The True Purpose of Satanism

As has been stated before, true Satanism is very spiritual. Whilst Father Satan, and the other Gods of Hell are of course, worshipped, and given praise and honour, the true purpose of Spiritual Satanism is to elevate and transform one’s soul. As I said in my last post, about my dedication, I desire to be immortal, like Lord Satan. This sounds fantastic, I know, but I firmly believe that it is possible. This will obviously take some time on my part, but in the end it will be more than worth it.

So, how does one become immortal? The answer is simple: through meditation, and transforming one’s soul through spiritual alchemy. In essence, I believe, one regenerates the cells in one’s body so that one no longer needs to worry about their bodies wearing out. The aging process is halted. I am not nearly ready to attempt such a transformation, but I will know when I am able to do so. I will have to work extensively with my Patron Daemon on this when the time is right. It will not be an easy road, but it will definitely be a worthwhile one.

 

Yours

Yours

Satan, Enki, Lord of my heart!

You are my inspiration, my hope, and my comfort

When I am lost, I look to you,and you guide me

When I think you are not listening, or that you do not care, you wrap me in your mighty wings and say "Yes, I do."

You are my Shining One, my bright star.

Father, I am yours.

Unity

This is something I wrote and posted to one of the group forums on MySatan. Thought I’d put it here too, just because.

Hail to you all! This is something I have been giving much thought to in the last week or so, and I felt I needed to get it out in the open for all my brothers and sisters to see. There are many different sects of Satanism: LaVeyan, modern, Spiritual/Theistic, traditional. And even among the different sects there are various branches. There are many diverse ways to show honour and love for Father Satan. Are any of them wrong? Well, whilst I fully admit that some of them may be a bit off base to my way of thinking (I am a devout Spiritual Satanist), I don’t think there’s ever a wrong way to believe or practice one’s craft. Or rather, I don’t think it’s right for people to dictate to others what is the right way to believe.

I’ll be the first to admit, that I don’t really care for the LaVeyans. I find their insistence that Lord Satan is no more than an archetype to be very insulting to him. However, I’m not going to sit here and tell them that they cannot ascribe to this philosophy. Besides, as a very wise man I know pointed out, the fact that they use the name ‘Satan’ at all means that they acknowledge him, to some extent.

As for the Luciferians, I really don’t like that they seem to be giving the bible way too much credit. I firmly believe that Satan is the Master of this world and of Hell, he was never cast out of anywhere. But, again, it’s their right to perceive Father the way they wish to. Does it mean they love him any less? No.

So, what I’m getting at here is, we in the Satanic community need to be more respectful of one another as individuals. It’s perfectly fine to disagree, we do it all the time over more mundane subjects, but just use a little thoughtfulness and graciousness. Though I despise them, I will freely say that that is the one thing that the xians have that we as a Satanic community do not yet have: unity under a common bond. The xians, though seemingly divided by sect, are united under their common belief in the nazarene. We as Satanists need to realize that whatever different beliefs and practices we might have, we are all united under the banner of Baphomet! We are all working for Father, just in different capacities, and we all desire the overthrow of the swindler from nazareth. It is in our unity as a family that we shall crush our adversaries. Hail Satan our true Father, forever! Hail all of my true Brothers and Sisters in Satan!

Why I Dedicated My Soul to Satan

Apologies for the length of this post, but I felt it needed to be explained in detail. I have been thinking about this for several weeks, and I believe that now is the time to write this entry. I have talked about Father Satan and the other Gods of Hell, but not why I decided to dedicate my soul to them. I will attempt to explain myself, best as I can.

I was never raised christian. I know many of my Satanic brothers and sisters have come from christian backgrounds, some more severe than others, but I did not. I am very grateful for this fact. My parents pretty much left me alone to study what I would regarding religion. My mother even told me, basically, whatever makes me happy is fine with her. Neither she nor my father know that I am a Spiritual Satanist; I do not think I will tell them, or if I do I will just tell my mom and leave it at that. Of the two of them, I think she would be the most understanding. Please, bear in mind; this is not a shame thing. I would never, ever be ashamed of my great Father Enki! I just do not quite know how to talk to my parents about my relationship with him and my beliefs. It’s one thing to tell a stranger, but really it’s quite another to tell one’s parents. At least it’s hard for me. My hat goes off to any of my brethren who have told your parents. It must have been very hard for you!

Okay, back to the point here. So, I explored a few different religions. I was briefly interested in christianity; that interest lasted for about three seconds. Lol. It just was never for me, and all the hypocrisy really pissed me off. Not to mention that their god seemed like a real asshole. Yes, I know this is going to offend people, but I don’t really care. if you don’t like it, then don’t read it; don’t come bitching to me. I read part of the bible, and for the most part didn’t at all like what I read. So, then I looked at buddhism for a while. I was intrigued by the concept of meditation and psychic power; as a child I’d always been fascinated by magic and things of the occult. I didn’t care for buddhism either though, upon further research. The whole asceticism, ‘life is suffering’ thing just did not appeal to me at all. I mean, yeah, sometimes life is a bitch, but for the most part it’s pretty damn good. Why detach myself from it? Why ignore desires? That just did not make sense. And so, I turned to wicca. I found the concept of wicca intriguing, mostly because of the magic part. I now understand that magick, real magick,has nothing to do with chanting some words in front of a lit candle and saying ‘So mote it be’! True magick is about accessing the dormant powers within all of us, and is worked at the level of the mind and soul. Anyways, I did my research, and it did not feel right. The whole ”Goddess’ thing seemed rather stupid. I mean, they never gave her a name; they always just called her ‘the Goddess’. I suppose many wiccans think that their goddess is all goddesses wrapped up into one, but I know that is not so. The Mother Goddess whom they speak of is Lilith, the Dark Mother, who is also one of Father Satan’s wives. Their horned god is also known as Satan, hard as that may be for them to admit. Bottom line is: there are many gods and goddesses out there, and it felt foolish for me to lump them into one and not even give them their rightful names.

Okay, at last we come to the whole point of this narrative. I found Satanism completely by accident, or so it seemed at the time. Although, looking back, I know it was Father Satan giving me a little nudge in the right direction. Growing up, I had never given Satan much of a thought; if I did think of him, it was to think that he did not really exist. After all, I saw no evidence that the christian god existed, so why should Satan exist? Of course, I know now that Lord Satan has existed way before christianity was even thought of. He goes by many names…Satan, Lucifer, Enki, Ptah, Cernunnos…but he has always been here, watching over his beloved ones.

So, one day, I had this completely random thought: ‘Hey, let’s write a novel about some Satanic teenagers’! Now, of course, I had no knowledge whatsoever about Satanism; indeed, I really had no clue there was a Satanic religion or philosophy, so that in itself should tell you something. ^ I love music, so I thought, why not put some Satanic music into the story? But I had no clue what a Satanist might listen to. I realize now that there is no real set genre for Satanic music. It’s just whatever you feel like listening to, although metal is of course very popular amongst us. I myself love it, but it’s an acquired taste. Lol. So, I went onto the Internet, typed ‘Satanic music’ into Google, and what do you think was the first site that popped up? A little site called:

www.joyofsatan.com
There’s a section in the Jos about what metal bands have Satanic lyrics, and that is the page that came up. I read through the list, thinking it sounded interesting, and then I realized that this was just a sub page of the site. So, I clicked on the home page. The rest, as they say, is history. I was hooked from the moment I started reading the Al-Jilwah, a document dictated by Satan aka Melek Tau’se to a Yezidi leader. I read through the entire site in a couple months. I wanted to make absolutely certain that this was the path for me. It all made so much sense. And really, I ended up falling in love with Father Satan (figuratively, of course). Lol. I came to love him before I even really knew him…what he stood for, what he represented, and he and the other Gods sounded so beautiful! Even now, having been dedicated for three years, I do not know him as well as I would like to, but I know that this will change. He has done so much for me…most of it trivial, at least in my mind, but I know that he loves me, and that he watches over me. This, then, is why I dedicated my soul to Satan. To be with him, to learn from him and also to become immortal. Yes, you read that right. That was Father’s initial plan, for humanity to become immortal, but his work was not finished. It is up to us then, his children, to finish it for him and take our place as Gods by his side. Satan, I could never ask for a better Father or friend than you. You are my Lord, and I will always stand by your side for all of time.

Ceridwyn