The Satanic Bible: Central Religious Text of LaVeyan Satanism

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Nicolai, Friedrich (1782). Versuch über die Beschuldigungen welche dem Tempelherrenorden gemacht worden, und über dessen Geheimniß; Nebst einem Anhange über das Entstehen der Freymaurergesellschaft (in German). Vol.II volumes. Berlin und Stettin.

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a b de Guaita, Stanislas (30 March 1897). Essais de sciences mandites. Chamuel. p. 387 . Retrieved 31 March 2020– via Internet Archive. Lewis, James R.; Bogdan, Henrik, eds. (2014). Sexuality and New Religious Movements. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1137409621. Let us state now for the edification of the vulgar, for the satisfaction of M. le Comte de Mirville, for the justification of the demonologist Bodin, for the greater glory of the Church, which persecuted Templars, burnt magicians, excommunicated Freemasons, &c. let us state boldly and precisely that all the inferior initiates of the occult sciences and profaners of the great arcanum, not only did in the past, but do now, and will ever, adore what is signified by this alarming symbol. Hammer-Purgstall (1818). "Mysterium Baphometis revelatum". Fundgruben des Orients. Vienna. 6: 1–120, 445–99.I had taken the name Baphomet as my motto in the O.T.O. For six years and more I had tried to discover the proper way to spell this name. I knew that it must have eight letters, and also that the numerical and literal correspondences must be such as to express the meaning of the name in such a way as to confirm what scholarship had found out about it, and also to clear up those problems which archaeologists had so far failed to solve... One theory of the name is that it represents the words βαφὴ μήτεος, the baptism of wisdom; another, that it is a corruption of a title meaning "Father Mithras". Needless to say, the suffix R supported the latter theory. I added up the word as spelt by the Wizard. It totalled 729. This number had never appeared in my Cabbalistic working and therefore meant nothing to me. It however justified itself as being the cube of nine. The word κηφας, the mystic title given by Christ to Peter as the cornerstone of the Church, has this same value. So far, the Wizard had shown great qualities! He had cleared up the etymological problem and shown why the Templars should have given the name Baphomet to their so-called idol. Baphomet was Father Mithras, the cubical stone which was the corner of the Temple. Later in the 19th century, the name of Baphomet became further associated with the occult. Éliphas Lévi published Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie ("Dogma and Rituals of High Magic") as two volumes ( Dogme 1854, Rituel 1856), in which he included an image he had drawn himself, which he described as Baphomet and "The Sabbatic Goat", showing a winged humanoid goat with a pair of breasts and a torch on its head between its horns (see the illustration). This image has become the best-known representation of Baphomet. Lévi considered the Baphomet to be a depiction of the absolute in symbolic form and explicated in detail his symbolism in the drawing that served as the frontispiece: The Baphomet of Lévi was to become an important figure within the cosmology of Thelema, the mystical system established by Aleister Crowley in the early 20th century. Baphomet features in the Creed of the Gnostic Catholic Church recited by the congregation in The Gnostic Mass, in the sentence: "And I believe in the Serpent and the Lion, Mystery of Mysteries, in His name BAPHOMET." [68] Not to be confused with Bahamut or Behemoth. An 1856 depiction of the Sabbatic Goat from Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie by Éliphas Lévi. [1] [2] The arms bear the Latin words SOLVE (dissolve) and COAGULA (coagulate). La Fontaine, Jean (1999). "Satanism and Satanic Mythology". In Bengt Ankarloo; Stuart Clark (eds.). Witchcraft and Magic in Europe Volume 6: The Twentieth Century. London: Athlone. pp.81–140. ISBN 0-485-89006-2.

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Censored publications: ID 9914286". Beacon for Freedom of Expression . Retrieved 4 May 2013. Period of censorship: June 22, 1973 – January 22, 1993 LaVey also conceptualised Satan as a symbol of the individual's own vitality, [45] thus representing an autonomous power within, [46] and a representation of personal liberty and individualism. [47] Throughout The Satanic Bible, the LaVeyan Satanist's view of god is described as the Satanist's true "self"—a projection of his or her own personality—not an external deity. [48] In works like The Satanic Bible, LaVey often uses the terms "god" and "Satan" interchangeably, viewing both as personifications of human nature. [49]For LaVey, the human being was explicitly viewed as an animal, [62] who thus has no purpose other than survival of the fittest, and who therefore exists in an amoral context. [38] He believed that in adopting a philosophical belief in its own superiority above that of the other animals, humankind has become "the most vicious animal of all". [63] For LaVey, non-human animals and children represent an ideal, "the purest form of carnal existence", because they have not been indoctrinated with Christian or other religious concepts of guilt and shame. [64] His ethical views championed placing oneself and one's family before others, minding one's own business, and – for men – behaving like a gentleman. [65] In responding to threats and harm, he promoted a policy of lex talionis, for instance reversing a Biblical Christian teaching by stating that "if a man smite thee on the one cheek, smash him on the other", [65] derived from Ragnar Redbeard's infamous book Might is Right. The opportunity for anyone to live within a total environment of their choice, with mandatory adherence to the aesthetic and behavioral standards of same – "Privately owned, operated and controlled environments as an alternative to homogenized and polyglot ones. The freedom to insularize oneself within a social milieu of personal well-being. An opportunity to feel, see, and hear that which is most aesthetically pleasing, without interference from those who would pollute or detract from that option." At several places in the Delta, e.g. Hermopolis, Lycopolis, and Mendes, the god Pan and a goat were worshipped; Strabo, quoting (xvii. 1, 19) Pindar, says that in these places goats had intercourse with women, and Herodotus (ii. 46) instances a case which was said to have taken place in the open day. The Mendisians, according to this last writer, paid reverence to all goats, and more to the males than to the females, and particularly to one he-goat, on the death of which public mourning is observed throughout the whole Mendesian district; they call both Pan and the goat Mendes, and both were worshipped as gods of generation and fecundity. Diodorus [65] compares the cult of the goat of Mendes with that of Priapus, and groups the god with the Pans and the Satyrs.

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Satanism. [2] Though The Satanic Bible is not considered to be sacred scripture in the way that the Christian Bible is to Christianity, LaVeyan Satanists regard it as an authoritative text [1] as it is a contemporary text that has attained for them scriptural status. [3] It extols the virtues of exploring one's own nature and instincts. Believers have been described as " atheistic Satanists" [4] because they believe that God and Satan are not external entities, but rather projections of an individual's own personality—benevolent and stabilizing forces in their life. [5] [6] There have been thirty printings of The Satanic Bible, [7] selling over a million copies. [8] In some of the rituals, a naked woman serves as the altar; in these cases it is made explicit that the woman's body itself becomes the altar, rather than have her simply lying on an existing altar. [35] In contrast to longstanding stereotypes about Satanists, there is no place for sexual orgies in LaVeyan ritual. [119] Neither animal nor human sacrifice takes place. [120] Children are banned from attending these rituals, with the only exception being the Satanic Baptism, which is specifically designed to involve infants. [35]In the 2005 puzzle- Metroidvania La-Mulana and its 2012 remake, Baphomet appears as the boss of the Twin Labyrinths. 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 As a result of the success of the film Rosemary's Baby and the concomitant growth of interest in Satanism, an editor at Avon Books, Peter Mayer, approached LaVey and commissioned him to write a book, which became The Satanic Bible. [163] While part of the text was LaVey's original writing, other sections of the book consisted of direct quotations from Arthur Desmond's right-wing tract Might Is Right and the occultist Aleister Crowley's version of John Dee's Enochian Keys. [164] There is evidence that LaVey was inspired by the writings of the American philosopher Ayn Rand; and while accusations that he plagiarized her work in The Satanic Bible have been denied by one author, [165] Chris Mathews stated that "LaVey stole selectively and edited lightly" and that his "Satanism at times closely parallels Ayn Rand's Objectivist philosophy." [166] The book The Satanic Bible served to present LaVey's ideas to a far wider audience than they had previously had. [167] In 1972, he published a sequel, The Satanic Rituals. [168] Strube, Julian (2017). "The "Baphomet" of Eliphas Lévi: Its Meaning and Historical Context". Correspondences. 4: 37–79.