what is the main idea of a satanic cult?

Answer 1

Most Satanists aren't organized into groups, but are simply individuals who call themselves Satanists. 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.

And if you say "I'm a Satanist but we don't believe in magic", then you run into a problem. The Chapter of the Satanic Bible titled "On The Choice of Human Sacrifice" supposedly means you kill the person with a curse. But, if you don't believe in magic, then you have to resort to murdering your victim, which unfortunately does happen some times http://uminc.org/crime.html

That's my view.

Answer 2

Anarchists are actually not your wide-unfold secret society varieties. There are various non secular cults in South Florida, yet i've got no clue the type you will possibly get invited to a ceremony. I spent a summer with some (Asian) Indians who practiced an thrilling style of non secular worship. And boy, became their vegetarian cooking super! In college I had a girl buddy who became a card-carrying member of the yankee Communist ingenious Brigade. She became additionally a stripper (it is how I met her!) which outcomes in the question, "the place does a communist stripper carry her card whilst she's working?" I have been given thrown out of the conferences, nevertheless, for observing "How in hell do you think of you may overthrow the government once you won't be able to even pay your hire on time?"

Answer 3

organized chaos. They like to take the good of other sytems and twist them to their own use. It is a self fufilling cult. They see nothing you wish to do as wrong.

Now please do not misunderstand, not all Satanisits are cultists, and some even have rules against harming others even if it pleases them. No I am not a Satanic whorshiper, I just do not wish to lump the religion in with the cults.

Answer 4

The main idea of Satanic cults is to undermine any thing that is written in the bible and to take the glory away from GOD Basically to spit in the face of GOD and think its alright.

Answer 5

I've always wondered this. Is it really to praise Satan, and try to further his will, which would be death and destruction to all humanity?
I mean, why not just go kill yourself? There are lots of more fun ways to do that, than to ritualistically worship an evil deity!

Answer 6

To provide an undeniable source of evil for stories, novels and movies of horror. Used to justify the author inserting the sickest, goriest acts he/she can imagine, which he/she will inevitably overuse in the story.

Answer 7

To huff as much paint and smoke as much meth as humanly possible while listening to slayer and carving yourself up.

Answer 8

to provide a crutch to weak and fearful people who need something to feel like they belong and wield influence.

Answer 9

Government intrusion & being the first suspect in any murder!!

Answer 10

to do what ever pleases you (anything you like). that is the only law you shall obey