I've been reading the Satanic Bible by Anton Lavey and read the following in another thread by fnord, which I liked:
So in general what you guys intend to accomplish sounds very good to me. But there's one little detail... you call evil entities and use an inverted pentagram. Oops! Isn't that inviting troubles?
Why do I say "evil" entities? Because even the archetype of Satan is of a being which is hostile to Humanity in general. And I'm not speaking of god Pan. I mean the classic, bad cop/public prosecutor/district attorney of the Demiurge. Then why do you call such beings? Is that really necessary?
Mind you, I'm not a fundie Christian; I'm in no religion right now; I'm just trying to make my own path and for years I had pretty hard experiences with dark beings in the astral plane (you could call them nightmares) while I was vulnerable to them. I know those shadows can ruin someone's life in a myriad of unexpected ways.
So, I'm puzzled by your dealing with such beings. One thing is becoming a rebel and wanting to improve your life just by using the power of your own true self (which is something I admire!) and another is dealing with hostile, highly intelligent entities, thousands of years old that could crush you like an ant anytime they wish, just because they despise humans. Demons, evil aliens, Titans, Old Ones, whatever, is it worth the risk of calling them?
Please clarify me this.
- Seek insight, knowledge and wisdom over faith
- Embrace the carnality of the human body
- Reject submission to external/undefined forces or 'gods'
- Seek the sovereignty of ones own individuality (versus seeking to become part of a larger whole)
- Seek mastery of the subjective (inner) self
- Seek mastery of the objective (outer) world (ie, enough material success to satisfy the above)
- Regard oneself as important versus eternally indebted and flawed
So in general what you guys intend to accomplish sounds very good to me. But there's one little detail... you call evil entities and use an inverted pentagram. Oops! Isn't that inviting troubles?
Why do I say "evil" entities? Because even the archetype of Satan is of a being which is hostile to Humanity in general. And I'm not speaking of god Pan. I mean the classic, bad cop/public prosecutor/district attorney of the Demiurge. Then why do you call such beings? Is that really necessary?
Mind you, I'm not a fundie Christian; I'm in no religion right now; I'm just trying to make my own path and for years I had pretty hard experiences with dark beings in the astral plane (you could call them nightmares) while I was vulnerable to them. I know those shadows can ruin someone's life in a myriad of unexpected ways.
So, I'm puzzled by your dealing with such beings. One thing is becoming a rebel and wanting to improve your life just by using the power of your own true self (which is something I admire!) and another is dealing with hostile, highly intelligent entities, thousands of years old that could crush you like an ant anytime they wish, just because they despise humans. Demons, evil aliens, Titans, Old Ones, whatever, is it worth the risk of calling them?
Please clarify me this.