Righteous Satan
Description, Justification, Philosophies Satanism index page
Vexen Crabtree 2002 Jan 06 | Read / Write Comments
Righteous Satan Vexen Crabtree 2002 Jan 06 | Read / Write Comments
Introduction:
Some theologies and theories place Satan as a saviour and a defender of righteousness, and the white light God as an evil oppressor. Most Satanic religions hold to this idea in theory, even if they lack the actual belief in a real god or satan. These are common themes in Satanic music, and are also present in nearly all schools of thought that are labelled as Devil Worship. Some ancient gnostic religions also hold that the good-seeming god is evil, whereas there are other more obscure good forces in life. There is no known historical group that accepts the white light definition of God and Satan and also worships Satan within that dualistic context.
A non-dualistic religion is one that does not have a good god and a bad god. As most religions fall into this category, the term also has other common uses. It describes religions that do not describe everything in terms of "good" and "evil". Non-dualistic religions have therefore been slightly more sensible and realistic than dualistic ones.
Satan is reality, a dark force that permeates all nature and life. An unseen, unconscious principle, lending itself to elitism, survival and grace. This is definitely the most sensible and useful belief on the Left Hand Path, and is the stance that the Church of Satan takes. There are no gods, no spirits or angels, there is merely Human symbolism. The symbol of Satan best represents reality. This website is mostly about LaVey Satanism, whereas this page introduces other types.
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The rest of this page describes lines of thought that are not part of mainstream Satanism, and are not compatible with normal atheistic Satanism.
Satan is a real being, a living, conscious being. It may be like Gaia or a Universe-consciousness made up of the endless cold void of space and every living thing in it. He may be a semi-omnipotent being that lives in the Universe, and is the Universes avatar or guardian.
In both cases, Satan is the cycle of death, ultimate entropy and both the force of decay and the light of life. Satan, and all the demons and devils of history and theology represent the harsh reality of life. Mankind's belief in White Light concepts are people who are unable to accept their own death, and mistake the Dark Force, the Unseen One, as being someone who can free them from the threat of death. This... is not true, and such people are deluded, and need their beliefs to remain happy.
This pantheist Satan cannot answer prayer or make you feel good, it is the complete living and dying world, and it is downright nasty. Some groups have a belief that this being can be communicated with, that it can bestow power and inherent wisdom on those who seek it, as long as they perceive it as it is: a dark force in nature, the dark everlasting spirit of the universe, and not white light benevolent God.
Dualistic religions have two gods and in every case I have seen, one of these gods is good whilst the other is evil. Zoroastrianism was the first religion in history to present a coherent and clear dualistic theology, pitting Ahura Mazda against Ahriman. These types of religions have tended to have a theory of morality and action that is more naive and simplistic, and less realistic than non-dualistic religions, and tend to take normal events and embellish them with supernatural meanings in a quite fantastical way. Dualistic battles have always made for more drama and excitement than other forms of religious struggles.
Unfortunately, as there are no gods, any forms of theism are wrong.
A truly fearsome form of belief is a Satanic dualism where they believe that the strongest god is also the evil component in a cosmic battle between good and evil. This belief is the most hated both within Satanism and outside of it. It frequently looks and sounds like Christian devil-worship. The Dark Lord has to be revered, or, at the time when he manifests and conquers the Earth, all those who do not accept him will be tortured and killed. This form of primitive belief is diametrically opposed to the Satanic belief system of the Church of Satan. Adherents are normally considered rebellious Christians and young or stupid. But some adherents do not seem to fit this stereotype at all, there being old and young adherents both of whom have had no Christian upbringing to rebel against.
A dominant theme in dualistic Satanic literature is the feeling that God and Satan are not what they appear to be. There is a strong belief in nearly all Satanic thought that if Satan is real, then it is not what white light religions make it out to be.
Satan therefore represents a struggle against tyranny and a fight against the brainwashed masses and the unthinking, cruel and punishing hordes of mankind that follow the Right Hand Path: The bloody path of God worship. God, as a powerful White-Light force, has tricked and deluded mankind into accepting its gospel truth, and to put it simply: The majority of mankind are too stupid, fearful, weak and sheep-like to ever realize that they are following the wrong god.
God can only use below the belt tactics to spread lies and corruption, spreading his monotheistic religions that have been the center of bloodshed and evil and using all his powers to trick humanity. However... such tricks only work on the sheep, the mindless hordes. Nevertheless, those who represent truth, the oppressed and alien elite, either face a life of being hidden outcasts and secret aliens in society, or face a difficult struggle against the foolish herds of man.
Satan is this context is most similar to Lucifer, who brings enlightenment and intelligence.
Fighting for truth is much harder than spreading lies, which is why the world remains (and will always remain) biased against the Left Hand Path: The infernal path of the intelligent, strong and those vital forces of life that prevent mankind from slipping into a permanent dark age. The Bible, The Koran, all white light institutions are signs of the stupidity and gullible nature of man, and all represent death, bloodshed and pallid incompetence. Most of man is washed away in lies, and the few prophets and upkeepers of the truth, are hated and feared.
The Righteous Satan style of thought also associates many non-mainstream groups as being a force for good, so that many groups are considered allies such as freethinkers, atheists, humanists, and members of most Left Hand Path groups. All these individuals are considered powerful and strong, and therefore feared by the weaker force of lies that is God's domain, as deceit is inherently weaker and more temporary than truth.
Sometimes, Jesus, Buddha and other spiritual people/myths are considered good, but that stupidity and lies (such as The Koran, The Holy Bible, the Christian Churches) have been propagated so much that we no longer know what their true messages were.
Satan is the champion of the alienated
“Those who are outcast, those who are different, individual and alienated by the superstitious, xenophobic, bigoted and hateful actions of the communities of the religions... Satan is the banner under which we oppose this hypocrisy of the White Light religions.Under Satan are those who were once rejected (and are now their own masters). Under Satan also are those who are self alienated. Those who have risen above, the Alien Elite and the hidden, patient rebels. All sides, both the weak who were defenceless against Christian and Muslim numerical superiority, and the strong who monotheism cannot destroy... the Left Hand Path is beckoning.”
"The Satanic Judge of Religions Is Rising" by Vexen Crabtree (2002)
“White light religions such as Christianity and Islam and any religion where the basic concept is "we represent the force of good" is inherently imbalanced [...] Accepting that all altruism is long term selfishness and that any good motive is based on carnal, animal instinct is an essential part of our emotional honesty. Without this we are not in touch with ourselves and we become less understanding of our motivations and desires. Without self understanding there is less control and increase stupidity: This kind of stupidity leads to cause evil and foolishness.”"White Light Religions and Other Religions" by Vexen Crabtree (2002)
God is evil: an oppressor who must be resisted and whose biggest lie and source of power is its assertion that it stands for "good deeds only", a white light concept that leads to evil, counterproductive pride, destruction and stupidity. As the majority of mankind is weak minded and feel they are worthless they will accept anything that tells them they are worth something: And the attention of some cosmic karmic judge is a great compliment.
'The Satanic Mind is Balanced' is a look at what constitutes a natural and normal mental outlook from a Satanic point of view and a comparison of how white light ideals distort this balance.
Related pages:
LaVey, Anton [Who Is?]
"The Satanic Bible". 1969, Avon Books Inc, New York, USA.