A look at the concept of “human rights” and some of the all too-often unquestioned dogma that goes along with that. Also responses to listener mail on topics including self-sacrifice and leadership, and some amusing Satanic anecdotes.
00:00 – Intro 00:58 – “Free” Satanic Bible redux 06:52 – Leadership and self-sacrifice? 15:47 – Satanecdotes: Marching band, Devil in his own home town 23:11 – Dyer’s Email 28:57 – Freaking out over Magister Michael Rose’s quote 34:20 – “Human Rights” 39:23 – “Civil Rights” 44:22 – Satanism, “Two Wrongs Make A Right” essay 47:37 – “Two Wrongs Make a Right”
Many have asked how they can support Satansplain. Well, here’s how! Create an account on Locals.com and join the Satansplain channel at satansplain.locals.com. It’s free. If you’d additionally like to show your support, become a subscriber for $5 a month. You can get the first month free if you use the promo code mentioned in the latest Satansplain episode.
So what the heck is Locals? Locals is a special website for content creators and their audiences. What will you see when you sign up and go to the Satansplain channel? Right now, I have written transcriptions of the first 30 or 40 episodes, but I’m planning on adding more soon: unreleased essays, photos from Satanism events, live streams, and who knows what else. Let’s take this one step at a time.
Hear a long-lost 2016 recording of a discussion on Greater Magic, answering questions and addressing misconceptions of Satanic ritual and how the Satanic concept of magic fits within an atheistic worldview.
00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:51 – About the 2016 recording 00:03:34 – 2016 introduction 00:05:43 – Defining “magic” in Satanism 00:08:37 – Place in the brain? 00:11:41 – An every day thing? 00:13:52 – Conjuration of Lust 00:18:17 – Conjuration of Compassion 00:19:36 – Conjuration of Destruction 00:22:04 – People who want to misunderstand 00:24:18 – Group vs. Solitary rituals 00:25:27 – Memories of 6/6/06 00:28:00 – Ritual vs. Ceremony 00:29:16 – Getting hung up on details 00:30:39 – When to ritualize 00:33:50 – Excuses and the human need for ritual 00:37:31 – How it fits in an atheistic worldview 00:45:48 – Music in the ritual chamber 00:50:29 – The chamber itself 00:54:18 – Tools: not that complicated 00:56:36 – Broken bell 00:58:15 – Recommendations to teen Satanists 01:00:47 – Ritualizing with non-Satanists? 01:03:56 – Group vs. solitary (again) 01:04:36 – Destruction question 01:06:27 – Lust rituals and groups 01:08:12 – “wHy aRnT aLL sAtUnitz rich?” 01:14:18 – Ritual blooper stories
Hear why a free Satanic Bible is, ironically, unsatanic. Also hear talk about Satanically-relevant trademarks and copyrights, and one particularly ridiculous conspiracy theory regarding Dolly Parton.
0:00 – Intro 0:56 – Dolly Parton, and why conspiracy theorists are the worst 5:50 – James asking about DaddyBaphy and Black Craft Cult’s rip off 17:13 – To the idiots who say “the name Satanism isn’t copyrighted” 19:46 – Satanecdote: Elevator 21:38 – Satanecdote: The $20 bill 26:03 – Lost emails? 27:03 – Why a Free Satanic Bible isn’t Free: origin (and why we don’t have official forums) 30:21 – Why a ‘Free’ Satanic Bible is Unsatanic 34:58 – Bootleg = illegal; unauthorized book = gamble 38:31 – Is it really that hard to get? 39:50 – More about electronic books 42:08 – Free Spells? 47:13 – Point six: Books are cool 49:39 – Afterword
After covering what Satanism has to say about life and death in part 1, part 2 continues with a deeper dive into the topic of dealing with death and grief.
00:00 – Intro 01:12 – Overview, superstitious vs. scumbag 05:37 – Grief: What we DON’T do 08:08 – The 2025 letter (death of a pet) 12:06 – Cremation vs. burial and Satanism’s “requirements” 13:36 – Answers from Infidels.org’s “Introduction to Atheism” FAQ, 1997 20:15 – On friends and family, Rule #2, myth of the “Satanic Community” 26:14 – Counterproductive Pride! 34:55 – Reminder: Satanism is a religion 40:40 – Satanic Funerals 43:50 – Other ritual, and the Satanic journey symbolism via elements 49:40 – Quotation
Presenting part 1 of a 2-part set of episodes on life, death, and grief. We’ll look at how Satanism particularly views the phenomenon of death, from views on the afterlife, to Satanic funerals, to dealing with the death of those around us.
0:00 – Intro 0:53 – Overview 3:56 – Life After Death Through Fulfillment of the Ego 9:08 – Labels are good. Buddhism sucks. 18:12 – I-Theism vs. Pretentiousness 22:15 – Aside: ECI, afterlife 26:46 – Fearing death, spiritual pipedreams 30:52 – About grief (continued in part 2)
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, I put this music article together. It was originally planned to be posted on churchofsatan.com on July 4th, but technical problems beyond my control have stalled that. In the meantime, it’s available to subscribers on Locals: https://satansplain.locals.com/upost/8046046/at-the-devils-ball
A third-side look at the recent news story about the Texas Board of Education allegedly forcing Bible study. Also, a Satanic review of the 2026 movie Citizen Vigilante, and the origins of the Satanic ritual phrase, “Move and appear”.
No, Anton LaVey did not refer to Satanism as a “new conservative movement” in a 1970 issue of McCall’s magazine, as some liars claim. But we’ll take a full look at that long lost article anyway, showcasing one of many journalist’s entertaining reports from the early years of the Church of Satan.
00:00 – Intro 00:57 – Where is episode 119? 02:03 – Questions about Judith Rascoe’s “San Francisco’s Church of Satan”, 1970 McCall’s article 04:18 – Politics redux 10:47 – About that article 14:45 – Does anyone know? Apparently not. 17:19 – What to expect 25:58 – McCall’s Article 29:12 – Anton LaVey 34:29 – The Satanic Bible 38:31 – Would you like to see the rest of the house? 41:50 – Satanic ritual 48:53 – After ritual
Recently, Reverend Jared Mammon of the Church of Satan was interviewed on a podcast whose host tried to sneak in some post-production rebuttals. Satansplain invites Jared to share a listen and his responses.
01:00:00 – Intro 01:02:08 – “Once again, that isn’t Satanism” (Facebook) 01:03:40 – Interviewer’s intro 01:05:04 – Interview start 01:07:50 – Connecting to Satanism 01:11:15 – Satanic Bible “Interpretations”? 01:13:01 – Hunting for contradictions / “can pseudos infiltrate the COS?” 01:17:58 – Seeing oneself in TSB 01:19:36 – More on “interpretations” / percentage arguments [23:49 – PHG 01:23:58 – Oh no, not the “pLAgiARiZed rEDbEArd” argument again 01:35:57 – “Can we quote every single thing you say as being official?” and other lame “Gotcha!” games 01:38:35 – Oh no, not the “dogma” argument again 01:56:03 – Next false dichotomy: “can Satanism evolve (in which case, I’m free to be a pseudo) or is it unchangeable (in which case, you’re a conformist and I win again)”. 01:00:50 – “Can I take everything from the COS website as canonical?” 01:06:00 – Oh no, not the “community” argument again. 01:22:35 – No, Satanic ritual is not “anything goes”. 01:36:00 – Oh no, not the “gatekeeping!” complaint again. 01:40:33 – Oh no, not the “Aren’t you giving your opinion without being asked” argument again. 01:49:19 – “Denominations”? Ugh, here we go. 01:56:45 – Being new to Satanism 01:58:18 – Awesomeism, Schrodinger’s Moron 02:08:53 – Echo chambers / could’ve been worse 02:15:05 – Closing 02:23:43 – Final thoughts
A look back at infamous Church of Satan High Mass, held on 6/6/06. Hear shared memories of that night, related events, and the more general nature of actual Satanic gatherings.
00:00 – Intro 01:24 – Reminder: Satanism is not a congregational religion 03:22 – But Satanists do sometimes get together, by choice! 07:22 – 6/6/06 and why 10:33 – A message from Church of Satan High Priest, Magus Peter H. Gilmore 19:21 – A week in L.A.: Remembering Shawn 23:59 – 2016 reflections on 2006