God sent his “only son” to die on the cross. Jesus, his son, allegedly went through the most gruesome physical and emotional pain known to man (according to the cult I was raised in).
So my question is this:
If this God is all-powerful, omnipotent and perfect as he’s described to be, why would the crucifixion be necessary?
If you have the ability to manipulate and control everything why would you willingly send your “ONE AND ONLY” son to be crucified on this shit hole of a planet?
I could elaborate for hours. But look, all I’m saying is whatever force of evil or power that would be in place to make it necessary for a god to have to die on a fucking tree for all of humanity...that’s what I want to know about. That’s who is really in control.
And if there isn’t anyone controlling God...he was able to consciously send his “son” to die a horrible death for the fucking show of it all. For the drama of it. For the attention. I don’t care how “mysterious” you tell me god is.
His “mysterious” ways...they’re immoral. Regardless.
A List of Websites About Theistic Satanism
Learning about Satanism has kind of become a hyperfocus so I decided to compile a list of websites that have a decent amount of information on them. A lot of these are old websites but the information is still useful. If you have a website to suggest feel free to DM me and I'll add it!
Last updated 3rd May 2021
In Satan's Honour - This website is pretty regularly updated and even has a patreon! There are a lot of thought provoking articles and great resources on there.
Spiritual Satanist - The website and blog is a great resource and the author is vocally anti nazi. She made a blog post about how nazis don't belong in the community a few years back.
Spiritual Satanist Blog - The blog for the above site! Lots of interesting and useful stuff here too.
Theistic Satanism - An older site, but plenty of worthwhile stuff on there. Several other sites are also maintained via this site!
Black Goat Cabal - Now shut down but the websites maintained by the above site. Lots of essays, rituals and advice.
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Devil Worshipper - Maintained by the same person who maintains the BGC and theistic satanism website. LOTS of great advice, sermons and even has a section for new theistic satanists.
Satan's Den - A lot of information on satanic magic & Satanism in general! There's also a blog attached to the website, so even more content.
Aleister Nacht - A lot of videos and information on Satanism. Has a list of Satanic holidays you can follow if you wish! Also has a Patreon!
In Praise Of Satan - A website about someone's personal journey with Satan. There is an FAQ section along with some other useful information.
This is the wild Lucifer, Lucifer with hooves and horns, Lucifer of the deep dark woods.
He is an untamed creature. You can meet him in a primordial forest and in the flowers growing out of the cracks in a sidewalk, everywhere where the wilderness finds its way.
He was cast out from Heaven, but now he runs free in the wild. He dances in the meadows and teaches us to appreciate the earthly.
He is of the wilderness inside, too, and though that can be scary, he can help you to make friends with that part of yourself.
He is the Spirit of This World, and a fierce protector of Earth and its creatures. And he can show human beings they are part of this world too, not separate from it.
He has deep knowledge of nature, and teaches witches its magic, as well as the magic of wild ecstasy and the strange gnosis it brings.
Lucifer brings liberation and knowledge from the night realm, yet he remains the Lightbringer - with his flame betwixt the horns shining bright.
Luciferian Journal Prompts
What does the wild mean to you in Luciferian context?
What is your local devil lore? Research!
How could you integrate the local lore into your Luciferian practice? Would you like to?
Ritual acts
Cleaning a wild space, then leaving an environment-friendly offering.
Ecstatic dance.
Meditating in a forest, preferably at night (safely).
Offering ideas
Forest fruit.
Wildflowers.
Any plants associated with the Devil in your local lore (many are poisonous, so be careful).
Imagery of horned animals.
Shed antlers.
Donations to help the environment.
So the bread and butter of Luciferianism falls around
- A central admired figured that represents qualities/values but are usually a character that is considered a bringer of knowledge/wisdom. They are considered revolutionary, went against the “norm,” and are sometimes even “demonized” for it.
- The core of Luciferianism falls around knowledge/wisdom. It is about always having a questioning, skeptical mind, never accepting things at face value, but also always being open to learning because learning never stops. It’s never about being stuck in beliefs/value/knowledge when its wrong (i.e. God creation theory). Science is as only good as the latest finding after all! Part of this knowledge/wisdom is also in knowing yourself which… -Being your personal best is the other leg of Luciferianism. Some people call it achieving “godhood” or “divinity” or “enlightenment”
- Rebellion or Revolutionary. If you look at the stories of the various Luciferian figures, literary works, and scripture…there is often a form of “rebellion” or “revolutionary” figure there. Iblis rebelled against God. There is a common thread of the pop culture Satan rebelling against God because God is “unjust.” There is Eve eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. Jesus Christ himself was a figure that went against the current religious doctrine of the times. Mary Magdelena was important, then dismissed, but she was also an important Luciferian figure. Then there is Prometheus defying Zeus for humanity. Buddha is another figure with his revolutionary practice that was nothing the Hindu’s had seen. It was radical. So it would be safe to say that the Luciferian can be “radical.” Of course, can be both good and bad change depending upon different factors, different perspectives.
Anything I miss? This is an incredibly broad sweep and not the essay I am working on. This is just the bare bones. Luciferianism itself is like water, it has form…but it also does not. It is a personal path that one must discover for oneself.
How do non-theistic luciferians work towards apotheosis if they don't even belief in the existence of gods?
Apotheosis does not only refer to literal deification. I’ve found that the number of luciferians who work towards this particular understanding of apotheosis, in which they strive to transcend and shed their own mortality to become literal gods, are few in comparison to those that incorporate apotheosis in their work in a much broader sense, where divinity doesn’t exist solely outside of the bounds of humanity.Instead, apotheosis may mean becoming like God. It may mean taking responsibility of one’s own fate, of refusing to blame or thank anyone/anything for what they have done for (or to) themselves. Apotheosis may refer to self-betterment, in which the vision of your own best self is the divinity you seek to become. It may refer to the godhood that mankind has already made for itself, this strange sort of artificial (but not necessarily lesser) divinity that our own hands have wrought.
There are so many different things that apotheosis may mean to someone, theism is hardly a requirement. In fact, I think this is an excellent chance to get some discussion going on—anon, perhaps input from others will help answer your question even further.So, I’m opening this up to whoever wants to contribute: What is your understanding of apotheosis, and how do you incorporate it into your own practice?
Hymn to Grand Marquis Phenex
Hail Phenex, you numinous wonder
Let your praise be loud as thunder
He who from the dross rises renewed
With feathers of fire you are viewed
Science and art are things you love
In a moonlit sky you sing from above
Your poetic verse echos through the land
The natural world is what you understand
Inner alchemical transformation
This education is your operation
Honor and splendor are your praise
You inspire in infinite ways
Many sea witches forget that the ocean is a dark, dangerous place, filled with deadly traps and monsters. This post is a collection of ideas on blending dark witchcraft with sea magick. (Note: I, along with many others, do not believe in the threefold law, so please keep your personal ethics to yourself)
Seashells are great for curses, as they can be broken into shards and put in a curse bottle. Research certain shell correspondences if you want a very specific curse.
Black sand can be mixed with black salt (or used by itself) for protective or cursing magick.
Saltwater gathered on the night of a dark moon makes the water even more potent for dark witchcraft.
Fish or turtle bones can be used in curse bottles or for divination. (Please only use bones that you find without actually hurting an animal. If you do sacrifice an animal, don’t be wasteful and please be humane. And definitely don’t sacrifice anything endangered!)
Shark teeth can be used for curses to cause fear in someone, or even bring real harm to them if used that way.
If you think on a broader scale, you can harness the power of the entire sea. Hurricanes and things like that are incredibly powerful, and are aspects of the sea. They kill many, many people, so I don’t recommend a hurricane curse, as they aren’t specific to who they harm.
Feel free to repost and add on to this!
If any of y’all didn’t know, there’s a free online library, aka
https://openlibrary.org/
and I found like, twelve ebooks I’ve been wanting to read on there, and blasted through like three of them during the course of a boring-ass shift.
Floral Devil Lore
Source: The Complete Language of Flowers by S. Theresa Dietz
Do your own research on the toxicity of these plants before using them in any capacity.
Aletris farinosa: Devil's Bit
Artemisia absinthium: There is a legend that Artemisia absinthium marked the path that Satan took on his exit from the Garden of Eden.
Atropa belladonna: Devil's Berries, Devil's Cherries
*Cardamine: is supposedly an ingredient in the “Nine Herbs Charm” of tenth century England that was intended to be used in battle to fend off the perceived power used against them by the Serpent. (Given the Christian influence on the poem, the Serpent may or may not reference the Devil.)
Centranthus ruber: Devil's Beard
Chelidonium: Devil's Milk
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon: Devil's Hand Tree
Conium: Devil's Porridge
Cuscuta: Devil's Guys, Devil's Hair, Devil's Ringlet
Cylindropuntia imbricata: Devil's Rope Cactus, Devil's Rope Pear
Datura: Devil's Apple, Devil's Cucumber, Devil's Trumpet, Devil's Weed, Hell’s Bells
Daucus carota: Devil's-plague
Epipremnum aureum: Devil's Ivy
Ferula assa-foetida: Devil's Dung; symbolism chase away the devil
Hyoscyamus niger: Devil's Eye
Hypericum perforatum: Chase Devil, Scare Devil
Mandragora: A person who received one for free would never be free, for the person would be in the grip of the Devil.
Nigella damascena: Devil in the Bush
Nolina lindheimeriana: Devil's Shoestring
Ocimum basilicum: The Devil's Plant
Oxalis tetraphylla: charm against the Devil
Petroselinum crispum: Devil's Oatmeal
Podophyllum peltatum: Devil's Apple
Pteridophyta: Devil's Brushes
Rauvolfia tetraphylla: Devil Pepper
Sambucus nigra: The English believe that burning its logs will bring the Devil into the house.
Sansevieria: Devil's Tongue
Secale cereale: Dealings with the Devil, Devilry
Stenocereus eruca: Creeping Devil
Succisa pratensis: Devil's Bit, Devil's Bit Scabious; In folk tales, the short black roots of this plant are the result of the Devil biting off the roots in anger after hearing a rumor that the plant may have had curative powers against the Bubonic Plague.
Verbena officinalis: Devil's Bane
Vinca minor: Devil's Eye
would you have any tips for being a respectful theistic satanist? i am aware that satanism is often used as an antisemitic dogwhistle as well as of the antisemitism that often presents within the field, and i do my best to recognize and combat these things and listen to jewish voices, but is there anything in particular you would recommend avoiding? i am asking in terms of actions or practices, not organizations, btw
Unfortunately, that's not really my call to make. I encourage you to bring the question to a jewish practitioner, so im gonna throw the question over to @will-o-the-witch
Salem. Agenderflux. Mix of all pronouns and terms. Sapphic aroace and polyam. Poet, horror fan, hermit. Satanist and eclectic polytheist. Azazel. Main blog is thirstyvampyre {I do NOT support racism, Nazis, cultural appropriation, terfs, queerphobia, fascism, or sexism. If I reblog anything that condones any of the above, please let me know. I do not want it on my blog.}
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