by Jason Sorrell

Created on: January 27, 2009   Last Updated: September 10, 2010

I wrote this article several years ago for a now defunct web-zine, and ran across it today while updating my accounts elsewhere.  The ideas in this article were described as "challenging" and "dangerous"... no doubt ideal for my brethren in the Cult of Cthulhu.  Let me know what you think.[/i]

 Satanism, perhaps, has answers to what needs to be done to ensure a better future for society. Any serious student of the Satanist Movement will eventually attempt to discern the social goals and potential impact of that movement on society at large. We are a "movement" after all, but the question raised is a movement toward what?' The fringe elements of our movement, generally lead by short-sighted but mildly charismatic people and composed of followers grasping for some reason to be "a part of something special", suggest agendas like the abolishment of Christianity, the preparation for the final holy war', even the downfall of society. The unrealistic goals of the lunatic fringe keep the simple-minded, both within their organizations and outside the Satanist Movement, in awe and enthralled while making no actual progress toward anything. Satanists, of course, are not interested in the downfall of society; this society has provided us with the means of expression and the pursuit of our personal growth. We aren't interested in some mythical holy war'; we recognize the ebb and flow of human history and are well prepared for whatever may come while we indulge in and maximize the now'. We could care less about the drivel of Christianity; they have proved to be less and less effective in their 2000 years of practice and are clearly on the verge of imploding. Our focus, as it has always been, is on ourselves as individuals and how to achieve the most personal success and pleasure form our endeavors in the time we have to pursue them.

When we dismiss the fictions purported from within and without our movement we come to the more rational question of our goals. Among  them is the concern that we would be interested in seeing a world populated by Satanists. After all, this tends to be the goal of most major religions, and almost all the minor ones (whether actively pursued or passively waited upon). As we are to the contrary on so many other points, it is often surprising, even to some Satanists, that such an idea is not only incorrect, but abhorred by most Satanists. Satanists are leaders and creators; they require a group willing to be lead and willing

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