chaotic

2.) It has many faces, some of which do not jive with eachother, but even so, they continue to coexist, even if not in the same places

3.) It is a creator and a destroyer.

4.) It has a very rough time with the concept of submission.

Okay YAP fest, what’s the point?

Lilith is a great example of how the dark feminine exists within the light feminine as an inevitability. Lilith is not so much associated with war, the strategic enactment of violence., but rather the inherent unpredictability of femininity. Women both create life and snuff it, women can decide to procreate or to have an abortion. Lamashtu and Lilith respectively were invoked for abortive purposes.

And of course, Lilith’s adoption by feminist spaces as a self actualized protector of individuality and feminine rage also invoke heavy associations with Inanna as the Goddess of war. So in my interpretation, Lilith is that part of Inanna that went a little unchecked for a little too long. That combined with the themes of Lucifer’s liberation, paint a very interesting narrative about how femininity as a divine force shows up in obscure ways, perhaps even negative ways, whilst still being just as divine and inherent. To recognize Lilith as the antithesis of all of these things, is to see her as the unwavering aspect of femininity that cannot be tamed, even by femininity herself. The snake, the reborn, will always cause chaos at the root of the feminine energy. The Anzu bird, the angels, are susceptible to that same corruption. And the Lilith herself will always find a home within that feminine energy, unless of course, she is snuffed by the will of a man who doesn’t respect her. Still, she does not die, just searches for another place to rest.

Wow this was really long. SO. Lilith is the entity that embodies our biggest fears about femininity and the inherent knowledge that women posses. Women know how to create life, and women have the ultimate authority in ending it. To honour Lilith as a Goddess rather than a troublesome demon, is to recognize that even the parts of femininity that femininity herself can’t control are divine in nature. The knowledge that she possesses makes women incapable of submission. And the Gods themselves are aware of this, and do not interfere with her, because she is a Goddess herself carrying out an important function, even if it doesn’t adhere to what they might like. Basically, rebellion is an inevitability to any feminine creature that possesses knowledge. It is unavoidable.

It’s incredibly difficult to find anything about the worship of Lilith because for a long time she wasn’t given her flowers as a divinity. Even Inanna herself tried to get her to fuck off. You can honour her quite similarly to the way Artemis and Athena were worshipped, alongside Inanna or Aphrodite of course. As the dark, mysterious, yet inexplicably wise mother of demons, she is the creative force behind destruction. She’s the aspect that exists in all of these Goddesses, that most of us would rather not think about. She is a woman who cannot be held in captivity, if you tell her to procreate, she will cause miscarriage. If you tell her to obey, she will become even more rebellious. The more you repress her, the stronger she becomes. No matter how oppressed women become, no matter how subservient, so long as they have any connection to the divine feminine, they will have a Lilith inside of them.

Lilith’s representation of a succubus expands upon her associations as a woman who does what women do, (men thought women were sex objects for a long time) but not for the sake of cooperation, but for her own means. Lilith is very much a woman, capable of doing what all women and feminine goddesses can do. She simply chooses not to, similarly to how Artemis simply chooses not to procreate. The element of choice, (hello again, Lucifer) always being an option to women is, from a patriarchal standpoint, really scary for men.

So how do you worship her? Worshipping Lilith, like Lucifer, is technically paradoxical. Lucifer wants us to worship ourselves. If he accepts worship it’s because you’re using him as a metaphor for yourself. Lucifer believes in no man submitting to no God, so he won’t take on the role of the usual “authority”. Lilith is quite similar, to worship her is to worship the wise and rebellious spirit that exists in the feminine- yourself. Self honouring acts honour Lilith, just as they honour Lucifer. It’s important to remember that Lilith isn’t just rebellion for the sake of arguing, she isn’t a contrarian. She is self actualization that just happens to not go with the status quo. She does what she wants, if that pisses you off: cope. She’s not inherently against men or procreation, or even women who are submissive. She is the constant exception. The random variable that always pops up whenever we deal with feminine deities. So for me, I honour her as an extension. of every existing goddess. Within Inanna, there is a Lilith, as there is within Aphrodite, Hera, Artemis, Athena, etc etc.

Wow this was long as fuck but I hope it provided a little bit of insight as to why Lilith is so fucking confusing. Regardless of which contexts you feel are the most true, Lilith, like all deities will continue to evolve with time. Just as the narrative around Medusa has gradually changed into her being a victim instead of a monster, Lilith has shifted from being a demon that just kills babies to the ultimate personification of feminine independence. All of these interpretations are correct in the right context, you just have to figure out which context best applies to you.

OKAY if you actually read this far here’s a flower 🌹

[goldenbat]

sometimes all you need to do to drag yourself out of your misery is by actually sitting down at your deities altar & just meditate in silence. just feel their energy & how different their energy feels. do just that, feel them & how they intwine their energies with yours & then just pour your heart out. say whatever's on your mind, watch their candle, smell their incense. feel them. i did this 2 days ago with lucifer & lilith when i felt myself slip back into a psychotic episode over days. but the major thing is, i didn't complain. my words gradually got more positive towards myself. i encouraged myself. i told my patrons how proud i am of myself. & i clearly saw through lucifer's flame how immensely proud he was of me. i felt it. i felt his smile, and his warmth, like a hug, like a "you've grown so much". during the meditation i felt my arms get super warm, which is just lucifer's thing. with lilith, i felt her energy as being very straight forward, very big & encouraging. her way of being proud was more like a, "fuck yeah, you're fucking sexy and smart. say it again." i also felt her energy in a very vibrant way, especially by my forehead & back of my head. i felt like i needed to share this specifically because the biggest thing i learned over time is that if you don't start living for yourself, you will always be a slave in your own life. and we don't need that. think about yourself how you think of others, as beautiful, as smart, etc. believe that you're full of energy & that you're made to create, that you're much more than your vessel. you're much more than the being here & now, there's so so much more to you. embrace it & you will become stronger each day 🖤

[freespiritlilith]

”lilith is closed” IS ANTIZIONISM GOOD OR BAD? QUICKLY. “Bad!” ❌❌THATS TWO STRIKES!!!!

you ought to be very careful where you’re sourcing the “lilith is closed” opinion/conspiracy/myth.

First of all, Lilith is open🖤, and second of all, her being “closed” is something being circulated predominantly in pro-zionist circles. So be careful, please

[sunanthrope]

Lilith - Queen of Hell

Deity Moodboards

"My name is Brutus, but the people will call me Rex."

pt: "My name is Brutus, but the people will call me Rex." /end pt

Lilith means the world to me and has given me so much: freedom, respect for myself. This moodboard is for her, as a devotional act. And the song Brutus by the Buttress is on the playlist I made for her <3

[bolszaja-miedwedica]

me, trying to make a prayer before a reading: Holy Lilith-

Lilith, laughing: omg she called me "holy"! did you guys hear that?

me, embarassed: I'm not good at prayers i wanted to sound formal

Lilith: *giggles* just stick to "whats up baby" :]