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WHO IS SATAN?
by Abion Wolf, Editor: White Dragon. England
The following article is not written in defense of Satanism, but rather in the true pagan roots that its history lies in. It is essential to bear in mind that neither paganism nor pagans accept the existence of the devil, regarding him as a Christian creation. The legend of Satan, in Christian mythology, like nearly all the Christian stories, has its roots firmly set in pagan history, whether deriving from Woden and Thunor from Saxon England to Pan, the god of goats, from Greece. It must be understood that with the advent of Christianity, the established Pagan religion was changed, altered, assimilated, and often demonized by those seeking to convert the Folk to Christianity.
History of Satan
The first thing the Christians did to convert the "evil" pagans and heathens top Christianity was to du
alize peoples' ideas, stating that thi
s god is good and this god is evil. Naturally people would be attracted to the "good" by human nature. Then, it was an easy step to persuade people into believing there was only one god: all the others are demons, and Woden, Lord of Nature and Horned God is the devil, or Satan. Satan himself only appears evil in the teachings of the Slave religions: The anti- Natural beliefs enforced on us by Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. All three beliefs have their common root, but Satan's natural roots are pagan.
Like set from Aryan Egypt, Pan, or the War God Woden (Odin/Wotan), these gods caused the Christ lings great fear. A true religion has balance. Equal good for equal bad. The two are in essence the same thing. The difference between the two, the righteousness of it depending upon who the observer is. But one cannot exist with out the other, just like darkness and light, male and female, positive and negative, etc.
So, why is Satan so "evil"?
Well the Christians fought fear with fear. They demonized our
natural gods. By doing this they demonized you. Once fear had engulfed our people, we could be controlled. They turned our faith into something evil to suit their own goals.
The Image Of Satan
Satan's imagery is certainly something that should never be feared. Not at least by those in touch with their true roots. His image is symbolic to us in many ways and comes from many roots. Firstly, his horns. Many Indo-European gods had horns though and I can`t think of any of them being evil. Herne the Hunter (Woden), Pan, and Cernnonus were all portrayed with horns. All the lords of the forest, its trees and its beasts, many of whom are horned. The forest was the provider of everything our forefathers needed to live. Food and shelter, for example. No evil there. These gods represent a male side. The horn is still used as slang meaning erection and wanting sex. He is the male side of the Earth Provider. Mother Earth being the female si
de (naturally)! Here we have the balance.
Nature and Pagan
Deities
However, still today people are turned away from their natural roots and discouraged from returning to their forefathers beliefs, because of being accused of Satanism. Satanism is a Christian invention, and really only portrays the dark side of THAT religion: the perverse and sick side of this unnatural faith. Both Christian and Satanist are unbalanced. Both steer to the extreme good or bad and both will fail you in the end.
Before this dualism was implanted, pagan societies didn't label natural forces with such absolute moral attributes. These were creative and destructive forces in Nature, often symbolized as gods. But even the destructive aspects had creative purposes, and were part of a transcendent cosmic unity. In essence, a pagan does not believe the world was created by god, but rather the world IS god, with different deities representing different elements. Our ancestors could not understand why the
sun went down, or why it rained, so they attributed matters to the work of diffe
rent gods. By personifying them, it also became easier to form relationships with them by our forefathers.
There were gods for war, gods for craftsmen, crop deities, gods who looked after the dead, even gods who cared for drinking wells, caves and springs and areas of the forest. The Horned God, Lord of the Forest was believed to mate with the goddess in Spring, fertilizing the land and its inhabitants. The Horned God was the most revered and principled god of the Folk, and was honored and celebrated by the people. Those who claim to be Satanist today are in truth confused and not in line with their true folkish roots. The Horned God of the Forest, whom Satan stems from, is a deity of goodness, who has been simply demonized into this satanic character by the Christians to take the pagan folk away from their own natural beliefs and into the faith of the crucified one!
Are You Possessed?
