Liber XXIV · Satanism
Chapter II
The Devil in History
10 min readHistory of Satan and the Devil: From Adversary to Rebel AngelHistory of Satan and the Devil: the Hebrew satan in Job, the Watchers of Enoch, the New Testament, Lucifer in Isaiah 14, Milton and the Romantic rebel.7 min readRomantic Satanism: Milton, Blake, Byron and the Rebel AngelRomantic Satanism explained: how Milton's Satan became a heroic rebel for Blake, Shelley, Byron, Baudelaire and Carducci, and why it shaped modern Satanism.8 min readThe Black Mass: History from Heresy Trials to Modern SatanismThe Black Mass in history: medieval heresy accusations, the witches' sabbath, the Affair of the Poisons, Huysmans' Là-bas and its place in modern Satanism.7 min readThe Hellfire Clubs: Wharton, Dashwood and the Medmenham MonksThe Hellfire Clubs of 18th-century Britain and Ireland: Wharton's club, Dashwood's Medmenham monks, the rumours of devil worship and what the evidence shows.
Forthcoming in this chapter
47- The Devil in History: A Complete Guide
- The Satanic Witch: History, Contents and Meaning
- The Devil's Notebook: History, Contents and Meaning
- Paradise Lost: History, Contents and Meaning
- Là-bas: History, Contents and Meaning
- Book of the Watchers: History, Contents and Meaning
- Book of Job: History, Contents and Meaning
- Isaiah 14 and the Morning Star: History, Contents and Meaning
- Revelation and the Beast: History, Contents and Meaning
- Faust: History, Contents and Meaning
- The Lanning Report: History, Contents and Meaning
- Lucifer: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Satan: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Beelzebub: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Mephistopheles: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Lilith: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Azazel: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Samael: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Mammon: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Leviathan: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Behemoth: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Abaddon: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Belphegor: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Moloch: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Baphomet: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Asmodeus: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Ornias: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Shemhazai: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- The Watchers: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- The Nephilim: Origins and History in Religion and Magic
- Lucifer and the Morning Star: Meaning, History and Practice
- The War in Heaven: Meaning, History and Practice
- The Fall of the Angels: Meaning, History and Practice
- The Pact with the Devil: Meaning, History and Practice
- The Affair of the Poisons: Meaning, History and Practice
- Literary Satanism: Meaning, History and Practice
- Luciferianism: Meaning, History and Practice
- The Nine Satanic Statements: Meaning, History and Practice
- The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth: Meaning, History and Practice
- The Nine Satanic Sins: Meaning, History and Practice
and 7 more.