Ok so to address the luciferian issue. This is how luciferians believe. Now I will say that no matter what they claim, in the end satanism/luciferianism/occultism are ALL the same, different name but the core, the main core is the same. Each one differs in various ways on the surface but under the surface, they're the same. Most luciferians will say it is not a religion but more of a philosophy of life. luciferians do not associate themselves with satanists, as they see anyone that worships anything as evil as how satan is portrayed as pyschotic. That's why the see lucifer as "good" the angel of light. Luciferians DO engage in rituals of various sorts.
The Luciferianism is not a branch of Satanism,
and its main difference is just the focus that it gives to
rebellion, the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom,
the individual growth, pushing the limits and self-improvement,
self- discipline, spiritual excellence, independence and mostly freedom.
Luciferianism is an affirmative doctrine that seeks the virtues listed above,
instead of mere opposition to the way of being of Christians that characterizes Satanism. His followers do not worship Lucifer (seen by them as an Angel, or an archetype and not as the embodiment evil in Christianity), but see it as a reference to achieve Spiritual Enlightenment. Given that the origin of its name means Bearer of the Torch .
Luciferians strive for balance between the primal instincts which motivate our designs in life (darkness); with self-determination in maintaining self-control and applying our ability to use reason and logic (light). This symbol of unity of darkness (instinct, emotion) and light (intellect, logic) sparks the Black Flame (inspired imaginative consciousness and potential towards your True Will). This is represented as Liberation, the conscious act of logically destroying restrictive dogma, especially if uncomfortable to gain new levels of insight and power; Illumination is the achievement of the insight of the experience.
The Luciferian philosophy is easily defined as the self-determined path towards potential with a balance between actualizing results in material and spiritual aims. Luciferianism advocates seeking knowledge for a goal-oriented purpose, gaining insight from experience and power from evolving and becoming towards a potential in self-excellence. To challenge and question restrictive belief and dogmatic religion requires courage and a path to the knowledge you seek. This is called Liberation, breaking the chains of ignorance. To seek knowledge to apply towards gaining insight as well as goals is called Illumination. To become aware that you can shape your life by your Will, Desire and Belief is continual Apotheosis.
When I became luciferian what appealed to me was that they didn't worship any deity, but that was just on the surface, once you are indoctrinated, initiated into a sect, and start moving up it becomes clear that you do in fact worship lucifer. It's very very decieving. Freemasons, and Eastern Stars (female group of freemasons, as only men are allowed into freemasonry) are indeed luciferian. In the Order of the Eastern Star, you do the same as Freemasons.
Eastern Star symbol
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Hope this clears up any confusion. Most atheists will lean more towards the luciferian doctrine as they "claim" no deity.