On this 31 May, LXI A.S. 9sense podcast episode, Adam will discuss Why I Resigned My Active Membership, The world’s largest data center, and Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: Fantasia. Join LIVE in YouTube chat and share your thoughts!
Time Stamps:
- 0:00 Intro
- 15:00 1. The Devil’s Advocate – Why I Resigned My Active Membership
- 42:13 2. Infernal Informant – The world’s largest data center
- 57:14 3. Creature Feature – Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: Fantasia
- 1:06:42 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
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 31st and I’ve got a hell-of-a show for you this week!
- What other religions do you know where people try hard to rise in the ranks?
- Yard work might be my zen space
- I have always been the same person
Discussion
1. The Devil’s Advocate
- Why I Resigned Active Membership
- I joined the CoS in 1998 after hearing of Anton LaVey’s passing.
- I had identified as a Satanist since High School, so it was a sign of respect.
- After I started 9sense and began garnering an audience, I thought since I was communicating Satanism already, I should become an active member, and I did in 2012.
- I reflected on active membership as Anton LaVey noted it. Titles do not grant respect, only the individual can do that.
- The CoS notes the following on their website:
- there is no need for artificial posturing
- The administration 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 Satanic Theory, coupled with significant potent practices in the arena of the real world which have produced superior achievements.
- 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.
- we do not expect our highly individualistic members to like each other, we encourage them to behave with courteous decorum when dealing with one another.
- I broke that decorum in my free-form ranting. It is not the first time, but since I called out individuals more directly than I intended it clearly hurt feelings. I was asked to edit the show based on the content and after reflection, I saw that I had crossed a line unintentionally. I apologized to the administration and on social media where the furor was presented.
- My comments were inflammatory and infinitely more directed than I had honestly intended them to be.
- When I asked why anyone would care about my opinion it was clarified that I was a Magister.
- This is in stark contrast to the stated understanding of active membership.
- It doesn’t grant any more rank or authority over others, yet others act as if it does.
- So if I say something it is perceived as having more weight than a traditional member.
- I do not agree with this premise and thus, rather than continue any confusion, or engage in the perpetuation of it, I resigned my active membership
- I will remain a proud member of the CoS, and I will continue to share my honest opinion when I feel like it.
- I don’t want my personal Satanic opinion to be representative of the CoS when not acting as an agent.
- I will continue to support the organization and those members, active or not, whom I have continued respect and admiration for, as I accept we do not all need to see eye to eye on anything.
2. Infernal Informant
- The world’s largest data center was supposed to run on 100% natural gas. Utah’s Republican governor says ‘never.’
- https://grist.org/accountability/data-center-natural-gas-utah-cox-box-elder-stratos/
- A sprawling, 40,000-acre data center planned for northern Utah has stirred up controversy across the state over the past month, partly because of the pollution it’s expected to contribute to a region that already struggles with smog.
- Officials with the quasi-governmental Military Installation Development Authority, or MIDA, which approved the project and created tax incentives to spur its development, have become de facto cheerleaders for the data center campus, called the Stratos Project. They say Kevin O’Leary, the Canadian TV personality and the main backer of Stratos, specifically selected a remote valley north of the Great Salt Lake because a gas pipeline runs through it.
- The plant that will generate electricity for the data complex would be powered “100 percent off the Ruby Pipeline,” a MIDA official said in April.
- But after weeks of protests, reams of comments against the project, and disgruntled Utahns digging into state leaders’ finances and family businesses, the state’s Republican governor has now asserted the project will “never” be solely powered by natural gas.
- “That’s never going to happen,” Governor Spencer Cox told The Salt Lake Tribune last week. “The very first phase will be natural gas, but the other phases should not be. They should be nuclear, and they should be geothermal, and solar and other technology.”
- The proposed Stratos Project is light on details so far. O’Leary has said that at full build, it will be one of the biggest data centers in the world, as large as Washington, D.C. Scientists, environmental advocates and some residents have raised alarms about the impact that the project — and the possibility of a massive natural gas plant to power it — could have on air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and water supplies near the shrinking Great Salt Lake.
- According to some estimates, a 9-gigawatt power plant entirely powered by natural gas could raise Utah’s carbon emissions by 64 percent. Although it’s still unclear how much water the facility would need, the project’s developers have said they’re working to secure 13,000 acre-feet in Hansel Valley and the surrounding area, which is mostly agricultural. That’s enough water to meet the needs of more than 20,000 households in Utah.
- Opposition to the proposal has been intense. A water right filed to support the data center and power plant received nearly 4,000 letters of protest this month. Opponents held a rally at Utah’s Capitol last week and delivered a letter to Cox with more than 6,000 signatures urging him to take “binding action” to preserve the Great Salt Lake instead of issuing platitudes over social media.During a news conference on Wednesday announcing a geothermal partnership with the neighboring states of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, Cox acknowledged problems with the rollout of the Stratos Project in Box Elder County, saying future decisions like it should involve his office and elected representatives.
- “There’s no question, the process was not good,” Cox told reporters. “It’s something I’ve worried about for a long time with that entity that made that decision.”
- Cox appeared to be referring to MIDA, a development authority ostensibly meant to fund projects to support the military. Its biggest developments in recent years, however, include a hotel at the Deer Valley luxury ski resort and a swanky ski village. MIDA officials and other Stratos supporters have called the project a matter of national security.
- “That was not a decision that was made by me or the Legislature,” Cox said. “In the future, those are decisions that should be made by us, so that we can do these types of things ahead of time to make sure people understand what’s actually happening out there. That did not happen, and it should happen.”
- When he made his comments, Cox was hosting the final workshop in his “Energy Superabundance” initiative as chair of the Western Governors Association, part of a broader push that complements his “Operation Gigawatt” goal to more than double Utah’s energy production over the next decade.
- Electricity use across the country has held relatively steady for decades, but a surge in demand for artificial intelligence computing and data centers is putting a strain on the electric grid. That’s left Western states scrambling to build new energy supplies.
- At the same time, public skepticism toward large data center developments appears to be growing, particularly over concerns involving water use, noise, energy costs, and pollution.
- “It feels like the future is here,” Cox said during his opening remarks at the workshop. “It’s coming quicker than people asked for, and there are so many amazing things that can come from that future, and some pretty awful ones as well.”
- Cox has also pushed for faster permitting timelines for large energy and infrastructure projects, arguing that environmental review processes often take too long. “This whole idea of being rushed — I’m so tired of our country taking years to get stuff done,” he said in April. “It’s the dumbest thing ever. We think that taking time makes things better or safer. It absolutely does not.”
- Last week, Cox struck a more measured tone as criticism of the project continued to mount. “One of the things people are worried about, and rightfully so, is air quality,” he said in a brief interview as he left the workshop. “That’s a yearlong [permitting] process. … We’re not speeding those up. Those are really important, and we want to make sure that things are done the right way.”
- Earlier this month, O’Leary, who was featured on the reality show “Shark Tank,” also seemed to suggest that renewables could help power the Stratos Project. He described other technological advances — such as turbines cooled with air rather than water — before turning to the natural gas power causing a stir.
- “We can also put a percentage of the power generation through solar, wind, and batteries, because the battery technology is 10x more efficient than it was just five years ago,” O’Leary posted on X on May 5. “So that’s very helpful, because it makes the cost of energy lower.”
- But he stopped short of fully endorsing renewables for his project.
- Logan Mitchell, a climate scientist and analyst with Utah Clean Energy, calculated that a 9-gigawatt natural gas power plant will produce around 35 million metric tons of carbon emissions each year. By comparison, the entire state of Utah generates 55 million metric tons annually, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. So the Stratos Project could raise Utah’s emissions by about 64 percent.
- “That’s massive,” Mitchell said. But it could be even more, because his estimate didn’t account for “any additional methane leakage” from piping and using the natural gas, he said.
- What to know about data centers
- Data centers are warehouse-like facilities housing the servers needed to store and process huge amounts of digital information. They’ve existed for decades, but the rise of artificial intelligence over the past few years has triggered a surge in new construction. Here’s some of our latest reporting on the key issues surrounding their development.
- Energy use: Data centers are energy intensive, and the current and expected future demand has utilities scrambling to prepare. Georgia halted plans to retire aging coal plants. In the Northeast, hedging against future power usage has sent energy prices skyrocketing (although in most places data center development isn’t what’s driving power bill increases – yet). The industry is also facing pressure to revise projections amid concerns they may be overblown.
- Energy supply: To ensure a stable power supply, some data centers are building their own power sources “behind-the-meter” (meaning on-site and separate from public utilities). Those tend to be dirtier than regular power stations, and are fueling a global methane natural gas boom. [See a case study in Utah]
- Energy prices: Data centers are often blamed for nationwide electricity bill increases, but their impact on prices varies widely by region. Explore the real factors driving up your energy prices.
- Water: Power usage also drives water usage, but how much depends on how and where data centers are built. Building in places with high water availability and renewable energy sources makes a big difference. [See a case study in Virginia]
- Jobs: The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand data centers as job creators, but research shows they often create fewer jobs than other industries like manufacturing.
3. Creature Feature
- Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: Fantasia
- https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legacy_Collection:_Fantasia
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/fantasia-motion-picture-soundtrack-walt-disney-records/1409984179
- 75th anniversary of Fantasia. It contains the full score of the film, plus liner notes.
- Released January 3, 2015
- Recorded 1938–1940, 1946, 1958, January 1982
- Running time 3:56:45
- Discs One and Two are composed by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra (with the exception of Tracks 7 and 8 on Disc Two)
- Discs Three and Four are composed by Irwin Kostal and the Disney Studio Orchestra and Chorus (with the exception of Track 7 on Disc Four)
- Standouts
- Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
- The Rite of Spring
- A Night on Bald Mountain
- Ave maria
- The Sorcerrer’s Apprentice (?)
Outro
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