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To: alt.satanism From: Michael.Aquino@125-430.wmeonlin.sacbbx.com (Michael Aquino) Subject: Temple of Set/Church of Satan Date: 27 Jun 94 20:00:28 -0800 tim> And do not give out this crap about how you LOVE CoS and would not tim> wish it harm - If you or your organization could do anything to the tim> CoS it would be DONE. You cannot - and you know this. I think the tim> alt.satanism Usenet knows this too, after two moon's of your re-post tim> of the same information over and over. So Put Up or Shut up. A strange post from Tim Maroney, as the language seems that of Ken Rhoades. Possibly a corrupted transmission. In any case: Perhaps I did not make myself sufficiently clear the first time. Our regard is for the original, authentic Church of Satan that existed only 1966-1975. The obscene caricature that a few vulgar little people have tried to exploit since then is nothing more than a reproach and an embarrassment to the original vision. But you bring up an interesting point: Should we try actively and aggressively to expose and discredit this scam to the point where those who are trying to prostitute it give it up and go looking for some other way to expend their energy? Or should we just treat the 1966-75 C/S as a "closed book" - as indeed we have per my _Church of Satan_ history - and ignore the Anton LaVey of today and the type of representatives his present persona has attracted: Blanche Barton, the Gilmores, Rhoades? There is a certain tempting logic to the second option, on the theory that water seeks its own level and that anyone stupid enough to be duped by people such as these deserves it. Certainly people like Barton, the Gilmores, and Rhoades could never qualify as Setians. So why not let the Anton of today have them, and them have him, and be done with it? I suspect the Temple of Set is inclining more and more towards that way of thinking. Almost two decades have elapsed since the end of the C/S in 1975, and the vast majority of today's Setians think of the historic C/S as only an interesting prelude to the Temple - and think of the present-day "C/S" as little more than a bad joke. They have many more interesting and more productive matters towards which to devote their attention. Old Satanic war-horses like me are regarded a bit indulgently, if you'll pardon the term, for our fits of vehemence about "the good old days". We took issue with Anton in 1975 for betraying the Prince of Darkness and betraying the Church into just a vehicle for Anton to exploit. We corrected both problems with the Temple of Set. Thereafter, of course, Anton has made no secret of his current beliefs, motives, and attitude towards other people. So it may well be that it is his destiny, and that of those now clinging to him, to do just what they are doing. As for the Prince of Darkness, he withdrew his Mandate from the Church in 1975; hence we need not be concerned with it thereafter on his behalf. And even the name "Satan" - that of a mere Hebrew corruption and Judaeo/Christian scarecrow later on - is better left to those who revel in its negative imagery and who cannot step outside of the brittle little universe of J/C. Destroy the Church of Satan? Anton himself did that almost 20 years ago. The founders of the Temple of Set, fortunately, rescued and preserved That which was noble and immortal in it. There is no need to do anything else now. -- : Fidonet: Michael Aquino 1:125/430 .. speaking for only myself. : Internet: Michael.Aquino@125-430.wmeonlin.sacbbx.com
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