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Satan is seen not only as an important deity but a powerful and sentient being responsible for the creation of humanity. [271] [269] Satan is also revered by JoS as "the true father and creator God of humanity", [272] the bringer of knowledge, and whose desire is for his creations, humans, to elevate themselves through knowledge and understanding.
Balaam and the Angel (1836) by Gustav Jäger.The angel in this incident is referred to as a "satan". [7]The Hebrew term śāṭān (Hebrew: שָׂטָן) is a generic noun meaning "accuser" or "adversary", [8] [9] and is derived from a verb meaning primarily "to obstruct, oppose". [10]
The inverted pentagram is a widespread symbol of Satanism. [1]Theistic Satanism, otherwise referred to as traditional Satanism, religious Satanism, or spiritual Satanism, [2] is an umbrella term for religious groups that consider Satan, the Devil, to objectively exist as a deity, supernatural entity, or spiritual being worthy of worship or reverence, whom individuals may believe in, contact ...
The Satanic Bible is a collection of essays, observations, and rituals published by Anton LaVey in 1969. It is the central religious text of LaVeyan Satanism, and is considered the foundation of its philosophy and dogma. [1]
The Satanic Scriptures is a book by the current High Priest of the Church of Satan, Peter H. Gilmore, published April 30, 2007, by Scapegoat Publishing. [1] The book is a collection of essays and rituals, and features a prelude by Blanche Barton and dedication by Peggy Nadramia. [2]
The Catholic Encyclopedia, referring to the many false beliefs and erroneous teachings on the subject, [5] says of demonology, "A daemonibus docetur, de daemonibus docet, et ad daemones ducit" (' It is taught by the demons, it teaches about the demons, and it leads to the demons ').
The Testament of Solomon is a pseudepigraphical work, purportedly written by King Solomon, in which the author mostly describes particular demons who he enslaved to help build the temple, the questions he put to them about their deeds and how they could be thwarted, and their answers, which provide a kind of self-help manual against demonic activity.
Challenging LaVey insistence that the magic practiced in ceremonies in the church's "ritual chamber", was not supernatural but merely "supernormal", [98] Lucien Greaves, spokesperson for The Satanic Temple, a rival of the Church of Satan, argues LaVey's beliefs about magic were "artfully, and probably intentionally, unclear in his writings".