1. Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence!
2. Satan represents vital existence, instead of spiritual pipe dreams!
3. Satan represents undefiled wisdom, instead of hypocritical self-deceit!
4. Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it, instead of love wasted on ingrates!
5. Satan represents vengeance, instead of turning the other cheek!
6. Satan represents responsibility to the responsible, instead of concern for psychic vampires!
7. Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his "divine spiritual and intellectual development," has become the most vicious animal of all!
8. Satan represents all of the so called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification!
9. Satan has been the best friend the church has ever had, as he has kept it in business all these years!
That doesn't sound too bad does it? but to be kind I think I should clarify what was meant by these words instead of just throwing them at you with no background information.
The first statement says indulgence over abstinence, some people may be thinking "this means the rumors about satanic orgies and pigging out on everything good to eat must be true!" they are not and i am offended if you thought that. this statement is actually just saying that a satanist does not have to follow some silly moral code about never indulging in sexual activities of whatever variety or relationship and that if a satanist wants to eat, than they should be allowed to eat. The bible later goes on to state that either of these should be done in moderation to suit ones individual needs not just the views of others in society.
The second statement is pretty clear it just means that you should live the life you are living instead of living for hopes of an afterlife full of all the things you weren't allowed to have or do in life, shouldn't have to write that one down to be honest but everyone has their beliefs.
The third statement is talking about the dangers of willful ignorance and narcissism, see tumblr's anti sjw movement for references.
The fourth is pretty easy to explain it just means that the people who are good to you and make you happy deserve kindness far more than anybody who treats you poorly, including family and very long time "friends". Just to clarify this also means that you don't have to love your family "just because you're family"
The fifth may seem just a bit harsh, but i''m going to blame that on televised revenge tropes. Vengeance in this context means fighting back instead of letting people walk all over you, it means not pulling your punches when telling someone they''ve hurt you, it means that when someone is being an ass you clapback. It does not mean spending twenty plus years in your basement plotting their demise.
The sixth is... harder to explain. a psychic vampire is a person who latches onto someone else and uses them for money, or encouragement, or any kind of help really, without ever offering anything back and when they do offer anything they hold it over you for the entirety of your relationship, whatever that relationship may be. This statement is saying that these kind of people should be let go, cut off, just removed from your life so you may focus on yourself and the people who actually make your life better.
The seventh is self explanatory, or at least I think so, but I''l clarify. It means that we are no better than animals because, shockingly enough, we ARE animals. It does not mean that we should act badly though.
The eighth is referring to the Seven Deadly Sins more-so than the Ten Commandment sins after all a few of our rules DO line up with a couple of those commandments, like not murdering or stealing anything.
The ninth, I think, is just a bit of humor LaVey felt was appropriate during the time he was writing the bible.
That's Satanism in a nutshell,
Mod Frey
