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Death is an incredibly hard subject to discuss at any time, but especially because it is pertinent to my life right now, I want to take a crack at a couple of things that I don't think I've seen any Satanists bring up before.

We have no burial traditions or anything required if a Satanist were to pass away, that being said it would be a good idea to have a plan in place well ahead of time (with the mindset that we will all live to pass of old age) that your family and friends can reference to best honor you.

That being said, how we conduct ourselves regarding others when they pass is pretty standard considering how we are supposed to behave in our daily life. I try to stick to a rule of thumb that I will not pray for anyone who doesn't want it for whatever reason, I don't like to weaponize my religon and in that I try not to pray for people who may view it as an attack even if it is not, and unfortunately there will ALWAYS be people who see it as an attack. It's not hard to ask for consent for those kinds of things, but in the case of a death just use common sense, if they wouldn't appreciate it in life they wouldn't appreciate it in death.

I'm sorry for my absence again, it feels like friends and family are dropping like flies as of lately.

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Floral Devil Lore

Source: The Complete Language of Flowers by S. Theresa Dietz

Do your own research on the toxicity of these plants before using them in any capacity.

Aletris farinosa: Devil's Bit

Artemisia absinthium: There is a legend that Artemisia absinthium marked the path that Satan took on his exit from the Garden of Eden.

Atropa belladonna: Devil's Berries, Devil's Cherries

*Cardamine: is supposedly an ingredient in the “Nine Herbs Charm” of tenth century England that was intended to be used in battle to fend off the perceived power used against them by the Serpent. (Given the Christian influence on the poem, the Serpent may or may not reference the Devil.)

Centranthus ruber: Devil's Beard

Chelidonium: Devil's Milk

Chiranthodendron pentadactylon: Devil's Hand Tree

Conium: Devil's Porridge

Cuscuta: Devil's Guys, Devil's Hair, Devil's Ringlet

Cylindropuntia imbricata: Devil's Rope Cactus, Devil's Rope Pear

Datura: Devil's Apple, Devil's Cucumber, Devil's Trumpet, Devil's Weed, Hell’s Bells

Daucus carota: Devil's-plague

Epipremnum aureum: Devil's Ivy

Ferula assa-foetida: Devil's Dung; symbolism chase away the devil

Hyoscyamus niger: Devil's Eye

Hypericum perforatum: Chase Devil, Scare Devil

Mandragora: A person who received one for free would never be free, for the person would be in the grip of the Devil.

Nigella damascena: Devil in the Bush

Nolina lindheimeriana: Devil's Shoestring

Ocimum basilicum: The Devil's Plant

Oxalis tetraphylla: charm against the Devil

Petroselinum crispum: Devil's Oatmeal

Podophyllum peltatum: Devil's Apple

Pteridophyta: Devil's Brushes

Rauvolfia tetraphylla: Devil Pepper

Sambucus nigra: The English believe that burning its logs will bring the Devil into the house.

Sansevieria: Devil's Tongue

Secale cereale: Dealings with the Devil, Devilry

Stenocereus eruca: Creeping Devil

Succisa pratensis: Devil's Bit, Devil's Bit Scabious; In folk tales, the short black roots of this plant are the result of the Devil biting off the roots in anger after hearing a rumor that the plant may have had curative powers against the Bubonic Plague.

Verbena officinalis: Devil's Bane

Vinca minor: Devil's Eye

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Friendly reminder that Lucifer isn’t mad at you.

Friendly reminder that Lucifer knows you’re trying your best.

Friendly reminder that Lucifer knows you didn’t mean to.

Friendly reminder that Lucifer knows you make mistakes sometimes.

Friendly reminder that Lucifer forgives you.

Friendly reminder that Lucifer never judged you anyways.

Friendly reminder that Lucifer loves you.

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Let's talk about religious psychosis for a minute.

For those of you who don't know, religious psychosis is a mental condition that causes somebody to believe that their hallucinations (both audio and visual) and their ideas that are coming out of this manic state are actually the word of a God or some sort of Deity. This can be really dangerous in any religion, and it's incredibly common in both christianity and satanism because it's so hard to tell the difference between somebody who is experiencing religious psychosis and somebody who is actually had a religious experience.

This is why it's so important that people pay attention to what they are looking at online and who they are talking to online, you never know if the person behind the screen that is telling you all of this information is experiencing some form of religious psychosis. Many people who are experiencing some sort of religious psychosis also have delusions of grandeur. These people tend to place themselves into a higher seat of power, calling themselves a high priestess or a high priest, calling themselves a profit calling themselves the messiah, ect. They aren't doing it on purpose, it just so happens that this is what their hallucinations are telling them, it's not outright malicious. That's not to say that it cannot cause people to do some horrendous things. I mean, we've all heard the cliche of "God told me to" or the "devil told me to." This is where that comes from.

Unfortunately, someone who is actually suffering from religious psychosis will not be willing to seek help, nor will they respond well to being pushed into seeking help because they don't believe that what's happening is bad, they think that this is their god trying to reach out to them. It's really important not to push these people too far but also to not feed into these delusions.

I say it's hard to tell the difference between somebody who is experiencing religious psychosis and somebody who isn't, but there is one tell all, they tend to be much more grandiose about literally everything. Think the crazy mega churches in the southern United States, but then change it so that they DON'T know that everything that they're telling their congregation is bogus, imagine if they actually wanted to help and believe everything they say but still churned out more extremists the way they already do. This is one of the many ways that cults can start because not everything that they say is something super out there and obvious, and if the wrong person sees the right post and thinks that this person knows what they're talking about, there's a high potential that they'll start to overlook red flags. This won't necessarily cause others to experience religious psychosis, though it can happen, more often the people who are following the original person with religious psychosis are not experiencing any hallucinations themselves, but are brainwashed into the hope that if they follow what they're told that they will either be given special treatment in the afterlife or that they may start to experience what we know to be hallucinations themselves.

Please be very careful if you believe that you are dealing with someone who is experiencing religious psychosis, they are not trying to cause problems or harm, they are sick. I bring this up now because the solar eclipse is coming up and there are a bunch of people online right now talking about how it's going to be the rapture or how you'll be able to see the faces of angels/demons if you look up at the eclipse while you're in the path of totality (the strip of land that the sun passes over where the eclipse is the most complete.) None of that is true, please be safe when viewing the eclipse and when interacting with others on the internet.

Ave Satanas!

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The amount of misinformation on this app is insane, someone really just tried to say that a literal deity (Asmodeus of all of them), hates religon and doesn't want people to worship him. Not only is this just plain false, but this is a narrative commonly used by people who are trying to divert people away from their faith.

Misinformation and fear mongering are the two most common tactics used by religious extremists to push people out of their faith and into cults, or worse. Please keep an eye out for these people and block and report them. This was an obvious example of someone lieing and making up stories for their own gain, but not all are so overt. Please take the information that you see from strangers on the internet with a grain of salt, especially when it comes to any if the denizens of Hell hating religionas a whole (I'm sorry this is truely just so stupid. In every description of Asmodeus with his followers, hes sweet and excited. Tell me you've never conversed with any of the denizens of Hell without telling me.) I encourage everyone to do their own research into these topics and come to their own conclusions, I have also listed resources more than once so that way there's backing to my claims.

I don't need to name a book to say that Asmodeus doesn't hate you for worshipping him, Hell, he's probably ecstatic. The assertion that he hates ALL religion and all people who adhere to any religion is completely asinine.

Please don't stop worshipping Asmodeus because the under educated demand it.

Ave Satanas.

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Just like with zionists, in every scary hypothetical lies a truth they wish for you to ignore.

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Happy Easter to all those who choose to enjoy today for whatever reason, whether that be because of its pagan origins, because it's the day before some killer candy goes on sale (same), or for its religious significance.

Today is a weird one for many theistic Satanists, like myself, who grew up celebrating it as the day of Jesus' resurrection. Today can stir up a lot of emotions, some good some bad, that can be incredibly overwhelming. This is especially true for those of us who have to hide our true faiths to appease our family, those of us who are forced to dress up and go to mass despite our protestations if we even feel safe enough to say no in the first place.

Please, be kind to yourself today. Lord Satan is not mad at you for attending Easter mass with your family, for choosing to remain safe and spend time with the people you love. Hell, he had to hide his true goals from God for a while before he was able to pursue them. Sure, your goal may not be to establish true free will, but sometimes appeasing your family for a day is an equally worthy cause.

Ave Satanas!

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Hello like your blog. I hope i don't sound like a pedo. At what age should parents, who are Satanist, start to introduce their children to him and how should they go about it?

This is so difficult to answer conclusively and it's not even because of religion or introducing children to Satanism, but because of other Satanists. I'm not sure that there is an answer that will please everyone, but in my personal opinion if a Christian can teach their child about their side, I can teach my child mine.

The biggest issue lies in online forums and the adult media that floods the tags. I'm not going to get into policing how your potentially hypothetical child interacts with the internet as that isn't my place, but parental locks and stuff like that could be a good idea until they've reached an age where it's not a crime for them to click into a Satanist hashtag because of the "extra" content in the tag.

It's so sad that we even need to talk about this, there should be more SFW and family-friendly tags surrounding it, but I fear that even if they were created they'd be quickly overrun.

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I have so many posts that I'm trying to write, but I just can't find the words. I have like seven half written posts sitting in my drafts right now, and I have no idea when I'll finish them or if I will.

Thank you for still being patient with me.

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I promise I haven't forgotten about this account, I'm trying to redraft the format for the demons of the Ars Goetia, but my book got stolen (borrowed with permission by a friend) and I'm still working with the police (her husband) to get it back (remind her to read it).

Thanks for your patience.

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Please feel free to say your piece on this, I'd just like to say that this is not covering anything that is not specifically an offering/e-offering/digital offering. This poll in no way has to do with using A.I. for commercial use, and in no way do I agree with the use of A.I. generated art on anything that is for commercial sale. I also do not agree with the use of A.I. for the purpose of writing books/scripts/whatever the unknown was supposed to be from that wonky Wonka experience in Glasgow.

For anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about, the same way that people may make art as an offering for a diety or demon of their choosing, people have started making essentially moodboards as digital offerings. It feels like a more mature version of the "reblog to cast" spells and stuff like that that was really popular (and may still be) among different pagan/spiritual/witchy blogs of Tumblr.

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I’m posting a BIG HAIL SATAN in gratitude for all He has done for me. I don’t want to know what life would be without Him. I love You, Father! 🖤🤘

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Learn how to read and cry harder. You've failed as a Satanists, theistic or not, if this is how you treat the religious practices of others.

First off, my opinion that people who are not Jewish should not be worshipping Lilith comes from multiple conversations with both friends of mine and my practicing Jewish family. I've also spoken to other members of my family who are culturally Jewish, but are no longer practicing, to come up with the conclusion that for the sake of respect she should be omitted from the practices of Satanists who are not Jewish.

Second, if you want to continue to act like a massive piece of shit as you've so clearly described, feel free. I don't care, actually you'll be blocked after posting this just because I want to immortalize your dumbfuckery, so I doubt you'll even see this. Feel free, at the end of the day I don't give a flying fuck about some white Karen on my Tumblr bitching about people calling out their bad behavior.

Lastly, this post said NOTHING about Liliths character. Like, at all. You put all of that in there unprompted. Actually, this post says "depicts her as a sexual object." No one who ACTUALLY worships Lilith would have something that would depict her in a disrespectful way like that on their blog, or at least nothing that would make it plausible for the description I gave to be used. Learn how to read or maybe just smoke some weed and don't jump to conclusions.

Lastly, I'm biologically female, don't reduce femininity to a card that you can use when your only argument is making yourself look like an asshole.

Get fucked or get therapy, either way you'll be blocked whole you do it.

I find it really funny that the people I see getting outrageously mad about others saying that anyone who is not Jewish shouldn't be worshipping Lilith, also only ever have her depicted as a sexual object on their blogs. It's not a coincidence.

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So I found Aaron Bushnell's reddit and went through his comments/posts. That young man was well read and stable as they can be. Nothing in his writings pointed to someone who was "unstable" or "brainwashed".

He held leftist and anarchist ideals. He belong to the ACAB subreddit. He recognized the evil of the US Military even though he himself was a part of it. He hated TERFS and called out fatphobia. He understood the dangers of white supremecy and the evils of capitalism.

He had a cat. He liked the show fleabag and played elden ring.

Apparently in his will he wants to leave any money in his name to palestinian relief funds. He was trying to find a new owner for his cat.

Rest in peace Aaron Bushnell. The world won't forget & we sure as fuck won't let the media paint you out to be some crazy conspiracy theorist who had no idea what he was doing.

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Do you engage with media which depict Lord Satan? Most movies or shows (specifically in horror) i've watched take a very Christian approach and have them be the villain of the story which gets very annoying very quickly. I could literaly use any recommendations you may have

I do, but I watch it in the same way that a Norse Pagan watches Marvel's Thor movies, for entertainment. I think they're fun on occasion, not really my go-to as I'm not one for paranormal horror as much as I am slashers. I can see how they could be perceived as annoying, I just try to not take it too seriously.

Ave Satanas!

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Is it necessary to pray in order to be a 'good' believer? I see a lot of people who dedicate time praying to Satan for various reasons (either to ask for guidance or to just praise/worship him) by having altars and specific/personal rituals. I've personally never been into prayer that way. I sometimes talk to Satan casually about mundane everyday things, like talking to a friend. Is it disrespectful? Should i be more formal/proper?

No, absolutely not. Freedom of expression is so important when it comes to your personal practice so if being more formal doesn't work for you, don't. Being uncomfortable in your practice is one of, if not THE, most detrimental thing to a person's practice and their ability to communicate properly with their selected Deities or spirits.

That being said, I do think that prayer, even if it's not regular or particularly formal, is a very important part of anyone's practice. It's a respect thing, even if it's not specifically to thank them, and it's just to talk. Like any other relationship, it's important to make time, even if it's just for a couple of minutes in your head. Continue doing what you're doing if it works best for you!

Ave Satanas!

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How do you feel about musicians who use satanic imagery? While there are some who are actual believers, most do it for shock value. Do you think it's offensive? I personally don't mind as long as Satan is potrayed in a positive light

I love it when it's done well, I'm a huge fan of Ghost, for example. My issue, as you kind of touched on, is when Satan is portrayed in a bad light. I've seen a few bands, mostly smaller bands that are walking red flags, use Satan and Satanism in conjunction with sexual assault and sexual deviance to the extreme. While Satanism is very open when it comes to sex and sexuality, one of our core tenants is autonomy, and this portrayal completely negates that. Cnc is one thing, I'm not going to yuck someone's yum (besides genuine cnc is a lot of planning and care to ensure safety, yall know what you're doing), but I think we both know that that is not how they are looking to be perceived when that is the narrative used.

And that's not to say that someone being extreme is a bad thing. If your thing is shock value, that's your thing. It's just not my deal. Obviously, that goes out the window when sexual assault is at play, sexual assault is never okay and the ammount of times that it's used in horror and metal for shock value is just gross.

There are so many other things that you can do that the average person (or not) would find shocking that have nothing to do with sexual assault that it makes no sense to use it unless you're looking to be perceived as a r*pe apologist or r*pist. Like I've never met someone who argued for the use of depictions of sexual assault in media who hadn't done something themselves or covered up for it.

But that's just me, anyway, high rant over.

Have a good day and hail Satan!