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  • Episode 11: The Fire and the Faith

    Episode 11: The Fire and the Faith
    Jun 21 2024

    • Episode 11: Fire and the Faith

    • Host ~ Shea Bilé

    • Guest Co-Host ~ Luzia Lowe

    - On this episode of Deferred Gnosis Podcast:

    • Asceticism, Sacrifice, and the Satanic Religion.

    • This conversation was recorded hours before committing ourselves to a grand devotional rite, and following weeks of physical, spiritual, and ascetic ritual preparation. We discussed the meaning of asceticism, sacrifice, and devotion within the Satanic religion. We also discussed our ontological and theological conceptions of the Satanic Divine.

    • Guest co-host for this episode: Alternative model, pro-dominatrix, and ritual performance artist, Luzia Lowe (IG: @the_luzia_lowe).

    - Listeners and fellow travelers on the fringe:

    Please send us your comments, thoughts, suggestions, and topic ideas for future podcasts to – deferredgnosis@gmail.com.

    ‡ Intro Musick: Invocation of Nothing by Shea Bilé.

    ‡ Additional musical contribution for this episode (outro) - Romania by Roboton.

    ‡ Shea Bilé (https://www.instagram.com/sheabile/)

    ‡ Luzia Lowe (https://www.instagram.com/the_luzia_lowe/)

    ‡ Site: https://www.deferredgnosis.com

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    29 min
  • Episode 10: Devil Worship in the Desert

    Episode 10: Devil Worship in the Desert
    Oct 8 2020
     https://open.spotify.com/episode/31oly1lfLUWLf6DDQ6trKE • Episode 10: Devil Worship in the Desert • • Host ~ Shea Bilé • • Guest Co-Host ~ Luzia Lowe • - On this episode of Deferred Gnosis Podcast: • Recorded deep in the Piute Mountains in the Eastern Mojave Desert, moments before engaging in a ritual evocation. A candid and intimate conversation on the realities of devotional Religious Satanism and Devil Worship. We also discuss our personal evolution within this discipline, ritual asceticism and blood-letting, transgressive sexual expression, and the self-overcoming nature of the mystical practices that drive our personal religious praxis, as well as our devotional ritual project, Cabal Diaboli (IG: @cabal.diaboli). • Guest co-host for this episode: alternative model, pro-dominatrix, and ritual performance artist, Luzia Lowe (IG: @the_luzia_lowe). - We discuss the role of devotion within Religious Satanism: The purpose of our venture - on-location in the Eastern Mojave Desert.The origination of Cabal Diaboli - a personal history. Transgression and devotional Theistic Satanism.A discussion on Satanic film.Body modification, blood-letting, self-mutilation, etc. within Religious Satanism.Luzia's history - becoming a dominatrix, BDSM, body modification, and Satanic devotion.The realities of edge play - transgression and sexual expression.Departure from atheism and embracing devotional Satanism.Transgression and asceticism within the occult tradition, the Satanic tradition, and our personal praxis.What is mysticism without transgression?The need for a system - practice without discipline or belief. The need for painful conviction.The question of legitimacy and authenticity within contemporary mysticism.A few stories about our previous ritual operations and our magickal practice.We describe and discuss the ritual operation we are about to perform. An off-the-grid ritual evocation, isolated completely from everything but the work at hand. - Listeners and fellow travelers on the fringe: Please send us your comments, thoughts, suggestions, and topic ideas for future podcasts to – deferredgnosis@gmail.com. ‡ Intro Musick: Invocation of Nothing by Shea Bilé. ‡ Additional musical contribution for this episode (outro) - Romania by Roboton. ‡ Luzia Lowe (https://www.instagram.com/the_luzia_lowe/). ‡ Cabal Diaboli (https://www.instagram.com/cabal.diaboli/). ‡ https://www.deferredgnosis.com | | | | | | | | | ‡ Subscribe by Email ‡ Please Consider Donating to the Deferred Gnosis Podcast. We are a self-sustained venture: A labor of love, with a helping of rage, transformed into passion for change. Please consider a donation, and a pledge of your support to our efforts. Highest Cheers from Deferred Gnosis. And if thou Wilt, please share -
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    1 ora e 9 min
  • Episode 9: Defending the Faith

    Episode 9: Defending the Faith
    Aug 2 2019
     https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hEwhyHORml6q6QEjKichP?si=o8D2t5qPSZGEpsMqzNATQg • Episode 9: Defending the Faith • • Host ~ Shea Bilé • • Guest Co-Host ~ Sam Mann • - On this episode of Deferred Gnosis Podcast: • How does a Satanist defend himself against an atheist? How does religious/spiritual Satanism hold up against the arguments often employed by non-believers? We passionately debate the value of faith and devotional religious practice. • Guest co-host for this episode is Sam Mann. Host of the Steel Legion Podcast. - We discuss and debate the value of faith: Theistic Satanic belief vs. secular atheism.Conceptions of God from a Satanic perspective.Is religious belief grounded in reality?Is magick necessary? Does it have value? Can it be proven? Why do we even need to?Does faith have value? Is it dangerous?The function of religious belief. Do we need to have evidence? Must we prove our gods/demons are real? Why?The difference between Abrahamic and Satanic apologetics.Religion vs. art vs. music - different impact/power?Transcendental vs. religious experience - is one different/better than the other?Is the Devil of the bible a valid expression of the divine? - Musicians, writers, artists of any kind: You are invited to submit your work to – deferredgnosis@gmail.com – If interested, we would love to showcase your work and possibly interview you for the show. - Listeners and fellow travelers on the fringe: Please send us your comments, thoughts, suggestions, and topic ideas for future podcasts to – deferredgnosis@gmail.com. ‡ Intro Musick: Invocation of Nothing by Shea Bilé. ‡ Additional musical contribution for this episode (outro) - Romania by Roboton. ‡ https://www.deferredgnosis.com | | | | | | | | | ‡ Subscribe by Email ‡ Please Consider Donating to the Deferred Gnosis Podcast. We are a self-sustained venture: A labor of love, with a helping of rage, transformed into passion for change. Please consider a donation, and a pledge of your support to our efforts. Highest Cheers from Deferred Gnosis. And if thou Wilt, please share -
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    1 ora e 31 min
  • Episode 8: Can Hell be Holy?

    Episode 8: Can Hell be Holy?
    Jun 25 2019
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TSljVS02R7WRoUwwMbCNi • Episode 8: Can Hell be Holy? • • Host ~ Shea Bilé • • Guest Co-Host ~ Jack Grayle • - On this episode of the Deferred Gnosis Podcast: • We explore the concept of the sacred within the Left Hand Path and Satanism. What makes something sacred? Do gods, spirits, or demons? What does that mean for the godless? Can physical and spiritual transgression create a holy state? Perhaps an answer can be found in antiquity... • Guest co-host for this episode is the occult writer, speaker, and devotee, Jack Grayle. Author of the "Hekataeon" (Published by Ixaxaar). - We explore the concept of the sacred: Within a spiritual context - what does it mean to be a Left Hand Path adherent?Sacred steps upon the crooked path - the evolution of contemporary Left Hand Path tradition.Goetic/Solomonic tradition and the sacred demonic bond.Adversarialism/antinomianism - the holy rebel.Black magick morality and the Left Hand Path.Do gods make something holy, or do we?A short Satanic history.A place for pain in ritual - violent asceticism as a method to reach a holy state.Can an atheist find sacred ground?Is a transcendental state the same as a spiritual one?The terrible face of God - the violent side of the divine.The deep flaw of the good/evil binary - an answer found in the gods of antiquity.What are the gods? An exploration of the egregore/thought-form model.What is the future for the Left Hand Path and the sacred state? The future of the dissident spirit. - Images referenced in this episode: Image of Yahweh - - Musicians, writers, artists of any kind: You are invited to submit your work to – deferredgnosis@gmail.com – If interested, we would love to showcase your work and possibly interview you for the show. - Listeners and fellow travelers on the fringe: Please send us your comments, thoughts, suggestions, and topic ideas for future podcasts to – deferredgnosis@gmail.com. ‡ Intro Musick: Invocation of Nothing by Shea Bilé. ‡ Additional musical contribution for this episode (outro) - Romania by Roboton. ‡ https://www.deferredgnosis.com | | | | | | | | | ‡ Subscribe by Email ‡ Please Consider Donating to the Deferred Gnosis Podcast. We are a self-sustained venture: A labor of love, with a helping of rage, transformed into passion for change. Please consider a donation, and a pledge of your support to our efforts. Highest Cheers from Deferred Gnosis. And if thou Wilt, please share -
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    2 ore
  • Episode 7: The Art War

    Episode 7: The Art War
    Oct 17 2015
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/3mI5Ipvjc2lclscj0JilNe • Episode 7: The Art War • • The Hosts ~ Shea Bilé & Matt Johnson • - On this episode of Deferred Gnosis: The Art War, Corporate Death Curses, and the Coyotel Church - A roundtable discussion on the concepts of violently transgressive performance art, ritualistic cultural engineering, and the Nestle Death Curse event. An interview with Steven Johnson Leyba (Steven Johnson Leyba), Louis Fleischauer (Aesthetic Meat Front), Hannah Haddix (Coyotel Church), and Jeanelle Mastema (Virgo Rising). - We passionately discuss the concept of Art War : The Corporate Death Curse - Political Action/Magick/WarThe Great Enemy: The role of Monsanto and NestleThe End of California? Nestle and the Water War.Modern culture's seemingly innate death wish - a 'natural' process?.Coyotel Church - A religion for cultural engineers.'Good' Art vs. 'Bad' Art - The foundation of the Art War.What is stillborn Art?Aesthetic Meat Front manifesto - the visceral art of Louis Fleischauer.In a world of failing transhumanistic vision, can organic technology liberate us?The Art War and Magick - Psychodrama or Supernatural?Lavey and Leyba - The artists weigh in on Satanism and the Left-Hand Path, where it was and where it's going.The rise of cynicism - the end of hope? - Musicians, Writers, Poets, Painters - Artists of any kind: Send us a link to your work - deferredgnosis@gmail.com - or use the comment section below. We will devote a segment to showcase your work along with a short interview with the artist. - Listeners, Artists, Commentators, Fellow travelers on the fringe: Send us your comments, thoughts, suggestions, topic ideas for future podcasts to - deferredgnosis@gmail.com - Or use the comment section below. And if thou Wilt, please share this show. Highest Cheers from Deferred Gnosis. As above, so below. ‡ Intro Musick: Invocation of Nothing by Shea Bilé ‡ Musical Contribution to this episode (Artist Contribution and Outro Song) - Seven Ways of Coyote and Curse on Conformity by Steven Johnson Leyba ‡ https://www.deferredgnosis.com | | | | | | | | | Please Consider Donating to the Deferred Gnosis Podcast. We are a self-sustained venture: A labor of love, with a helping of rage, transformed into passion for change. Please consider a donation, and a pledge of your support to our efforts. Highest Cheers from Deferred Gnosis. And if thou Wilt, please share -
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    1 ora e 42 min
  • Episode 6: Sacrilegiosity

    Episode 6: Sacrilegiosity
    Aug 22 2015
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/4U4qnFz7qSsUqb3G20dhLG • Episode 6: Sacrilegiosity • • The Hosts ~ Shea Bilé & Matt Johnson • - On this episode of Deferred Gnosis: Good without gods – we investigate and debate the concept of secular religion. Secular Humanism, The Cult of Reason, The Ethical Culture Movement, Syntheism, The Satanic Temple - we discuss the historical precedence and the rise of secular religious movements. We interview Samuel Hartman and Zak Denham of the black metal band, Anagnorisis. - We passionately investigate secular religion: Secular Religion... the problem of definition.Is Secular Humanism a religion?The history of religious humanism.The religious fervor of the Ethical Culture Movement.Supreme Court rulings - how the State weighs in.Matt argues that supernatural beliefs are central to religion.Shea calls for the necessary evolution of religious and spiritual thought - divinity after the death of god.Can we trust the religious to define religion?The future of spiritual expression in an increasingly secular world. - An in-depth interview with Samuel Hartman and Zak Denham of Anagnorisis: Beyond all Light - the music of Anagnorisis.The philosophy of progressive anti-religion and its role in their adversarial artistic expressions. - Musicians, Writers, Poets, Painters - Artists of any kind: Send us a link to your work - deferredgnosis@gmail.com - or use the comment section below. We will devote a segment to showcase your work along with a short interview with the artist. - Listeners, Artists, Commentators, Fellow travelers on the fringe: Send us your comments, thoughts, suggestions, topic ideas for future podcasts to - deferredgnosis@gmail.com - Or use the comment section below. ‡ Intro Musick: Invocation of Nothing by Shea Bilé ‡ Musical Contribution to this episode (Bumper and Outro Song) - Cursed Blood and Bountiful Godless Life by Anagnorisis ‡ https://www.deferredgnosis.com | | | | | | | | | Please Consider Donating to the Deferred Gnosis Podcast. We are a self-sustained venture: A labor of love, with a helping of rage, transformed into passion for change. Please consider a donation, and a pledge of your support to our efforts. Highest Cheers from Deferred Gnosis. And if thou Wilt, please share -
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    1 ora e 38 min
  • Episode 5: Artificial Intelligence

    Episode 5: Artificial Intelligence
    Jun 3 2015
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/4v3nFASq8ud44hoBCbmnfy • Episode 5: Artificial Intelligence • • The Hosts ~ Shea Bilé & Matt Johnson • - On this episode of Deferred Gnosis: We discuss the potential trajectory for the rise of artificial intelligence and the inevitable technological, political, and spiritual implications it will have on society. We explore the future of artificial intelligence - the future of god. We also interview Aaron Sidell, the artist behind the black metal band Gloriam Draconis. - We passionately investigate artificial intelligence and its implications: What is Artificial Intelligence? The narrow, the general, and the superintelligence.Is true artificial intelligence possible? Synthetic vs. Organic consciousness.A synthetic spirit? The spiritual implications of artificial intelligence.Carbon vs. Silicon - Is there more to consciousness than mere calculation?Superintelligence and the Singularity - will the digital God be merciful? - An in-depth interview with Aaron Sidell of Gloriam Draconis: The glory of the dragon and the war in Heaven - the brutal spiritual and musical expressions of Aaron Sidell. [Some Inspiration/Research for this Episode - The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence, by Tim Urban, and the work of Nick Bostrom.] - Musicians, Writers, Poets, Painters - Artists of any kind: Send us a link to your work - deferredgnosis@gmail.com - or use the comment section below. We will devote a segment to showcase your work along with a short interview with the artist. - Listeners, Artists, Commentators, Fellow travelers on the fringe: Send us your comments, thoughts, suggestions, topic ideas for future podcasts to - deferredgnosis@gmail.com - Or use the comment section below. ‡ Intro Musick: Invocation of Nothing by Shea Bilé ‡ Musical Contribution to this episode (Bumper and Outro Song) - Athanor and Bellum in Caelo by Gloriam Draconis ‡ https://www.deferredgnosis.com | | | | | | | | | Please Consider Donating to the Deferred Gnosis Podcast. We are a self-sustained venture: A labor of love, with a helping of rage, transformed into passion for change. Please consider a donation, and a pledge of your support to our efforts. Highest Cheers from Deferred Gnosis. And if thou Wilt, please share:
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    1 ora e 45 min
  • Episode 4: Offal In The Orthodoxy

    Episode 4: Offal In The Orthodoxy
    Mar 14 2015
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GvfAMNwLYunOt79NgaU4C • Episode 4: Offal In The Orthodoxy • • The Hosts ~ Shea Bilé & Matt Johnson • - On this episode of Deferred Gnosis: We discuss the gradual dilution of contemporary religion, the phenomenon of fundamentalism and its dangers, and the inherent brutality that comes with living in a religious world. We also interview Christopher Wilke, the talented painter darkly. - We passionately deconstruct religious orthodoxy: Are contemporary Christians, Christian? Some thoughts from a secular atheist perspective.The dangers of religious fervor in the modern world. The current state of affairs.Is there an inherent and necessary adherence to scripture?Who creates the caliphate?Is there a place for organized religion in the modern world? - An in-depth interview with Christopher Wilke, the painter: The stunning and preternaturally torturous art of Christopher Wilke.The evocation of the disfigured Self, the bloody unattainable muse, the significance of the Occult sciences - We deeply discuss the intentions and inspirations of this talented artist. (Cover Image - 'The Philosopher's Stone' by Christopher Wilke) - Musicians, Writers, Poets, Painters - Artists of any kind: Send us a link to your work - deferredgnosis@gmail.com - or use the comment section below. We will devote a segment to showcase your work along with a short interview with the artist. - Listeners, Artists, Commentators, Fellow travelers on the fringe: Send us your comments, thoughts, suggestions, topic ideas for future podcasts to - deferredgnosis@gmail.com - Or use the comment section below. ‡ Intro Musick: Invocation of Nothing by Shea Bilé ‡ Musical Contribution to this episode (Outro Song) - Eulerian Path by Anagnorisis ‡ https://www.deferredgnosis.com | | | | | | | | | Please Consider Donating to the Deferred Gnosis Podcast. We are a self-sustained venture: A labor of love, with a helping of rage, transformed into passion for change. Please consider a donation, and a pledge of your support to our efforts. Highest Cheers from Deferred Gnosis. - And if thou Wilt, please share:
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    1 ora e 13 min