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"And two female spirits - Lilith and Naamah - would come and with him<br />
and bear children. And those whom bore are <strong>the</strong> evil <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world who<br />
are called <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> Mankind". (Zohar)<br />
She is called by many different names and worshipped as a <strong>of</strong><br />
many faces. Naamah - <strong>the</strong> ruler <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> first qIipha on <strong>the</strong> Tree <strong>of</strong> Night is<br />
<strong>the</strong> one who mounts <strong>the</strong> Beast. She is <strong>the</strong> lurking by <strong>the</strong> Tree <strong>of</strong> Life<br />
and waiting to climb on its top, <strong>the</strong> one "from or "from beyond".<br />
Her name is most <strong>of</strong>ten translated as "Pleasant", for in <strong>the</strong> Hebrew<br />
tradition she pleasant songs to idols". However, due to her<br />
connection to <strong>the</strong> kingdom <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> night, shadows and phantoms, she is also<br />
called "Groaning", as <strong>the</strong> creatures over whom she presides are<br />
traditionally for and sounds in <strong>the</strong> night,<br />
dark desires in men, from God. Naamah is<br />
also believed to be <strong>the</strong> mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> divination, whose talent was not<br />
and <strong>the</strong> sister <strong>of</strong> Tubal Cain. She is known for her<br />
artistic those concerning music instruments and singing,<br />
and she is <strong>the</strong> force contained within <strong>the</strong> kingdom <strong>of</strong> Matter.<br />
" Beautiful"<br />
Yet, <strong>the</strong> character <strong>of</strong> Naamah is most <strong>of</strong>ten analysed in <strong>the</strong> category <strong>of</strong> a<br />
succubus, a vampiric haunting men at in order to drain <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
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