The newly released song Montero (call me by your name) by Lil Nas X sparked both outrage and admiration with its bold approach to the biblical episode of Adam and Eve. Some people considered his video to be satanic but this is not the only aspect of his newest ventures that have gotten him accusations of Satanism. With the new release of his « Satan shoes » which sold out in less than a minute, he has gotten backlashes for the design which contains an upside-down cross, a pentagram, three six, a bible verse, and, supposedly, human blood. But despite what is shown in modern media and horror films, none of the previously mentioned characteristics are satanic symbols.
Despite the notoriety this symbol got through its use in Horror movies and games, the upside-down cross is not a symbol of Satanism. This symbol’s origin lies in Christianity, specifically the death of saint peter. The disciple of Jesus refused to be sentenced to the same death as Jesus and so requested to be crucified upside down. Since then, the Catholic church started using this cross in his honor hence why it is called the cross of Saint Peter.
As for the pentagram, this symbols’ origin can be found in ancient Greece and Babylonia. One of its use was to represent the human anatomy, showing the four limbs and the head, which is a motif that will be picked up again in the renaissance era with scientists such as Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. This same scientist and occultist also popularized its use as a symbol of the five elements, fire, water, earth, and air.
This symbol is also associated with modern occultism where it’s the symbol of Wicca and was adopted by the satanic temple in 1966 to symbolize the triumph of earthly principle and carnal desires. This symbol was also used in many religions such as Judaism where it represented wisdom, justice, and mercy, in the Druze religion and Christianity where it once symbolized the five wounds of Jesus. The pentagram can also be found in countries’ flags such as Morocco. As such, the pentagram in and itself is not a satanic symbol but a symbol with varied uses.
Now for the bible verse put on the shoes and their box, here is what it says: « He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. ». This biblical verse shows the fall of satan from his usurped place in heaven, the mind of man, or could be a reference to the story of satans’ creation but it is always a symbol of satans defeat. It is something for believers to rejoice in and is by no means or definition satanic, glorifying the devil or a bad omen.
As for the three 6, in the bible, this number called the number of the beast or the number of men symbolizes the system of man that is under the influence of satan being mainly false religions, the deceived false governments, and mankind’s economic system which is self-centered. As such, this number does not symbolize the devil himself but the incomplete aspect of humanity mainly being, the governmental organization present throughout the globe and money. This number also contains positive connotations in places like China. It is only in modern culture where it started gaining notoriety for being a symbol of satan.
On his shoes, Lil Nas X incorporated symbols that can be easily attributed as satanic because of the way mainstream media paint them even though their use is complex and not necessarily related to satanism and are sometimes the complete opposite of that such as the bible verse mentioned.
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