Michael W. Ford (The Order of Phosphorus, etc.), The Bible of the Adversary (2007)
(2023) p.317-332- Abstract
- This chapter begins by describing how Michael W. Ford founded the Order of Phosphorus (TOPH). Ford’s writings, as well as his organizations, have a pronounced eclectic approach, weaving together several religious tenets, such as Zoroastrian, Sumerian, and Western Judeo/Christian esoteric elements. The Bible of the Adversary (2007) is a key text in Ford’s Luciferian ideology. The chapter then considers an excerpt from The Bible of the Adversary, located in the section called the Book of Taromat, attributed to the element Earth. Ford follows the common occult understanding of Earth as connected to manifestation and foundation. Ritual, then, is a way to manifest the individual will of the practitioner, a goal reflected in Lucifer as the very... (More)
- This chapter begins by describing how Michael W. Ford founded the Order of Phosphorus (TOPH). Ford’s writings, as well as his organizations, have a pronounced eclectic approach, weaving together several religious tenets, such as Zoroastrian, Sumerian, and Western Judeo/Christian esoteric elements. The Bible of the Adversary (2007) is a key text in Ford’s Luciferian ideology. The chapter then considers an excerpt from The Bible of the Adversary, located in the section called the Book of Taromat, attributed to the element Earth. Ford follows the common occult understanding of Earth as connected to manifestation and foundation. Ritual, then, is a way to manifest the individual will of the practitioner, a goal reflected in Lucifer as the very epitome of self-realization. The didactic context of the Book of Taromat, wherein the ritual scripts are located, suggests that the intended audience is new to Luciferian ritual practice. (Less)
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- Cejvan, Olivia LU
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- 2023-10-25
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- Satanism, Ockultism, Ritualer, Michael W. Ford, Order of Phosphorus, The Bible of the Adversary, Luciferian ideology, Book of Taromat, Lucifer, Luciferian ritual practice
- host publication
- Satanism : A Reader - A Reader
- editor
- Faxneld, Per and Nilsson, Johan
- pages
- 317 - 332
- publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN
- 9780199913558
- 9780199913534
- 9780197650400
- DOI
- 10.1093/oso/9780199913534.003.0019
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- English
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- 66cc9aa1-3932-4389-9761-3651c7423a3a
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