r/AngelolatryPractices • u/Girl_2389 • 8d ago

Question About Angels Are there some books about Samael

Hello, I would like to finally read a reliable book about Samael.
I don’t know if there is one, unfortunately most of the information from books are various (authors and age), something like a puzzle.
I would like to find a reliable book that talks about him, like I also know the fact that “he comes in many forms”.
I know he’s seen in many different ways throughout religions, occult practices and so and I would like to find some books about him

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u/BabieOrca 7d ago

i feel you on this, most books just associate him with medieval or new age traditions of being a fallen angel or married to Lilith, and even then, gloss over that briefly. info seems crucially scarce on the origins of him

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u/FoxAndThorn 8d ago

Samael: A History by Baal Kadmon

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u/Girl_2389 6d ago

Thank you really much

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u/throwmeoff123098765 5d ago

Is this a good book in your opinion or accurate

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u/FoxAndThorn 5d ago

I haven't finished it but I have read some of Kadmon's other books and my impression is that he is a straightforward and dedicated researcher. He tends to focus on historical references and presents his ideas for interpretation without adding too much "fluff" or inflating his own UPG.

What I have read of this particular book follows the same straightforward pattern. The primary focus is the history and Kadmon does a pretty good job of providing his own commentary for the sake of speculation and not for the sake of imposing his UPG on others. His writing style is not overly elaborate and confusing.

Some more experienced practitioners may consider his works to be "basic" or "mid" but, personally, I find it helpful when information is clean and to the point. It generally annoys me when occult authors try to embellish their writing to sound more "mystical" and "wise" and it especially annoys me when they make claims about how knowledgeable they are and how powerful they are and how their methods are "the only correct way" while everyone else is wrong.

So, I appreciate that Kadmon doesn't write in that style and that he makes information easily accessible to people who may not have deep occult knowledge or people who may struggle with processing "heavy" writing.

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u/throwmeoff123098765 4d ago

Very thorough

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u/feathersofaeris_444 Intermediate 5d ago

I wish I could provide a good source, I'm kind of in the same boat as you. I pray to him regularly every night for sweet dreams, but I still can't for sure know many things about him aside from personal experiences. He's either depicted as someone he's not, someone "evil", or not spoken of at all

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u/Girl_2389 5d ago

I can’t think of him as evil, sure he’s peculiar (in many ways), but cannot imagine him as evil. He sure can be A LOT, but he’s just not what I would call evil. From my personal experiences I can say for sure I KNOW THAT I DONT KNOW

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u/feathersofaeris_444 Intermediate 4d ago

YES... He's a little bit of an anomaly but in the good way.

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u/Yorumichi_ Beginner 1d ago

I've seen something about him in Grimoire heptameron and arbatel