The Satanic Bible was written by Anton LaVey in 1969. It is a collection of essays, observations and basic Satanic rituals, and outlines LaVey's Satanic ideology. It contains the core principles of LaVeyan Satanism and is considered the foundation of the philosophy and dogma that constitute Satanism.
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This book is about satanic rituals and ceremonies known as “the black mass” which does not involve ritual sacrifice except symbolic sacrifice. A black mass might in celebration or destruction upon a person, that the people performing the “psychodrama” for. The author talks about historical satanism, people that were considered to be witches, a servant of satan due to their scientific, or holistic/healing knowledge, so Leonardo Da Vinci and Galileo were thought of as evil and in league with satan. This book is similar to the satanic bible, the author explains what satanism is and what it is not, the purpose of satanists and their rituals, ceremonies and worship. It is a religion or belief system about the mind, body and spirit, enlightenment, enpowerment it gives you the fredom and power to feel confident and to not feel guilty about what you want/desire in life such as being successful, happy, confident loved, desired etc
Even if you don't fully understand the idea of satanic theology, you can at least appreciate the part of the book about how H.P. Lovecraft's work relates to satanism, since he was intentionally vague about certain details, when he wrote stories about the occult, since none of his stoiries deriectly relate to any cult that worships an ancient deity that was similar to satan.
This part of the book was interesting, but this book did drag a lot, because I don't understand what the result of the rituals would be, what the desired effect the satanists are trying to achieve. If you are currently a witch, or wish to learn more about alternative religions or magical practices, then this might be the right type of book to read.
