With Christmas approaching, Bill reflects back on the 2015 Starbucks “red cup” controversy, which may offer a Satanic lesson on the zeitgeist, including the recent media hoopla on “Ye” Kanye West.
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Satansplain #026 – Unraveling the Freemasonry/Illuminati/Satanism Conflation
Freemasons, Illuminati, and Satanism, oh my! Why do so many idiots continue to conflate these three things? Bill digs deeper into the origins of these mix-ups in this follow-up episode to Satansplain #025.
00:00 – Intro
02:30 – Recap of Nigeria (episode #025) and continuation of “part 2”
04:01 – The “TL;DL” Summary
06:10 – The “Eyes Wide Shut” ceremony…
08:31 – …was not “a Satanic ritual”
10:20 – A closer look at “Eyes Wide Shut”
12:06 – The problem with the “Duck” test
13:54 – The Hurricane Katrina “Satanic Symbol” conspiracy theory
14:32 – Robes, robes, robes; theatrics, theatrics, theatrics
17:35 – To the holy rollers who are incapable of having an objective conversation on this topic
18:39 – Fraternal orders
20:56 – …which are not religions
27:13 – Origins of fraternal orders
31:19 – College fraternity experience and why jesus freaks hate fraternal organizations
35:05 – The element of secrecy
42:27 – Skull & Bones vs. (social) fraternities
45:05 – Conspiracy vs. conspiracy theory. Clique vs. secret “Satanic” cabal.
48:10 – The Illuminati
49:58 – “Da Joooos!”
55:19 – Leo Taxil and the origins of Satanic accusations against Freemasons
57:30 – Why the (superficial) similarity in symbols?
Satansplain #024 – Satanic Baptisms
Learn the truth about Satanic baptisms in this episode of Satansplain. Also, Bill shares his reflections on this past Halloween.
Satansplain #022 – Satanic Ritual, Altar Tools 101
Satanic ritual! Are too many Satanists rejecting its formal practice, based on misconceptions? Is it as daunting of a task as some newcomers to Satanism perceive it to be? Addressing the choice (not) to ritualize, plus Satanic Altar tools 101.
Satansplain #021 – Matt Walsh, Anime, Vandalism, “What others think”, Satanic Ritual
Satanic commentary on conservative Matt Walsh and anime. Also vandalism, “caring what people think”, Satanic ritual, Satanic films, and more.
Episode #019 – Harvard Radio Interview (2016)
Hear a full, uncut 2016 interview from Harvard University radio on the topic of Satanism and the Church of Satan, covering the basics and beyond.
Satansplain #018 – Closet Satanists, Eugenics, The Satanic Witch, For-the-Money Myth, Self-Improvement
In this episode, I answer several questions from YOU the listeners, regarding such topics as: being a closet Satanist in the corporate world, the Satanic Witch, eugenics, along with a bogus claim that never seems to die about about Anton LaVey, and finally some testimony on Satanism improving the lives of Satanists.
Episode #017 – On “Doing Nothing”
People who whine that the Church of Satan “does nothing” seem to have rather anti-Satanic ideas of what constitutes doing “something”. I’ll address this topic, along with finding fellow Satanists in the real world.
00:00 – Intro
00:56 – About Satanic essays & Satansplain
03:28 – “On The Doing of Nothing” (essay)
08:36 – What “should” be we “doing”?
10:36 – Maine school example / theocracy
13:36 – The folly of playing the copy-cat game
14:27 – Parody religions (of which Satanism is not)
16:48 – “FigHt fuR reLiJuS RiGhTs” / political fights
20:46 – “eDjuCayT dA MaSeS!”
21:37 – No, we don’t need grottos
24:46 – “Hi, I live in Potatosack, Ohio.”
26:24 – “BuiLd mE a sAtaNic goTh CLuB!”
28:20 – The bigger problem with “Well ‘somebody’ needs to do this thing for me.”
30:57 – Action happens at the individual level
33:50 – Demanding a Satanist do something for you?
37:13 – Thanks, Mark!
38:38 – Satanicdote
40:05 – Spotting a fellow Satanist in the wild
46:28 – Church of Satan membership and benefits
49:03 – Getting what you put into it
51:58 – Example: Radio Free Satan
57:29 – Member networking online
01:00:34 – Closing remarks
Episode #016 – Satanism and Atheism
Atheism vs. Satanism is a topic that should be simple enough to understand, but all too often gets mangled by people who don’t understand what one or both of the words mean. Hear responses to the most common questions and misconceptions on this topic.
Episode #015 – Satanism and Social Media
How has social media affected Satanism and Satanists, for better or worse? Also, being Satanically mindful of indulgence versus compulsion in a modern world of overstimulation.