Sacred Tension

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with sex worker, disability activist, and Minister of Satan Azura Rose about the encroaching threat of theocratic censorship against sex work and pornography. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by gay activist, author, and Brookings Institute scholar Jonathan Rauch to discuss his recent article Uncanceling Ourselves. We discuss how a minority of activists have an outsized chilling effect on necessary discourse, and steps we can take to free ourselves from a fearful mindset.Read his article here: https://sapirjournal.org/cancellation/2022/10/uncanceling-ourselves/ Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Brookings Institute scholar Richard Reeves to discuss his new book Of Boys and Men. We discuss the unique challenges facing boys and men, how intersectionality is a valuable tool, the crisis of meaning among some men, the effects of porn on society, and much more. Find Reeves' book here: https://www.brookings.edu/book/of-boys-and-men/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by podcaster David Rutledge of ABC's The Philosopher's Zone to talk about his religious upbringing, his interest in Satanism, his loss of religious faith, and his objections to public intellectuals who take an over-simplified and divisive approach to "postmodernism."Listen to The Philosopher's Zone here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszoneListen to my episode on The Philosopher's Zone here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/satanism/101465958 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I am joined by Dr. Zoe Alderton to explore the Snapewives: a short-lived new religious movement that declared Professor Snape from the Harry Potter books their master and husband.Zoe Alderton is a trans-disciplinary researcher specialising in academic communications and the promotion of scholarly excellence. She has a passion for helping students achieve transforming learning experiences as they strive to be scholars both in the world and during their time at university or college. She is dedicated to helping everyone get the most out of their commitment to education.Zoe has been involved with the education sector since her childhood, watching her mother develop dynamic classroom environments. This exposure gave Zoe a grounding in the student experience, which she has now transplanted to her broad teaching experiences in the tertiary sector. After being the youngest person in her department to be awarded first class honours and a PhD, Zoe has worked in a number of academic and publishing positions across an impressive range of disciplines.She has been employed by a range of universities and has helped them in their development of exciting curricula and innovative course design. These include the University of Sydney, Western Sydney University, Australian Catholic University, and the University of New England.Zoe has taught in the fields of Studies in Religion, Sociology, Theology, Writing Studies, and Economics. In each of these discipline areas she has shown students how to carefully examine their own processes of learning. She then develops each student’s capacity for scholarly reflection by teaching them key strategies and skills for significant results in assessment tasks and research production.Additionally, her work in innovative teaching design in the School of Economics at the University of Sydney has demonstrated to her and her students that the highest standards of understanding are linked inextricably with the highest standards in academic communication.Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined once more by gun advocate, youtuber, Minister of Satan, and good friend Karl Kasarda to have a raw conversation about the ethics of gun rights. We discuss the high rates of suicide by gun, the prevalence of gun violence in the United States, and why minorities need the right to bear arms.Find Kasarda's youtube channel InRangeTV here: https://www.youtube.com/c/InrangeTvShowBecome a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Satanic minister and expert in ritual Shiva Honey to discuss her new book The Devil's Death: Your Satanic Companion for Grief and Dying. We discuss the utility of ritual, our cultural aversion to discussing death and dying, the dangers of the medical field, protecting your bodily autonomy in death, and much more. Find Shiva Honey's new book here: https://www.serpentinae.com/shop/devilsdeathpaperbackBecome a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxRead my work: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/My work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Lucien Greaves to discuss The Satanic Temple's legal battle against religious discrimination in Boston.Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxRead my work: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/My work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by author, activist, and storyteller Gareth Higgins to talk about his new book How Not To Be Afraid. We discuss the challenges some modern men face, how growing up during the Troubles in northern Ireland informs his storytelling, how to tell stories that are both true and empowering, and much more. Gareth Higgins was born in Belfast in 1975, grew up during the northern Ireland Troubles, and now lives in the US. He writes and speaks about the power of storytelling to shape our lives and world, peace and making justice, and how to take life seriously without believing your own propaganda. He has been involved in peace-building and violence reduction in northern Ireland and helping address the legacy of conflict, received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Queen’s University Belfast, and helped teach the world’s first graduate course in Reconciliation Studies at Trinity College Dublin. He also helped found the Wild Goose, New Story and Movies & Meaning festivals. Gareth leads retreats in North America and Ireland; and he founded The Porch Magazine.Find his book here: https://www.hownottobeafraid.com/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxRead my work: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/My work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode in Sacred Tension, I am joined by my friend Matt Langston of the formerly Christian punk-pop band Eleventyseven to explore the finer points of Satanic religious blasphemy. You can read the companion article to this episode here: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/2022/09/08/varieties-of-satanic-blasphemy/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxRead my work: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/My work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I am joined by dandy and Minister of Satan Vyvyan des Esseintes to discuss the restorative power of enjoying things in times of crisis. We discuss fandoms, music, wrestling, Magic: The Gathering, and much more. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxRead my work: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/My work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with La Carmina about her new book The Little Book of Satanism. We discuss the deep roots of Satanic thought, key historic moments that shaped modern Satanism, the Satanic subculture in Japan, and much more. Find La Carmina here: https://www.lacarmina.comLearn more about The Little Book of Satanism here: https://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2022/07/satanism-book-deal-la-carmina-books-satanic-history/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxRead my work: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/My work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, Lucien Greaves and I talk about the attempted assassination of free speech hero Salman Rushdie, the Fourth Tenet of the Satanic Temple, the importance of offense in a pluralistic democracy, how Surveillance Capitalism destroys the marketplace of ideas, and much more. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with hacker, privacy expert, Minister of Satan, and Youtuber Karl Kasarda about how to protect our privacy online as religious minorities. Find Kasarda's youtube channel InRangeTV here: https://www.youtube.com/c/InrangeTvShowBecome a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with Buddhist Minister Levi Walbert about his recent thesis on the theology of The Satanic Temple. We discuss the similarities between Buddhism and Satanism; Satanic aesthetic, practice, and philosophy as a vehicle for transcendence; the nature of religion, and much moreLevi Walbert is a Minister with the Bright Dawn practicing Jodo Shinshu. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, Lucien Greaves and I discuss the recent arson attack on The Satanic Temple headquarters, the overturning of Roe V Wade, and the purity of spirals of the left.Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with author, journalist, and gay activist Jonathan Rauch about his brilliant new book The Constitution of Knowledge. We discuss free speech, minority identity, cancel culture, the existential threat from the far right, and much more.Buy Jonathan Rauch's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CNN94G8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I am joined by Chalice Blythe for a follow-up episode about the demise of Roe V Wade. Chalice and I discuss strategies and principles for long-term resistance against theocracy. Find my previous conversation with Chalice here: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/2022/06/04/sacred-tension-the-struggle-for-justice-is-ongoing-chalice-blythe/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I am joined by Satanic columnist Jack Matirko to discuss his new book Needs Must: Life and Times in Satanic America 2017-2021. We discuss the highlights of recent Satanic history, his religious upbringing, and his investigations into Christian theocrats. Buy his book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B2KNRDS6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Resources: https://www.lifeafterhate.org/https://socialscienceandhumanities.ontariotechu.ca/centre-on-hate-bias-and-extremism/index.phphttps://preventviolence.ca/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with Brad Galloway about his journey out of white supremacy and his current work to deradicalize white supremacists.Resources: https://www.lifeafterhate.org/https://socialscienceandhumanities.ontariotechu.ca/centre-on-hate-bias-and-extremism/index.phphttps://preventviolence.ca/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with Minister James Payne about The Satanic Temple's Uniformed Coalition Campaign. We also discuss his activism for religious minorities within the military, his journey to Satanism, and the tensions within our religious community regarding military and police.Find Uniformed Coalition here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tstuniformedcoaltionBecome a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with writer, hobbit, and kiwi Tony Wolf about nontheistic religion, mythmaking, and merging ritual and enchantment with skepticism. Find Tony's article about Oscar Wilde's materialist spirituality here: https://onlysky.media/twolf/oscar-wildes-confraternity-of-the-faithless/Find Tony's work on death and ritual here: http://alt-death.com/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I am joined by my friend and Satanic Temple colleague Chalice Blythe to discuss the likely demise of Roe V Wade and bodily autonomy.Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I am joined by Seth Moskowitz to discuss his recent article The Reactionary Trap in Persuasion Magazine, which describes how progressive people can fall down a reactionary, extremist rabbit hole.Read the Reactionary Trap here: https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-reactionary-trap?s=rFollow Seth Moskowitz on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/skmoskowitz?lang=enSend your love letters and hate-mail to Seth Moskowitz at [email protected] a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I am joined by philosopher Keith Frankish to discuss the ways in which our intuitions about consciousness might be completely wrong, the fundamental magic of the physical world, and how his philosophy and my Satanism might intersect.Find Keith Frankish here: https://www.keithfrankish.com/And follow Keith Frankish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/keithfrankishBecome a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I am joined by the hosts of Decoding the Gurus to take a critical look at the gurus of the internet age, including Jordan Peterson, the Weinstein Brothers, and Sam Harris. We do an in-depth run-through of their Gurometer and explore tools to critically analyze public intellectuals. Listen to Decoding the Gurus here: https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/And find their Gurometer here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19PKXFn3qrzWr6nx622g9cEzyNBow0svQs_dN4fP3hjY/edit?usp=sharingBecome a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with Satanist and scholar of monasticism Sister Zither about how we might incorporate monastic practice into modern Satanism. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I am joined once again by Lucien Greaves, founder and spokesperson of The Satanic Temple. We discuss the philosophical underpinnings of TST, the influence of The Process Church of the Final Judgement on the development of TST, his recent appearance on Tucker Carlson, and much more. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with Richard Lang about the Headless Way, a meditation method pioneered by Douglas Harding. We discuss the fundamental nature of consciousness, how the Headless Way expands empathy, how Headlessness might connect with Satanic practice, and much more. Find the Headless Way here: https://headless.org/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with famed atheist activist and youtuber Aron Ra. We discuss the battle against encroaching theocracy in his home state of Texas, his coming out as a Satanist, whether Satanism qualifies as a religion, and much more. Find Aron here: http://www.aronra.com/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with Matthew Kezhaya, who is the legal council for The Satanic Temple. We discuss The Satanic Temple's legal battles, free speech, religious freedom, and much more.Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is an unlocked episode of my patrons-only podcast House of Heretics. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by my friend and colleague Vyvyan to discuss Satanism, decadent literature, and how dandyism is an act of queer rebellion. Vyvyan's recommended reading:Who Is a Dandy? by George Walden https://www.amazon.com/Who-Dandy-Dandyism-George-Brummell/dp/1903933366Nightmares of an Ether-Drinker by Jean Lorrain https://www.amazon.com/Nightmares-Ether-Drinker-Jean-Lorrain/dp/1943813027/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FUQ8ZTHP07PW&keywords=nightmares+of+an+ether+drinker&qid=1644359610&s=books&sprefix=Nightmares+of+an+%2Cstripbooks%2C73&sr=1-1The Vesuvius Club by Mark Gatiss https://www.amazon.com/Vesuvius-Club-Fluff-Lucifer-Novels/dp/0743283945/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24ROHWM6KFFH8&keywords=Vesuvius+Box&qid=1644359680&s=books&sprefix=vesuvius+box%2Cstripbooks%2C75&sr=1-1 Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

Socialist author, podcaster, and professor Ben Burgis returns to discuss his latest book on the late Christopher Hitchens.Find Burgis's new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Hitchens-Right-Wrong-Matters/dp/1789047455/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2CNGXCYGP5DO0&keywords=Ben+Burgis&qid=1643658495&sprefix=ben+burgis%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1Sam Harris defends the Bell Curve and fights with Ezra Klein: Waking Up with Sam Harris #123 - Identity & Honesty with Ezra KleinChristopher Hitchens debates Peter Hitchens: Debate: Hitchens V. HitchensChristopher Hitchens vs. The Catholic Church: The Catholic Church is a Force for Good in the World - Full VersionThe Michael Brooks Show: The Michael Brooks Show Ben Burgis's recommended reading by Christopher Hitchens: The Clinton Years, God is Not Great, Unacknowledged Legislators.Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with philosopher Philip Goff about panpsychism, the nature of consciousness, the potential limits of materialism, and much more. Find Philip Goff here: https://www.philipgoffphilosophy.com/Philip Goff's twitter: https://twitter.com/Philip_Goff US version of Philip Goff's book 'Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness': https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/599229/galileos-error-by-philip-goff/ UK version of Philip Goff's book 'Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness': https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1117019/galileo-s-error/9781846046018.html Philip Goff's podcast 'Mind Chat': https://www.youtube.com/c/MindChat Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with my friend and colleague Dex Desjardins about his recent diagnosis of Antisocial Personal Disorder. We discuss how he experiences the world, the difference between compassion and empathy, his work in The Satanic Temple, and much more.Find Dex here: https://dexdesjardins.com/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with sociologist and Christian LGBT author Bridget Eileen Rivera about her new book Heavy Burdens: Seven Ways LGBT People Experience Harm in the Church. Find Bridget Eileen Rivera here: https://bridgeteileenrivera.com/Buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Burdens-Christians-Experience-Church-ebook/dp/B08XLK32XQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KRJS8LIS5LBZ&keywords=heavy+burdens+bridget+eileen+rivera&qid=1641844811&sprefix=Heavy+Burdens%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1 Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with Lilith Starr about her new book Compassionate Satanism. We discuss her path to The Satanic Temple from LaVeyan Satanism, how Satanism helped her get sober, her experience as a homeless person, and much more. Visit Lilith Starr's website: https://www.lilithstarr.com/and buy her book: https://thesatanictemple.com/collections/books/products/compassionate-satanism-an-introduction-to-modern-satanic-practices-by-lilith-starrBecome a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with long-time friend and colleague Matt Langston of Eleventyseven. We discuss his new album Revenge of the Mountain Medley, his journey out of the Christian music industry, and our spiritual journeys away from conservative Christianity.Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, Lucien Greaves returns to discuss every allegation of fascism and antisemitism against him and The Satanic Temple. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with pagan, author, and libertarian anarchist Logan Albright about his book Conform Or Be Cast Out. We discuss the literal demonization of outsiders, how to interact with political and ideological outsiders, and much more. Find his work at loganalbright.comBecome a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, Minister of Satan Shiva Honey returns to discuss death and dying within a Satanic context. We discuss grief in the age of Covid, forgiveness, the deaths of abusers, the role of psychedelics in ritual, and much more. Support Shiva Honey's project on death and dying here: https://www.serpentinae.com/ Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, free speech lawyer Adam Goldstein returns to discuss the culture war over Critical Race Theory. Learn more about Adam Goldstein and FIRE here: https://www.thefire.org/Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with Satanic sociologist Zee Kay about the little-known history of the Werewolf Trials and what they tell us about human nature. Suggested reading from Zee: Jay M Smith - Monsters of the Gevaudan: The Making of a Beast: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/9564342Rolf Schulte - Man as Wolf: Male Witches in Central Europe: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5419619-man-as-witchMatthew Beresford - The White Devil: The Werewolf in European Culture: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17674076-the-white-devilWillem de Blecourt - Werewolf Histories: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25667610-werewolf-historiesj And of course the obligatory scholarly articles:De Blécourt, W. (2007). “I would have eaten you too”: Werewolf Legends in the Flemish, Dutch and German Area. Folklore, 118(1), 23-43.De Blecourt, W. (2007). A journey to hell: reconsidering the Livonian" werewolf". Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft, 2(1), 49-67.Metzger, N. (2013). Battling demons with medical authority: werewolves, physicians and rationalization. History of psychiatry, 24(3), 341-355. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with scholar and author Helen Pluckrose about her book Cynical Theories. We discuss where she believes modern social justice went wrong, whether technology is the primary explanation for online dysfunction, the limiting of LGBT identities, and much more. Find her organization Counterweight here: https://counterweightsupport.com/ Become a Patron to support my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

Find the transcript for this episode here: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/2021/07/29/the-satanic-practice-of-learning-from-demons/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is an unlocked episode of my patrons-only podcast House of Heretics. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

Find the full transcript of this mini-episode here: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/2021/06/09/in-defense-of-reading-controversial-books/Music by TriniumBecome a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with Christian podcaster and Youtuber Mason Mennenga about purity culture, surviving evangelicalism, and the intersection of Satanism and Process Theology. Find Mason Mennenga here.Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/Read my dozens of articles on Satanism, skepticism, religion, etc.: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxFind other Rock Candy podcasts: https://www.rockcandyrecordings.com/The music is by The Jellyrox: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7uO3W7ZaXXbVS1xfuNSX2c?si=rRsDof58Q4mwO5VLqysgKgAnd Eleventyseven: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6QcsVvR5z15HL7FT4QF2KD?si=8aPrj9TPT4WjfpifYBXOOQJoin my mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlongFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephenblong This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

Find the full transcript of this mini-episode here: https://stephenbradfordlong.com/?s=Satan+and+the+Void Music: Wild by Eleventyseven - https://open.spotify.com/album/7AwjMvmUjV3jC1pxsScR5g?si=fAftF2tGS6-kf2tLS6Q3mw&dl_branch=1Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLongJoin my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zxMy work is sponsored by The Satanic Temple TV: a streaming platform featuring documentaries, live streams, conversations, rituals, and more. Use my code SACREDTENSION at checkout to get one month free. https://thesatanictemple.tv/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe