 The ONA describes its beliefs as belonging to " a sinisterly @-@ numinous mystic tradition " , adding that " it is not now and never was either strictly satanist or strictly Left Hand Path , but uses " satanism " and the LHP as " causal forms " ; that is , as techniques / experiences / ordeals / challenges " to aid the practitioner 's spiritual advancement . Monette described the ONA as " a fascinating blend of both Hermeticism and Traditional Satanism , with some pagan elements " . Faxneld described the ONA as " a dangerous and extreme form of Satanism " . Jeffrey Kaplan and Leonard Weinberg characterised it as a " National Socialist @-@ oriented Satanist group " , while Nicholas Goodrick @-@ Clarke similarly deemed it to be a " Satanic Nazi cult " which " combine [ d ] paganism with praise for Hitler " . He added that the ONA " celebrated the dark , destructive side of life through anti @-@ Christian , elitist and Social Darwinist doctrines . " Considering the manner in which the ONA had syncretized both Satanism and Heathenry , the historian of religion Mattias Gardell described its spiritual perspective as " a heathen satanic path " . The scholar George Sieg however argued that the ONA should be categorised as " post @-@ Satanic " because it has " surpassed ( without fully abandoning ) identification with its original satanic paradigm " . 
