One of the many misconceptions Satanists like myself are constantly having to correct is the topic of animal sacrifice. We do not practice ritualistic sacrifice. Satanists value life, and the though of taking one in the act of worship (not that we worship anything besides ourselves) is abhorrent to us. Many of us, if not […]
This one might be a little self-explanatory. One is responsible for one’s choices. It’s a hard one to swallow for everybody, myself included, and I wrote the damn list. It’s a two-edged blade of a Satanic principle – on the one hand, owning choices that lead to success is empowering, but on the other it’s […]
Satanists, whether theistic or non-theistic Satanists, are self-worshipers. Or, as a middle-aged Protestant who recognized my Sigil of Baphomet for what it is and decided to pick a fight while I was at work yelled at me, we worship the Unholy Trinity of Me, Myself, and I. But there are a few misconceptions many people […]
Valentine’s Day (or Lupercalia, if that’s your preferred festivity) is coming. So let’s talk about the spotlighted sin for the week: lust. Lust is another one of the seven allegedly deadly sins. And it is a powerful feeling, so much so that the churches are so frightened of losing control of the people to it […]
This principle, and the fact that it is first on my list, is proof that I probably took Jack Black’s missive to “stick it to The Man” in School of Rock a little too seriously when I was ten. Joking aside, this is probably my most Satanic principle on this list. Let us start by […]
Playing With Demons 