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I'II fall like an angel who didn't know how to obey. If I fall, I'll get up - Morte by Bea Duarte.

[lichtluxx]

Introduction

Hihi! (^^)

About me: I'm Licht ◇ 22 ◇ Aroace ◇ I'm 🇧🇷 ◇ I'm a witch and a demonolatress. Greetings!

I work with the infernals, mainly Lucifer, Asmodeus, Leviathan and Astaroth.

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My main blog is @lorkai. It is for fandom posting and ramblings. Just a heads up if you ever get interactions from that acc! :3

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👉 Digital grimoire here 👈

[dockhus3t]

i want witches put the craft back in witchcraft

i want pagans to stop overconsuming and be more sustainable for deities

i want paganism to not be expensive

i want sustainability

[vesse-moricaleo-lusifero]

What if I told you that it already is an inexpensive practise and tradition and that it's actually the online modernisation of religion that makes you think that it's something that costs you money...

[creature-wizard]

Looks like it's time to talk about starseeds and the New Age movement again.

Since I'm seeing more starseed content being posted, I'm gonna make another post on why the whole starseed thing and the surrounding New Age belief system are... not good.

So for those who don't know, New Age mythology is essentially a hodgepodge of cherrypicked and distorted myths from various cultures, racist pseudohistory, and far right conspiracy theories. To put it very briefly, starseeds are supposedly here to help Earth resist the reptilians, a race of politics-manipulating, war-starting, media-controlling blood-drinking aliens. For those who don't recognize the tropes here, these are basically all antisemitic canards. The reptilian alien myth as most know it today comes from David Icke, who ultimately cribbed a bunch of his material from The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, a Russian hoax created to justify violence against Jews. He was also influenced by the work of people like Fritz Springmeier, a hateful crank who based much of his work on other hateful cranks.

(David Icke, by the way, also claims that transgender is an evil reptilian conspiracy. You'll never find just one form of bigotry with these people.)

There are supposedly numerous alien races out there, and one of the most prominent among them are the Pleiadians, AKA Nordics. While modern depictions of the Pleiadians give them more variety in skintone, there's no denying that older Pleiadian mythology basically pictured them as Aryans In Space, even associating them with the swastika.

You see what's going on here? "Good" swastika-loving Aryan aliens versus "evil" Jewish aliens? Sound familiar?

Racism isn't just a tangential part of the starseed myth, either. It lies at its very core. It's inextricably tied in with the ancient astronaut hypothesis, which has a history of racist motivation behind it. The TL;DR is that a bunch of white people couldn't believe that non-white people had built a bunch of things they couldn't figure out how to build themselves (EG, the Great Pyramids), so they proposed that the real builders were anyone from Atlanteans to aliens. (Atlantis, by the way, never existed; it was a literary device created by Plato.)

One supposed purpose of starseeds is to help the world "wake up to the truth," which basically just means "convert people to New Age spirituality." New Age believes that world peace is contingent on a majority of the world being converted to New Age belief, and that resistance against their belief system is ultimately the work of the aforementioned reptilian aliens.

To put it another way, New Agers think they understand other cultures' spiritual traditions better than the actual members of said cultures, and think that anyone who disagrees with them is being manipulated by the conspiracy, or is an agent of the conspiracy. This includes Indigenous cultures which are already endangered from white Christian colonialism.

Essentially, endangered cultures cannot speak up for themselves and resist New Agers' efforts at cultural assimilation without being labeled a problem and an enemy. It's basically white Christian colonialism repackaged as "spiritual, not religious."

Again - if you heard from these people that some ancient text or myth describes extraterrestrial beings visiting our planet for one reason or another, you heard misinformation. They twist and misrepresent literally every myth and text they get their hands on. For example, you may have heard that the vimanas from Hindu traditions were actually alien spacecraft. They were no such thing. Or maybe you heard that the Book of Enoch describes aliens performing genetic experimentation on humans. It literally does not. At best, all of the stories they cite just kind of sound like aliens if you ignore most of their content and pay no attention to their cultural contexts.

The starseed movement preys on alienated people, especially autistic people and people with ADHD. You can look up nearly any list of signs that you're supposedly a starseed, and many of them will align perfectly with characteristics associated with autism and/or ADHD, or that people with these conditions commonly report. Some people within the movement even go so far as to claim that ADHD and autism don't even exist, but were actually made up by the conspiracy as a cover to suppress and control starseeds, which is some yikes-as-hell ableism.

So basically, people are being told that if they have these certain characteristics or symptoms, that means it's their job to spread New Age spirituality to defeat the conspiracy and help others ascend to the fifth density.

And what's the fifth density, you might ask? It's supposedly humanity's next evolutionary level, because New Age is also based on biological misconceptions. Supposedly once everyone's DNA "upgrades," they'll essentially morph into an aetheric form. Supposedly, this is preceded by a number of "ascension symptoms," including depression, headache, gastrointestinal issues, and any number of other symptoms that could indicate almost anything, including stress.

What many of these people don't realize is, this prediction has already failed. Back in the 2000s and 2010s, experiencing "ascension symptoms" was supposed to precede ascension to 5D beginning December 21, 2012. One lady, Denise Le Fay, was convinced that the hair loss she was experiencing in 2008 was an ascension symptom. As we can see by looking her up, she's very much still with us on the 3D plane these days, repeating the same tired old scripts New Agers recycle endlessly.

By the way, everything you near New Agers saying today about old systems being dismantled, dark forces being arrested or kicked off the planet, and new economic systems on the horizon? They've been recycling these scripts for years now. Take a look at this page written back in 2012. You got stuff about the complete dismantling of an enormous network of sinister forces," "the arrest and removal of a world-wide cabal," and a "new economic system."

("Cabal," by the way, is a dogwhistle term for "Jews.")

Furthermore, people in this movement are often encouraged to try and access past life memories through dreams or hypnosis, which makes the whole thing feel even more real to them. But the thing is, you can have incredibly vivid experiences about literally anything you put your mind to - the people in the reality shifting having vivid experiences of living another life in the Harry Potter universe are a great example of this. Just because you have vivid experiences, doesn't mean they have any bearing on anything happening in this reality.

So yeah, the starseed movement and the larger New Age movement are both extremely harmful. They promote racist pseudohistory, medically-irresponsible pseudoscience, conspiracy theories that target numerous marginalized groups, and functionally target aliened people with ADHD and autism to convince them that spreading its beliefs is their job.

[aether-nereide]

Astro Tips:

General Planetary table:

Planetaro, Planethours.net, Geotimedate.org & Astroseek.com for planet days and hours 🪐

Moon Giant & Timeanddate.com for moon phases 🌖

© ᴀᴇᴛʜᴇʀ-ɴᴇʀᴇɨɖɛ. ᴀʟʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛֆ ʀᴇֆᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ.

[homey-worshiper]

An intentional hour with your Deity:

15 minutes: Thank them. Speak highly of their blessings. Be grateful and humble. Speak of your worries. Ask for their guidance.

15 minutes: Read a myth associated with them. Recitate a hymn or invocation.

15 minutes: Write a prayer for today to them. Mention the gifts they already offered you. Write about what you need and what you are offering in exchange.

15 minutes: Do a ritual for them. Meditate in their presence. Listen to music that reminds you of them. Start preparing an offering.

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[lichtluxx]

Life's been busy for a hot minute, and shadow work has been intense. I happened to fall a bit out of practice with, well, everything, which I'm slowly coming back to. A rest here and there are good, though, to approach things with a new mentality. I'II shall post more consistently now that I'm back.

After all, i started this blog to serve as a live grimoire, if you will, to document things and compare them later.

Lately I've been thinking of writing a book about the 72 daemons of the Goetia, demystifying (?), I don't think that's the right word, but I'm sleepy now, their origins. We know that many were demonized gods, Baal and Astaroth, for example, I don't know, I thought it would be an interesting idea. And I personally like reading historical articles about them. It's all still just an idea. I already wrote Astaroth, Asmodeus and Baal's parts, though.

[the-herbygirl-shares]

[st4rryn1ghtt]

Why is every witchcraft book I’ve read secretly a Wicca book. Wicca and witchcraft are not the same thing. If you are going to write a book about witchcraft and/or paganism, pleaseeeee clarify if you are writing about Wiccan witchcraft.

[ey3ofth3st0rm]

The Infernal divine has no set rules. There are no morals for their human followers to follow. Demonolatry, as such, is a very individual based practice. While each demon has boundaries and rules that appear common among interpretation, you won't see concepts like purity, miasma, or that much of an organized hierarchy, be it for humans or the infernals themselves (because let's face it their titles differ book to book, even then it's purely subjective).

What I like is that it reinforces natural consequences. Human-to-human harm isn't treated like a religious, spiritual, moral hierarchical issue. Instead, you get the natural consequences of what you do, most Infernals won't tell you *not* to harm back, just advise you on how to do so appropriately to the situation, or do it themselves. Sometimes, you are the consequences someone else needs to face.

In the same way, if you want to hurt someone without reason, you'll get yours accordingly. There's no delay, no fear mongering about the afterlife, usually no warning. Just the consequences you deserve.

I think I've begun preferring that when many other practices and beliefs began debating semantics or causing meaningless drama to defend their position. The infernal divine and their teachings haven't forgotten the simple truths of our instincts- protection came before morals. "Vengeance" wouldn't be needed if your "justice" truly worked.

[witchscabin]

Mitologia Tupi-guarani

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Contexto:

Quando se fala de mitologia tupi-guarani significa os deuses, espíritos, criaturas, cosmogonias (mitos de criação do universo), antropogonias (criação da humanidade) e rituais de diversos povos tupi-guaranis (por isso a variação entre lendas.) Nesses mitos, a relação entre espiritualidade e natureza são comuns.

É difícil encontrar informações sobre esses povos e suas mitologias por terem uma cultura verbal e não escrita. A liderança espiritual desses povos é o xamã/pajé. Eles se comunicam com as forças da natureza por meio de saberes ancestrais e práticas xamânicas.

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Cosmogonia:

Na maioria das lendas, o deus criador e figura primária é Nhanderuvuçú (Nhamandú/Yamandú/Nhandejara) e em outras versões é Tupã (trovão). Também há outras versões onde Ñane Ramõi Jusu Papa (Nosso Grande Avô Eterno) teria se constituído a si próprio a partir de Jasuka, uma substância originária (não vou elaborar essa versão nessa postagem).

Com a ajuda de Ya-cy (Jaci, deusa da Lua), Tupã desceu à Terra em um monte na região do Areguá, Paraguai, e criou tudo incluindo o oceano, florestas, animais, estrelas, etc. Então, o trovão (muitos afirmam que Tupã é o deus do trovão, mas é mais aceito que ele não seria exatamente um deus e sim uma manifestação de um deus na forma do som do trovão) criou a humanidade. Os humanos teriam sido criados em uma cerimônia formando estátuas de argila do homem e da mulher com uma mistura de vários elementos da natureza. Depois de soprar a vida nas formas humanas, deixou-os com os espíritos do bem e do mal e partiu.

No Ayvú Rapyta ("Os Fundamentos do Ser", compilação de mitos em formas de cantos sagrados dos mbyá-guaranis), há um mito descrevendo Nhanderuvuçú, essência ide Tupã Tenodé, por meio do Mborayu (Amor), gera Kuaray e o Grande Som, "que se põe a dançar e cantar na imensidão de Nhamandú e criando mundos através de seus cantos sagrados", realizando a criação como uma música e manifesto na forma de um pássaro colibri.

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Antropogonia:

Os humanos originais criados por Tupã eram Rupave (Pai dos povos) e Sypave (Mãe dos povos). Eles tiveram três filhos e muitas filhas. O primeiro filho foi Tumé Arandú, o mais sábio dos homens e o grande profeta do povo. Depois veio Marangatu, grande e bom líder do povo e pai de Kerana, mãe dos sete monstros legendários. O último filho foi Japeusá, considerado desde o nascimento mentiroso, ladrão e trapaceiro, buscando sempre tirar vantage, dos outros. Ele se suicidou se afogando mas foi ressuscitado como caranguejo e assim todos os caranguejos foram amaldiçoados para andar para trás como Japeusá. Entre as filhas de Rupave e Sypave, estava Porâsý, que se sacrificou para livrar o mundo de um dos sete monstros lendários.

Os tupi-guarani também acreditam que vários dos primeiros humanos ascenderam em suas mortes, se tornando entidades menores.

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Os sete monstros lendários:

Kerana, a bela filha de Marangatu, foi capturada pela personificação do mal, Taúba (Taubymana/Tau). Juntos, eles tiveram sete filhos, que foram amaldiçoados pela grande deusa Jaci, e todos, exceto um, nasceram como monstros horríveis. Esses monstros são:

Teju Jagua: Deus das cavernas e frutas

Mboi Tu'i: Deus dos cursos de água e criaturas aquáticas

Moñai: Deus dos campos abertos (derrotado pelo sacrifício de Porâsý)

Jaci Jaterê: Deus da sesta (período de descanso de tarde, geralmente depois do almoço). Ele é o único dos irmãos que não é um monstro

Kurupi: Deus da sexualidade e fertilidade

Ao Ao: Deus dos montes e montanhas

Luison: Deus da morte

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Alma para os tupi-guaranis:

A alma é um conceito importante para esses povos. Para eles, a alma não seria exclusiva de seres humanos, mas sim de todos os seres vivos, tendo também múltiplas almas ao invés de só uma.

Para os Mbya, todos teriam 3 almas: uma ligada ao corpo, outra aos sonhos e outra ao espírito (nhe’ẽ). O indivíduo morre quando essas três almas o abandonam ao mesmo tempo. Acreditava-se que a alma do corpo (ãngue ry) representavam o lado ruim do ser, mas é mais correto afirmar que a alma está associada a desequilíbrios que precisam ser curados ao longo da vida. Quando o ser morre, essa alma fica vagando pela terra assim como uma assombração que precisa ser harmonizado e cuidado através de rituais. Diferente dessa, as outras almas partem para a vida espiritual.

[vesse-moricaleo-lusifero]

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[demonolatry-culture-is]

Demonolatry culture is reading the Ars Goetia and seeing the demon you work with and being like yayyy it's youuu yayyyy

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[how-to-witchcraft]

Differences - Witchcraft vs Paganism

Both of these terms are umbrella terms, both are used in spiritual communities, but they are not the same thing. Many practitioners, especially new ones, and many outsiders use these terms interchangeably. They are not necessarily interchangeable.

Witchcraft is an umbrella term that can best be described as using magic to manipulate metaphysical or supernatural forces for a desired outcome. Witchcraft is an act; it's something that you do. There are many kinds of witchcraft, both the types of magic and how they work, and the types of specific witchcraft traditions. I have sections explaining both in this text.

Paganism is best defined as any religion that is not one of the Abrahamic religions. This can be any religion outside of those, but is most commonly associated with religions that allow room for or encourage witchcraft. Many people forget that pagan religions can also include main religions in other areas that have nothing to do with witchcraft, such as Hindu, Shinto, and other such religions. Pagan religions are usually polytheistic, or having multiple deities, usually revere nature, and usually non dogmatic, encouraging thinking for yourself rather than following a staunch set of rules. Pagan religions also tend to not have a single holy text or doctrine.

You can practice witchcraft while being a pagan, or practice paganism while being a witch. Doing a spell doesn't make you a pagan. Worshipping ancient deities from non Abrahamic religions doesn't make you a witch. You can do witchcraft for your deities or your pagan religion, but you can't necessarily do paganism, rather you are a pagan or practice a pagan religion.

Some practitioners who claim the title of pagan, do so operating under the idea that pagan only means polytheistic non-Abrahamic religions, and that without the deities, you can't be pagan. This is inaccurate, you can very much be a non-theistic pagan, most who are work with the earth and sciences themselves, and for them, it's about the nature aspect. There are even some aspects of pagan that include S.A.S.S. pagans (Skeptical, Agnostic, Science-Seeking), and Atheopagan which completely disregards any deities or entities.

Wicca and Neopaganism is actually a major contributor to why the two terms are conflated so much. Neopaganism as a whole kind of took witchcraft and Wicca in as staples of the neopagan movement when Wicca became quite popular in the 70s and skyrocketed in the 90s and early 2000s. Because of this, a lot of media did what media does best; researched it a little bit, didn't quite hit the nail on the head, conflated the two, and popularized it quite substantially. Because the media was using the terms interchangeably, the people who were drawn to Witchcraft and paganism because of the media started using the terms interchangeably thinking it was accurate. And now with the internet and ease of access to widespread misinformation, it's boomed.

The widespread misuse of these two terms and using them interchangeably within the communities that they are a part of has led to such an immense amount of overlap that both communities have begun the discussion about whether or not language is simply changing with the times and it should be accepted and we move forward from there, or it should remain separate and true to their original definitions. As of right now, to my knowledge, the overwhelming majority on both sides seems to be preferring keeping it separate, but the conversation has begun and that in and of itself shows a changing of the times.

[vesse-moricaleo-lusifero]

Caveat:

"Pagan Religions" absolutely have sets of rules and beliefs that strictly are adhered to depending on the spiritual culture of those traditions.

Hellenic traditions, for example, have strict rules surrounding offerings and personal cleanliness. Miasma is a force at play.

Colonialism has stripped a lot of the rules and structure that surround non-Christian Religions and New Age Spirituality likes to remove cultural contexts and cultural beliefs in order to suit them for a modern and more bleached audience.

It is not as marketable if you sell a religious belief as possessing religious cultural expectations that are simply new rules and beliefs.

I am only saying this because a lot of white-washing that happens to religious cultures removes the importance of the structural beliefs surrounding how daily life and interactions with those gods happens.

Otherwise this is a rather solid post!

[bacchant-of-dionysus]

A comprehensive guide to astragolomancy or dice oracles using knuckle bones:

[vesse-moricaleo-lusifero]

Not to sound like a "Boomer" in the spiritual traditions community...

But.

I'm always annoyed by "Beginner Witchy!" Or "Baby Witch!" Content.

Nothing is "Baby".

It is just the basics.

And half of the posts don't follow the basics either.

It's "Rose quartz for Love! 💝"

No. How about "If you pay attention to how clean your house is, it's a reflection of how clean the energies are."

"the basics" that should be considered "for beginners" should revolve around how to live in tandem with the forces at play, how to recognise forces at play, and how to navigate changes in the forces at play.

It's like any art or craft. There's steps and stages and ways that processes are followed. That's how all spiritual traditions that are rooted in cultural beliefs are. And the New Age versions of these subjects are so ignorant that they don't even know what they are talking about to begin with.

[vesse-moricaleo-lusifero]

A sent out a vibration and it resonated and came back to me with a harmony.

[lichtluxx]

WHO IS ASTARTE?

Astarte was a goddess of the Ancient Near East and the main deity of Tyre, Sidon, Elate, and Byblos, important Mediterranean seaports. In Sidon, coins depicted a chariot in which appeared a globe, presumably a stone representing Astarte. She was also often depicted on the prow of a galley, leaning forward with her right hand extended, and is considered by some scholars to be the original model for the future figureheads of sailing ships.

In Sidon, she shared a temple with Eshmun, while coins from Beirut show Poseidon, Astarte, and Eshmun being worshipped together. In Byblos, Astarte was known as "Baalat," the feminine form of Baal.

Other important cult centers were Cythera, Malta, and Eryx in Sicily, where she became known to the Romans as Venus Erycina. A bilingual inscription found on the Pyrgi Tablets, dated to around 500 BC and discovered near Caere in Etruria, equates Astarte with the Etruscan goddess Uni-Astre, equivalent to Juno. In Carthage, Astarte was worshipped alongside the goddess Tanit.

The Aramaic goddess Atargatis may originally have been related to Astarte, although the first element of her name seems linked to the Ugaritic form of Asherah's name: Athirat. The Canaanite name of Astarte (the Greek version of her original name) would be Athart, and the Phoenician Ashtart, both derived from the Akkadian Asdartu, related to the goddess Ishtar.

Her husband was Baal, the god of fertility and storms and a central figure of the Canaanite pantheon. However, in some versions, she was also married to Tammuz, as referenced in the Bible in Ezekiel.

Ishtar developed from the Sumerian goddess Inanna, attested in writings from the fourth millennium BC, although her cult is considered even older. Inanna, Ishtar, and Astarte shared the same attributes, being associated with love, sex, fertility, hunting, and war, as well as having a connection to the moon. They were goddesses represented by the planet Venus.

Astarte was often represented with symbols such as lions, horses, bees, doves, and stars.

She arrived in Egypt through trade, where she was adopted as a warrior goddess and given as a consort to Set, along with her sister Anat. Her cult persisted through the Ptolemaic period until the early Christian era.

After her arrival in Egypt, she began to be frequently depicted with horses and chariots, as well as appearing as a beautiful naked woman, sometimes winged or with horns, maintaining characteristics of Canaanite and Phoenician representations. Astarte was also syncretized with Isis and Hathor, besides being equated with the Greco-Roman deities Aphrodite, Artemis, Hera, and Juno.

Not much is known about her children; however, we know that Hauron/Horon, in Canaanite and Levantine mythology, is frequently described as her son. This divine relationship was transposed to Egypt, where Hauron, a god of healing and magic associated with the Sphinx, was seen as the son and lover of Astarte, facilitating his identification with the Egyptian myth of Isis and Horus.

Although many associate Astarte only with fertility and sexuality, a more impartial analysis of her textual and iconographic representations demonstrates that her main function during the Late Bronze Age was as a goddess of war, apotropaic (protective) magic, and healing, in strong analogy to her sister Anat, with whom she shared so many qualities that both may originally have been seen as a single deity at some point.

In this role, she was incorporated into the Egyptian New Kingdom pantheon, symbolically reinforcing Egyptian dominance over Canaan. During the first millennium BC, her warlike character became less evident, while her association with royalty strengthened. Later, during the Phoenician expansion into the western Mediterranean, Astarte merged with other local goddesses, although she maintained her functions linked to royalty and healing.

Her rituals were multiple, involving libations, worship of images and idols, as well as bodily practices of a sexual nature. Her main festival took place during the spring equinox, a period marked by grand celebrations of fertility and sexuality. The eroticism associated with her cult made her an extremely popular deity among the peoples of that time. According to biblical tradition, even King Solomon is said to have worshipped her (1 Kings 11:5).

Astarte is known in the Bible as Ashtoreth or Ashtaroth, consort of Baal, being condemned along with him as a "false god" by the Hebrew prophets, including Elijah and Jeremiah, for leading the people away from the worship of Yahweh.

As seen in Judges 2:13:

"They forsook the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtaroth."

And also in Jeremiah 7:18:

"The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they pour out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger."

And Jeremiah 44:

"Astarte is the Queen of Heaven to whom the Canaanites burned offerings and made libations."

Astarte received the title "Queen of Heaven" due to her high status among the Phoenicians and Canaanites, as well as her association with celestial bodies, maritime protection, and feminine power. However, the title might have been inherited from her counterparts: Ishtar and Inanna.

Many Hebrew scholars currently believe that the biblical name "Ashtoreth" is a deliberate fusion between "Astarte" and the Hebrew word boshet ("shame"), reflecting the Hebrews' contempt for her cult.

In later Christian mythology, Astarte was transformed into a male entity: Astaroth. In demonology, he is described as an important Grand Duke of Hell, a resident of the western infernal region, and ruler of the month of August. He is also considered the treasurer of Hell, being described by Francis Barrett in The Magus (1801) as a "prince of accusers and inquisitors."

Astaroth is associated with vanity and laziness, and is also listed as one of the 72 spirits of Solomon. His iconography presents him as a naked and crowned angel, riding a dragon and holding a serpent in his left hand. He is said to be able to teach all the secrets of Creation, answer questions about the past, present, and future, and reveal information about the fall of spirits and its causes. He could also make men wise in all liberal sciences and would command forty legions of spirits.

In the Grimorium Verum, it is claimed that Astaroth governs the American continent. He may appear dressed in white or black, usually in human form, though sometimes he takes the form of a donkey. Two subordinate spirits, Sagatana and Nesbiros, would assist him in governing this continent.

According to the Grimoire of Honorius, Astaroth grants the favor of the great and powerful, being astrologically linked to the star Sirius. According to Weyer, Scot, and the Goetia, he can answer truthfully about all past, present, and future matters, as well as reveal hidden secrets. The Grimoire of Armadel adds that Astaroth is also capable of revealing details about the Fall of the Angels, including their lives before the fall, the origin of their names, and their creation.

The conjunction cycles between the Sun and Venus that form upright and inverted pentagrams over eight-year cycles have also been associated with Astaroth, as has the New Moon. She has also been related to the star Sirius (13°57' Cancer), known as the Dog Star. Sirius has a long tradition in mythology and conjuration magic, having sanctuaries in Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome.

His precious stone is beryl, a sea stone. His associated plants are the vine, mugwort, and dracaena. Among animals, it is symbolically linked to the serpent. His magical image is that of a dog and a young virgin, associated respectively with Anubis and the goddess Sothis.

Astrologically, Sirius is related to luck, pride, wealth, ambition, fame, honors, occult interests, and even dog bites. In magic, it is believed to confer honor, goodwill, the favor of powerful men and aerial spirits, as well as the ability to reconcile kings, princes, and rulers. However, one was warned of the danger of an adverse connection with Mars during Sirius's ascension, as excessive ambition could lead to accidents or even attempts on one's own life.

The representation of Astaroth as a male entity in the Goetia of Solomon likely arose from a translation error related to the writings of Johann Weyer. In the original Latin text, there are no explicit references to Astaroth's gender. The masculine references appear only in English translations, where the use of "he" was employed more as a grammatical formality than as a literal definition of gender.

Reginald Scot, using a very flawed English transcription, ended up repeating this error unintentionally. Considering the references Scot himself makes to Astarte in his writings, it is unlikely that he intentionally masculinized the entity. From these translations, the male interpretation of Astaroth ended up being incorporated into later grimoires, which, contrary to popular belief, were largely relatively late compilations.

This misconception has often been commented on by later authors and even ironized by Collin de Plancy, who depicted the male Astaroth marrying, or rather, reuniting with, a Phoenician lunar goddess identified as Astarte.

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I have always felt a connection to spirits and the paranormal way before knowing what those even were. I will always count that in my experience. I will always count the small interactions I've had with them before knowing exactly what that was that just happened. They always stick with me, I can feel them, not in a bad way but in a way where I know it means something. Don't let other people's personal rules affect you.