How is "lucifer" translated?
From Latin the translation sounds like "to carry the light". In the myths of the ancient Romans, he was personified with the image of the dawn, the morning star (the star of Lucifer is the planet Venus). The planet Venus was called Lucifer because it "carried light" when there was no sun (early morning and late evening). However, in the Christian religion, since about the seventeenth century, Lucifer is a fallen angel who has been associated with unclean forces (devil, Satan).
Interestingly, in the Roman Empire, the name Lucifer was worn by men. Its meaning was "shining, carrying light." There was even Saint Lucifer, a bishop who lived in the fourth century AD.
In the Christian religion, Lucifer has a negative connotation. In one of the books, written in Hebrew, there is a legend about Lucifer. Allegedly, one angel wanted to be equal to God, for which he was "driven" from heaven. This is how Lucifer became a “bad hero” with many features in the Bible.
It is believed that the serpent who invited Eve to eat the forbidden fruit is Lucifer.
- Also, Satan, created by God and desiring to become equal with the Creator, is the embodiment of Lucifer.
- Archangel Lucifer, like Archangel Michael, was called to protect Eden (paradise) from evil forces. But envy and pride enveloped all his thoughts. He even gathered all his angels to become the main one in heaven. But the archangels Gabriel and Michael did not allow this event to happen. Then Satan-Lucifer was expelled from heaven. Since then, Lucifer is a demon. In general, Lucifer symbolizes evil, he wants to betray a person to temptation, spiritual death.
- Lucifer was originally described in the Bible as an angel that God loved very much. He was beautiful and majestic, bright and intelligent. Lucifer was perfection itself.
In Judaism and early Christianity, there was still no equating the concepts of "morning star" (Dennitsa, if translated into Russian) and Satan.
In Satanism (teaching opposing itself to Christianity) Lucifer combines freedom and pride, low and spiritless knowledge. He is a demon and a devil.
The embodiment of the image in art
The story of Lucifer has become interesting to many writers and directors. They took it as a basis in their works:
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- Larry Niven "Hammer of Lucifer" (book).
- Jubel Richard "Lucifer's Code" (book).
- Danny Wilson "Throne of Lucifer" (film).
- Eremey Parnov "Throne of Lucifer" (book).
- Dante's Divine Comedy. The author describes Lucifer as a creature that is frozen into ice and has three mouths. He needs them in order to gnaw traitors - Judas, Brutus, Cassius.
Lucifer sign
There is the concept of "sigils of Lucifer". It means a certain symbol, consisting of figures and other signs. The sigil has mystical properties and powers. Satanists, according to some sources, can use it to summon the spirit of Lucifer, to perform some kind of ceremony. It is believed that there is some kind of secret, a cipher in the sigil. They can be names or directions.
Sigil of Lucifer.
"V" (victor from Latin - victory) is a symbol of Venus, the victory of reason and spirit over the negative aspect of the god of darkness and regression.
- Part of the inverted pentagram means "through hardships to the stars."
- The triangle means the feminine principle, the feminized aspect of Lucifer, giving life to all living things, for without light there is no life.
- Outgoing triangles symbolize masculinity.
- The cross and the rhombus represent the unity and illumination of the mind.
Lucifer in the Slavic-Aryan Vedas
Here is what the ancient Slavs wrote about this image.
Lucifer is the "morning star", "light of Cephiroth". "Liu" means descending light, "qi" - energy, light, "fer" - a sphere. There is an ancient Hebrew legend about a morning star that tried to cover the sun with itself, but it failed. She was enslaved.
The Slavs believed that the star Lucifer is in fact the Earth of Deus, around which Lutitia and Fatta (two moons) circled. On the moon of Luticia, gatherings of koshchei took place, but after a while the good forces destroyed it.
It was necessary to save the Earth from the explosion, it was moved to another space, and the moon of Fatt was moved to Midgard. Astrologers today call her "Phaethon", given the strong influence of this planet. After a powerful explosion of Luticia, the atmosphere of Jiva (Moon of Perun) and Oreya (Mars) disappeared. Residents from Orei moved to Midgard.
The Slavs identified Lucifer with Sataniel. The latter was the first democrat to decide to oppose the existing higher laws.
Thus, in many religions and religious directions, Lucifer means a being that was originally "good", and then, due to its negative traits, became "evil."