I already rejected and opposed Christianity at least since I was 11 years old, and already sympathized with the idea of Satanism and had a little knowledge about astrology as well as some interest in occultism. I was familiar with the "Satanic Bible" since I was 13 years old, and have also read some of the other Anton LaVey's books. These if I recall correctly were my first contacts with the concept of Satanism.
When I was around 18 years old if I recall correctly, I watched a story on TV about that boy, whom they called "Buddha Boy", who allegedly meditated under a tree for several months without ever stopping to eat, drink or anything.
There was even an elder who came to analyze it closer and try to figure out which meditation techniques the boy was using.
I don't know if that was true or just a hoax, but this caught my attention and I wondered how he could do this. I wondered if he used some special meditation technique to provide nutrients for his body, such as transforming the sun light into nutrients, similar to how plants do it.
And then I wondered, what else can meditations do for us? What kind of things can be done with meditation? Could there be even meditations to keep us cool when it's hot and to warm us when it's cold? What's the power of meditation? Are there meditations for everything you can imagine?
I got really interested about it and wanted to learn more.
But at the same time, I was already interested in Satanism, and thought about the religious aspect of meditations. I thought to myself, I don't wanna have to become a Buddhist or some shit in order to learn and practice meditations. So, could meditations possibly be practiced in an "atheistic" way? Without having to commit to such religions that typically practice it? Or better yet...could they be practiced in a Satanic way? Is there possibly such a thing as "Satanic meditations"?
I looked it up, and there came the answer: The Satanic Meditations section of the Joy of Satan. It was just perfect! Just what I was wondering, just what I wanted! It was heaven! Or hell lol.
I also used to think that Anton LaVey's "Satanism" was the only form of Satanism, and I constantly felt somewhat unsatisfied with their idea of "atheistic Satanism". With what they claimed about Satan not being a real being and such. So if I recall correctly, at some point this made me wonder if there was such a thing as a "spiritual" form of Satanism.
And I found the answer to it all on the Joy of Satan! It was amazing, the way it fit everything I had been wondering so naturally!
I don't remember exactly how I found the Joy of Satan first: If by looking up "Satanic meditations", or if by looking up "spiritual Satanism". But I found both at the same website and that was perfect! So I started studying it. Diving through its pages. And after some time, in August 2013, I dedicated. Not to ever regret it
. HAIL SATAN!!!