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12 years ago
It must be emphasized that:
We are not an official Church of Satan group. We are not here on behalf of the Church of Satan. We are not a "Satanic Community."
We are a group on FurAffinity that are made up of individuals who follow the Church of Satan and the works of Anton LaVey. Now is your chance to discuss what is important to YOU with the rest of the Satanic community here on FA!
Post here if you have...
1) recommendations for topics for future journals, or
2) a journal you would like to write and submit to the group (subject to approval).
Hail Satan!
Post here if you have...
1) recommendations for topics for future journals, or
2) a journal you would like to write and submit to the group (subject to approval).
Hail Satan!
Or having a journal about how a satanist "should look" to correct some false ideas people have.
A journal on aesthetics might be interesting. While Satanists, in my experience, do tend to gravitate towards certain aesthetic styles, the ways in which they actually express and utilize elements of those and other styles in practice is really quite diverse.
Certainly, the popular belief that all Satanists are goths or punks, or that they all wear black, is wrong. Magistra Templi Rex Blanche Barton and HP Nadramia typically dress in very bright colours, and I tend to be pretty colourful myself.
Personally, I'd recommend that a journal on aesthetic touch on general Do's and Don'ts and recommendations. In my opinion, it's not about adopting a certain style in lock-step; it's about adopting an attractive, compelling style that complements your body, personality, and lifestyle, and sends the message you want to send about yourself.
ANYWAY, IDEAS:
a) Has any journal touched on, I guess you'd call it Furry as a Satanic practice/hobby/lifestyle, and/or the furry fandom through a Satanic lens?
How does Satanism inform our practice and appreciation of Furry, and how does Furry inform our practice and interpretation of Satanism?
EVEN MORE, I'd dig a discussion on how the application of Satanic principles or ideas can enrich someone's practice of Furry, and how Furry can enrich someone's practice of Satanism.
b) Since there are lots of young 'uns here, a topic on the nuances and considerations associated with "coming out" might be well-received and much-appreciated.
Me, I see some notable differences between Satanism and Furrydom that would usually lead me to, for example, personally discourage folks from coming out as Satanists, even as I *might* encourage them to come out (tactfully and appropriately!) as furries.
c) This morning, some fellow citizens and I briefly discussed the difference between the use of Reason and Rationality as *tools* for enhancing life, as opposed to the pursuit of Reason and Rationality as end goals in themselves. Maybe a good topic here?
d) Altruism as an expression/extension of self-interest. Flip side/complementary topic: Self-absorption, greed, and/or selfishness as roadblocks which prevent you from exercising true rational self-interest.
e) Since this is the LaVeyan Furs group, perhaps an explicit conversation on devil worshipers, LaVey-bashers, CoS-bashers, and alternative Satanic "churches" might prove fruitful and enlightening?
On "Coming Out," my sense is that many Satanists enjoy having and holding Satanism as a kind of personal, private gem intended just for them, and maybe a select few close friends, family members, and confidantes.
Because Satanism is a personality type and an approach to life, you can be a practicing Satanist, without ever revealing yourself as a practicing Satanist.
Because Satanism prizes pragmatism and self-preservation over all else, Satanists are also under no obligation to "evangelize," martyr themselves, or what have you.
This makes Satanism different from Furry, and both Furry and Satanism are, in turn, quite different from something like, say, sexual orientation.
GRRRR! I'm so mean and bad and cynical! GRRRRR! Fear me!