Damien Ba’al - The Satanic Narratives: A Modern Satanic Bible

Introduction to Satan

The first thing to understand regarding Satanism is that the stories of sacrificial alters, secret cults of evil, and brutal ritualized abuse are categorically false. Those ideas came from a moral panic in the 80s and 90s, commonly referred to as the Satanic Panic.

The Satanic Panic was a modern witch-hunt that some people still believe to this day. The rise of Christian culture, the (then) new psychological fraud of so-called recovered memories, and the nature of the general public as a herd of witless, scared sheep gave rise to it. Its negative effects still linger, even now. It is the primary source of the bigotry faced by Satanists.

Looking back on it, we have decades of lies and deception. Paranoia ran rampant, obscuring truth and reason. Talk shows did numerous exposs over many years, each fantastical and totally devoid of fact checking. Countless lives were ruined as false accusations sent the innocent to prison, and targeted many others for completely benign beliefs.

I know I have just scratched the surface with that topic. However, digging in further would be tangential and out of scope for this book. It did need to be mentioned though.

The next thing to understand is that Satan is not an actual being. Satan does not literally exist. There are theists who believe in that sort of thing, but I do not. This is actually an atheistic religion and philosophy. Satan is just a metaphorical construct that symbolizes certain ideals. There are different aspects of Satan, which all give characteristics to the archetype.

You can see the Satan archetype come to life in classic literature, such as Miltons Paradise Lost and Revolt of the Angels by Anatole France. Mythology is another good place to look, and in fact, that is where the characteristics of the literary Satan were drawn from.

Different demonized (literally) gods became aspects of Satan, shaping this mythological character. I will divide most of this book by categorizing certain ideas by the aspect of Satan, with which they are associated. The ideas will make logical sense on their own, independent of these archetypes though. This is merely a way to organize the information and simultaneously demonstrate the metaphorical construct.

Some people use Satanism as an excuse to be an ass. It is very reminiscent of people who use an Abrahamic religion as an excuse to be a bigot. Justification of lousy behavior, and personal shortcomings, while blindly quoting some document you follow unquestioningly is of traditional religion. The Satanist is in diametrical opposition to such nonsense.

Think of me as a teacher, advisor, or guide and not so much as a leader. The Satanist does not really need a leader per say. I lead only metaphorically, guiding one through philosophical concepts. I offer what knowledge and wisdom I have, but you must lead yourself. Myself and others can help you, and we will, but this is your journey. You must push yourself through it, and you reap the rewards along the way, down the path; the Left-Hand Path.