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Well, not even in adults.

To pursue the Satanic Enlightment, an Acolyte must open the Seven Gates of Hell, plus the final Golden Gate that allows the soul to descend into the Enlightened Darkness.

Every gate requires more dedication, effort and costance of mind, body and heart to be opened.


The First Gate of Hell:

This is the Textament of Belphegor, Duke of Sloth.
The Acolyte ought to constantly strive to rid himself of whatever qualities he recognize as wrong and harmful, shaking off laziness and apathy. He understands and accepts that actions will produce results and effects that correspond with the nature of that action, and take responsibility for his behiavour.


The Second Gate of Hell:

This is the Textament of Asmodeus, Duke of Lust.
The Acolyte ought to constantly strive to rid himself of whatever qualities he recognize as wrong and harmful. He rejects disordinate passions and sexual misconduit, keeping is body clean and pure.


The Third Gate of Hell:

This is the Textament of Baalzebul, Duke of Gluttony.
The Acolyte ought to constantly keep his minds alert to phenomena that could negatively affect the body and mind. He should be mindful and deliberate, making sure not to act or speak due to inattention or forgetfulness, and avoid any kind of intoxicating substance.


The Fourth Gate of Hell:

This is the Textament of Amon, Duke of Wrath.
The Acolyte ougth to never act impulsively and out of rage; he train himself to be rational, cautious and reasonable, not acting in ways that would be corrupt or bring harm to oneself or to others.


The Fifth Gate of Hell:

This is the Textament of Mammon, Duke of Greed.
The Acolyte ought not to gain profit from occupations which, either directly or indirectly, result in harm for other living beings. Forbidden trades are all kinds of weapons and instruments for killing, slave trading, prostitution, breeding animals for slaughter, manufacturing or selling intoxicating drinks or addictive drugs, producing or trading in any kind of poison or a toxic product designed to harm.


The Sixth Gate of Hell:

This is the Textament of Leviathan, Duke of Envy.
The Acolyte ought to abstain from lying, from divisive and abusive speech and to every form of deception. When he speaks, it must be true, beneficial and appropriate. If he can't benefit others with honest words, he stay silent.


The Seventh Gate of Hell:

This is the Textament of Lucifer, Duke of Pride.
The Acolyte adopt detached, non-judgemental way of seeing. He ought to be resolved on renunciation, on freedom from ill will, on harmlessness; he must give up egoism, narcisistical habits and the desire of recognition.


The Golden Gate of Hell:

This is the Textament of Satan, Lord of the Darkness.
To fully embrace the inner darkness and become one with Hell, the Acolyte fully give up the notion of ambition, purifying the soul from the taint of desire and reliance on external goods and pleasures; he becomes a source of light on his own, finally achieving freedom from suffering and death.

Interesting. Which archetypical concept? And what are the tenets of your belief? (If it's not obvious, I know nearly nothing about this.)

For Laveyan satanists ( also called "rationalists" , although not every rationalist  is a laveyan ), Satan embodies the archetypical concepts of self determination, the pursue of personal freedom, gratification and developement of potential. Chaos Magick system is used in many new age / gnostic movements and is, essentially, the notion that the power of belief is real and can shape ( and be shaped ) by the world. Laveyan focus on custom, pragmatical rituality to achieve whatever personal goals they pursue.


Tenets vary from branch to branch. Personally, I follow the teaching of my spiritual father...
well, he's also my biological dad ^^
His master was an university professor, that learned from our founder, an ex theravada monk from Siam that travelled to Europe, lived for seven years in the UK were he studied ermetism and ceremonial magic, then established in my country. He was a great scholar of occult, but I doubt he was merely a man.

Theistic satanism ( chaos magick custom belief system ).

You are a kind person. Thanks

Were must I unzip the mod to make it work?

Immagine that YOU are a dwarf, the expedition leader, and the fellow dwarves were your family and closest friend. Therefore you absolutely want not to die but you are in one of the extremely dangerous worlds created by Armok ( standard map, year 125 ).

What kind of location would you choose for the embark? What would you do first, there?

To summarize, a "no risk is acceptable" play.