Hey all I would like to get into reading again, hoping I can be more knowledgeable about the world. I also would like to read about anything that has to do with Satanism, so I can get more perspectives and such about it.
So, any recommendations?
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Nith
Aug 17 '12
Just Shut The Fuck Up, and Do Something (Great book for anyone at any stage).
Temple of the Vampire Bibles (Nice for a laugh and pointers of what not to do).
http://goatofmendes.ning.com/group/themendeslibrary/forum/topics/temple-of-the-vampire-bibles
Both the above links are from the library link at the top of this page. There are also plenty of other great books in the library link as for knowledge about the world you might have to narrow the field or just grab a huge stack of National Geographic. nationalgeographic
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Admin OrgasmicKarmatic
Aug 17 '12
I got roped into a lot of different books .. I wish I had my set up in front of me but when I get my lists and stuff back I will return and get some more up for you.
From my side, I read a lot of Carroll and Hine. (Liber Null and the Psychonaut, Liber KKK, Liber MMM)
Also, there are other places to search out online but some you have to really dig at. I agree with Nith here.. it really depends on where you want to go with all of it. I come from more of a Chaotic background so a lot of my suggestions would be from a Chaote area of library.
I also suggest taking a look at the IOT (if you are looking at just sitting around a reading up on a lot of different things). It was at least intriguing to me and got me into a lot of different practices that strengthened my mental capabilities.
The Mendes Library is a great place to get stuff and I like to frequently visit there just to see what's there.
SinsterBlu36
Aug 18 '12
The Satanic Witch- Lavey
Flowers from Hell, a Satanic Reader" by Nikolas Schreck
Just about anything Freidrich Nietzsche wrote
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timishardcore
Aug 18 '12
The Lucifer Principle. Period.
JK
I would agree with Missingo on his recommendations(although I have not read Morgan's book) but JK has it down. I, a Christian, Have recommended The Lucifer Principal to others of my ilk as well. A good book on understanding human nature.
FlagranteDelicto
Aug 18 '12
God and the World, by (at the time) Cardinal Ratzinger. Why? Because contrary to how it may sometimes seem, it's just not so that self-described Satanists are automatically bestowed have a functioning internal map of what Christians actually think about a variety of things. A better way to phrase that might be, they have no functional sense of what it is actually like to be Christian. Ratzinger's book is only one example of a jaunty little thrill-ride down the other rabbit-hole, so to speak.
The Forum post is edited by FlagranteDelicto Aug 18 '12
Mortician
Aug 19 '12
Personally I think political books, both social and government would fall into the category of what a Satanist should read.
I just got done reading "The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women" by ~ Jessica Valenti
Highly recommend it to any and everyone.
I just got done reading "The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women" by ~ Jessica Valenti
Highly recommend it to any and everyone.
wagthedog
Aug 20 '12
miyamoto musashi- The book of the Five Rings
Machiavelli - The Prince
sun tzu- The Art of War
Jeff Smith Luedke-You're Stupid: How to Argue Effectively
Jeff Smith Luedke- The Absurdity of Philosophy
William Blake- The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
William Blake- Tyger Tyger
John Milton- Paradise Lost
Balthasar Gracian- The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Nietzsche- Genealogy of Morality
Nietzsche- Thus Spake Zarathustra
Dan Dread- http://autodiabolic.wordpress.com/
Jason King- Post Modern Satanism
LaVey- The Satanic Bible (I wonder how many people thought no shit sherlock...)
The above reading list combines poetry, philosophy, cultural theory and war with the intent of building a meaningful representation of the adversarial nature of the world and one's place in it.
Nith
Aug 20 '12
These two are on the top of my read and re-read list.
miyamoto musashi- The book of the Five Rings
sun tzu- The Art of War
I find I can't recommend one without the other as Musashi adds the file detail to the statements of Sun Tzu. Reading order I would say is The Art of War and then The book of five rings.
I found the best way for me to read The Book of Five Rings was first off cover to cover, then open a random page and read/ study one concept then close the book and think/ meditate on that idea and it's applications.
desiccant
Sep 6 '12
The Lucifer Principle. Period.
JK
Can't believe I forgot this one in my other post. I lent my copy to a friend a while back, now I want to read it again.
Darbmitsley8791
Sep 24 '12
I would suggest the god delusion, and lucifer rising. Both very good books.
