Presence being felt and being omnipotent are not the same thing. It is a fact that the whole universe knows Satanas well. One of His sigils lays it out right in front of your eyes as it contains all the shapes for a never repeating, endless pattern.
The quote that you mention is not literal in the sense you think, as it explains that there are consequences for certain paths. Aligning your will with His will brings many benefits, and by going in the other direction, many afflictions will come to you. This is why we engage in soul-elevating practices with the aim of improving ourselves and the world while we are fighting against the forces that act in the opposite direction. So there is no judgment in the Abrahamic sense (do as I say, or else!), but rather a judgment of what you have done and the natural consequences of one's actions (Did you accomplish what you were set out to do, and if so, how well? And then proceeding as required as a result. This is real judgement, not some fairlytale powertripping nonsense).
First, I’d like to say that when looking into occult and spiritual stuff I look at it with this Crowley quote in mind: “
Evil must hide in plain sight, for the rules of the universe demand that the deceived must consent to their deception." I’m looking at things in a critical lens as to not be fooled, so I’m not generous to interpretations that I can’t put together myself. If it seems I’m being nitpicky, this is why. Also, since the Yezidi traditions and documents are apparently the most important of Satanism, they deserve extra analysis and questioning. It’s also why I was asking about general cosmology, history of the Gods, and insight on why the Yezidi traditions are all-important in Zevism. I’m attempting to get the full picture here.
I don’t expect a full response to what I’m saying here as it would require energy, time and commitment to dig into all of this. If someone does decide to do it, it wouldn’t just benefit me, an uninitiated potentially subversive agent, but it would benefit anyone who has misgivings here as well as well solidify for this future for people who potentially would join, as I’m sure you want to expand Zevism. Here, I’ve taken quotes from the Al-Jilwah and given my comments on them. I’ve also compared it to the interpretations given in the commandments section of the site.
https://templeofzeus.org/Al_Jilwah
https://templeofzeus.org/COMMANDMENTS
“It is obvious their doctrines have been altered to conform to Christian beliefs, as in the Qu'ret Al Yezid; Satan dictates he is a God, and in other places it reads he is an "archangel."”
“The Al Jilwah is the most important doctrine in Satanism, and every Satanist should be familiar with its teachings. I asked Satan if the Al Jilwah was from him, and he confirmed it was, but stated that the Muslims altered some of the Yezidi doctrines.”
The problem with this is that when looking at the sacred text, I have to filter out the Abrahamic parts and compare it to the interpretations found here:
https://templeofzeus.org/COMMANDMENTS
Essentially, this forces a objective observer to accept the desired interpretations without an ability to distinguish for themselves what the text means. The only other way is to ask Satan/Zeus directly, but that requires a irreversible blood commitment and defeats the purpose of analysis. This reminds me of the Abrahamic demand of blind faith. Maybe, through meditation, the answers and faith will be revealed to me. I haven't meditated long enough to know and I apologize if this is the prime issue regarding my critique here.
“If anyone obey me and conform to my commandments, he shall have joy, delight, and comfort.”
Our mission in this life is not to strive for joy, delight and comfort, but to learn the lessons that are required of this life which are obtained through pain and overcoming fear. There is a constant reference to, what is essentially, a heaven and hell, a place of comfort and a place of torment. Very Abrahamic coded. Of course, this can also be interpreted that by following the Gods and going through the trials and obstacles of life, we end up a higher spiritual beings and will be in joy, delight and comfort. The problem with this interpretation is that this transformation of the human spirit is not alluded to in any of the Yezidi texts. We simply are expected to accept that THIS is what it means.
“I requite the descendants of Adam, and reward them with various rewards that I alone know. Moreover, power and dominion over all that is on earth, both that which is above and that which is beneath, are in my hands. I do not allow friendly association with other people, nor do I deprive them that are my own and that obey me of anything that is good for them.”
There is a reference to the sons of Adam, which is directly Abrahamic coded, but that can be explained away to the Islamic influence. The part about not allowing friendly associations with other people is explained here:
“As for associating with those who are without, how many times have we read about or have been direct recipients of problems with Christians alone? Most Christians will try to convert us, especially if they know we are Zevists. Very few if any, will have a live and let live attitude towards a known Satanist. Nearly all will pray for us and this invites psychic harassment that can be more than just annoying. As for hard core Muslims, their practice has been if they cannot convert someone, they resort to murder. Many Yezidis have been murdered en masse by Muslims. In addition, the enemy works through Christians, Muslims and Jews to create upsets and problems for us and this can be serious.”
The Abrahamic religions all require the same dissociations with the
Other. Maybe it’s just a requirement of spiritual faith to not allow yourself to be influenced by others, but surely Zeus would protect us from foreign mental manipulation? Maybe we interpret this part as a relic of its time were you would get murdered for believing in a particular faith, but that would also mean we’re taking this sacred commandment and partially discarding it for the circumstances of our current time. Also, I’m not sure how you convert others unless you’re willing to have friendly associations with them.
“I give and take away; I enrich and impoverish; I cause both happiness and misery. I do all this in keeping with the characteristics of each epoch. And none has a right to interfere with my management of affairs. Those who oppose me I afflict with disease; but my own shall not die like the sons of Adam that are without. None shall live in this world longer than the time set by me; and if I so desire, I send a person a second or third time into this world or into some other by the transmigration of souls.”
This is in direct contrast with your interpretation. It literally says that if you oppose this God he will inflict you with disease. It reeks of ‘obey or be punished’. Now you may say that those who directly oppose the Gods are agents of the enemy, but I will now reference this:
“I reveal my wonders to those who seek them, and in due time my miracles to those who receive them from me. But those who are without are my adversaries, hence they oppose me.”
Here it says that anyone who doesn’t know or are not committed to the Gods are the opposition. Essentially, people who aren’t working with the Gods but aren’t even working with the enemy God are still guilty. I’m sure we can agree that there is a significant different between directly working against versus being neutral. Again, this might be a relic of its time given that anyone in that era, by simply praying to another God was essentially feeding that God power. I’m not adverse to this interpretation, but it does come off as Abrahamic coded.
“Observe my laws and statutes. Obey my servants and listen to whatever they may dictate to you of the hidden things.”
Spiritual hierarchy is to be expected, as some are simply more spiritual able than others. I’m not opposed to it, but there is a bit of a contradiction between the stated sentiment of ‘There are no mediators in Satanism’ with the idea that there is hidden knowledge only certain people are receiving and that this knowledge must be obeyed. Of course, you could ask the Gods directly whether this hidden knowledge is of the Gods. Fair enough, but it does run back into the problem of blind faith- to communicate with the Gods on these questions, you need to commit, but to commit you need to have faith.
There was more I could have talked about, but I didn't want to make this too long. This is a good summary of the different points of contention. This was also limited to analysis of the Al-Jilwah.
