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”
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)
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
Hear a Satanic anecdote on ritual-aided success, the importance of long-term indulgence, and cautions against self-limiting actions people often opt for. Also, dissecting a series of messages from a “Satanic organization” founder who had attempted to satansplain Enochian to Satansplain.
00:00 – Intro 01:36 – Satanic Anecdote 03:23 – Distraction, prayer, rationalization; vs. Satanic ritual 07:18 – On Satanic Ritual 09:29 – Into Devi’s messages 12:03 – Devi’s first message 15:13 – Atlantean? 20:37 – Devi’s second message 27:31 – Third message 29:34 – Third message – dramatic U-turn 34:02 – Bill’s rebuttal 43:38 – And the stupidity of the deception 50:25 – And more 51:59 – “Unsettling”? 53:18 – No, Satan doesn’t have to be masculine 56:22 – No, Satan isn’t pre-vedic and the east did not solely create religion
In this second part of a 3-episode exploration of The Satanic Rituals, hear a closer examination of the book’s extensive introductions, plus the infamous Black Mass, “Masonic” ceremony mysteries tracing back to the Knight’s Templar, the Islamic-condemning rituals of the Yazidis, and the ritualized Seventh Satanic Statement, “Das Tierdrama”.
00:00 – Intro 01:35 – The Satanic Rituals: Introduction 03:50 – The Satanic Rituals: Concerning the Rituals 07:08 – Concerning the Rituals (continued) 11:03 – The Black Mass 17:40 – So why is it there? 23:50 – Ceremony of the Stifling Air 26:11 – Pilgrims of the Age of Fire 32:07 – German Lore: Das Tierdrama