N.D.
Visionary
Silver Level
I enjoy reading occult related materials and fantasy fiction so I couldn't resist "The Secret Life of a Satanist", as it's an authorized biography of Anton LaVey and contains little if any fact when it comes to his life. He couldn't help it, he was a born liar. So of course I'm fascinated by him.
Anyway, towards the back of the book there are some Satanic codes which I'm finding to be very interesting. They don't require you to renounce or denounce God or the existence of God, but they do require you to behave in a non-Christian way, and what's more non-Christian than poker at it's finest?
The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth
1. Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.
2. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure that they want to hear them.
3. When in another's lair, show him respect or else do not go there.
4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.
5. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.
6. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and he cries out to be relieved.
7. Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.
8. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
9. Do not harm little children.
10. Do not kill non-human animals unless attacked or for your food.
11. When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.
Obviously, we can ignore rules 9 and 10 as little children and non-human animals have no place at the poker table, online or live. However they are good rules regardless of your religion.
I'm feeling like the other rules do apply. Then again, it's more likely I just have poker on the brain and projected it onto the eleven Satanic rules of the Earth.
Anyway, towards the back of the book there are some Satanic codes which I'm finding to be very interesting. They don't require you to renounce or denounce God or the existence of God, but they do require you to behave in a non-Christian way, and what's more non-Christian than poker at it's finest?
The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth
1. Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.
2. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure that they want to hear them.
3. When in another's lair, show him respect or else do not go there.
4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.
5. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.
6. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and he cries out to be relieved.
7. Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.
8. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
9. Do not harm little children.
10. Do not kill non-human animals unless attacked or for your food.
11. When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.
Obviously, we can ignore rules 9 and 10 as little children and non-human animals have no place at the poker table, online or live. However they are good rules regardless of your religion.
I'm feeling like the other rules do apply. Then again, it's more likely I just have poker on the brain and projected it onto the eleven Satanic rules of the Earth.