but right now im working on the necronomicon, im intent on contacting the ancient gods and being granted demonic status, in exchange for a world dedicated to their worship in my new world/ universal order.... and lots of sacrifices...
You do know that the necronomicon is fake right? It was created in the early 1900s by H.P.Lovecraft for his fictions. There was no mad Arab whatever (I'd go downstairs to get my books but I'm too lazy). The book was never actually written, but fans of lovecraft who got addicted to his Mythos made one and used the history that Lovecraft created for it as it's basis. Sorry, there is no Cthulu, no R'lyeh, no Yog-Sottoth.
The word 'Satanist' indicates the worship of Satan, as in Lucifer. It is the logical conclusion one would come to when looking at the word. The word has been taken over by people like Le'Vey. Genuine Satanists are fairly pissed off about this.
The word "Satan" has nothing to do with Lucifer. Satan is a hebraic word meaning "the opposer" or "the accused." When LaVey created his church he intentionally used the word Satanist for shock value, which is further emphasized by the church's overly theatrical rituals. A Satanist is the opposer of stupidity, opposers of blind marionettes dancing to the hymns of egotistical prophets.
Lucifer, prior to his reincarnation as an Archangel, was an Italian God of the sun and truth. The truth aspect was brought over to his Christian incarnation. Why was he thown out of Paradise? Not because he waged war on God as most Christians would have you believe, but because he turned the eye of truth upon God. God's first decree to his angels was "You will not worship any as you do me." But when God mad Adam his second decree was "You will worship him as you do me." As this conflicted with the first decree he demanded truth, what should he do. Michael saw this as arrogance and cast Lucifer out of Paradise. The only really arrogant angel was Azazel who, upon hearing the second decree from God, is supposedly have said "Why should I, a child of fire, kneel before Him, a child of clay?"
Why is it whenever someone mentions Satanism it's always Anton LaVey? Why does nobody remember Alester Crowley, his Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn, the 11 Laws of the Earth, and basically the true founding of what has been called the "Left Hand Path"?
Anyways, I agree whole-heartedly with what LaVey said, though I do think he was at times a little off kilter with what he said and he doesn't always seem to understand what he is saying. I incorporate it into my own life (first time I read the Satanic Bible I was 11 hanging out at my public library.....yes I'm a dork), but I am not a Satanist. I am a Pagan. I have a rather eclectic mix of Satanism, Christianity, Judaism, Wicca, and Druidism all incorporated into my own spirituality. I own and quite frequently read the Satanic Bible, Holy Bible, Torah, Koran, Bagivagiddah (or however it's spelled, not going downstairs to grab it), and various Wiccan, Buddist, Taoist and Druidic books.
I find it amusing as well that people don't realize that Mark Twain (Read his book
Letters From the Earth) or Benjamin Franklin (Founder of the United States Hellfire Club) were both Satanists.