#pillars of tubal cain

[haremask]

on Dame Venus, from Pillars of Tubal Cain by Michael Howard & Nigel Aldcroft Jackson

[emeraldscarcircle]

It was Christmas Season 2018, Yule time if you prefer, when I was browsing for books online one evening & I stumbled upon a title known as “The Pillars of Tubal Cain”. I was not entirely sure what to expect from the book, I ordered it on a whim, and shortly after its arrival my life would be changed forever. To shortly summarize the Pillars of Tubal Cain is a book written by Michael Howard and Nigel Jackson. To my knowledge the book is a collection of articles from Michael Howard’s “The Cauldron” magazine and website that provided a series of articles regarding traditional witchcraft running from the 1970’s until Michael Howard’s passing in 2015. The book covers many topics such as the roots of Angelic Magick, Yezidism and the Peacock Angel, Esoteric Taromancy, the Knights Templar, Solomons Temple, the Fallen Angels etc.

I post this blog to give credit to Michael Howard for providing a gateway for me into Sabbatic Craft which later on sparked my deeper interest into Arabic sorcery and their potential relationship. Michael Howard’s work sparked me greatly, I began to research everything about him, as knowing the author can sometimes teach you more than the books themselves. I started by purchasing associated titles involving Michael Howard, one of which was “The Luminous Stone” edited by him partially. It was when I opened this book that I realized Michael Howard had died in 2015. I felt this strange coldness in my chest when I read this, knowing I would never be able to speak to this man. It was then when I was lead to the work of Andrew Chumbley and the Cultus Sabbati, as for me this seemed an accessible root into Howards influences. Michael Howard had been initiated into the Sabbatic Cultus in 1999. It was not until I read Eikostos, the Xoanon Bibliography that I learned that Michael Howard was credited for "facilitating the placement of our grimoires in the hands of worthy owners." This quote is from Daniel A. Schulke, found in the forward of Eikostos.

About a few months after my reading of Pillars that I had acquired a copy of the Azoetia by Andrew Chumbley, following my digestion of Michael Howards work. At this time, I am trying to narrow down exactly how much is respectable to say of my work with this grimoire, one thing I will say is it birthed the coven and its structure which I currently oversee. The Pillars of Tubal Cain spoke of the legend of the battle in heaven between the Arch angel Michael/Mik’hail and the fallen angel Lucifer. It was said in the battle of heaven that the arch angel struck Lucifer’s brow, which lead an emerald to fall to the earth. This emerald would be proposed to be many things, or a part of many things, such as the Emerald Tablets of Thoth, and the “emerald table” of King Arthur. It was theorized this strike towards Lucifer’s brow created what is known as the Mark of Qayin, synonymous with the Third Eye, or Ajna Chakra in many witchcraft traditions around Britain especially.

So, what is the Emerald Scar? The exact same thing to me. If the emerald falls to earth from Lucifer’s brow, it creates an Emerald Scar. This legend and Michael’s work along with practice of the Azoetic arcana led me to form a small circle that would “embody the entirety of witch blood “. The concept of Via Nocturna propounded by Nigel Jackson referenced by Andrew Chumbley in Opuscula Magica Vol. 1 stuck with me greatly the more I learned about it.

It is termed as "the invisible conclave of initiates conjoined through parity of experience within trance-ecstasis, Its wisdom is accessible to those whom have passed through the transliminal gateways of this world and whom have undertaken the initiatory night-journey to the oneiric realms of the Sabbatic revelry." Within the Sabbatic conclaves of the Greater Dream, the dream beyond the dream, I glimpsed through the Emerald Jewel a series of phantasmagoric visions which lead me to believe that an initiatory path via the Golden Chain had opened for me. I want to add that the Golden Chain of initiation isn’t even a concept coined entirely by Andrew, it is very much related to the Naqshbandi Sufi order as a way of initiation via lineage. This Golden Chain is discussed as a concept in Pillars early on. I believe Andrew Chumbley understood this concept to a deep degree, considering his vast crediting towards Sufic orders in his 1995 work, Qutub. Qutub especially had an impact on my desire to find missing links between Arabic Magic and Sabbatic Craft, especially due to Chumbley's reference of many terms used in Sabbatic tradition which are directly linked to Arabic Etymology and practice, as well his reference of the Sufic sect of the Mullamatiyah, the Jhakri of Nepal, the Yezidi of Kurdistan, the Dhu'l-qarneni of medieval Morocco. Over time I had begun to form my own view of the cosmos based mostly (at least at first) on the work of the Cultus Sabbati and associates.

With the launch of the Emerald Scar website, we find it fitting to give credit to those who helped spark our inception. We have no direct affiliation with the Cultus Sabbati whatsoever, their works however were a major focal point for us.

I personally also had the pleasure of visiting Essex, Andrew’s home county in England for the Nameless Arte Conference in 2019. There I was able to meet A.D Mercer author of Liber Coronzom & Runen Wisdom of the Runes, Gemma Gary Co-owner of Troy Books & author of Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways, The Devils’s Dozen, & the Charmers Psalter, last but not least Martin Duffy author of Effigy, The Devils Raiments, and the newly published Anathema Maranatha. Meeting these authors and associates of Three Hands Press provided me with a lot of inspiration to continue the workings that I was undergoing at that time. It’s been 3 years now since I first got into the works of Cultus Sabbati and its associates and I still continue this work within my chosen "Cells" of Magical Arcana. I would also like to thank James Hunter-Ralston for being a dynamic figure in my journey and helping me to meet many of authors who inspired me. Throughout the "unfoldment" of the work more credit to inspirations will be given and more exposition shall be offered into the arcanum of the Emerald Scar. We look forward to those who wish to join us at the Emerald Flame of the High Witch Sabbat. (This blog is from our website www.emeraldscar.com , if we caught your attention please consider supporting the website.)

[ancestorsofjudah]

2 Kings 25: 13-15. "The Bronze Pillar."

We are discussing the healthy integration of the Church and the State using Constitution. Constitution embodies the desire of the human being to be indentured into the cause of his own freedom and independence at no additional expense to him. All he has to do is reside and be permitted to work in his jurisdiction of choice.

This next comment will not make me more popular, but it certainly can't make me less, but even still it is the Government that has standing in the affairs of all, including the hurch, and not the other way around.

The Church is too subjective, too ethereal in its arguments for the existence of the Unseen and its Will to Power over this world, and this is not what we need or have come to find useful.

Therefore constituted governments in the name of social order guarantee the right to a church education, but cannot mandate it nor ever be subject to the whims of the Church. So the Babylonians, fans of Constitution come and lay siege to Israel and Judah and force them to play by rules that have no potential to become random or assume positions contrary to others. All positions must favor the welfare of the people, all of the people, all of the time, and that is that.

This idea of a mixed majority is also not always popular but societies that are not self-conscious about their human rights legislation do just fine.

The following passages discuss which aspects of the Temple are actually managed by the State and not indirectly so that the value of the human being is not undersold by any means:

13 The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried the bronze to Babylon. 

14 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service. 

15 The commander of the imperial guard took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—all that were made of pure gold or silver.

Bronze tools are mentioned early in the Torah in Bereshit:

17 Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch “disciplined, well trained” . Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch. 

18 To Enoch was born Irad “city of fugitives from ignorance” , and Irad was the father of Mehujael “destroyed by God”, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, “man of God” and Methushael was the father of Lamech “strong man for humiliation”. 

19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah “ornament”  and the other Zillah “shadow”. 

20 Adah gave birth to Jabal “to follow a course” ; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 

21 His brother’s name was Jubal “flow maker”; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes. 

22 Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain , who forged all kinds of tools out of[u] bronze “intelligence, insightful” and iron. Tubal-Cain’s “leader of the world’s economy” sister was Naamah. “sweet, pleasant.” 

Ignorance is destroyed by God through the meeting of the human mind with a fine education. A fine education is mandated by the government, but as to how it suits God's purposes and why we should invest in it is explained in the Torah.

Pillars made of bronze are full sized circumcised male penises that have been led to Sinai by the Rab and there burnt in front of the Burning Bush during a kind of sacred weenie roast. From Korach:

Korah, Dathan and Abiram

16 Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—became insolent[a] 2 and rose up against Moses. With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council. 3 They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”

Korah= called to God

Izhar=sparkler! "the ripest"

Kohath= obedience, the gathering of the congregation.

Levi= unity

Reubenites= traits of leaders

Dathan= decree or well. A dat is a decree, a han is "of God's Grace."

Abiram= Father of loftiness, my Father is exalted.

Eliab= God is my father

On= Pillar, the abode of the sun

Peleth= to distinguish, to pray something unseen in revealed, also "special, separated".

"Those called to the mountain are the smartest, get along well with others and exhibit the traits of leadership. They observe the Decrees, exalt God [refrain from idolatry and propaganda] and have big golden pillars. They are distinguished in their ability to discern what is unseen."

4 When Moses heard this, he fell facedown. 

=Worship of God, associated with the Amidah "preparation",

In the name of Almighty God, let us be protected, free of limiting deception, free of boundaries, let us connect with love, let us connect in utter holiness.

A moveable stand is a man who is like the trunk of a tree which can spread its branches and fruits as far as the branches grow. Wherever the man goes, there his enlightening influences go with him.

The Molten Sea or Brazen Sea (ים מוצק yām mūṣāq "cast metal sea") was a large basin in the Temple in Jerusalem made by Solomon for ablution of the priests. It is described in 1 Kings 7:23–26 and 2 Chronicles 4:2–5. It stood in the south-eastern corner of the inner court. It represents "the endowment of the present moment."

Pots, shovels, wick trimmers, and dishes are referred to in the Torah as the means to unearth the Sentient Self by discarding what is not intelligent, considerate, noble, or good. Around these qualities, a man is wrap himself like leather around a frame. From Bemidbar:

9 “They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays, and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it. 10 Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame."

Sprinkling bowls are the weirdest part of this, they represent adavz, "advancing to Zayin" the Eye of the Fountain. Proper knowledge of the universe is sprinkled by God a little at a time all around us. To sprinkle the blood out of a sprinkling bowl represents the diffusion of the Full Understand of God by other males through their blood sacrifices a little at a time, every day, is the key to understanding the mystery of the sprinkling bowls.

History and society advance in the same way. We get one day, one hour at a time in order to work out our problems and fulfill the hidden wishes of the human race that are inherent to the laws named in the process of Constitution. We tend to struggle against them and lie to ourselves, thus we are regressed humanity. Even still the Torah Melachim says we are to do the opposite.

The Values in Gematria are:

v. 13: The Babylonians broke up the Pillars. The Value in Gematria is 8573, חה‎ז‎ג, hazg, "the couple."

By breaking up the Pillars of Religion, the Constitution creates a new kind of union. One in which the rights of persons are guaranteed to be respected. Religion says this is a good thing to do, the law says it is something one must do.

v. 14: They took away the pots and the shoves. The Value in Gematria is זחזא‎, zahza, "it is this."

v. 15: And the censers and sprinkling bowls. The Value in Gematria is 7237, ז‎בג‎ז‎, "wasted."

Happiness is wasted if the Church is allowed to put all of life in its clutches. Religion is necessary for our development, no other institution teaches or demonstrates ethics to little kids or substantiates their importance to adults but the church.

Even still, it is as important to be happy as it is to be ethical. Constitutional governments guarantee the importance of both.

[chaoticchaoschaosing]

You shall produce Aeons, worlds and Heavens, to the end that the spirits of the intellectual spheres may come and abide with you: you shall become Gods and you shall see God in yourselves; He will dwell in your Aeon.

From the Bruce Papyrus

[beneath-thegarden]

Do you have any books about Lucifer or Luciferianism that you’d recommend?

i do! i have a note doc saved of book recs for just this purpose lol. here's the ones i usually recommend first:

The Devil: A New Biography by Phillip Almond

Satanic Feminism by Per Faxneld

Satan: A Biography by Henry Ansgar Kelly

The Devil's Dozen by Gemma Gary

Poetics of Iblis (not about Lucifer but about Satan in Islam, which is worth reading if that's also a perspective you want to see)

here's some that may still be useful but id take everything with a grain of salt. (either i forget what these are about so i can't vouch much for them or i personally don't agree with a good bit of the info in these but they're worth sifting through for relevant info or for forming your own opinions on his mythos tbh):

Children of Lucifer by Ruben Luijk (focuses more on how religious Satanism came to be rather than on Lucifer himself)

The Birth of Satan by TJ Wray

Pillars of Tubal Cain by Michael Howard

The Book of Fallen Angels by Michael Howard

The Devil and Demonism in Early Modern England by Nathan Johnstone (i forget if ive even read this yet djdkdk)

[library-of-babel]

“The Pillars of Tubal-Cain” by Nigel Jackson and Michael Howard [2000].

Wisdom of the Fallen Angels.

[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!

[theredbeggar]

Reading List

Because if I don’t organize my book reading order now, rather than later, I will end up in a disoriented pile of ebooks and PDF’s and the few I actually own.. SO, without any further dilly dallying, this is the reading order I’ll be following and I won’t mix up any other books until it’s DONE. After this, and once I’m finally done with Children of Cain, I’ll think of doing a general book list of the ones that have been useful to me personally.

This is NOT a suggested reading list or anything of the sort, it’s just my personal tracker. But if you find a title here you’re interested in or have read, feel free to poke me with a discussion even if I haven’t read it just yet. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Currently Reading:

Children of Cain, Michael Howard

Familiars in Witchcraft, Maja D’adust

Man and his Symbols, Carl G. Jung

To Read:

The Visions of Isobel Gowdie, Emma Wilby

Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits, Emma Wilby

Politicizing Magic: An Anthology of Russian and Soviet Fairy Tales, Marina Balina, Helena Goscilo, and Mark Lipovetsky

The Exorcist’s Handbook, Josephine McCarty

Forbidden Rites, Richard Kieckhefer

Letters from the Devil’s Forest, Robert Artisson

Pillars of Tubal Cain, Nigel Jackson, Michael Howard

Veneficium, Daniel A. Schulke

The Black Books, C.G. Jung

Liber Nox, Michael Howard

To Re-read:

Masks of Misrule, Nigel Jackson

Mysticism, Initiation and Dream, Andrew D. Chumbley

Opuscula Magica, Vol. 1 and 2, Andrew D. Chumbley

Call of the Horned Piper, Nigel Jackson

Aspects of Evocation, Phil Hine

[forbidden-sorcery]

The stang is the primary ritual tool in traditional witchcraft and is made of yew, ash or blackthorn depending on its use and symbolism. It is a forked staff and is sometimes carved at the top with the face or head of the Horned God. It usually stands in the north of the circle and represents the presence of Old Hornie and the divine authority he grants to the Magister as head of the covine. In some traditions, such as Robert Cochrane's Clan of Tubal Cain, the stang is moved around the circle at each seasonal rite and stands at a different compass point each time. It is then garlanded with the relevant seasonal flowers, foliage and symbols appropriate to the festival that is being celebrated.        In other traditions the stang is symbolic of the Tau Cross on which  the Lord of Light is sacrificed. When used in this way two crossed arrows and a small sickle are fixed to the shaft of the stang. They represent the weapons used to sacrifice the God or his human representative. A human skull and crossbones are also positioned at its base to represent death and resurrection. If the bones are crossed they symbolise death and if straight rebirth. In the fork of the stave a lighted candle or lantern is placed to symbolise the attainment of spiritual illumination, gnosis and enlightenment that is the ultimate goal of the spiritual path or quest. The stang can also represent Yggdrasil or the World Tree in Norse-Germanic mythology, the Cabbalistic Tree of Life in mystical Judaism, the biblical Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the garden of Eden myth, the Axis Mundi or World Pillar of ancient shamanic belief, and the Pole or North Star, the symbolic Nowl or Nail around which the heavens revolve.

Michael Howard - Children of Cain

[spiritscraft]

Would you personally recommend any sources on Lilith and Cain? Or do you have any personal experience with them? A thank you

This question can a bit of a challenge to answer, as most traditional witchcraft material about Cain and Lilith are in grimoires.

Many of the lineages of traditional witchcraft are "children of Cain," in that they see themselves as spiritual inheritors of independence from or opposition to the Demiurge of gnosticism reimagined in by Cain's exit from Eden. Likewise the composite culminated image of Lilith is the witch goddess par excellence. Not because of a clear straightforward history of her as a cohesive sorceress goddess--Hekate better fits that bill--but an accumulation of motifs that can refer to the cast down Sophia, again reframed in witchcraft's unique and weird chthonic gnostic perspective. Then we have written our own allegories and myths into our own mystery schools. Traditional witchcraft is very creative.

People see the gods in many ways. Yes they are people they have selves, and bodies, they are just like is and totally different. I am who I am, a composite of characters I liked, traits I emulated or expelled, shadows and bright spots.

So while you can find many books fiction and nonfiction about Lilith and Cain none are really very complete sources.

When I started there were no books about Lilith and Cain besides the Bible, some obscure grimoires, and vampire game books, now there are many books and I haven't read hardly any of them. I guess this is a roundabout way of saying, I don't know the answer to your question. I can recommend a couple things:

Nonfiction:

Pillars of Tubal Cain by Nigel Jackson and Michael Howard (out of print, may have to hunt down a pdf)

Lilith the Dark Eve by Seigmund Hurwitz

Qutub by Andrew Chumbley (also out of print and may need to hunt down a pdf)

Fiction:

The Book of Nod (a roleplaying game story)

Revelations if the Dark Mother (another roleplaying story)

I hope one if my followers might have some ideas. I cannot even find some of the sources I originally read as they are so out of print and obscure and I gave them away or lost them.

[cainsbrood]

Book Sale!

Hi folks! I’m moving to Germany in September, and find myself needing to downsize quite a bit. So I’m having a book sale. Take a look and message me for details on any titles that interest you. First come, first served.

“The Heart of The Initiate” by Victor and Cora Anderson - $5 plus shipping

“The Horn of Evenwood” by Robin Artisson - $12 plus shipping

“The Witching Way of the Hollow Hill” by Robin Artisson - $12 plus shipping

“The Cunning Man’s Handbook” by Jim Baker - $20 plus shipping

“Liber Kaos” by Peter Carroll - $10 plus shipping

“Liber Null and Psychonaut” by Peter Carroll - $10 plus shipping

“Azoëtia: Sethos Edition” by Andrew Chumbley - $600 plus shipping

“The Book of Enoch” - $7 plus shipping

“The Robert Cochrane Letters” - $12 plus shipping

“The Roebuck in the Thicket” by Robert Cochrane - $12 plus shipping

“Aleister Crowley’s Illustrated Goetia” - $12 plus shipping

“A Witches’ Bible” by Janet and Stewart Farrar - $20 plus shipping

“The Eternal Hermes” by Antoine Faivre - $12 plus shipping

“The Forge of Tubal Cain” by Ann Finnin - $12 plus shipping

“Lords of the Left Hand Path” by Stephen Flowers - $15 plus shipping

“Aspects of Occultism” by Dion Fortune - $8 plus shipping

“Seidways” by Jan Fries - $12 plus shipping

“Craft of the Untamed” by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold - $13 plus shipping

“The Meaning of Witchcraft” by Gerald Gardner - $13 plus shipping

“Witchcraft Today” by Gerald Gardner - $10 plus shipping

“The White Goddess” by Robert Graves - $17 plus shipping

“The Devil’s Dozen” (special edition) by Gemma Gary - $20 plus shipping

“Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways” by Gemma Gary - $15 plus shipping

“The Black Toad” by Gemma Gary - $12 plus shipping

“The Children of Cain” by Michael Howard - $35 plus shipping

“Liber Nox” by Michael Howard - $15 plus shipping

“The Pillars of Tubal Cain” by Michael Howard - $25 plus shipping

“Masks of Misrule” by Nigel Jackson - $18 plus shipping

“Sacred Mask, Sacred Dance” by Evan John Jones - $10 plus shipping

“Witchcraft: A Tradition Renewed” by Evan John Jones - $30 plus shipping

“The Satanic Bible” by Anton Sanders LaVey - $5 plus shipping

“The Magical Powers of the Saints” by Rev. Ray T. Malbrough - $10 plus shipping

“A Brief History of Witchcraft” by Lois Martin - $5 plus shipping

“Hymns of Hermes” by GRS Mead - $10 plus shipping

“Journeys Out of the Body” by Robert Monroe - $12 plus shipping

“The People of Goda” by Shani Oates - $15 plus shipping

“Tubelo’s Green Fire” by Shani Oates - $15 plus shipping

“The Star Crossed Serpent” by Shani Oates - $20 plus shipping

“A Grimoire for Modern Cunning Folk” by Peter Paddon - $8 plus shipping

“The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus” - $10 plus shipping

“Pagans and Witches of Essex: Andrew Chumbley Biography and Letters” by John Powers - $50 plus shipping

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"The Horned God of the witches, variously identified with Cernunnos, Pan, Janus, Dianus, Herne and Puck, was popularly known as the Dark Satyr or Man in Black in the medieval witches sabbath. He is linked with Sutekh-Set, with the Yezedic Shaitan, with the Islamic lord of the djinns Eblis or Iblis, the Greek Lucifer and the Hebrew Azazel. The Horned One of the Sabbatic Craft is the Great Serpent of Light who guides his disciples to the gnosis of the Supreme Awakening and the ultimate goal of unity with the Godhead."

Michael Howard & Nigel Jackson, The Pillars Of Tubal-Cain

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hello! i've been trying to research magic, but unfortunately most books i find are specific wicca, which i'm not interested in. do you have any book reccomendations that arent wicca centric? thank you! i love your blog :^)

Oh heckin yes I do My amazon wishlist is literally like six pages long… ALL BOOKS

WARNING: This Is Going To Be Extremely Long!

First though I want to note that while I 100% understand your feelings about the Wicca stuff (being a very NOT Wiccan Witch), not all books that are Wicca leaning are bad! I’ve gotten loads of useful information from books that tended to be a little new agey. That’s where being objective comes in! With ANY book, you should take it with a grain of salt, and some with a whole shaker. But it’s up to you to pay attention to misinformation and conflation, and to know how to do research to prove or disprove that something in a book you read is true or not. Does that make sense?? 

Anywho, a couple of books that are still kind of “Wicca-y” but great:

Grimoire of the Green Witch

The Goodly Spellbook (This one is an INCREDIBLY AWESOME REFERENCE)

The Modern Guide To Witchcraft (Written By Skye Alexander who seems to mass produce books, so need some good fact checking here)

The Modern Witchcraft SpellBook (Written By Skye Alexander who seems to mass produce books, so need some good fact checking here)

The Witches Broom (LOTS OF SALT but good basic history)

The Witches Athame (LOTS OF SALT but good basic history)

The Witches Mirror (LOTS OF SALT but good basic history)

Cottage Witchery (This author is pretty good about keeping away but there’s still some slips)

Practical Protection Magick (This author is pretty good about keeping away but there’s still some slips)

The Big Book of Practical Spells (Written by Judika Illes, who did the Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells; it’s a good book, but there’s too much Cultural appropriation for my taste. Tread Lightly, and bring that shaker I was talking about)

Those are all books from my personal collection that I would recommend! Now as for the Non-Wicca Books, Let’s dive in! Not all of these have I read or owned, and they are in no particular order. You’ll notice most of them relate to “Traditional Witchcraft” or West Country, because that is where my practice is focused. 

The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices 

The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets: Tradition and Craft

Cornish Charms and Cures

To Fly by Night: An anthology of Hedgewitchery

Treading the Mill: Practical Craft Working in Modern Traditional Witchcraft

Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History

The Black Arts: A Concise History of Witchcraft, Demonology, Astrology, and Other Mystical Practices Throughout the Ages

Grimorium Verum

The Devil’s Dozen: Thirteen Craft Rites of the Old One

The Witching Herbs: 13 Essential Plants and Herbs for Your Magical Garden

Defences Against the Witches’ Craft - Anti-cursing Charms from English Folk Magick, Traditional Witchcraft and the Grimoire Traditions

Nummits and Crummits: Devonshire Customs, Characteristics, and Folk-lore

Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions

The Art of Black Mirror Scrying

Enchantment: The Witches’ Art of Manipulation by Gesture, Gaze and Glamour

CHILDREN OF CAIN: A Study of Modern Traditional Witchcraft.

The Pillars of Tubal Cain

Witch’s Workbook

The Left Hand: The Cabal Grimoire of Walking in Darkness

Profane Seals: A Compendium of Vile Sigil Magick - Volume I

Eye of the Oracle: The Cabal Grimoire of Psychic Magick

The Book of Smokeless Fire

Azoetia: A Grimoire of the Sabbatic Craft

Between the Living & the Dead: A Perspective on Witches & Seers in the Early Modern Age

The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

The Horn of Evenwood: A Grimoire of Sorcerous Operations, Charms, and Devices of Witchery

The Cunning Man’s Handbook: The Practice of English Folk Magic, 1550-1900

Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches’ Sabbath

The Book of Oberon: A Sourcebook of Elizabethan Magic

The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet (PB)

Witchcraft: A Handbook of Magic Spells and Potions

Cecil Williamsons Book of Witchcraft: A Grimoire of the Museum of Witchcraft

Under the Witching Tree: A Folk Grimoire of Tree Lore and Practicum

Veneficium: Magic, Witchcraft and the Poison Path

Witchcraft For Tomorrow

Pharmako Gnosis: Plant Teachers and the Poison Path

The Witches’ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic

The Visions of Isobel Gowdie

The Taper That Lights The Way: Robert Cochrane’s Letters Revealed) 

The Call of The Horned Piper

A Deed Without a Name

Heritage Witchcraft (This one is kind of useless unless you’re taking his Classes)

Letters from the Devil’s Forest: An Anthology of Writings on Traditional Witchcraft, Spiritual Ecology and Provenance Traditionalism

The Devil’s Plantation: East Anglian Lore, Witchcraft & Folk-Magic

Liber Nox: A Traditional Witch’s Gramarye

Thirteen Pathways of Occult Herbalism

Traditional Witches’ Formulary and Potion-making Guide: Recipes for Magical Oils, Powders and Other Potions

The Black Toad

Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways

PHEW!

That was a lot! Okay anon I hope this gives you a good starting place! 

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The angelic powers are the firstborn emanations of the divine mind,quite literally messengers of the supernal will and numinous embodiments of transcendental wisdom. Invocations of the angels of light therefore properly belong to the highest levels of magical practise, the sphere of theurgy and supercelestial magick

The pillars of tubal cain

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The Pillars of Tubal-Cain Nigel Jackson and Michael Howard present The Pillars of Tubal-Cain. At the secret heart of the Western Mystery Tradition lies the angelic wisdom that forms the teachings of true magick.

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idk if you've answered this somewhere else and I've forgot, but do you recommend Michael w Ford's books? He seems to be the only author on Luciferianism and I'm wary because of his past associations (and I've heard bad things about his books)

I do not recommend Michael W Ford's books, no. I have a big long post about it that uses The Bible of the Adversary as an example of why I'm so unimpressed with his work, as it was the one I see recommended the most and I happened to have a copy on hand.

While Ford is certainly prolific and well advertised, he's fortunately not the only author who's specifically writing about Luciferianism. I can personally recommend Kosmology: Luciferian Philosophy by Jeremy Christner as a great look at the core ideals of Luciferianism, though his personal views on the religion of the whole skew far too Gnostic for my tastes. As with any book on Luciferianism it's going to be a "take what you need" situation. I was also once recommended the Pillars of Tubal-Cain by Michael Howard and Nigel Jackson as a very Luciferian text, but haven't quite gotten back to it yet. This recommendation in turn came from Jeremy Crow, who has also written some books on Luciferianism... though I can't give a personal recommendation, as despite our very brief conversations I haven't managed to actually locate any copies of his books yet, so I can't do the personal vouching I like to. I've also come across other assorted Lucifer focused books and grimoires while browsing second hand occult book shops online.

The issue with books specifically about Luciferianism is that they'll always be a specific author's take on the religion and whatever accompanying magic system they've devised. The reason I can recommend so few is that I long ago realized they'd be of limited use to me, and that I wanted to shift my focus elsewhere. Once I had the general core ideas of Luciferianism down, I began sorting out what I wanted my magic to look like, and I pursued that. I considered what gods or major spirits I wished to include, and read about them, alongside deepening my understanding of animism (which plays a large role in my religious practice). While I might eventually go back and read these other books for the sake of interest, and to see if there's little details I might take inspiration from, what I wanted for my Luciferianism had to be collected from many sources that weren't always specifically Lucifer focused, or even occult. Given some of the reading lists I've seen proposed by Luciferian groups or authors, this isn't a very rare phenomenon.

I wish you luck in your research!