u/ContemplativeBarbie

When explaining good versus evil (more accurately generalized as order versus chaos IMO) I hear many occultists say that both angels and demons can’t be categorized as a whole because the individuals have their own specifics while the larger groups may skew one way or the other on average.

In all honesty I know more about demonolatry and I’m just curious who the angels are whose moralities the human lens would consider outliers to their brethren.

Basically what the title says. I would be so grateful for recommendations on classic books with either lady protagonists or that feature women heavily that you pick up and are reminded that us humans have always been driven by desire on some level and have gone through scandalous situations.

I recently read and appreciated Venus in Furs if that helps, as well as a Spy in the House of Love, though that book setting is more modern than I’m currently looking for. Thanks for the suggestions!

P.S. can any Madame Bovary enjoyers tell me if that novel fits within this category? I picked it up when a Professor was giving out books from his collection to my class at the end of a semester, as was his tradition, and he chose MB for me. Such a sweet and above and beyond guy, though his personal taste is a tad kitchen sink so I’m skeptical. I mostly just want reviews since I know I’ll be reading it out of appreciation for him anyway and y’all’s responses will simply influence it’s priority on my reading list lol.

Edit: y’all truly came through for me and I just wanna give a little update that I think I’m gonna start these recommendations with Dangerous Liaisons and Gone With The Wind! I’m keeping a goodreads list for every suggestion I’ve received and will continue to do so. Thanks!!!!

Hey y’all, so I went through some heavy mental health stuff in 2023 including breaks with reality and it completely snuffed my relationship with Lucifer due to my religious trauma boiling back up for the first time since childhood.

I always looked to him in a sort of quasi-abrahamic view in the sense that I saw him as an ethereal and infinitely wise light-bringer with vague pagan origins (that I’d never fully researched) who was pulled into the story of the fall because their God needed an adversary and Lucifer emphasizes questioning authority.

I really want to get back into my practitioner relationship with him, and I’ve gotten to the point that I’m communicating again with a lower vibrational personal spirit that I met in 2021, but part of me is still in a chokehold from my psychosis and how badly my own demonic leaning spirituality scared me.

Basically what I’m wondering since I never looked into it too heavily before is if Lucifer is directly tied to any non-abrahamic deities, because if so, I think approaching him for the first time in years through that aspect would help me get over my fears and religious trauma.