▼ The Hierarchy: Today, we maintain our traditional degrees, but these should not be seen as “initiatory steps” which are expected of our members. It is our position that, for those with awareness, by living fully you will have plenty of authentic initiatory experiences through the many avenues you explore, hence there is no need for such artificial posturing in our Temple. In fact, no member is required to move beyond Registered Membership.

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Unlike most other religions, our members are not subject to any form of expected obedience to the members who might have been given degrees -those are bestowed as tokens of appreciation for accomplishments, not a means for the establishment of rank and authority that commands submission.

 

The First Degree denoting Active Membership is only for members who seek more involvement with the organization and other local members.

 

The remaining degrees (from the Second through the Fifth) are not open to application or to request. Our specific standards for them will not be publicly released. The administration (Daemonic Council and Devilist Ministry beside others) watches the progress of qualified members, and may choose to grant recognition to outstanding individuals based on demonstrated excellence in the understanding and communication of Devilist Theory, coupled with significant potent practices in the arena of the real world which have produced superior achievements. People naturally and quite organically rise to particular levels, and we may take note at our discretion. This is meritocracy at work. So, if you are so inclined, keep us updated on your accomplishments so that your progress may be noted.

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• Registered Member (No degree)

• Active Member -Devilist (First Degree)

• Devilist Ministerial Witch/Warlock (Second Degree)

• Devilist Ministerial Priest/ess (Third Degree)

• Devilist Ministerial Magister/Magistra (Fourth Degree)

• Devilist Ministerial Magus/Maga (Fifth Degree)

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“Administrator,” “Agent,” and “Grotto Master” are descriptive titles for what people do, not levels of rank, thus they can can be held by members with different degrees.

“Ministerial High Priest/ess” are the top administrative and/or directive titles, and can be held only by Fourth or Fifth Degree members.

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Those who hold the Third through Fifth degrees are all members of the Devilist Ministry and individuals with these titles may be called “Ministerial Reverend/s.”

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▲ An important point of re-emphasis: Our protocol for member interaction is based on the paradigm of a “mutual admiration society,” and this is applied across all levels of our Temple´s Hierarchy. Our members may earn each other’s admiration, and general respect is preferred behavior. While we do not expect all our highly individualistic members to like each other, we encourage them to behave with courteous decorum when dealing with one another. In the case of extreme disagreement, wherein civility apparently cannot be maintained, we advocate that the involved members should cease such negative interaction.

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▼ Agents: An individual who demonstrates a thorough grasp of the philosophy of the Devil´s Temple, skills in being able to communicate it, and would like to be trained as a contact for local media and other interested parties may be chosen to serve as an Agent for the Devil´s Temple. White Angels may be choosen beside others.

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When you fill out your application for further involvement, let us know if you would like to be considered to be evaluated as a qualified contact point in your area or for media representation. You should then include material which demonstrates your qualifications, such as samples of your writing and video of yourself in a public speaking mode.

Those who are appointed as Agents must demonstrate that they have already been making well-reasoned efforts to publicly clear-up misconceptions regarding our philosophy.

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▼ Devilist Ministry: These are the individuals who act as spokespersons for the philosophy of the Devil´s Temple, which include the titles of “Ministerial Priest/ess” “Ministerial Magister/Magistra,” “Ministerial Magus/Maga”. Members of the Devilist Ministry make up the Daemonic Council (9), which is the ruling body of the organization, appointed by and responsible to the High Priest/Priestess. Satania consists of the individuals who assist in the administration of the Devil´s Temple. Members of our Devilist Ministry are people of accomplishment in the real world -they have mastered skills and have won peer recognition, which is how they have attained their position -“as above, so below.” They are “movers and shakers” who are the core of our movement. While expected to be experts in communicating our philosophy, they are not required to speak on our behalf and they may even choose to keep their affiliation and rank secret, in order to better serve their personal goals, as well as those of our organization. Thus, you may (even as a member), encounter members of our Devilist Ministry and never know it.

 

Membership in the Devilist Ministry is by invitation only. The old truism “If you have to ask, you can’t afford it” is certainly highly pertinent to our Ministry.

Words to the wise: Do not ask “How do I become a Ministerial High Rank?”