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I was off ill from work the other week and decided to read a book i had always wanted to read; 'The Long Hard Road Out of Hell' by Marilyn Manson.
Now before you say Marilyn Manson, he sucks etc etc, I know a lot of people have read this book, people that hate him, people that don't like that type of music etc but the book is really all about the music it's about growing up and coping with fame and faliure. It's actually really really cool.
It gives you an amazing insight in to the whole megastar thing though. I had heard some stuff about bands and their drug and women excess and you think that it's all just blown out of proportion but if this book is to be believed then if anything it's understated!
Anyway there is a part of the book that touches on Satanism and the head minister of the church of Satan Anton LeVay. I was quite interest by what i discovered. I originally thought that Satanism was the worship of the devil and the sacrificing of chickens etc, just like everyone else probably does, but it turns out that this is not true.
If you can be bothered to read any further i'll give you some insight.
Satanism is about worship of yourself and not to a Christian God that there is no real proof of his/her existence. It talks about the natural balance in the world, which is not really as black and white as good and evil. It also talks about the bible and the fact that the stories are fables that were mearly for guidance in hope in trouble times and in order to stop people from commiting deeds that were deemed as evil. How can you follow a book that was written 2000 years ago when the world has change so much since then? The book of Satan was written in a more recent pretence and is probably more relevent today.
I am not advocating Satanism and I am not a Satanist, everything i have written above was just what i read in Marilyn Mansons book but it makes me want to find out more. When books trigger something inside you and make you question the world and find out more about whats out there then that is great. You learn in life by asking questions!
Anyway im done now he he!
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Polybius, the ancient historian, said:
"Since the multitude is ever fickle, full of lawless desires, irrational passions and violence, there is no other way to keep them in order but by the fear and terror of the invisible world; on which account our ancestors seem to me to have acted judiciously, when they contrived to bring into the popular belief these notions of the gods, and of the infernal regions."
Now before you say Marilyn Manson, he sucks etc etc, I know a lot of people have read this book, people that hate him, people that don't like that type of music etc but the book is really all about the music it's about growing up and coping with fame and faliure. It's actually really really cool.
It gives you an amazing insight in to the whole megastar thing though. I had heard some stuff about bands and their drug and women excess and you think that it's all just blown out of proportion but if this book is to be believed then if anything it's understated!
Anyway there is a part of the book that touches on Satanism and the head minister of the church of Satan Anton LeVay. I was quite interest by what i discovered. I originally thought that Satanism was the worship of the devil and the sacrificing of chickens etc, just like everyone else probably does, but it turns out that this is not true.
If you can be bothered to read any further i'll give you some insight.
Satanism is about worship of yourself and not to a Christian God that there is no real proof of his/her existence. It talks about the natural balance in the world, which is not really as black and white as good and evil. It also talks about the bible and the fact that the stories are fables that were mearly for guidance in hope in trouble times and in order to stop people from commiting deeds that were deemed as evil. How can you follow a book that was written 2000 years ago when the world has change so much since then? The book of Satan was written in a more recent pretence and is probably more relevent today.
I am not advocating Satanism and I am not a Satanist, everything i have written above was just what i read in Marilyn Mansons book but it makes me want to find out more. When books trigger something inside you and make you question the world and find out more about whats out there then that is great. You learn in life by asking questions!
Anyway im done now he he!
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Polybius, the ancient historian, said:
"Since the multitude is ever fickle, full of lawless desires, irrational passions and violence, there is no other way to keep them in order but by the fear and terror of the invisible world; on which account our ancestors seem to me to have acted judiciously, when they contrived to bring into the popular belief these notions of the gods, and of the infernal regions."
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Hey, Mr Brown, why don't you read my story on the future of games 'The Horrible Future' on the Ninty forums?
I thought the title said lets talk about boobs, damn.
RastaBillySkank wrote:
> I'm currently reading War and Peace... God knows why...
Your keen, that's one hell of a book, i couldn't even lift the bloody thing let alone read it!!
It's one i've decided to read in my Salad Days though!
> I'm currently reading War and Peace... God knows why...
Your keen, that's one hell of a book, i couldn't even lift the bloody thing let alone read it!!
It's one i've decided to read in my Salad Days though!
I'm currently reading War and Peace... God knows why...
I got it from that really big book shop on Tottenham Court road, and the name slips my mind... Ottakars or Waterstones or something however Amazon sell it too! Well worth a read!
Boblin Brown wrote:
> Cool! Where did you get the book?
Which book?
> Cool! Where did you get the book?
Which book?
I always thought Manson played that kid! Oh well, you learn something new everyday.
Yeah, that book totally rocks ass! Don't expect anything like the film though - different characters (emotionally and physically) and different reasons for chasing the Andys.
Yeah, that book totally rocks ass! Don't expect anything like the film though - different characters (emotionally and physically) and different reasons for chasing the Andys.
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