Hello, I have recognized myself as a satanist for about 6 months and I currently live with my mother and stepfather who are both "hardcore" christians. I cannot think of a place in my apartment that I could perform a ritual, or where to keep my ritual items. They know that I am a satanist, (You should have seen there reaction ;p) and I'm guessing they would be pissed if they found out I did a ritual in "their" home. So I am just curious if anyone has been in a similar situation. If you do ritual, where do you do it?
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Plague
Aug 15 '12
You could just do it in your bedroom without them knowing...it's your private business and you don't need to tell them.
MorbidSoul
Aug 16 '12
Thank you for posting everyone. FS, eventually I may start doing that but for now having all the candles and pentagram it really helps me get into a good mindset. The only problem with doing it in my bedroom is that I share a room with my brother, and I'd have to hide everything pretty well. Also, he doesn't know I'm a satanist because my parents don't want me to "ruin" him lol...
Wicked6Puppy
Aug 16 '12
Aight,
Get a medium sized lockbox, like something used for cds where the cd inserts come out of them. I use something similar to keep my pipes and weed in.
Use smaller sized ritual tools- things easily hidden in said lockbox. The size doesn't much matter as long as it suits your needs.
If possible, find a park that you feel comfortable being in at night. Graveyards work fairly well since not many people tend to hang around there at night.
I'm assuming at this point you are under aged. So getting out at night might be an issue. If you have a decent sized enough bathroom, you could try there, but you said you live in an apartment so that might also be an issue.
You could try working on smaller rituals. Like having a small plaque or tapestry with your chosen design that you can concentrate on in front of a candle. Then work out a mantra sigil and use some buddhist prayer beads to go over it. Might be interesting for you to de-sanctify the beads.
Use your imagination!
MorbidSoul
Aug 16 '12
Good ideas Wicked. I'll just need to think of an excuse for me to have a lock box. My parents would think I'm hiding weed or something in it. When I get up in the morning both parents are at work and my siblings are asleep, so I think that could be a good time to do it. De-sanctifying buddhist prayer beads would definitely be interesting.
Nith
Aug 17 '12
<using Pup's lock box idea> To hide in plain sight is one of my favoured ideas. A false power point wall plug that houses a storage box is an old trick but still works well and it is easy for most to make their own version. The average wall space allows for a 4inch by 4inch by 2inch high box. If in a rental place leave the power point face plate covering the hole when you move but take said lock box ;-)
Admin OrgasmicKarmatic
Aug 17 '12
I have found that once you get a true handle on ritual work place nor tools really become an issue. Some of my best were done in plain sight with everyone around me. Mainly because I view ritual work as more of a mental strength than that of a physical one. I never really had an issue hiding anything as I was the oldest and generally had my own area. Not to mention, I am around an eclectic crew and didn't have a hard time or even have to explain my actions when I did act.
Hopefully these guys gave you some good ideas and eventually you can move on to more of the mental. Good luck.
satanicgunaddic
Aug 28 '12
I have my garage and my closet, I use my garage for when I do group rituals and my closet for personal rituals, usually after my family has gone to bed.
desiccant
Sep 4 '12
I know this may not seem particularly helpful, but the best advice I can give is to figure it out for yourself. Use your own ingenuity and you may surprise yourself with the solutions you come up with. Use ritual tools that don't necessarily appear to be such, learn to hide things (a skill that is always good to have), or perform "empty handed" rituals. A Satanist should be able to adapt to adverse conditions. Good luck.
MorbidSoul
Sep 4 '12
Thanks, ultimately I will have to figure it out myself, but I thought hearing past/present experiences from others would be helpful, or might give me ideas.
