Theistic satanism

[Michiko]

As the Satanic ideals and religion grew more popular throughout the decades of the 20th century, most [Satanists] were only symbolic Satanists. This means they used Satan as a symbol for desires that other religions denied, individuality, strength, [independance], etc, but did not actually worship or believe in Satan. To be a Theistic, or traditional [Satanist], means to be one that truly believes in Satan and worships him as the deity that he is.