IDJ, If one smites you on the cheek, smash him on the other... for whosoever turns his face is but a cowardly dog...
" Cruelty to those who envokes it." as i would have it.. (try pranks) ... now, an article that reveals your solution..
Know your weaknesses
You must play, debate and fight with your friends. You must test yourself to know your own weaknesses. Every time you test yourself your weakness becomes a little clearer, and therefore, easier to avoid. Every test nullifies potential weakness.
The biggest weakness of all is not knowing your weaknesses, and leaving them wide open for anyone to abuse at any time. If you value your friends it is advantageous for you to train their skills, too, so that those around you admire you, and those who are not your friends admire you, and those who are your enemies fear you.
So far this essay is a patronizing lesson in common sense.
Strength of strength
A strong, dominant physical appearance can go a way in your favour. But not as much as one would assume. You find that those who are well built, tall, imposing are frequently subject to a different set of social rules than others. For instance, they are perceived to be strong. This in itself can cause hatred, nervousness or repulsion in other people.
You cannot really judge how strong a person is from their size. You cannot really judge it from their movements. For those who look strong, a confident air will complete the picture of a brick ****house, but nervousness or humbleness will then cause others to "see through" you, and then they'll be able to hide their imposed-upon feeling by acting overly aggressive towards you - ie, if you want to go for the look-strong powerbase then you also need confidence, practice, etc.
Simply "looking" strong is a mixed blessing. You can avoid much trouble if you have confidence, but people can be unpredictable, and you will also attract trouble from people who are themselves stronger. If you look strong, or big, you are advised to do some proper physical training. A small amount of skill will make you resilient and confident, even if you are not a good fighter.
Strength of appearance
Some people can, through their appearance only, exert a lot of influence on the people around them. A nervous young goth will get laughed at by his family, but a confident, outspoken and unafraid goth will receive a different reception altogether.
Smart black cloths, pentagram and cleanliness is an imposing look. It makes people think that you know what you're about, that you are set in stone, and the pentagram tops it all off.
Sunglasses are a weakspot of goths and "alternatives" and any others, because they hide your eyes. Once your eyes are hidden you add another barrier between yourself and whoever is around you. Although it may air your image, when it comes to direct communication with people taking your sunglasses off is a must. Direct eye contact, ie, looking them in the eyes as you apprach them, move around, is important, it asserts you as a person rather than you as an image. Armed Forces training also instructs that if you want to get people to do what you want, don't wear sunglasses. They hide you, they make you more untrustworthy, less human, more dismissable. Etc. On the other hand, when in open territory they can be useful - to purposely add a non-inteferance layer between yourself and those who don't know you.
Keeping eye contact with a person makes them know you are concentrating on them, that they are "spotted", and as animals, knowing you are spotted by another animal makes you respect them more. Hiding your eyes allows people to prey on you longer and harder.
If you are "posing" and you make a mistake, your entire image can be broken or enhanced by your response. A nervous, "****!" response will make it evident that you are faking. A practical, normal, confident rectification will make you appear all the more together.
Strength of being
Most Satanists do not have a "typical" look - ie, within Satanism there is no code of dress. A Satanist could look like anyone. The main reason for this is that Satanic doctrine is self centered. The individual is the most important object in his own life, and as such it is counterproductive for Satanic community to develop a "look". Every person fares differently under different styles, so that each person should find what their own sense of aesthetics allows them to perform best with. A communal "look" or a "in-look" amongst Satanists could never happen, because as a community we are left hand path, and not ones to follow others. There is an automatic rejection of trends that make people have to conform within Satanists, so any "look" that began to develop would be rejected.
Strength of Being is an example of having a strong presence and powerful aura, without any particular style. These are people who others assume "have seen the world", and come across as being bloody good at whatever it may be that they do. There is not a particular "look" in this category, a business man, punk, chocolate-girl (read: tart) or any person can have it. It results from when a person has found their own aesthetic balance, that they do not need to think about their appearance and they're not worried about what it says about them. With this no-concern attitude, anyone can achieve anything once they have settled in their own aesthetic.
Strength of Nesting
Nesting is when you settle in to an area. Just by knowing the local area, the people in the streets and the flows of events around you you can command a much greater control.
Familirarity will make you much smoother, efficient and powerful. Brooding over a subject (maths, a sport, a person) makes you better at dealing with it later. Getting to know the subject and look around it, finding out information and learning it's behaviours are highly advantageous.
For example. The worst place you can attack someone is their own home. They will know it's layout, location of light switches, location of objects, phones and doors much better than you. Instead, pick neutral ground.
Strength of Command
Command is when you make people do what you want, or you curb their behaviour in subtle ways over a period of time. All people do it to each other constantly, it is lesser magic.
If you are a shadow, your strength in commanding is making people not bother you. If you are dominant, your strength is in directly telling people what to do. Your control comes from your body language and tone of voice, not from your clothes or confidence.
Know which type of person you are and which areas you are not good at. Try role playing.
Strength of Self Interest
This is the binding power of all your strengths and weaknesses: Your ability to employ them to attain success.
There are Satanists who are unheard of, unknown and theologicaly secretive. Strength of Self Interest is in not listening to me, or anyone, and doing what is required to make yourself happy.
Get out there are program those computers, repair those cars and build those train sets. As a Satanist myself, I do not expect you to do anything except that which pleases you.
