Intro to Satanism

By: Diane Vera

As promised in the PAGAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES echo, here’s my brief introductory essay on Satanism (though Corwynt won’t be seeing it, alas). I’ll confine myself to discussing serious_occultists who identify as Satanists. I have no interest in the teen-age glue-sniffing “Satin rulz” crowd, who are into “Satanism” as a way to shock the grown- ups, and who usually (as far as I know) outgrow it. Nor am I interested in criminals who say the Devil made them do it (often, I suspect, as a way to get themselves declared insane).

From Self-Doubt to Self-Assurance: The Inner Journey of The fool

by Anja Heij

 
Lack of self-confidence is an unseen enemy for many people. This foe keeps us from doing what we would love to do, from taking decisions that are good for us, and from expressing our uniqueness. Many men and women are flowers that never open up. I know what I am talking about. Some years ago I felt like a dried flower myself, feeling unworthy and guilty and believing statements like: “You dare not do this, you will never succeed in that, you won’t come any further than making just a small start.” And then the story went on with: