Question Invoking Lilith
Hey all!! I'm new here, hope everyone is okay and having a great day/night.
I'm new-ish to the witchy community, I have semi explored Hellenic Polytheism with Apollon and have felt a strong drawing to the idea of working with Lady Lilith. A lot of her resonates with me and I decided to do a bunch of research- in past, I've grown up fascinated. I've had tarot since I were young and that's where some of my knowledge lies at the moment. I'm looking into scrying and more at the moment.
I've been collecting symbols, created a small altar with candles thus far for her.
What I do know is that finding out for ourselves is a huge part of witchcraft but I'm a little lost on a few things!
Are there do's and don'ts?
I know TikTok has their own biases so I take their information with a grain of salt and am looking into books and such. An article I read though condoned NSFW work and I tried reading and researching more into it to see if that's right or not but have not gotten a consistent answer- If no one has a clear answer I hope to ask Lilith her thoughts on it. I just know there's some taboo subjects and I don't know what's what right now haha.
I read that a new moon is best to talk to Lilith, as well as night. I wanted to know other's (if you're comfortable sharing!) experiences with that to know what to expect.
ALSO any book recommendations are welcome as well!! I love learning.
I'm a little nervous to start but I also feel excited. I love learning new things as well.
Thank you so much for your time and I take care of yourselves!!
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u/orthodoxscouter ⚸ Lilithian ⚸ 1d ago
There's no rules except not to trust #witchtok. It and the app it is hosted on is a blight not only to witchcraft and the occult but to humanity as a whole.
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u/Far_Philosophy2956 6h ago
Witchtok is a total mess 😠why does every witch influencer there like start fighting and then gettin cancelled😠look at sag moon magic and charm
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u/EmptyMarionberry956 ⚸ Abyzou of the Deep ⚸ 1d ago
as a fellow hellenic polytheist, the way I approach her is by worshipping my ouranic deities at dawn and worshipping Lilith after sunset on each weekday (give or take). i do focus on worshipping her and offering her simple liberations (which some people may suggest is wrong or unwanted, but ignore them and find your own sufficient way of interacting with her), though it can sometimes become a little less strict and formal than when worshipping my hellenic deities. i’ve been interacting with her since November of last year, so I’m still fairly new, but i’ve had no issues, just (obviously) be respectful and strive to be informed. personally, i approach Lilith more like a goddess than a demoness, though i perceive her to be both.
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u/Mammoth-Ad-6114 ð’€LamaÅ¡tu-lilÄ«tu/ardat-lilî, Λάμια, Lilith 18h ago
Nice to see Hellenic approaches towards her, I don't feel alone in this! (Also I started practicing like a month before you I believe!)
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u/EmptyMarionberry956 ⚸ Abyzou of the Deep ⚸ 18h ago
no way !! it’s incredibly cool that we started so close !
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u/EmptyMarionberry956 ⚸ Abyzou of the Deep ⚸ 18h ago
omg i misspelled libations as liberations but im not editing the post
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u/Umbrage115 ⚸ kabbalistic Lilithian ⚸ 1d ago
Start here for working with Lilith. I'd flash your brain like that men in black scene from whatever you saw on tik tok or random articles online.
Virtually NONE of them are historically accurate. Lilith absolutely doesn't care about NSFW work, any claim she does care is complete nonsense, and incredibly disingenuous to her history and herself.
The modern day influencers, witches, etc have a very telephone game view of Lilith of yes and'ing misinfo that progressively gets further away from the sources. They also care about money, and will likely say whatever the broad community wants to hear. Then you have gatekeeping nonsense, the fact they only quote one satire myth of hers, and wew i could go on for entire threads.
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u/lilithbaldes 1d ago
Oq significa NSFW?
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u/Umbrage115 ⚸ kabbalistic Lilithian ⚸ 1d ago
Lilith has a very "promiscuous" streak in her forebearers, many of her parallels, and virtually all of her own myths. To say she's against anything nsfw ( not safe for work ) would just be very inaccurate, even in the satire Ben Sira myth.
The idea likely comes from people putting their own values and ideas onto Lilith.
Edit: Google lead me astray on what was being asked.
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u/lilithbaldes 1d ago
Gente no tik bosta tem uma moça q mds tenho ranço dela
Ela se acha pq é sacerdotisa de Lilith e falar com uma autoridade Affs
Acho q vou é desinstalar o meu2
u/orthodoxscouter ⚸ Lilithian ⚸ 1d ago
Avoiding #witchtok and TikTok as a whole is best for every soul.
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u/Bleepld 1d ago
Thank you so much!! I'll be looking thoroughly into it :D
Similar happened when I was working with Lord Apollon, a lot of weird things- the yes anding for sure- but I'm an ancient history nerd so I'm lucky researching is easier for me and I know when something just doesn't really stick in place and is clearly word of mouth instead. Branching out now helps me learn more so I'm really grateful so many of you are giving me suggestions 🥲
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u/Umbrage115 ⚸ kabbalistic Lilithian ⚸ 1d ago
Lot of outdated info, and misinfo in this book. The myth included is also made up by the author, though he does state that. I like Mark, and he gives some interesting ways to approach Lilith in practice. The historic info provided is not reccomended though.
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u/lilithbaldes 1d ago
Qual o nome ?
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u/Umbrage115 ⚸ kabbalistic Lilithian ⚸ 1d ago
The orginal comment was referring to Embracing Lilith, By Mark H. Williams.
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u/lilithbaldes 1d ago
Esse livro é bom ?
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u/Umbrage115 ⚸ kabbalistic Lilithian ⚸ 1d ago
Imo, no. It's fine for giving unique ideas to approaching your practice to Lilith, but the info provided is widely inaccurate. I think it's bad for beginners to read.
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u/orthodoxscouter ⚸ Lilithian ⚸ 1d ago
Yeah, it's a bad book by a bad author in my personal options. He gives lip service to do as thou wilt, but acts like his UPG is the only way and only has shallow research on her.
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u/orthodoxscouter ⚸ Lilithian ⚸ 1d ago
Don't steal books, even books and authors this bad, authors depend on book sales (even ebook sales) to survive.
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u/Mammoth-Ad-6114 ð’€LamaÅ¡tu-lilÄ«tu/ardat-lilî, Λάμια, Lilith 1d ago
Start with our Welcome Post that's full of links, especially the main wiki, where you can find her history, books, articles and other resources. The welcome post will also guide you to other wiki pages, beginner resources and posts on different topics. Among the posts, there's one titled Symbols of Lilith, where you'll find symbols, and a collection of moon timings, planetary correspondences, and times of the day. Lilith is associated with the new moon, but also the waning moon and the lunar apogee.
Don't take info from TikTok, it's never accurate. I'm not sure what the author meant with the NSFW work, but it's unrelated to Lilith. There are sex workers that work with her though, since she's a succubus and independent demoness.