Ask me anything about Satanism!

[That_Gurl_Sparklez]

Hi everyone! I decided that there isn't much education about Satanism in this world, so I'm here to answer some of your questions! :D

BEFORE YOU ASK A QUESTION: I will now answer the following questions, and if they are asked, I will not answer them and report the first, second, and fourth questions.

TW: Cannibalism

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Do Satanists eat babies? 

No, we do not eat babies

 TW: Animal death

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Do Satanists sacrifice animals?

Nope. In the 1500s maybe, but definitely not in the modern day.

Do Satanists worship Satan as a god-like figure?

Some do, some don't. I'm part of The Satanic Temple, which doesn't, but I have heard of a few groups that do.

Do Satanists sell their souls?

Nope. I don't even believe in Satan as a god-like figure, and the ones who do don't do that either.

 

Feel free to ask away!!!

[Salami]

When did satanism start and where did it start?

[MulticulturalFarmer]

Is there any type of satanism that is combined with Norse paganism? Really random question but I saw it online and got curious...

[Neon]

What would you say to people who think that the Satanic Temple is largely performative in their activism?

[Zozz]

On 10/12/2024 at 8:44 PM, That_Gurl_Sparklez said:

Do Satanists sell their souls?

Nope. I don't even believe in Satan as a god-like figure, and the ones who do don't do that either.

 

hi, as a theistic satanist and tst member, im gonna have to disagree with you on that one.

there are many, many different kinds of satanists with many different practices. you cant be certain that there arent any who "sell their souls" to "the devil".

tw cults

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anda honestly? there are some very dangerous people i this world, some of which would say they are part of satanic cults, that might even do the things you have denied

nevertheless, most satanists are not bad people, and most satanists dont do such atrocious things (idk if selling your soul counts as atrocious or not, but i guess it would depend on how one sees it)

On 10/13/2024 at 2:38 PM, MulticulturalFarmer said:

Is there any type of satanism that is combined with Norse paganism? Really random question but I saw it online and got curious...

not really? however, it doesnt mean you yourself cannot combine aspects of satanism with norse pagan practices! i myself am a polytheist, which would go under paganism, but i do not follow any specific pagan religion. however, i also believe in satan and combine that with my pagan beliefs, making me a satanist pagan 

Edited Monday at 08:23 PM by Zozz

[Zozz]

On 10/13/2024 at 3:00 AM, Salami said:

When did satanism start and where did it start?

probably where/when the idea of satan immerged. especially with the rise of christianity, the idea of worshipping satan was a thing back then, with people accusing others of being devil worshipers and whatnot. whether people actually practiced satanism back then, not sure, but its possible. 

satanism isnt exactly a religion that manifested out of something specific for it to have a clear start, (e.g. jesus saying he is the son of god and spreading his teachings being the start of christianity), because satan is a famous figure in christianity, judaism, and islam

 

unless you are referring to a specific denomination like TST. in that case, TST was founded in 2013 in the States by lucien greaves

[MulticulturalFarmer]

6 hours ago, Zozz said:

probably where/when the idea of satan immerged. especially with the rise of christianity, the idea of worshipping satan was a thing back then, with people accusing others of being devil worshipers and whatnot. whether people actually practiced satanism back then, not sure, but its possible. 

satanism isnt exactly a religion that manifested out of something specific for it to have a clear start, (e.g. jesus saying he is the son of god and spreading his teachings being the start of christianity), because satan is a famous figure in christianity, judaism, and islam

 

unless you are referring to a specific denomination like TST. in that case, TST was founded in 2013 in the States by lucien greaves

Oh and speaking of which, do people still support some of the political activities of the TST? (not sure how open I can be about that here in a non-political thread)

[That_Gurl_Sparklez]

Ok, so I have bad news. I'm not gonna be able to respond to this thread, maybe not at all. I have some really personal stuff happening right now. Sorry!/gen

[Zozz]

22 hours ago, MulticulturalFarmer said:

Oh and speaking of which, do people still support some of the political activities of the TST? (not sure how open I can be about that here in a non-political thread)

uh, yeah? a lot of people do

[MulticulturalFarmer]

59 minutes ago, Zozz said:

uh, yeah? a lot of people do

oh just didn't know if they were as influential as before regarding challenging abortion bans, granted I just knew about it back in 2021 I think when it became viral all over the internet?

[Zozz]

2 minutes ago, MulticulturalFarmer said:

oh just didn't know if they were as influential as before regarding challenging abortion bans, granted I just knew about it back in 2021 I think when it became viral all over the internet?

dude its not like pro-abortion activism doesnt exist anymore

also they literally just opened an abortion clinic in one of the carolinas lol

[Jot-Aro Kujo]

Do Satanists ever practice syncretism with negative entities in other religions, such as A/p/e/p, or do y’all stick strictly to Christian theology? Or is it a different conceptualization of Satan entirely?

[MulticulturalFarmer]

2 hours ago, Zozz said:

dude its not like pro-abortion activism doesnt exist anymore

also they literally just opened an abortion clinic in one of the carolinas lol

nah I know that of course but they were kinda doing it in a unique way using the whole "religious laws" stipulation or something to say that anti-abortion principles goes against the rules of the TST.

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[Zozz]

On 10/15/2024 at 11:03 PM, Jot-Aro Kujo said:

Do Satanists ever practice syncretism with negative entities in other religions, such as A/p/e/p, or do y’all stick strictly to Christian theology? Or is it a different conceptualization of Satan entirely?

yes!! but again, satanism doesnt necessarily mean being a worshipper of evil, so while a satanists faith might be syncretismed (idk the proper word for it lol) it may not necessarily be a *negative entitiy*. i myself am a polytheist but i mainly look up to satan, which is why i call myself a satanist. and i dont believe the other deities are evil or anything, and i dont worship anything evil

and there are certainly a lot of satanists who do not follow the christian theology. the point in some satanist beliefs is to completely reject that theology (like mine, its completely different as ive mentioned im a polytheist). some may believe in the satan that christians believe and see him in the same way that christians do (thats what you could call christian duotheism) but some may see him differently, kind of like luciferians

also why did you spell apeps name like that? /genq

Edited 7 hours ago by Zozz

[Jot-Aro Kujo]

30 minutes ago, Zozz said:

yes!! but again, satanism doesnt necessarily mean being a worshipper of evil, so while a satanists faith might be syncretismed (idk the proper word for it lol) it may not necessarily be a *negative entitiy*. i myself am a polytheist but i mainly look up to satan, which is why i call myself a satanist. and i dont believe the other deities are evil or anything, and i dont worship anything evil

and there are certainly a lot of satanists who do not follow the christian theology. the point in some satanist beliefs is to completely reject that theology (like mine, its completely different as ive mentioned im a polytheist). some may believe in the satan that christians believe and see him in the same way that christians do (thats what you could call christian duotheism) but some may see him differently, kind of like luciferians

also why did you spell apeps name like that? /genq

Yes, I used the word negative specifically because it's not the same as evil. I mean negative in a sense of cosmic duology, you know, a yin-yang type thing, not "oooh big scary bad guy!!!"

As for A/p/e/p, while it isn't evil, it is a destructive force. In Kemeticism (the practice of the ancient Egyptian religion, or at least modern beliefs that draw heavily from it, given the difficulties in historical reconstruction and all that) there is mystical power associated with writing, so traditionally, we do not write A/p/e/p's name on its own- instead we write it with knives stabbing the name, or in digital form use a strikethrough or slashes, just as Ra and Set traditionally stab A/p/e/p. Writing its name this way was done in ancient times too. This is to avoid invoking its power and potentially causing harm.

[Zozz]

2 minutes ago, Jot-Aro Kujo said:

Yes, I used the word negative specifically because it's not the same as evil. I mean negative in a sense of cosmic duology, you know, a yin-yang type thing, not "oooh big scary bad guy!!!"

sorry i dont think i understand 😭 /gen

2 minutes ago, Jot-Aro Kujo said:

As for A/p/e/p, while it isn't evil, it is a destructive force. In Kemeticism (the practice of the ancient Egyptian religion, or at least modern beliefs that draw heavily from it, given the difficulties in historical reconstruction and all that) there is mystical power associated with writing, so traditionally, we do not write A/p/e/p's name on its own- instead we write it with knives stabbing the name, or in digital form use a strikethrough or slashes, just as Ra and Set traditionally stab A/p/e/p. Writing its name this way was done in ancient times too. This is to avoid invoking its power and potentially causing harm.

oh, got it

... should i maybe cross it out or something (would strikethrough work?)

[Jot-Aro Kujo]

22 minutes ago, Zozz said:

sorry i dont think i understand 😭 /gen

Think about, for example, Super Mario. Bowser is of course the villain of the Mario franchise, the antithesis to Mario. If Mario is God, Bowser is Satan. If Mario is Ra, Bowser is A/p/e/p, and so forth. Is Bowser evil? No, everyone who knows even the slightest bit of Mario lore knows Bowser is not evil. But he is destructive, and him kidnapping Peach is generally treated as a bad thing, hence why Mario always has to stop him. Yet Bowser is necessary to the cosmology of the Mario franchise. Without a conflict, there would fundamentally be no purpose for Mario himself. And sure, there are games that focus on other things like sports or whatever, but the main games always circle back to Bowser kidnapping Peach. In this way, Bowser is a negative force, but also necessary, not evil. As players we willfully accept that it's our duty to stop Bowser, just as Kemeticists seek to uphold Ma'at (order and justice) against Isfet (chaos), but we know Bowser will always be there, just as Isfet will always exist in this world. Does that make any sense?

23 minutes ago, Zozz said:

... should i maybe cross it out or something (would strikethrough work?)

A strikethrough works, yeah, but you don't have to do that if it's not something you believe in.

[Zozz]

44 minutes ago, Jot-Aro Kujo said:

Think about, for example, Super Mario. Bowser is of course the villain of the Mario franchise, the antithesis to Mario. If Mario is God, Bowser is Satan. If Mario is Ra, Bowser is A/p/e/p, and so forth. Is Bowser evil? No, everyone who knows even the slightest bit of Mario lore knows Bowser is not evil. But he is destructive, and him kidnapping Peach is generally treated as a bad thing, hence why Mario always has to stop him. Yet Bowser is necessary to the cosmology of the Mario franchise. Without a conflict, there would fundamentally be no purpose for Mario himself. And sure, there are games that focus on other things like sports or whatever, but the main games always circle back to Bowser kidnapping Peach. In this way, Bowser is a negative force, but also necessary, not evil. As players we willfully accept that it's our duty to stop Bowser, just as Kemeticists seek to uphold Ma'at (order and justice) against Isfet (chaos), but we know Bowser will always be there, just as Isfet will always exist in this world. Does that make any sense?

omg as a mario lover and someone who is planning on being him for halloween i love that analogy

and yes i understand ty!!

45 minutes ago, Jot-Aro Kujo said:

A strikethrough works, yeah, but you don't have to do that if it's not something you believe in.

okk, thanks for telling me !

do you only believe in the pantheon of kemeticism? /genq

[Jot-Aro Kujo]

2 minutes ago, Zozz said:

do you only believe in the pantheon of kemeticism? /genq

Nope, I believe in most deities to some extent, I just don't necessarily worship all of them or participate in every religion 👍

[Zozz]

2 minutes ago, Jot-Aro Kujo said:

Nope, I believe in most deities to some extent, I just don't necessarily worship all of them or participate in every religion 👍

oh me too!! thats literally me, but with a main focus on satan lol

do you see any other deities similar to apep in the way of being destructive and therefore cross out their names too or is that just exclusive to that deity/force?

Edited 7 hours ago by Zozz

[Jot-Aro Kujo]

43 minutes ago, Zozz said:

oh me too!! thats literally me, but with a main focus on satan lol

do you see any other deities similar to apep in the way of being destructive and therefore cross out their names too or is that just exclusive to that deity/force?

Nah, it's mostly just an A/p/e/p thing, at least for me. I mean I dunno, maybe there's other beings that are treated like that in other religions, but I'm not familiar with any personally.