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GaiusOctavian
post Feb 22 2006, 06:49 AM
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(Grand Grimoire stands alone in the literature of demonology with its central figure, Lucifuge Rofocale. The name 'Rofocale' appears to be an anagram for 'Focalor' of the Lemegeton, according to Elizabeth Butler in her Ritual Magic (1949) who goes on to tell us that "by introducing the name of Lucifuge the author has done a service to demonology for which it should be grateful.")

-Ok..So the word is re-arranged..So what? Excuse me if I'm over-complicating things, it's been a long night, but, what is this trying to say? Same entity, different name? Or, just making an observation? I'm not too familiar with the grand grim, since the pdf is unreadable (To me, anyway. Horrible eyesight), and I wont be getting my copy for another month or two, so excuse me in advanced if it's "Obvious by reading the two grimoires".

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post Jan 7 2009, 09:16 PM
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I don't quite believe that Rofocale is an anagram of Facalor. First of all, an "e" is missing, and generally, I don't think it makes much sense.
As for Lucifuge, it was some years ago when I read that Venus was called Lucifer and Lucifuge.

Lucifer means the light bringer, and Venus, due to its orbit, was the first heavenly body that made it's appearance in the morning before the sunrise, and it was literally the light-bringer to the sky.
Lucifuge was the aspect of Venus which appears some time after the sunset, which is the considered as the first celestial body which takes away the light of the day (or smthing like that).

I'm not sure how accurate these are, but I believe it was worth mentioning it.


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