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Theistic Satanism Index Page
- Featured pages
- Invocation to Satan
- Some articles on Satanism by academics, reporters, etc.
- Frequently Asked Questions about Theistic (Traditional) Satanism
- Frequently Asked Questions about Diane Vera's personal beliefs
- For new Satanists
- Major sections of the site
- The varieties of Theistic (Traditional) Satanism
- Excerpts from the original alt.satanism FAQ
- Public Satanism today
- Geifodd's general definition of Satanism
- Responses to popular misconceptions about Satanism
- Why "Satanic ritual crime" doesn't make sense even from a Christian point of view
- "Ritual abuse" and "occult crime" witchhunts
- Christian writers and the Satanic Panic
- Five types of Christans (parody)
- Craig S. Hawkins
- Bob and Gretchen Passantino
- Comments on "Satanism: The World of the Occult" by Russ Wise
- Comments on Ted Peters' article, "Satanism: Bunk or Blasphemy?"
- The Watchman Fellowship
- The "Satanic Ritual Abuse" scare -- it's BAACK!
- An SRA scaremonger's bungled undercover operation
- Jerome Dominguez
- An Open Letter to Colin Ross
- To Christians: Comments on various writings about Satanism by Christians
- Satan as the Muse of our civilization
- Summary of my beliefs
- Satan and "Evil" in Christianity (and Satanism)
- Elliot Rose on the absurdity of "Evil" as a principle
- Various articles about the Devil and art, music, science, technology, literature, philosophy, etc. (under construction)
- Satan's Power in Hardcore Christianity
- Rituals, magick, and devotional practices
- Prayers to Satan
- For those new to Satanism
- A preliminary self-initiation rite
- Prayer of acknowledgement of Satan's rulership
- Preparations for formal ritual
- A recommended standard ritual format
- Outline of my recommended standard ritual format
- Greetings to the Legions of Hell
- A recommended standard ritual closing
- Infernal names, directional correspondences, etc.
- Why I don't recommend LaVey's rituals
- Banishing rituals and other beginning/end-of-ritual markers
- Lilith and the modern Western world
- Pacts with the Devil
- Pacts and self-initiation
- He Signed a Pact With the Devil!
- To those who did a premature dedication rite and then faltered
- On the use of blood in a pact ritual (includes safety precautions)
- Rites of Blasphemy
- The purpose of blasphemy in Satanism
- For ex-Christians: Renunciation
- The Black Mass
- The cautious truth-seeker's blasphemy rite and self-baptism
- For blasphemy fetishists
- How can I deprogram myself?
- Meditation techniques
- Hurricane visualization, as an aid to meditation
- More later, probably
- Psychic development techniques and ritual magick
- Latin tutorials and dictionaries
- About Demons
- Philosophy for theistic Satanists
- Why do Satanists need philosophy?
- Satanism and independent thought
- Can you refute this nonsense? Try it!
- The existence of the supernatural
- Why believe in a God or gods?
- Reasonable (though not completely rational) theism
- Academic philosophy online resources
- Information about various religions
- Spiritual experiences and the brain
- The methods of science
- Informal logic and avoiding logical fallacies
- Social, legal, and political matters
- Hardcore Christianity is GROWING
- Pushy "deliverance ministry" folks
- We are not Friendless
- Comments on Anton LaVey's writings
- Comments on LaVey's "Nine Satanic Statements"
- Comments on LaVey's "Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth"
- Should Satanists care about the reputation of Satanism?
- Satanists and the alternative religion/spirituality community
- Satanist-friendly self-help/support groups
- Building Satanist-friendly self-help/support groups
- For survivors of real child abuse or domestic violence
- Ex-Christian/ex-fundamentalist-related issues
- New Age believers in a Devil
- Animal Sacrifice
- Legal recognition of churches
- A forthcoming apocalyptic war?
- Saul D. Alinsky
- Theistic-Satanism-Ethics-and-Politics Email Group
- Attention, New Yorkers!
- Anti-Satanist hate crime in Queens
- On the need for caution in meeting your fellow Satanists
- Theistic-Satanists-NYC Email Group
- For Theistic Satanists from hardcore Christian backgrounds (as I am too)
- How do ex-hard-Xian theistic Satanists differ from other theistic Satanists?
- Theistic-Satanists-ex-hard-Xian Email Group
- Humor
- To Wiccans and other Pagans and occultists
- Introduction and updates
- Satanism and Me (Updated here)
- A Critique of Wiccan and Neo-Pagan Disclaimers about Satanism (Updated here)
- Satanism and the History of Wicca (Updated here)
- Is Satanism "Pagan"?
- Is Satanism a "Christian heresy"? Is Satanism "Abrahamic"?
- Stop Scapegoating Satanists!
- To Pagans: Explain your beliefs without maligning another minority religion
- What is Satanism? Not necessarily what you may imagine...
- Isaac Bonewits and "dualism"
- What's wrong with PEN's "Modern Witchcraft" document
- Proposed revisions to PEN's "Modern Witchcraft" document
- Stop Scapegoating Satanists Link Code
- Satan as a gate-opener: Modern Western polytheists and Satan
- Reply to Chris N's critique of "Satanism and Wicca"
- LHP and RHP: What are they?
- The anti-fluffy movement among Pagans
- Theistic-Satanists-and-others Email Group
- Contact, including forums
- Theistic Satanism Email Groups
- Counter-Evangelism
- Theistic-Satanism
- Theistic-Satanists-and-others
- Theistic-Satanists-and-others-2
- Theistic-Satanists-and-others-3
- Theistic-Satanism-Ethics-and-Politics
- Theistic-Satanists-NYC
- Theistic-Satanism-ADS
- Theistic-Satanism-Questions
- Theistic-Satanists-ex-hard-Xian
- Theistic-Satanism-soap-opera
- The inner circle: Theistic-Satanists-philosophical
- Theistic-Satanism-defenders
- Theistic-Satanism-defenders-core
- Black Goat
- Black-Goat-Cabal
- BGCabal-membership
- Church-of-Azazel
- Rules for the Theistic Satanism Email Groups
- Some computer technical issues
- Help Wanted - Moderators!
- Contacting the Moderators
- Diane Vera's policy on interviews (radio, TV, publications, E-zines)
- Email to Diane Vera
- Other websites hosted here
- Against Satanic Panics
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Devil Worshiper
- Church of Azazel
- Black Goat Cabal
- Counter-Evangelism Resource Page
- Diane Vera's personal pages
- Links to other sites
- Other theistic or theistic-friendly Satanic/"LHP" websites
- Web rings, specialized search engines, top sites lists, etc.
- Online places to get ritual supplies
- Miscellaneous links
- Information about free web space on TheisticSatanism.com
Against Satanic Panics index page
- General introductory commentary
"Satanism" scares and their debunking - a brief introduction
- To scholars and journalists: Topics of timely interest
- Recent developments
- Recent criminal cases and accusations
- Recent anti-Satanist scaremongers and their debunkers
- Recent retractions and other recent news on some older alleged "Satanic" crimes
- Instances of general cultural paranoia and intolerance toward nonmainstream religions and subcultures, related to anti-Satanist scaremongering
- Italy's recent Satanic panic - and its impact on the Roman Catholic Church worldwide
- To people in affected religions, subcultures, and social movements
- To Satanists
- To Pagans and occultists
- Why it behooves Pagans and occultists to oppose a Satanic panic
- Mexico's Roman Catholic hierarchy and exorcism, vs. New Age and traditional healers
- Promoting religious tolerance
- To humanists, atheists, skeptics, and opponents of pseudoscience
- Collections of links
- The "Satanic Ritual Abuse" scare of the 1980's and early 1990's
- Human sacrifice today - Who is really doing it?
- The growing number of Christians of kinds which inherently fear demons, Satanists, witches, occultists, and Pagans - Why a new worldwide Satanic panic is likely, given worldwide religious trends
- Exorcism, "spiritual warfare," and anti-occultism
- Email to Diane Vera
Church of Azazel Index Page
- Who we are and how to join
- Our beliefs and principles
- Theology of the Church of Azazel
- What does it mean to serve Satan?
- Frequently Asked Questions about the Church of Azazel
- A Critique of Christian-based duotheism
- Who and what is Satan? Various Satanist reinterpretations
- The here-and-now principle in theology
- Post-Copernican natural theology
- On gnosis, sacred texts, channeling, attaining knowledge, and the role of faith
- Rituals, etc.
- Links
- Web rings and such
- Church of Azazel Online Forum
Black Goat Cabal Index Page
- Who we are and how to join
- What is "traditional Satanism"?
- What is "theistic Satanism"?
- Essays
- Rituals, magick, and devotional practices
- The Cathedral of the Black Goat and the Black Goat Cabal
- Links
- Web rings, etc.
- Black Goat email group
Counter-Evangelism Resource Page Index
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Hardcore Christianity is NOT dying. It's GROWING!
- The religious right wing
- The potential harms of hardcore Christian domination (coming soon)
- Counter-evangelism success stories and advice
- Arguments against hardcore Christian beliefs
- Bible contradictions and absurdities
- Bible-sanctioned cruelties and other Biblical nastiness
- The Bible and ancient history
- Alternative interpretations of the Bible
- Biblegod's finitude, Biblical henotheism, and the Devil
- The Bible and science
- Bible quizzes
- Heaven, hell, "love," and "justice"
- The problem of evil
- Christendom's bloody history
- Miscellaneous objections
- Morality and its foundations
- Presuppositionalism and Calvanism
- Online Bibles
- Counter-evangelistic humor
- Resources for ex-fundamentalists, ex-"cultists," and ex-Christians
- Concerns of some specific minorities (religious and spiritual)
- Satanists (especially theistic Satanists)
- Pagans, occultists, and New Agers
- Atheists, agnostics, and humanists
- Gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people
- Web rings and such
- Online places to debate with hardcore Christians
- Counter-Evangelism Email Group
- Email to Diane Vera
Diane Vera's personal interest pages
- Polyamory page
- LGBT Page (under construction)
- Page for Geeks (under construction)
- Page on politics (under construction)
- Still other stuff, maybe, someday