"Why are you a Satanist? It's a good question to ask yourself from time to time." We'll explore Magistra Blanche Barton's essay which opens with this line, along with "Satanism discussion" forums that don't have much in the way of Satanists nor discussion, and finding ones which do.

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00:00 - Intro

01:16 - "Best of" the "hurr durr" voice?

02:39 - Satanecdote: Discord Drama

07:03 - But wait, it gets worse!

12:02 - More about Satanism forums

25:51 - About Blanche Barton

27:04 - About Blanche Barton's "Why Are You a Satanist?"

29:14 - "Why Are You A Satanist?"

32:30 - Essay, continued

39:46 - Closing thoughts

Answering emails regarding fake "Church of Satan" pages, Satanic rituals for equinoxes and solstices, weirdos obsessed with Anton LaVey's ethnicity, and advice for young Satanists.

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Youth Communique: https://churchofsatan.com/satanic-youth-communique/

00:00 - Intro

01:07 - Dealing with fake "Church of Satan" channels

08:06 - Rituals for equinoxes, solstices, etc?

16:58 - Satanecdote: the holy water bottle

22:45 - "Does Satanism support Jews? I need to know!" Um, what?

35:50 - Advice for young Satanists

"The Satanic Rituals" (Anton LaVey's 1972 companion book to "The Satanic Bible"), presents many group rituals for Satanists. These rituals can however be adopted for solitary use as well. This episode also addresses some misconceptions regarding the role of ritual in Satanism, and answering listener questions about the Enochian Keys.

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00:00 - Intro

01:17 - Reminder: Satanism is a religion

04:52 - Yes, we have ritual

08:44 - Reminder: ALL religion ritual is "LARPing"

09:45 - Group rituals

12:45 - Using TSR for solitary rituals

15:34 - Breaking down "Pilgrims of the Age of Fire - The Statement of Shaitan"

22:08 - Shaving the head with water from the Zamzam?

27:32 - The ritual, continued

32:28 - The importance of going through the motions / more details

39:54 - Enochian Keys

50:33 - Using other languages for the translation

51:33 - More on Enochian Keys