What is a LaVeyan satanist?

Question

links and other types of satanism would be helpful too.

Answer 1

A practicer of LaVeyan Satanism.

There are several forms of Satanism, one of which being theistic Satanism. This type does, in fact, worship Satan. However, I'd say they're quite rare--I've only met a few. I should say; for the benefit of truth, they do come off strong, sometimes they seem outright rude. However, after speaking to a few for a while, I've found that they're actually not bad people; they're simply unique in their form of belief.

I, on the other hand, often display traits of LaVeyan Satanism--very different, altogether. This was developed by Anton Szandor LaVey; he also wrote the Satanic Bible. Essentially, LaVey's form of Satanism is rather atheistic--it basically deniest the existence of God; as well as Satan.

LaVey is one of the most influential satanists throughout history. Though there is certainly some disagreement as for the motive behind his founding of satanism, many have accepted it, nonetheless, such as myself.

Instead, LaVeyan Satanism worships the self. Ultimately, it is being your own God. You exert forces such as love, happiness, kindness, anger--all as you see fit. You focus on yourself--in this sense; it falls under the category of the Left Hand Path.

Another focus of this form of Satanism is individuality--you are not only allowed, but encouraged to develop your own thoughts, opinions, sexuality, personality--be your own person; unique. By no means are you required to follow society; in fact, it's often found that LaVeyan Satanism, in a way, rejects society.

Equality is also important. Unlike Christianity, in which animals are considered nothing more than a pawn of man; something to be used as humans see fit, LaVeyan Satanism takes a different approach. Man is instead considered an animal, not better than animals. In fact, humans are sometimes thought to be worse; we have great mind and intelligence--this means that humans are also capable of being the most violent, cunning, and dangerous of all animals.

In addition, LaVeyan Satanists have their own form of the law, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." However, a major difference is added: "Do unto others as others do unto you." This is yet another example of equality. While some feel you're being the "better" person when you're nice regardless of others' actions, and I agree to some extent, I feel that the law of LaVeyan Satanism is, at times, good to practice--when someone does something "wrong," or "wrongs you," sometimes it's best to seek revenge, or rather, retalliation; a form of punishment. Though in my eyes, it's more for their sake; being punished for something is often the best way to learn from your actions. When a child is young, and makes a mess, the parent doesn't, or rather shouldn't, ignore the child's actions--they should inform the child that they were wrong in making a mess, and offer punishment; no TV, or time out. This helps the child to understand that it was "bad," and that they shouldn't do it again.

There are also the Nine Satanic Statements, the Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth, and the Nine Satanic Sins. I won't go into detail here; but if you're interested, these can easily be found listed on Wikipedia; the "LaVeyan Satanism" article. I'd offer a link, but they never seem to work. :(

As for how I display tendencies, I, as mentioned, often find the rule, "Do unto others as others have done unto you," to be a necessary component in life. I primarily reject the idea of God and Satan, and do what I can to be my own God. Also, I agree with several, though not all, of the Statements, Rules, and Sins--those that I agree with, I attempt to follow as best as I can. In addition, the overall way of thinking, or rather the idea and theory behind it, is also a good representation of my own thought.

I should add, here, a small anecdote about the use of the term, "Satan." In the past, this was often impllied: "You are either with God, or you are against him." If you were against him, you were considered to be with Satan; that is, at least, how it was stereotyped. Therefore, by those means, the use of "Satan" in the title is somewhat accurate; LaVeyan Satanists are, in a way against God--or rather, against God's existence; we deny such a theory. However, followers do not worship Satan; that is simply an idea commonly brought out by society and mankind in general.

In addition, some satanists do incorporate a modified version of "magic" into their lifestyles. However, in modern times, this is rather uncommon. I myself do not.

That's a basic overview; sorry if it's too lengthy--it's difficult to determine what points are considered important for others to know, and which aren't.

Hope it helps :]

religioustolerance.org/satanism.htm
satanism101.com
modernsatanism.com/satanism.html
churchofsatan.com
modernchurchofsatanism.com

Those may all help. I haven't read through all of them completely, but I scanned the pages, and everything looks in order.

Answer 2

LaVeyan Satanism, also known as the Church of Satan, is used to described to Satanists who do not believe that Satan exists as an actual deity. LaVeyans believe that there are no higher authority than themselves, and feel that Satan is a good symbolic representative for this point of view. You can learn more about them at http://www.churchofsatan.com

The other side of the coin are Traditional or Theistic Satanists like me, who believe that Satan exists as an actual deity, although we believe that Satan is not a being of pure evil and exists outside the constraints of the Abrahamic faiths. We are mostly polytheistic, and believe that Satan can be seen in several different religions in different forms, but he was chosen as the scapegoat for Judeo-Christianity because he encourages all the things that they try to suppress -- human progress, individuality, intellect, and knowledge. One example is the Temple of Set, whose site is http://www.xeper.org . You can also check out Diane Vera's site, at http://www.theisticsatanism.com

There are also Spiritual Satanists, but their beliefs are a little lost on me, so you'd just have to read their website for yourself -- http://www.joyofsatan.org

If you have anymore specific questions, you can feel free to e-mail me!

Answer 3

There's many different groupings among satanists. In particular, I follow rational satanism (the belief that there is no God, we are our own personal saviors, humanity is the closest thing to godliness in existence). Some satanists have a deistic belief (though I find it important to mention satanism is NOT devil worship - the moniker "hail Satan" is more an expression of self than anything else),but most don't. Anton LeVey is the most famous and widely regarded as the first satanist, though there are many schools of thought.

My advice to you is to read selections from the Satanic Bible online if you want to know more about LeVey's ideas.

FYI, the church of Satan is the only "religion" that expels felons and pays taxes.

Answer 4

http://churchofsatan.com

Those guys. They are really atheists that follow a philosophy. They use Satan as a symbol and to mock the religious. But they don't believe in a literal Satan.

There are a few types of theistic Satanists to. Most of them are polytheistic and follow Lucifer the Bringer of Light. They look at him as the hero of Genesis since he was the one that gave humans knowledge where God wanted to prevent it. But they believe in other gods as well.

Answer 5

http://web.satanism101.com/
This link has information on Satanism. The LaVeyen variety sees Satan as an archetype, meaning that most of them are actually atheists. Others are deistic, but I don't know as much about them.

Answer 6

It means they have read and follow Antone LaVey's style of thinking who considered himself a satanist.

Answer 7

Antony LeVey is the founder of this sect. He wrote the Satanic bible. His main precept was "Selfishness is sacred."

How do I know this? Lol! I'm a Christian, but I read a lot.

Answer 8

A follower of the Church of Satan (founded by Anton LaVey) believe in themselves - they are humanist/atheists, not believing in a deity. They "worship" Satan and use the name to cause a fuss and it was great PR.

Instead of avoiding the Christian 7 Deadly Sins - they reveal in them and believe if someone harms you, harm them back.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_satan
http://www.churchofsatan.com/

Answer 9

Go to satanism101

it is a great site created by the Church of Satan :)

Good luck my evil little soul ;) LOL