Zabora Lionheart
Not all pagans are witches. The idea of paganism is you worship more than one god. Although most pagans are witches the term pagan doesn't mean witch. I agree that most books you fund on witchcraft is probably written by wiccans and no they sent interchangeable terms. You might just have to check out some books on ceremonial magick and insert chosen deity into the ritual. I haven't ever looked into Satanism before because I don't believe in the Christian god, and to believe in one is to believe in the other in my opinion.
I, actually see Satan more philosophically and less literally. Adversarial, challenging self and sometimes others to grow/look at all angles of things. This is something I did long before I found any form of Satanism. Basically, the Satanic Adversarial current of "I am going to free think and have a voice even if it offends traditional establishment or offends some" is exactly that in a philosophical nutshell.
There is a pit fall though... Left Hand Path is about restructuring of self. So, your ego comes out, then it gets broken down, consciousness expands. So, when your ego combines with the Adversarial current. Well, it can get very 'foot in mouth' which is one of many reasons why self honesty is so important with Left Hand Path.
Left Hand Path also steps far outside of Christianity. For instance, darker deities like Hecate can be very Left Hand OR Middle Hand path.
Bit of a tangent. Excited to have someone reply.
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