People often ask why are there so many Satanic churches and why their teaching varies so widely. I can only answer that there are many understandings of any religion or philosophy. So, what is the difference between Church Lucifer and the other churches? Try dedication of purpose and loyalty to our communal knowing and ancient traditions for starters.
We know what works, and we stick by it. Neither do we get sidetracked into a bunch of silliness. History is a great teacher, and we have learned our lessons well! We of Church Lucifer choose to follow a proven, handed-down Family tradition whose written records date back almost to the last Ice age. Other religions or faiths follow something else akin to their experience.
For example, different Satanists follow the ideas and understandings of various individuals who have experienced and interpreted the aspects of Lucifer as they understood them. Just like many people follow the more modern teachings of Moses, Abraham and the latter's descendents as portrayed in the Judeo Xtian bible.
However, we, The Children of the Black Rose, follow the Word of Lucifer, the ancient teachings handed down through our Family found in the Seven Scrolls of The Children of The Black Rose. Somewhere within the All, everything is true!
The lore of the Xtian bible portrays the destruction, lies and transgressions of the Jew god as allegedly handed down to his priests or chosen ones. They date back to the time when Jehovah's people were liberated by the teaching of Lucifer, and therefore, that text mostly concerns itself with the spiritual war that ensued where the Jew god tried to regain control.
Oh, the Jew god was deathly afraid of those teachings. Why? Well, the reason was simply because once people had their eyes opened and finally knew the truth, they would leave his fold post haste-and so they did.
Though the Scrolls are far older than the time of the
Garden of Eden experiment, they contain that self
same teaching of Lucifer that opened the gate of the
sheep fold and set the people free. They haven't
changed. The teaching of the Scrolls are the
Forbidden Fruit that Adam and Eve were prohibited
from experiencing, but couldn't resist.
The Eden experiment occurred only about 3600 years ago, but the Scrolls date back over 7,000 years that we know of in written form. Before that, they were handed down by word of mouth as writing hadn't yet been invented.
In fact, the Scrolls were one of the primary reasons why writing was invented. People did not want to lose hard-won knowledge from one generation to the next. Of course, that was of cross purpose to the Xtians, and that is why the scum tried to burn the old records as those records proved them liars. Then as now, the bastards want to rewrite history. They didn't get it done then, and they won't do it now.
In spite of them, the teaching of the Scrolls has spread far and wide all over the world as people migrated from one place to the other, taking the wisdom and knowledge of Lucifer with them and translating the Scrolls into ever new languages. This process is still on going.
A case in point is that bits and pieces of the teaching of the Scrolls can be found in the lore of every country on Earth even to this day. In one form or another, the teachings of the Scrolls are widespread and in many cases taken for granted. No belief is necessary, as their truth is self evident. The best thing about the Scrolls is that the teaching is all in one place where people can make sense of it.
We of Church Lucifer, therefore, follow that ancient and proven spiritual tradition, the teaching of the Ancient God of mankind, Lucifer, to whom the cave people prayed and drew their desires in pictographs upon the walls of their caves. The Scrolls contain Lucifer's teaching that sets mankind free and opens the gates to the spiritual world of which we are a part.
The definition of the forbidden knowledge is the knowing of the Force, the Leviathan, that all- encompassing power that flows throughout the Universe or the All as you will. The teaching is concerned with opening people spiritually so that they might learn to interact with the Force, both receiving from it and manipulating it in order to improve the human condition.
However, there are other aspects of Lucifer. People, because of their expectations, assumptions, the way they think and the mode in which they live their lives often experience something entirely different. I'll try to explain more as we move on.
Now, Lucifer has many faces, as He is all things both light and dark, good and evil. All of these things are manifestations of the Force and exist on some level of the All. Some of Lucifer's faces are businesslike, some are warlike, some are vengeful, some are caustic, some are godlike, but one is compassionate and fatherly.
Long ago, our Family discovered the fatherly aspect of Lucifer and made a pact with Him. That means instead of rejecting Him or believing a crock of opposing opinions, we trusted our own senses and racial memories. That did it! We liked what we saw and made a pact with The Ancient God of Mankind right there and then! Yes we received Lucifer with open arms and asked to join His Family!
We did this through our Patron, and we now know Him as Father Adonis, the beautiful one. Yes, Father Adonis would be our Father or Patron, and we would be His children. We would learn, do and teach, spreading His enlightenment to all mankind, and He would grant us the wisdom and knowledge to interact with the Force to make life better for ourselves and improve our spiritual natures.
This would also allow us to create our own eternal heavens or "Safe Harbors" upon the Astral for our own good pleasure. Yes, we would become as gods, for only gods may interact with the Force. All others are subject to the winds, tides and storms of chaos.
So what is the difference? That's easy! How people view and interact with Lucifer all depends upon which of His Faces they identify with. Over the years, different people have come into the presence of Lucifer and have experienced one aspect or another.
Therefore, their comprehension is totally dependent upon the aspect or face of Lucifer they chanced to interact with. Why is that? Different strokes for different folks! Lucifer gives you what you expect. If you are a good and kindly person, Lucifer will deal with you on that level. If you are a depressed and self destructive individual, you shall suffer as per your will and expectation. If you are an evil, shit- slinging person, Lucifer will teach you all about that-at your expense. The same holds true for all levels in between. Lucifer can play any game- you pick it! That is why some time ago, I wrote a Sermon of The Week, entitled "The Elephant." I believe it is still on the Church Lucifer web site.
It is all about a bunch of blind men in a room with an elephant. Naturally, those blind men grabbed onto the beast, but all of them found something different. The Same holds true of all the Faces of Lucifer. They are simply different aspects of the same thing, and we may interact with any face we so choose! There can't be good without evil, nor light without dark. However, it is best and certainly more productive to minimize the negative. You choose! Lucifer will give your what you are looking for. However, the Scrolls teach the right way of looking at things and the right way to live. Hopefully, you can understand the value of that.
So, there are many different ways of perceiving and describing Lucifer, and that is why the lore varies so widely from group to group. Those who are of a nasty disposition will find themselves awash in nasty. Those who believe in chaos, will drown in chaos. However, those who wish to grow in personal power and desire an increase in stature will be rewarded with just that. Like I always say, "You pay your money and take your choice!"
