Set in Egyptian Theology

Set (also spelled Seth, Sutekh or Seteh) was one of the early Egyptian deities, a god of the night identified with the northern stars and initially well regarded as the Prince of Darkness. A sign of this regard is the Tcham scepter, having the stylized head and tail of Set. The Tcham scepter, also called the Was scepter, is frequently found in portraits of other other gods as a symbol of magical power, and in later use, as a symbol of control over the force of chaos (Set).

In early paintings Set is shown as a harpoon bearer at the prow of the boat of Ra, warding off the serpent Apep, an evil demon, the deification of darkness and chaos (isfet in Egyptian), and thus opponent of light and Ma'at (order/truth), whose existence was believed from the Middle Kingdom onwards. Yet the warlike and resolute nature of Set seems to have been regarded with ambivalence in Egyptian theology, and his portrayal went through many changes over a period of nearly three thousand years. Pictures of a god bearing two heads, that of Set and his daylight brother Horus the Elder, may be compared to the oriental Yin/Yang symbol as a representation of the union of polarities. In time, the conflict between these two abstract principles came to be emphasized rather than their primal union.

Set's battle with Horus the Elder grew from being a statement of the duality of day and night into an expression of the political conflict among the polytheistic priesthoods for control of the Egyptian theocracy. This was rewritten as a battle between Good and Evil after Egypt expelled the Hyskos in the 18th Dynasty. Some say the Hyskos were Asiatic invaders, and others say they were an indigenous minority that seized control of the nation. This tribe ruled Egypt for a time and happened to favor the Set cult, seeing a resemblance to a storm-god of their own pantheon.

The Set cult never recovered from this identification with the Hyskos. Images of Set were destroyed or defaced. By the time Greek historians visited Egypt, wild asses, pigs, and other beasts identified with the Set cult were driven off cliffs, hacked into pieces or otherwise slaughtered at annual celebrations in a spirit akin to the driving out of the Biblical scapegoat. The report of these historians is often thought to be a valid account of a timeless and immutable theocracy , but just looking at the frequency with which the ruling capital moved to different cities (each being a cult-center) is enough to dispel this idea. One controversial Egyptologist has suggested that the worship of Set might have predated the concept of paternity. Later cults incorporating a father god would reject this fatherless son.

This introduces another bizarre factor in the transformation of the Night/Day battle between brothers into an inheritance dispute between Set and Horus the Younger. Any book on Egyptian myth you pick up contains the gory details of this cosmic lawsuit, which includes things that make DYNASTY look like a prayer breakfast. It is somewhat intriguing, though, that while all books affirm that Set tore Osiris to pieces, everybody knows about Osiris, and it is quite hard to collect the pieces of the puzzle that is Set. Egyptologists have never agreed what the animal used to symbolize Set actually is. Since the sages of ancient Egypt did not use an unrecognizable creature to represent any other major deity, we may guess that this is intentional, and points, like the Tcham scepter, to an esoteric meaning.

References:
Budge, E.A. Wallis. THE GODS OF THE EGYPTIANS.
Grant, Kenneth. CULTS OF THE SHADOW.
Graves, Robert. THE WHITE GODDESS.
Ions, Veronica. EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY.
Massey, Gerald. THE NATURAL GENESIS.
Russell, Jeffrey Burton. THE DEVIL.

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Source: Oz Tech

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Glossary of Luciferian Terms

AKHU – The Ka and Ba in union, the Holy Guardian Angel and Evil Genius joined. This is the Great Work defined, the union of opposites. In Thelemic view this would be The Beast 666 and Babalon conjoined.
ALGOL – From the Arabic 'Al Ghul', meaning 'Demon Star'. Algol is symbolized as the Chaos Star with an averse pentagram in it, representing the individual star or consciousness through Black Magick awakening. Algol itself is the image of Set in the aspect of the Prince of Darkness, being the manifestation of the Black Sun or opposite force of creation. Through Algol one may project any magical force necessary based on ones’ experience. Algol is the mirror of The Order of Phosphorus.
ALPHABET OF DESIRE – The aspect of congress with the subconscious and the spirits which are exterior of the self and within the self. This is the grammar which is unspeakable and is used in communion with the conscious self (Ego,I) and the subconscious self (Kia).
ANCESTRAL SHADES – Spirits, atavisms or familiars of the dead which return to us from our initiation into Magick and Witchcraft. Ancestral Shades may not always be past family, rather those who have been on the path before us who have gained immortality who for whatever reason decide to assist us. In the Black Order of the Dragon, such spirits are closely connected with the concepts of Varcolaci and the Undead Gods.

ANUBIS – Lord of Jackals and the Opener of the Way. Anubis is the funerary God that is represented as having the head of a jackal or dog. According to Charles Pace, the Bastard Son of SET-AN & ASET (Isis).
ATAVISTIC RESURGENCE – The return to consciousness the powers of the 'dead' or subconscious energies or powers from the pre-human aspects. Atavisms are evoked through intense Nostalgia and focus, often appearing in bestial forms.
ATHAME – The Blade of Holy Magick or Greater Black Magick workings, used in ceremonial or solitary practice. Pathally a black handled knife.
AZAZEL – Called the Guardian of the Goat, Azazel is one of the 200 original fallen angels, according to lore. It is considered that Azazel is the same as Shemyaza, the leader of the Watchers. The Zohar makes reference (in Vayeze 153a) about the Rider upon the serpent is "the evil Azazel". In Islamic lore, Azazel is the same as Eblis and considered by other lore as the first star (in reference to any angels) which would reveal him as Lucifer.
AZOTH – The Beginning and End in its spiritual aspect, Azoth is a form of Life and Death. From between comes the possibility of manifestation.

BA - the Soul in Egyptian mythology. When the immortal physically dies, the Ba, which is the Astral Body, lives on within the tomb and beyond. Ba may be seen as the Evil Genius of earth bound force often presented in Egyptian lore as a human headed bird. The Ba is the psyche and force which exists beyond the veil.
BALEFIRE – Ritual fire used in Coven gatherings.
BLACK FLAME – The illuminated essence of being, the concept that we perceive ourselves and our separate aspect from the natural order. The Gift of Set or Azazel.

CHALICE – The magickal cup used for Philters and ceremonies. While some covens and individuals use the silver cup, one may use a KAPALA as well, which is a human skull cap often imported from Tibet.
COVEN – A small group of magickal practitioners. Often 13 in number. Covens may be of a smaller size as well.

DAEMON – From the Greek Daimon, meaning ‘spirit’. The Daemon is the root of 'Demon' therefore represents the spirit of the sorcerer and the exterior spirits on the astral plane.
DJED – Egyptian, represents stability and strength, associated with the backbone in the funerary cult. In the union of the circle, Djed is the Holy aspect in union with the shadow of the magician, the very aspect of initiation towards the Great Work.

EVOCATION – The act of calling the spirit into and area, OUT from the self. Evocation generally involves servitors, familiars, and Daemons. A potent and dangerous aspect of ritual magick and sorcery is to evoke the force into the triangle, and then enter the triangle and Invoke the force, calling it in. This results in an aspect of possession and leads to higher developments of the consciousness and psyche.

FAMILIAR – The servitor or animal spirit which is associated with the Sorcerer. The familiar may be evoked and bound, or may be created by the individual to assist in the workings of sorcery. Called also the Famulus (Latin)
FETISH – An object from which the focus of a spirit or Coven item is charged. This is the home of the famulus and is an extension of the sorcerer.

HOLY GUARDIAN ANGEL – The True Will, the divine aspect of the self as the psyche, the immortal aspect of the mind which separates us from pure instinctual beings.

IBLIS - The fallen angel known as the Devil. The attribution of Iblis is that of the imagination, thus Lucifer is our imagination. While not widely accepted in the West, William Blake was one of the few to and attributes Satan to the mind. Iblis is derived from the Greek Diabolus. Iblis before the fall is known as Azazyl, whom is identical to the leader of the watchers.
INVOCATION – The act of calling the spirits IN, assuming consciousness from outer inspired sources. Invocation in the supplication of a force, to bring it in and absorb it. Some consider this Predatory Spiritualism which is related to Astral Vampirism.

KA – The vital force of life which is related to Ba. Ka may be seen as the Holy Guardian Angel, the spirit of Light and perfection in itself.
KAPALA – Human Skull Cap consecrated as a drinking cup or chalice. Pathally used in Tibetan Chod rites.

LYCANTHROPY – Assumption of astral and conscious transformation in to an animal form. Used in Dreaming Projection and atavistic rituals.

MANES – The shadow of the dead, spirit forms which may be controlled and absorbed by the sorcerer's own astral body. One may feed the servitors themselves from this, that they may take their shadow and from your Will form their shapes in darkness in whatever fashion you so desire.

NECROMANCY – Evocation and communion with the Dead.

SABBAT – The Meeting of Witches in the Dream Plane, the secret arcana of leaving the body. There are two aspects of the Sabbat, the Empyrean/Celestial (of Air – the Luciferian Sabbat) and the Infernal Sabbat (Chthonic, Demonic and Earth based). These two elements of the Dream Conclave are connected with the symbolism of which the Fraturnitias Saturni focused upon as the Higher and Lower Octave of Saturn.
SHADES – Shadows of the Dead, spirits which commune with the living. The Witches Sabbat path works with shades from Ancestral Manes and evoked spirits.

THANATOS – Death and the spirit therein. Thanatos is considered the death posture guide through which we meet the deep desire, Thanatos is the gateway therefore.
THEURGY – Holy or High Magick, practiced originally or defined by the Egyptian Platonists which commune with beneficial spirits is sought. This is a part of The Great Work of communion with the Holy Guardian Angel, and Greater Servitor or Familiar.

VAMPIRISM – A secret art of Predatory Spiritualism, which involves astral projection and aspects of Lycanthropy, communion with the dead and necromantic workings.

Source: Luciferian Sorcery, Michael W. York, 2003, Succubus Publishing, Houston.

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