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'''Joy of Satan (JoS)''', also referred to as '''Joy of Satan Ministries''','''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=McBride,|first=Jaemes,|title=The Divine Province: Birthing New Earth|publisher=Ed Rychkun|year=2013|isbn=978-1927066034|location=|pages=84}}</ref>''' is a website and [[Western esotericism|esoteric]], [[occult]] group that was founded in the early 2000s by Maxine Dietrich (pseudonym of Andrea Herrington).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Introvigne|first=Massimo|date=13 April 2017|title=Satan the Prophet: A History of Modern Satanism|url=https://www.cesnur.org/2017/satanism.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 25, 2021|website=[[CESNUR]]}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Petersen|first=Jesper|date=August 27-29, 2012|title=Bracketing Beelzebub: Satanism studies and/as boundary work|url=https://contern.org/cyberproceedings/papers-from-the-1st-international-conference-on-contemporary-esotericism/jesper-aa-petersen-bracketing-beelzebub-satanism-studies-andas-boundary-work/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 25, 2021|website=ContERN}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite book|last=Asprem, Granhom|first=Egil, Kennet|title=Contemporary Esotericism|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|isbn=978-1908049322|location=|pages=144-146}}</ref> The Joy of Satan advocates "[[Theistic Satanism|Spiritual Satanism]]",<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Introvigne|first=Massimo|title=Satanism A Social History|publisher=Brill Academic Pub|year=2016|isbn=978-9004288287|location=|pages=370-371}}</ref> presenting a unique synthesis of [[Theistic Satanism]], [[National Socialism]], [[Gnosticism|Gnostic]] [[Modern Paganism|Paganism]], [[Western esotericism]], [[UFO conspiracy theory|UFO conspiracy theories]] and extraterrestrial hypotheses similar to those popularized by [[Zecharia Sitchin]] and [[David Icke]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 27, 2019|title=Satanism|url=https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/satanism|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 31, 2021|website=HISTORY}}</ref>


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Template:Joy of Satan

Not to be confused with Order of Nine Angles.
Joy of Satan
AbbreviationJoS
TypeMagical order, Esoteric
ClassificationTheistic Satanism
FounderMaxine Dietrich (pseudonyms)
Andrea Herrington
Origin2000s
Official websitehttps://www.joyofsatan.org

Joy of Satan (JoS), also referred to as Joy of Satan Ministries,[1] is a website and esoteric, occult group that was founded in the early 2000s by Maxine Dietrich (pseudonym of Andrea Herrington).[2][3][4] The Joy of Satan advocates "Spiritual Satanism",[5] presenting a unique synthesis of Theistic Satanism, National Socialism, Gnostic Paganism, Western esotericism, UFO conspiracy theories and extraterrestrial hypotheses similar to those popularized by Zecharia Sitchin and David Icke.[2][3][6]

Members of Joy of Satan believe Satan to be “The true father and creator God of humanity", and the bringer of knowledge, whose desire is for his creations, humanity, to elevate itself through knowledge and understanding.[1][7] Members are also generally polytheists, viewing Satan as one of many deities.[1][7] While Satan is considered a deity within JoS, the deities themselves are understood to be highly evolved, un-aging, sentient and powerful humanoid extraterrestrial beings equated with many different gods of various ancient religions.[1][2][5][8][9]

With the closure of the Black Roses occult e-group began the creation of the Joy of Satan in the early 2000s by Maxine Dietrich where "Spiritual Satanism" was born, a current that until recently was said to be regarded only as "Theist" but then coined into "spiritual Satanism".[10] Theistic Satanists concluded that the term "spiritual" in satanism represented the best answer to the world, considering it a "moral slap" towards anyone who has matured within themselves the idea of a materialistic, socialist and worldly Satan, thus bringing attention back to the central core of the Satanic way, precisely the spiritual evolution.[10]

Much of their beliefs on aliens, meditation, and telepathic contacts with demons have become popular in a larger milieu within the currents of recent non-LaVeyan theistic Satanism.[2][5] According to Petersen's survey (2014), the Joy of Satan's angelfire network has a surprising prominence among theistic Satanist websites on the internet".[11] In addition, James R. Lewis's "Satan census"(2009) also revealed a number of respondents to the Joy of Satan.[12] With their community almost solely residing on official social platforms and forums, however, there is no actual estimate to the number of adherents to the group.

Beliefs

A sigil of Lucifer adapted from the Grimorium Verum by the Joy of Satan in 2004.

Extraterrestrials

Joy of Satan presents various theories of extraterrestrial hypothesis with the idea that Satan and the Demons of the Goetia are actually sentient and powerful extraterrestrial beings who were responsible for the creation of humanity,[1][2][5][8][9] whose origins pre-dated Abrahamic religions.[5][10][13] From these theories, Maxine Dietrich derived the ideas of a mortal struggle between enlightened aliens and a monstrous extra-terrestrial race, the Reptilians.[5][8] One of the benign aliens, Enki, also called Nephilim,[1] and also known as Satan, created with his collaborators on Earth human beings, most salient to him was the "Nordic-Aryan" race, through their advanced technology of genetic engineering.[2][5][8] The Reptilians, in turn, created their own kind by combining their own Reptilian DNA with the DNA of semi-animal humanoids.[5] After the benevolent extraterrestrials left Earth some 10,000 years ago, the agents of the Reptilians created false religions, including Christianity[5], beginning the defamation of their pagan gods.[8] These religions maligned the benign extraterrestrials by labeling them as devils, creating a climate of terror, sexuality being in particular, in order to better program and control humans.[5] Satan, however, did not abandon humanity, having revealed himself in The Black Book of Satan (not to be confused with the ONA's scripture of the same name).[5]

Demons

Satan is seen as an important deity by the Joy of Satan, not only as a supernatural god but a powerful being.[1][5] He also represents such notions as strength, power, justice and freedom.[1] Satan and many Demons are equated with gods from ancient cultures, some of which include the Sumerian god Enki, and the Yazidi angel Melek Taus being seen as Satan.[5] The JoS puts Yazidism in juxtaposition with Satanism due to sharing similar elements, such as Yazidi devotees being defined by Muslims to "Shaytan" and regarded as Satanists.[10] It's also believed the figure of Melek Ta'Us, the peacock angel, may derive from much older Gentiles, such as the Hindu Saraswati- Goddess of wisdom riding a peacock, or even the God Indra who transforms into a peacock.[10] The story of Melek Ta'Us itself is also considered to have many satanic elements, such as being described as "the angel who rebelled against God"[10] It's also claimed that the sacred text of the Yazidis, the AL-Jilwah to be the "the word of Satan"[10]

Symbols

Animals have been well regarded as sacred symbols in the ideology of spiritual Satanism, with the most profound and popular being the Serpent and its various adaptations such as the symbol of Edenic knowledge, the symbol of the caduceus and the symbol of the kundalini.[10]

Practices

The Joy of Satan promotes a wide variety of occult practices, such as the method for evocation of demonic entities, including guidelines for making pacts with them.[11]

Spirituality

Joy of Satan provides an extensive array of "Satanic Meditation" techniques, categorized as beginner, intermediate and advance, in which members may go in any direction for inspiration and growth.[10] Practitioners experimenting with these meditations can find them useful.[11]

The JoS also list numerous uses of magic, running from simple to the complex, these include sorcery, spells, witchcraft, etc., all of which according to scholars "require the practitioner to imaginatively apply specialized knowledge and technique to the object of the spell, hypnotism, healing, or other kind of magic or divination."[11][14]

Rituals

Initiates begin their paths in spiritual Satanism by the consecration of their belief and devotion to Satan, renouncing their Christian beliefs.[10] This "formal commitment" is signed in blood and burned in order to participate fully in "Satan's work upon humanity', which implies a growth in spiritual knowledge and personal power.[11]

The rituals proposed by the Joy of Satan are considered to be very simple and not particularly advanced, with most consisting of mainly visualization exercises rather than actual rituals known in mainstream satanic culture[11]. Despite what's commonly believed, the process of their rituals is not considered a negotiation or "exercises of evil", but 'telepathic communication' with anthropomorphic beings, with an almost jovial tone throughout various rituals.[5][11] They also state Satan recognizes a lack of funds, that "unlike the xian (Christian) churches and all of their vast wealth, pomp, and ceremonial show, Satan does not expect his people to have expensive items for ritual. If all you have is yourself, this is fine with Satan. He understands".[11]

Some theistic Satanists, such as Diane Vera, regards the JoS as having "the most comprehensive system of respectful demon evocation",[15] and commends the owner of the Joy of Satan site, Maxine Dietrich, for her pioneering efforts as it's a vast improvement over the old, disrespectful grimoire methods.[1][15][16] In addition, Rev. Jeff Rhoades states their endeavors with demons are "with much more respect than most version of the Goetia and other Christian grimoires.".[17]

The central part of their "Standard Ritual to Satan" consists in reading prayers to and even communicating with 'Father Satan one to one', which is considered a surprising break with the more traditional ceremonial activities described.[11] The structure of the ritual is also considered fairly standard, after which suitable preparations (bathing, lighting candles and so on), the ritual begins with ringing the bell and invoking "The four princes of hell."[11] In the main part, the Invocation to Satan is recited, establishing a link suitable for prayer and communication. The practitioner, after concluding his endeavors, will then end the ritual with a close.[11] In standard devotional rituals, the orientation shifts from control to attachment and self-development. Rituals are thus not intended to forcibly summon demons, but rather enable mystical experiences and empowerment more in tune with expressive concerns.[11]

Adherents of the Joy of Satan may also involve themselves in spiritual warfare, mainly by participating in rituals against those they believe to be "enemies of Satan",[5] under the conviction to be in a largely spiritual war.[10] "Reverse Torah rituals" (RTRs), are rituals encouraged to members by Maxine Dietrich; instructing them to read the Torah in reverse.[10] The reason for this practice is attributed to the fact that, according to JoS, when one recites the Torah they are actually "cursing all gentile people and their demonic (Pagan) gods"[10], therefore reading it backwards would reverse this malediction. Other offensive rituals adherents may participate in are curses against churches by sending them negative energy.[10][18]

Clergy

The Joy of Satan currently consists of several high priests of different ethnicities and backgrounds aiding Maxine Dietrich in the research and expansion of the Joy of Satan.

  • Maxine Dietrich - Founder/Administrative High Priestess [10][19]
  • Hoodedcobra666 - High Priest[10]
  • Micama Gmicalzoma - High Priest[19]
  • Zildar Raasi - High Priestess[19]
  • Shannon - High Priestess[19]
  • Myla Limlal - High Priestess[19]
  • Lucius Oria - High Priest[19]

Criticism and Controversy

The group has been widely criticized for its connections to the National Socialist Movement, as well as its beliefs considered anti-semetic.[20] Although some theistic Satanists can appreciate many of their ideas, however, some believe Satanism is incompatible with these anti-semetic beliefs and that the group has a somewhat flawed system[15]. According to Diane Vera "despite the neo-Nazi sympathies of the JoS's leaders, the advent of the Joy of Satan group is nevertheless a historically pivotal - and in some ways beneficial - landmark in the development of the theistic Satanist scene."[15] Therefore, the spiritual Satanist may adopt their ideas as a model, distancing themselves from the groups controversial beliefs and affiliations to the NSM.[8][9]

The events of 2004, when the fact that Dietrich was the wife of a well-known American neo-Nazi leader became public knowledge, created serious problems within Joy of Satan itself. This controversy exposed the split in the NSM between the Christian Identity and the Odinists and Satanists[21]. Several local groups abandoned Dietrich and started minuscule splinter organizations, some of these insisted that they were not Satanist, just pagan.[5] According to Introvigne (2016), "most are by now defunct, while Joy of Satan continues its existence, although with a reduced number of members".[5] Both Clifford and Andrea Herrington were also accused of sexual misconduct, while the latest accusations are difficult to evaluate, Maxine’s Satanism was enough to result in Clifford Herrington's departure from the National Socialist Movement.[5][20] Herrington would then form the "National Socialist Freedom Movement" after leaving the NSM in 2006.[22]

Despite sharing the same category and beliefs with the Order of Nine Angles, Joy of Satan does not appear to have any relations with the criminal organization, they also do not promote extraterrestrial conspiracy like the JoS. Furthermore, members are not encouraged to partake in criminal activities, convicted that Satanism "is not about human sacrifice," and that "Satan never murdered anyone".[23]

According to Jesper Petersen, "The group is also known to be very anti-Christian and very eclectic, even if the middle, far east and anthropomorphic flavor seem popular."[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i McBride,, Jaemes, (2013). The Divine Province: Birthing New Earth. Ed Rychkun. p. 84. ISBN 978-1927066034.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Introvigne, Massimo (13 April 2017). "Satan the Prophet: A History of Modern Satanism" (PDF). CESNUR. Retrieved January 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b Petersen, Jesper (August 27–29, 2012). "Bracketing Beelzebub: Satanism studies and/as boundary work". ContERN. Retrieved January 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Asprem, Granhom, Egil, Kennet (2014). Contemporary Esotericism. Routledge. pp. 144–146. ISBN 978-1908049322.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Introvigne, Massimo (2016). Satanism A Social History. Brill Academic Pub. pp. 370–371. ISBN 978-9004288287.
  6. ^ "Satanism". HISTORY. September 27, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b ATLANTA, J.F. (Jan 9, 2014). "What do Satanists believe?". The Economist. Retrieved January 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b c d e f Paniccia, Enrico (January 17, 2021). "The dark side of Christianity". Consul Press. Retrieved January 25, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b c Dyrendal, Asbjorn (2015). The Invention of Satanism. Oxford University Press. pp. 144–232. ISBN 978-0195181104.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Twilight, Jennifer (January 25, 2021). "Analysis on the Joy of Satan". Italian Satanist Union. Retrieved January 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Petersen, Jesper (2011). Between Darwin and the Devil: Modern Satanism as Discourse, Milieu, and Self. NTNU-trykk. pp. 218–219, 144–146. ISBN 978-82-471-3052-0.
  12. ^ Holt, Cimminnee (August 2012). "Satanists and Scholars: A Historiographic Overview and Critique of Scholarship on Religious Satanism" (PDF). A Thesis in The Department Of Religion: 87 – via Spectrum Library.
  13. ^ Acito, Monica (January 27, 2021). "Spiritual Satanism - What Is It?". Heroic Phoenix. Retrieved January 27, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Stebbins, Robert (2015). The Interrelationship of Leisure and Play. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 61. ISBN 978-1137513014.
  15. ^ a b c d Vera, Diane (January 27, 2021). "About the Joy of Satan system of respectful demon evocation". Theistic Satanism. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; January 26, 2021 suggested (help)
  16. ^ Lewis, James (2016). The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements: Volume II. Oxford University Press; 2 edition. p. 448. ISBN 978-0190466176.
  17. ^ Rhoades, Jeff (2012). Hermetic Qabala: A Course in Personal Transformation and Self Empowerment. Lulu. p. 284. ISBN 978-1105783319.
  18. ^ Twilight, Jennifer (2013). "SENDING NEGATIVE ENERGY AGAINST THE CHURCH? A completely useless action". Italian Satanist Union. Retrieved January 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ a b c d e f Dietrich, Maxine (January 29, 2021). "Joy of Satan Ministry". Joy of Satan. Retrieved January 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ a b Zaitchik, Alexander (October 19, 2006). "THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST MOVEMENT IMPLODES". Southern Poverty Law Center.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ Karkov, Catherine (2020). Disturbing Times Medieval Pasts, Reimagined Futures. Punctum Books. p. 323. ISBN 978-1950192755.
  22. ^ "The National Socialist Movement". ADL. February 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ LAYCOCK, JOSEPH (February 13, 2015). "RELIGION OR INSANITY? TWO UPCOMING MURDER TRIALS WILL ASK THE (BURNING) QUESTION". Religion Dispatches. Retrieved February 3, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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