Bill answers listener mail on elixirs in Satanic ritual, indulgences vs. addictions, Satanists in marriage, and other topics.
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Satansplain #057 – Satanic Symbols (Pentacle vs. Pentagram, Inverted Crosses, 666)
Addressing some of the more annoying misinformation out there on Satanic symbols: pentacles vs. pentagrams (no, it’s not as simple as which way it points), along with inverted crosses and the number 666 (yes, Satanists can use these).
00:00 – Intro / Happy Birthday To Me
01:17 – Overview
02:40 – The Subjectivity of Symbols
04:38 – Sign of the Horns
10:00 – Idiots (on both the left and right) who think a symbol can only mean one thing
15:00 – …and even some Satanists. / Inverted Crosses
19:55 – Solipsism, stupidity, and a swastika analogy
23:18 – 666
30:17 – Join Locals.com!
32:58 – Pentagram vs. Pentacle, and the misinformation from Wiccans
41:50 – Satanecdote and listener email
45:15 – Satanic ritual question (customizing the 13 steps)
Satansplain #056 – Past Occultism, 7 Hermetic Principles, Creationism
Occultism of the past! The 7 Hermetic Principles! The cosmic questions of human origin! Hear why none of these things are really applicable to Satanism.
Satansplain #055 – Realm of Satan film
News on the new film “Realm of Satan”! Also, addressing false claims about serial killer Richard Ramirez and the Church of Satan (no, he was never a member, nor practiced what we believe), and answering listener questions about the Universal Life Church and Satanic weddings, membership privacy, and other topics.
Satansplain #054 – George Carlin and Artificial Intelligence
Recently, Artificial Intelligence was used to artificially construct a new comedy special of deceased American comedian George Carlin, titled “I’m Glad I’m Dead”. Hear a Satanic perspective on George Carlin, this A.I. creation, and A.I. in general, including the limitations of both A.I. and human intelligence.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:14 – Summary
00:05:38 – Who was George Carlin?
00:08:11 – Backing up my fanaticism / What makes Carlin Satanic
00:14:20 – Preface to “Brain Droppings”
00:19:01 – About “I’m Glad I’m Dead” and my review of it
00:26:49 – Review, part 2
00:34:25 – A.I. and Pentagonal Revisionism / Carlin’s creativity
00:37:55 – How does A.I. “work”?
00:41:40 – Is the human mind much different? / The limits of categorization
00:48:32 – Unsatanic conclusions
00:52:54 – Fuzzy Logic
01:01:22 – Human nature
01:04:45 – The related fallacy of “Satanism is anything I want it to be”
01:06:48 – The creation of something “new”
Satansplain #053 – Let’s You And Him Fight!
“Let’s you and him fight!” cry the onlookers who’d like to see Satanists spar with Christians for their public entertainment. Let’s not. Also: the Satanic calendar year, the concept of I-Theism, and a surprising email from Nigeria.
Satansplain #052 – Christmas Myths
With the Christmas season comes a lot of popular Christian myths. And they’re hardly limited to the holiday’s pagan origins. Also, answering some listener mail about fear of other people’s beliefs, and Satanic ritual protocol.
Satansplain #051 – Fine, Let’s Play the Dictionary Game
To those who would try to use the dictionary to discredit Satanism: Fine, let’s play the dictionary game. Also, Bill answers some questions about Satanic altars and selectively dealing with trolls on-line.
Satansplain #050 – Trapezoids!
What is the Satanic significance of the trapezoid? Hear an explanation of the Law of the Trapezoid as well as the Order of the Trapezoid.
Satansplain #049 – Satanic Ritual, Part 2
The topic of Satanic ritual continues in part 2, with answers to questions on the standard 13 Step ritual, the use of archetypes and ritual mudras, the psychodramatic mindset, and Satanic group rituals.
00:00 – Intro, related news
02:00 – Greater Magic: to be covered in another episode
03:12 – Regarding the standard 13-step ritual from The Satanic Bible
06:41 – The two equally bad extremes: “I have to do this exactly” & “Anything is perfectly OK” (chef analogy)
08:32 – Satanic Wedding and the “Mudra of Flame”, and the problem of perfectionism
11:58 – The myth of “Oh there’s no wrong way to do a ritual!”; the power of archetype
16:58 – “The Satanic Rituals”: asymmetry; “We Are Satanists”: LaVey on the ease of ritual and the need to exorcise the “demonic”
21:02 – Objectively entering the subjective state
28:29 – Group ritual and why we have it; asocial vs. antisocial
34:30 – The Internet and checking solipsism
36:03 – An anlogy: listening to music at home vs. going to a concert
41:18 – Why we don’t let random strangers watch rituals; misanthropes vs. the socially retarded
44:20 – Meeting other Satanists for group ritual
49:33 – Meeting other Satanists (continued)