(Part 2) Top products from r/satanism

I see Satan as a sort of amalgamation of the mythologies that are all about what is best in humanity.

Lucifer freed mankind from God's tyranny by "tricking" us into eating from the Tree of Knowledge. Truly, God must be the Lord of Ignorance to get his panties in a twist over something like that. I like to think of him the way he was portrayed in Heinlein's book Job: A Comedy of Justice; trying his best to mitigate God's incessant, terrible interference with humanity.

Additionally, when I think of Satan, I think of his likenesses in other mythologies:

Prometheus is the most obvious example to me; the guy literally stole fire from the gods to enrich mankind.

Then there's Loki, a textbook example of The Adversary, even though he helps his friends as often as he hinders them. He's even blamed for Ragnarok, even though the whole thing is fated to occur in a specific way, just like the Biblical Apocalypse, which by Christian definition must be God's fault; if God is all-powerful, he could just... not have an apocalypse.

There's also Hel, another Norse cutie, who runs the afterlife. That's one way that religious folks have an advantage over the rest of us; they get to have a smug sense of superiority about what happens after we die. The best that we atheists get is, "Well, at least there's no more... pain?" Hel is what I consider when I worry about that sort of thing. She's the aspect of my own personality that I let worry about what happens... after. Not only to whatever I am, but to those I care about. It's a comfort, which is... really the entire point of the theatricality of Satanism; to satisfy an itchy part of ourselves that traditionally non-religious folks just don't get to scratch.

And oh man, if you ever get into the Bhagavad Gita, there's a whole slew of characters who are portrayed as bad guys, but seem to actually have mankind's best interests at heart.

So... that's how I interpret Satanism. It's not exactly mainstream, but then, what part about fucking Satanism could one consider mainstream?

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• How To Win Friends and Influence People
  
• Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
  
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I own this necklace and its very well made

this is probably the most accurate and satisfying Baphomet statue appearance, tho I have not ordered it yet as it's quite expensive

Here is a satanic pentagram ring, or alternatively, here is a Baphomet ring

here is a Baphomet Jewelry Box, and here is an incense cone holder where the smoke comes out of Baphomet's mouth

Heres some extra stuff:

mortar & pestle

satanic bedtime stories

Baphomet Wall plaque

Baphomet Poster

pentagram ritual bowl

ritual knife, do not cut anything with it

Hope this helps

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That's the best we can do, since the evidence is suspiciously lacking and internally contradictory.

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Happy Ēostre, and happy reading!

Also suggesting The Invention of Satanism as well as Children of Lucifer. Both books offer a pretty thorough history of Satanism.

Congrats on getting the book out!! I can add this to my loooong list of books to get! 😋🥀

Here’s some alternate links, the ones provided kept trying to do something with Facebook that wasn’t working though the reddit mobile app’s browser.

Lulu- http://www.lulu.com/shop/robert-j-leuthold/obsidian-odes-a-collection-of-erotic-horror-verse/paperback/product-24263834.html

Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/dp/0359938973/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-cUVDb9429SEM

B&N- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/obsidian-odes-robert-j-leuthold/1133865100

Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48474165

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I'm a big fan of Horns, by Joe Hill . The movie was absolute garbage though.

You really can't go wrong with Tim Curry in Legend.

Ree-hee-hee-heally... *goes to look*


Edit to add: For any curious here is an Amazon link.

I had a quick look at the Amazon reviews of "The Satanic Warlock" and it doesn't look promising..

https://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Warlock-Dr-Robert-Johnson/dp/0971237441#customerReviews

In the wild amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079DMKXPK?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Pacific Giftware Goat Baphomet Satanism Sabbatic Sculpture, Bronze https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IT3ZWLM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_99g7Bb9ZZMZBQ

"The Satanic Warlock" isn't by Anton LaVey, it is by Dr. Robert Johnson.
https://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Warlock-Dr-Robert-Johnson/dp/0971237441

https://www.amazon.com/Real-Metal-Sitting-Baphomet-Necklace/dp/B01M29Q18B

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RF5FYKX/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_jPMjDbXXFYV6J

Knockoff Sigil version: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IT3ZWLM

https://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Scriptures-Peter-H-Gilmore/dp/0976403595

Might not be exactly the one you're looking for, but similar: The Devil's Apocrypha.

If you want something to hold you over I highly recommend getting Letters From the Devil: The Lost Writing of Anton Szandor LaVey. So many questions and issues brought up on this reddit sub are similar to the letters written to LaVey in the early days of the Church of Satan. I've often referred to this book in response to questions here. You get a clear picture of his sense of humor, practicality, and sense of understanding of the human animal.

Here is the amazon link

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• The Invention of Satanism (2015)
  
• Children of Lucifer: The Origins of Modern Religious Satanism (2016)
  
• Satanism: A Social History (2016)
  
• The Birth of Satan: Tracing the Devil's Biblical Roots (2005)
  
  There are also some other books on amazon that i have not read but that seem to fit your description:
  
  
• The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity (2012)
  
• Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Anthology (2009)
  
• The Devil: A New Biography (2014)
  
• The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day (2016)