You say that new Satanists shouldn't bother trying to contact their guardian Demon or summoning Demons. The following are quotes from HP Maxine on JOS: "When we are new, most of the Demons are willing to help us." "For spiritual guidance, the Demons are here for us at all levels, from...

I just dedicated to Satan this past Monday, and decided to begin the 6 month spiritual warfare program today. However, I'm having trouble with achieving trance, because every time I try, I fall asleep. I imagine the feeling of climbing down a ladder or falling, and the next thing I know I have...

It may not be this way with all Spiritual Satanists, but I have noticed a few trends with many of the members of this group who actively post: 1. Paranoia: The tendency towards paranoia in this group becomes most evident when a new member has either posted something not 100% aligned with the...

Saying that something is effective at causing damage and then saying that same thing is pointless is a contradiction. Obviously it's not pointless. The point is causing damage, according to your own statement. It may truly be dangerous, but to call it pointless after previously declaring its...

Enkiss, you have little right to accuse others of "cognitive dissonance" after what you just posted. You go from saying that people who really want to do some damage could write essays and pass them out, to saying, in the very next sentence, that writing essays and passing them out would be...

Sex is an important part of human beings. It is, of course, necessary for reproduction, but it is also deeply spiritual. It is connected to the opening of the chakras, and also can form a deep connection with a partner you choose to share it with. However, like anything, it can be abused and...

You should do more research before asking others to "convince" you of anything. On JOS, the gods are described with varying physical appearances. Amdusias has black hair; Asmodeus has black hair and olive skin tone; Beleth has dark eyes; Bune has dark hair, dark slanted eyes, and tan skin...

Money at its most basic level is not evil. It is simply a placeholder for the value of an item or service. For example, instead of trading five chickens for a cow, as you would under a barter system, you trade money for the cow, and then that person trades the money you gave them for something...

The direct quote says, "Dress for RITUAL. If you don't have a RITUAL robe, TRY to wear all black, IF POSSIBLE." So it makes sense that for the dedication RITUAL, you should try to wear all black, if possible. Black is one of Satan's colors, and is pleasing and respectful to him. It also has...

http://www.angelfire.com/empire/serpent ... itual.html On this page, not far from the top, it says, "Dress for ritual. If you don't have a ritual robe, try to wear all black, if possible. Make sure your clothes are clean."

On joyofsatan.com, HP Maxine says in a couple places, including the article on the lower orders of demons, that the movie Rosemary's Baby depicted Satan in a positive perspective. I'm just curious about why she thinks this. In Rosemary's Baby, Satan's followers drug Rosemary against her will...

Thank you all who have answered. I feel better about my decision now. I'm wondering, would anyone be willing to share the story of an experience they had with this?

Thank you everyone who has answered. I understand, and your answers do make sense. The main reason I was wondering is that I have seen people on here several times asking to connect with a more advanced Satanist in their area, and almost every time someone will answer with, "You don't need a...

Very often I have read, both in messages here and on the jos website, that Satan and the gods are our teachers and guides in SS once we dedicate our powers. I have also read many times that Spiritual Satanists need no human mentors and masters, because the gods are our mentors and the greatest...

The more I learn about Spiritual Satanism, the more I become convinced that it's what I need. I have been learning as much as I can about it, and I think that I will soon be ready to perform the dedication ritual and begin my journey of enlightenment, at least in this life. Because of the...

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Thank you. I understand. So if you were raised in another false religion, you would just substitute the name(s) of that religion's false god(s) for the same psychological effect?

In "Satanic information for Atheists and other skeptics", the following statement is made: "Satanism is also very different from other religions in that once you open a door to him in your mind, it will be permanent. Satanism is analogous to a one-way street where you can only go foreward; there...

Okay... Well, anyway, I found some on Etsy.

I'm just curious about why the dedication ritual on JOS includes renouncing Jehovah, Jesus, and Jehovah's spirit, but does not include a renunciation of Allah (Islam's god), Shiva (the head god of Hinduism), or any other god that is not Satan. Thank you!

The jos website says that after a ritual it may be desirable to meditate until the candles you have lit burn out. This means you would have to be using chime/mini candles, or else you would meditate for hours. The site also says that if you use a candle holder, it should be silver. So my...

In the Origins of Satanism article on jos, it was mentioned that circles are offensive to Satan. Can someone tell me why, or refer me to an article? And does that apply to ALL circular objects, or just the circles around the Baphomet pentagram?

We know that other powerful beings exist outside of Satan's control, else who was it Satan rebelled against when he gave us knowledge? Whether or not those beings are more powerful, which is difficult to know, they at least surpassed him in rank before he left their organization. He may have...

I am definitely not insulting anyone; there is no point in that. Anyway, the reason I ask is just because I'm wary of everything now that I've learned the religion I grew up in is a lie. I want to be very careful about dedicating myself to any other belief, and don't want to end up hurt or...

Thank you for the link, magus. That's what I thought. I'm wondering, though, why Satan created us in such a way that we would be spiritually dependent on him, rather than creating us with the ability to reach enlightenment independently. I thought Satanism was all about independence and self.

I am referring to the belief that mankind was originally a slave to the Elohim, but then Satan took pity on us and genetically engineered us with the ability to use spiritual power so that we might become enlightened and reach immortality and the godhead. joyofsatan.com also claims that all...

According to what I have read on joyofsatan.com, Satan genetically engineered humans to be able to tap into their spiritual energies and reach enlightenment. If this is true, it seems like someone could possibly harness their power through meditation without ever involving Satan himself. Is it...

I am a deconverting Christian who was raised in that religion. Every day I find more myth and error within Christianity. As you can imagine, discovering that I've believed a lie for most of my life is quite a shock to my system. Now I question everything, and always examine someone's claim...

I discovered joyofsatan.com because of a comment under a Youtube video about alien shapeshifters. I am very new to everything I am reading there. I grew up in a "Christian" home, but a few years back began to question and doubt what I had been taught. Since then, I have been on a journey of...