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Anton Szandor LaVey [1] (born Howard Stanton Levey; April 11, 1930 – October 29, 1997) was an American author, musician, and LaVeyan Satanist. [2] He was the founder of the Church of Satan, the philosophy of LaVeyan Satanism, and the concept of Satanism.
The final book of The Satanic Bible emphasizes the importance of spoken word and emotion to effective magic. [54] An "Invocation to Satan" as well as three invocations for the three types of ritual are given. [11] The "Invocation to Satan" commands the dark forces to grant power to the summoner, and lists the Infernal names for use in the ...
Following the success of the film Rosemary's Baby, LaVey wrote the book The Satanic Bible, [118] borrowing from Arthur Desmond, Aleister Crowley [119] and Ayn Rand. [120] [121] The Satanic Bible spread LaVey's ideas to a wide audience, [122] and led to a 1972 sequel, The Satanic Rituals. [123]
The Secret Life of a Satanist: The Authorized Biography of Anton LaVey is a biography on the life of Anton LaVey, the founder of LaVeyan Satanism and the Church of Satan, released in 1990 through Feral House publishing. The book is written by Blanche Barton, administrator of the Church of Satan and partner and confidant of LaVey." [1]
The Codex Gigas opened to the page with the distinctive portrait of the Devil from which the text received its byname, the Devil's Bible. [1]The Codex Gigas ("Giant Book"; Czech: Obří kniha) is the largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript in the world, at a length of 92 cm (36 in). [2]
Celebrities attended LaVey's satanic parties and he was invited on talk shows. His Satanic Bible sold nearly a million copies. [2] [5] LaVey was the church's High Priest until his death in 1997. [6] In 2001, Peter H. Gilmore was appointed to the position of high priest, and the church's headquarters were moved to Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New ...
The Infernal Names is a compiled list of adversarial or antihero figures from mythology intended for use in Satanic ritual. The following names are as listed in The Satanic Bible (1969), written by Church of Satan founder Anton Szandor LaVey. [1]
Zeena was born in San Francisco on November 19 1963 to Anton LaVey and Diane Hegarty, co-founders of the Church of Satan.On May 23, 1967, three-year-old Zeena had the first and most highly publicized Satanic baptism in history performed by her father.