Lucifuge Rofocale
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Lucifuge Rofocale according to the Grand Grimoire, is the demon
Demon
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 in charge of Hell
Hell
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's government by order of Lucifer
Lucifer
Traditionally, Lucifer is a name that in English generally refers to the devil or Satan before being cast from Heaven, although this is not the original meaning of the term. In Latin, from which the English word is derived, Lucifer means "light-bearer"...

.

Etymology

The name Lucifuge comes from two Latin words; lux (light; genitive lucis), and fugio (to flee),which means "[he who] flees the light". The proper pronunciation of "Rofocal", one should note, is an anagram for Focalor, which is the name of another important demon who is possibly in his servitude.

Modern demonology

In some modern left hand path belief system
Belief system
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s the demon Lucifuge is said to be the ruler of the qliphoth
Qliphoth
Qliphoth/Qelippot, alternatively Klippot/Kellipot etc. refers to the representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism.In the Kabbalistic spiritual cosmology, the Kelipot are metaphorical "shells" surrounding holiness...

 Satariel
Satariel
Satariel was the 17th Watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels that are mentioned in an ancient work called the Book of Enoch. The name is believed to be of Babylonian origin a combination of shetar and el with the name meaning "side of God"...

. This belief originally comes from a claimed translation of an ancient Hebrew manuscript made by Eliphas Levi
Eliphas Levi
Eliphas Lévi, born Alphonse Louis Constant , was a French occult author and purported magician."Eliphas Lévi," the name under which he published his books, was his attempt to translate or transliterate his given names "Alphonse Louis" into Hebrew although he was not Jewish.His second wife was...

 and has since then gained acceptance.

Modern day occult orders such as Dragon Rouge, The Order of Phosphorus
Luciferianism
Luciferianism is a belief system that venerates the essential characteristics that are affixed to Lucifer, originally a name referring to the planet Venus when it rises ahead of the Sun....

 and the Temple of the Black Light
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 incorporate the idea of Lucifuge as one of the eleven rulers (There are ten qliphoths and the last one; Thaumiel
Thaumiel
Thaumiel is the name of one of the Qliphoth in the Kabbalah, the shadow side of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. It is the shadow of the Sephirot Keter...

, is split in two thus making eleven).
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