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To: alt.satanism From: Michael.Aquino@125-430.astaroth.sacbbx.com (Michael Aquino) Subject: Re: Setians, et al. Date: 23 Oct 94 16:31:14 MrA> Why is the Crystal Tablet and other Setian works unavailble to MrA> non-members? I can only think of 3 reasons. MrA> #1) The works are plagiarized. MrA> #2) The material is so ludicrous that they don't want it exposed to the MrA> public. MrA> #3) It manufactures a "captive" market for their material, as members MrA> would not admit, even to themselves, that they are being ripped off. MrA> NOTE: This is NOT Setian flame bait! I just want a reasonable answer. MrA> So please do not flame back. Play nice. If you want the courtesy of a serious answer, then you should practice framing your questions less impudently and insultingly. Nevertheless: There is no plagiarized material in the _Jeweled Tablets of Set_, nor in the _Scroll of Set_ nor any other Setian publication. All quotations and references are fully footnoted, and bibliographies are appended where appropriate. Publications of the Temple of Set are not sold to the public for a number of reasons. They deal with subjects that uneducated, profane minds would have difficulty understanding, or understanding correctly. A very elementary example of the harm that can result from this is the _Satanic Bible_, whose doctrinal section - the "Book of Lucifer" - was originally a series of monographs in a study course for Church of Satan members only: persons who had been evaluated as sufficiently mature and well-balanced enough to place the diatribes in reasonable context. Public release of them put them in the hands of any number of crazies - including both psycho-"Satanists" and fundamentalists - who have proceeded to misrepresent and misuse the book for decades. As for the _Crystal Tablet_ - the introductory section of the _JTS_ provided to new Setians - being "ludicrous", that is one comment I have never heard about it. But then it is simply a multi-sectioned handbook of information concerning the philosophy, resources, Orders, and Pylons of the Temple, from which the reader can pick avenues of contact or research interesting to him. Like the other components of the _JTS_, the _CT_ is designed to be a constantly-evolving document. Various sections within it, such as the InterCommunication Roster, are updated as often as weekly. Virtually nothing in it is permanent. This design reflects the underlying concept of the Temple of Set itself: that it is a constantly-evolving environment. As for the _JTS_ "manufacturing a captive environment": Many people have come to and gone from the Temple over the last two decades for any number of reasons, but I cannot recall a single complaint concerning the design or quality of the _JTS_. As noted above, we consider these publications, as other facets of the Temple, *tools* to be used where helpful. As long as Setians understand them in that sense, there shouldn't be a problem in this regard. Understand too that the Temple of Set does not exist to glorify any leader (including myself), nor to be an antisocial smart-aleck. It, like the original Church of Satan, was designed to be a vehicle for exploration of the secrets of the universe, particularly as applicable to the phenomenon of humanity. Setians seek to identify, strengthen, and apply that latent quality within them which is "metahuman", you might say; and to experiment with methods of control, change, and creation which we define as Lesser or Greater Black Magic. This is a design and an agenda all too easily misunderstood, feared, and resented by the public. Even to the extent that it has been simplified and summarized in media forums, etc., it has provoked witch-hunt hysteria and venom of the tabloid and trash-paperback sort. So we respond as necessary, but otherwise prefer privacy, so that Setians who are interested in our curricula can pursue their personal interests without undue annoyance.
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