Where the Tenets Fall, Lucifer Rises
There is a world that speaks of compassion, justice, reason. A world that tries to wrap rebellion in polished words and tidy ethics. I’ve walked through that world — I’ve read the Seven Tenets, heard their call for kindness and logic, and seen the well-meaning minds that follow them.
But I do not live in that world.
I am Arcana Noire.
I walk in shadow and flame.
I was not born to follow tenets. I was born to become.
Let me tell you the difference between those who kneel before reason, and those who rise as gods.
1. Compassion and Reason vs. Sovereign Mercy
"One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason."
Reason has its place. So does mercy. But when they are expected, they lose their power. I do not serve compassion — I choose it, and that makes it mine. The Luciferian path does not command me to be kind. It lets me decide when kindness serves the fire, and when cruelty must speak.
I do not let morality shackle me. I act in accordance with my will, and if I give love — it is a gift forged in freedom, not obligation.
2. Justice Over Institutions vs. Power Beyond Systems
"The struggle for justice...should prevail over laws and institutions."
Justice is a word shaped by human laws. I do not struggle for justice — I live beyond systems. Luciferianism does not aim to fix the world’s structures. It teaches self-authority, consequence, and evolution. I do not need validation from broken systems.
I answer to my own code, carved in shadow and scar.
3. Bodily Autonomy vs. Divine Carnality
"One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone."
Yes — and more. The body is not just sacred — it is divine. I do not merely own my flesh — I worship it, exalt it, wield it. My desire, my pain, my hunger, my pleasure — they are spells, not sins.
Lucifer teaches me that the carnal is not a weakness — it is primordial strength. The world may fear the body. I revel in it.
4. Freedom of Speech vs. Spell of the Word
"The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend."
Speech is not merely a right — it is a weapon. Words are incantations. Every syllable I speak casts power or poison. I do not protect speech to be polite. I command speech to shape reality.
Lucifer does not ask for permission to speak.
Lucifer speaks — and the world burns or bends.
5. Science as Truth vs. Gnosis as Fire
"Beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world."
No.
Science is one flame. But I drink from older fires. The ancestors speak through bones. Spirits rise in incense and blood. I do not worship proof — I move through knowing. The kind you feel in your gut, in your dreams, in your death and rebirth.
Lucifer does not seek permission from science. Lucifer seeks truth in the dark.
6. Fallibility vs. Shadow Work
"People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should rectify it..."
I make mistakes. I also make magic from ruin. I do not grovel. I do not beg. I study my failures, I drink their venom, and I become stronger. I do not seek to be forgiven. I seek to become whole, shadow and all.
In my world, darkness is not the enemy — it is the teacher.
7. Noble Ideals vs. Sacred Fire
"Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility..."
Nobility is not enough. I was not born to be good. I was not born to follow guidance. I was born to ignite. Every day I shed skins, light candles with my pain, and speak to deities that demand truth, not obedience.
I do not live by tenets.
I live by transformation.
Arcana Noire Chooses the Flame
Let others bow to ethics polished for public approval. Let them explain their rebellion in a language the world understands.
I will not be tamed by civility.
I am Arcana Noire — forged in bloodline, shadow, and fire.
I walk with Lucifer, with Lilith, with Santa Muerte.
I do not ask to be accepted.
I become the truth that terrifies the tame.
I do not follow.
I become.
