i am a new satanist and i just want to know the other points of being one.
i mainly know it as a religion in witch a person can be their self and do as they pleas without any downside to it in the after life rather than having to worship gods that tell you to obied by certain rules.
also any Christians, do not take this post the wrong way, and it is not bad: as it is actually accepting that their is a god, it's just that i want to follow the other guy.
The most common are the Church of Satan. They are followers of the philosophy of Anton LeVay. They don't literally believe in God or Satan, but use Satan as a symbol and to mock the religious who go against human nature. They are really atheists.
http://churchofsatan.com
The next most common are polytheistic. They do believe in the Christian God, but feel that he is only one of many gods and that he lies about his place. They believe that Lucifer is the real creator of the Universe and the real force for good. Frankly they often use God's murderous nature in the Bible to back that up. The story in Genesis illustrates the point perfectly. God lies to keep men from the Tree of Knowledge, while Satan tells them the real deal.
http://joyofsatan.com
Finally there are a few rebellious Christians. This is what everyone thinks, but they are quite rare. I don't even know of a current website.
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God and Satan
proton and electron
Yin and yang
positive and negative
good and evil
substance and emptiness
agreement and disagreement
hot and cold
beautiful and ugly
male and female
light and dark
heaven and hell
love and hate
caring and uncaring
giving and not giving
nice and mean
truth and lie
real and unreal
hearing and deaf
sight and blindness
healthy and unhealthy
tall and short
unwrinkled and wrinkled
happy and sad
wealthy and poor
smart and stupid
something and nothing
bright and dull
religion and science
existence and nonexistence
rise and fall
up and down
clean and messy
exciting and boring
freedom and suffering
At last, the universal bond between the two positive and negative forces!
The main point is that my God is going to kill your God. Where do you think that will leave you?
Rev. 20?And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2?And he seized the dragon, the original serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3?And he hurled him into the abyss and shut [it] and sealed [it] over him, that he might not mislead the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After these things he must be let loose for a little while.
Rev 20.... But fire came down out of heaven and devoured them. 10?And the Devil who was misleading them was hurled into the lake of fire and sulfur, where both the wild beast and the false prophet [already were]; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Yeah I get the nuances of Satanism. Unfortunately Anton LaVay did that Las Vegas show in a sparkly red devil's suit with tail and pitchfork and it didn't work. Now I love ritual just as much as the next guy, but nothing compares to high church during the high holidays.
http://www.churchofsatan.org/aslv.html
Also the lack of any academics and philosophy doesn't really make it a solid system of belief.
I will give you another link to a book by an exorcist. He refused to sell it to Hollywood to be packaged with cheap technical effects that take away from psychological horror. Hostage to the Devil by Fr. Malachi Martin
http://www.amazon.com/Hostage-Devil-Possession-Contemporary-Americans/dp/006065337X
http://reasontobelieve.blogspot.com/2007/03/hostage-to-devil-by-malachi-martin.html
Demonology is a topic that can be studied but it's too creepy for me to take and a little too supernatural.
I recommend the book Postmodern Satanism by Jason King:
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/postmodern-satanism/4341475
Hint: If you click the "Preview" link, you actually get access to the entire book in PD format without having to buy it. Just FYI.
The website "Satanism 101" is also a great resource. Check out the following links which outline some of the main points of Satanism:
The Nine Satanic Statements: http://web.satanism101.com/statements.html
The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth: http://web.satanism101.com/rules.html
The Nine Satanic Sins: http://web.satanism101.com/sins.html
The Modern Church of Satan has some great forums where you can meet all kinds of other Satanists and get your feet wet in the Satanic community! Bonus: Membership is FREE and they won't try and sell you any junk like some of those other or gs.
http://modernchurchofsatan.com/
That is basically true but Satan is real and is our original god and Creator he doesn't want you to worship him slavishly or follow any rules or anything like that. He wants you to be yourself and gain knowledge from life and life your life to the fullest and gain spiritual knowledge and power.
i want to know the main points of satanism?
