Summoning a Demon
This is a concept I have a hard time with. I keep seeing articles and books about using Satanism to summon demons, pray to literal Satan, and control supernatural forces. Most people use the same language and iconography the their books on Satanism. There’s also the cool satanym (Satanic Pseudonym). However, these highlight prayers, chants and affirmations to the Devil. I can’t come to terms with that being Satanism. Not only is that diety worship, which isn’t my thing, it goes in a direction I’m not on board with. To split hairs, summoning the Devil, would be devil worship. That isn’t part of Satanism, at least nothing I would associate with. There are a host of problems with this idea, the most obvious being, “worship,” and demons don’t exist. Satanism and Devil Worship are two different things. There is a difference. There is no demon worship, or worship of a higher power in Satanism. The self is a god, so […]