1/ We are deists. We believe in a higher power seperate from Jehovah worshipped in Abrahamic faiths. It is our belief that no religion can present a true picture of a higher deity, and select aspects which we wish to call upon. As there is no true definition of what the true deity is and words cannot it embrace it we select our own deity for our own spiritual growth or magickal purposes. Those who are atheistic are more than welcome to embrace our other spiritual principles. We do not see non-faith as making a person non-receptive to the spiritual powers within us all.
2/ Spiritual enlightenment is our quest in life. This enlightenment is above the needs of others and conventional norms and morals.
3/ Like the COS we do not frown upon indulgence of sins. We may use Satanic ideas to make those who infringe on our boundaries culpable for their sins, but all our own sins and those of our brothers and sisters are behind us. We are not about conventional spiritual cleansing. We are are cleansing our selves of the outer worlds expectations placed upon us. Greed is acceptable if it is within our hearts to be greedy. If we are greedy to the point that we are doing things which we do not enjoy, than we aren't really practicising our ideas.
4/ We are tolerant of evils and hardship and do not bother thinking of these things as being seperate from good. We judge good and evil by our own internal feelings of sorrow and anger. It is within ourselves that we have faith.
5/ We have faith in life and that life is worth living. This life force is part of our deity worship. We are gods and we worship out living selves. We worship what we have. We worship our own health and bodies, though not to the point that we are required to abandon whatever it is we indulge in.
6/ Our belief system is completely flexible. We can believe in anything as a concrete truth today and abandon it tomorrow. Ideas are impermanent and we can choose to adhere to what we wish for as long as we wish. Our open minded approach allows us to understand, embrace, and reject as we will.
7/ Our own internal will is the same as the deity's will for us.
8/ Nothing is more important to us than our own feelings. We take care of ourselves first. This goes beyond pride. We do not fear embarassment and do not have to conform to generating love or respect from anybody.
Also,
- Virtue is a fault. When we hold onto virtue we profess to appear holy. Falseness is above all shunned in our spiritual approach. Holiness is of little merit if it does not come from the heart. We should not hold any desire to wish to look saintly, for this gives our heart a lie which we can never live up to. We will do what is right to us, and not what seems right to others. We shall accept that our decisions may appear ugly, selfish, materialistic, or incompassionate at times. Our acceptance is of our truthful feeling and abolitment of our own internal feeling of guilt. Not guilt due to some external source.
-We have the faith that we are our own extention of the spiritual forces which created us. Our faith is that we in our hearts already know all about that which we desire of life. Above all else we have faith in our own hearts and emotions.
-We never sacrifice our own will or needs for others. We do not worship 'false idols' like dumb old Paris Hilton or Bart Simpson. We know our own person is greater and is more worthy of worship. Self-love is what we are here for and we love those who love us for who we really are.
-We worship the here and now. We do not worship in a futile attempt to enter the kingdom of heaven. Our desire to create our own kingdom of heaven on earth for ourself is our only concern.
-Whenever we are seeking answer we look for the solution here on earth, like the emblem of the pentagram pointing downwards to the ground. We do not reach up for a false God.
-We are always willing to be an adversary if one is against our truths. We do not agree in an attempt to fit in.
-Our bodies are a holy temple. Our fulfillment is found in our attempts to free our body from pain and fill our body with pleasures. We enjoy eating. We enjoy getting plenty of sleep. We indulge in that which is healthy for our bodies, and not that which tires us or drains us of our life spirit. We do not work in jobs which do not satisfy our materialistic yearnings. To harm thyself for the sake of another is our biggest idea of sin.
-We pray to whoever we wish. We are allowed to believe in any God or figure which suits our personal needs at whichever time. Our belief is that all religious figures do exist. We are free to choose to have faith in that which we like the most, be it Jesus or Satan. Whatever suits our own personal needs at the time.
-We are free to practice all curiousities and engage in any magick ritual or fortune telling we desire.
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