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A '''[[Black Mass]]''' is a ceremony typically celebrated by various [[Satan|Satanic]] groups. It has allegedly existed for centuries in different forms and is directly based on, and is intentionally a sacrilegious and blasphemous mockery of, a Catholic Mass. In the 19th century the Black Mass became popularized in French literature. Modern revivals began with H. T. F. Rhodes' book ''The Satanic Mass'' published in London in 1954, and there is now a range of modern versions of the Black Mass performed by various religious groups.
The '''[[First Mirror of Lilith]]''' is a [[ritual magic|ritual]] to invoke [[Lilith]] and ask her questions through the assistance of [[necromancy]] using a mirror engraved with [[King Solomon|Solomonic]] symbols and text. The ritual recalls Lilith's identity as a mirror spirit found in the ''[[Zohar]]'' in Pekudei: Verse 920. In this verse, any man who vainly looks into a mirror during the night of a new moon risks awakening the [[demon]] Asirta, who in turn, will summon Lilith to torment him.


The Catholic Church regards the Mass as its most important ritual, going back to apostolic times. However, as early [[Christianity]] became more established and its influence began to spread, the early Church Fathers encountered [[heresy|heretical]] sects practicing their own versions of the Mass. Some of these rituals were of a [[sex magic|sexual nature]].
The only known Renaissance-era ritual involving Lilith comes from the fifteenth-century [[Munich Manual of Demonic Magic]]. Among the book's magical workings, many of which are unique to this manual, is a ritual called the First Mirror of Lilith (''primum speculum Lilit''). This operation is a form of [[divination]] using [[necromancy]]. By constructing and consecrating a mirror to Lilith, the [[magician]] may discover information concerning murders, thefts, and other hidden matters.


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The First Mirror of Lilith is a ritual to invoke Lilith and ask her questions through the assistance of necromancy using a mirror engraved with Solomonic symbols and text. The ritual recalls Lilith's identity as a mirror spirit found in the Zohar in Pekudei: Verse 920. In this verse, any man who vainly looks into a mirror during the night of a new moon risks awakening the demon Asirta, who in turn, will summon Lilith to torment him.

The only known Renaissance-era ritual involving Lilith comes from the fifteenth-century Munich Manual of Demonic Magic. Among the book's magical workings, many of which are unique to this manual, is a ritual called the First Mirror of Lilith (primum speculum Lilit). This operation is a form of divination using necromancy. By constructing and consecrating a mirror to Lilith, the magician may discover information concerning murders, thefts, and other hidden matters.

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