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Michael W. Ford (The Order of Phosphorus, etc.), The Bible of the Adversary (2007)

Cejvan, Olivia LU orcid (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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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
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Oxford University Press
ISBN
9780199913558
9780199913534
9780197650400
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10.1093/oso/9780199913534.003.0019
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English
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  author       = {{Cejvan, Olivia}},
  booktitle    = {{Satanism : A Reader}},
  editor       = {{Faxneld, Per and Nilsson, Johan}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  pages        = {{317--332}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  title        = {{Michael W. Ford (The Order of Phosphorus, etc.), The Bible of the Adversary (2007)}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199913534.003.0019}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/oso/9780199913534.003.0019}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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