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In the Desert of Set

In the Desert of Set

By G.B. Marian

Learn about the religion of Setianism with G.B. Marian, Priest of Set in the LV-426 Tradition. URL: DesertOfSet.com
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2-25-2022 The Mauling Man (2022)

In the Desert of SetFeb 25, 2022

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2-25-2022 The Mauling Man (2022)

2-25-2022 The Mauling Man (2022)

My latest album, The Mauling Man (2022), is my attempt at developing a unique werewolf story of my own, and it is dedicated to the gods Anubis and Wepwawet.
Feb 25, 202201:18:19
2-21-2022 Ophidyssey (2022)

2-21-2022 Ophidyssey (2022)

The soundtrack for an imaginary 1980s 8-bit Nintendo game starring the solar cobra goddess, Wadjet!
Feb 23, 202243:27
11-10-2021 - The Gods Can Handle Our Anger

11-10-2021 - The Gods Can Handle Our Anger

It's okay to be angry or upset with the gods, and it's okay for us to tell Them so as well.
Nov 10, 202114:30
11-10-2021 - It's Okay To Have Demons

11-10-2021 - It's Okay To Have Demons

Expecting people to be John Rambo—including Setians—is unrealistic.
Nov 10, 202109:07
11-09-2021 - It's Setian, Not "Satanic"

11-09-2021 - It's Setian, Not "Satanic"

Christians and Satanists might hate each other's deities, but Setians can honor Set and Osiris at the same time.
Nov 09, 202112:42
Episode 70 Our Lady Of Thrones (Part II)

Episode 70 Our Lady Of Thrones (Part II)

Listen to the second disc of my new album, OUR LADY OF THRONES!
Nov 09, 202101:00:13
Episode 69 Our Lady Of Thrones (Part I)

Episode 69 Our Lady Of Thrones (Part I)

Listen to the first disc of my new double album, OUR LADY OF THRONES (2021)!
Nov 09, 202154:42
Episode 68: Summer's End II (Album)

Episode 68: Summer's End II (Album)

The sequel to my Halloween-themed record from last year, with references to the Fae from Celtic mythology and folklore.
Oct 04, 202155:02
Episode 67: I Believe (Album)

Episode 67: I Believe (Album)

My second full-length album with vocals; a collection of Setian hymns to various Middle and Near Eastern gods.
Oct 04, 202152:33
Episode 66: Set Is Now (Album)

Episode 66: Set Is Now (Album)

My first full-length album with vocals, inspired by my experiences as a Setian teenager in Satanic Panic America.
Oct 04, 202144:16
Episode 65: Pazuzu, The Exorcist (1973), And Sorcerer (1977)

Episode 65: Pazuzu, The Exorcist (1973), And Sorcerer (1977)

Pazuzu is most well-known today thanks to a horror movie about demonic possession; yet He is evoked much more faithfully in a completely different film by the same director.
May 18, 202115:29
Episode 64: Set Doesn't Need A Church (And Neither Do We)

Episode 64: Set Doesn't Need A Church (And Neither Do We)

I have been asked before: "Why don't you start your own church?" Here are some reasons why this is not only unnecessary for Setians, but probably undesirable as well.
May 11, 202111:18
Episode 63: Pazuzu Saves

Episode 63: Pazuzu Saves

Forget what you think you "learned" from The Exorcist (1973) and join this mighty deity as He quests against both human and spiritual cruelty.
May 07, 202155:32
Episode 62: My Religious Taxonomy

Episode 62: My Religious Taxonomy

The LV-426 Tradition of Setianism is a fusion of Kemetic polytheist theology with (Setianized) Western occult practices.
Jan 05, 202111:08
Episode 61: Trapezoidal Thoughts On Fascist Fuckery

Episode 61: Trapezoidal Thoughts On Fascist Fuckery

Reclaiming Set's good name from "secret societies" that like to play "Raiders of the Ark" (but as Nazi characters!), and which have contributed to the normalization of fascism today.
Dec 30, 202017:00
Episode 60: Midnight Mass

Episode 60: Midnight Mass

A Setian midnight mass performed and recorded for an imaginary AM radio broadcast.
Dec 25, 202029:31
Episode 59: Shedding Skin With The Snake God (And Snake People!)

Episode 59: Shedding Skin With The Snake God (And Snake People!)

Thoughts on Nehebukau, the holy Snake God, and the concept of Snake People, with an analysis of their appropriation by modern pop culture and conspiracy theorists.

Dec 23, 202028:09
Episode 58: Thoughts on Kemetic Soul Anatomy

Episode 58: Thoughts on Kemetic Soul Anatomy

One Setian's take on ancient Egyptian concepts of the self—including our bodies, souls, spirits, hearts, shadows, names, and the hope for unification of these features into a multidimensional whole after death.
Dec 19, 202020:49
Episode 57: John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987)

Episode 57: John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987)

Jesus is a dead alien; Satan is a prehistoric sentient ooze; and "God" is the greatest supervillain of all time. This unique fictional theology helped me think outside the box, for sure!
Dec 11, 202025:11
Episode 56: It's the End of Days As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Episode 56: It's the End of Days As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

How a really terrible Arnold Schwarzenegger movie influenced my spirituality and art.
Dec 02, 202012:56
Episode 55: Same Shit, Different Millennium

Episode 55: Same Shit, Different Millennium

How my favorite TV show—a 1990s police procedural with apocalyptic overtones—influenced my walk with Set.

Nov 18, 202016:40
Episode 54: His Nocturnal Majesty

Episode 54: His Nocturnal Majesty

My soundtrack for a Setian apocalypse.
Nov 15, 202058:14
Episode 53: An LV-426 Hallowtide Hootenanny! (Part 2)

Episode 53: An LV-426 Hallowtide Hootenanny! (Part 2)

The continuing discussion on horror movies and spirituality with two of my brethren in the LV-426 Tradition!

Oct 29, 202044:55
Episode 52: An LV-426 Hallowtide Hootenanny! (Part 1)

Episode 52: An LV-426 Hallowtide Hootenanny! (Part 1)

A rambling discussion on horror movies and spirituality with two of my brethren in the LV-426 Tradition!
Oct 28, 202048:21
Episode 51: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Episode 51: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

A preternatural Pied Piper turns people into creepy crawlies with his maleficent merchandise, his android assassins, and his Stonehenge supercomputers.
Oct 17, 202026:49
Episode 50: David Gordon Green's Halloween (2018)

Episode 50: David Gordon Green's Halloween (2018)

Why the 2018 "requel," featuring the return of John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis, is the best direct sequel to the original 1978 classic.
Oct 16, 202019:13
Episode 49: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Episode 49: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

How one of the goofier Halloween movies taught me to think beyond Hollywood depictions of Paganism, with a brief tribute to Donald Pleasence.
Oct 14, 202020:15
Episode 48: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Episode 48: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Why Halloween 4 (1988) is one of my favorite flicks to watch for the Samhain season.
Oct 13, 202012:54
Episode 47: John Carpenter's Halloween (1978)

Episode 47: John Carpenter's Halloween (1978)

How a simple "slasher movie" deplores the patriarchy and evokes Celtic folklore.

Oct 10, 202012:32
Episode 46: The Praying Mantis God of Ancient Egypt

Episode 46: The Praying Mantis God of Ancient Egypt

An interview with the Kemetic and Neo-Pharaonic artist Setken regarding his new film, The Praying Mantis God of Ancient Egypt, in which we meet another of Set's theological colleagues: the Netjer Abyt.
Oct 06, 202001:19:51
Episode 45: Summer's End

Episode 45: Summer's End

Shameless self-promotion for my new album, Summer's End (2020), a musical anthology of Halloween happenings.
Oct 01, 202047:42
Episode 44: Setianism Predates "The Left-Hand Path"

Episode 44: Setianism Predates "The Left-Hand Path"

On the conflation of all Setian spirituality with what Western occultists call "the left-hand path," and why this is problematic.
Sep 30, 202012:09
Episode 43: On the So-Called "Demonization" of Evangelicals

Episode 43: On the So-Called "Demonization" of Evangelicals

My reactions to an especially hypocritical plea for "acceptance" on behalf of a community that utterly refuses to accept diversity.
Sep 25, 202011:13
Episode 42: Setian Meditations

Episode 42: Setian Meditations

Three brief sermons in which I discuss Set's affinity for the color red, why Setianism is substantially different from many other religions, and how the Red Lord saves us all every night.
Sep 24, 202013:25
Episode 41: Nephthys, the Dark Midwife

Episode 41: Nephthys, the Dark Midwife

The sister and ex-wife of Set is a renowned healer of wounded hearts and minds.
Aug 02, 202019:14
Episode 40: Gorgo, the Irish Feminist Sea-Dragon

Episode 40: Gorgo, the Irish Feminist Sea-Dragon

Gorgo (1961) is a British kaiju (giant monster) movie with several interesting subtexts, all of which seem relevant to the goddess Taweret.
Jul 24, 202014:20
Episode 39: Dua Sutekh (Free Album)

Episode 39: Dua Sutekh (Free Album)

A free 22-minute album of ambient devotional music dedicated to Set. To download this album for free, visit gbmarian.bandcamp.com!
Jul 23, 202024:41
Episode 38: Taweret—Or, When God is a Hippopotamus

Episode 38: Taweret—Or, When God is a Hippopotamus

A discussion of the Egyptian hippo goddess, Taweret, as well Her connections with Set and the reasons I love Her so much.
Jul 19, 202010:24
Episode 37: Understanding the Yezidis

Episode 37: Understanding the Yezidis

The Yezidi Kurds are often accused of "worshiping the devil," and with catastrophic results. They are also romanticized by Western occultists, which leads to colonialist appropriations of their faith.
Jul 18, 202012:30
Episode 36: An LV-426 LBRP

Episode 36: An LV-426 LBRP

An LV-426 Setian adaptation of the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.

Featuring an original composition, "Dua Sutekh."
Jul 13, 202010:36
Episode 35: Typhonian Melodies

Episode 35: Typhonian Melodies

Songs from a Setian soul. Tracks in order: "Season of the Witch," "Sutekh's Shrine," "Execration," and "Red Desert Sabbat." All songs composed by G.B. Marian.
Jul 03, 202016:15
Episode 34: Ishtar's Final Conflict With "The Man"

Episode 34: Ishtar's Final Conflict With "The Man"

How The Final Conflict (a.k.a. Omen III: The Final Conflict) can be read as an allegory for the goddess Ishtar and Her rivalry with Therion, the spirit of human tyranny.
Jul 02, 202024:22
Episode 33: Ishtar, the Lady Morningstar

Episode 33: Ishtar, the Lady Morningstar

She rebelled to help humanity before Prometheus. She died and rose from the grave before Jesus. And She invented the "zombie apocalypse" before George Romero.

Jul 02, 202013:49
Episode 32: Holy Days of the LV-426 Tradition

Episode 32: Holy Days of the LV-426 Tradition

The times we consider most sacred in our coven.
Jun 28, 202018:40
Episode 31: An LV-426 Execration Ceremony

Episode 31: An LV-426 Execration Ceremony

An example of an execration ritual, a procedure to cast out and/or ward off negative energy.

Jun 24, 202008:13
Episode 30: A Setian Exegesis of John Carpenter's The Thing

Episode 30: A Setian Exegesis of John Carpenter's The Thing

Here I geek out for a bit about my vote for "the scariest monster movie ever made," and I draw some parallels between the themes of this film and my beliefs as a Setian.
Jun 23, 202021:24
Episode 29: Calling Professor Quatermass!

Episode 29: Calling Professor Quatermass!

Martian grasshoppers. Genetically modified super-apes. Invisible forces only certain people can see. Quatermass and the Pit (1967) has it all.
Jun 18, 202012:24
Episode 28: Polytheism Is Not "Idolatry"

Episode 28: Polytheism Is Not "Idolatry"

Yes Virginia, some people still believe in many gods today, and it's every bit as legitimate as believing in just one.
Jun 17, 202013:04
Episode 27: What Are You Afraid Of? It's Only Rock & Roll

Episode 27: What Are You Afraid Of? It's Only Rock & Roll

Discussing the theme of "backmasked" messages in heavy metal music during the Satanic Panic, as explored in the 1986 comedy horror film, Trick or Treat. 

Jun 14, 202013:00
Episode 26: The Horned Pentagram

Episode 26: The Horned Pentagram

Pentagrams with two points up aren't "inverted"; as far as I'm concerned at least, they are right-side up. 

Jun 13, 202007:13