Satansplain Bill M.

Were the "Good ol' days" really all that "good"? We'll explore Anton LaVey's essay on the topic (spoiler: the answer is, "No!"), and a related college commencement speech from 2024 on the irrationality of claiming collective victim status, paying homage to George Carlin.
00:00 - Intro
00:58 - Satanism and how it relates to this topic
03:56 - "The Good Old Days" by Anton LaVey
20:10 - Satanicdote: Satanism lecture at an ESL class
23:20 - Introduction to the commencement speech
24:24 - "To the Class of 2024: You Are All Diseased"

The Balance Factor! Hear how this concept relates to the more broader concept of "magic" in Satanism, which of course means first addressing some misconceptions about Satanic magic itself. Also, answering some listener mail about the "LaVeyan Satanism" misnomer, a history-confused Wiccan, and other questions.
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Rust's email
02:06 - What is "The Balance Factor"? Working definition from We Are Satanists.
04:18 - Recap: Satanism is a non-theistic religion and this isn't supernatural. RTFM.
09:50 - The Balance Factor, and greater magic for "that remaining push needed"
13:38 - The Satanic BIble on "The Balance Factor"
18:12 - Bill's "ribbon-cutting ceremony" analogy
26:48 - "My Wiccan girlfriend says you should call yourselves 'neo-Satanists'!"
32:00 - Why the term "LaVeyan Satanism" is a misnomer
 
 

Addressing the misconceptions that the QAnon conspiracy theory is the "Satanic Panic 2.0" (it's not; let's keep that way), or that "the Satanic Panic never ended" (it did; let's keep it that way). Also, the difference between personalization and hypocritical self-deceit in the ritual chamber.

There is no "Satanic community". Learn what Satanists mean by this. Also, Bill answers some listener mail about artificial human companions, doctrines of superiority, and an anecdote about one Satanist's conspiracy theorist co-worker. 
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Multiple meanings of the word "community"
05:30 - Why there is no "Satanic Community"
15:50 - Excerpts from "Myth of the Satanic Community"
25:53 - Announcements
28:13 - Santanecdote
30:42 - Artificial Human Companions question
35:15 - Quote from The Devil's Notebook ("inferior man taught a doctrine of superiority")
 

The 11 Satanic Rules of the Earth! While they're straightforward for most Satanists, Satansplain addresses common questions and misconceptions about things like "lairs", "mating signals", "destroying", "magic", and other details.

Church of Satan Reverend Dave Wallace steps in to interview the team behind the infamous Satanic memes page, "Dr. Vincent Schitz, PhD in Satanic Memes". Hear all about the history of the page, its past and present meme makers, their creative process, and answers to questions submitted by Dr. Schitz fans. Also, visit the new Satansplain store (store.satansplain.com) for Dr. Schitz merchandise!