9209.28 e.v.

Satanism can never be addressed as an 'ought-to' because it 
presupposes resisting authority.


What happened to the typical 'let's summon a demon into this pentacle'
type of occultist/teenager?  I think that Enochian stuff is INCREDIBLY
loaded with potential.  Here is how I'd describe what such people are doing:

1) They are objectifying a repressed subset of their mind.

2) They are naming it and giving it personal qualities which make it
 more approachable (much like giving Cthulhu a name gives the ILLUSION
that S/He is somehow comprehendable).

3) They are summoning it before their waking mind, thus bringing this
part of their mind into the conscious arena.

4) They are dealing with it in the best way they know how.  If there
was truly a demon summoned, then, like in some of Robert Asprin's books,
the mage would have to perform a 'battle of wills' in order to
come to some resolution.  Once this resolution is concluded, the mage
may either absorb the demon-energy or keep it objectified for as long
as necessary.  Of course, one alternative is that the mage will be
overcome by the demon, in which case it might make hir do something horrible,
like MASTURBATE!  (:::hiding face:::)


This is precisely what the Satanist is doing with respect to society.
The Satanist BECOMES the Demon which the oppressive orthodoxy begins
to summon in its ignorance.  The Satanist simply attempts to manifest
the repressed energies.  Sometimes this can result in nasty powder-
burns.  ;>


Tyagi
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'Possession' is a life-long process of self-actualization.  It is
unfortunate that many modern Americans who practice stylized Afro-religious
paths do not recognize this.