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Lilith

The First Refusal · she/her

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Night figure of autonomy, sexual sovereignty and refusing an unequal arrangement. Approach with clear self-knowledge.

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Associations

AutonomyShadow workSexualityNightRebellion

Symbols

OwlSerpentRed threadMoon

Correspondences

Red wineGarnetMugwortDark moon
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Common offerings

Red winePomegranateHonest boundaries

Mythology & stories

The first refusal

In the medieval Alphabet of Ben Sira, Lilith is Adam's first wife, made from the same earth as him. She refused to lie beneath him, spoke the divine name and flew from Eden. She would not return even when angels were sent after her.

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