Satanism - please inform me?

Well, I'm not a Satanist, but I do know a bit about it. Assuming we're talking about the non-Christian form of Satanism as established in 1966 or 1967 by Anton Lavey - it in itself was more of a counter religion to Christianity. Unlike what the media leads you to believe, they don't worship the Christian devil. In fact, they believe "Satan" (Satan is also synonymous with 'self' amoung Satanists, if memory serves) to be a pre-Christian concept or force. As you will learn if you go here: www.religioustolerance.org/satanis1.htm , they don't worship a deity, there's a lot of emphasis placed on the individual practitioner, they believe each person is responsible for their own actions and their own direction in life, and Satanists do revere life. It is against the Church of Satans moral code to harm animals or children. They have their own 10 commandments, if you want to call it that, known as the 9 Satanic statements. Satanic Statements: Satan represents - 1.) Indulgence, not abstinence 2.) Vital existence, not spiritual pipe dreams 3.) Undefiled wisdom, not hypocritical self-deceit 4.) Kindness to those who deserve it, not love wasted on ingrates 5.) Vengeance, not turning the other cheek 6.) Responsibility to the responsible, instead of concern for psychic vampires 7.) Man as just another animal - the most vicious of them all 8.) Gratification of all one's desires 9.) The best friend that the Christian Church has had, as he has kept it in business for centuries. Much like the 7 deadly sins that Christianity has, Satanism has 9 Satanic sins: 1.) Stupidity 2.) Pretentiousness 3.) Solipsism 4.) Self-Deceit 5.) Herd Conformity 6.) Lack of perspective 7.) Forgetfullness of past orthodoxies 8.) Counterproductive pride, and 9.) Lack of aesthetics Further theology of the Church of Satanism: 1.) People create Gods in many forms, so you should pick the one most useful to you 2.) Heaven and Hell don't exist 3.) Satan isn't a living entity, he's a force of nature 4.) Black masses are rarely held by Satanists, except on special occasions 5.) Human life is sacred, and children in particular are not to be harmed. If you wish to learn anymore about religious Satanism, go here: www.religioustolerance.org/satanism.htm This website is probably the least biased source of information on religious Satanism.

all i know about satanism is that, satanism doesn't mean that you worship satan, i think it is about making yourself your own God? I'm not sure ..

I usually don't comment if I know nothing about the topic, but I just wanted to say that this is a very interesting question. I hope you get some answers because I will be watching this thread too. Thanks for thinking up such an interesting topic.

When I was just 16 I met a very nice and patient person who was a Satanist and he explained a lot to me about Satanism as I was very misinformed. I have to say that I haven't met anyone like him since (the same open mind and willingness to learn from any religious text like the bible and the koran), but I do suppose that other Satanists are quite like him. I'm not a Satanist, but I do know that they don't believe in any deity, but rather see themselves as their own god. I've never had the impression that they advocate a lot of selfishness and like to take advantage of others, but to me this actually sounds like a lot of non Satanists (i.e. regular people) in todays society.

I've met probably about 3 Satanists ever. and I liked them. as in the previous post, it's a philosophy rather than a religion, with focus on not suppressing natural human nature. the ideas behind it can sound a bit selfish, and could be interpreted in that way, but on the whole, Satanists are decent people.

No satanist here, but i wil refer 2 incredible books that can tell you much more than anyone can post here. They are bny rebecca brown. "prepare for war" & "he came to set the captives free" If you want to know more about the subject and spiritual warfare i suggest you aqquire and read them. God bless!

Honestly, I didn't this Satanism was classified as a religion. But I could be wrong. Some one correct me if I am.