Satanism is a religion, right?

It was the last time I checked anyway.

We do have a Bible, right?

If Scriptures are meant to define and inspire its members then this would be my personal favorite from The Book of Satan.

2:7 "He that is slow to believe anything and everything is of great understanding, for belief in one false principle is the beginning of all unwisdom."

This verse acts as a reminder to constantly guard my mind from the flood of information that I receive from interacting with the herd on a daily basis.

If I allow the herd mentality of "mediocrity", "lack of personal responsibility" and "victim complexes" to weasel their way into my thought processes then my foundation as a Satanist is weakened, if not destroyed.

Hail Power!
Hail Strength!
Hail Satan!

What's Your favorite Bible verse?

Some of my personal favorites:

"And your spirit -- your immortal spirit -- shall live, not in an intangible paradise, but in the blood in sinews of those whose respect you've gained."

"Say unto thine own heart 'I am mine own redeemer'."

"Popular lies have been the most potent enemies of personal liberty. There is only one way to deal with them: Cut them out, to the very core, just as cancers. Exterminate them root and branch, Annihilate them, or they will us!"

A few that I fancy:

1:7 "No hoary falsehood shall be a truth to me; no stifling dogma shall encramp my pen!"

2:11 "Let established sophisms be dethroned, rooted out, burnt and destroyed, for they are a standing menace to all true nobility of thought and action!"

5:7 "Blessed are the destroyers of false hope, for they are the true MEssiahs--Cursed are the god-adorers, for they shall be shorn sheep!"

From the beginning of the Infernal Diatribe:

"...Their talk of "charity", when applied to His Infernal Majesty, becomes an empty sham - and most unfairly, too, considering the obvious fact that without their Satanic foe their very religions would collapse. How sad, that the allegorical personage most responsible for the success of spiritual religions is shown the least amount of charity and the most consistent abuse - and by those who most unctuously preach the rules of fair play!"

Stated beautifully and with elegance: The Devil is the Church's best friend.

From the Book of Satan III (my favorite stanza):

"Can the torn and bloody victim "love" the blood-splashed jaws that rend him limb from limb?... Love your enemies and do good to them that hate and use you - is this not the despicable philosophy of the spaniel that rolls upon its back when kicked?"

Justification for hate and revenge simply stated.

From the prologue section of the Book of Satan:

"So they all join hands in “brotherly” unity and in their desperation go to Valhalla for their last great ecumenical council. “Draweth near in the gloom the twilight of the gods.” The ravens of the night have flown north to summon Loki, who hath set Valhalla aflame with the searing trident of The Inferno. The Twilight is done. A glow of new light is borne out of the night and Lucifer is risen once more to proclaim: “This is the age of Satan! Satan rules the Earth!"


Many people whom are misinformed regarding our religion are quick to limit us to the realm of being "Anti-Christian". I admire this part of the Satanic Bible because of how it uses dramatic imagery to convey that Satanism is opposed to ALL spiritual religions throughout history. I can remember when I first read the Satanic Bible and how I was surprised to discover that LaVey had included imagery from many cultures around the world, as opposed to limiting himself to Christianity. Needless to say I was pleased!

Hail Satan!

When I have children, while the herd is sending off their kids to become brainwashed at christian bible camp, I will send mine to memorize Satanic Bible verses

Cute indeed Terrenial, but to keep the responses related
to the topic could you post your favorite verse(s) for us?

If you're going to be snarky with people for little reason, the least you could do is run your spell check.

4:1. I think it summarizes the essence of Satanism quite nicely.

Typos corrected.

I can not trust that iPhone auto spell checker to save my life

My Favorite would be the whole chapter on "love and hate". At the very least it's what provided the greatest amount of clearity when I read it.

umm... all of it? lol
Every verse of The Infernal Diatribe packs the punch of a thousand fists and the distilled wisdom of my favorite philosophers.
If I had to choose, though, my favorite verse would be:

"Blessed are the valiant, for they shall obtain great treasure - Cursed are the believers in good and evil, for they are frightened by shadows!"

One of my favorite verses as well.

HS!

Aside from saying all of it, My personal favorites are:

"I break away from all conventions that do not lead to My earthly success and happiness".

Say unto thine own heart, "I am mine own redeemer".

Miss that and nothing else matters.

Get that and nothing else matters.

"Here now is our day of joy! Here now is our day of torment!"

2:7 "He that is slow to believe anything and everything is of great understanding, for belief in one false principle is the beginning of all unwisdom."

wow.. that's strong.. all of a sudden.. got confused about the meaning of wisdom.. if a person begins to learn everything, then is bound to lose the wisdom. how come is that?

Well, I don't really have a favorite verse. I like them all in their own light, and I'm not going to make myself pick one.

tekku hope i spelled that right your quote

"I break away from all conventions that do not lead to My earthly success and happiness".

Say unto thine own heart, "I am mine own redeemer".

now you hit the nail on the cross on this one. im fearful i suppose of too many satanic games to post my writtings on paper in respect of laveys name and satanic quote he wrote. sorta cornered the market on it however i agree totally with your well said quote (davjavue) (ch 29) any how i suppose because of fear of my enemies in the past id have to agree my sussess and happiness are more important then mind games and stuff. though if one day i am happy here i may post what i am speaking of. as a satanist i reseverve this right for my own happiness

dont get me wrong i am still being open minded and respect other peoples views as in the link below. however many times it is known respect is given and never taken for granted. i suppose my respect for this site i believe has been taken for granted among other sites. im standing know on the side of respect is earned not given due to past history at forums on the internet to many hungry aligaters with no smiles PEACE.

http://www.satannet.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=378343&gonew=1#UNREAD

>> i suppose my respect for this site i believe has been taken for granted among other sites. im standing know on the side of respect is earned not given due to past history at forums on the internet to many hungry aligaters with no smiles PEACE. <<


Eeeeh?

you almost seem kind and as a friend as well as some other moderater women here however i have difficulty communicating with having poor english skills. stabbing me in every post on forums on the internet and then getting banned teaches me respect is earned not given. perhaps a generalization as ive given you and very few others my respect that has not been taken for granted. but those in numbers do not control the herd

How many times have you been banned from the Letters to the Devil Forums?

this is exactly where that famous verse i added in my essay dedicated to levay congratulations

it talks about being heard up to a million stars something to that degree.

so a million times ive been banned on the internet is my answer

What on earth?

Someone please tell me this is a practical joke....right?

sorry i was going according to my satanic trinity spirituality reality and internet being one and the same i appoligize once again

The phrase "house masochist" keeps coming to mind

Where's Y when you need Her

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It seems the that The Book of Fire is a great way to raise the dross to the surface.
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yes i understand if i say yes do you think i could. i suppose awarness i must take for granted. however i suppose at what cost is important to me. thats like suggesting my essay is safe here at cos and id hope admired as well as safe on the internet. i regret i fear idiots having this essay and other writtings.

so we know have a stepping stone procedure in effect. without government or church guidence and fearful nights templers by taking away my computer i regret to inform you i want choice would i like to have my essay here actually i would love to debate my essay with you all. however i cant be responsible for your failure to be aware of what you imply. how i could possibly add much more onto the internet without kaing satisfactory deals is beyond me

your next up to bat

my next step is 2012 i have to have some private writtings for my book i want published. if im finished my essay next month i was hoping to sell it at ebay for $250 a fine deal which in return could crash the stockmarket.

life has presented me with options know and i realize man shall not eat by bread alone but by every word that cometh out of the mouth of god but cos im disappointed in you

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this guy is just trolling this forum.

Since when did mental asylum patients get internet access?

Tekku, It has been said that, given enough time, in a group of 200 chimpanzees, one would eventually type "War and Peace."
I think the chimps are a hell of a lot closer than this guy will ever get.

I think that makes 5 times in 7 months that this thing has come around. It is only a matter of time before the worm comes crawling back to the Gates of Hell with his doomsday drivel.

You mean before the men with the white coats take him away?

House masochist indeed...

Only if one is a Christian. Dig into Judaism a little, and Satan comes off a lot different. He isn't the enemy of God. He's a civil servant, a working angel with a specific difficult function to perform, "the most faithful" as some put it. Rebellion? Angels are incapable of that sort of thing.

In Islam Shaitan isn't a deity. He's a djinn, powerful, beautiful, loves Allah, but suffers from an overabundance of pride. He's got the job of tempting the weak, given to him by God, but he isn't the Opposite, the Great Enemy the way he is to Christians.

With all due respect, the Satanic Bible was written in a particular time and place and came with the cultural matrix in which its author was brought up. It doesn't quite work the same way if one grew up with a different set of emotional reactions.

Satanism actually does correspond with the Jewish and Islamic versions of Satan quite well. The emphasis on justice in Satanism corresponds with the Jewish/Old Testament presentation of Satan as an "Adversary" and one who: 1. makes a case against things 2. Carries out retribution (ie. through Destruction rituals, lesser magic and Pentagonal Revisionism point #3.) As far as Islam goes, Satan plays a similar role to Judaism in some theology, but sometimes things some Muslims don't like (such as the USA) get labeled "the great Satan." My experience reading Islamic literature is Satan is used in a way similar to how he is in Christianity- as a tool to scare the faithful.

Have you come back after 4 years with an attempt to discredit Our Religion?

Are you so caught in the forest that you can not see the trees?

Are you aware of the fact that Satanism stands firm without the existence of any spiritual system, or devil for that matter?

Can you say the same for judaism, christianity and islam in regards to their satan?

I rest my case

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It seems that, after 4 years, you still have something stuck in your craw when it comes to Our Great and Mighty Founder Dr. Anton LaVey.
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I'm not trying to discredit anything. Far from it. This in no way invalidates the truths exposed by the philosophy. It simply means that different symbols will need to be used to have the same effect on members of the previously-mentioned groups.

All religions are created by human beings. As such they are influenced by the world in which those men and women lived. Satanism was developed in 20th century America. It uses symbols and associations with which such people would be familiar.

The concept of Satan will have very different associations for people who come from a non-Christian background. Using that symbol will not affect the mind of a Hindu, San, Yazidi, Jew or Siberian Shaman in the same way it will affect a Hoosier or Texan. The verse has meaning for the correspondent because he grew up in a Western, urban, Christian, technological world. I'm pointing out that it would not mean the same thing at all to a person who didn't. This does not belittle Satanism or the people who practice it. It merely acknowledges simple reality, a mental clarity on which Satanism prides itself.

Don't insult the chimps.

I think where most people get caught up, and apparently where ribbit has gotten lost, is by buying into the idea that Satan is the only concept that a Satanist recognizes.

Of course Herr Doktor used the word Satan and all it conjurs since he was alive when Christianity was the ruling religion of the world, however, he also pays his respects to the other ideas of that concept.

Satanism is not limited to Satan, instead, Satanism embraces all incarnations of that "Darkness" and uses the symbolism from all those manifestations of human nature. That all being said, Shaitan is quite a representation of evil and darkness in Islam, and let us not forget ol' Melek Taus from the same region. I will agree with you that Satan is not quite the king of hell in Judeoism as he is in Christianity, however, Lucifer and his rebellion are still recognized and accepted in the Old Testament and the Torah.

It doesn't matter what name and symbols you attach to that idea, it is still valid and it still burns just as strongly in the heart and mind of the Satanist. Do not forget ribbit, we are not devil worshippers, we are Satanists. We embody that "Darkness" better than any idea man ever deified could.

As far as the topic of this thread. I'd have to say the entire Verse I is my favorite part of the Book of Satan, it is an introduction of sorts that to me works just as the ringing of a bell 9 times in ritual.

HS!

Well, I don't really have a favorite verse. I like them all in their own light.

my thoughts exactly. Why hasn't his IP been banned yet?

A very nice and accurate letter, Lu Sayfr.

I'm certainly not implying that Satanists worship the Christian devil. Not at all.

What I'm trying to say however awkwardly is that the reason the words have meaning for people from this society is that they grew up with a common set of symbols and ideas.

Truth is truth. The hard part is expressing it in a way speaks to others and makes the meaning clear.

The same (as you can read in my signature)

The Book Of Satan 2:7

Please don't dredge up old threads.