what is satanism?

Question

its unclear to me

Answer 1

Satanism is a term that may refer to a religious, semi-religious, and/or philosophical movement. The term is normally applied by non-Satanists to those who worship Satan; however, members of the Church of Satan, the most organized Satanic group, reject this common association, as they do not actually believe in a being called "Satan," and use his name only as a symbolic allusion to certain materialistic and individualistic values. Other forms of Satanism recognize Satan as either an archetype, a pre-cosmic force, an actual living entity, and/or some aspect of human nature. Although named for Satan, a name associated with evil and temptation, Satanism is also the name given to certain spiritual paths which emphasize the Left-Hand Path, as opposed to the much more common Right-Hand Path. Adherents to the Left-Hand path (a.k.a. Left-Handers) believe in spiritual enrichment through their own work on themselves, and that ultimately they are answerable only to themselves, while Right-Handers believe in spiritual enrichment through the dissolution or submission of the self to (or into) something greater. LaVeyan Satanists do not worship Satan, or necessarily any other deity, nor do they follow a principle of evil. This aspect of their beliefs is very commonly misunderstood due to the presence of theistic Satanists, who revere Satan as a literal being.

Answer 2

We are Atheists. We do not believe in a god/devil/heaven/hell.
This will tell you the truth of what we are.
http://www.churchofsatan.com/home.html


The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth

by Anton Szandor LaVey ©1967

[Spanish, Croation]



1. Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.

2. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.

3. When in another’s lair, show him respect or else do not go there.

4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.

5. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.

6. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and he cries out to be relieved.

7. Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.

8. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.

9. Do not harm little children.

10. Do not kill non-human animals unless you are attacked or for your food.

11. When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.




The Nine Satanic Statements

from The Satanic Bible, ©1969

by Anton Szandor LaVey

[français]



1. Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence!

2. Satan represents vital existence instead of spiritual pipe dreams!

3. Satan represents undefiled wisdom instead of hypocritical self-deceit!

4. Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it instead of love wasted on ingrates!

5. Satan represents vengeance instead of turning the other cheek!

6. Satan represents responsibility to the responsible instead of concern for psychic vampires!

7. Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his “divine spiritual and intellectual development,” has become the most vicious animal of all!

8. Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification!



9. Satan has been the best friend the Church has ever had, as He has kept it in business all these years!

Answer 3

Satanism is not the worship of the devil, that would be devil worshiping, Satanist are just against Chrstianity, where as devil worshipers actually beleive in God and Christ and satan, but choose to worship satan istead of God through beleife in Christ.

Answer 4

It's worshipping the devil. Some may tell you not being a Christian or disagreeing with our faith makes you a satanist, but it's not true. In order to be a satanist you have to actively worship satan and do whatever his will is or whatever you believe his will to be. I suppose his will would be spreading violence and chaos or something like that.

Answer 5

the worship of satan and the furtherence of his evil intentions and domain. Basically also could be considered a form of anti christ, there are other forms of anti christ though. To sum it up I guess it would be in the position of being the enemy of God.

Answer 6

Satanism was created by the marketing department of the Catholic church... it is used to instill fear into people so the church can sell them the cure.

Answer 7

Satanism wouldn't exist without Christianity, and thus, it is responsbile for it, just like a parent is responsible for a child which commits a crime.

Answer 8

Listen to Spookshow Baby, she has it right.

I am not a satanist but a pagan that has studied the works of Anton Lavey, i agree with some of his ideas and i disagree with some. but that is not relevant to your question.

spookshow has your best definition. so far

Answer 9

"Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is anti-Christ, that denies the Father and the Son. He that denies the Son, the same has not the Father." (I John 2:22)

Answer 10

668 the neighbour of the Beast!