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An iron ring bearing the eight-pointed chaos star, photographed on a dark reflective surface
Devotional PracticeUpdated 2026-10-01

Chaos magic

A modern approach to magic that treats techniques and belief systems as tools for practical experimentation.

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Anton LaVey officiating a Satanic wedding in 1967
Organizations & TraditionsUpdated 2026-10-01

Church of Satan

The Church of Satan is the organization founded by Anton LaVey in 1966. Its official account describes Satanism as atheistic and gives Satan a symbolic role.

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Historical Goetic seal of Cimejes
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Cimejes

A mounted Goetic marquis associated with grammar, rhetoric, logic, and hidden treasure.

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The title page of a historical Corpus Hermeticum edition
Texts & SourcesUpdated 2026-10-01

Corpus Hermeticum

The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of philosophical religious dialogues concerning mind, the divine, the cosmos, and human knowledge. It should be distinguished from later works marketed as Hermetic teaching.

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Historical Goetic seal of Crocell
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Crocell

A Goetic duke, also called Procel, associated with geometry, hidden matters, and sounds of water.

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Historical Goetic seal of Dantalion
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Dantalion

A many-faced Goetic duke carrying a book, associated with thoughts, knowledge, and visions of other people.

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David Myatt
HistoryUpdated 2026-10-01

David Myatt

The life and writings of David Myatt, covering his extremist activism, later philosophy, and disputed identification as Anton Long.

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Historical Goetic seal of Decarabia
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Decarabia

A Goetic marquis appearing as a star, associated with plants, stones, and bird-like apparitions.

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An imagined magical ceremony in Waterhouse’s painting The Magic Circle
Theistic SatanismUpdated 2026-10-01

Demonolatry

Demonolatry refers to devotion to demons or daemonic beings. Modern accounts vary in theology, authority, and their relationship with historical grimoires.

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A demon illustration from the 1863 Dictionnaire Infernal
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Demonology

Demonology is the study, classification, and interpretation of demons and related spirits. In Western religious history it has included theological arguments about the nature and powers of demons, lists of named spirits, explanations of possession and temptation, magical techniques for summoning or constraining spirits, and folklore about dangerous supernatural beings. Modern theistic Satanists and…

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A historical illustration printed in the Dictionnaire infernal
Texts & SourcesUpdated 2026-10-01

Dictionnaire infernal

Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire infernal gathered supernatural traditions in a dictionary format. Its 1863 entries and illustrations remain influential in modern depictions of spirits.

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Waterhouse’s painting of a woman studying a crystal ball
Devotional PracticeUpdated 2026-10-01

Divination

Divination consists of practices that interpret signs as answers, indications, or guidance. Methods differ in their religious assumptions and in the kinds of claims they make.

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