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Originally posted by DarwinVsJesus
reply to post by ThirdEyeofHorus
No, Satanists are atheists. You know nothing about it, clearly. Thanks for hijacking the thread.
Here, just so we're clear on this. There is no god, or devil. I am a Satanist in the LaVeyan sense. I believe in myself, and I revere the natural world.
Furthermore, just to make sure you people get this.
I Deny the Holy Spirit, and I am not afraid.
Now stop bringing it up. You aren't helping at all.
Satanism developed in the context of the Christian faith, as an ideological backlash to certain tenets promoted in Christianity. The character of Satan revered by Satanists, therefore, is mainly regarded as the prototypical anti-Christian figure.
Theistic Satanism (also known as traditional Satanism, spiritual Satanism or Devil Worship) is a form of Satanism with the primary belief that Satan is an actual deity or force to revere or worship.[11][12] Other characteristics of theistic Satanism may include a belief in magic, which is manipulated through ritual, although that is not a defining criterion, and theistic Satanists may focus solely on devotion. Unlike the LaVeyan Satanism founded by Anton LaVey in the 1960s, theistic Satanism is theistic as opposed to atheistic, believing that Satan is a real being rather than a symbol of individualism.
Originally posted by DarwinVsJesus
Originally posted by corsair00
reply to post by DarwinVsJesus
Whatever you do, don't go see a psychiatrist about this problem. The first thing they will do is diagnose you schizophrenic and put you on all kinds of dangerous medications. Although, maybe a small dose of Seroquel could help out a little...
I already take anti-psychotics. As a mood stabilizer. I have rather severe bipolar disorder. They don't help. I find that the only thing that has helped is stress reduction.
I want to reiterate a final #ing time.
I am a Satanist, but that doesn't mean I follow Satan. There is no #ing Satan. It's a metaphor. It's a collection of all the trickster gods and devils (all religions have a trickster), whose attributes are uniquely animal. This causes a sort of disdain for certain non-human animals. Goats in particular where treated hideously. God dammit, can anyone do a little research before making assumptions.
Originally posted by Mundanemundy
Omg.
I was about to make a new thread. I've been a lurker here for long.
I always wanted to share my own Crazy experience with you but never really had the courage to.
... I dont know if i can make my own thread yet, i dont think so, so i Will write here if u dont mind. My story ressemble yours.
When i was about four, what i hope was a reccuring nightmare haunted me for about four years.
I would litterally wake up and start a new day living a "living nightmare"
I wake up, i know it Will happen so i look all around to see if "he's" there. When i feel courageous enough to get out of bed I do, walk my way to the door. The closed door of the bedroom. And it starts.
The door is locked and every Time i figure out the door can't be locked (no lock on the door) it triggers that feeling in me, i know "it" Will happens as usual but the scene of me trying to open the door even tho it can't possibly be locked is the "key". When i give and stop or let fear overcome my Will to get out of here or let go of my rationnality (one more Time that #ing door can't be locked!) the monster appears.
A tall man, large, with a deep growing voice. I never ever looked at him directly because i was to frightened to do so. I know it was tall because of how #ing high he should have been to lift me so high and throw me on the bed.
He would always come out of the same corner. The door was between two Walls. The big wall of the room that goes from the door to the front of the bed at the other end of the room and on the other side of the door facing that wall was another one because of a closet buil in the wall. Like a dead end with a door.
It was fairly easy to look at the corner while i was trying to open the door but he's Come out when i was overcome with fear and to concentrated on the door.
It lasted four years.
Only in that room. Nowhere else. Everytime it happened i would sit on the bed and scream all that i have to let go of the fear and the feeling of being powerless against that entity. Everytime my mum would come and tell me it was a nightmare.
I tried everything. At Time, getting out of sleep i would call my mum, scream for my mum and since she'd not hear me I would then panic and scream for her... You know the rest. Ultimately I would have to wake up and leave the room by myself...
...or not really.
Im 27. Reading the begining of your story shook me I even uncontrollably let some tears fall because I was about to write that story somewhere with or without your post. The emotion i still feel coupled with the fright you described was too much!
Tomorow I Will have a "real" talk with my mum to see if she remembers anything. I know it was not just a reccuring nightmare. Or it was the worst false awakening/lucid dream ever.
Originally posted by DarwinVsJesus
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Christians, you suck
Originally posted by DarwinVsJesus
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Naturalism refers to the viewpoint that laws of nature (as opposed to supernatural ones) operate in the universe, and that nothing exists beyond the natural universe or, if it does, it does not affect the natural universe.[1] Adherents of naturalism (i.e. naturalists) assert that natural laws are the rules that govern the structure and behavior of the natural universe, that the universe is a product of these laws.[2]
Philosopher Paul Kurtz argues that nature is best accounted for by reference to material principles. These principles include mass, energy, and other physical and chemical properties accepted by the scientific community. Further, this sense of naturalism holds that spirits, deities, and ghosts are not real and that there is no "purpose" in nature. Such an absolute belief in naturalism is usually referred to as metaphysical naturalism (or philosophical naturalism).[3] In contrast, assuming naturalism in working methods, without necessarily considering naturalism as an absolute truth with philosophical entailments, is called methodological naturalism.[4]
Originally posted by DarwinVsJesus
I'm speechless.
Jesus Appears to 24 Satanists During Blood Ritual
"I hear this hissing sound like a snake... and as I'm hearing him curse me, this cloud rises in the office and this really obnoxious smell.. and so I ask him 'How long have you been a Satanist?'" ~ Graham Cooke
Originally posted by Mundanemundy
Hey darwin.
One thing that may help you. It helped me a lot:
It's extremely hard to transition from sleep to wake, especially when I have a nightmare. i used to wale up with fast heartbeats, sweat or breathing really fast. A few years ago I took the habit to take a deep breath, hold it, open my eyes, and finally exhale.
Now i do it instinctively and i wake up feeling ok, breathing normaly, etc...
Im still reading the thread. Im in shock. I can believe other people expericenced that. The deep growling voice, big man. Dark... In the corner. Seemingly coming out of nowhere.
Not so long ago in my early 20's I've searching so desesperately for rational answer that I have even thougt of child abuse (who knows). But my mum was single and i only have two other older sisters and no man were at home with us...
I don't like being told "turn to christ" because the subtext is "as you are, you're no good".
Originally posted by DarwinVsJesus
I'd love to continue this conversation privately. This thread has been ruined and it's the last time I ever go out on a limb. Feel free to PM if you'd like to talk more about this.
I don't like being told "turn to christ" because the subtext is "as you are, you're no good". I repeatedly asked people to stop posting these things and debating the merits of my philosophy or theirs. I wanted help. I am experiencing real terror, on a regular basis. I'm leaving this thread with no answers and a feeling of sadness that I have been judged so strongly by ignorant people who don't have any idea what they are talking about.
Just like animal welfare, people don't ever realize the horrors of the situation until they see it for themselves. Until they do, it's not important. I hope some of you are confronted with this being.
When I was still a christian, I did use the name of Jesus. It never went away. My fault, right? I hope one of you comes face to face with a 12 foot tall, cheshire-cat grinning being that exudes terror and evil. When you throw your jesus at him, and he laughs at you and comes closer, then you will know why I wanted this out of it. Guess why he laughed? he's not a demon, you fools. It's an inter-dimensional creature of some type. Not a #ing demon. So the name of jesus this or yeshua that is irrelevant.
and all the while I'm still being followed, watched, experiencing regular intervals of utter terror.