The Happy Satanist: Finding Self-Empowerment
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Summary
From Harvard to heroin and back to wellness: these essays chronicle Lilith Starr's inspiring story of recovery and healing in the face of insurmountable odds。 In the philosophy of Satanism， she finally found the inner strength needed to beat a lifetime of addiction and depression。 Now she shares the secrets she learned on her Satanic journey back to well-being。 Discover the positive， life-changing power of atheistic Satanism for yourself！ Learn the truth behind the common misconceptions about Satanism， and how to tap into the deep reservoir of personal power we all have inside。
Reviews
W。 Koistinen
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At first I felt like reading some teenagers philosophical thoughts。 In the end， though， it ended up being a pretty good general introduction into the principles of atheistic satanism。 I just ordered Daniel Ba'ad's "New Satanic Bible" and it ended up being even slimmer volume than this。 I wonder if there's any more thorough new book on satanism。 Or maybe satanist's just prefer minimalist textualism。 Or something。 Anyway， an interesting life story， coupled with basic principles of Satanic Temple's At first I felt like reading some teenagers philosophical thoughts。 In the end， though， it ended up being a pretty good general introduction into the principles of atheistic satanism。 I just ordered Daniel Ba'ad's "New Satanic Bible" and it ended up being even slimmer volume than this。 I wonder if there's any more thorough new book on satanism。 Or maybe satanist's just prefer minimalist textualism。 Or something。 Anyway， an interesting life story， coupled with basic principles of Satanic Temple's kind of satanism， some interesting personal thoughts， and not too much trouble to read through。 So， would recommend。 。。。more
Victoria Rogers
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A must read for anyone Interested in satanic related matters。 A truly wonderful from start to finish and lilith doesn't hold back from the truth and her past life to get to where she is today。 She's truly an remarkable and strong woman。 A must read for anyone Interested in satanic related matters。 A truly wonderful from start to finish and lilith doesn't hold back from the truth and her past life to get to where she is today。 She's truly an remarkable and strong woman。 。。。more
Rachel McBain
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Item Was Not as Described Note: It appears the author of this text just blocked me on Twitter， as such folks do when questioned。I came to this book， which was free on Kindle Unlimited， after reading the monstrosity that is Might is Right， a foundational text for both Church of Satan and The Satanic Temple。 I read the latter for free as well， and even then it made me want a refund。 I have my reasons for reading books about Satanism， though I truly wish I didn’t。This item is not as described。 Lili Item Was Not as Described Note: It appears the author of this text just blocked me on Twitter， as such folks do when questioned。I came to this book， which was free on Kindle Unlimited， after reading the monstrosity that is Might is Right， a foundational text for both Church of Satan and The Satanic Temple。 I read the latter for free as well， and even then it made me want a refund。 I have my reasons for reading books about Satanism， though I truly wish I didn’t。This item is not as described。 Lilith is， if her book and socials are any indication， not an especially happy person。 The State keeps fighting her disability claims， her credit is bad， her landlords are greedy， she’s in a state of constant pain， she’s mentally ill， Christians are out to get her， she gets constant threats， no one will hire her， her apartment building recently burned down under mysterious circumstances， she lost her cat in the move， she struggles to bleach her hair， all of their computers are currently broken， and the most she has to praise Satan for these days is her Satanic “degree” and the handful of tomatoes she grew in her garden this year。 （We had a hard growing season up here due to global warming。）The book is a haphazard， poorly edited composite of what seem to be blog posts from Starr’s personal website。 She frequently repeats herself， especially when discussing how she has personally suffered。 Although she claims to be a proponent of Western science， most of the text is comprised of strange， esoteric magic with no empirical basis at all。 It’s supposed to be for personal improvement， but as a disabled person myself， I’ve found physical therapy to be a better self-improvement path than cutting oneself for art’s sake。 As a non-believer， I don’t think my blood has any inherent “power，” unless it was used in a transfusion or something， in which case it wouldn’t be smeared on a piece of paper。 Lilith failed to convince me there is such magic。Lilith is at her worst when discussing sex and gender。 She denies having a non-binary or trans identity， yet brags she lives “like a man。” She uses the term “hermaphrodite。” She seems to confuse Intersex persons with trans and non-binary persons before dismissing this with， “We’re all male and female， it doesn’t matter。” She insists that minors ought to be subjected to naked adults， and that it is fine for minors to witness adults having sex。 This flies in the face of everything educated， boring experts understand about child development and socialization。 That， Starr feels， is mere prudery brought on by religious training。 It has never occurred to her that a child might not want to see her naked， or that they may find her naked body traumatizing rather than erotic。 I did not want to see Ms。 Starr naked， and I am a grown adult。 Yet， there she was at the end of a chapter about her boobs， mostly naked。 You’ve been warned。My main take-away is that Ms。 Starr is better than me。 She is special， unique， and can only be appreciated by a select group of superior people。 This is， after all， a woman who had to take brain-damaging drugs just to make herself fit in with society。 Anyhow， I need to do what she says and give her lots of money so she can buy $90 a pop ritual robes。 It doesn’t matter that she is spreading disinformation through the text and is celebrating the circumstances which led to the spreading of mass disinformation。 （TST recently released a bizarre meme that Hot Toddies are a “cure” for COVID-19， and a man using one of the pseudonyms of one of the leaders was publishing a series of flat-Earth books。） It doesn’t matter that I must simultaneously accept that magic does and does not exist。 Lilith is a god， after all， and anyone who says differently is probably a member of Antifa or Black Lives Matter。 （TST recently claimed in court that Antifa and BLM are “extremist” groups during a failed SLAPP lawsuit against rebel members。 No idea how many left in the revolt。 A third？）But ignore all that。 Hail Satan and give all your money to Lilith。 （The US media certainly does！） Satan will give you something in return to thank you。 Unfortunately， it seems he’s mostly giving back in the form of tomatoes。 I hope you’re not allergic to The Devil’s Fruit。 。。。more
Natalie Johnson
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I read this as many people in the TST recommended it。 It’s a collection of essays so a lot of it is just repeated information。 I also wasn’t aware prior to reading that when the author wrote this book she was more into LaVeyan satanism vs TST。 The book is okay for someone completely new to Satanism to dip their toes but if you have already read up on Satanism I would skip this one。
Karelle
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Au final， le livre m'a beaucoup plus servi pour ma maîtrise que ce à quoi je m'attendais。 Il m'a permis de confirmer mes conclusions， de mieux délimiter la structure de conversion que j'essaie de décrire et de les approfondir。 Donc wow， oui， ça， je suis contente d'avoir accepté la suggestion random qu'un gars m'a faite en apprenant mon sujet de maîtrise。 Sauf que bon， à part ça， c'était un peu lourd de lire une femme sataniste qui parle de compassion envers soi et les autres， et qui passe le liv Au final， le livre m'a beaucoup plus servi pour ma maîtrise que ce à quoi je m'attendais。 Il m'a permis de confirmer mes conclusions， de mieux délimiter la structure de conversion que j'essaie de décrire et de les approfondir。 Donc wow， oui， ça， je suis contente d'avoir accepté la suggestion random qu'un gars m'a faite en apprenant mon sujet de maîtrise。 Sauf que bon， à part ça， c'était un peu lourd de lire une femme sataniste qui parle de compassion envers soi et les autres， et qui passe le livre à trasher sur les "sheeple"， les religions et les personnes qui y croient。 Pour cet aspect， j'aurais plus mis 2 étoiles （l'intolérance， c'est jamais OK même quand ça vient de la gauche）， mais t'sais， le mind blown de maîtrise pis toutte m'incite à plus de générosité。 。。。more
Raphi
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This started out so well， but I can't help but be bothered by a few things: Starr preaches about compassion， love and acceptance for all， which is all well and good， but when she frequently refers to Christians or followers of other religions as idiots （or unironically， "sheeple"）， it undermines her message。 Believe me， I am no fan of Christianity， but surely there's a better way to get your supposedly progressive and empathetic message across instead of throwing subjectivity out of the window a This started out so well， but I can't help but be bothered by a few things: Starr preaches about compassion， love and acceptance for all， which is all well and good， but when she frequently refers to Christians or followers of other religions as idiots （or unironically， "sheeple"）， it undermines her message。 Believe me， I am no fan of Christianity， but surely there's a better way to get your supposedly progressive and empathetic message across instead of throwing subjectivity out of the window and constantly contradicting yourself。It becomes quite apparent that this book is actually a compilation of individual essays written on Satanism and self-improvement in the second half， when the pacing sags and we suddenly jump to questionable topics such as the power of social media（？） and why children seeing titties is good， actually。 This all brought down what is still， for the most part， an accessible and somewhat inspiring introduction to one of the world's most misunderstood topics in the world of religion and philosophy。 。。。more
Matsafi
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Uzależnienie od nitro， utrata dobrze płatnej pracy， pięknego domu i kryzys bezdomności。 Później epizod z heroiną。 Autorka odnalazła siłę do wyjścia z nałogu w filozofii satanistycznej， która stawia człowieka w centrum， w odróżnieniu od różnych chrześcijańskich stowarzyszeń， które bardziej szkodziły niż pomagały w wyjściu na prostą。 Dużo wpływów buddyzmu zen （medytacja， współczucie）。 Ciekawa historia osoby， która w życiu zaliczyła prawdziwy rollercoaster。
Adam
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This is simply put not a well written book。 From what I can gather it is a collection from the author's online essays， and it reads like it。 I grew more and more annoyed at the footnotes that almost constantly pointed toward Wikipedia as a source。 Why even bother citing at all in that case？ And it's used for things like the definition of "cognitive dissonance。" Have a little respect for your audience; that's not a complex idea and I'm sure most readers don't need to be informed of what it is。 An This is simply put not a well written book。 From what I can gather it is a collection from the author's online essays， and it reads like it。 I grew more and more annoyed at the footnotes that almost constantly pointed toward Wikipedia as a source。 Why even bother citing at all in that case？ And it's used for things like the definition of "cognitive dissonance。" Have a little respect for your audience; that's not a complex idea and I'm sure most readers don't need to be informed of what it is。 And whenever any statistics are put out there， like toward the end of the book， those are NOT cited。 It really doesn't make any sense， and doesn't make me feel like the author spent much time or effort planning out， researching， or even outlining chapters beforehand。 It all comes off as off the cuff， which can work in some cases， but not for an entire book。 Look， I get it。 I get the story， and yes it is， at its core， inspiring。 I am truly happy that Lilith Starr found Satanism and it allowed her to become her fully actualized self。 It is great whenever anyone manages to do that; to defeat addiction， and begin to chart their own path。 I think that that is what any person strives for， and hers is a story worth telling， and I congratulate her for getting it out there。 But I take issue with the overall tone of the book。 It comes off as "look at all those fools！，" whenever she uses the word "sheeple，" which is more than a few times， which basically boils down to hypocrisy。 The book could use an editor， as this finished product feels more like a first draft than anything else。 There's nothing truly compelling about it， and I cringed hard whenever references to being an English major at an Ivy League institution came up。 Really？ The way this is written casts doubt on that and plenty of other things in the book。 Reading this book is like being cornered by someone at a party who is rattling off random tidbits that loosely tell a story while you are nodding your head in agreement hoping that they stop talking and move on to bothering someone else。 Important details are left out， or very quickly grazed over。 The author most certainly has a story to tell that could be really interesting， but abandons those interesting details and gives us a story about the time her partner told off some religious people at an outdoor event one time; the kind of story someone tells you at work that you don't believe is true。 There must be better books on personal accounts with non-theistic Satanism。 They might consider changing the title to "The Smug Satanist。" I would not recommend this book。 。。。more
Rae Roy
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Part memoir and part instruction manual for a life without dogma or overly prescriptive language。
Anne Lydolf
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While this book made many good points about modern satanism， it is also riddled with self-contradiction and hypocrisy。 I do not see how a message of empathy towards others and respect of other people's free will can go hand in hand with calling any woman， who follows any of the three major religions， insane or idiotic。 This is just one of many opinions Starr expresses in this book that goes directly against the tenets she is trying to promote。 While this book made many good points about modern satanism， it is also riddled with self-contradiction and hypocrisy。 I do not see how a message of empathy towards others and respect of other people's free will can go hand in hand with calling any woman， who follows any of the three major religions， insane or idiotic。 This is just one of many opinions Starr expresses in this book that goes directly against the tenets she is trying to promote。 。。。more
Amanda
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The name of this book is what first grabbed my attention - "The Happy Satanist" is an amusing title for me。 It made me think of Care Bears and Satanism together in one little book。 I thought that this must be a self-help book， but it really isn't。 It's mostly a collection of Facebook postings by Lilith Starr。 However， she does offer some practical advice for meditation and becoming more self-aware。 I enjoyed learning more about what a Satanist in the Satanic Temple believes。 It's very similar to The name of this book is what first grabbed my attention - "The Happy Satanist" is an amusing title for me。 It made me think of Care Bears and Satanism together in one little book。 I thought that this must be a self-help book， but it really isn't。 It's mostly a collection of Facebook postings by Lilith Starr。 However， she does offer some practical advice for meditation and becoming more self-aware。 I enjoyed learning more about what a Satanist in the Satanic Temple believes。 It's very similar to what a LaVeyan Satanist believes， but with more of a political and activist approach。 Starr， herself， is also a Buddhist。 I thought that was particularly interesting because on the one hand， I could make an argument for how LaVeyan Satanism and Zen Buddhism do not go hand-in-hand， but other the other hand， I firmly believe in each person's right to find their own path。 If she wants to blend Buddhist and Satanic philosophy together， who am I to say she can't？ This little book was worth my time。 I only wish it were longer。 I wish she would go into more depth。 I also wish the formatting was easier on the eyes。 The words seemed to be all squished together on the top part of each page。 。。。more
Lennie Grace
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A fascinating collection of personal essays on modern satanism。 I'd highly recommend it for people looking to learn more about minority religious groups。 :） A fascinating collection of personal essays on modern satanism。 I'd highly recommend it for people looking to learn more about minority religious groups。 :） 。。。more
Panda
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I wanted to love this， I really did， but Starr's writing didn't feel quite sharp enough and I didn't quite manage to catch on， even if I connect with the ideas presented strongly。 I wanted to love this， I really did， but Starr's writing didn't feel quite sharp enough and I didn't quite manage to catch on， even if I connect with the ideas presented strongly。 。。。more
Nicole
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When I picked up this book， I understood it would be essays by the author about her struggles and how Satanism played into those scenarios。 I feel that the essays were a bit light on the Satanism aspect， and more about her story。 Which is fine， I appreciate being able to read about her journey。 However， I was expecting more specifically about the Satanism。 I also found it interesting that she mentions LaVeyan Satanism far more that Satanism as it is represented in The Satanic Temple， in which sh When I picked up this book， I understood it would be essays by the author about her struggles and how Satanism played into those scenarios。 I feel that the essays were a bit light on the Satanism aspect， and more about her story。 Which is fine， I appreciate being able to read about her journey。 However， I was expecting more specifically about the Satanism。 I also found it interesting that she mentions LaVeyan Satanism far more that Satanism as it is represented in The Satanic Temple， in which she was a chapter head。 I was expecting to read more about The Satanic Temple and how it impacted her。Overall， I gave this book 4 stars。 To share her journey took courage， and I admire her strength to share intimate details of her life with no apologies。 。。。more
Rita
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Sensible arguments and reasoning， but a person of Starr's education should know damn well that Wikipedia is not a reliable resource！ Still enjoyed it。 Sensible arguments and reasoning， but a person of Starr's education should know damn well that Wikipedia is not a reliable resource！ Still enjoyed it。 。。。more
Z
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Pretty good entry level book on modern Satanic philosophy。 For me it got repetitive so it was hard to finish though I pretty much agree with everything。
Arlene Allen
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Amazing little guide to life。 Starr clearly defines what “Satanism” means to her， and no it’s not devil worshipping。 It’s very existential， taking responsibility for one’s own action。 Starr also practices Buddhism and is very much a social justice warrior。 She is comfortable in her own skin。 She’s a rebel， and what is Lucifer but the ultimate rebel。
Jackaltroy
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This book is a fantastic guide to finding peace and meaning through satanism。
Lollipopwater
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I wish I'd had this book on hand during my own start of sobriety and interest toward satanism。 Starr states things that have been rattling around my head with such perfection and clarity， I found myself highlighting constantly。 Lovely to hear a women's voice in a spiritual path that can be dominated by male opinions。 I wish I'd had this book on hand during my own start of sobriety and interest toward satanism。 Starr states things that have been rattling around my head with such perfection and clarity， I found myself highlighting constantly。 Lovely to hear a women's voice in a spiritual path that can be dominated by male opinions。 。。。more
Matthew Martin
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This is a fantastic collection of short essays by Lilith Starr talking about the true meaning of Satanism， what it means to her and how it helped her throughout her life。 It also talks about how we can help ourselves with self-empowered and questioning authority when we need to。 Starr's view of Satanism appears to be a mix of LaVeyan Satanism and more modern organizations such as The Satanic Temple。 As I know LaVey was a hugely problematic person， it's nice to see someone who is able to draw emp This is a fantastic collection of short essays by Lilith Starr talking about the true meaning of Satanism， what it means to her and how it helped her throughout her life。 It also talks about how we can help ourselves with self-empowered and questioning authority when we need to。 Starr's view of Satanism appears to be a mix of LaVeyan Satanism and more modern organizations such as The Satanic Temple。 As I know LaVey was a hugely problematic person， it's nice to see someone who is able to draw empowerment from Satanism in general and not just blindly follow one 'path' - which would be the opposite of what Satanism is about。The book itself is not too big， at only 130 pages with many blanks， so it's a light read。 But I feel like this helps keep interest and introduces one to the tenets and such， while inspiring them to undergo further research and reading if they are interested。 It is composed of blog posts that were posted separately， and so the book does suffer from a bit of repetition。 。。。more
Bruce Miller
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excellent read
Rick
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I wanted to like this book based on others reviews。。。 I did not。 I found the authors lack of involvement in her dire circumstances to show a lack of real responsibility in her own life， choosing to instead place blame on everyone but her self。 I thought this book would have more tools in how Satanism can be used to overcome hardships。
Shannon
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I loved the author's honesty about her struggles。 The more research I do into Satanism as a philosophy， the more I find myself nodding in agreement and thinking， well， yeah， that makes perfect sense。 Not sure I'll ever practice magic， but this is a great start for anyone to learn about the basics of an ever-growing belief system。 I loved the author's honesty about her struggles。 The more research I do into Satanism as a philosophy， the more I find myself nodding in agreement and thinking， well， yeah， that makes perfect sense。 Not sure I'll ever practice magic， but this is a great start for anyone to learn about the basics of an ever-growing belief system。 。。。more
Lauren
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i enjoyed this， didn't agree with all of it but enjoyable。 i enjoyed this， didn't agree with all of it but enjoyable。 。。。more
Morgan Thomson
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This is a book that I feel that many should read as it would be an impressive easy to challenge your conformity and acceptance of falsehood。 It is very honest and candid with brilliant writing style。 It also very clearly and simply explains the misconceptions surrounding this wonderful and empowering religion！ The things Lilith and her husband went through were horrific and hear wrenching to read about one how they were treated sickened me。 This book also really empowered and inspired me to take This is a book that I feel that many should read as it would be an impressive easy to challenge your conformity and acceptance of falsehood。 It is very honest and candid with brilliant writing style。 It also very clearly and simply explains the misconceptions surrounding this wonderful and empowering religion！ The things Lilith and her husband went through were horrific and hear wrenching to read about one how they were treated sickened me。 This book also really empowered and inspired me to take charge of my own life and help myself give up self harming！ I couldn’t recommend not enough and the art and illustrations are a lovely little bonus that really works for this books format 。。。more
Amanda Thomson
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Inspiring and honest
Samantha
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I have mixed feelings on this one。 First and foremost I want to say I love one of the recurring themes of compassion。 In several of her essays she talks about how other people’s compassion toward her changed her life and how she’s working to put that same compassion out there for others。 When this book talks about self care， self love and standing up for yourself and using your voice， that’s when it’s at its best。 When it starts to get political and preachy it starts to fall flat。 There’s even a I have mixed feelings on this one。 First and foremost I want to say I love one of the recurring themes of compassion。 In several of her essays she talks about how other people’s compassion toward her changed her life and how she’s working to put that same compassion out there for others。 When this book talks about self care， self love and standing up for yourself and using your voice， that’s when it’s at its best。 When it starts to get political and preachy it starts to fall flat。 There’s even a section on climate change， which is something I care about， but in a book about empowering yourself it seemed out of place。 Because this is a collection of essays she wrote and not one book that was written as a whole piece， it can get repetitive。 Overall， I like and appreciate the essays about empowering yourself and could have done without the political rants。 Granted it’s politics I agree with， but I wasn’t reading this for politics。 3/5 ⭐️ 。。。more
Patrick Mader
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A story while heartfelt and honest it didn’t do enough to compensate for what I felt was poor narrative structure and inconsistent pacing。 I just couldn’t get into to it。
Jake Crosby
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Late review。Great book that introduced me to the philosophy and encouraged me to continue studying it further。 Quite an empowering book as well， her view on fear was very relatable。
Joshua Fray
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