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Questions about satan/satanism!?

Is satan and lucifer the same thing?

Or was satan lucifer before he became satan?

Why did god hate/attack/deny satan?

Why did he send him to be god of hell?

Why is his number 666?

Why 3 6's specifically?

Why 6?

Why does he need a number?

What is the seal/sigil of lucifer/satan?

What does it represent?

Where does it come from?

What is the grimoire of truth? (grimorium verum)

What is a grimoire?

What type of magic does Anton LaVey practice? Black Magic?

What is the difference between Greater and lesser Magic?

Is it possible to learn how to perform these magics?

Is it possible for anyone to cast spells/curses/hexes if they do it right?

What is a black candle?

Are they necesary for performing hexes and curses?

Do I have to make one or can i buy them?

Why is an upside down pentagram satanic?

Is it becuause it can shape a goats head?

Or is there more to it than that?

What does a pentagram represent?

Why are goats satanic?

As far as you know, are there any local stores that would sell an upside down pentagram necklace?

Or would I have to buy one online?

Thank you!!! And please use as simple english as you can, i tend to zone out and not understand much when i read a series of big words in a row :/

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    *sigh* You watch too much tv. Also, it's been a while since I came to R&S, so I don't care if you're a troll or not, I'm ready to break some stigmas tonight!

    Satanism is nothing about magic. It's pretty much the same as any old religion; worship a god, make up some prayers here and there, and rely on them to help you when you need it and expect it for praying to them when it won't happen.

    First of all, the number 7 is often seen as a number of perfection in the Bible (hence why magic squares are also associated with it). 6 is one number short of 7, thus being short of being perfect. 3 times 6 would be 3 times the imperfection, so it became a sort of insult to slander Satan.

    Also, LaVeyan Satanism is just bullshit. It's just simple atheism. Although I hate to use that term, as it causes misunderstandings that atheists follow some type of religion or belief, it's proper in this sense because LaVey simply converted the disbelief of an atheist and colored it with the hue of Satan and created a religion. I presume he used Satan just to draw attention.

    Goats are often considered Satanic as the mythical satyr is thought to be a demon, and so forth, that's how goats were associated with Satan. The pentagram is mainly the symbol from Wicca; ignorant people decided "Hey, since Satanism and Wicca are both unholy, let's combine the two together" and a lot of this crap about magic was born. Magic doesn't exist, and if it does, it's used as a form of relief from life, like a hobby.

    Not sure what you mean by simple English. This is as simple as I can get.

    I pretty much dabbled a bit in Satanism and realized that it was, in my case, Islam, all over again, and so, I realized at that point that I was an atheist.

    Source(s): Atheistic Vampire~
  • 7 years ago

    Good lord, where do you get this stuff? Actually don't answer that, we all know.

    Believe it or not (and your church chooses not), Satanism isn't actually a real religion. Anton LaVey was an atheist, not a devil worshipper, and he just came up with that name to get the Christians cheesed off. And it worked.

    There is no official book of Satanism, just imitations. You or I could write a book on the forbidden religion of Lucifer, put lots of creepy sounding spells in it or whatever, and it would be just as authentic and valid as any other book on the topic. And people, usually teenagers, would buy it.

    The 'official' symbol of the Church of Satan is called the sigil of Baphomet (because it sounds really ancient and creepy), and it's a pentagram with a goat's head in the middle and some goofy symbols around it. Prior to the 1960's, there was no official symbol. Because there was no Satanic church.

    There are little pockets of people (usually kids) who identify themselves as Satanists, but they don't belong to a major religion. There is no massive cult of devil-worshippers out there, no Satanic pope or bishop, no official centuries-old text, none of that stuff. Just a few kids saying "I'm a Satanist", probably just to look badass and get laid.

    So why do you hear so much about Satan and his evil followers? Because the Christians love him, and they love him to pieces. Every good story needs a good villain, and the villain in Judeo-Christian lore is Lucifer / Satan / Beelzebub himself. Only Jesus gets more press time than the devil in their mythology, and not by a huge margin.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    The thing is is you're thinking of the ******** society tells you satanism is, in reality, satanism is a form of atheism, just with it's own book, satanism was only a joke to **** Christians and Catholics off, please learn facts before asking questions about things.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    Picture a tribe of primitive Hebrew pagans sitting around the campfire one starry night 4000 years ago..the shaman is big-noting himself to the kids by telling stories..see all them stars up there in the sky...well they are all gods angels in heaven..just then..a huge meteor (falling Star) is observed..The kids go WTF..? so the shaman says that god kicked out a troublemaker..then there is a meteor shower...so the Know-all shaman goes...that's just god kicking out the angels that sided with the fallen angel...So long story short..its all total B/S and not meant to be taken seriously..

  • 7 years ago

    Yes, lucifer is identified with satan because he is a rebellious angel.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    devil? There's lots. Satan? Lucifer,same thing(the main evil master) of all.

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