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=== Founding === | === Founding === | ||
The founders of the Watcher Project did not originally set out to build a [[religion]] with the knowledge they gained. They had planned to release the information only once it was complete, which was expected to take a very long time. They soon realized, however, that their work had already produced a significant amount of useful information. It was of great potential utility to those who felt called to the Watchers, and it would progress faster with more accurate information if others were able to join, learn, and contribute their personal experiences to the project. This led to the beginning of a modern religious organization, a Temple devoted to the deities that they were researching and worshipping. In mid-to-late 2022, the Project team became the first three kāhinūma (Elders) of what they called the Temple of Satanael. | The founders of the Watcher Project did not originally set out to build a [[religion]] with the knowledge they gained. They had planned to release the information only once it was complete, which was expected to take a very long time. They soon realized, however, that their work had already produced a significant amount of useful information. It was of great potential utility to those who felt called to the Watchers, and it would progress faster with more accurate information if others were able to join, learn, and contribute their personal experiences to the project. This led to the beginning of a modern religious organization, a Temple devoted to the deities that they were researching and worshipping. In mid-to-late 2022, the Project team became the first three kāhinūma (Elders) of what they called the Temple of Satanael. | ||
=== Public community === | |||
After the Temple was officially founded, the Discord server that had once been used as a home base for the Watcher Project was transformed into a private community for the nascent Temple. As the Elders prepared to open to the public, select individuals were allowed to join the Temple or be part of its community as allies, but no Temple community was open to everyone. On March 8, 2023, that server was renamed, advertised on public Discord server directories, and opened as the Temple's public outreach server, where anyone was welcome. | |||
=== Naming === | === Naming === | ||
The original name of the organization was "Temple of Satanael," abbreviated TeSa. This lasted for some time, but the Elders were troubled by the fact that this name did not mention the [[Watchers]] in any way. Since the beginning, the Watchers had always been part of it, and that was not adequately conveyed by the original name. Allies of the Temple's founders also pointed out another issue, which was that there was a name for the organization, but no name for the actual religion it was devoted to. Several names were considered and rejected, such as Temple of the Watchers, Temple of Satanael and the Watchers, and Satanic Temple of the Watchers. Eventually, the idea of using ''Grigori'' — another name for the Watchers — led to the coining of the name "Grigorist Temple of Satanael" for the organization and "[[Satano-Grigorism]]" for the religion. These names adequately represented both [[Satanael]] and the Watchers. | The original name of the organization was "Temple of Satanael," abbreviated TeSa. This lasted for some time, but the Elders were troubled by the fact that this name did not mention the [[Watchers]] in any way. Since the beginning, the Watchers had always been part of it, and that was not adequately conveyed by the original name. Allies of the Temple's founders also pointed out another issue, which was that there was a name for the organization, but no name for the actual religion it was devoted to. Several names were considered and rejected, such as Temple of the Watchers, Temple of Satanael and the Watchers, and Satanic Temple of the Watchers. Eventually, the idea of using ''Grigori'' — another name for the Watchers — led to the coining of the name "Grigorist Temple of Satanael" for the organization and "[[Satano-Grigorism]]" for the religion. These names adequately represented both [[Satanael]] and the Watchers. | ||
=== | === Codifying documents === | ||
On March 18, 2023, the Temple publicly released a document called the ''Temple of Satanael Belief Statement v1.0''. It was the first official document describing and codifying the beliefs of what was then called the Temple of Satanael. This first version was numbered 1.0 because the Elders planned to periodically release new versions of the document once the Temple had evolved enough to warrant it. This allowed for the amendment of old beliefs that might be later found to be inaccurate, as well as the addition of new beliefs and practices as they developed. The next version of the ''Belief Statement'' was expected to expand to accommodate new knowledge. | On March 18, 2023, the Temple publicly released a document called the ''Temple of Satanael Belief Statement v1.0''. It was the first official document describing and codifying the beliefs of what was then called the Temple of Satanael. This first version was numbered 1.0 because the Elders planned to periodically release new versions of the document once the Temple had evolved enough to warrant it. This allowed for the amendment of old beliefs that might be later found to be inaccurate, as well as the addition of new beliefs and practices as they developed. The next version of the ''Belief Statement'' was expected to expand to accommodate new knowledge. | ||