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| "Satanism" began its life as an imaginary category -- a delusion of the masses. In many cultures there is a paranoid suspicion that somewhere, a class of evil magicians is plotting wrack and run for the good law-abiding folk. In European culture of the second Christian millennium, this became the witch craze. It was believed that society had been infiltrated by a group of people serving Satan, the ultimate enemy, who cast malevolent spells out of sheer love of evil. This exactly parallels delusions in many other cultures, though the central authority and relatively advanced technology allowed this delusion to express itself more thoroughly in Europe than it ever could in tribal and other premodern groups.
As the second Christian millennium drew to a close in the 18th and 19th centuries, irony and sarcasm became common modes of expression in intellectual culture. Participants in this trend sometimes went so far as to invert the enemy status of Satan or "the devil" and to see some good in him. What became known as the "Satanic school" in literature sometimes used Satan as an example of virtues that Christianity denied, such as pride and lust, which were reinterpreted as positive attributes. Often this was combined with a Romanticism or neo-Classicalism which sought to restore pagan virtues.
When occultism began to expand in the mid-19th century, and in partial response to the "Satanic school," dualistic views of Satan became common in the occult world. Eliphas Levi saw some good in the figure of Satan, which he identified with the forces of "generation," a euphemism for sex. The Golden Dawn also came to see Satan or the devil as a necessary counterpoint to God. Aleister Crowley embraced this trend more thoroughly, identifying Satan with one of his primary deities, Hadit. Jules Michelet's speculative work re-examined the witch craze in a partially redeemed light as a real movement of Satanists. In popular culture, the "Satanic school" turned into the decadent movement, examplified by Swinburne and Baudelaire.
In the 1960's, Anton LaVey became the most popular overt Satanist in history with his bestselling "Satanic Bible." Part religion and part joke, his movement never attained much in membership numbers but reached broad informal support through his books. He derived his system from anti-clerical literary Satanism and anti-Christian occultism, and his system has become the progenitor of a number of less well-known movements in the decades since. Probably the best known of these so far has been the breakaway Temple of Set, which eventually ceased to refer to itself as Satanic, while still cultivating its inheritance from LaVey's Church of Satan.
Modern Satanic movements tend towards the libertarian/elitist end of the political spectrum, practice magical rituals in which traditionally demonized figures are treated with respect and sometimes adoration (often without literal belief in their existence), and employ a humanistic philosophical framework that emphasizes the pre-eminence of Earth and Man over Heaven and God. They are related to a broader and more diffuse movement sometimes known as Dark Paths, which embraces other night-side forms of occultism such as Chaos Magic and the modern Goth and Vampire subcultures. |
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22 web sites matced for Satanism |
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Satanism
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An encyclopedia-style entry on the subject from ReligiousTolerance.org. Explains the differences between various types of Satanism, as well as the origins.
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Dark Doctrines
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Philosophical and Satanic texts by various writers. Provides a link to #satanmuse, an IRC chat room.
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Satanism.Org Mail
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Powered by BigMailBox.com it provides @satanism.org email addresses for all.
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Satanism 101
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A straightforward look at the Satanic religion. Has a FAQ, essays, message board, and links.
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Satanic Media Watch and News Exchange
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Extensive archive of news stories on Satanic ritual abuse, critiques and debunking of these stories. Other general Satanic topics also included.
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Satanic Reds
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Informative articles on the dark tradition and modern issues.
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Devil Spawn
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Large online library containing texts by various Satanic organizations.
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Satanism Links
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Links, information and resources to the world of Satanism.
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Tokus
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Various articles and thoughts on Satanism. Contains different versions of the FAQs from alt.satanism.
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Naos
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Articles on magick and Satanism.
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Advice for Satanic Web Site Design
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Combining satire and sarcasm, an explanation is given describing the typical pit-falls of many websites. A to-do list (or not-to-do) for those designing websites dealing with Satanism.
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Draconis Blackthorne's Shadowmantium
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Satanic philosophy, literature and art.
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Satanists as Parents
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A look at some issues and experience of being a Satanic parent.
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Spiral Nature - Satanism
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An informative site about various types of Satanism in existence today.
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The Fire Within
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Various articles on Satanism and magick. Includes information on Satanism and the occult with online books, message boards and a links section.
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Satanism Today
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Brief yet informative overviews on Modern Satanism, Traditional Satanism and the Temple of Set.
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The Temple of Shurupuk
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Offering a different Satanic Bible.
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Ring Of Left Hand Path Magickians
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For Left Hand Path Magickians and followers of Historical, Traditional and Modern Satanism.
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Ascendancy
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An extensive collection of essays on Satanism and Satanic thought. All the major Traditions are discussed, as well as Setian and Luciferian. Includes a message board.
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Devil in Blighty
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The British Satanic website. Contains essays, FAQ's, downloads and a messageboard for others to interact.
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Basic Satanic Rites and Exercises
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Magick for Satanists. Gives details on the Infernal Middle Pillar exercise.
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Rituals, Magick, and Devotional Practices
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Aims to provide useful information both for those theistic Satanists who practice magick and for those with a more purely devotional approach.
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