The Path of Lilith



"Lilith taught the first and most powerful lesson: that only through pain can power be acquired. Pain is the greatest teacher, the trial with the ultimate reward."
~Aksinya Daclau, Lilin Hierophant

Nicknames: Bahari, Lilins
Basic Beliefs: Considered heretical by most Cainites of the Sabbat, the fragments of Lilith's teachings - sometimes erroneously refered to as the Lilith Cycle - showcase an elaborate history and an alternate tale of Creation itself. Cast out from the first garden for the crimes of elevating herself with the Fruits of Knowledge and Life, and for seeking to be equal to both man and God, Lilith wandered the unformed and barren world, becoming a power of creation equaling the deities of old. Through tribulation and pain she discovered the ways of survival; by fire and thorn she created her own garden, a mirror of the suffering and enlightenment that she endured. The architect of Caine's power, the creator of magick, and the mother to gods, Lilith watered the seeds of wisdom with her own blood, which empowered anyoneto walk through the fire and swim through the frost to come to the revelation of ultimate freedom and self-empowerment.

Claiming followers among vampires, mystical humans and other denizens of the hidden world, the Bahari practice the ancient ways handed down by Lilith. By walking in fire, impaling themselves on thorns and blades, suffering deprivation and plunging into icy water, the Bahari excite their bodies and minds to true sensation, and open their consciousness to the entirety of the world. From the dizzying heights of comprehension, at the needlepoint of pain, they learn the true measure of creation, that they may take the formless stuff of the world and cast it in a new image.

Make no mistake, the Bahari have little room for compassion or conscience. They fully believe that one must grasp the blade of enlightenment - and suffer the lacerations thereof - before rising to the truth. Those who have not the will or the insight to suffer that they might learn are chaff, cast aside sadly but unhesitatingly. No time or resources is wasted on those who do not have the overpowering need that allows one to suffer, change and grow. The Hierophants, the vampire-priests of Lilith, choose those who have heard the song - ahi hay Lilitu - and punish them, flagellate them and excoriate them until they arrive on the cusp of seething, erect awareness. Only then are the tears brushed away with lover's care, the wounds comforte and the supplicants brought into the fullness of Lilith's glorious path.

Ethics of the Path

~ Only through pain are we elevated.
~ Be teacher, torturer and lover to any who seek enlightenment.
~ Practice what you learn. Wisdom is meaningless unless it accompanies action.
~ Cultivate a garden, that you may show the power of your own creation.
~ Seek out those on the border of awareness and initiate them.
~ Gather with your brothers and sisters to share your learning and anguish.

Path of Lilith Hierarchy of Sins

10....Feeding immediately when hungry.

9.....Pursuing temporal wealth or power.

8.....Not correcting the errors of others regarding Caine and Lilith.

7.....Feeling remorse for bringing pain to someone.

6.....Failing to participate in a Bahari ritual.

5.....Fearing death.

4.....Killing a living or unliving being.

3.....Not seeking out the teachings of Lilith.

2.....Failing to dispense pain and anguish.

1.....Shunning pain.