The Black Book of Satanism [Book Project]

[Deadmananimations]

Synopsis: As a testament to my Satanic practice and philosophy, I am writing a book about my unique but fundamentally necessary perspective into the Satanic tradition. Specifically, this text is written from my black perspective, both in mindset and ethnic categorization, as a means to reveal the power of the black church and its blacken peoples. While there are plenty of grimoires and tomes written about occultism and Satanism specifically, there is an absence of literature rooted in a people's struggle and the legacy of resistance that precedes it. Satan is a character of resistance and spiritual revolution and I intend to highlight that aspect of the tradition. All too often, many Satanic perspectives are through the lens of "whitened occultists seeking enlightenment" instead of "obsidian outsiders seeking greater darkness". My book intends to address this bias towards western narratives and mythologies and center the experience of African peoples (as well as other colonized people) and their subsequent demonization.

The book is named after the infamous anti-communist book, The Black Book of Communism, as a nod to disinformation and the legacy of lies imposed upon the masses. The book itself is structured like the King James bible in structure and is similarly divided into two testaments; the first testament (Hhoshekh B'reshith) recounting the history of Africans from the 1600s to the 21st century and their created status as "black" people, and the second testament (Satan Rising) documenting the Satanic tradition, its various leaders, movements, and sects, and finally my own personal conclusions on the tradition. A majority of the book serves as a political/religious tool for African peoples (and colonized people in general) by revealing hidden histories, obscured practices (magick or otherwise), and revolutionaries often disfigured by the mainstream. I draw this clear distinction of "blackness" as the heart of the Satanic tradition and Satanism as a whole, showing human resistance in the face of tyranny and the subversive actions taken by those made "devilish". By the end of the book, my goal is to reveal and solidify the notion of a Black Satanism, a Satanism rooted in African or "black" peoples and perspectives which seek revolutionary action in the material world. I do not claim Satanism as exclusively African or "black", but that my tradition is clearly rooted in this reality and must be given its due.

[HPBlackMamba]

Thank you for sharing this, my personal view is that the philosophical ideals of communism and Nazism are Un-Satanic in principle. But those are just my own conclusions from personal research. I look forward to reading your literature, and your posts as you document your Journey. You have a voice here in our free speech community.

[Deadmananimations]

The Seven Essential Tenets of Satanism or simply "the SET path" is my response to the failures of the Seven Tenets as proposed by the new Satanic community known as The Satanic Temple (TST). Unlike the shallow notions found with the tenets of TST, this modern Diabology, or study of the Devil, is rooted in deep Satanic Philosophy and understanding found across the tradition. Based around the Seven Deadly Sins, the SET path uses each tenet to analyze a specific "sin" as composed of five sentences of truth. Each sin relates to a specific animal as proposed by the church via the Tableau de Mission of the 16th and 17th century,
reinforcing notions within the "sins" while acknowledging our humanity and the Satanic values necessary to pursuing a fulfilling life.

Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to maximize the potency of both action and thought, thus allowing the practitioner to live the most effective life possible. The Satanist seeks higher power in the internal instead of the external, the self and the mastery of the self as a powerful manifestation of compassion and wisdom. Such discipline in oneself fosters growth and a life full of experience and fulfillment, allowing one to prevail over the seemingly impossible. In the original Hebrew, the term Satan or “Śāṭān” (Hebrew: שָּׂטָן‎) is a generic noun meaning "accuser" or "adversary", which is used throughout the Hebrew Bible to refer to ordinary human adversaries, as well as a specific supernatural entity. Derived from a verb meaning "to obstruct or oppose”, we understand Satanism as a religion of opposition and resistance; to be a Satanist is to be an adversarial force of upheaval that shapes the world directly. Satanism is about humanity, the power of the human being, and the relationships we have to humanity, the spiritual, and the material world. Unlike many archaic theologies, the satanic dialectic accepts the modern world and uses materialism to understand it and engage with it. While worshiping external deities (God/Goddess) or spirits is not itself shackling, like Theistic Satanists, the relationship to the internal is the fundamental pillar of spiritual fulfillment and liberation. To "Hail Thyself" is to worship or express reverence and adoration for oneself and, in turn, build higher power and strength from within, in this life. Through this personal higher power and devotion in one’s self-improvement, the Satanist is unlimited in their potential, moving through life with influence and actions that transform the world in the process; freedom comes to those who free themselves!

[Deadmananimations]

1. I, the Self (Pride)
The Peacock in the Mirror
People are not intrinsically good or bad but are instead fallible and capable of harm. Through failure and error, one can learn, change behaviors, and, if possible, rectify harm caused. One strives for greater being, never perfection; the Self is not indestructible but instead reborn from its ashes, rooted in the narratives we tell ourselves. Wisdom is the byproduct of self-acceptance and a self-aware conscience tempered by patience. Self-respect is obligatory to respect others and to be respected; to master the Self is to escape the chains of self-deception and hypocrisy.

2. Ashmedai, Sexuality Unanimous (Lust)
The Goat on Fire
The heart of all passions and relationships is straightforward communication. Desires and desirability are need-based behaviours requiring attention and action to achieve fulfillment lest suffering is incurred. Contrary to the puritanical pulpit misanthropes, people love to FUCK; to focus/to be focused on, to understand/to be understood, to care/to be cared for, and to know/to be known. True Pleasure is virtuous and beautifully unconventional. To violate a person’s inviolability is to create heart-rending trauma, a lechery devoid of consent that negates any notion of pleasure.

3. BALAAM, The Rapacity Appraisal (Avarice)
The Toad of Tyranny
Gain, material or otherwise, impacts the social and its power-dynamics. The Behaviour of addictive Acquisition creates Loneliness, breeds Antisocialism, upholds Absolutism, and begets the Mammon that kills personal and social liberty. The antisocial social animal is self-destructive, and the absolutist denies failure and the potential for change. The rich classes are undeserving of wealth, which is itself universal; destitution is born of such cruel artificial incongruous dispensation. Tackle the tyranny of affluence and enact change directly for empty charity is cynical.

4. The Abaddon of Bitter Jealousy (Envy)
The Snake in the River
Objectification occurs when one limits themself by casting illusions through comparing oneself to others. Accept the autonomy of others as covetousness is a personal puzzle that must be confronted. If a person or persons cause resentment, look inward before seeking outward actions; in the absence of grievance, abandon the Leviathan that drowns one in misery and needless sadness. Equality and fairness are myths as diversity and struggle are inherences. To encroach upon another in the folly of desirousness is to forgo one's own security from consequence.

5. Intelligence in Righteous Assertiveness (Wrath)
The Lion that Roars
Regardless of ability, the vital existence is the greatest expression of holism, unfettered by overthought or uncertainty. Self-assurance in one’s convictions and power begets self-confidence, ignited by practical experiences in actions. Azazel's Revulsion and Indignation reveals a deeper zeal and perseverance. Fear is reasonable and natural but the courageous assert themselves regardless, upright with horns erect. The struggle for liberation is constant but violently necessary; vengeance is a pyrrhic victory unless rooted in communal consensus and support.

6. Nature Over NUMB Existence (Sloth)
The Snail that Atrophies
Nature and humanity are synonymous, with civilization often the holy antithesis of the earthly. The vapours of the “civilized” breed pestilence through its laws, forms of confinement, and greater weapons of alienation. This creates the worst of all manifestations, the Negative Utility that Makes Belphegor, the phallus thinker. Such indolent individuality distorts our scientific understanding of the world, which is anti-materialist. Unlike the litigious who submit their will to the regime's hypocrisies, a partisan of subversion seeks action that undermines “civilized” society.

7. Moloch, The Wasteful Animal (Gluttony)
The Pig of Emptiness
Like all organisms in variability, humanity needs to consume to survive but to overconsume is to squander. Overexploitation of humans, non-human animals, and the greater environment is a noxious fetor that summons Beelzebub, the shit lord of flies. To feed or deny such futile waste is a slow profligate death. The hollowness of emaciation or voraciousness is often born of an inability to fulfill the Self and its deeper needs, whether internal or external. In barrenness, sow the seeds of self-rebirth and healing, hungry for the forgotten fruits of self-fulfillment.

[Deadmananimations]

Thank you for sharing this, my personal view is that the philosophical ideals of communism and Nazism are Un-Satanic in principle. But those are just my own conclusions from personal research. I look forward to reading your literature, and your posts as you document your Journey. You have a voice here in our free speech community.

Thanks for stopping by. We'll definitely have to talk about your philosophical views of communism at some point, and what exactly about it is so "un-Satanic". I will say that communism and fascism (which includes nazism) are completely antithetical and that lumping them together is often not a good sign of one's politics. The only things they have in common (according to most ignorance people) is their militancy, which does not make them equals ideologically.

[AnonPoster]

1. I, the Self (Pride)
The Peacock in the Mirror
People are not intrinsically good or bad but are instead fallible and capable of harm. Through failure and error, one can learn, change behaviors, and, if possible, rectify harm caused. One strives for greater being, never perfection; the Self is not indestructible but instead reborn from its ashes, rooted in the narratives we tell ourselves. Wisdom is the byproduct of self-acceptance and a self-aware conscience tempered by patience. Self-respect is obligatory to respect others and to be respected; to master the Self is to escape the chains of self-deception and hypocrisy.

2. Ashmedai, Sexuality Unanimous (Lust)
The Goat on Fire
The heart of all passions and relationships is straightforward communication. Desires and desirability are need-based behaviours requiring attention and action to achieve fulfillment lest suffering is incurred. Contrary to the puritanical pulpit misanthropes, people love to FUCK; to focus/to be focused on, to understand/to be understood, to care/to be cared for, and to know/to be known. True Pleasure is virtuous and beautifully unconventional. To violate a person’s inviolability is to create heart-rending trauma, a lechery devoid of consent that negates any notion of pleasure.

3. BALAAM, The Rapacity Appraisal (Avarice)
The Toad of Tyranny
Gain, material or otherwise, impacts the social and its power-dynamics. The Behaviour of addictive Acquisition creates Loneliness, breeds Antisocialism, upholds Absolutism, and begets the Mammon that kills personal and social liberty. The antisocial social animal is self-destructive, and the absolutist denies failure and the potential for change. The rich classes are undeserving of wealth, which is itself universal; destitution is born of such cruel artificial incongruous dispensation. Tackle the tyranny of affluence and enact change directly for empty charity is cynical.

4. The Abaddon of Bitter Jealousy (Envy)
The Snake in the River
Objectification occurs when one limits themself by casting illusions through comparing oneself to others. Accept the autonomy of others as covetousness is a personal puzzle that must be confronted. If a person or persons cause resentment, look inward before seeking outward actions; in the absence of grievance, abandon the Leviathan that drowns one in misery and needless sadness. Equality and fairness are myths as diversity and struggle are inherences. To encroach upon another in the folly of desirousness is to forgo one's own security from consequence.

5. Intelligence in Righteous Assertiveness (Wrath)
The Lion that Roars
Regardless of ability, the vital existence is the greatest expression of holism, unfettered by overthought or uncertainty. Self-assurance in one’s convictions and power begets self-confidence, ignited by practical experiences in actions. Azazel's Revulsion and Indignation reveals a deeper zeal and perseverance. Fear is reasonable and natural but the courageous assert themselves regardless, upright with horns erect. The struggle for liberation is constant but violently necessary; vengeance is a pyrrhic victory unless rooted in communal consensus and support.

6. Nature Over NUMB Existence (Sloth)
The Snail that Atrophies
Nature and humanity are synonymous, with civilization often the holy antithesis of the earthly. The vapours of the “civilized” breed pestilence through its laws, forms of confinement, and greater weapons of alienation. This creates the worst of all manifestations, the Negative Utility that Makes Belphegor, the phallus thinker. Such indolent individuality distorts our scientific understanding of the world, which is anti-materialist. Unlike the litigious who submit their will to the regime's hypocrisies, a partisan of subversion seeks action that undermines “civilized” society.

7. Moloch, The Wasteful Animal (Gluttony)
The Pig of Emptiness
Like all organisms in variability, humanity needs to consume to survive but to overconsume is to squander. Overexploitation of humans, non-human animals, and the greater environment is a noxious fetor that summons Beelzebub, the shit lord of flies. To feed or deny such futile waste is a slow profligate death. The hollowness of emaciation or voraciousness is often born of an inability to fulfill the Self and its deeper needs, whether internal or external. In barrenness, sow the seeds of self-rebirth and healing, hungry for the forgotten fruits of self-fulfillment.

I like this. Keep it as a first draft. It needs improvement clearly.

[Deadmananimations]

I like this. Keep it as a first draft. It needs improvement clearly.

What would you improve upon? What parts do you like? Any feedback at all is welcome.

[Deadmananimations]

Within the tradition of western esotericism, the Right- and Left-Hand Path (RHP, LHP) are used to describe the dichotomy between opposing approaches to magick; terminology that equates LHP with "malicious black magic" or "black shamanism" and the RHP with "benevolent white magic". These occult notions do not capture the full gravity of the Satan tradition, which is more complex than a simple "dark vs. light" dichotomy, often omitting the connotation of good or bad magical actions altogether. To remedy this anarchic dichotomy two satanic notions have been recontextualized to better distinguish between satanic traditions; the scapegoat and the werewolf. The scapegoat, which bears the sins of society, represents opposition to the status quo while the werewolf, which embodies apex predation, represents mastery of the status quo. While both represent satanic carnality and freedom from social trappings, they differ fundamentally in their interpretation of what it means to be Satanic.

The Left Path: The Goats of Scape
Liberation: Freedom from the subjugation of the world
Radical Deviation: Exaltation of the unorthodox and marginalized
Heresy: Offense against the doctrine and its theologies
Dialectics: Study of the material and the art of investigation
Community: Kinship through a greater communal society

VS.

The Right Path: The Wolves of Vir
Domination: Freedom through the subjugation of the world
Traditional Hierarchy: Exaltation of the orthodox and privileged
Blasphemy: Offense against the faithful and their deities
Truisms: Study of the observable and the art of truth
Elitism: Kinship through an exclusive influential society