As the Lilith Cycle makes clear, the Dark Mother is equal to the other Elohim, including Jehovah, who was a purport-ed sub-creator under a true maker of universes. But Lilith accomplished more. She’s a maker of many gardens, a lover of the gods, and created countless monsters and demigods. Lilith is the first goddess and the origin of the goddess myth. Nevertheless, the cult treats its texts as tools to develop inner knowledge instead of inerrant authority, so adherents should not assume that the European Triple Goddess, India’s Durga, or China’s Nuwa are merely “masks.” They represent equally valid accounts of the Dark Mother.

And yet, the cult is not so tolerant that it believes every account to be equally useful. The Lilith Cycle enjoys pride of place because it stands in direct opposition to patriarchal legends of Caine. Bahari blood magic harnesses this mythology. The cult has a mission, and ideas that don’t move it forward, while personally edifying, should be set aside to concentrate on the greater Bahari cause.