Opinions on The Temple of Set

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Original post: Leviathan

Satanism is for those who recognize in themselves that they are part of the essence; those who feel the dark current since the beginning. Unfortunately those individuals are rare. But I say the few the strong instead of many worthless converts satanism seems to attract. This is due to satanic bibles being available everywhere, sucking in all kinds of scum. Satanism and the dark arts have always and should be mysterious, forbidden and not for everyone. Hail to those who preserve it...

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Original post: Ankh-Pentacle

Pic-posts have been pretty much all this poster has been doing.

Much of it looks like it is cribbed from the "Zeena LaVey Fan Club" from Myspace, or similar.

The Zeena LaVey Fan Club WAS started by ME - I have a few online names. On here I call myself Ankh-Pentacle. But on myspace I am called Newtgurl!

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Original post: blackadder

If you do not agree with M.Aquino's essay 'Black magic', there is not much point in joining. If your that way inclined it can be found on the net, if you know where to look;) Alternantly, S.Flowers 'Lords of the left hand path' covers TOS, also giving an overview of many other groups and individuals from the perspective of Aquino's take on the left hand path.

There are 'some' interesting people within TOS with something to teach, though there is a larger majority whom teach trash as truth, as part of the quest for the next grade:( - not good.

Group dynamics is pretty bad in my opinion, lots of obnoxious people, whom like to discuss themselves and/or how powerfull they are in the mundane world. Interesting, if you like people watching though.

Don't criticize or disrespect anyone of a higher grade, you are liable to get chucked out, whether you are in the wrong or not.

If you agree with Aquino's views and want to interact socially and magically within the dynamics join, though keep your eyes open and stay objective, it is easy to get sucked in.

If you agree with Aquino's views and do not like the darkside, don't join and just use the materials.

It is a cult of sorts, one only has to join and observe to see this. If you want to get on, it is not that difficult to pull the wool over the eyes of the many, you only have to stroke the right ego's and talk the lingo. If you want to leave it is not a problem, unless you criticize them publically, then they become very much like scientology.

That said, their dynamics do work, as TOS is the largest and longest standing overt left hand path organisation in the world. Therefore, it must have something going for it.

Blackadder

Exactly what I think.