The Benefits of Writing a Grimoire

To someone new to nontheistic Satanism, it might seem strange or silly to keep a grimoire. We don’t believe in a god to worship, and we’re generally not superstitious, so it’s not like we’re going around in hooded robes casting spells on everyone. The robes are just for fun. A copy of a well-known grimoire […]

Satanic Sacrifice

There are a lot of misconceptions about Satanism and the rite of sacrifice. Thanks to Christian propaganda and its pervasiveness throughout popular culture, there is an alarmingly prevalent belief in satanic sacrifice. The Satanic Panic of the ’80s only intensified that fear. There are still people who believe that Satanists are evil people who sacrifice […]

Leaving the Fog Behind

It’s been about five and a half years since I became a Satanic witch, and throughout that journey I feel as though I’ve become more myself. Satanism has taught me a lot of things Christianity didn’t teach me, and it’s helped me unlearn a lot of things I thought were true as well as some […]

The Fall

I wasn’t raised a Satanist. Very few people are. Satanism is not a religion for everyone, and most Satanic parents I know of choose not to raise their children with religion. Rather, they prefer to allow their children to decide for themselves what religion, if any, to follow. I, personally, was raised as a Christian. […]

Voodoo In The Night

One of the many things I’m asked as a Satanist is, if I don’t believe in a literal Satan, why do I participate in ritual magick? Why perform a destruction ritual if you don’t believe anyone is going to be destroyed by it? What is Black Mass, if not devil worship? The thing is, ritual […]