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                                 SATANIC BUNCO SHEET
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           The Following Guidelines, Written By Anton LaVey, Are Included
          In  Each  New  C.O.S.  Membership  Package.   As  The Interest In
          Satanism Continues To Rise So Does The Opportunity For Those Less
          Than Ethical Induviduals To Relieve The Uninformed Of Their Cash.
                      Read On, and Consider Yourself Informed.

                1) When someone claims to have revelations directly  from
          Satan, he's playing and age-old Christian game to bilk you out of
          your  money.   You  cannot  blend  mysticism  and rationality, no
          matter how a group may dance around it. Mysticism is defined as a
          touch from "God" or "Satan," by whatever name you may  call  him.
          By definition, it suspends and automatically negates logic.  It's
          exactly  the  kind of blind belief one is supposed to have in the
          transformation of the bread and wine of the  Catholic  Mass  into
          the  literal body and blood of Christ.  That's the step that true
          Satanists  can't  take,  one  of  blind  faith,  abandoning   all
          rationality  with  mystery,  magic, ritual, and ceremonies--these
          are completely different things from the  "mystical  experience."
          But, as explained in The Satanic Bible, it is a highly consicious
          act  and  the  seperation  of the two elements are deliberate and
          clear.  You suspend your rational mind when  you  walk  into  the
          ritual  chamber,  you  don't abandon it completely!  By using all
          the most effective, evocative techniques at  your  disposal,  by
          concentrating  your entire being to reach your goal, you may very
          well contact something  beyond  yourself,  But  this  comes  form
          personal  experience,  not "faith" or "belief," and you don't try
          to sell this experience to anyone else.  Even  Christian  mystics
          cautioned  against  expecting  others  to believe you'd talked to
          God.

                2)  Look out for jargon and secrets that only the "initiated"
          can be privy to.  As  you  are  processed  through  the  strictly
          enforced  degree  system,  you'll  discover  there  are  no  real
          secrets, just more gobbledygook.

                3)  Most pseudo-Satanic groups are short-lived, running out
          of either money, enthusisasm, or both before too long.  An easier
          game  usually  comes  along  and they're off and running in a new
          direction.

                4)  Be aware of the approach of "You probably aren't  smart
          enough to join us.  The only way you could prove you're not is by
          joining." From the first material you get, you feel you  have  to
          prove  and  defend  yourself.   Don't  be fooled by big words and
          fancy typing.  True Satanism builds the ego, it doesn't  tear  it
          down.

                5)   How  do they  deal  with Anton LaVey and The Church Of
          Satan?   Sometimes  you  have  to read between the lines in their
          literature.  Many current  groups  play  the  Christian  game  of
          handing   out   laurels   with  one  hand  while  stabbing  their
          progenitors in the back with the other.
                Do the rest of their  ideas  seem  aligned  with  Satanism?
          Do you get the feeling they're more 'Occultnik, Wiccan,  or  even
          Christian?   Do they want to be good, "ethical" Satanists?  There
          are those who are  aligned  with  Satanism  But  who  don't  even
          mention  it  in  thier  introductory literature.  They don't balk
          from the label when they're asked directly.  The key  usually  is
          that  pseudo-Satanists  want,  at  all costs, to wear a "Good Guy
          Badge." Real Satanists don't need to.  We admit to being Evil, to
          being  opposed  to  the  blindness  and  hypocracy  inherent   in
          Christianity.

                6)   Beware  of  cults  offering  sex  orgies and drugs, or
          killing  animals  in  the name of Satan.  As you well know, these
          are not part of Satanic practices.   The  leaders  want  to  take
          advantage  of you, and know less about Satanism than you do.  Use
          common sense.  Suspect groups started by someone much older  than
          yourself:  ask yourself what their motives seem to be.  Don't get
          involved with anyone you don't know well, as a friend, first.

                7)   Some  other  groups  to  be  wary  of:  A)   Feminist,
          Wiccan-oriented, conciousness-raising groups  who  practice  more
          male-bashing  than  magic,  B)  New  Age groups draped in Satanic
          trappings.  C) Jargon-laden Christians masqurading as  Satanists,
          D)  Pen-Pal  or  lonely  hearts  social  groups  masquerading  as
          elitists performing powerful Satanic Rituals.  All of  the  above
          are subject to bitch-fights, petty jelousies, and rivalries. Many
          make  their  membership lists and "advanced initiatory material"
          availiable for the asking and encourage group  activities  of  any
          sort.   They  are  safe  havens for small-minded people trying to
          play head games, preferring the protection of groups rather  than
          really working to apply what Anton LaVey wrote.

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