Tag: laveyan satanism
AMUSING
IT’S ALWAYS FUNNY TO READ THE PISSED REACTIONS OF THEIST SATANISTS WHEN THEY WRITE ABOUT LAVEYAN SATANISTS.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
“Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it instead of love wasted on ingrates.”
— Anton Szandor LaVey,
What is LaVeyan Satanism?
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LaVeyan Satanism is an atheistic form of Satanism centered around the symbol of “Satan” utilized to represent pride, passion, rebellion, independence, etc., i.e. man’s carnal desires. It was founded by Anton Szandor LaVey in 1966, making it a very new religion, in the grand scheme of religious history. It was founded in San Francisco, which is also where the Church of Satan is headquartered. Its sacred text, if you will, is The Satanic Bible, also written by LaVey and published in 1966.
Anton LaVey was an occultist, and encouraged the use of magic to aid one’s own selfish ends. In fact, the seventh of The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth says that one must “acknowledge the power of magic if [they] have employed it successfully to obtain [their] desires. If [they] deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, [they] will lose all [they] have obtained”. In saying this, LaVey does not explicitly require a belief in magic to be held to be a LaVeyan Satanist, but many are. I am not one of them.
As previously mentioned, the central tenets of the religion are outlined in The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth and The Nine Satanic Sins. Please do read these if you are able to.
LaVey often emphasized that in his own tradition, he practiced two forms of Satanic rites, though neither of these were acts of religion. “Rituals” are intended to beget change; three types have been described by him: sexual rituals intended to attract a desired mate, compassionate rituals intended to help people (including oneself), and destructive rituals seeking to harm another. These were often considered to be magical acts meant to be carried out alone. “Ceremonies” are held to celebrate a specific occasion. LaVey’s entire teachings on rites and practices are enclosed within The Satanic Rituals, another book he authored intended to act as a companion to The Satanic Bible.
I hope I’ve been able to provide a small introduction to the religion, and that any confusion has been cleared up!
We all have that devil inside of us that we have to come face to face with one day. How will you deal with your shadow?
THE DEVIL MEANS NOTHING BAD TO ME. BUT THERE ARE DEMONS INSIDE OF EVERYBODY. DON’T EXORCISE YOUR INNER DEMONS, EXERCISE THEM. LET THEM WORK FOR YOU. AS ABOVE, SO BELOW. NO LIGHT WITHOUT SHADOW, YIN AND YANG, THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO PARTS OF THE WHOLE.
What is LaVeyan Satanism?
thebookishsatanist-deactivated2:
LaVeyan Satanism is an atheistic form of Satanism centered around the symbol of “Satan” utilized to represent pride, passion, rebellion, independence, etc., i.e. man’s carnal desires. It was founded by Anton Szandor LaVey in 1966, making it a very new religion, in the grand scheme of religious history. It was founded in San Francisco, which is also where the Church of Satan is headquartered. Its sacred text, if you will, is The Satanic Bible, also written by LaVey and published in 1966.
Anton LaVey was an occultist, and encouraged the use of magic to aid one’s own selfish ends. In fact, the seventh of The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth says that one must “acknowledge the power of magic if [they] have employed it successfully to obtain [their] desires. If [they] deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, [they] will lose all [they] have obtained”. In saying this, LaVey does not explicitly require a belief in magic to be held to be a LaVeyan Satanist, but many are. I am not one of them.
As previously mentioned, the central tenets of the religion are outlined in The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth and The Nine Satanic Sins. Please do read these if you are able to.
LaVey often emphasized that in his own tradition, he practiced two forms of Satanic rites, though neither of these were acts of religion. “Rituals” are intended to beget change; three types have been described by him: sexual rituals intended to attract a desired mate, compassionate rituals intended to help people (including oneself), and destructive rituals seeking to harm another. These were often considered to be magical acts meant to be carried out alone. “Ceremonies” are held to celebrate a specific occasion. LaVey’s entire teachings on rites and practices are enclosed within The Satanic Rituals, another book he authored intended to act as a companion to The Satanic Bible.
I hope I’ve been able to provide a small introduction to the religion, and that any confusion has been cleared up!
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