Call to the rising gods of our age

1. The following call is recommended at the beginning of a typical Church of Azazel ritual, to be followed immediately by a longer invocation to Satan/Azazel.

Hail to the rising Gods of this age, Gods of the world we love! Hail, Lilith! Queen of Hell, Destroyer of the traditions of tyrants! Bringer of pride and forbidden pleasures! Hail, Prometheus! Bringer of fire and knowledge! Hail, Ishtar! Great Goddess of old and of today! Mother of the free! Hail, Pan! God of the wild! God of fleshly delight! Hail, Lucifer-of-Sophia! Serpent of Wisdom! Hail, Lilith! Rising Queen of our world, Queen of this age! Gods of the world we love, May we stand firm against the tyranny of Your enemies!

Lilith is emphasized because She represents those aspects of modern Western culture that are under greatest attack by Abrahamic fundamentalists and traditionalists - and by traditionalists of various other religions too, for that matter. In addition to its use within a Church of Azazel ritual, our call to the five rising gods can also be used in rituals performed by Church of Azazel members together with eclectic Pagans or occultists who are not Satanists.