What do you know about Satanism?

Question

I am one and I wanted to see what people know about it. Someone is going to say I worship the devil. LOL

People are asking, yes Anton LaVey's "The Satantic Bible"

Answer 1

I know it's a sham.

Of course most Satanists would tell you it's the "worship of the self". Most people who identify themselves as Satanists are the "LaVeyian" variety. Anton LaVey was a liar, fraud, bankrupt wife beating pimp. BTW, one idiot actually had the nerve to say "Everyone beat their wife in the fifties" when informed of this(even though he beat Diane from the 60's into the 80's). And no, not everyone did, and it was still wrong.

This shows that rather than standing on their own two feet, Satanists slavishly make excuses for their cult figure, not unlike they way Scientologists do fo L. Ron Hubbard.

LaVey was apraoched by Avon books to wrote a book on witchcraft to cash in on the occult craze of the 1960's. He cobbled together "The Satanic Bible" from a forgotten right-wing political tract (Where of the material from the Book of Satan comes from), Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, and the superstitous occult material of John Dee.

LaVey never really seemed to know what Satanism was himself. Some of his writings seemed atheistic, at other times he called Satan "the dark side of nature" and often refers to Satan as a personification. One thing is for certian, the Satanic Bible gives specific instructions on timing, tools to be used, specific rituals for sex spells, revenge spells, etc (The Book of Belial)., and it seemed he expected results.

Eventually, people realized the spells didn't work, and so began the whole "Well, it's really a philosophy" excuse. In the 1980's, when LaVey was living in poverty he then claimed he was shunning consumer materialism ( a complete role reversal from "Indulgence instead of abstinence!") ala Pee Wee Herman's "I meant to do that!"

LaVey claimed that nuts were given "the bum's rush" when trying to join the Church of Satan, but clearly nut was in the eye of the beholder. LaVey has admited to holding a "Cannibal feast" of a human leg in at least 3 books. The Satanic Bible &Satanic Rituals certainly describe many things most normal people would consider pychotic such as Nude girl is used as an altar (Satanic Bible, Satanic Rituals)A human skull is used in Die Elektrischen Vorspiele ritual (Satanic Rituals, p. 109)Human leg bone or arm bone is used in Homage to Tchort ritual (p.137)
Woman dressed as nun urinates before group into a bedpan in the Black Mass ritual (p.43) Urine is then sprinkled like holy water (p.44)Man climbs into coffin with nude woman (or nude man if he is gay) in Le Epais ritual (p.59).

As a "philosophy", Satanism could be boiled down to hedonism, which was hardly a new idea in the 1960's. Oddly enough, most Satanists don't fit the bill as swingers. Some seem to lead fairly uneventful lives. Here's an example:

"I've been forced to give up coffee - the acid was responsible for a minor ulcer and I can no longer take any chances with my health. This was my solitary vice - now it is gone. I do not drink, do not smoke, do not use recreational drugs and have nothing remotely resembling a sex life!"
--"Lord" Egan of "The First Church of Satan"

Wow! What a swinger! So then the picture begins to develop that Satanism is not so much a philosophy of life as it is a fantasy; a means to escape a life not worth living.

Answer 2

What I know about Satanism:
- Satan is a symbol
- Materialistic
- Atheistic
- Stupidity is the cardinal sin
- Based on the Satanic Bible by Anton LaVey
- Very misunderstood
- Against animal cruelty
- Satanists don't pray
- Self worship

I'll add more if I remember anything else.

Answer 3

i've got constantly theory that Satanism became into created as an "Anti-Christianity." as a thank you to insurrection against mainstream way of life and scare human beings (use of pentacles and 666, the two tabo sybmols in Christianity, yet never related in the previous). i think of because of the fact that then it is been reformed or divided. I as quickly as observed this "Satanist" female on the information being interviewed on her faith, and she or he reported it became into approximately "taking section in life because of the fact there is no longer something after dying."

Answer 4

LaVayen Satanist?

well i have read the compleat witch by Anton Lavey
I have read the statnic bible by Anton Lavey
and i have read the statnic rituals by Anton lavay

one of my Pagan stuidents' mother is a Satanist

and i generaly consider them good people that are just a tad bit
selfish in their spirituality,,they are not all that way but the system basically telly you to do what you need to do to live your life happily and to Hell with everyone else.

i would usually rather have a Satanist in my house than a christian, but that is just because a satanist can keep their mouth shut about the idols and pagan symbols that decorate my walls, and most christians have to try to save me...

Answer 5

I've read The Satanic Bible and quote it daily. I even convinced my father to read it and whether or not he adopts its total phylosophy or not, he agrees with much of it. I am a Satanist. And I'm glad to see more of us on here.
Ave Satanas!

Edit: I heard from a local Satanist that Alaistor Crowly (spelling?) was buried in my home town.

Answer 6

You got a little devil in you? You want one?

I never paid much attention to Satanism. I always figured it was just the flip side of christianity, the worship of Satan and such, hince the name. hey, whatever floats your boat. For me, I worship myself. I am the only god I need.

Answer 7

As far as I can tell, a Satanist believes in the self over all else, and celebrates his or her own birthday as the most holy day. But I'm not really an expert on doctrines.

Answer 8

satanism is the opposite of the worship of God.

that is really all that i know about it.

-eagle

Answer 9

Actually I know that you don't worship the devil and you believe in self indulgence among other things. Not everyone on this site is talking ****.

Answer 10

My understanding is that satanism is about embracing the self interests we all have rather than trying to suppress them.