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Infernal Legion Podcast #043

On this episode of the Infernal Legion podcast, we are joined by one of our newest #WickedWarriors, Citizen Kimberly Campos! Kim recounts her 14-year career in the U.S. Navy, battling Somali pirates, becoming a Golden Shellback, breaking away from herd conformity, and discovering Satanism in the digital age—after being fooled by pretenders to the throne. Stream Episode #043. Download Episode #043.

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[weirdalien13]

It’s all right to conform to a person’s wishes, if it ultimately benefits you. But only fools follow along with the herd, letting an impersonal entity dictate to you. The key is to choose a master wisely instead of being enslaved by the whims of the many.

[domesticateddarkling]

Humans Suck, But You Have to Learn to Deal With It.

I’ve gone on several tirades about people not acknowledging simple facts about human behavior, and that fact being that people aren’t inherently good.  

Although altruism is ideal, that’s not always going to be the case - because most people have an agenda. And if you don’t meet that agenda - depending on the person - the consequences can range from mildly annoying to life-altering.  

Also, all of us have been guilty of adopting a herd mentality, but that too can arise from necessity.  If one is to survive in their surroundings, they have to follow the “norms” of the crowd in which they find themselves, even if they don’t agree.  

There are those moments when it’s necessary to break the tide, and cause chaos, because change - no matter how hard - can facilitate a better situation for one’s self.  And if it affects others, sometimes it benefits those within the vicinity.  

Referring to an oft-quoted poem by Robert Frost, I personally prefer “the road not taken.”  Why?  Because I personally believe that time away from the masses allows a person to take a step back and reevaluate themselves, their lives, and allow them to observe others around them.

In hopes that they learn from other’s mistakes, and not repeat them in their own lives.  

[bunny-heels]

I’ve always enjoyed the 5th Satanic Sin “Herd Conformity”, because it says specifically that you can go with the wishes of another person if it really benefits you positively. But once it goes against you in a sense of negativity, you don’t have to go by those wishes anymore. Because once it becomes a force act, you become a “fool following the herd”. Because you’re following something and not letting yourself be independent out of fear.

And I like that. I think it’s super important to remember. I try to follow it as much as I can now. I feel like a lot of people should go by it, just so they know they can think for themselves.