Satanism

Satanism is a religious, semi-religious and/or philosophical movement whose adherents recognize Satan as an archetype, pre-cosmic force, or some aspect of human nature. Although named for Satan, a name associated with evil and temptation, Satanism is more commonly the name given to certain spiritual paths which emphasize the Left-Hand Path, as opposed to the much more common Right-Hand Path. Left-Handers believe in spiritual enrichment through their own work on themselves, and that ultimately they are answerable only to themselves, while Right-Handers believe in spiritual enrichment through the dissolution or submission of the self to (or into) something greater. Many Satanists do not in fact worship a deity called Satan, or necessarily any other deity, nor do they follow a principle of evil. This aspect of their beliefs is very commonly misunderstood.

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• The Church of Satan
• The Temple of Set
• The Misanthropic Luciferian Order
• Satanic Reds - Social Realists
• Satanism: Description, Philosophies and Justification of Satanism
• Satan & Evil Spirits according to Quran
• Theistic/religious Satanist groups and resources
• Luciferian Gnosis
• The Order of Nine Angles
• Islamic Concept of Satan with reference to Quran
• Islamic Concept of Satan compared with Judaism and Christianity
• The Norwegian Satanic Society
• Ordo Illuminatorum - The Order of Illumination