Show Notes
"The only proper response to them is no response!" Or is it? A look into selective debate engagement and the people who fear it. Also, two recent examples of channels desperate to name-drop the Church of Satan for rage bait, and the end result. Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support 00:00 - Intro 01:43 - "Don't respond to trolls! Ever!", they say 05:00 - No, there are sometimes good reasons: 1) Wrath 09:29 - 2) It's fun 10:28 - 3) Sharpening the Intellect 11:54 - 4) The audience 15:19 - Further thoughts 23:37 - Lisa Barlow's tequila and Church of Satan Magister David Harris's reply 29:37 - Satanecdote: LibsofTikTok stupidity (no, we're not located in Canada)
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A look at the concept of "human rights" and some of the all too-often unquestioned dogma that goes along with that. Also responses to listener mail on topics including self-sacrifice and leadership, and some amusing Satanic anecdotes. Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - "Free" Satanic Bible redux 06:52 - Leadership and self-sacrifice? 15:47 - Satanecdotes: Marching band, Devil in his own home town 23:11 - Dyer's Email 28:57 - Freaking out over Magister Michael Rose's quote 34:20 - "Human Rights" 39:23 - "Civil Rights" 44:22 - Satanism, "Two Wrongs Make A Right" essay 47:37 - "Two Wrongs Make a Right"
Hear a long-lost 2016 recording of a discussion on Greater Magic, answering questions and addressing misconceptions of Satanic ritual and how the Satanic concept of magic fits within an atheistic worldview. Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:51 - About the 2016 recording 00:03:34 - 2016 introduction 00:05:43 - Defining "magic" in Satanism 00:08:37 - Place in the brain? 00:11:41 - An every day thing? 00:13:52 - Conjuration of Lust 00:18:17 - Conjuration of Compassion 00:19:36 - Conjuration of Destruction 00:22:04 - People who want to misunderstand 00:24:18 - Group vs. Solitary rituals 00:25:27 - Memories of 6/6/06 00:28:00 - Ritual vs. Ceremony 00:29:16 - Getting hung up on details 00:30:39 - When to ritualize 00:33:50 - Excuses and the human need for ritual 00:37:31 - How it fits in an atheistic worldview 00:45:48 - Music in the ritual chamber 00:50:29 - The chamber itself 00:54:18 - Tools: not that complicated 00:56:36 - Broken bell 00:58:15 - Recommendations to teen Satanists 01:00:47 - Ritualizing with non-Satanists? 01:03:56 - Group vs. solitary (again) 01:04:36 - Destruction question 01:06:27 - Lust rituals and groups 01:08:12 - "wHy aRnT aLL sAtUnitz rich?" 01:14:18 - Ritual blooper stories
Hear why a free Satanic Bible is, ironically, unsatanic. Also hear talk about Satanically-relevant trademarks and copyrights, and one particularly ridiculous conspiracy theory regarding Dolly Parton. Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support Original 2014 article: https://churchofsatan.com/free-satanic-bible-is-unsatanic/
After covering what Satanism has to say about life and death in part 1, part 2 continues with a deeper dive into the topic of dealing with death and grief. About the show: https://satansplain.com Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Overview, superstitious vs. scumbag 05:37 - Grief: What we DON'T do 08:08 - The 2025 letter (death of a pet) 12:06 - Cremation vs. burial and Satanism's "requirements" 13:36 - Answers from Infidels.org's "Introduction to Atheism" FAQ, 1997 20:15 - On friends and family, Rule #2, myth of the "Satanic Community" 26:14 - But...counterproductive pride! 34:55 - Reminder: Satanism is a religion 40:40 - Satanic Funerals 43:50 - Other ritual, and the Satanic journey symbolism via elements 49:40 - Quotation
Presenting part 1 of a 2-part set of episodes on life, death, and grief. We'll look at how Satanism particularly views the phenomenon of death, from views on the afterlife, to Satanic funerals, to dealing with the death of those around us. About the show: https://satansplain.com Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Overview 3:56 - Life After Death Through Fulfillment of the Ego 9:08 - Labels are good. Buddhism sucks. 18:12 - I-Theism vs. Pretentiousness 22:15 - Aside: ECI, afterlife 26:46 - Fearing death, spiritual pipedreams 30:52 - About grief (continued in part 2)