A Random Thought
Skepticism and the Supernatural
By Thomas LeRoy
It has been stated that if one is a skeptic, they can not call themself a Satanist, or even a member of the left-hand path. If you are a truth-seeker and not a believer in the supernatural, you are not worthy. Strange. I could be wrong, but isn’t the LHP more than just liking creepy shit and thinking spells and curses actually work? Isn’t it a path to manifesting that “black flame” for one’s own personal betterment, and utilizing mythological archetypes to tap into the subconscious? Isn’t it also about embracing that dark-side of one’s character? Some see this dark-side as a curse brought on by the actions of a prehistoric “rib woman”, and that one should beg the “Good Lord” to take it away! But it’s a large part of who we are. It is the truth within the soul/psyche, not a mask-like persona.
“But what about the supernatural aspect of the LHP? Why not embrace that?” says the believer.
For the skeptic to try to believe in the supernatural would be like trying to embrace a puff of smoke. It can’t be done. Why can’t it? Because the skeptic has thoughts, and these thoughts bring about doubts. And the skeptic lacks the ability to ignore their doubts. Others might be able, we can not. Besides, the word supernatural is an oxymoron. It means “beyond nature”. How can anything be “beyond nature”? If these claims of the paranormal exist, then they are a part of nature. But, still, one can’t deny the “Unknown”. Science has not explained everything.
“But I have seen, felt and experienced the supernatural! I know it’s true!”
No, you don’t. You “believe”. You don’t “know”. There’s a difference. But maybe you’re content with believing. Not the skeptic. We want proof.
“But performing ritual, casting spells and throwing curses are a major part of the LHP! Not believing in one’s supernatural abilities would be like a Christian saying they don’t believe in the power of prayer!”
Hate to break it to you, but ritual, spell-casting and cursing others are all cathartic activities. They feel good! Nothing really happens except for that which takes place in one’s own mind.
Children believe in Santa. Adults know where the presents really come from!
Skepticism is simply a method of evaluating claims. It is a way of reaching that point where doubt is pushed aside and one can then “know”. It’s not that we don’t want these claims to be true. It would be great to be able to caste spells, commune with demons and put a working curse upon enemies. But just because one wants something to be true, does not make it so. There are irrefutable absolutes in this reality. Things work a certain way. The laws of physics can not be broken, not matter how hard one tries.
“But life is little more than an illusion, and we can conquer the lie of reality and reach Godhead! Push aside your skepticism! Quit believing the lies of the mind that keep you trapped in this 3 dimensional world and set yourself free!”
For those that believe that life is an illusion, step off the roof of a skyscraper and try to make the “illusion” of gravity go away.
I wish you luck.
Reflections on my time as a Christian: A discordant rant in the K…
By Paul Ross Fletcher
Me and Lucifer, Lucifer and Me:
Like many, I knew I was a Satanist, or at least LHP inclined when I was a teenager, but my approach to life has mostly pretty much been to say yes to almost any experience I was offered. Or maybe another way of looking at it is that I sort of take the basic concept of method acting, and apply it to my actual life when it comes to learning. Growing up with an Anglican Father and Lutheran Mother, I was raised Roman Catholic, and went to a Catholic school early on in my childhood, because the public school system in my aria at the time was a breeding ground for future convicts ahaha. So early on I was indoctrinated into the Church, but like most lower class Australian families in the 1980’s, my weekly household was not hardcore Christian, heck my parents were divorced which is a big no-no. I was probably the most religiously fervent from my recollection, but I was not to bring God home from school, though the holidays were always the time to get your religion on. But then I did live with my mother, so in some sense I always had a “divine presence” with me, after all, mother is the name of God on the lips of every child.
I started having doubts about my faith around the age of 7, not realizing at that time that there was the option of not believing in God, my doubts manifested themselves in the form of a sympathy for the devil, so to speak. I felt very sorry for a lot of Biblical figures who I at the time believed really existed. Even though I would try to reinforce the notion that Gods judgement is just and righteous, I would have compassion for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah for instance, or the Pharisees and Sadducee’ who had for so long been raised as what we might call today “orthodox Jews”, only to have some fucking Nazarene declare himself to be the Messiah, and yet who contradicted the Laws of the God he is supposedly the son of, and who threw out the old Covenant of Moses,for his new hippy dippy love all even the gentile socialistic philosophy, and performed magic tricks and suspiciously pagan version of Jewish customs. Only to be the precursor and justification for a long history of antisemitism because they did what they Torah supposedly said they were meant to do, which is to have him crucified for blasphemy. And I always thought the devil was a guy whose side of the story we never got to hear.
So then as I got older and became more rebellious, still not realizing I had the option to not believe in God, my first venture into anything remotely resembling Satanism was to worship a very narrow, very Catholic concept of the devil. Enthroned Darkness Triumphant by Dimmu Borgir was the soundtrack to my damnation at the peak of my devil worship. I can look back on that period of my life and laugh at myself, even though back then (and even to some extent now) I felt like it was the most epic, glorious awakening of my life hahahaha! It wasn’t until Marilyn Manson’s liturgy seeped into my ears and consumed my soul around the same time, and I read his autobiography which (among other things) spoke about Satanism and the Satanic Bible, that I became aware about this thing we call Satanism. And it wasn’t until I read books like the Satanic Bible, and Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche, did the notion that God doesn’t exist, I mean really doesn’t exist ever cross my mind. Sure by then I knew some people didn’t believe in God, but that is different from contemplating the non existence of God…life changing event is is life changing lol
What would you know anyways?
So all of that brings me to this. I don’t claim to be an expert on Christianity by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a subject that I have spent a substantial portion of my life researching from first hand experience. As someone who has been both a student and teacher of Christian theology to some extent, I believe I can speak/write with some credibility and confidence on the subject.
I’m not going to get into the theology here, but I have posted many things on the Sect Facebook page on the subject, and I thought I might write a little bit about my background and “credentials”. So err my uncle Bill (on my fathers side), was a trained sniper in WW2 and on his first mission could not bring himself to shoot the Japanese solider and apparently “gave himself to Jesus”, and when he came home he became Jehovah’s Witness, I have been to a several of their kingdom hall meetings over my lifetime and I continue to have regular discussions and debates with their proselytizing door knockers.We are presently discussing the Millerites at the moment.
I used to live with a Mormon who was excruciatingly nice and pleasant to be around, who taught me a bit about about the various Mormon beliefs, (I like the idea of 3 heavens, 1 for Mormons, 1 for other Christians, and 1 for those folks that were good people but didn’t find Jesus lol).
I used to work at a Patisserie, and one of the workers invited me to his church one Friday, so for a while there I was going to regular Pentecostal services. I eventually got bored with that and another work mate from the same place invited me to a Youth Camp with his local Catholic parish. I went alone and had a pretty good time to be honest. Because of a technicality in which I was not actually confirmed in the Catholic Church as a kid, I ended up being sponsored and did the whole conversion/confirmation thing. That was cool, I did an extensive course of Catholic Theology leading up to the confirmation. The Good Friday before my confirmation I was asked to partake in the “stations of the cross” at mass, which is where I carried a big heavy cross to the alter and performed this ritual during the liturgy in which I hammered nails into the holes that represented the hand and feet wounds of Christ. And then placed a wire halo on the cross that represented the crown of thorns. Very kooky stuff. I attended youth group every weekend, and several youth camps in which I was a group member and presented talks on a number of various theological and philosophical topics. I eventually was asked to go on a Cursillo retreat, which is a three day apostolic training pilgrimage. That is where you enter into a “Catholic Brotherhood” in which you delve deeper into Catholic Theology, Dogma and metaphysics with your fellow brethren. This then extends out to monthly meetings at various locations where you further discuss and debate a number of philosophical, spiritual and epistemological topics.
I was involved in two Alpha courses, 1 with the Anglican Church, and one with the Uniting Church (in which I was a group leader). Alpha is a multi-denominational program which serves as sort of Christianity 101 course with the sole purpose of bringing in new converts. It is a 10 week program which consists of a group dinner and then video lecture presented by Reverend Nicky Gumbel, and then concludes with people breaking off into smaller groups to discuss the lectures themes. You all then go on a weekend retreat, usually to a Convent, or Nunnery, or other non specific location depending on the denomination running the coarse. I thoroughly enjoyed that coarse as it really gives you a cross the board understanding of the theology of Christendom as apposed to denominational specific dogma. And finally in 2008 I went with my parish to Sydney for the WYD Pilgrimage which ended with having mass with the Pope with tens of thousands of other Catholics from around the world. After having long winded debates with a number of clergy and a rather earnest and candid conversation with several Franciscan Monks over the course of the pilgrimage, I knew I had learnt as much as I was going to learn about Catholic theology short of becoming a monk or priest, and the thought had crossed my mind. Could you imagine a Catholic priest who is really a Satanist?Talk about method, “the Actor’s Studio would like to acknowledge your role as Father Paul, in the role of your LIFE”. “Why thank you Mr Lipton you are too kind”. lol
No doubt some of you may be thinking that I am the furthest thing from a Satanist. Or at the very least that I seem to be a person who perhaps is not sure exactly what he believes and maybe should reconsider whether or not he is a Satanist. But as I previously stated, I kind of have a yes to life experience mindset, as well as this OCD way of thinking that I can’t truly “know” about something unless I have experienced it first hand. This obsession has taken me to some pretty wild places (including but not limited to a Trotsky Socialist Political Party and a brief foray in Islam HAMDILLAH!). So to repeat what I said earlier, I don’t claim to be an expert on Christianity by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a subject that I have spent a substantial portion of my life researching from first hand experience. As someone who has been both a student and teacher of Christian theology to some extent, I believe I can speak/write with some credibility and confidence on the subject.
I’ve been trying to think a bit more on the ‘god concept’…
By InfernalOne666
As an early note, some of you have probably thought of this already along with me. If so, good for you, but I’m going to say it anyway.
I’ve always been the kind of person that tries to nitpick details about any topic of interest to me as well as try to get an understanding on how things work (only 5 years ago did I learn I could apply that to religion as well, and I’m happy I did, but I’m sure you all know that’s a given by now :P)
We all (at least non-theists) know how the concept of a god was invented by ancient people who didn’t understand how the world worked. You know the drill: earthquakes, rain, sun movements and so on and they attributed that to a god.
There have been many cultures with many religions. Each have their own pantheon they attributed the, then, unknown workings of the world to. One of the things that got me questioning my religion is the perspective behind this. Every religion has their own creation story, each one has their own set of gods, each one has their own history meticulously tailored to have their gods be the better one’s than the ‘other guy’s’ and so on. But we already know this.
I like to take a deeper look at these kinds of things (and if I’m rambling by this point, I apologize, but I have to address these first, even if it is ad nauseum by now). Instead of just saying ‘there’s no evidence’ or ‘this evidence is fake’, I like to ask why. Why would evidence be fake for a so-called ‘true religion’ – why would it *need* it if it is supposed to be history. Why would there be a need for something as paltry as ‘faith’ if there actually a god who had a problem with people not thinking it was behind everything and so on. So, when I thought about the ignorance behind the people that invented these invisible, absentee gods, I also thought about the ‘moral guide god’. More than just ‘why would a god that created an infinite universe full of planets, stars and so one care about what one specie upon one planet does with their sex lives’, I began to think about why humans needed a ‘moral guide’ when we actually make up our own rules. If values and morals can differ between religions, cultures and time periods, then morality is not universal (especially, in christianity’s case, when other religions profess similar teachings or values but are ‘evil’ because they do not worship yahweh or jesus, but that’s something entirely different), then isn’t it a bit convenient that everything these gods values is what the people who speak on its behalf value.
You may be saying ‘Hey, InfernalOne or, Anthony or whatever your name is, it’s because they invented these gods and imposed their ideas upon it, you idiot! Stop being such a noob!’. While that’s true, there’s another layer to it. Look up the ‘documentary hypothesis’ if you haven’t. It’s an 100+ year old historical record of how the jewish god evolved over the course of 400 years from a minor caananite god of war in a polytheistic pantheon to a rudimentary form of how he’s viewed today. It goes through 4 major steps of hebrews writing material that they put in their god’s mouth, edited earlier old testament books and imposed their ideas and agendas onto this god in the process. This is still happening today. Every time science makes a breakthrough, suddenly, parts of the bible that opposed science become ‘metaphors’ by the apologists. Many contemporary christians see yahweh’s laws as ‘humanity + god’s face plastered upon it’. Various denominations of christians don’t even agree on their god’s nature or morals, but it amuses me how their idea of yahweh and jesus suits what they, themselves, value – the cherry-picking christian at its best.
I’m a moral nihilist. Back when I was in college, I had to make a presentation on a topic of my choice that had to involve ‘conflict’. I chose the way morality is a machination of humanity in order to control communities of people. I also agree with Nietzsche when he says that gods are tools people use to impose their morality upon others.
I’m a moral nihilist. Back when I was in college, I had to make a presentation on a topic of my choice that had to involve ‘conflict’. I chose the way morality is a machination of humanity in order to control communities of people. I also agree with Nietzsche when he says that gods are tools people use to impose their morality upon others.
But something hit me.In light of these past few concepts of how people, and even whole religions, can completely change the nature of a god and his values around to suit there needs, suddenly I saw that it was more than just ignorant people using the mysterious genie in the sky, a god is more like the mascot of a religion. yahweh wasn’t just the got the hebrews invented, he WAS the hebrew race as a whole. His values were their priests values, his nature changed when their nature changed – and always to what they changed to. priests speak on behalf of a god almost like their wishes were the same – almost like they were the same thing. the instant science makes a breakthrough, suddenly the christians try to append it to yahweh and distort the bible to say it, and, conveniently, yahweh is eerily on board with the change – but, amidst the twists and turns they make, the bible’s words don’t change. I start to think a ‘god’ is the mascot of its worshipers – am image, a face of the people who try to flaunt it.
The strange thing is that it has similarities to Satanism in that people are making their ideals for themselves, but there is one key difference: Satanist don’t need a puppet or a mask in order to validate themselves or what they want. I think it is high time humanity dispensed with the puppets and the masks and face reality for once in their lives.
The strange thing is that it has similarities to Satanism in that people are making their ideals for themselves, but there is one key difference: Satanist don’t need a puppet or a mask in order to validate themselves or what they want. I think it is high time humanity dispensed with the puppets and the masks and face reality for once in their lives.
On a side note: I have a very abridged and rather undetailed way of describing my deconversion from christianity to Agnosticism and later Agnostic Satanism – it goes ‘I was a christian, but then I turned 20’. Although I did get ridicule for it once, that 20 was far too young for me to make choices, in which case I say ‘Better than deciding christianity was right just because I was brought up to think that way.’. Even though it’s been 4 and a half years since my deconversion, I achieved more than I ever did and found out things I never would have learned without needing a ‘god’ to hold my hand like some surrogate father figure. And that was what it was to me. But I realized that I didn’t need it and that it was a burden in the long run, but, most importantly, it was all in my head. The truly strong doesn’t need an invisible friend to make him feel better or fight his battles for him.
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When it’s put into perspective
By Conen Tryson
Life is frustrating. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, life is not easy. It is our job to relax and keep ourselves in check. Little things build up and up and up… then something which normally would be of no significance sinks the boat.
I have two things to say about this problem. Number one, if you have a problem and you can do something about it, then do so, and don’t worry. If you have a problem and you can’t do anything about it, then don’t worry. Number two, there are no such things as mistakes, just happy accidents. When you try to paint a dog and a smudge goes the wrong way, that’s fine. You can just paint a tree.
I have two things to say about this problem. Number one, if you have a problem and you can do something about it, then do so, and don’t worry. If you have a problem and you can’t do anything about it, then don’t worry. Number two, there are no such things as mistakes, just happy accidents. When you try to paint a dog and a smudge goes the wrong way, that’s fine. You can just paint a tree.
Manifest Destined
By Ixtar
I begin today with a cautious glance as I am now here far to late to turn back and flee. As I look into my inner most deeper self and see a world of reason and of sense. I take up my inner rages and desires and needs and wants and give them not to dead gods or devils of long ago forgotten existences.Before my very eyes I see the foot hills and valleys upon which I am destined t start to walk in my own way and experience these dark wonderful joys.
Cast away my fears and doubts for I alone bare this journey and I shall not fall prey to any one nor there whims.
I Invoke the inner god of my being and with wrath press onward with no fear or regret for my darkest days shall come to pass and at the end of this I shall become that in which I knew I always was.
Unshackle the death of my lost ones, strip away the pain and misery inflicted.
It will pass through me as a sand storm upon and arid dune shall.
Nature is my tutor as we all are.
My journey begins and I fear not.
Legion in the mind, and awakening your Demonic attributes…
By Born Satanist
I’ve been pondering some works, relative to a self help of sorts, in which I want to couple ‘spiritual/demonaltry’ concepts with the true form of Satanic symbolism (dominions of hell, the Prince of the Air and the attributes he oversees. Lucifer as the Crown, Satan as the Root). I believe that when grounded, and observed for what they are, which is a part of us all in our fleshy forms. These symbols and focus can empower the Satanist in awakening these attributes not yet dominant or tapped.Nested deep in the mind and thus body, are the attributes that many grimoires of the past personified. Is there merit to invoking these powerful relics. Does one have anything to gain from blowing the dust from these dark images. I say hell yes. What I suggest (to the dismay of many ‘theists’) is making these demons your own, claiming your own sentience and understanding that you give these beasts life. Often called ‘possession’, an internal Legion.
There’s great power in symbolic interpretation, and personifying useful attributes as we walk the adversarial path. We are ‘Satan‘ists are we not?
For the sake of numerous arguments from the theists and demonalterors that may view this demon from other perspectives, I will clarify the attributes I have chosen to take for myself. The fact that I have chosen Asmodeus from the many names given to said symbolic human traits, should provide a hint for those in the know.
The first son by union of Lilith and Samael (Tubal-Cain not observed), implies the product of furious lust. While ‘lust’ and ‘fury’ work well together in balance and compliment, many choose to relate it to the physical being, and carnal practices of the unbound Satanist. This attribute is transcendental in it’s concept. Awakening a furious lust within when properly observed, brings the Satanist to not only achieve their goals, but hunger for fruition relative to intent and carrying out planning and goals.
I will not include invocations, as these are yours to own, I suggest your own book of shadows.
Asmodeus, the concept of the desire to live well and succeed. This is the piece of your Will that refuses to lay down, to want, and to obsess. ‘The over seer of the gambling houses of hell’, isn’t hard to see that this is what makes us willing to risk, as we lust for that which we desire… When observing Asmodeus, and absorbing these attributes, the symbol belongs relative to focus on splenic chakra in meditation. Honoring the creative, with furious lust as the inspiration…
**This is something I’ve been working on for a little while, and when published in it’s entirety, will address every chakra point, to achieve an internal kingdom of hell, with the individual as the ‘godhead’. I am looking for scrutiny here, and this is just a small taste, but what I’m asking I suppose is if it seems to fit. I trust there are members knowledgeable of these subjects, and ask that you remain observant that I will be nothing more than completely abstract and non-traditional.
This is rough draft and needs refining, but when done I think it may be a wonderful map. I also believe it will serve well to appeal to theists and symbolic Satanists alike. Should they so choose to toy with the Occult for personal gain and inspiration.
Ask anything as well, as I’m sure this will appear vague to many. It is an excerpt. The formula is conceptually similar to Qlippoth or an internal Sephiroth with fewer points and the awakening (embrace or defeat) of whichever symbol the individual chooses that suits their development best. I am simply including the symbols I chose, why and where they fit best.
I also plan to incorporate some portions of tantra when dealing with Satan / Root Chakra and how it applies to real life concepts (climactic release, situational penetration and laying of seeds), all designed to push the one who uses it.
There’s great power in symbolic interpretation, and personifying useful attributes as we walk the adversarial path. We are ‘Satan‘ists are we not?
For the sake of numerous arguments from the theists and demonalterors that may view this demon from other perspectives, I will clarify the attributes I have chosen to take for myself. The fact that I have chosen Asmodeus from the many names given to said symbolic human traits, should provide a hint for those in the know.
The first son by union of Lilith and Samael (Tubal-Cain not observed), implies the product of furious lust. While ‘lust’ and ‘fury’ work well together in balance and compliment, many choose to relate it to the physical being, and carnal practices of the unbound Satanist. This attribute is transcendental in it’s concept. Awakening a furious lust within when properly observed, brings the Satanist to not only achieve their goals, but hunger for fruition relative to intent and carrying out planning and goals.
I will not include invocations, as these are yours to own, I suggest your own book of shadows.
Asmodeus, the concept of the desire to live well and succeed. This is the piece of your Will that refuses to lay down, to want, and to obsess. ‘The over seer of the gambling houses of hell’, isn’t hard to see that this is what makes us willing to risk, as we lust for that which we desire… When observing Asmodeus, and absorbing these attributes, the symbol belongs relative to focus on splenic chakra in meditation. Honoring the creative, with furious lust as the inspiration…
**This is something I’ve been working on for a little while, and when published in it’s entirety, will address every chakra point, to achieve an internal kingdom of hell, with the individual as the ‘godhead’. I am looking for scrutiny here, and this is just a small taste, but what I’m asking I suppose is if it seems to fit. I trust there are members knowledgeable of these subjects, and ask that you remain observant that I will be nothing more than completely abstract and non-traditional.
This is rough draft and needs refining, but when done I think it may be a wonderful map. I also believe it will serve well to appeal to theists and symbolic Satanists alike. Should they so choose to toy with the Occult for personal gain and inspiration.
Ask anything as well, as I’m sure this will appear vague to many. It is an excerpt. The formula is conceptually similar to Qlippoth or an internal Sephiroth with fewer points and the awakening (embrace or defeat) of whichever symbol the individual chooses that suits their development best. I am simply including the symbols I chose, why and where they fit best.
I also plan to incorporate some portions of tantra when dealing with Satan / Root Chakra and how it applies to real life concepts (climactic release, situational penetration and laying of seeds), all designed to push the one who uses it.
Also, a natural ascension/descension (balanced respective to the intent when practiced) of 7 will not go in that numerical progression, leaving the user to jump from any point, to any point, so long as it strengthens the bond between Lucifer the thinker, and Satan the doer.
I often have issues laying points out in ordered fashion, and this work will feel like chaos, and that is also an intention, while bringing it to personal order. The essence of harnessing abyssmal mechanics…
Any feedback is appreciated. I will be changing the color and symbol of each chakra point when designing my own model (in terms of visual aid). Also, if I may seem to be close to anything you may have read in the past, understand that I have made it a point not to explore these realms by reading but by doing (outside of researching archetypal attributes and symbolic significance), so any resemblance is certainly coincidental to anything others may be doing. Personally, I likely haven’t seen it.
Sigil Magic…
By Born Satanist
The use of personal Sigils is something that has been of great interest to me for some time. I’ve experimented with them on countless occasion, and have found a percentage of success that surpasses coincidental variability…around 85%. This of course isn’t a ‘set it and forget it’ concept though, rest assured. Not in my opinion. It’s an empowerment, but not an enabler or crutch in which to throw caution to the wind in favour of ‘faith’.
It must invariably always be the true Will of the individual when creating a Sigil. If it is a matter of question, or, let’s face it, outright self-deceit…It’s a guaranteed fail. In addition, once there’s an expression of intent in matters of empowering desire,seizing tangible reward, or destroying one’s enemies…it is up to the individual to exercise every, and any, mental / physical faculty within them (with or without magic) to work for what they want.
When true intent is inserted into the personal value of the created Sigil, I find that the symbolic nature, the image itself, can pierce into the subconscious…especially if it’s one you’re proud of lol. With focus assisted in part with symbolic gesture, and surely genuine desire, the outcome initially envisioned often reaches it’s intended climax.
Sigils are all around us. We’re bombarded by them on a daily basis. Their creators may not have designed in mind of chaos magic theory, but the power of symbolism and exposure, reigns dominantly over the world of subtle suggestion.
It must invariably always be the true Will of the individual when creating a Sigil. If it is a matter of question, or, let’s face it, outright self-deceit…It’s a guaranteed fail. In addition, once there’s an expression of intent in matters of empowering desire,seizing tangible reward, or destroying one’s enemies…it is up to the individual to exercise every, and any, mental / physical faculty within them (with or without magic) to work for what they want.
When true intent is inserted into the personal value of the created Sigil, I find that the symbolic nature, the image itself, can pierce into the subconscious…especially if it’s one you’re proud of lol. With focus assisted in part with symbolic gesture, and surely genuine desire, the outcome initially envisioned often reaches it’s intended climax.
Sigils are all around us. We’re bombarded by them on a daily basis. Their creators may not have designed in mind of chaos magic theory, but the power of symbolism and exposure, reigns dominantly over the world of subtle suggestion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigil_%28magic%29For some, the process to create your own Sigil is old news…for others it is new.The first thing that’s done, is the desire one has is printed on paper. Next, each letter that appears more than once is crossed out (3 L’s, use only one). Finally, each vowel is also removed until there is a nonsensical strand of consonants.
Here’s an example…
Mine Will Is Wisdom
Mine Wl s dom
Mn Wl s dm
Now you arrange the characters into a symbol, creation, drawing, whatever may hold significance to you. The more artistic and aesthetically pleasing it is, the more powerful it becomes in being recognizable (memorable) to the viewer. These work quite well in announcing intent, symbolizing accomplishment, and placing a ‘seal’ to your name (which is what ‘Sigil’ means).
Here’s a [very] quick example I created using the name Born Satanist…
At this point I’ve seen many opinions vary. And have heard of successful results regardless, simply because the person believed in it. Some say it must be ‘charged’ , others, that it is folded..put away..and forgotten..Personally, I will keep the original, use copies if needed and then use them in ritual, if part of that intention. Some go to the flame, others are put away… I’ve used binding runes, photographs and written word (all symbolic), all in conjunction (when relative) as well. This is the essence of the personal nature of the Sigil, to use visual aides and create a sort of Psychological catalyst…I’m not entirely through this 70 page article, but what I’ve read so far is certainly informative, should you choose to study this further.
http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_22/376000/376287/3/print/SigilMagicSeminar.pdf
Feel free to share experiences, successes or failures, and of course, opinion.
To learn more about Chaos Magic as a whole, I’d recommend looking up Peter Carroll.
On the Absurdities of ‘god’
By InfernalOne666
This is an excerpt of thoughts I wrote down last July I titled ‘you say there’s a WHAT out there?’ It is a condemning, somewhat rhetorical rant by someone with an agnostic outlook on gods and god-worship to show just how ridiculous all these gods people like to complain about really are in the grand scheme of things we call reality and how they really have no place. It can apply to any god, but, knowing me, I reserve it solely for yahweh. I know there are probably many here that have felt and asserted the same, but hey! I’m the ‘new guy’ here, and I have to show what I have and have come to these conclusions on my own terms – I only wish for it to provide insights.
“If there were a god, why would it be anthropomorphic to the point there would be image likeness between him and us? Why would the god that created everything choose one race to fashion in its likeness and conveniently have dealings with him solely because of that? And how do these people know that, anyway, especially when all interactions with this god happen in stories now debunked by history?!
Why would something omnipotent or immortal that created a universe filled with planets, suns, stars and black holes, all these chemistry, physicals and biology and things care predominantly about what only humans do with their sex life?! Why would it put itself in the position to create constantly changing and hypocritical laws for how humans should be acting, despite our consent, to see whether or not they follow along, and yet claim omniscience? When you think it’s a man-made invention in order to scare people, it starts to make sense. If there is no proof of the actual identity of anything out there in the universe, perhaps that means it doesn’t care or isn’t sentient. if it isn’t revealing itself, then it doesn’t and shouldn’t care whether or not you believe it exists.
Why would a god be so conniving? It seems it’s entire motivation for everything it did is to have humans grovel before it. Why would it’s omniscient, omnipotent, I-want-everyone-believing-in-me-without-any-actual-input-from-me-or-else-self deliberately create and allow the existence and opportunity for the existence of unbelievers only to hate, torture, mutilate, ostracize and punish them for being the way your plan had them be?
Why does this god want humans to rely on him to solve every problem his plan made them have? Why have them not able to think and judge for themselves, why does he want to be the only one who calls the shots and why is it so committed to ensuring weakness and dependency in humans?
Why? Because a god of any religion is an obvious human machination made by primitive people with no knowledge of Earth to control the thoughts and behaviors of dumber humans, relying solely on belief it’s there *regardless of evidence*. To have THAT be the only logistic behind this god’s existence is like trying to admit that it’s a fake. If it requires blind belief and an abject denial of contrary evidence and the incessant excuses of the people that believe it in order to thrive, then the religion can not sustain itself – this was an important principle that helped pull me away from christianity and towards Satanism. The laws any gods in question create are merely human laws using this concept of some spooky, unprovable, but all-powerful god character in order to assert these laws they want enforced over the cowards and make them accept it as the threat and action of death also helps by scaring people and eliminating dissenting opinions. To say that we were made in a god’s image is to reverse the actual image fabrication where we made it in our image in order to glorify our massive egos, provide falsified histories that provide convenient benefits to the worshipers, and pacify our ignorance of various functions of this planet.”
A Dead End Path
By Jasin Elric
I’m not a particularly old soul in the world of Satanism, though I’ve been a self proclaimed Satanist for little over 15 years. In my time of venturing my own path, and having the privilege to speak with many knowledgeable peers along the way, I’ve learned much about myself, and have refined my paradigm on more than one occasion. Knowledge, it seemed, in earlier times, was an endless commodity, and I indulged gluttonously.
As of late, the more I read, the more people I encounter, what little valuable knowledge I’m able to extract, seems to be nothing more than echos of long dead philosophers, or reiterations of recent intelligent thinkers, cleverly reworded to appear prototypical. In my own thoughts, I sometimes find this to be true. It feels as though there’s no more to reap, and all the same to sow; like walking the same mile every day, down a dead end path.
I find more and more every day that Satanism is lived and experienced, more so than it is studied and comprehended. It’s an ever evolving personal paradigm that can never be completely defined, understood, or universally accepted. What more is this than a collection of experiences to either reinforce, or decimate a superior, or inferior definition of what we all believe Satanism to be?
As of late, the more I read, the more people I encounter, what little valuable knowledge I’m able to extract, seems to be nothing more than echos of long dead philosophers, or reiterations of recent intelligent thinkers, cleverly reworded to appear prototypical. In my own thoughts, I sometimes find this to be true. It feels as though there’s no more to reap, and all the same to sow; like walking the same mile every day, down a dead end path.
I find more and more every day that Satanism is lived and experienced, more so than it is studied and comprehended. It’s an ever evolving personal paradigm that can never be completely defined, understood, or universally accepted. What more is this than a collection of experiences to either reinforce, or decimate a superior, or inferior definition of what we all believe Satanism to be?
JasinElric Mar 9· Comments: 8· Tags: random thoughts
The Orders of The Sect of the Horned God
