I have gotten a few questions about what the Satanic view is on homosexuality. To take a few passages from the Satanic Bible-

"Satanism condones any type of sexual activity which properly satisfies your individual desires- be it heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or even asexual, if you choose. Satanism also sanctions any fetish or deviation which will enhance your sex life, so long as it involves no on e who does not wish to be involved.

Satanism encourages any form of sexual expression you may desire, so long as it hurts no one else.

Naturally, you should avoid offending others who mean a great deal to you. However, if you earnestly endeavor to escape hurting them, and despite your efforts they accidentally find out, you cannot be held responsible, and therefore should feel no guilt as a result of either your sexual convictions, or their being hurt because of those convictions."

So putting it simply Satanism condones homosexuality andy any other form of sexual orientation. Unlike other religions who would sooner condem and burn you alive for it, we say be as gay as you wish to be. Who in this world has the right to say you're wrong and a sinner for your convictions? "No person or society has the right to set limitation on the sexual standards or the frequencey of sexual activity of another." This is the way you are and you should be free to explore it.

However "Satanism DOES NOT advocate rape, child molesting, sexual defilement of animals, or any other form of sexual activity which entails the participation of those who are unwilling or whose innocence or naivete would allow them to be intimidated or misguided into doing something against their wishes."

And on a personal note always use protection and practice safe sex.

-Alex

Listen to it here!
Peter Gilmore is very articulate, and he covers all of the important aspects of our philosophy. A very good listen, for seasoned Satanists, newer converts, and curious outsiders alike!
Hail Satan!

I apologize for the lack of updates. My work schedule has bogged me down. I've got a few journals on the back-burner, but, until then, why don't we try something fun?
I'm a big fan of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. I found a quiz that tells you which ring of hell you're likely to go to, and describes that ring in detail.
I'm hoping this will open up some dialogue: what does this say about Christianity's opinion of humanity? Would this be preferable to the dullness in heaven? How might Dante's interpretation of hell differ from your own?
But, mostly, this is just for shits and giggles. :P

TAKE THE QUIZ HERE.
SEE MY RESULTS AND MY JOURNAL HERE.

The Dog and the Shadow

”It happened that a dog had a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook. As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the waters beneath. Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.”

BEWARE LEST YOU LOSE THE SUBSTANCE BY GRASPING AT THE SHADOW.

Envy is one of the Seven Deadly Sins, the things that fuel all human ambition. Without envy, we would have little to no drive to attain bigger and better things. For this reason, Satanists embrace envy wholeheartedly. At first glance, it would appear that this particular fable of Aesop’s speaks against the envious mindset, but look again: the hunk of meat the dog saw in the water was nothing but a shadow! The dog attempted to obtain something insubstantial and unattainable, and he lost everything he had as a result.

This scenario is why Anton LaVey penned the the second Satanic Statement: “Satan represents vital existence, instead of spiritual pipe dreams!” It is normal to have aspirations, and commendable to follow through with them. But the Satanist knows to keep his aspirations in check. There are goals that simply cannot be attained, either due to personal handicaps or the boundaries of reality.

This is why, as a Satanist, people who aspire to change the world puzzle me. Human nature is a constant; history is cyclic; the world turns the way it always has. Life has dealt you a hand: it is best to play those cards within your boundaries for optimal results, instead of throwing them to the wind and hoping for the best.

"Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things." - Frank Howard Clark

DO NOT REACH FOR THE UNATTAINABLE. RECOGNIZE YOUR BOUNDARIES AND MAKE THE BEST OF THEM.



"I think its going outside boundaries that got us into space!"
"Life's made up of the little things, which is why instead of trying to change the world for all animals, I'm going to change one animal's world at a time."
"I believe that things like greed and envy are good until it causes you to infringe on the rights of others."

I’ve read through Aesop’s Fables a number of times, and each time I have been astonished by how closely each lesson relates to Satanic values. This time, I have decided to record my thinking for the benefit of other Satanists, who I feel could make the most use of Aesop’s wisdom.

Every week, I will publish a journal comparing the moral of one of Aesop’s fables to our Satanic values, starting in this journal with “The Rooster and the Pearl.”

The Rooster and the Pearl

“A Rooster was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he espied something shining amid the stray. “Ho! Ho!” quoth he, “that’s for me,” and soon rooted it out from beneath the straw. What did it turn out to be but a Pearl that by some chance had been lost in the yard? “You may be a treasure,” quoth the Rooster, “to men that prize you, but for me I would rather have a single barely-corn than a peck of pearls.”

PRECIOUS THINGS ARE FOR THOSE THAT CAN PRIZE THEM.

I find it uncanny how much this fable relates to my previous journal, wherein I discussed the value system utilized by the everyday Satanist. Where our value system is subjective, the value system outlined by Aesop is objective. What in the hell would the rooster need a pearl for? It is useless to him, no matter how much the Rooster treasures it. The rooster utilizes this objective value system appropriately when he equates the pearl, a treasure to men, with a barley-corn, a treasure to roosters.

The value system we use as Satanists is indeed ours to command, but we must command it with our rationale, not our emotions. Let’s take the example of bowling with your shit friend from the previous journal: giving that activity little to no value is perfectly reasonable in the context of emotion. But what if that shit friend has something you desire, and bowling with him would help butter him up? Obviously, you would place a much higher value on that activity.

Remember: we Satanists are calculated hedonists, not creatures of brash impulse. Emotions are indeed valuable to us, but we cannot let them alone dictate our values, lest they cloud our respective visions altogether.

PLACE VALUES ON THINGS IN ACCORDANCE TO LOGIC, NOT YOUR IMPULSES.



"Another man's trash is another man's treasure."

"I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine." -Neil Armstrong

Our lives can be measured in seconds; with every passing second, we wither away.

Today's society has a fetish for making everyone feel special. As Satanists, we know this isn't the case. All humans place values on people and activities, but this system of values is suppressed by society so nobody's feelings are hurt.

Instead of telling somebody you won't go bowling with them because you consider them a shit person, or consider bowling a shit sport, society encourages us to go out of our way to make up and excuse, or to entertain the person for their sake.

The Satanist takes full advantage of the value system. Why waste precious seconds interacting with people or participating in activities we don't value? Society is quick to label us assholes for being blunt with people in terms of how we regard them and their interests.

The thing is, we have little time to be anything else but blunt. In fact, we have far too little time to care! There's a reason why jobs pay by the hour: time is the most valuable resource we have.



"Always enjoy doing the things you like, not what others want you to do or like."
"Telling people what they need to hear is for their own good, and self-betterment."

A question I'm commonly asked as a LaVeyan Satanist is: "What's the difference between Satanism and Atheism?" These are individuals who understand what our religion is about. And to be honest, they make a good point: a good number of our core beliefs - like indulgence and secularism - are held by Atheists across the board. What makes us so different?

The difference is doctrine. Atheists have no core beliefs set in stone beyond a lack of belief in God. Sharing the core values most Atheists share isn't required to be an Atheist.

Satanists, however, follow specific guidelines, such as the Eleven Rules of the Earth. Members of our group are Atheists who fit a certain niche, both in philosophy and personality. I've often thought of Satanism as an elite club of Atheists, who are very exclusive as to who they let in.

"Not all Atheists are Satanists, but all Satanists are Atheists."

There's a new group to Furaffinity that I believe has a worthy cause. The group is called Fursupport and their goal is to provide support to anyone who is having emotional issues ranging from Anxiety to Suicide. LaVeyan Furs is a proud affiliate of this group and is willing to provide any help that it can.

-Alex

When Anton LaVey penned The Satanic Bible, he took his inspiration from likeminded philosophers, like Ayn Rand and Friedrich Nietzsche. Aleister Crowley, dubbed “The Wickedest Man in the World” by the press of his day, was one of these philosophers.

Aleister Crowley founded the religion of Thelema in 1920. The religion’s central scripture, The Book of the Law, contains many of the same ideas as The Satanic Bible, so much so that I believe The Book of the Law is a valuable companion to the core Satanic scriptures.

Here are some of my favorite lines from The Book of the Law.

Every man and woman is a star. (I:3)
These are fools that men adore; both their Gods and their men are fools. (I:11)
I am above you and in you. My ecstasy is in yours. My joy is to see your joy. (I:13)
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. (I:40)
Love is the law, love under will. (I:57)
We have nothing with the outcast and the unfit: let them die in their misery (II:21)
I am alone. There is no God where I am. (II:23)

High Priest Peter Gilmore discusses indulgence in his book The Satanic Scriptures, an expansion upon Anton LaVey’s The Satanic Bible. Gilmore’s idea of what is categorized as indulgence may seem different than LaVey’s on the surface – he advocates selective indulgence, instead of indulging whenever the fancy strikes – but in actuality, it cuts to the very heart of Satanic philosophy.

Those of you who know me would know that I’ve been on a Twinkie binge as of late, keeping dashes on my page for each cake consumed like notches in a rifle butt for each kill. You would also know that I stopped the count at 40, and have been eating healthy since. I still love Twinkies, but consuming them in such volume was damaging my body. I put on a noticeable amount of weight, and don’t get me started on my digestion...

But now that I’ve “quit” my Twinkie habit, I’ve never adored Twinkies more. Consuming them sparingly has increased their value: they are treats, instead of another serving of the same. In addition, I’m healthy as a horse, especially now that I’ve refrained from drinking soda. This doesn’t mean that I feel guilt for my indulgences – I don’t think anybody should – but I have learned to choose when to indulge, and I’m better for it.

The whole point of Satanism is to enjoy your life to the fullest. But that doesn’t mean you become a slave to your vices. You are their master! By mastering your vices, you gain a life of richer quality: both from good health and the intensification of the pleasure your vices give you.

Sin responsibly. Hail Satan!

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I've noticed this for a while now. Most Christians I know seem to have a superiority complex about them just because of their faith. Every time they wanted to do something that was 'wrong' they would always say "But that wouldn't be Christian of me." and they would do the 'right' thing instead. There have also been countless times where I would hear people say "that's not Christian" or "being a Christian I..." and many other references where they would have to point out that they're Christian. Like that somehow makes them a better person in some way or another. Now I know not every Christian feels and thinks this way.

This got me wondering; how may of us Satanists feel superior to anyone else just because of what we choose to believe in.

I would like to point out that as Satanists we are neither superior nor inferior to our fellow man. What we choose to believe in (creed), race, sexual orientation or any other irrelevant trait, are not grounds to say "we are better". The only thing that should distinguish us from one another ARE OUR ACTIONS.

-Alex

P.S. This is not a stab at Christianity or grounds to start flaming anyone.
Please keep mud slinging and christian bashing out of the comments.

4. Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it, instead of love wasted on ingrates!

This is one of the many rules I go by in my day to day life. I know many Satanists, or indeed nearly anyone non-Christian can often be labelled as being a bad person; frankly, I probably am. But does that stop me from helping others? No it does not!

So what of karma? Many times in my life I've gone out of my way to help others, the deserving, and yes I've even broken the statement above and wasted my time and effort on people who didn't deserve it (of course it did bite me in the ass in the long run). What I haven't found, however, is much of this in return. To some extent I always believed in the idea of kindness gets you kindness back; and in some cases yes, it has happened. But more often than not I'm stuck finding that karma is just a load of crap. People will constantly tell me "it's karma, it'll come back to help you, etc. etc." yet I've not seen decent returns on my deeds.

One example is of the last few days. As my grandfather was a victim of cancer, I always promised myself that I'd help out against it in some way. I'm not one for parades and stickers and pins and whatnot; so I chose to donate blood. Not only that, I've always wanted to give blood, purely cause I believe it's an easy thing to do and it helps those in need (one whole blood donation can save 3 lives).

So the other day, I head to the blood donation centre; 100% fine on all their tests except one - my pulse was too high. 4 beats too high. So because of this, my 2 hour trip on 4 buses was all wasted. I had to take the same amount and go back home, not losing more than the finger prick test's worth of blood. They also told me to go to my doctor in case of any heart issues I may have; and as I predicted and even insisted to them on the day - All I had was a slightly faster heart rate due to abundant stress. So two whole days were wasted; all because I wanted to do good for another.

Therefore, I ask; what of karma? My views on it have slipped so much I'm starting to think "why bother?" nowadays. Surely there has to be some line to be drawn here, some guideline as to the when and the why and the how much. So, ponder that as you will.

And apologies as to the lack of regularity with these journals. I will try and write them as often as I can, but yeah, life gets in the way sometimes. Take care all.

~

There's one thing I can't stand, and that's Pride. Now, I feel pride myself, and in a lot of cases, pride is well deserved! However, there are many cases where I don't agree with the pride people YELL about!

This kind of Pride is those people who post those ridiculous ASCII images of things saying stupid slogans of "FURRY AND PROUD" and all the millions of others I see.

I'm going to steal a quote from a friend of mine's Steam page, as it sums up exactly how I feel:

Pride = Accomplishment. Like that Shelby Cobra you backed into "on accident" or that dude you beat up that was twice your size. Not what you are.

Now, take into account Satanic Statement #8:

8. Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification!

Pride is a sin to Christians, and that is something I certainly don't agree with.

I think to sum it up; be proud when pride is deserved. You don't need to be proud of your sexuality, you don't need to be proud of your hobbies, but be proud of your accomplishment!

~ out

For this week's journal, I figured I go with a topic that is somewhat relevant.

That topic is the Xmas (and other variant) holidays. I'm mainly curious to see what the rest of you during this period, and how you feel about.

As for myself;

I feel that this time, like all times of the year, is pretty much the same as any other. The only difference is the mass shopping hysteria. Honestly, I like the sales (it means gift giving is a loooooot cheaper). And as for how others act... It all seems phony to me. I often hear the phrase "it's a joyous time of year, so everyone should act that way"

I often wear a fake smile myself, but when I see others do it purely for this holiday.. I dunno, it kinda gets annoying at times.

The one thing that I know I appreciate about this holiday season, is that my family and I get along a lot better than usual.

So, what about you guys and gals? Thoughts?

Apologies to all you watchers, things have been really hectic for me, and I've been unable to keep this place updated with regular journals.

As of next week, I shall be attempting to post journals a lot more often. So, stay tuned!


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So guys and gals, Halloween is inbound! What will you be doing on this desirably dark holiday? As for myself, I'll be heading to a party tomorrow, and for the day itself I'm not too certain yet. Ideas anyone?

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I also wanted to let you all know that, no, I haven't forgotten about here. I'm currently in the process of moving, among other things, which often distract me. Hopefully within a few weeks it should be sorted and I shall be able to start updating here more often with some journals and such~

Until then, enjoy the holiday!

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Hello to all you watchers; this is the new admin Forfy letting you know that I will be joining this group to help keep it updated regularly, and just to help in general!

There'll be more journals, more often, and more stuff for you; the watchers~

I'm looking forward to posting here, and getting the word of the LaVeyan spread to those who wish to hear about it. So, until then, I say a big hello to you all, and shall see you all soon I'm sure!

So recently I've been enquiring about other religions; how they practice, why they do what they do, things like that. Right now I'm currently reading up on Buddhism and have to say it's very interesting. So I'm asking everyone to talk about their religious practices and what they entitle.

-Alex

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