Lilith: Goddess of Witches, Keeper of the Night
Lilith is one of the most intriguing and misunderstood figures in myth and magic, her story woven through ancient whispers and shadowed folklore. She first emerges in the sands of Mesopotamia, later taking shape in Jewish legend as Adam’s first wife. Unlike Eve, she was not fashioned from his rib but from the same earth, making her his equal. This equality became the root of their undoing. When Adam demanded her obedience, Lilith refused, choosing exile from Eden over submission. In leaving, she stepped into the night, where tales recast her as a demoness, a seductress, and a threat to infants, yet her story carried a deeper, more dangerous truth—she had chosen freedom.
In witchcraft, Lilith’s name stirs the air with the scent of midnight blossoms. She is the rebel, the untamed, the one who will not bow to unjust authority. Folklore paints her as a bringer of forbidden knowledge, a mistress of sorcery, and a companion to the screech owl, whose cry is a call to the mysteries. These threads weave her into the heart of the Craft, where she is honoured not as a monster, but as a goddess of witches, keeper of secrets, bringer of power, and guide through the shadowed paths.
Modern witches often turn to Lilith when walking their own road of reclamation. She is invoked in rituals of self-sovereignty, sexual liberation, and shadow work. Candle flames may be lit in her name, sigils drawn to call her presence, or moonlit offerings laid to honour her. For many, she is not a destroyer but a protector, especially of women and children, her darker reputation a remnant of patriarchal fear. Working with Lilith can mean confronting your deepest truths, peeling away imposed shame, and standing fully in your own magic.
Lilith’s evolution from feared night demon to feminist icon mirrors the transformation many witches seek, a shedding of imposed stories to reveal the power beneath. She embodies defiance, independence, and the sacred feminine in its most uncompromising form. In the temple of the night, she is both priestess and flame, teaching that true power often begins the moment you refuse to kneel.
