On this 17 May, LXI A.S. 9sense podcast episode, Adam will discuss Incantations, Hundreds of Diplomats Fired, and Gardening. Join LIVE in YouTube chat and share your thoughts!
Time Stamps:
- 0:00 Intro
- 16:27 1. The Devil’s Advocate – Incantations
- 33:34 2. Infernal Informant – Hundreds of Diplomats Fired
- 45:02 3. Creature Feature – Gardening
- 1:00:35 Outro
About 9sense
9sense is a live weekly Satanic podcast hosted by Adam, a Satanist in the Church of Satan, exploring Satanism, current events, and modern culture through a sharp third-side perspective. Founded in 2011 (XLVI A.S.), the show breaks down Satanic philosophy in real-world practice, cultural trends, media, and controversial topics with intelligence, humor, and unapologetic honesty. Now in its 15th year, 9sense streams live every Sunday night, offering long-form discussion for viewers who want independent thought, critical analysis, and authentic Satanic commentary—without dogma, censorship, or compromise.
About the Church of Satan
The Church of Satan, founded in 1966 by Anton Szandor LaVey, is the first openly established Satanic religion in history. It is an atheistic, rational philosophy that uses Satan as a symbol of individualism, personal sovereignty, pride, and the unapologetic acceptance of humanity’s carnal nature. Rejecting superstition, external gods, and imposed guilt, the Church of Satan emphasizes self-responsibility, reason, and the pursuit of one’s own interests in the real world. Far from myths of evil or chaos, Satanism is about living authentically, embracing pleasure without shame, and standing against hypocrisy, herd mentality, and authoritarian belief systems.
Show Notes
Cold Open
People ask if I am bothered by the yapping dogs in the neighborhood. You know the ones. One yapper starts up, then another joins in, and suddenly it’s a cacophony of mind-numbing yapping. Shh… listen. (Pause for 2 seconds) No, I’m not bothered. I can’t even hear them.
Intro
Welcome to 9sense. 9sense is a Satanic perspective of our modern world. My name is Adam and it’s great to have you. It’s May 17th and I’ve got a hell-of-a show for you this week!
- What a crazy week! Can you believe it? This weather has been nuts. It’s hot as hell, then cold as shit! I just don’t get it.
- Greenhouse is up and running! And trying to run away from us in the wind.
- Renn Fests – not drinking has changed my sensibilities
- Watched the Netflix Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano fight
- I watched the Martin Short Documentary and it really hit home. I had a breakthrough that I am still working through how to communicate it, but it’s a great doc, and I highly recommend it!
Discussion
1. The Devil’s Advocate
- Letters From the Devil
- The Exploiter, March 29 1970
- Incantations
- They are the way a witch calls out to the elements to bestow their blessings upon her
- A series of words strung together forming a rhythmic pattern
- They don’t have to rhyme, just have a sort of meter
- An Invocation can be in the form of an incantation
- The difference being the incantation must be spoken, while the invocation, like a conjuration, consists of different actions
- The most effective are those made by yourself.
- The words must relate to the thing desired in as precise a manner as possible.
- Macbeth’s incantation
- Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg and howlet’s wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Cool it with a baboon’s blood, then the charm is firm and good.
- The most important thing is that there is a story about what you want to happen.
- Don’t sweat corny or limited vocabulary, it’s about emotion and sincerity
- Accompany it with vivid mental or visual pictures
- A perfect example is a latin mass
- Most don’t know what was said, just get caught up in the rhythm and pageantry
- W. Harrison Ainsworth wrote a winner in The Lancashire Witches
- Head of monkey, brain of cat, eye of weasel, tail of rat, juice of mugwort, mastic, myrrh–All within the pot I stir. Here is foam from a mad dog’s lips, gather’d beneath the moon’s eclipse, ashes of a shroud consumed, and with deadly vapour fumed; these within the mess I cast–stir the caldron–stir it fast!
- Here is a fun one for gardening:
- Bone of beast and nitrogen spike, Feed the roots that darkness like. Worms below and sun above, None of grace and none of love. Turn the compost, wet the bed, By our will the earth is fed. Sprout the leaf and swell the vine, All within this yard is mine!
2. Infernal Informant
- Hundreds of diplomats fired by Trump in ‘unprecedented’ move amid global crisis: report
- https://www.rawstory.com/trump-firing-diplomats/
- the State Department finalized the firing of nearly 250 foreign service officers via email on Friday.
- “Your reduction in force separation will be effective today,” the email read. “Thank you again for your service to the Department.”
- This is after “Roughly 2,000 foreign service officers left the State Department last year,”
- 100 diplomatic posts around the world in tense areas like the Middle East, Ukraine and Russia still lack a Senate-confirmed ambassador
- The abrupt recall and firing of career ambassadors and senior envoys represents a structural pivot in how international power is managed. By forcing departures with no explanation and directing officials to vacate their posts immediately, the administration is effectively bypassing the century-old standard established by the Foreign Service Act of 1924. That historical legislation was explicitly designed to end the corrupt “spoils system” of the 19th century, transitioning American diplomacy into a professional, merit-based career track.
- The State Department’s official line is that this is a “standard process” because an ambassador is the personal representative of the sitting president to advance an “America First” agenda.
- This explanation deliberately conflates political appointees with career civil servants. New administrations routinely replace political donors who were handed glamorous embassy posts as favors. However, systematically purging lifelong, merit-tested foreign service officers who have served faithfully under multiple administrations changes the dynamic entirely. It establishes a precedent where specialized mastery, field experience, and a foundational oath to a legal framework take a backseat to raw, personal fealty.
- According to trackable metrics managed by the American Foreign Service Association, these sudden recalls left more than half of all U.S. embassies entirely vacant without a confirmed ambassador. This includes critical, highly sensitive regions across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Furthermore, internal surveys from within the State Department indicate that 98% of remaining personnel report shattered morale, with 86% stating that the rapid, hollowed-out staffing cuts have directly undermined their operational ability.
- The mainstream partisan narrative frames this either as a brilliant, decisive cleansing of a corrupt “Deep State” bureaucracy or as a tragic, illegal blow to democratic norms. The pragmatic, Third Side perspective looks at the raw physics of power: Nature abhors a vacuum.
- Leaving critical geopolitical checkpoints completely undefended by experienced handlers does not project imperial dominance; it signals a reckless abdication of territory. When a superpower pulls its pieces off the global chessboard during a period of intense international volatility, it doesn’t “save money” or “purify the ranks”—it simply invites alternative predators like China and Russia to step directly into the empty space and seize the leverage for themselves.
- True authority is built on competence, rigorous training, and objective excellence. A sovereign ruler demands the absolute sharpest minds, the most seasoned strategists, and the highest caliber of elite performance to protect their domain. Replacing a centuries-old meritocracy with an artificial layer of unverified loyalists because they passed an ideological loyalty test is a hallmark of weakness, not strength. It trades long-term, calculated dominance for short-term, self-indulgent comfort.
- The media is shedding tears over letters from fired diplomats who offered to volunteer during an international conflict, only to have the door slammed in their faces. They are calling it a ‘tragedy for democratic norms.’ But let’s look at the mechanics of this purge through a cold, analytical lens. Why would any organization strip its own fortress of its most experienced, battle-tested watchdogs right when the geopolitical waters are boiling? It’s because a meritocracy is deeply inconvenient to a system built on blind fealty. A career expert answers to facts, history, and objective reality—not to the immediate whims of an individual. By hollowing out the diplomatic corps, the gatekeepers are erased. But remember the unyielding law of the jungle: while you are busy hollowing out your own defenses to ensure everyone in the room nods their head in agreement, the rival predators outside your gates are watching the empty battlements, waiting for the perfect moment to take the territory you just abandoned.
- This is nothing short of a self-owned coup, dismantling the security and watchdogs so the oligarchy and military industrial complex can rob you and make any international deals they like without anyone watching or stopping them.
3. Creature Feature
- Gardening
- Satan represents “vital existence” instead of “spiritual pipe dreams.” The Creature Feature this week isn’t a Hollywood monster; it is the biological ecosystem you build outside your own backdoor.
- Man is just another animal—sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all fours. When we isolate ourselves from nature, our biological machinery begins to rust. Engaging with plants, soil, and animals forces us to honor our carnal, mammalian heritage.
- Environmental science and public health data consistently show that “green exercise”—physical activity in a natural environment like a yard or garden—yields superior mental and physical benefits compared to indoor workouts. Just 30 minutes of weeding, digging, or pushing a wheelbarrow significantly lowers blood pressure and improves functional cardiovascular strength.
- Getting your hands dirty isn’t just about hard work; it’s a biochemical upgrade. Exposure to diverse soil microbiomes trains the human immune system, reducing chronic inflammation and lowering the incidence of autoimmune vulnerabilities. It is the earthly antidote to an overly sanitized, fragile existence.
- Studies in chronobiology prove that morning sunlight exposure from feeding livestock, turning soil, or checking on greenhouse crops resets the master circadian clock. This direct exposure regulates melatonin production, leading to deeper sleep, sharper cognitive function, and sustained daytime focus.
- Taking care of pets can satisfy the carnal need for a pack hierarchy. Science shows that interacting with a dog triggers a massive surge of oxytocin and dopamine while dropping cortisol. This mutual alliance provides a clean, unspoken companionship completely free of the human baggage of deceit and social posturing.
- From a health and welfare perspective, a backyard flock is a closed-loop wellness factory. They convert garden pests and kitchen scraps into high-quality, nutrient-dense protein. Tracking flock behavior and managing their hierarchy has been shown in behavioral studies to lower human anxiety, acting as a grounding, meditative routine that connects the keeper to the reality of the food chain.
- A greenhouse is an aesthetic and therapeutic biosphere. The controlled humidity, rich earthy smells, and absolute quiet create a sensory isolation chamber. Spending time inside a greenhouse acts as an active form of decompression, keeping the individual anchored to tangible growth and tangible rewards.
- The herd looks for health in a pill bottle or a lifestyle trend, but the Satanist looks to the dirt, the structure of the greenhouse, and the animals in the yard. This isn’t about some abstract, mystical connection to the earth—it is about raw, empirical biology. When you feed your dogs, tend your flock, and cultivate your crops, you are feeding your own vital existence. You are manipulating your environment to maximize your own strength, health, and pleasure.
Outro
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