The supreme deity has always existed, long before anything else came into being. They are called the Source, who began as a formless consciousness of radiant light and consisted of both masculine and feminine energy. The Source is not Jehovah, for they are just and truly benevolent, unlike the tyrant war-god. The Source holds within themself infinite love, power, and wisdom; always using these in order to rule over all creation in the most balanced way. When the Source had decided to begin creation, they took their feminine energy and transformed it into a second version of themselves called the Queen of Heaven. While they are both One deity in essence, the supreme goddess is independent from the supreme god and do not act exactly the same. Despite this, they share consciousnesses and so are aware of each other's perspectives at the same time as their own; which means that they have dual consciousness.
The Mother and Father are usually formless, but may rarely choose to manifest as extremely tall golden humanoids of light and with a gemstone on their chests. Despite this, one must never associate them or portray them in altars as humanoid, as this is limiting of who they are and is seen as disrespectful. With the eventual creation of humans and other races, the Source and Queen of Heaven came to be known by several different names. The Source has been called names such as Brahman (Hindu), Atum (Egyptian), and Olodumare (Yoruba); the Queen of Heaven has been known as Adi Parashakti, Sophia, and Mary. They are in no way associated with the Abrahamic religions since these were perpetuated by the false god, Jehovah, who was greedy and sought to overshadow every other deity. Not only this, but the supreme Mother and Father are strongly against the majority of teachings in these religions and view them as manipulative and unhealthy. Not only this, but they would never command the genocides of millions of people just to expand religions; the Abrahamic religions however were built upon the bones and dismantled temples of the polytheists.
The Process of Creation: In order to create, the Queen of Heaven became the consort of the Source and together, created the Gods of Gods within the Void. Among these immensely powerful deities are Ptah (the Architect), Nemesis (retribution), Ouranus (heavens/daylight), and Erebus (darkness). The Architect, Ptah, then assisted in creating the greater gods, who work under the Gods of Gods and assist in many things for creation. The greater gods include deities such as the Outer Gods, Nyx (night), Hypnos (dreams and sleep), Fortuna (providence), and the Aeonic deities. The Aeons are the deities who create the physical and metaphysical Universes; their kind consists of the Ogdoad (mentioned in Egyptian texts), as well as Amun and Jehovah. The greater deities are incredibly powerful, but not nearly as much as the Gods of Gods, whose powers are almost infinite. Additionally, the higher in the hierarchy of divinity a god is, the far more complex and incomprehensible they become.
The Source and Queen of Heaven then assist in creating Universes alongside Ptah and the Aeons. When a Universe is formed, it is like a radiant sphere (hence them being called “golden eggs” or “cosmic eggs”). Once completed by having laws placed within them by Ptah and all other necessary components, the cosmic egg bursts open, allowing the Universe to unfold. For our Universe, this sudden blast of creation created our cosmos and the first Universal deity- Phanes (Lucifer), who brought light. The other deity who was born from this explosion was Eros, but he had a different destiny and so came into being within the Void instead of the Universe. It was only many eternities later that Eros created a smaller and less-powerful copy of himself to be born to Aphrodite so he could interact within the Universe as well.
Another deity who came from this explosion shortly afterwards was Philotes, the daughter of Nyx (night) and Ouranus (the heavens/daylight). The goddess Philotes is the one who brought unity into the Universe and is the very force of the element of gravity which holds everything together (from the celestial bodies to the particles of matter). She is also the force which helps bring people into harmony and experience love of all kinds. Eris (her half-sister) was born as her opposite in order to keep balance within the Universe; she targets unity in order to bring about chaos, strife, and separation. While the Source/Queen of Heaven embody pure Love, they allow painful things to occur since they say that evolution cannot exist within perfection; we need obstacles to overcome in order to develop as beings and grow wise. Thus, the Universe acts as a place of learning through adversity.
After many ages, the Source created additional elder deities within the Universe to become Angels (agents of the Source/Queen of Heaven). They were tasked with following Lucifer, the first-born, and the highest of the Angels were titled “Seraphim” whose roles were to carry out direct missions from the Source. Lucifer, as the supreme Angel, was a Seraph (as well as an Archangel and Destroying Angel) and is the most beautiful and wise among them. Amongst the other elder Angels, the Source/Queen of Heaven created Raphael (who brought Love into the Universe) and Mikael (who upholds justice and protection of the innocent). Lastly of the elder Angels, the Queen of Heaven created a small, less-powerful manifestation of herself to act within the Universe and marry Lucifer. This embodiment of the Mother Goddess became known as the goddess Lilith, who was born from the Mother’s light to be the twinflame of the Morning Star. Even though Lilith embodies the Queen of Heaven, she is independent from her because of free-will; thus, she has her own personality (albeit a similar one to the Mother) and her own desires.
The Queen of Heaven also created other embodiments of herself, including Parvati, Isis, Lalita, and Asherah. These goddesses (including Lilith) are all One in essence, but are all independent and have slightly different personalities and rulerships. They can also share consciousnesses with each other, allowing them to be able to see through one another’s eyes and experience the same things (another example of multi-consciousness in deities). Lilith, however, stands apart from the other embodiments of the Mother since she ended up becoming more of a “dark mother” who is connected to the night and empowerment, as well as life and motherhood. Her later becoming a queen of Hell only strengthened these characteristics, causing her to love and see beauty in what others may fear; suitable for a mother of demons.
Lilith, along with the other mother goddesses, assist the Queen of Heaven in creating minor goddesses (ones who are aspects of themselves) by taking pieces of their energies and allowing them to be born as children to other gods (the war or beauty-related ones like Inanna and Athena tend to be more connected to Lilith while the earthly ones like Hathor tend to be moreso connected to Parvati, etc). Overall, every goddess is connected to the manifestations of the Mother (some much more than others), and the closer they are connected, the more they view each other as the same being while also having independent personalities. The same thing happens with gods, but involves the Source and the elder gods. So in this sense, many deities are connected to each other in some way. This all occurs because the elder deities often create lesser versions of themselves in order to act within many different pantheons (although the gods do not limit themselves to one country or planet, but prefer to interact with any being who holds spiritual potential).
Everything was prosperous for a long time, but the day came that the Aeonic god Jehovah (also called the “demiurge”) began to seek greater power. He appears as an enormous serpentine-dragon with the head of a lion. Due to him being created improperly by his mother, Jehovah lacked wisdom and was shunned by other beings, causing him to become enraged at the other deities. In order to try to fill what he lacked in wisdom, he sought after having power over others, causing him to target Earth where a new species had been created: humans. He battled the other deities with his superior strength (due to being an Aeon) and cast those who first rose against him into Hell, the realm of torment. When this was done, Jehovah declared to the newly developed humans that he was the Source and was the only god; anyone who opposed this was to be slaughtered. Thus began the gradual decline of polytheism, the brutal massacres of pagans, and how the elder deities who acted as rebels against tyranny became known as demons.
Overtime with the rise of Christianity, some fragments of knowledge about the Queen of Heaven remained. During the religion’s early years, the Holy Spirit was known as the female counterpart/consort to the Heavenly Father and was portrayed as a dove. This was spoken about by the Apostle Thomas where he referred to the Holy Spirit as the Mother, but he was shunned for this and the truth was rapidly shut away and turned into meaning “the presence of God”. This can be further explored through Biblical and Tanakh texts which mention the Holy Spirit as “Shekinah”, which is a feminine word. In Kabbalism, Shekinah is mentioned as appearing as light and is the female aspect of God. Nevertheless, the Queen of Heaven managed to resurface as Mary Magdalene who bore the child of God and was said to have been escorted by Angels into the Heavens at death, her spirit enormous and of golden light. It is no mistake either that Mary is often represented with doves and is even called the “Queen of Heaven”; though most Christians do not realize the truth behind this and mistake her as merely a saint. Similar themes can be seen when one discovers that several saints actually have their origins as pagan gods (such as Brigid).
Devotional: The Source and the Queen of Heaven are truly magnificent deities and are complex beyond all comprehension. They are wondrous and awe-inspiring, while also being the most pure beings to exist. They do not interfere much with Creation since they uphold free-will and the chance for evolution through trials, but they will assist those who are truly worthy and cannot do something on their own. The Father and Mother are very important to connect with and meditate on since they help show us the truth of existence and the truth of our own selves. When speaking to them, make sure to be polite and genuine in what you say. You may feel their energy embracing you, which feels deeply loving and healing. One can also develop a connection to them by meditating on sacred objects that represent their divine union; one of which is the lingam. Other than that, it is best to use other-worldly things to represent them on an altar, such things can be artwork of light or sacred geometrical designs. However, it is also acceptable to use images of Mary Magdalene for the Queen of Heaven since this is a form of hers.
Offerings: anything genuinely given with love. Some items they tend to have traditionally offered are a white candle and olibanum incense.
Links: The Angels, The Outer Gods, The War in Heaven, References of the Holy Spirit being Female
Elder Jahan - The “leader” of the Elders, Zhaetorus's father. Distant, stoic and unyielding, once married to Lightning Goddess Anstice; the exact reasons behind their divorce are unknown, but heavily implied to be his fault.
Elder Midres - A vain and rather flirty lady; in her words, she doesn’t concern herself too much with the problems of others, since “if it’s not [her] problem, it’s irrelevant to [her]”.
Elder Eden - Jahan’s confidant; despite appearances, he’s an outright perfectionist who prioritizes immaculateness (and his loyalty to Jahan) over anything else. Earned the nickname “Parrot” due to the style of his cape
Elder Sahtla - The "Embodiment of Winter", Amalthea's mother and Fear God Aksill's wife. A cold lady on the outside, a loving mother and wife on the inside, is apparently on bad terms with Jahan for who knows how long.
Elder Raphall - The oldest Seraph alive, Eirene's husband, and father to Lilium, Lucius, Lyra and Orph. Kind and softspoken, can shapeshift from his original Seraph form to either a man (his preferred form) or a woman.
Elder Eirene - Raphall’s wife, mother to Lilium, Lucius, Lyra and Orph; a sweet and kindhearted woman, the only Elder Deity who still maintains a close relationship to humankind.
Elder Ziderys - Ellieros's father. A quiet and mysterious god, lost his arms during a battle in his youth and thus uses darkness as replacement. Some parts of his backstory are unknown.
Elder Moira - The most isolated of the Elders, she has seen better days; some say that due to the trauma of losing her sister to a monster thousands of years ago, she’s become paranoid and still warns others even after so long.
And here’s the portraits of the Elder Deities (simply known as “Elders”)
The outer goddess known as Shub-Niggurath ("The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Dark Young") is one of the two safest outer deities to work with (along with Cthulhu). As stated in the introduction to the outer gods, the outer deities are not evil beings but are usually neutral in morality and typically do not care much for humans. The outer gods were all created within the Void and are larger than all the planets of the Universe combined. They are also immensely powerful and help guide the process of evolution in Creation.
Appearance: Shub-Niggurath appears as a large goat-humanoid (very similar to Baphomet but without male genitalia), has swirling black tendrils at her sides, countless goat legs, and has the head of a beautiful black goat. Her expression is usually serene and benevolent, which has a fascinating contradiction to the dark tendrils which violently lash around at her sides. She is beautiful in a most incredible and unique way; her form is also so complex that one’s mind can hardly comprehend it. Her appearance can also chaotically change to indescribable forms that may look like a shifting mass with many sharp-toothed mouths, goat legs, and tentacles at the top.
When she arrives, she does a “triple laugh” where she does a sort of giggling laughter which sounds three times. As stated above, her size is larger than the very Universe, but like all other gods, she is able to shrink her form down to the minute size of a human when called upon (though the gods still stand tall and nearly reach ceilings).
Roles: Shub-Niggurath is primarily a goddess of fertility and the propagation of mutations which benefit life. Regarding the mutations, an example is that she’s known to assist plantlife in adapting to different situations. As such, she is linked to the elements of earth and vegetation. From speaking with her, she has explained that her “thousand young” are mutated trees which have three “legs”, a gaping mouth, and use their branches like tentacles to lash out at people. They are not malevolent, but are angry at humans for what they have done to the Earth. As a fertility goddess, she has been known to have had offspring with many other outer gods
Personal experiences: In personality, she tends to be very caring, nurturing, motherly, and fiercely protective of forests (which she guards over). Shub-Niggurath is also a gentle being and tends to be deeply saddened when humans speak badly about her appearance or see her as evil. She desires those who wish to work with her to be respectful and also appreciate the untamed places in nature; she likes all nature, but prefers the dense wilderness most of all. She also seeks to spread love among all beings and hates prejudice, hypocrites, arsonists of forests, littering, and those who carelessly destroy life. These are the sorts of people who she has no gentleness towards and seeks to eliminate them.
Shub-Niggurath specializes in helping with things such as fertility issues, self-acceptance, self-healing, and transitioning into different stages of self-identity. As with all forms of spirit work, it is highly unadvisable to commune with spirits if one has psychosis since the experiences can greatly worsen the symptoms. The outer gods can cause this even moreso (whether they try to or not) so please avoid working with them if you have psychosis of any kind.
Offerings: goat milk, venison, pork with greens (boiled with cabbage, etc), courgettis, beetroot, parsnips, carrots, mandrake, horseradish, spinach, vanilla, olive oil, pine resin, creeping vines, stinging nettles, poison ivy, venus fly traps, fungi, puffball mushrooms, lichens, ivory, charcoal, limestone, copper, serpentine, chrysocolla, burning wood as incense, goat horns, black goat hair, handcrafted totems from twigs, and goat statuettes
