HP Mageson666 said:
Its time some of you people smarten up if you want to win. Because the level of behaviour from some of you is not that great right now.
This may come off like an empty comment, and more to the point, I never want to disparage my brothers and sisters in the movement, but if I felt like there was one thing infecting people more and more, its an inability to know when one needs to give things a second glance.
Not that I ever want to sound arrogant, but my point is the opposite. Once or twice I've said something that at the time, wasn't thought through far enough, and not well articulated enough. Righteously, someone called me out, and ultimately I agreed and restated my point. Deep down, I like the idea I still have more to learn, it gives the experience of life meaning. Even if the person at the time was hilariously and unnecessarily hostile, they were still technically correct.
The issue I see around here on occasion is people's unwillingness to admit an error. More than once I've seen people opt for a massive shitfight instead of just admitting to an objective mistake in thought. All it does is waste people's time and fray tensions. Personal pride is important, but not when it leads to blindness of how one can grow.
This is secondary to the point I wanted to make however, though, has to do with the curious nature of things around here. There are still scores of people here who act like we're a den of black robe and goat blood wearing cult of abomination worshipers, completely oblivious to paganism or pagan history. So many people are a but a mere few steps above Safe Satanism in thought it's almost concerning. Every day I feel like there's a new post of someone asking how they can "SUMMON TEH DEBIL AND CTHULHU". I can't really insult newcomers in the way that hey, if they're here they'll learn, but you have people here who have been here for years still acting like darkedge gothlords. Perhaps its whiny to complain about how people compose themselves, it's really a minor trifle, but I feel like its a slight disservice to the Gods' nature and composure.
The way I've tried to compose myself is along the lines of a "Satanic Pagan". To be aware of the full extent of history and how our ancestors did things. And as trivial as the complaint is, there is a large sum of people still acting like a 1970s faux-"satanic" Euronymous type of person. And it causes a regrettable feeling of disconnect on occasion. A conversation I had with Astarte, when she informed me she'd be preferred to be known as such instead of Astaroth, I was too unsure of my own capabilities to make a statement, only chiming in when hey, the very next week, others started reporting it too, having the same conversation. And then a month later, people still cling to the old name, in spite of any conversation. And this is more or less just an echo of how many people weirdly treat the Goetia and other "Daemonium" as gospel truths. Or try to chopshop ancestral paganism to fit the mold of kosher certified demon grimoires. This same crowd of people I feel also treat the Gods like assholes. I've heard so many times, ad nauseam, "don't bother the Gods, they're too busy! Never speak to them! Sort your own shit out and don't ask for guidance!" completely oblivious to the Gods caring and patient nature. From a pure lifetime of experience, even if its anecdotal, I know the Gods aren't the impatient, bite-your-head-off-if-you-step-one-foot-out-of-line entities that a few particular people seem to claim.
Like I said, I understand these are trivial sentiments that right now do not really effect the movement, nor the fight against the enemy. I'm more or less noting I feel like there's a slight disunity within the movement, that there's two groups of people here, one that clings more blatantly to folkish pagan sentiments, and the other, which reflects the aesthetic and thought processes of previous "Satanic" movements.
And this is without mentioning how many weirdos have turned up only to say "we need to get rid of fags" or "genocide niggers".
In spite of anything however I think we're still an effective fighting movement against the enemy and this will continue. And although I said much of this is trivial in the moment and we really must focus all attention on the enemy... as time goes on and we grow and grow as the primary influencers in this worlds astral, I think even these little things need to be inspected. I won't claim to be on the righteouss side, my perception is still being fine tuned. I love this movement, and I'd never want to rock the boat. But in the same breath, I'd feel worse for not speaking about certain things. This being said, in true tradition of my point of view, if the movement as a whole considers me wrong, I'd be happy for ten people all to tell me to shut my mouth and I'd simply get back to the rituals without a complaint. My opinion in this context is only meaningful if others here deem it so. And this post was way longer than I thought it was going to be.
