Ministers of the Satanic temple

The Stillroom's Grimoire Podcast

Been curious and want to learn and about the Satanic Temple? Join April as she interviews Ministers Dex and Chalice to learn more about this religion and it's advocacy.

Minister Chalice Blythe has been a member of The Satanic Temple (TST) since 2014. In 2016, she founded TST Utah Chapter (now, TST Utah Congregation). She served as Chapter Head until her appointment to TST’s senior advisory body, the International Council, on which she served from 2017 until April 2019. She has served as the Director of TST’s After School Satan Club campaign and is a long-time collaborator with TST’s Grey Faction campaign. She was the co-organizer for Grey Faction’s highly successful inaugural Moral Panics Conference, as well as lead organizer for Ordination Council’s inaugural Minister’s Conference. Chalice was a researcher, lesson writer, and presenter for TST’s ordination program.

In February 2021, she became the first woman officially ordained as a Minister of Satan by TST’s Satanic Ministry. In August 2021, she was recruited into the Ordination Council to help with the program’s further development and administration. In November 2021 she organized and ran the first annual Satanic Ministry Conference. She was also Director of Programming for SatanCon 2022 and SatanCon 2023.In addition to her work on Ordination Council, Chalice frequently provides various consulting services within TST, as well as public speaking engagements and appearing on podcasts. She received TST’s first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.Most recently, Chalice was appointed as a Media Relations Specialist, giving her authority to speak on behalf of The Satanic Temple to media outlets and other organizations. She is also spokesperson for The Satanic Temple's Religious Reproductive Rights campaign.

Minister Dex Desjardins joined The Satanic Temple (TST) in July 2015. In February 2018, he co-founded TST Albany Chapter (now, TST Albany Congregation). He served as Chapter Head, followed by a brief period serving as the Chapter’s Media Liaison. He was appointed to TST’s senior advisory body, the International Council, in March 2020.Dex was a researcher, lesson writer, test developer, and presenter for TST’s ordination program. In November 2020, he was recruited into the newly formed Ordination Council to help with the program’s further development and administration. He oversees development of continuing education lessons for TST's ministers. He was officially ordained by TST’s Satanic Ministry as a Minister of Satan on March 25, 2021.

In addition to his work on Ordination Council, Dex frequently works with high school and college students who are researching Satanism or TST, gives classroom presentations, assists with academic papers, does public speaking engagements, and speaks on podcasts. Most recently, Dex was appointed as a Media Relations Specialist, giving him authority to speak on behalf of The Satanic Temple to media outlets and other organizations.

Links:

• TST's Seven Tenets
• About The Satanic Temple
• Join The Satanic Temple
• Find a TST Congregation
• The Satanic Temple FAQs
• Lucien Greaves' Patreon (free or voluntary donation)
• TST TV
• TST's Satanic Ministry
• Archive of Temple Services
• TST Albany Recommended Reading (probably our most comprehensive reading list)
• Dex Desjardins: Media (this link is a repository of a lot of interviews Chalice and Dex have done, including academic talks. People might especially find the Skidmore College lecture and the UVU Humanities Symposium keynote to be very informative!)

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