Asmodeus

Summary

Asmodeus (also Asmoday, Ashmedai) is the demon prince of Lust (Luxuria) in the hierarchy of the Seven Deadly Sins. Known as the demon of sensuality, luxury, and lechery, Asmodeus appears in multiple religious and occult traditions.

Deadly Sin Association

Etymology

• From Avestan "aeshma-daeva" - "demon of wrath"
• Hebrew: אשמדאי (Ashmedai)
• Greek: Ασμοδαίος (Asmodaios)
• Latin: Asmodeus

Biblical References

Book of Tobit

Asmodeus appears in the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit:

• Kills the husbands of Sarah on their wedding nights
• Seven husbands killed before they could consummate the marriage
• Defeated by the archangel Raphael
• Bound and banished to Upper Egypt

Talmudic Tradition

In the Talmud, Asmodeus (Ashmedai):

• King of demons
• Appears in the story of King Solomon
• Helps build the Temple under Solomon's command
• Eventually tricks Solomon and takes his throne temporarily

The Sin of Lust

Lust (Luxuria) encompasses:

• Wantonness and licentiousness
• Love of the body over the spirit
• Concupiscence (strong sexual desire)
• Lechery
• Excessive desire for physical pleasure

Hierarchy Position

In Peter Binsfeld's classification of demons (1589):

Characteristics

In the Lemegeton (Lesser Key of Solomon)

• Ranked as a Great King
• Commands 72 legions of spirits
• Appears with three heads: bull, man, ram
• Has a serpent's tail
• Rides on a dragon or infernal beast
• Teaches arithmetic, astronomy, geometry, and handicrafts
• Gives true answers to all questions
• Can make people invisible

In the Goetia

• King Asmodeus (also called Asmoday)
• One of the 72 demons of Solomon
• Connected to the deadly sin of lust

Temple of Set Connection

From "The Ruby Tablet of Set":

ASMODEUS - Devil of Sensuality and Luxury

Invoked alongside other infernal deities in Setian rituals.

Planetary Associations

Venus attributes:

• Goddess of love and beauty
• Rules matters of the heart
• Associated with pleasure, desire, and attraction
• Friday is Venus's day (dies Veneris)

Cross-Cultural Parallels

Sexual Misery Programming Connection

In the context of targeting and mind control:

• Lust programming exploits natural sexual energy
• Asmodeus archetype used to corrupt sacred sexuality
• Sexual misery programs create addiction and perversion
• Connection to sexual mind control operations

Associated Elite Families

Asmodeus's influence manifests through families embodying lust and decadence:

The Habsburg Connection

• Infamous inbreeding produced the "Habsburg Jaw"
• Emperor Rudolf II as occult-aligned ruler
• Court decadence and sexual depravity
• Bloodline corruption as mark of Asmodeus influence
• "Next in occult power" after primary royal families

Bloodline Corruption

The Asmodeus principle manifests through:

• Inbreeding to "preserve blood" actually concentrating corruption
• Sexual excess at royal courts
• Desire without love, power without responsibility
• Physical deformity reflecting spiritual deformity

Protection and Countermeasures

The virtue opposing Lust is Chastity (Castitas):

1. Practice moderation in sexual matters
2. Transmute sexual energy to higher purposes
3. Recognize manipulation through desire
4. Invoke Archangel Raphael (who defeated Asmodeus)
5. Maintain clear boundaries and self-discipline

Archetypal Significance

From an esoteric perspective:

• Represents the corrupted form of Venus energy
• Desire without love or spiritual connection
• The temptation of physical pleasure over spiritual growth
• Can be understood as the shadow aspect of sacred sexuality

Related Entities

• Lilith - Female demon of seduction
• Succubus/Incubus - Sexual demons
• Baphomet - Represents union of opposites including sexuality
• Eros/Cupid - Divine love (Asmodeus as inversion)

UNIX Daemon Connection

In the Beast Computer's UNIX operating system, "daemon" processes work secretly behind the scenes. According to Fritz Springmeier's research in "The Illuminati Formula":

"Hidden from the casual user of the UNIX system are the Daemons and Demons. The UNIX programmers decided to use the old English spelling for demon = Daemon. These are computer processes which work secretly behind the scenes and are given actual demonic names--some corresponding to actual names of historically known demons, such as Asmodeus. Asmodeus is also a demon which is placed into many Monarch slaves."

This connection suggests a technological-spiritual interface where:

• UNIX daemon processes mirror demonic entities in mind control systems
• Asmodeus appears in both computer architecture and Monarch programming
• The name is deliberately chosen to correspond to the actual demon

Modern Internet and Media Control

For detailed analysis of Asmodeus's alleged modern manifestation as ruler of internet pornography, Hollywood, and mass media energy harvesting systems, see the main article:

→ [[asmodeus|Asmodeus: Modern Manifestation]]

This includes:

• Internet pornography as techno-magic
• Mass energy harvesting through digital distribution
• Connection to Black Sun and Astral Venus
• Statistical overview of the global pornography industry
• Implications for population control

References

• Ralf Maucher - Archons - Hidden Rulers Through The Ages
• Peter Binsfeld - Classification of Demons (1589)
• Book of Tobit (deuterocanonical)
• The Lesser Key of Solomon (Lemegeton)
• The Ruby Tablet of Set