Lucifer: Princeps is a seminal study on the origins of the Lucifer mythos by Peter Grey. It is the first in a two volume work; the companion volume, Praxis, being an exposition of ritual actions, will be published in 2021. The fall of Lucifer, and that of the rebel angels who descended upon the daughters of men, comprise the foundation myth of the Western occult tradition. Lucifer: Princeps is a study of origins, a portrait of the first ancestor of witchcraft and magic. In tracing the genealogy of our patron and prince, the ...
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Lucifer: Princeps is a seminal study on the origins of the Lucifer mythos by Peter Grey. It is the first in a two volume work; the companion volume, Praxis, being an exposition of ritual actions, will be published in 2021. The fall of Lucifer, and that of the rebel angels who descended upon the daughters of men, comprise the foundation myth of the Western occult tradition. Lucifer: Princeps is a study of origins, a portrait of the first ancestor of witchcraft and magic. In tracing the genealogy of our patron and prince, the principles that underlie the ritual forms that have come down to us, through the grimoires and folk practices, are elucidated. The study draws on the extensive literature of history, religion and archaeology, engaging with the vital discoveries and advances of recent scholarship, which render previous works on Lucifer, however well intentioned, out of date. A concomitant exegesis of the core texts conjures the terrain and koine of the Ancient Near East, the cradle cultures and language of his nascence. Of critical importance are the effaced cultures and cults that lie behind the Old Testament polemics, viz. those of Assyria, Ugarit and Canaan, as well as Sumeria, Egypt and Greece; they provide the context that give meaning to what would otherwise be an isolated brooding figure, one who makes no sense without being encountered in the landscape. Intended to be the definitive text on Lucifer for the witch, magician and student of the grimoires, Princeps spans wingtip to wingtip from the original flood myth and legends of divine teachers to the Church Fathers, notably Augustine, Origen and Tertullian. The tales of the Garden of Eden, the Nephilim, of the fall of Helel ben Sahar and the Prince of Tyre, the nature of Azazel, and the creation of the Satan are drawn beneath the shadow of these wings into a narrative that binds Genesis and Revelation via the Enochian tradition. The story of the Serpent in the Garden and that of Lucifer are revealed to be a singular myth whose true significance had been lost and can now be restored. It illuminates the path to apotheosis, and the role of the goddess as the transforming initiatrix who bestows the crown.
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Hardcover. Large octavo. viii + 215pp. Bound in chartreuse shot silk, cropped dust jacket, both stamped with the crown emblem, embossed black endpapers. The "Crowned" edition, limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies. A study on the origins of the Lucifer mythos by Peter Grey. The fall of Lucifer, and that of the rebel angels who descended upon mankind, comprise the foundation myth of the Western occult tradition. "Lucifer: Princeps" is a study of origins, a portrait of the first ancestor of witchcraft and magic. In tracing the genealogy of Lucifer, the principles that underlie the ritual forms that have come down to us, through the grimoires and folk practices, are illuminated. Grey draws on the extensive literature of history, religion and archaeology, as well as the advances of recent scholarship, which render previous works on Lucifer, however well intentioned, out of date. Intended to be the definitive text on Lucifer for the witch, magician and student of the grimoires, Princeps spans from the original flood myth and legends of divine teachers to the Church Fathers, notably Augustine, Origen and Tertullian. The tales of the Garden of Eden, the Nephilim, of the fall of Helel ben ahar and the Prince of Tyre, the nature of Azazel, and the creation of the Satan are drawn into a narrative that binds Genesis and Revelation via the Enochian tradition. The story of the Serpent in the Garden and that of Lucifer are revealed to be a singular myth whose true significance had been lost and can now be restored. This volume is the first in a two volume work; the companion volume, Praxis, was due to be published in 2016-though. An unused copy in "as New" condition, but for a tiny grey spot at edge of spine near author's name (unobtrusive binding fault) thus Fine in Fine half dust jacket. An important title-now out of print and scarce in all hardcover editions.
