Xepera maSet (Three Scarabs, 1137, Ryan)

I'm Xepera maSet, one of the founders of this nice little LHP group. Been at this since about 2008/2009. My course roughly goes: raised Jewish -> LaVeyan Satanist -> New Ager -> Thelemite -> Luciferian -> Setian -> Setian/Theistic Satanist. I've spent my professional life so far in social work and education, and am a guest speaker for colleges on the LHP since I was 19. I'm also the author of "Behold: The Prince of Darkness - A Complete Introduction to Setian Religion", available on Amazon. Feel free to AMA any time.

Just one question: How did you go from LaVeyan Satanism to New Age then Thelema?
Seems like there's a big gap between those...

LaVeyan Satanism was a reaction to being raised with a loving God then undergoing intense physical trauma. And I prayed a LOT. I was basically a hatheist (hate+atheist lol) with satanic imagery. New age was kind of a start on first investigation into the metaphysical, and I was also addicted to opiates and high as fuck at the time, feeling "one" and shit haha. Sobriety fixed that.

I'm Xepera maSet, one of the founders of this nice little LHP group. Been at this since about 2008/2009. My course roughly goes: raised Jewish -> LaVeyan Satanist -> New Ager -> Thelemite -> Luciferian -> Setian -> Setian/Theistic Satanist. I've spent my professional life so far in social work and education, and am a guest speaker for colleges on the LHP since I was 19. I'm also the author of "Behold: The Prince of Darkness - A Complete Introduction to Setian Religion", available on Amazon. Feel free to AMA any time.

Raised jewish? I have a bit of jewish DNA, do you have jewish DNA too?
(I left the JoS pretty recently, they wanted me to go because i was a little jewish. This was the point that i opened my eyes and left the Jos because they were racist nazi's)

Yeah I'm Ashkenazi.