Hells' Fury

I am a Setian Satanist, and here is a basic over view of my religion.

Here is a quick FAQ taken from the Temple of Set Website: http://www.xeper.org

The Temple of Set and Satanism
Q1: What is “Satanism”?

A1: Satanism is the belief in the existence of Satan as a sentient being or spirit in the universe, and the worship of Satan and obedience to his perceived principles, standards, and goals. As Satan is defined as a metaphysical being - Devil or Archangel, such belief in him constitutes a religion rather than a rational philosophy or ideology.

Q2: Can one be a Satanist without believing in the existence of Satan?

A2: Not if words are to have their generally-accepted meanings. A Satanist is one who believes in the existence Satan, just as a Christian is one who believes in the existence of Jesus Christ, a Buddhist in the existence of Buddha, and a Muslim in the existence of Mohammed. A person who claims to be a “Satanist” but who denies Satan is simply using the title for ulterior motives such as personal glamorization or commercial exploitation. If that person denies the existence of all metaphysical beings, he is by definition an atheist, not a Satanist. If he professes to believe sometimes and not others, when it may suit his convenience, he is a hypocrite.

Q3: If the Temple of Set does not believe in Judæo/Christian/Islamic mythology, why does it call itself a “Satanic” religion?

A3: For the last two thousand years most of the social cultures in which the Temple currently exists have been dominated by one or more branches of Judæo/Christianity. This influence is far more pervasive than most people consciously realize, extending into these societies’ most basic assumptions about group & individual relationships, law, justice, ethics, social mores, family units, cosmology, and metaphysics. It is easy to not be a member of a Christian church, or to call oneself a non-Christian; it is far more difficult to escape from J/C social conditioning.

Within this climate many of the aspects of Set are symbolized in religious imagery by the positive attributes of the J/C Satan. While Judaism, Christianity, and Islam created their “Satan” distortion of the Set neter of ancient Egypt in order to fashion an “evil scarecrow” to intimidate and control their societies, they could not help endowing “Satan” with such Setian attributes as independence, creativity, honesty, artistry, and intellectual genius - as these same attributes, except in severely controlled and approved forms, are “sins against God” in J/C/I culture.

Therefore many persons of Setian disposition and potential first became aware of their true nature through an unusual interest in and attraction to “Satan” and Satanic imagery. [This was the case of the Temple of Set as a whole, which from 1966 to 1975 - as the Church of Satan - was exploring the Left-Hand Path from within J/C terminology.] Hence it is sometimes necessary to use the “Satanic” metaphor to initially communicate with J/C-socialized individuals concerning the Setian interests and capabilities they are otherwise incapable of expressing. Once such persons understand a little more what they are actually awakening in themselves, they are more easily able to recognize and jettison the entire cage of J/C reference-points, then enter a much larger universe of thought and being as Setians.