Ritual

@timwins31 , thanks Mate, you did a great job in researching this, and also put a great deal of philisophy into your input. <br /> I agree with your comments but sometimes we put even more meanings and levels in the texts than what was originally planned by the artist...which is great, and that's why Ghost is getting more and more followers, because we actually discuss what their songs are mean. <br /> <br /> Worst thing is when you don't really care about what the artist is trying to say. Seems Ghost have a lot to say.<br />

@chadwick57 I always took their whole Satan worshiping act as a bit of a masquerade (a bit of tongue in check to society and the norms).

It is a masquerade but likely not in the way most people expect. And truth be told, they aren't agents of satan, they're agents of Lucifer who was turned into satan by christianity, but previous to that religion, he represented death, transformation, and rebirth, he was the god who died and resurected and then gave the power awoke in him DIRECTLY to the masses. He was essentially Jesus in Pagan religion. He died and was gone for 3 days before he awoke anew, and discovering he had immense powers, his first response was to realize that one person, or one god, should NEVER have this kind of power alone, so he gave every living human after himself the same powers to ensure our equality and to prevent us from enslavement by those who would use that power malevolently. <br /> <br /> Its why many non-christians and especially those of us who are somewhat educated on ancient Roman and Greek gods and Pagan religion laugh so intensely at christianity and at the same time, see the religion as the root of all true evil. Its sole intention was the enslavement of the human species by whatever governing body was at the top of the Christian hierarchy - which has been the Roman Catholics for a good 1500 years now. Christianity is Poison, but Catholicism is evil incarnate, if the religion in general is poison, Catholicism is the most toxic substance known to mankind. Its the exact reason Tobias Forge/Papa Emeritus dresses as the Pope but portays himself as the Christian Satan. Because the Pope is the closest thing to a living Satan the world will ever know. If there is a such thing as the anti-christ, he sits on that throne in the Vatican. <br /> <br /> Educate yourselves folks. Its our only hope.

@chadwick57 exactly, I can't believe that there hasn't been sex of Christians protesting and that they haven't tried to get banished from a couple cities or towns. Tobias has a very clever way of seeing the things he says and it's not any it's his belief when he's saying it and what he has to say it's not come join us to worship Satan it's so much more than that it's brilliant and when I first seen the stage act in the outfits and what was going on I was like it's basically like a f** publicized black mass type thing but their own versions of symbolism I mean even Masonic stuff mostly Sonic rituals are enclosed and I used to drive past a masonic temple years ago in the town of Bethlehem PA when you come to the five points light there you'll see it and you cannot see in that place like they don't want that s* out in the open I mean masonry is way different these days what lodges have made it then what it's original thing was like masonry started out with all kinds of Egyptian symbolism and themes and it was about oneself and what you make yourself into and you know climbing that pyramid that ladder of enlightenment with yourself and that tip of that pyramid that's missing that you're the missing piece once you reach it to the top Templars were supposed to have allegedly worshiped the baphomet which was declared the satanic symbol but I don't think there's anything about Mason's actually doing that nothing admitted anyway but I think it's a whole combination of different spiritual occult ritual type things everything from you know his own brand to his own creation of satanic slash luciferian / just dark and evil and he's f** smart because he conjured up the ultimate gimmick for the stage and for their shows that will live on forever that will never get old it's why I'm saying they need to bring back that first few albums s* with the Lucifer and Satan songs they got it away from that but I have all faith that they'll come back to it more even if they don't the song still or darkness without saying so much Satan like the first few albums he stated it put it out there hardcore he doesn't need to really sing about it in other albums and say the actual names Satan or anything he has represented all the symbolism and what they're about without you know coming out and actually admitting it and what better way to hide behind anything anybody has to say within us just to show it's for you know it's all for entertainment it's just entertainment yeah and most of that stuff was always done behind closed doors even Anton lavate and put his rituals on film so I forget what year but then again can always go by Levy because he made it his own thing and he thought he was the only one in true one but you make it your own same to do with Wicca and all that s*** spiritualism your rituals your things you do it's all about your preference and what you like and have to stay conformed and follow every detail of all kinds of complex and in-depth rituals you make up your own and go with it it's whatever empowers you