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  Spiral Nature -Spirituality - Satanism - Satanic Denominations - Modern
The Symbolists view Satan as a mental/mythic archetype, as the "Adversary" or the "Light-bringer." As such, the figure of Satan as an anthropomorphic being is completely fictional: he does not exist as such.
The core philosophy of the Church of Satan is that of indulgence; of living one's life to the utmost of intellectual and material/carnal fulfillment.
LaVeyan Satanists generally contend that they are the "real" Satanists, and that without LaVey none of Modern Satanism would be possible, as it was LaVey who "opened up the doors" to Satanism in the 1960s.
www.spiralnature.com /spirituality/satanism/modern.html   (974 words)

  
  LaVeyan Satanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
LaVeyan Satanism is a religion based upon the philosophy of Dr.
"Satan" is appropriated as a positive symbol of this worldview, and is considered to exist only as the Dark Force in nature and as a positive symbol.
The seeds for LaVeyan Satanism were planted in the 1950s, when LaVey and several others formed a group known as the Order of the Trapezoid; the group worked with a combination of magick and LaVey's hedonistic, egoistic philosophy.
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 Satanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Satan is also referred to as the Devil from the Greek "diabolos" (Διαβολος), meaning "slanderer" or "one who accuses falsely" (derived from the verb "dia-ballô" (δια-βαλλω) which most literally means "to throw across" or "carry something over").
A LaVeyan Satanist views himself or herself as his or her own god; the LaVeyan Satanic rituals are quite similar to Crowley's magick, with an eye towards furthering the Satanist's ends.
Religious Satanism is often similar in outlook and attitude to Philosophical Satanism, though it is generally a prerequisite that the Satanist accept a theological and metaphysical canon involving one or more God(s) who are either Satan in the strictest, Abrahamic sense, or specially created to identify with or represent the practitioner.
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 Satanism - The Mind-N-Magick Paganpedia
A LaVeyan Satanist views himself or herself as his or her own god; the LaVeyan Satanic rituals are quite similar to Crowley's magick, with an eye towards furthering the Satanist's ends.
Religious Satanism is often similar in outlook and attitude to Philosophical Satanism, though it is generally a prerequisite that the Satanist accept a theological and metaphysical canon involving one or more God(s) who are either Satan in the strictest, Abrahamic sense, or specially created to identify with or represent the practitioner.
Another organization practicing in Modern, or LaVeyan Satanism is the True Church of Satan, (aka TCOS) which is an organization "based on the original principles of Satanism as it was founded in April of 1966." The TCOS is not associated or affiliated with the current Church of Satan or any other organization.
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 Satanism Autobiography @ TheHumanFigure.com (The Human Figure)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Over the centuries this concept of Satan came to embody all that was evil and against God, a change attributable to two main influences:
The spreading of Christianity, followed by Islam, both religions which gained a wide number of adherents, which placed a high premium on salvation and the afterlife, and within which Satan grew as an embodiment of all that was trying to undermine God in this theological world-view.
The Sinagogue of Satan is an organization of the religion founded by Reverend Michael S. Margolin based on the Ancient and Accepted Rite of Free Masonry's definition of Satanism as described in Albert Pike's work Morals and Dogma.
www.thehumanfigure.com /encyclopedia/Satanism   (3592 words)

  
 Satanism - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
Satanism is a religious or philosophical movement centered around Satan or another entity identified with Satan, or centered around the forces of nature, particularly human nature, represented by Satan as an archetype.
Satan, in Hebrew, means an adversary, and is also the name used for the agent of God who is sent to test believers.
In this Satanism Satan is not a Deity, but a principle of Being and Becoming captured in a limbo made out of the eastern words "Sat" and "Tan".
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 LaVeyan Satanism - Acadine Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
LaVeyan Satanism was founded in 1966 by Anton Szandor LaVey as an attempt to create an intelligent, humanistic religion that bears little resemblance to other forms of Satanism, except in symbology.
The organization that he formed for this modern satanism was entitled the Church of Satan, which is highly decentralized and each individual within the church is expected to follow his or her own path.
A local Church of Satan group is generally called a grotto.
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 The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom) - Traditional satanism
Religious Satanism (sometimes referred to as Traditional Satanism or Theistic Satanism) is the form of Satanism whose followers believe Satan is a force (or energy) in nature.
Religious Satanism is often similar in outlook and attitude to Philosophical Satanism, though it is generally a prerequisite that the Satanist accept a theological and metaphysical canon involving one or more God(s) who are either Satan in the strictest, Biblical sense, or specially created to identify with or represent the practitioner.
A Satan represented in the latter group may be entirely of the practitioner's mind, or may be an adoption from another (usually pre-Christian) religion.
www.book-of-thoth.com /thebook/index.php/Theistic_Satanism   (1372 words)

  
 Needed: new kinds of Satanism - A manifesto of the Church of Azazel
And, since Satan is traditionally believed, by Christians and Muslims (and by many Jews back in the Second Temple era) to oppose the rule of their God, it would seem only natural for Satan to inspire at least some of His human devotees to work against Abrahamic theocracy.
LaVeyan Satanism was born in the late 1960's in San Francisco, which at that time was hippie central.
LaVeyan Satanism was in many ways a reaction to the hippie movement, in some ways opposing it while in other ways carrying its ideals further.
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 Satanism
Satanism innebär en hyllning av naturliga och mänskliga värden.
Satanism kan i huvudsak delas in i fyra huvudkategorier:
Satanism (efter Satan), ursprungligen dyrkan av djävulen och det onda.
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 MMDN Forums - The Difference betweem Theistic Satanism and "Devil worship"
Lastly, Anton Lavey's "Satanism" is not Satanism at all.
Laveyan Satanism doesn't consider Satan to be a being.
For a Laveyan Satanist each person is their own Satan and in doing so they seek to empower the individual as master of his own destiny and environment.
www.marilyn-manson.net /forums/printthread.php?t=1027   (618 words)

  
 Satanism
LaVeyan Satanism - LaVeyan Satanism is a label given to Satanists found mostly within but is not limited to the Church of Satan™ members.
Satanism is a religion that is very flexible, and allows you to be yourself in dress, attitude and life.
SATAN is just the word for some boogieman they needed to keep their sheep from going astray.
www.modernsatanism.com /satanism.html   (3056 words)

  
 Advent Children.forums - Satanism
One of the things I never agreed with Anton LaVeyan Satanists on was their "we are the only true Satanists, and the only ones with the right to use the name Satanist" attitude (not that all of them have this attitude, but plenty do it seems).
Satanism....probably the most misunderstood religion on earth (Laveyan Satanism is more like half a religion, half an ideology) Well, I'm a Laveyan Satanist for several years, but as already stated, Laveyan Satanism has nothing to do with the devil.
Laveyan (I rather use the term modern Satanism) Satanism is HIGHLY against the sacrifical of innocent creatures, NO animals or babies or any other innocent creature are sacrificed in a modern Satanic ritual.
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 Remedy Lane Forum - Powered by XMB 1.9.1 Nexus (Final)
Since Satan is supposed to be the opposite of God, and human desire and nature is more or less the opposite of the Christian way, the religion took on the name "Satanism".
Satan was the angel that could decide if to obey or not to, while all other angels had to obey God, or for them Allah.
Satanism for me refers to a character that is not all just free choice and rebellion but a character that is a symbol of evil and the destructive power whereas god is creation and a constructive power.
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In LaVeyan philosophy, Satan is a metaphor for the down and dirty human nature that society has tried to annihilate.
Satanism is about the SELF and not about the destruction of others.
Satan rules the Earth!" The gods of the unjust are dead.
www.satanservice.org /theory/swamp.txt   (690 words)

  
 Lesson - What is Laveyan Satanism About? - InterfaithForums
The core philosophy of the Church of Satan is that of indulgence; of living one's life to the utmost of intellectual and material/carnal fulfillment.
LaVeyan Satanists do not believe in worshipping Satan, but use the name as a symbol for either the 'force of nature' (naturalistic) or the rolemodel of self (atheistic or Symbolic).
LaVeyan Satanism was founded in the 1960s by Anton Szandor LaVey.
www.interfaithforums.com /showthread.php?t=816   (762 words)

  
 Satanism information - Search.com
It is a title which is generally attributed to a being called Iblis, who is a Jinn that disobeyed God and was condemned consequently by God to serve as a source of misguidance for mankind and the Jinn to test their faith in God.
Satan is also referred to as the Devil from the Greek "diabolos" (Διαβολος), meaning "slanderer" or "one who accuses falsely" (derived from the verb "dia-ballô" (δια-βαλλω) which most literally means "to throw across" or "carry something over").
The Sinagogue of Satan is an organization of "Occult Satanism" a all one religion founded by Reverend Michael S. Margolin on 1-29-99, a religion based on the Ancient and Accepted Rite of Free Masonry's definition of Satanism as described in Albert Pike's work Morals and Dogma.
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 The definition of "Satanism" according to new-religion scholars, etc.
Two Satanic cults that illustrate the wide range of Satanic beliefs, although no longer in existence, are the Lady of Endor Coven of the Ophite Cultus Satanus, and the Orthodox Satanic Church of the Nephilim Rite.
In it, Satanism is referred to as "the worship of Satan." The very first sentence of the article begins, "Often confused with witchcraft is the worship of Satan." The article then goes on, for two paragraphs, to discuss the distinctions that (Neo-Pagan) witches commonly make between witchcraft and Satanism.
The noteworthy point is that the Church of Satan has not succeeded in convincing the publishers of any of these dictionaries to include "the philosophy of Anton LaVey" as even one of their definitions of "Satanism," let alone as the sole definition.
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A LaVeyan Satanist views himself or herself as his or her own godx the LaVeyan Satanic rituals are quite similar to Crowley's magick, with an eye towards furthering the Satanist's ends.
Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his x#8220xdivine spiritual and intellectual development,x#8221x has become the most vicious animal of all.
Satanism is the religion of sense, reason, natural instincts, carnality, and indulgence.
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 Satanic Bible (Lewis) - CESNUR 2002
LaVeyan Satanism celebrates such "vices" as virtues, and identifies them as the core of what Satanism is really all about.
References to The Satanic Bible in police seminars in combination with the apparent evidence of a connection between The Satanic Bible and crime in a few cases like Baker and Ramirez contributed to a number of unfortunate miscarriages of justice, such as the conviction of a young man in the Robin Hood Hills murders.
Modern Satanism is a loose, decentralized movement that coheres as a distinct religious community largely by virtue of participants’ adherence to the thought of Anton LaVey, especially as expressed in The Satanic Bible.
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 The Satanism Thread (LaVeyan)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Satanism destroys that which is weak and corrupt so that the best in Life may triumph and lead mankind to higher levels of Being.
Satanism is both creative and destructive, representing the cosmic balance of Life and Death.
Satan is not a physical deity, or an ephemeral deity, or sometimes both.
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 Pre-LaVeyan Satanism?
Before LaVey the word "Satanism" didn't denote any specific, structured practice.  It was used by Christian theologians, and later, occult circles, and popular culture without actually referencing something concrete, or in some cases misidentifying a practice which already had an extant name (i.e.
In 1966 Satanism first appeared as a philosophy and within a set of defined standards.  Before that, there was no Satanism.  Just like there was no objectivism before Rand wrote down the philosophy, and there was no Christianity before Christ.
Satanism is a religion involving either the worship of Satan, or some other supreme evil being, or the directing of one's life based on inspirations gained from study of the archetype of Satan.
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 LaVeyan Satanism | Werelist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
LaVeyan Satanism is a religion based upon the philosophy of Anton LaVey as outlined in The Satanic Bible and other works.
Satanism is often mistaken as being a religion that encourages cruelty and irresponsible behaviour, but LaVey's brand is very different.
The LaVeyan Satanist does not generally believe in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic idea of God; the function of God is perfomed and satisfied by the Satanist him/herself.
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 Pre-LaVeyan Satanism - Satanic Community : Satanism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Satanism has existed since the dawn of man, it just took a long time to aquire itself a title.
Both the Gnostics and the Cathars believed in the reversal of Christian concept, and granted, were operating within the Christian framework, but nevertheless believed that Satan was the true and divine Lord, and the Christain "God" was the exemplification and personification of "evil".
Satan couldn't even come close to doing half of the things f***ed up we've done as disrespectful ignorant flukes of geneology.
www.the600club.com /satanism.f_satanism_7093_1_collapsed_5__4.html   (2073 words)

  
 Satanism?
The Satanic Bible has been as a primer & springboard, a base, that has led to personal variations of same, in regards to the magical processes & ideology ---- such is the essence of evolution.
"Satanism is not a white-light religion; it is a religion of the flesh, the mundane, the carnal ---- all of which are ruled by Satan, the personafication of the Left-Hand Path." --------- page 52, TSB.
In a way, true Satanism may be defined as a "religious Atheism" of sorts, & the worship of The Self.
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 Satanism
Satanism has been used over the years to describe a variety of different belief systems in a number of contexts which range from the literal worship of a malevolent spiritual being (Theistic Satanism) to an individualist celebration of selfishness and pleasure (LaVeyan Satanism).
The perception of Satanism by Christians and Pagans is "that which is opposed to Christianity" and Christian beliefs.
Satanism fits into several conspiracy theories, often accusing government figures of worshipping Satan or being involved in Satanic practice.
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 Kid and Teen Message Boards and Forums
A LaVeyan Satanist views himself or herself as his or her own godx the LaVeyan Satanic rituals are quite similar to Crowley's magick, with an eye towards furthering the Satanist's ends.
Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his x#8220xdivine spiritual and intellectual development,x#8221x has become the most vicious animal of all.
Satanism is the religion of sense, reason, natural instincts, carnality, and indulgence.
win.kidzworld.com /idealbb/view.asp?topicID=28145   (6013 words)

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