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The Satanic Witch. The Satanic Bible is a collection of essays, observations, and rituals published by Anton LaVey in 1969. It is the central religious text of LaVeyan Satanism, and is considered the foundation of its philosophy and dogma. [1] It has been described as the most important document to influence contemporary Satanism. [2]
The Satanic Rituals is a book by Anton Szandor LaVey published in 1972 by Avon Books as a companion volume to The Satanic Bible. The book outlines nine rituals and ceremonies intended for group performance, with an introductory essay to each. Some of the rites presented are inspired by other groups, such as the Yezidis, Freemasons, Knights ...
Shahab Ahmed, author of a book on the satanic verses in early Islam, observed that in the era of early tafsirs and sīrah/maghazi literature, the satanic verses incident was near universally accepted by the early Muslim community and illustrative of a concept of prophethood involving an ongoing struggle. Later, the logic of the era of hadith ...
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel by Pope Leo XIII: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell satan and all of the other evil spirits who prowl about ...
Hail Satan. A painting by William Blake depicting Satan smiting Job with boils. Hail Satan, sometimes Latinized as Ave Satanas or Ave Satana, is an exclamation used by some Satanists [1] to invoke the name of Satan in contexts ranging from sincere expression [2] to comedy or satire. [3] The Satanic Temple uses the phrase as a sincere expression ...
The Satanic Scriptures is a book by the current High Priest of the Church of Satan, Peter H. Gilmore, published April 30, 2007, by Scapegoat Publishing. [1] The book is a collection of essays and rituals, and features a prelude by Blanche Barton and dedication by Peggy Nadramia. [2] The book has been translated into Spanish, French, German ...
Greater and lesser magic (known also as high and low magic or collectively Satanic magic), within LaVeyan Satanism, designate types of beliefs with the term greater magic applying to ritual practice meant as psychodramatic catharsis to focus one's emotions for a specific purpose and lesser magic applied to the practice of manipulation by means of applied psychology and glamour (or "wile and ...
The Infernal Names. Abaddon — (Hebrew) the destroyer. Adramelech —Samarian devil. Ahpuch — Mayan devil. Ahriman — Mazdean devil. Amon — Egyptian ram-headed god of life and reproduction. Apollyon —Greek synonym for Satan, the arch fiend. Asmodeus —Hebrew devil of sensuality and luxury, originally "creature of judgment".