Abstract: A ceiling suspension device for rotatably suspending articles such as lighting fixtures and decorative pendants from a ceiling. The suspension device includes an inverted frustoconical housing formed with a conical hole of downwardly decreasing cross section, a plurality of balls received within the housing, a means for evenly spacing the balls apart within the housing, a lengthwise adjustable suspension pole cooperable with the balls for rotatably holding an article, for example, a chandelier, in suspension and for regulating the height of the suspended chandelier, and a releasing means employing a plurality of upstanding arms for releasing the suspension pole from the balls so that easy and quick detachment of the chandelier from the ceiling is accomplished.