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Satanism

• Who is Satan?
• Satanic groups

• Religious Satanism
• References

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Satanic groups

• l. The Dabblers adopt Satanic trappings for a
  brief period of time, usually for entertainment
  rather than serious purposes.
  
• Many modern youths fall into this category.
• 2. Churches of Satan are patterned after the
  teachings of Anton LaVey. These groups believe in
  individualism, gratification of the ego, self
  reliance and the ideal of the Neitzchean
  Superman. These groups use Magic as a tool for
  earthly power.
• They see Satan as the driving force behind
  achievement in mankind. The two
  
• main organizations in this category are Anton
  LaVey's Church of Satan and
  
• Michael Aquino's Temple of Set. The two groups
  differ philosophically and organizationally.

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Satanic groups

• 3. Gnostics can be divided into two major
  categories
  
• 3a. Promethian Gnostics Believe in a literal
  "Satan", but believe that the creator of the
  world (Jehovah) is the evil deity. Satan is seen
  as the "bringer of light a beneficent god. This
  is an old "heresy" seen in groups such as the
  Yezidis.
• 3b. Dark Gnostics Worship the dark force in
  nature. These groups follow the whims of a
  capricious god, which most westerners would see
  as being "evil. There are a few historical
  Christian heresies which would fall into this
  category.
• Kali worshippers could also be categorized here.

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Satanic groups

• 4. Secondary Satanists follow a faith outside
  the Christian mainstream. Most would not consider
  themselves as being "Satanic" and strictly
  speaking should not be defined as Satanists (as
  per se with some of the Gnostic groups), but the
  ignorant often categorize them as Satanists.
  Voodoun and Santiera could be grouped here, as
  could medeaval wicca (if it actually existed).

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Satanic groups

• 5. Hellfire Clubs Were a phenomenon of the l8th
  century. The first of these was founded by the
  Duke of Wharton in the early 1700's. Most
  infamous was sir Francis Dashwood's Medmenham
  club (Often incorrectly called the hellfire
  club). Dashwood was a close friend of Benjamin
  Franklin, who may have been a member of this
  group. Franklin's description of the Medmeham
  club's secret chambers is one of the few we have,
  so his membership seems likely. In any case,
  Dashwood and Franklin co-authored the "Franklin
  Prayer Book" (often called the Book of Common
  Prayer) which is commonly used in America.
  Another famous member of the Medmanham club was
  the Earl of Sandwich, inventor of (guess what)
  the Sandwich. Hellfire clubs were exclusive
  groups dedicated to much political intrigue,
  partying, and some occasional occult activities.
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  Sources http//www.seaol.fi/OPISKEL/OPISWWW/Tl1
  a/koivvill/satan.htm

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Who is Satan?

• Dictionary definition

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References

• 1.The On-Line Guide to Satanism as a
  description of Church of Satan and a list of
  links to FTP sites of the Temple of Set at
  http//webpages.marshall.edu/allen12/index.html
• 2.Not Like Most is a publication of Satanism
  in Action. They follow the traditions of the
  Church of Satan. See http//users.aol.com/boysata
  n/ptp/nlm.htm
• 3.The black Flame bills itself as the
  International Forum of the Church of Satan. It
  is a semi-annual publication. See
  http//www.satannet.com/tbf.html
• 4.Order of Nine Angels (ONA) is a British group.
  There site includes various introductory
  articles, the Scriptorium Sinistrum (a list of
  publications), the 21 Satanic Points, and much
  more. See http//www.earthlight.co.nz/users/spock
  /ona.html
• 5.Ordo Sinistra Vivendi (Order of the sinister
  Way) is proudly European in Tradition and
  outlook. They recognize two deities Satan the
  Prince of Darkness who represents the inherent
  maleness of our Path.He manifests (in the
  physical sense) within each organism as the
  evolutionary drive forward. Baphomet... is a dark
  and violent goddess who represents the feminine
  aspect of the Fiery Path.
• See http//www.earthlight.co.nz/users/spock/osv.h
  tml
  
• 6.Ordo Templi Satanis (Order of the Satanic
  Temple) is a California group. Their goal is to
  bring this nation the United States back to the
  Satanic principles upon which it was founded.
  Seehttp//www.earthlight.co.nz/users/spock/ots/co
  ncept.html

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References

• 7.The Church of Lucifer was started in late 1990
  and now has 205 members in 23 countries. Their
  aim is the destruction of all other religions.
  Seehttp//www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/2121/ab
  out.htm
• 8.The Order of the Deorc Fyre (ODF) is a British
  Satanic group. Seehttp//members.tripod.com/osv/
  
  
• 9.The Cercle Activiste dObédience (C. A. O. S.)
  is a French group at http//www.geocities.com/Are
  a51/Cavern/2121/couve2.htm
  
• 10.A site offering many links to Satanic home
  pages is at http//www.netasia.net/users/xtronix/
  Satan.htm
  
• 11.The Yahoo search engine has a listing of
  Satanic groups at http//www.yahoo.com/Society
  _and_Culture/Religion/Faiths_and_Practices/Satanis
  m

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Who is Satan?

• "Satan ... noun
• Theology.
• The profoundly evil adversary of God and
  humanity, often identified with the leader of the
  fallen angels the Devil.
  
• Middle English, from Old English, from Late
  Latin Sat'n, from Greek Satanas, Satan, from
  Hebrew satan, devil, adversary, from satan, to
  accuse."
• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English
  Language, Third Edition. -------------------------
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Who is Satan?

• The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia says
• "Satan Heb., adversary, in Judaism,
  Christianity, and Islam, the principle of evil
  conceived as a person also called the Devil. In
  Christian tradition Satan was the leader of the
  angels who rebelled against God and who were cast
  out of heaven. He and his followers are seen as
  tempters of humanity and the source of evil in
  the world. He has numerous other names, such as
  Lucifer, Beelzebub, Evil One, and Prince of
  Darkness."

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Religious Satanism

• Brief Description
• Its Supposed Origin
• Real Origin and Organizations

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Religious Satanism-Brief Description

• Religious Satanism (or Satanism) involves
• the recognition of the Christian devil, Satan in
  his original Pagan forms, or of the ancient
  Egyptian God Set, usually asr as a principle
  rather than a deity.
• no worship of a recognized deity. Major emphasis
  is placed on the power and authority of the
  individual Satanist, rather than on a god.
  
• the belief that "no redeemer liveth" - that each
  person is their own redeemer.
  
• those Satanists who believe in Satan or Set as a
  living entity do not worship or demonstrate their
  faith in him (as, for example, Christians worship
  their God).

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Religious Satanism-Brief Description

• the belief that one should live out their lusts
  and desires, explore the "seven deadly sins" with
  enthusiasm.
  
• many beliefs, practices and rules of behavior
  which are in conflict with traditional
  Christianity, and essentially all other
  religions.
• a Baphomet symbol, which is a goat's head, drawn
  within an inverted pentagram (5-pointed star with
  one point downward and two up). A circle often
  surrounds it.
• a second symbol which is an infinity sign (a
  figure 8 on its side). A Roman cross is placed on
  top with a second, longer cross piece added.

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Religious Satanism-Brief Description

• two main Satanic denominations, many smaller
  traditions, and many solitary practitioners who
  are unaffiliated with a Satanic organization.
  They total perhaps 20,000 adult followers in
  North America.
• 
  Sources http//www.religioust
  olerance.org/satanism.htm

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Religious Satanism - Its Supposed Origin

• Modern Satanism is generally (though mistakenly)
  regarded as a creation of Aleister Crowley
  (1875-1947). Aleister was in fact a very
  prominent ceremonial magician who based his
  rituals partly upon Judeo-Christian principles.
  He was raised in a Plymouth Brethren family, but
  developed an early dislike of organized
  Christianity. After university, he joined the
  Order of the Golden Dawn, which practiced
  ceremonial magic based on
• the Kaballah (or Cabbalah, Cabala), a Jewish
  mystical tradition,
  
• Rosicrucianism (a mystical blend of alchemy,
  Judaism, etc.),
  
• Freemasonry (a men's fraternal organization), and
  
  
• Theosophy (a Gnostic tradition believing in a
  common thread that links all religions).
  

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Religious Satanism - Its Supposed Origin

• He resigned from the Golden Dawn and later was
  appointed chief of the British section of the
  Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO), which blended
  ceremonial magic, sex Magick and Freemasonry. He
  later left the OTO and formed a schismatic branch
  of the order, based on the Law of Thelema.
  Crowley's story was picked up by two tabloid
  newspapers, which called him the Wickedest Man in
  the World and the Great Beast 666 of Revelation.
  It is from these "yellow presses" that opponents
  of Crowley have assembled his present-day
  reputation. He is alleged to have committed at
  least one animal sacrifice, experimented with
  many illegal drugs and engaged in some sexual
  orgies It is not known how much of this actually
  happened, and how much is imaginary and created
  to satisfy his insatiable desire for publicity.
  Nor is it known how much of the time he was
  serious, and when he was behaving with tongue in
  cheek. Crowley has been accused of many criminal
  activities however, he was never arrested,
  charged, tried or convicted of any crime. His
  prime aim was to contact his Holy Guardian Angel
  Aiwaz .

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Religious Satanism - Its Supposed Origin

• The religion The Law of Thelema is largely
  derived from his work. He is known to have
  practiced a great deal of consentual sex magic
  with a single partner in private. His goal was to
  recapture the ancient pagan and Gnostic Christian
  mysteries of the Middle and Near East, who
  incorporated sexual activity as part of their
  religious rituals. He was a prolific writer on
  Magick, a term that he created. Although he did
  not consider himself a Satanist, many Satanists
  have incorporated portions of his books into
  their own rituals. Many authors and TV
  personalities have stated that Crowley was the
  first Satanist, even though evidence points to
  the contrary. He passed through a Satanic phase,
  and did identify his guardian angel with Satan.
  But a number of literary greats such as
  Baudelaire, Byron, Shelley, etc. should more
  properly be regarded as the first Satanists, at
  the end of the 19th century.
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  Sources http//www.religioustolerance.org/satanis
  m.htm

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Religious Satanism - Its Real Origin and
Organizations

• Religious Satanists existed in the 1950's, both
  in the United States and the UK. But they were
  underground movements and little known to the
  public. Modern Satanism burst into mass
  consciousness on Walpurgisnacht, April 30, 1966,
  (I Anno Satanas) when Anton Szandor LaVey (b.
  1930). created the Church of Satan. (2) Anton
  drew on his previous experience as a lion tamer
  and sideshow barker, and on his readings into
  psychology, Magick etc. He wrote the Satanic
  Bible in 1969. This was followed by The Compleat
  Witch (1970) (later republished as The Satanic
  Witch) and The Satanic Rituals (1972). These are
  essentially the only readily available books on
  Satanism available in most bookstores. Many
  publications have written by other satanic
  groups. However, they are not in wide
  distribution. One normally has to discover them
  through specialist publications or Satanic Web
  sites. There have been enormous numbers of books
  about Satanism written by Fundamentalist or other
  Evangelical Christians. They are readily
  available through conservative Christian
  bookstores. However, they are usually filled with
  misinformation that is traceable back to the
  Witch burning times in Europe (circa 1450-1792
  CE) rather than from any present or past reality.
  

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Religious Satanism - Its Real Origin and
Organizations

• In 1975, one of LaVey's followers, Michael Aquino
  left the Church after a disagreement, and
  organized the Temple of Set. (2) This form of
  religious Satanism is recognizes a pre-Satanic
  deity, the Egyptian God Set as an entity which
  stands separate and apart from the forces of the
  natural universe. He was typically portrayed as a
  man with the head of an animal (perhaps a hyena).
  Set was copied by the Chaldeans who called him
  Had or Hadit this later became Shaitan, and
  still later the Satan of Christianity.
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  Sources http//www.religioustolerance.org/satanis
  m.htm