Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site osiris.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!lll-crg!gymble!umcp-cs!aplcen!osiris!jcp From: jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Satanism, witchcraft, paganism,etc. Message-ID: <581@osiris.UUCP> Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 07:20:49 EST Article-I.D.: osiris.581 Posted: Wed Oct 30 07:20:49 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 09:02:44 EST References: <12090@rochester.UUCP> <599@k.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA> <12312@rochester.UUCP> <37@birtch.UUCP> <445@scgvaxd.UUCP> <53@birtch.UUCP> Organization: Johns Hopkins Hospital Lines: 22 > Sorry if I have misrepresented my point. I'll try again: > > SATANISM: > > My impression of "Necronomicon" (which BTW is used as one of the source > books in Satanism) was that there was no requirement to sacrifice human > lives or commit crimes as a part of rituals. (Richard Ramirez is a nut > and is as typical of Satanists as Jim Jones is of Christians) > SO far as I have been able to find out, the so-called "Necronomicon" is a complete invention of H.P. Lovecraft, the horror writer, who disavowed belief in any of things he wrote about. A few years ago, a book of this name appeared on the market but it was a sloppily put-together mishmash of things that had little to do with either Lovecraft or traditional Stanism or magick. Those interested in other books should get a catalogue from Samuel Weiser, Inc., Box 612, York Beach, ME 03910. -- jcpatilla