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Satansplain #111 – “Why Are You A Satanist?” and online drama

“Why are you a Satanist? It’s a good question to ask yourself from time to time.” We’ll explore Magistra Blanche Barton’s essay which opens with this line, along with “Satanism discussion” forums that don’t have much in the way of Satanists nor discussion, and finding ones which do.

00:00 – Intro
01:16 – “Best of” the “hurr durr” voice?
02:39 – Satanecdote: Discord Drama
07:03 – But wait, it gets worse!
12:02 – More about Satanism forums
25:51 – About Blanche Barton
27:04 – About Blanche Barton’s “Why Are You a Satanist?”
29:14 – “Why Are You A Satanist?”
32:30 – Essay, continued
39:46 – Closing thoughts

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Satansplain #105 – The Nine Satanic Sins (part 1)

Satansplain presents a look at the 9 Satanic Sins. Here in part 1, we’ll learn where the list comes from, why the list is part of Satanism, and an examination of sins number 1, 2, and 3.

00:00 – Intro
01:49 – Note to the Christian dorks who can’t read
03:12 – About the 9 Satanic Sins
07:47 – More about the sins
14:38 – Satanic Sin #1: Stupidity
17:52 – Religious people are stupid? It’s not quite that simple.
25:36 – Satanecdote and Rosemary’s Baby
28:43 – Satanic Sin #2: Pretentiousness (and why I-Theism is not pretentiousness)
33:56 – Satanic Sin #3: Solipsism (which is not the same as selfishness)

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Satansplain #070 – Supernatural vs. Supernormal

The twilight zone! The outer limits! The X-factor! No, we’re not talking about television shows. Rather, a phenomenon called the supernormal. A look into the supernormal and how it differs from the so-called supernatural.

00:00 – Intro
01:33 – Supernatural vs. Supernormal
03:44 – Supernatural claims
07:06 – Why I reject the “supernatural”
08:32 – …and equally-annoying Reddit Atheists
12:01 – Summary: the problem with both extremes
13:08 – …and the compulsively non-committal types
14:17 – Quotations from “We Are Satanists”
23:10 – Listener mail (why I disable YouTube comments)
26:45 – Satanecdote (Denny’s, 666)
31:34 – Listener mail (Satansplain & The Devil’s Mischief)
32:40 – Listener mail (Stepford Wives and the Church of Satan film list)

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Satansplain #066 – 1966, The Black Flame, Get a Life!

The number 66 may not be 666, but it does prompt us to take a look at the year 1966, with the book “We Are Satanists” offering much insight into the foundation of the Church of Satan. We’ll also hear Anton LaVey’s later message to the scavengers and detractors of what he established (“Get a life!”), and the meaning of “the black flame”.

00:00 – Intro
03:20 – On (not) joining the COS: valid reasons and invalid reasons
09:41 – More lame reasons we hear
12:28 – Anton LaVey: “Get a Life” essay
16:13 – Santecdote
20:48 – Will AI replace comedians?
23:11 – The Black Flame
27:47 – Excerpts from “We Are Satanists” (and misuse of “Anton”)
30:15 – “Anton LaVey invented Satanism”
32:40 – All religion founders had their influences
34:21 – More from “We Are Satanists”

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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)

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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.