Demonolatry, not to be confused with demonology (the study of Demons), literally means 'the worship of Demons' (used interchangeably with daemons as demon and daemon are seen much the same to the Demonolator because the word demon comes from daemon and daimon). Although the word Demonolatry is old, it was originally used (like the label Satanism) as a term of derision to refer to a variety of different religions that the early Church persecuted. It was not adopted as a term of self-reference until relatively recently (late 1950's/early 1960's). Even then, Demonolatry was clandestine. It was not until 1997 when the Guild of Demonolatry (now defunct) finally funded a website--Tezrian's Vault--devoted to the religion that Demonolatry came out-of-the-closet. That site closed in 2001. Previously, many sects simply referred to themselves as followers of [insert name of Demon here]. Demonology is the systematic study of demons or beliefs about demons. ... Taken during a Hindu prayer ceremony on the eve of Diwali. ... The demon Satan In folklore, mythology, and religion, a demon is a supernatural being that is generally described as an evil spirit, but is also depicted to be good in some instances. ... The term Daemon has several meanings: Daemon (computer software) Daemon (His Dark Materials) in the Philip Pullman trilogy of novels His Dark Materials Daemon (mythology) Daemon (Warhammer) Daemon Sadi (SaDiablo) is a character in the Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop. ...

History

Demonolatry, under this name in particular was started as a religion by Richard Dukante. Prior to this the term Demonolatry was used by the inquisitors during the witch trials. There was a famous text by Nicholas Remy, a cruel witch hunter, entitled Demonolatry, or, Demonolatriae Libri Tres". Remy's text was published in 1570. Nicholas Remy (aka Rémy and Remigius) (1534 - 1600) was a French Catholic priest. ...

Modern Demonolatry is a polytheistic religion in which Demonic entities are worshiped and worked with as wise divinities. Each demon is the wellspring of a single energy source. These energies can be defined as universal elements, emotions, or ideas. The most common pantheon of Gods used are demonic--from Christian mythologies about diabolical beings, which were formerly the Gods of pre-Christian pagan religions. However, Roman, Greek, Goetic and other pantheons have been used. Perhaps the most popular of the pantheons is the Richard Dukante Hierarchy, which was developed in the early 1960's. It became the basis for many modern Demonolatry sects. Polytheism is belief in, or worship of, multiple gods or divinities. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up pagan, heathen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Goeteia (goēteia, γοητεια) is an Ancient Greek word for magic, witchcraft, jugglery. Goēs means sorcerer or quack. probably related is goētēs wailer (Aeschylus, ), ultimately from a PIE root *gevh2 shout, howl. During the Renaissance goeteia (Latinized...

Beliefs

Demonolatry is considered a left hand path religion because it is a religion of the self. It is discovering personal power and living within the natural balance of the energies within the universe. It is also about self-responsibility and inner peace. Demons, to some, are simply focal points of single pure energies. To others they are real entities with personalities and individual consciousness. Each of the demons is seen as the embodiment of an emotion, an element, or an idea. As mentioned, some people believe these energies are sentient (real deities), while others believe they are simply natural forces without consciousness. The Gods of Demonolatry are demons because they are considered to represent misunderstood or clandestine parts of the natural world. Many demons were merely Gods of pre-Christian pagan religions. There are demons for love and healing just as sure as there are demons for anger and destruction. There is a natural balance to the religion. For every demon there is an equal and opposite demon. There are also those demons on the subtle in-between of the two. The Baphomet, symbol of some Left-Hand Path religions. ... The demon Satan In folklore, mythology, and religion, a demon is a supernatural being that is generally described as an evil spirit, but is also depicted to be good in some instances. ...

In Demonolatry there is no heaven or hell. Many Demonolators believe in reincarnation of their own personal energies. Within the practice of Demonolatry there are many rites. Most of them are meditative (and include prayer and mental exercises), while others incorporate magick in which requests are burnt, incenses and candles are burnt representing certain aspects of the ritual's design. Many different forms of magick are used in conjunction with the religion. This depends on the individual's preference. A personal belief system that fulfills the needs of the practitioner is encouraged This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Hell (disambiguation). ... Reincarnation, literally to be made flesh again, is a doctrine or mystical belief that some essential part of a living being (in some variations only human beings) survives death to be reborn in a new body. ... This article refers to the magical system of Aleister Crowley and Thelema. ...

See The Hermetica and Hermeticism to learn more about the core foundation of Demonolatry beliefs. Hermetica refers to a category of popular Late Antique literature purporting to contain secret wisdom, and generally attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. ... Hermeticism should not be confused with the concept of a hermit. ...

Demonolatry Holidays

There are two types of Demonolators with regards to practice: those whose approach is primarily religious and those who practice Demonic Magick. Much of modern Demonolatry is steeped in elemental magick. The major religious rites are as follows (the specific dates may vary, but these are the days these holidays generally fall on): Religious is a term with both a technical definition and folk use. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In the United States, a holiday is a day set aside by a nation or culture (in some cases, multiple nations and cultures) typically for celebration but sometimes for some other kind of special culture-wide (or national) observation or activity. ...

March 21 - Rite to Lucifer in celebration of enlightenment and the air that sustains life on this planet. Also a celebration of knowledge, education, and ideas. It is also a celebration of spring and new beginnings. Marriages are sometimes performed on or around the Rite to Lucifer.

May 2 - First Rite to Leviathan. This is typically an initiation ceremony. Leviathan symbolizes the seed cycle and emotional bonds. Many sects choose to initiate their new arrivals during this rite. However, it is also the Rite wherein some people may choose to get married or to conceive children as it symbolizes fertility and bonding.

June 21 - Rite to Flereous. Flereous is the Phoenix that rises from the ashes. This rite celebrates the warmth of the sun and summer. This is the Rite at which Baphometic Fire Baptisms are performed. Baptisms are rarely performed on children. However, adults may choose to have their matron or patron deity's sigil either branded, tatooed, or cut somewhere into their body. While some cultures may regard this as self mutilation, a Demonolator finds honor in this ritual and bears the "scar" proudly. Nowadays, tatoos are very popular because sigils can be encompassed by a picture.

September 21 - Second Rite to Leviathan. This is the Rite that celebrates autumn and harvest. It celebrates the element water. It also celebrates emotional ties (married couples sometimes choose this Rite to reaffirm wedding vows). Scrying, tarot readings, and other forms of divination are practiced during this time as it is believed the connection between the parts of the whole are stronger now.

October 31 - Rite to Eurynomous/Baalberith/Babael. This rite, as in many other traditions, is a celebration of death, dying, and the dead. Many people choose this rite to "destroy" bad feelings by requesting curses on those who have wronged them. Cursing rites are a condoned and encouraged practice in Demonolatry. This is a time of emotional cleansing and self renewal.

December 21 - Rite to Belial. This is sometimes called the second initiation rite because Belial also represents new beginnings. Belial represents material things, financial matters, and business endeavors. It is the celebration of winter, family and friends, and the birth of the sun (as it is the shortest day of the year).

These are the principal rites practiced by religious Demonolators in addition to the holiday of their Patron/Matron deity. They are too numerous to list. Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ... In the UK; the word Matron is the job title of a very senior nurse. ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Information Used With Permission Source: [1]

Hierarchies of Demons in Demonolatry

While various hierarchies for Demonolators exist, the most popular are the Dukante and the Goetic.

The Goetic Hierarchy (from The Goetia) is a popular hierarchy used by both Traditional and Modern Demonolators. Goeteia (goēteia, γοητεια) is an Ancient Greek word for magic, witchcraft, jugglery. Goēs means sorcerer or quack. probably related is goētēs wailer (Aeschylus, ), ultimately from a PIE root *gevh2 shout, howl. During the Renaissance goeteia (Latinized... Buer, the 10th spirit, who teaches Moral and Natural Philosophy (from the Mathers and Liddell 1995 edition). ...

Richard Dukante's Hierarchy (1963)

Note: This is one of the few hierarchies acknowledging female demons. Denoted by (f)

 Satan - King Unsere - (f) Fertility and Sorcery Delepitore - (f) Demoness of Sorcery Enlightement Satanchia - Grand General (War) Agaliarept - Assistant Grand General (War) Lucifage - High Command (Control) Flereous - Fire Elemental Lucifer - Air Elemental Leviathan - Water Elemental Belial - Earth Elemental Beelzebuth - Lord of insects Belphegore - Master of Armorment and Weaponry Mesphito - Keeper of the book of death Amducious - The destroyer Asmodeus - Demon of Lust Sonnielion - (f) Demoness of hate Abbadon - Advisor Ammon - demon of domination Mammon - Demon of Avarice Rosier - Demon of love Ashtaroth - (f) Priestess of friendship Eurynomous - Demon of Death Verrine - Demon of Health Verrier - (f) Demoness of plants and herbalism Ronwe - Demon of Knowledge Babeal - Keeper of Graves 

• Family 1 - Sorcery, Militant, Encompassing, Mother
• Family 2 - Emotion
• Family 3 - Advisory
• Family 4 - Love and Friendship (also destruction of these emotions)
• Family 5 - Death
• Family 6 - Knowledge
• Family 7 - Anger/Vengeance
• Family 8 - Seduction
• Family 9 - Miscellaneous

Family 1

• Satan - King
• Unsere - (Female) Fertility and Sorcery
• Satanchia - Grand General (War)
• Agaliarept - Assistant Grand General (War)
• Lucifage - High Command (Control)
• Flereous - Fire Elemental
• Lucifer - Air Elemental
• Beelzebuth - Lord of Lords
• Belphegore - Master of Weaponry- gain
• Mesphito - Keeper of the book of death
• Delepitoré- (Female) Demoness of magick.
• Belial - Earth Elemental

Family 2

• Luithian - Advisor
• Azlyn - (Female) Weaves the threads of things to come, future.
• Leviathan - Water Elemental
• Sonnelion - (Female) Demoness of hate

Family 3

• Abbadon - Advisor
• Ammon - demon of domination
• Mammon - Demon of Avarice

Family 4

• Rosier - Demon of love
• Astarte - (Female) Demoness of love
• Ashtaroth - (Female) Priestess of friendship
• Astarot - Matters concerning the heart
• Amducious - The destroyer
• Asmodeus - Demon of Lust

Family 5

• Eurynomous - Demon of Death
• Balberith - Prince of dying
• Babeal - Keeper of Graves

Family 6

• Verrine - Demon of Health
• Verrier - (Female) Demoness of herbal knowledge
• Ronwe - Demon of Knowledge

Family 7

• Svengali - Demon of Vengeance
• Tezrian - (Female) Priestess of battle

Family 8 - Some speculation has arisen suggesting that family 8 should actually be coupled with family 3. As it has been suggested these are the females of that family.

• Asafoetida - (Female) Demoness of feminine attributes
• Rashoon - (Female) Priestess of seduction
• Taroon - (Female) Priestess of Desire

Family 9 Consists of lesser hierarchy.

• Berith
• Agares
• Abigor
• Lillith

Source: With Permission From The Author

• Modern Demonolatry by S. Connolly (1997, 2005 DB Publishing)
• Lessons in Demonolatry by S. Connolly (1997, 2005 DB Publishing)

The Demonic Enns

Another aspect of Demonolatry is the use of the "Enns" which are prayers, invocations, to the Demons. Across three or more separate journals of Demonolators, the same enns allegedly appear and date back to the 1500's according to one journal. Some people have speculated that the enns are modern and in one of the Gaelic languages while others speculate the enns are very old and in the language of the demons. Traditional Demonolators also have a specific set of seals (signatures), also called sigils, for the Dukante Hierarchy.. Prayer is an effort to communicate with a God, or to some deity or deities, either to offer praise to the deity, to make a request of the deity, or simply to express ones thoughts and emotions to the deity. ... An invocation (from the Latin verb invocare to call on, invoke) is: A supplication. ... The Goidelic languages (also sometimes called the Gaelic languages or collectively Gaelic) have historically been part of a dialect continuum stretching from the south of Ireland, the Isle of Man, to the north of Scotland. ... A sigil is a visual concentration of the will. ...

A Basic Definition of Demonolatry

Demonolatry is the worship of one or more demons or archdemons, typically other than Satan (Worship of Satan primarily or exclusively is called Satanism). Demonolators who classify themselves as Satanists or Satanic Demonolators worship demons other than Satan in a secondary fashion, if they are worshipped at all. Taken during a Hindu prayer ceremony on the eve of Diwali. ... “Fiend” redirects here. ... In Biblical tradition, an archdemon is a spiritual entity, prominent in the infernal hierarchy. ... For other uses, see Satan (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In some Demonolatry, Satan is referred to as the "fifth element," or the source of all other energies. In other words, Satan is the "Whole" and every other Demon is simply a part of the whole. Each person, animal, plant and thing that exists in nature is a part of the whole as well. Some other traditions, on the other hand, treat Satan as just one of many demons available for worship.

Some claim that demonolatry is not related to the modern religious and philosopical movements collectively referred to as Satanism; see the main article on Satanism for more information. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Demonolatry is often confused with diabolatry, reverse Christianity, ceremonial magic, magick that employs evocation, necromancy and demonomancy. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Necromancy (Greek νεκρομαντία, nekromantía) is a form of divination in which the practitioner seeks to summon operative spirits or spirits of divination, for multiple reasons, from spiritual protection to wisdom. ...

External links

• Traditional Satanism by Marcus Blackthorn
• OFS Demonolatry
• Demonolatry Blends and Articles