Well, my avatar makes things... complicated. Before I start, please keep in mind that I am not trying to promote occult movements of any sort. I am a writer, who personally finds human culture to be very intriguing, and likes using actual philosophy and magical practices to complement my settings. This is purely the result of my research when applied to a narrative standpoint. Now, I advise you to go get something to eat, this post will be kinda long.
My avatar is Etz Chiim - the qabbalistic Tree of Death. I now stand complementary to Etz Hayim - the Tree of Life -, with my Qlippoth ('husks') providing the Sephirot ('emanations') a solid structure for the universe. If the Tree of Life is the map of creation, then I am the foundation that allows it to exist - without the Tree of Death, time ceases to be linear, and nothing has purpose of its own;the peel is necessary to protect the fruit.
Now, because the Tree of Life was based on Adam Kadmon, the blueprint of God, I am based on Lilith, the blueprint of that which is without God. Of course, everyone knows that Lilith birthed many demons - and indeed, the word 'husk' has two different contexts here. The most obvious one is a literal peel - and the fruit's peel is regarded as worthless and empty by its own. I am known as Belial, 'the Worthless Ones, without God'. While the Tree of Life and its 'Emanations' came from Ohr, 'the Infinite (God)', the Tree of Death is planted in Sitra Achra, 'the Other Side (Standing in Opposition to Holiness)' - and as such completely independent from God.
On the other hand, in its original context - a Sumerian connotation, in fact, which sheds light on the fact that the Tree of Death was actually the Sumerian Tree of Life, demonized by the hebrew for its focus in matriarcal forces - my 'husks' are in fact pregnant wombs, which correlate to the birth of the spirit. For example, Thaumiel - the 'Contending Forces, Twins of God' - give birth to Satan and Melek, who rule the concept of Division responsible for individuality and distinction, absolutely necessary for the universe to exist. Because all of my abilities would be of a conceptual nature - necessary for the integrity of time itself -, as well as the fact that anything of my design is independent of Divinity... it would be more fitting for me to be a deity that grants power to my followers rather than an actual person - the closest things to manifestations of myself would be the demons I would birth from my Qlippoth, such as Satan and Melek, Luficer, Belphegor, Lilith, Naamah, and some others - and their Babylonian ancestors, such as Tiamat and Enlil, Marduk, Lamashtu, and a few others.
I reckon my most accurate manifestations would be Lilith/Naamah. Lilith isn't just the blueprint the Tree of Death is based upon, she is also the ruler of the final Qlippoth, Nehemoth, most commonly ascribed to her aspect Naamah, a fallen angel and quite possibly the wife of Tubal Cain AND Solomon. Nehemoth, 'the Whispering Ones', governs an existence not bound by the natural order. Lilith/Naamah rule over things that literally should not exist, but still do because the Tree of Death is the foundation of the Tree of Life. Things like disrupting the laws of physics would be a cakewalk to Lilith.
That means my followers follow the left-hand path, which, while significantly harder to achieve than the right-hand path, holds greater rewards. While the right-hand path destroys the individual and allows for becoming whole with God once more - giving up your free will -, the left-hand path offers my followers the chance of transcending time, space and death - of becoming 'gods' of their own, creating their own planes in Sitra Achra and ruling without fear of rivalry or being stripped of their power; God has no place in Sitra Achra. Mortals loyal to me, who have not achieved enlightenment, would end up in Sheol, where they would be free of divine interference for a time before reincarnating again - and only by persuing the left-hand path or by giving up their free will to God would they stop reincarnating.
The good news is that my Qlippoth are not harmful to humanity. The bad news is that you are going to be dealing with demons - but not of a literal sort. The left-hand path does not require sacrifices other than your own innocence. It is called 'the dark path', not because you will step into evil, but because you will behold true knowledge, hidden in the dark places of the universe - and of your mind. Courage is the only thing that you need - and those who lack the strength of will to accept or redirect that knowledge in useful ways will break. The Tree of Death is the very blueprint of your existence - and the power of the Qlippoth comes from you and you alone. If Satan, Melek and the other demons act as my extraplanar senses, then my followers act as my intraplanar senses. My followers don't just represent the Qlippoth, they are the Qlippoth. They are Satan, they are Melek, they are Lilith, they are Naamah...They are all of them. They are the womb of existence, cultivating their own spirit, forging their own soul, all in the hopes of achieving transcendence, of not returning to dust. The powers they gain from contemplating the abyss are very useful. By consorting with Choronzon, guardian of knowledge, and survive with a stable mind allows my followers to gain profound wisdom - elemental manipulation, shapeshifting, telepathy, telekinesis, psychometry, postcognition, alchemy, enchantments, spiritual evocation, spiritual invocation.
Things get interesting when you consider the fact that the left-hand path is also ripe with erotic magic and sexual freedom. Given my ability to use the senses of my followers as my own, I imagine being the Tree of Death wouldn't be so bad - you know, being part of a telepathic network of emotional and sexual stimuli shared by a harem of shapeshifting hedonists and all. Lolicon/shotacon, futanari, gang-bang/reverse gang-bang, bestiality, xenophilia, tentacle porn... Join the Dark Side, we got it all.
Scenario one: I just make a form for myself and go have fun with the afforemented harem.
Scenario two: same as above, though I would not like to test the girl that manipulates boundaries. As Thaumiel, I can manipulate boundaries like she can, but she could probably unmake boundaries and make my efforts worthless. Probably would be able to give her the thrill of her life.