There are many different definitions of the word satanism. The largest organization is The Church of Satan, founded by Anton LaVey in the 1960’s. LaVeyan satanism doesn’t actually involve the worship of Satan. The followers claim to be mostly Atheists. Members of the Church of Satan believe that as an individual, each person holds the responsibility …show more content…
Most of this ritual is imagery, which the encouragement to use 5 senses. What one must do is preferably to to a room alone and use “imagery”. The participant may use drawings, stories, sounds, or smells. Also, acting out your desire is a way of the ritual. When doing this one should obtain maximum “pleasure”. Another category of satanic rituals would be the compassion ritual. Compassion rituals performed by the participant are to help the chances of success for someone, including yourself, who you feel sympathy for. All that is done after the beginning steps for this ritual is imagination. One must close their eyes and visualize what they want to happen and who they want it to happen to. The final and more aggressive category of satanic rituals is the destruction ritual, to cause destruction of an enemy. The one performing the ritual can stay at the altar, but it is suggested that they be by their target for full results. In order to get the full image of destruction, one can put pins in dolls, a gruesome written or drawn description, or holding what tool you would like to use on them. (enyclopediasatanica.com)
The satanic rituals are like ritual sandwiches. They always have the same beginning and end, bread, and in the middle, it is the participant's choosing. After the middle, depending on if your requests are written or verbal, you state them to the priest and burn them in a flame. After each request is stated, “Hail Satan” is