#113193 - 07/15/05 11:08 AM
Re: Registered member
[Re: DunkelTeufel]
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CoS Reverend
Registered: 06/03/02
Posts: 4136
Loc: Oregon
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If you can't afford it, you can't afford it. It's a lifetime membership to The Church of Satan. If you see no advantages and will not gain any satisfaction from becoming a member, please do not join. We are The Church of Satan; we don't need a sales pitch.
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#113195 - 07/15/05 01:17 PM
Re: Registered member
[Re: DunkelTeufel]
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CoS Magister
Registered: 07/03/01
Posts: 3289
Loc: Burlington, VT
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Quote:
you [Agent Malebranche] must be a charm with women...
If you only knew...
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#113196 - 07/15/05 01:28 PM
Re: Registered member
[Re: MagisterParadise]
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Registered: 06/30/05
Posts: 23
Loc: México D.F.
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I know I must apologize for my answer, it just made me laugh that i did an open and polite question, and he answered me that way, I stated in my introduction that Im new in Satanism, and my question was honest and with no sense of offense or criticism, but he did not answered me in a polite manner.
My question is still open, I still want an aswer, but maybe I need to clarify my question, If you join the CoS is there any reward? Not materialistic of course, Im not interested in a credential to prove that I am a CoS member, but in knowledge, books, chats with people who can discuss more difficult mathers, etc. Is there a work with the Church, with the priests, are there official rituals, reunions, etc, Or all what Satanism is is in the LaVey works and in the texts of only a few members?
My question is honest, sorry if I bother anyone with it, if there is even a text that explains all this, maybe you can link me or something.
Thank you for your time.
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#113198 - 07/16/05 01:35 PM
Re: Registered member
[Re: Rev_Malebranche]
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Registered: 06/30/05
Posts: 23
Loc: México D.F.
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Your signature says "Xeper!"
Please explain.
Sure
Xeper is an egyptian verb that means "I have come into being."
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#113199 - 07/16/05 06:58 PM
Re: Registered member
[Re: DunkelTeufel]
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CoS Reverend
Registered: 06/03/02
Posts: 4136
Loc: Oregon
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Very interesting. I'll have to take your word for it, as I'm not fluent in Egyptian myself.  Do you consider yourself a Satanist? If so, I'm curious as to why you chose this word to follow "Hail Satan!" in your signature. Signatures sometimes say a lot about people.
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#113201 - 07/16/05 11:29 PM
Re: Registered member
[Re: DunkelTeufel]
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CoS Reverend
Registered: 06/03/02
Posts: 4136
Loc: Oregon
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Thank you for your answer. In response to your original question, there are very few material benefits of becoming a member of the Church of Satan. What is offered is made plain enough at the churchofsatan.com web site. Those of us who are members generally chose to become members for personal reasons, as a sign of solidarity, as a magical gesture of "casting one's lot in with the Devil," etc. Membership does offer access to some fascinating people who may not otherwise be inclined to bother with someone. However, there is no system, no regular formal gathering; Satanists tend to gather organically--as individuals with common interests do. Membership does not offer unlimited access to these people--they will judge a member by their own rule and choose to associate with that member or not. For a talented Satanist who really belongs with The Church of Satan and who is driven to interact productively with other members, membership can be extremely rewarding. For others, it simply provides personal satisfaction. For some, it's just a card. As it has been said by others, the Church of Satan is "user-driven," members tend to get out of membership what they put into it.
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#113202 - 07/17/05 09:53 AM
Re: Registered member
[Re: DunkelTeufel]
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CoS Magistra
Registered: 07/11/01
Posts: 2851
Loc: Florida
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Quote:
eper is an egyptian verb that means "I have come into being."
Actually it means "I learned Egyprian from a geek who spoke to a giant anteater in his living room."
Y~
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