Is there more than One Pagan Religion?
There
are hundreds of different Pagan Religions. Some of the best known Pagan
religions are Buddhism, Shintoism, Native American Religions, Hinduism,
Taoism, Wicca, Druidism, Asatru, Shamanism, Neo-Paganism and Eclectic
Paganism.
Are Pagans Devil Worshippers?
No,
Pagans do not worship the Devil or Satan. Pagans do not believe in the
Devil, he is part of the Judeo-Christian Religions and their mythology.
Most Devil worshipping groups are not Pagan, because they are centered on a Judeo-Christian supernatural being, namely Satan. These Devil Worshippers are a sect of Christianity, even though Christianity does not want to claim them.
Their focus is on opposing the
mainstream Christian God and honoring the Devil, neither of these beings
are part of Paganism. There is a tradition that calls itself Satanist.
Satanists are not devil worshippers. They do not believe in god or the
devil or any force outside themselves and other living creatures. They
believe they can control their lives without the need to place
responsibility on a higher power of any kind. Devil worshippers on the
other hand sometimes do claim to be Satanists. . . this leads to lots of
confusion.
People often confuse the Occult with Pagan Religion,
this is a mistake, they are very different things. Many religions,
including; Pagan, Non-Pagan, Christianity and Judeaism have occult
aspects, many do not..
Organizations
The Church of Satan
Main article: Church of Satan
The Church of Satan is an organization dedicated to the acceptance of the carnal self, as articulated in The Satanic Bible, written in 1969 by Anton Szandor LaVey.First Satanic Church
Main article: First Satanic Church
On Walpurgisnacht,
April 30, 1966, Anton LaVey founded the "The Satanic Church" (which he
would later rename "Church of Satan"). After his death in 1997 the
Church of Satan was taken over by a new administration and its
headquarters was moved to New York.
LaVey's daughter, the High Priestess Karla LaVey, felt this to be a
disservice to her father's legacy. The First Satanic Church was
re-founded on October 31, 1999 by Karla LaVey to carry on the legacy of her father. She continues to run it out of San Francisco, California.Temple of Set
Main article: Temple of Set
The Temple of Set is an initiatory occult society claiming to be the world's leading left-hand path
religious organization. It was established in 1975 by Michael A. Aquino
and certain members of the priesthood of the Church of Satan,who left because of administrative and philosophical disagreements. ToS
deliberately self-differentiates from CoS in several ways, most
significantly in theology and sociology.The philosophy of the Temple of Set may be summed up as "enlightened
individualism" — enhancement and improvement of oneself by personal
education, experiment and initiation. This process is necessarily
different and distinctive for each individual. The members do not all
have the same view on whether Set is "real" or not, and they're not
expected to.Setianism, in theory, is similar to theistic Satanism. The principle deity of Setianism is the ancient Egyptian god Set, or Seth, the god of adversary. Set supposedly is the Dark Lord behind the Hebrew entity Satan. Set, as the first principle of consciousness, is emulated by Setians, who symbolize the concept of individual, subjective intelligence distinct from the natural order as the "Black Flame". (Some people who are not members of the Temple of Set find spiritual inspiration in the Egyptian god Set, and may share some beliefs with the organization. The belief system in general is referred to as Setianism.)
Members of the Temple of Set are mostly male, between the ages of twenty and fifty.[38]
Order of Nine Angles
Main article: Order of Nine Angles
The Order of Nine Angles (ONA, O9A) "represent a dangerous and extreme form of Satanism" and first attracted public attention during the 1980s and 1990s after being mentioned in books detailing fascist Satanism. They were initially formed in the United Kingdom and are presently organized around clandestine cells (which it calls traditional nexions)[40][41] and around what it calls sinister tribes.[42][43]See also
Main article: Church of Satan
The Church of Satan is an organization dedicated to the acceptance of the carnal self, as articulated in The Satanic Bible, written in 1969 by Anton Szandor LaVey.First Satanic Church
Main article: First Satanic Church
On Walpurgisnacht,
April 30, 1966, Anton LaVey founded the "The Satanic Church" (which he
would later rename "Church of Satan"). After his death in 1997 the
Church of Satan was taken over by a new administration and its
headquarters was moved to New York.
LaVey's daughter, the High Priestess Karla LaVey, felt this to be a
disservice to her father's legacy. The First Satanic Church was
re-founded on October 31, 1999 by Karla LaVey to carry on the legacy of her father. She continues to run it out of San Francisco, California.Temple of Set
Main article: Temple of Set
The Temple of Set is an initiatory occult society claiming to be the world's leading left-hand path
religious organization. It was established in 1975 by Michael A. Aquino
and certain members of the priesthood of the Church of Satan.,who left because of administrative and philosophical disagreements. ToS
deliberately self-differentiates from CoS in several ways, most
significantly in theology and sociology.
The philosophy of the Temple of Set may be summed up as "enlightened
individualism" — enhancement and improvement of oneself by personal
education, experiment and initiation. This process is necessarily
different and distinctive for each individual. The members do not all
have the same view on whether Set is "real" or not, and they're not
expected to.Setianism, in theory, is similar to theistic Satanism. The principle deity of Setianism is the ancient Egyptian god Set, or Seth, the god of adversary. Set supposedly is the Dark Lord behind the Hebrew entity Satan. Set, as the first principle of consciousness, is emulated by Setians, who symbolize the concept of individual, subjective intelligence distinct from the natural order as the "Black Flame". (Some people who are not members of the Temple of Set find spiritual inspiration in the Egyptian god Set, and may share some beliefs with the organization. The belief system in general is referred to as Setianism.)
Members of the Temple of Set are mostly male, between the ages of twenty and fifty.
Order of Nine Angles
Main article: Order of Nine Angles
The Order of Nine Angles (ONA, O9A) "represent a dangerous and extreme form of Satanism" and first attracted public attention 
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