Long-form answers and short notes from the Church — written to be read, questioned, and compared rather than reduced to slogans.
5 writings — Comparison
Explore the key differences between invocation and prayer in the context of Theistic Satanism, highlighting the unique aspects of Satanic devotion and communion.
Read Writing →Theistic Satanism does not require pretending that cruelty becomes good when it is given a darker name. This essay explains how autonomy, consequence, consent, and responsibility fit together in the Church’s ethics.
Read Writing →Lucifer, Satan, light, rebellion, knowledge, and adversarial imagery can overlap across traditions. The names alone do not tell you what a group believes.
Read Writing →A practical comparison for readers who keep finding the same names and symbols in both spaces. Overlap is real; equivalence is not.
Read Writing →Both may use Satanic language and symbols, but they answer the central theological question differently: is Satan spiritually real, or is Satan a symbol?
Read Writing →Theistic Satanism is the belief that Satan exists as a real, living deity, worshipped in a religious way. This is different from Satanism as approached by the Church of Satan or The Satanic Temple, which treat Satan as a symbol or literary figure rather than a deity.
The Church of Satan, founded by Anton LaVey in 1966, takes an atheistic approach — Satan is a symbol of individualism, not a deity. The High Satanic Church is theistic: we worship Satan as a living deity. We are independent and not affiliated with the Church of Satan.
No. The Satanic Temple is an atheistic political-activism organisation that uses Satanic imagery. The High Satanic Church is an independent theistic congregation. We have no connection to The Satanic Temple.
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