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    The document outlines the four pillars of Traditional Satanism: 1. The Al-Jilwah, a revelation from Satan to Sheikh Adi in the 12th century that provides insights into Satan's power and promise to reward the faithful. 2. First century Gnosticism, which recognized Satan/the serpent as humanity's ally, though their understanding was still flawed by Christianity. 3. Elizabethan-era black witchcraft, which established the tradition of bonding with Satan despite Christian persecution, though surviving texts require context from the other pillars. 4. The scriptures of Christianity, which can provide facts about Satan even if commentary is slanted, such as Genesis acknowledging Satan told

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    The document outlines the four pillars of Traditional Satanism: 1. The Al-Jilwah, a revelation from Satan to Sheikh Adi in the 12th century that provides insights into Satan's power and promise to reward the faithful. 2. First century Gnosticism, which recognized Satan/the serpent as humanity's ally, though their understanding was still flawed by Christianity. 3. Elizabethan-era black witchcraft, which established the tradition of bonding with Satan despite Christian persecution, though surviving texts require context from the other pillars. 4. The scriptures of Christianity, which can provide facts about Satan even if commentary is slanted, such as Genesis acknowledging Satan told

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    The 4 pillars

    The Four Pillars of Traditional Satanism


    by Jason King, Cathedral of the Black Goat Council of 6 member

    On what grounds do we claim the title, Traditional Satanist?


    What traditions do we indicate by such a designation? There are minimally four such streams of
    tradition, which though each may provide only a partial picture, when combined, act to define what it
    means to be a Satanist in the truly traditional sense of the term.
    We feel at liberty to define neither Satan nor Satanism by recourse to our own fanciful notions, for both
    of these ideas have been in use for literally centuries, and are not disputed terms, except paradoxically
    within the so-called "Satanist scene". Everybody knows who Satan is, and Satanism is simply the religion
    which declares Satan for its God. We don't get to rename him as we see fit, or redefine him according to
    our own neurotic needs. Satan is simply Satan, period.
    If one desires to flesh this out a bit more, and get to the real meat of what Satanism entails, then one
    should look to history, and recognize the four streams of living tradition from which we can synthesize a
    coherent framework which underlies any true devotional and practical Satanism. There are two general
    observations at the outset.
    1. First, and foremost, Satan is a real supernatural being. Anyone who says different may call
    themself a Satanist, but they have to bend over backward on a daily basis to try and explain why
    they insist on using a word outside of all proper historical context.
    2. Second, and perhaps of equal importance, due to the vast inequity between men and gods, each
    tradition received bears fundamental limitations, or in other words, paints a necessarily
    incomplete, and often misleading picture of the gods, angels, and demons.
    We use each tradition to reinforce and correct the inadequacies of the others, but we are still in the
    realm of, at best, partial knowledge. With this important caveat in mind, let us indicate the four pillars of
    Traditional Satanism.

    The First Pillar: The Al-Jilwah

    The most pure of the traditions of Satanism is a revelation from Satan delivered to the person of Sheikh
    Adi in the 12th Century entitled Al-Jilwah, or The Revelation. What separates this tradition from the
    others is that the first person "speaker" is Lord Satan Himself. Key understandings drawn from the Al-

    Jilwah include the power and providence of the Master, as well as His promise to reward those who are
    faithful to His dictates.

    The Second Pillar: First Century Gnosticism

    Early Christianity was far more eclectic than the garbage we are left with today, all of which owes its
    origin either directly or indirectly to Roman Catholicism. In the First Century, what would eventually
    become Catholicism was only one of many sects. Among this myriad of Jesus-worshippers was a group
    that had achieved a partial understanding of the Master, which was remarkable for that era. Today we
    call these ancient proto-Satanists "gnostics", after the method of their enlightenment. What the gnostic
    Christians were able to key in on was the fact that although the god of the Hebrews was in fact the
    demiurgos, or "fashioner" of the world of matter, he is neither supreme nor the true benefactor of
    mankind. It was instead the serpent of Eden (read: Satan!) who was the ally of mankind.
    Although we can credit these ancient people with such an understanding, we must keep in mind that
    their overall worldview was still "Christocentric", and hence flawed, but given the time and place of their
    subsistence, no less remarkable. The stream of tradition we trace back to these people is given a more
    proper systematic placement relative to the other three pillars.

    The Third Pillar: Elizabethan-era Black Witchcraft

    There have always been those brave individuals who have dared the flaming pyres of the Christian
    churches, and bonded their souls in the service of Satan. However, in much the same way that all early
    alternative accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus were destroyed, we are left with a bare minimum
    of surviving documentation of their discoveries. Of the little we do have, almost all is relatively late,
    comparatively speaking. The primary value of such surviving texts is twofold: first to establish the
    pedigree of our faith, which despite what may be claimed elsewhere, is ancient; and second to illustrate
    what works and what doesn't from a ritual standpoint. Deciphering such grimoires can be a challenge to
    even the most dedicated servant of the Master, which is why we must affirm their meaning relative to
    the other pillars - each reinforces the others, as has been repeatedly emphasized.

    The Fourth Pillar: The scriptures of the enemy

    Any true warrior knows that knowledge of the opposition is key to victory. Given this fact, it stands to
    reason that Lord Satan's opposition would endow the flock of his sheep with a knowledge of the Master.
    Though commentary will of course be slanted toward their side, it does their god no good whatsoever to
    downplay the significance of their adversary (Satan), or ignore His power and influence. So we find that
    Genesis tells us just exactly who told Eve the truth and who lied, regardless of how the author chose to
    gloss those blatant facts. We find that Paul himself must admit that Satan is the God of this world, etc.
    Again, we must be careful that we separate the fact from the propaganda by recourse to the other
    pillars, but make no mistake about it, there are facts to be had, even in the enemy's books.

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