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To: alt.satanism From: doctorlao@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Anton LaVey and Satan Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 01:56:14 GMT Lupo wrote: >I think it is appropriate to quote Dr. Lao on this one, for the nth >time:Thanks to Brother Lupo for posting that. Dr. Lao couldn't have said it better himself. Satan as a metaphor was no mystery among early Church of Satan members. No one expected the Devil to pop out from behind a curtain during rituals. There were a few who believed in the literal being but then every organization has members with "interesting" belief systems. The whole idea of the Church of Satan was to renounce the gods in all their forms and to celebrate life and one's personal accomplishments. Anton LaVey made it quite clear in conversations and lectures that there was no Satan (or any other supreme beings) outside ourselves -- that we were our own "gods." The dark force in nature was the dark force in our *own* nature. He said it best in the Satanic Bible: "There is no heaven of glory bright, and no hell where sinners roast. Here and now is our day of torment! Here and now is our day of joy! Here and now is our opportunity! Choose ye this day, this hour, for no redeemer liveth!" Now what part of that can one not understand? Michael Aquino's interesting inversion: "He (LaVey) just as routinely tailored his comments down to the "metaphor" level when dealing with the public [or with Church members who could not handle anything beyond that either intellectually or emotionally]" says far more about Michael Aquino than it does Anton LaVey. But in the end, who really cares? Maybe the real question should be why Michael Aquino needs to talk about it for thirty years. Dr. Lao thinks that it is easier for Michael Aquino to sleep at night believing that Set told him to betray a mentor and friend rather than take the responsibility personally. In any event, apparently Michael Aquino's "Set" is no great shakes in the god department. Not only is Set a horrible writer ( _Coming Forth By Night_ ) but he certainly hasn't been in Michael Aquino's corner when the going got rough. In fact, it may be said that Set betrays his followers when they need him most. That makes him an ideal god for Michael Aquino. As usual, Dr. Lao is struck still by the irony. Dr. Lao The Circus of Dr. Lao http://www.angelfire.com/co/doctorlao/index.html Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
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