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[from http://www.satanism.net/iss/ona/darklily.html ]
Subject: Re-Defining Satanism
by Magdalene Graham
Society of Dark Lily
The slogan "Evil is Live spelt backwards" was effective (though
"Devil" on the same principle put us in the past tense) but its
shock value and therefore usefulness has long since receded. It
is now counter-productive if being evil is regarded as a
necessary qualification to be a follower of the Left Hand Path.
So let us relegate that myth to the junk-heap, along with the
other nonsense about Satanism being an offshoot of Christianity
(even the Christians' bible testifies against that).
Satanism is no longer a hook upon which the unenlightened can
hang their guilt complexes. Two thousand years of being the
"scapegoat" has inevitably left us on the defensive. In any
statements for public consumption, we have expanded too much time
and energy in explaining what we are not, and this preponderance
of the negative has created a void rather than a valid exegesis.
Now we are once again being accused of sacrificing babies and
indulging in illegal sexual acts. People assume that we gain some
advantage by so doing, though no-one has ever detailed how such
acts could increase Knowledge, and Knowledge is what Satanists
are seeking.
Orthodoxy substitutes Faith for Knowledge. No-one can form an
objective judgment without experience, but experience is
forbidden to the followers of establishment religions. Belief is
demanded. Centuries ago, this may have been a useful contribution
to the stabilisation of Society (though the excesses of the
Inquisition and similar efforts in all European countries and
their colonies give rise to some doubt about this method being
justified).
However, in the present day, it is illogical to think that the
survival of nations and alliances would be affected by people's
belief or lack of belief in any religious system. Freedom is
today's demand, and freedom of thought is one of the essential
liberties.
Probably the greatest question on Earth is the inescapable fact
of death. Freed from the tenets of orthodoxy and its improbable
placebos, we want to know what really happens when our mortal
body ceases to function. We also wish to learn how to become more
effective whilst on Earth, how to achieve in many ways. Myths and
legends do not interest us. We are concerned with Reality. We
want to know. These four words summarise the Satanic quest.
We do not believe that some mysterious and awesome deity (whether
or not he has horns and a tail) is going to hand us that
Knowledge in return for our allegiance (or that problematic
entity the "soul"). Knowledge is achieved by learning, working,
experimenting, experiencing and thinking. That is why the
orthodox religions fulminate against us, because they are aware
of the insecure foundations of their own dogma. It is our
existence that threatens them.
Faith is the true evil. Blind, unquestioning faith in a religion
or a cause has made men go to war, commit unspeakable acts of
persecution and terrorism against other human beings. The
Satanist does not offer such allegiance. It is his principle to
ask "Why?" One little word that could shatter empires. No wonder
they are so afraid of us.
http://www.satanism.net
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