Unlike LaVeyan Satanism (which is atheistic and hedonistic), the ONA is fundamentally . It believes that the current universe (the cosmos) is a prison created by a false "aeon" (often associated with the Abrahamic God, called the "Messiah figure" or "Jehova"). The goal of the ONA practitioner is to destroy this cosmic order and return the universe to the primordial, chaotic darkness from which it came—a state they call the Acausal .

The group champions a "might is right" philosophy, encouraging members to evolve into a superior "species of satanic god-men". Practices and Methods

: A graded hierarchy of progression for initiates, ranging from "Neophyte" to "Immortal". Insight Roles

Even if the ONA began as a hoax, it is no longer one. Between 1990 and 2024, over a dozen murders and bomb plots across Europe, North America, and Australia have been directly linked to individuals who identified as ONA practitioners or who used ONA texts as their guiding philosophy.