Proper Dedication

[Leon]

When I first became a Satanist, I read a lot. I was very interested in the religion and a lot of it resonated with me. This was before I had my own place though, so I waited for my parents to leave one day and tried to preform the Ritual of Dedication. It was a mess, I couldn't even prick my finger, my handwriting was sloppy and rushed due to not knowing when they would be back. I didn't let the paper burn because I put it in water for fear of causing a fire, and at the end I didn't even say "Hail Satan" To top it all off, I don't feel my heart was in it either. The entire thing was just a complete mess. I know they say the blood is a formality and you should never do it again, but I got a lancet now so I can safely draw blood and I reflected upon what I truly believe. I was baptized at a young age and I'm sure it places some kinda spiritual seal on you of some sort. Nothing is as it seems you know? I want to know if it would be improper to try the ritual again with myself being who I am now. Reading far more, confirming what I really want. Deep down I know how I feel, and I'm worried my first attempt either didn't count, or was an affront and blatant disrespect to Satan and the other Gods. I have everything ready now and read proper safety on burning paper and pricking my finger. Though I am curious just how much of a formality the blood is. That was a huge part of why I was afraid to do it, I know it's dumb in the grand scheme of things, but I just don't like pain lol, but in all seriousness, what are your thoughts on this everyone.

Also it's nice to meet you all, you can call me Gwydion or Leon, up to you. Hope we can all get along!

 

[AFODO]

Hi Leon! Dedication to Satan is not like a document, it’s more like your own thoughts.
You are want to be dedicated to Satan, you are a spiritual Satanist, you are with Satan, and thats all you need.
The gods can feel your will, and thoughts, so you don’t have to do it again.
However you can do a standard ritual, which is almost like a dedication ritual, but improved.
https://satanisgod.org/www.angelfire.com/empire/serpentis666/Ritual.html
Here you can share with them your future plans how you will advance spiritually, and in the material world.
Or you can just confirm to them, that you are working on their side, and you be with them.
Or ask them to help you with specified things, and so on, you get it..

 

[Leon]

Thank you for the response! I always worry I insulted or disrespected Satan with my ritual, but I suppose it's a reflection of who we are. Some do it proper and formal staying to mediate on the words after. Some may be like me who are still learning and mess up easily or are too hasty, but mean well in the end. I know when we dedicate ourselves we are assigned a guardian demon. I only hope he or she understands how I feel and the gods themselves know my dedication. Our guardian demons know us better than we know ourselves sometimes I read. I wonder if mine is as clumsy and silly as me lol.

I still wish to show my respect and admiration for the gods and Satan, and apologize for making a mess of such a formal ritual. I'll do so by advancing spiritually and becoming one of the greatest spiritual healers in all of Satan's army. I want to learn healing magic and help those I can. Thank you for showing me a ritual to help get my feelings across. I wonder if the gods understand how I feel about them, the desire to learn from them and become something better than I am now. Thank you again for your response. I might preform a less formal version of the ritual (with far less stabbing) to help get my feelings across.

 

[Shadowmage]

I was baptized at a young age and I'm sure it places some kinda spiritual seal on you of some sort. Nothing is as it seems you know? I want to know if it would be improper to try the ritual again with myself being who I am now. Reading far more, confirming what I really want. Deep down I know how I feel, and I'm worried my first attempt either didn't count, or was an affront and blatant disrespect to Satan and the other Gods. I have everything ready now and read proper safety on burning paper and pricking my finger. Though I am curious just how much of a formality the blood is. That was a huge part of why I was afraid to do it, I know it's dumb in the grand scheme of things, but I just don't like pain lol, but in all seriousness, what are your thoughts on this everyone.

Blood is a formality, but I need to clarify a couple of things because people usually misinterpret this:

1. If you don't get enough blood it's ok. The same is if you tried to prick your finger but you couldn't draw any blood
2. But it's a totally different matter if you don't prick your finger because you are either afraid of blood or you don't want to do it or don't "feel" like Satan wants you to do it or you use any other excuses. In that case, you should do it again with blood, because you didn't have the intention to draw blood, and one of the reasons for doing this is overcoming your fears and programming. The same is for people who want to remove parts of the ritual because they don't feel comfortable saying them*** or add "conditions" to it or state wishes they want fulfilled because they mistakenly believe it's a "pact" where you sell your soul in exchange for material things
3. One of the most common reasons people do the dedication again (although they'll rarely admit it) is that they didn't experience anything and they're doing it again hoping that they either get some "confirmation" that it worked or some contact from Satan. If that's the reason you're doing it, then don't do it again because you'll probably be disappointed again, as it's not sure that you will get some kind of experience immediately after doing it. Only astrally open (and sometimes lucky) people get these experiences immediately after they dedicate themselves.

***Yes, really, the most common part people want to remove is the renouncing of xianity and blaspheming its fake characters. Entire copycat websites have been created which have copied and pasted the JoS dedication ritual almost word for word, but with the renouncing of xianity removed and the name of Satan replaced with Enki to make all these safer and non-threatening to their xian hang-ups, which defeats the entire point of dedicating yourself.

 

[Leon]

I remember trying over and over to prick my finger with the needle until I got dizzy each time. I dislike the sight of blood, but I wanted to prove how I feel to Satan. In the end I couldn't piece my skin, despite literally ten minutes after cutting myself by accident lol (I'm rather clumsy) I'm more than willing to do a simple finger prick, the problem is I don't feel I can safely do it, no matter how hard I tried I couldn't properly pierce my skin.

Even so, I don't feel despite this that my heart was fully in it. I knew how I felt about Satan and the other gods, but I wasn't ready mentally. Now I know this is what I truly want. I want to advance spiritually. I have no problems renouncing and rejecting the false and vile "god" and ideology of the christan and other faiths. I've said the dedication prayer outloud unabridged and unchanged a few times now. I'm not looking for immediate contact from Satan. I know its not that simple. We have to advance and meditate to prepare ourselves for any spirutal connection. I've learned so much and want to keep learning. I just worry I've shown disrespect of some kind by the sheer mess that was my own dedication ritual. Thank you so much for your advice, I'll think on it!