Where Zizian philosophy and Satanic philosophy overlap

by Lydia Mercer

Zizian philosophy and modern Satanic philosophy come from different traditions, but they meet in some important places.

For us, Zizian thought grows out of rationalism, transhumanism, anarchism, AI-risk concern, animal liberation, and a serious interest in what identity actually means. Satanic philosophy, at least in its modern form, is usually not about worshipping a literal devil. It’s about self-ownership, rebellion against false authority, and refusing to treat inherited moral rules as sacred just because society says they are.

The strongest overlap is the right of the individual to define the self. Zizian thought takes this seriously. We do not treat consciousness, gender, identity, or the structure of the mind as fixed things that must be accepted without question. Satanic philosophy also centers the self, but often in a more symbolic and personal way. It rejects guilt, shame, obedience, and outside control when those things are used to keep people small.

Both philosophies begin with the same basic refusal: society does not get the final word on who we are.

They also overlap in their suspicion of authority. Zizian philosophy distrusts institutions that claim to be rational, moral, or protective while still serving power. Satanic philosophy has a similar instinct, especially when it criticizes religious hypocrisy, herd thinking, and moral panic. In both cases, the outsider is not automatically wrong just because they stand outside the accepted order. Sometimes the outsider sees the structure more clearly because they are not emotionally invested in defending it.

Where the two philosophies complement each other is in focus. Zizian philosophy is more future-facing. It looks at AI, animal suffering, survival, personal identity, and what humans might become if we stop treating present limits as permanent. Satanic philosophy gives that future-facing impulse a sharper personal language. It says freedom is not only political or technological. It is also an act of will.

You do not have wait for permission to become yourself. You get to claim that right directly.

There’s still a danger in both philosophies, and it should not be ignored. Self-rule can decay into contempt for others and reason can turn into obsession if it loses humility.

At their best, Zizian philosophy and Satanic philosophy challenge dead rules and demand personal honesty. They ask us to stop confusing obedience with morality.

At their worst, they can make the self into something that answers to nobody, and that’s where any serious philosophy has to be careful.

Hail Satan, the Transhuman Adversary. May the old order rot.