The Satanic Bible
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The Satanic Bible
was first published by Anton LaVey in 1969。 It is a collection of essays， observations and rituals， and outlines LaVey's Satanic ideology。 It contains the core principles of the Church of Satan and is considered the foundation of the philosophy and dogma that constitute LaVeyan Satanism。
Reviews
Teri
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Se eu ignorar completamento sexismo imposto na maioria das religiões e crianças até q dá pra engolirKKKKKKK eu achei bem legal a primeira parte falando sobre crenças antigas e as críticas a igreja católica e sua hipocrisia e tb achei interessante ver a magia de uma forma que eu não conhecia até então。 A flexibilidade e os princípios do satanismo impostos nesse livro são super interessantes， mas acho que a parte que mais vale a pena é a parte histórica de como o cristianismo se apropriou e ao mes Se eu ignorar completamento sexismo imposto na maioria das religiões e crianças até q dá pra engolirKKKKKKK eu achei bem legal a primeira parte falando sobre crenças antigas e as críticas a igreja católica e sua hipocrisia e tb achei interessante ver a magia de uma forma que eu não conhecia até então。 A flexibilidade e os princípios do satanismo impostos nesse livro são super interessantes， mas acho que a parte que mais vale a pena é a parte histórica de como o cristianismo se apropriou e ao mesmo tempo demonifocou crenças antigas。 。。。more
Mikey James
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Bloody hell that was hard slog。 The first 1/4 was actually pretty interesting and read like a philosophy on how to live your life for YOU and just being YOU， without apologising for anything。 So long as you’re not harming anyone else。 But after that， things went down hill rapidly and became a total bore。
Michael Shockley
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I kept going back and forth between trying to write a traditional review of this book that would seem coherently-structured and flowed naturally， but I was unable to get all of my thoughts to congeal in a non-adhd manner。 Here are my thoughts， to the best that I am able to structure them:1。 I went into this book expecting some kind of borderline sociopathic dime-store Ayn Rand social-darwinist with carnival tricks， but only got Diet Ragnar Redbeard with a side-order of silliness。2。 He tries to d I kept going back and forth between trying to write a traditional review of this book that would seem coherently-structured and flowed naturally， but I was unable to get all of my thoughts to congeal in a non-adhd manner。 Here are my thoughts， to the best that I am able to structure them:1。 I went into this book expecting some kind of borderline sociopathic dime-store Ayn Rand social-darwinist with carnival tricks， but only got Diet Ragnar Redbeard with a side-order of silliness。2。 He tries to do a reversal of the Christian slave-morality by recasting the cardinal sins as virtues in the Satanic religion。 Nowhere does he credit Nietzsche's genealogy， despite seeming to be indebted to it （he is also much less compelling than Nietzsche at building his case）。3。 Some of the stuff he promotes here might have scared the squares back in his day， but I'm pretty sure that it's becoming common sense that pornography and orgies are nothing to get bothered by， and society is becoming increasingly tolerant towards homosexuality， bisexuality， and asexuality （though LaVey's got some interesting views regarding "sublimation" and asexuality， implying that he might be confusing it with celibacy）。 4。 It's a low bar to cross， but he's opposed to the sacrifice of animals and children。 He claims that human sacrifice would be acceptable if someone was a big enough asshole to you， though。 5。 I appreciate that he doesn't buy into the false humility "turn the other cheek" thing that Christianity promotes （seems like something abusers would love for their victims to believe）， but his support for destroying people who metaphorically （or literally） smack you in the face is the sort of philosophy that is also ripe for abuse。 One imagines an impotent， rage-filled little man with a head full of bigoted， internet-fascoid circle-jerk bullshit just champing at the bits for the day that his retribution against so-and-so is justified， or those old tobacky-spitting nimrods who get worked up on their front porches entertaining even bigger losers than themselves with all sorts of improbable tales about how THEY would deal with "looters" who came near their house。 The kind of people who walk around just looking for something to be mad about or someone to blame would LOVE this philosophy。 （ETA: OH shit， I forgot！ Someone ALREADY inspired by Ragnar Redbeard's "Might is Right，" from which a significant portion of this book was plagiarized， went on a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California in 2019）6。 When he talks about how everything that is weak and not life-giving is destined to perish or suffer or whatever， you can try and be charitable about it; he could just be talking about certain belief sets or attitudes which encourage cowardice and victimhood among normal people。 That being said， he's awfully fond of talking about how the tenets of Satanism are based on certain animal instincts which he believes to be universal in humans， he likes all this "nature red in tooth and claw" kind of rhetoric， and he was known to enjoy plagiarizing Ragnar Redbeard's work （the Book of Satan was， in fact， Redbeard's "Might is Right" with the racism， sexism， and antisemitism edited out）。 Despite being Jewish， he was really into eugenics。7。 He had some weird ideas about how pheromones worked， and how wearing deodorant could cause magic to backfire。8。 You know what， fuck it。 All the magick shit in this book is weird。 The rituals， the silly purple prose translated from "Enochian" when you're supposed to call upon these deities or whatever （fucking DRACULA is one of them， for Christ's sake！） is just insane。 I half-ass read this shit because when I made it this far， I was like "well， I'm never gonna use any of this shit， but I can't stop now！" 。。。more
Dora Tew
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If you can get past the mean overtones then this book makes some good points to think about。
Rowan
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Ah， the infamous handbook for edgelords。 I offer Mr。 LaVey my sincere thanks for making my senior year English reading project an entertaining one。 The Satanic commandments in here are pretty good， but the rest of the book。。。well， let's just say the top ten list of "how not to be an awful human being" has to work overtime to make up for the absolute butthurt cope this carnie had over the ebils of sunday christians。 I'm not even Christian and I was rolling my eyes at how bitter this writing was。 Ah， the infamous handbook for edgelords。 I offer Mr。 LaVey my sincere thanks for making my senior year English reading project an entertaining one。 The Satanic commandments in here are pretty good， but the rest of the book。。。well， let's just say the top ten list of "how not to be an awful human being" has to work overtime to make up for the absolute butthurt cope this carnie had over the ebils of sunday christians。 I'm not even Christian and I was rolling my eyes at how bitter this writing was。 Good piece for teens going through their rebellious phase， there's absolutely more dangerous works out there。 Thanks Anton， for being the edgy fishnet safety net for the world's teenagers。 。。。more
Hadi Ali
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Good rhetorics and moderately elegant language。The book starts off as strong anti-religion stand in general and then breaks down every pillar of Christianity。 It promotes rational atheism for starters， but then it proceeds with a palimpsest other religions to maintain the spiritual side of having one。The book uncovers the fraudulence of religion and purposes its own methods （ the Satanic rituals） to allow its followers become frauds but with a clear conscious 。 more than half the book is dedicat Good rhetorics and moderately elegant language。The book starts off as strong anti-religion stand in general and then breaks down every pillar of Christianity。 It promotes rational atheism for starters， but then it proceeds with a palimpsest other religions to maintain the spiritual side of having one。The book uncovers the fraudulence of religion and purposes its own methods （ the Satanic rituals） to allow its followers become frauds but with a clear conscious 。 more than half the book is dedicated for Rituals and spell-casting。Recommended for: agonistic and Atheists who feel they lost something when leaving religion Religious people with shaky believes in what organized religion do。Not recommended for: Atheist with strong disbelieve in god， people with unflinching moral compass。 。。。more
Michelle Formato
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When I was a teenage edgelord I always wanted to read this book but never found the opportunity since I was a good little noodle that was terrified of what my parents would think if they found this on my shelf。 Well many years later I find a copy in a bookstore and here we are。I'm glad I didn't read it when I was a teenager who already thought better of herself than the other kids （as most teenagers do） cause the first section of the book is pretty cringe with how self-congratulatory it is about When I was a teenage edgelord I always wanted to read this book but never found the opportunity since I was a good little noodle that was terrified of what my parents would think if they found this on my shelf。 Well many years later I find a copy in a bookstore and here we are。I'm glad I didn't read it when I was a teenager who already thought better of herself than the other kids （as most teenagers do） cause the first section of the book is pretty cringe with how self-congratulatory it is about not following the common path; dunno how smug and unbearable that would have made me。 Then it carries on to the overall philosophy of being a Satanist （which I found comical at points considering it's trying to preach independence but conformity at the same time） and then ends off the book with ritualistic nonsense， or at least nonsense to me as someone who looks into Satanism through an atheistic lens。 There were some good points made throughout the book。 The biggest being to focus on the individual self and celebrate it。 Also the total acceptance of all sorts of sexuality （for a book written in 1969 I was very impressed with the approval of homosexuality， bisexuality， and even asexuality mentioned in the book）。 I also thought the chapter about ignoring psychic vampires was ahead of its time--now it comes across as obvious considering how many social media posts you can come across about now letting toxic people in your life--but definitely worth the read。 And I like the fact that it debunks the media's portrayal of satanists or other nonconformists （those ExtremeGoth weirdos who steal babies and sacrifice goats） as just the weirdos they are and not satanists。 Nobody wants your babies people。I was disappointed though I think because young me built this book up so much in my head and it didn't deliver as greatly as I had hoped。 A majority of the book was ritual nonsense that I felt took away from the message that "Satanism is what you make it" and became more "this is what a Satanist does。" I also hated that in one paragraph LaVey gave kudos to Hitler's philosophy on something small。 Like no， we do not stan nazis in this house。 I also didn't like that in another paragraph later on LaVey spoke ill of those who commit suicide。 Again no， we do not villainize those who have gone through enough to decide that suicide is an option。Overall this was an okay book that I think anybody wanting to gain a grasp on different philosophies and lifestyles should read; but I'm sure there are philosophers with a much better grasp on individualism than LaVey。 And no worries， you will not burst into flames if you touch this book nor send a curse upon your entire linage。 It's just the writing of another dead guy who believed his thoughts were important enough to write down and publish to the world。 。。。more
Jessica Day
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At first glance， this book is an angst-riddled diatribe of one heterosexual white man's issues with a puritanical country。 The message of anti-Christianity is blatantly self-evident。 That being said， upon reviewing the book and analyzing it from a historical and cultural perspective， it can be seen as evidence of the changes that the country was enduring at the time: that of sexual liberation， questioning of traditionally Christian values， and the idolization of hedonism began to take hold。 From At first glance， this book is an angst-riddled diatribe of one heterosexual white man's issues with a puritanical country。 The message of anti-Christianity is blatantly self-evident。 That being said， upon reviewing the book and analyzing it from a historical and cultural perspective， it can be seen as evidence of the changes that the country was enduring at the time: that of sexual liberation， questioning of traditionally Christian values， and the idolization of hedonism began to take hold。 From this view， it's a fascinating look into one individual's views on the contemporary status quo。 LaVey pushes against the boundaries of his time and argues for a more liberal way of living， albeit in a bit of a heavy-handed manner。With all of that said， however， LaVey isn't a strong writer， and the level of angst throughout the book makes it difficult to endure。 It's for all of these reasons that this book receives two stars。 。。。more
Grant Keegan
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In recent pop culture， The Satanic Bible could be considered one of the most controversial and influential books at the same time。 I was very curious to read it for a long time， and now that I have finished it， I realized how different it was to my expectations， exceeding them all and leaving a lot to think about。For people who don’t know much about satanism， the first thoughts that come to mind when they hear about it are evil blood cults that sacrifice animals and people to a literal Satan， or In recent pop culture， The Satanic Bible could be considered one of the most controversial and influential books at the same time。 I was very curious to read it for a long time， and now that I have finished it， I realized how different it was to my expectations， exceeding them all and leaving a lot to think about。For people who don’t know much about satanism， the first thoughts that come to mind when they hear about it are evil blood cults that sacrifice animals and people to a literal Satan， or insane individuals that commit heinous crimes surrounded by demonic imagery。 These misconceptions couldn’t be further from the truth， and you have mainstream media， pop culture and religion to thank for that。The truth is， Satanism is a philosophy that has developed for a long time， formally established by Anton LaVey in this book， and later leading to organizations like the Satanic Temple， which focuses on philosophy and activism for good causes。 This is something understandably not comprehended at first， but the more one investigates about satanism， the more interesting it gets。 Especially looked at from a historical perspective， and its relation to the catholic and christian influences in society。The book is surprisingly entertaining and down-to-earth， so much more than I expected。 Even though it was written in 1969 it feels very contemporary。 The Satanic Bible is divided into four main sections which each explore a different aspect of LaVey’s philosophy。 I found each section interesting and different from each other。 It does a decent job at explaining， and justifying these ideas。 LaVey focuses on his descriptions of individuality， ethics and being one’s personal god。He heavily criticizes organized religion， one of the main aspects why this book is so controversial （besides literally being called The Satanic Bible）。 However， I didn’t think the book was as blasphemous as I expected it to be。 It has a bigger focus on personal philosophy and how to live one’s best life according to one’s values while respecting others。The following chapters explore different aspects of Satanist philosophy in the format of essays which each focus on a certain topic。 I found these to be vastly entertaining and revealing of a lot of aspects of society that I felt very identified with。 The chapters on “satanic magic” are understandably strange， especially for people who don’t practice satanism， but I still think they leave topics to think about。The last part of the book describes instructions for satanic rituals， poems in the form of the Enochian Keys， and other things that became very influential to laying down the identity of satanism， something that positively and negatively was shaped in the 1970s and 80s。 Personally， I think this philosophy can be controversial due to its blasphemous nature。 But if you are open minded， I think you will enjoy this book， and have some ideas and preconceived notions challenged。 If you think this topic is interesting， I also recommend watching the 2019 documentary Hail Satan？。Final Score: 82/100For more reviews and cool content follow me on:📚 My Official Blog - https://grantkeegan。com▶️ YouTube - https://youtube。com/channel/UCpWCw5dV。。。👨💻 Twitch - https://twitch。tv/grantkeeganofficial📷 Instagram - https://instagram。com/grantkeeganoffi。。。🐦 Twitter - https://twitter。com/gkeeganofficial 。。。more
Sem
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Just the Christian Bible with some extra steps。 For a reactionary religion that hates sheep-like obedience， Satanism has quite a few of them。 Was expecting something more radical and outrageous， though it would appear that Satanism is boring hedonism needing edgy rituals。 There were few interesting bits here and there。 Mainly the Enochian keys and the effect of geometry on consciousness。 For the most part， this book is just a watered-down version of other works （Ayn Rand and Ragnar Redbeard）。 Mi Just the Christian Bible with some extra steps。 For a reactionary religion that hates sheep-like obedience， Satanism has quite a few of them。 Was expecting something more radical and outrageous， though it would appear that Satanism is boring hedonism needing edgy rituals。 There were few interesting bits here and there。 Mainly the Enochian keys and the effect of geometry on consciousness。 For the most part， this book is just a watered-down version of other works （Ayn Rand and Ragnar Redbeard）。 Might wanna read the primary sources mentioned at the end of the book instead。 。。。more
Krister Rollins
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Boy。 As far as Bibles go， it's par for the course。 There's some good nuggets in there for sure but it is mired in problematic mid-century thoughts on gender and race。 It is also a logically fallacious minefield。 But it's a bible！ Believe if you want， I guess。I will say there's some fun stuff in there。 Reading aloud the various Enochian Keys and incantations is a real hoot！ I do believe that ASL was a circus performer by the language he uses。 Boy。 As far as Bibles go， it's par for the course。 There's some good nuggets in there for sure but it is mired in problematic mid-century thoughts on gender and race。 It is also a logically fallacious minefield。 But it's a bible！ Believe if you want， I guess。I will say there's some fun stuff in there。 Reading aloud the various Enochian Keys and incantations is a real hoot！ I do believe that ASL was a circus performer by the language he uses。 。。。more
Arnaud Leconte
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Pour moi il n'y a que le début qui vaut la peine。 Le milieu et la fin c'est des incantations et des préceptes en latin。 Mais le début est vraiment très ouvert d'esprit et génial， une ode à la vie collective et à la liberté de chacun Pour moi il n'y a que le début qui vaut la peine。 Le milieu et la fin c'est des incantations et des préceptes en latin。 Mais le début est vraiment très ouvert d'esprit et génial， une ode à la vie collective et à la liberté de chacun 。。。more
Aaron L Mathey
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A super interesting read and a good introduction to satanism and the occult。 LaVey is a charismatic writer and the book is entertaining and fascinating as long as you’re willing to put up with some poorly aged wildly sexist stuff。
Angelique
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For me， very interesting and poses some brilliant ideas about religion and different views on it。 However it lost me at the magic and rituals， for I lost interest and therefore haven't fully finished it and don't suspect that i will。Other than that， it was certainly eye opening！ For me， very interesting and poses some brilliant ideas about religion and different views on it。 However it lost me at the magic and rituals， for I lost interest and therefore haven't fully finished it and don't suspect that i will。Other than that， it was certainly eye opening！ 。。。more
Babyface Brian
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Enlightening in parts， curious in others
Sarah Gamal
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Edgy。 Very edgy
Anne Lydolf
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It is interesting to see where the newer forms of Satanism has it's roots （That being Anton LaVey's Church of Satan）。 However， this book is also a bit messy and unclear in it's disposition。 While it does list the 9 satanic statements， several of these are poorly explained or overlap so much that one wonders if they are not the same。 It also harbours some quite specific ideas about women's responsibility to be attractive， an opinion set that I just cannot get behind， as it has no place in modern It is interesting to see where the newer forms of Satanism has it's roots （That being Anton LaVey's Church of Satan）。 However， this book is also a bit messy and unclear in it's disposition。 While it does list the 9 satanic statements， several of these are poorly explained or overlap so much that one wonders if they are not the same。 It also harbours some quite specific ideas about women's responsibility to be attractive， an opinion set that I just cannot get behind， as it has no place in modern day。 。。。more
Josh
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this， and while I don’t necessarily agree with everything in the book， it’s definitely interesting learning about a different religion。 There were many parts I agreed with， especially in relation to the contrasting nature of Christianity and other religions。 In many ways， Satanism is a straightforward religion where you put yourself first and there are many aspects of this religion that I align myself with， and many parts that I do not。 Overall， very interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this， and while I don’t necessarily agree with everything in the book， it’s definitely interesting learning about a different religion。 There were many parts I agreed with， especially in relation to the contrasting nature of Christianity and other religions。 In many ways， Satanism is a straightforward religion where you put yourself first and there are many aspects of this religion that I align myself with， and many parts that I do not。 Overall， very interesting and well worth checking out if you’re looking to enlighten yourself a bit more spiritually。 。。。more
Koist Spence
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Yeah fair enough mate
Marcus de Babilonia
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Leí este libro hace muchos años y me pareció que la filosofía tenía mucho sentido， pero ahora me doy cuenta de que tenía sentido seguramente incluso en la época que se publicó， muchas coses de las que se habla como si fueran tabúes sociales y religiosos que hay que romper， pero hace años que no los tenemos y basar toda una filosofía en ir en contra de la religión y de los dogmas sin pararte a pensar la profundidad de estos es absurdo。 Lavey hace mucho hincapié en que la gente que no se deja llev Leí este libro hace muchos años y me pareció que la filosofía tenía mucho sentido， pero ahora me doy cuenta de que tenía sentido seguramente incluso en la época que se publicó， muchas coses de las que se habla como si fueran tabúes sociales y religiosos que hay que romper， pero hace años que no los tenemos y basar toda una filosofía en ir en contra de la religión y de los dogmas sin pararte a pensar la profundidad de estos es absurdo。 Lavey hace mucho hincapié en que la gente que no se deja llevar por sus instintos， así como los religiosos que meditan o alguna clase de ocultistas y magos， están reprimidos y son unos amargados sometidos a un tipo de dogma， está claro que para la iglesia satánica y sus miembros todo esto es un circo， aunque sus intenciones vayan acorde con sus voluntades no profundizan ni en lo oculto ni en la ciencia， se quedan con lo más superficial de ambas。La lectura es interesante， al menos una vez， quizá despierte en ti algo que tuviste dormido， pero es filosofía barata。 Para aquellos que buscaban algo diabólico o relacionado con el ocultismo， no pierdan el tiempo， hay autores dedicados a ello aunque más underground， por no hablar de todas las leyendas， mitologías y estudios sobre estas。 。。。more
Dylan Brandsema
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I first became aware of LeVay and his brand of Satanism at about age 14/15， not long after I officially declared myself an Athiest， or at least， a non-believer in Creationism。 By coincidence， around that time I was in a rock band in which our frontman was about 10 years my senior and he was full on into LaVeyan Satanism - he carried around this book with him in his to-go bag at all times。 I once asked to borrow it， but then changed my mind， afraid my Espicopal mother might find it。 Well， over a I first became aware of LeVay and his brand of Satanism at about age 14/15， not long after I officially declared myself an Athiest， or at least， a non-believer in Creationism。 By coincidence， around that time I was in a rock band in which our frontman was about 10 years my senior and he was full on into LaVeyan Satanism - he carried around this book with him in his to-go bag at all times。 I once asked to borrow it， but then changed my mind， afraid my Espicopal mother might find it。 Well， over a decade later， I finally got around to reading it - a pretty easy read considering the small physical size of the book and the amount of blank space on the pages - and unfortunately I have to say that not only am I unimpressed， but I'm glad I did not read it in my youth， as it probably would have turned me into more of an angsty， hate-filled teenagers than I already was。Everything LaVey has to say about organized religion， the church， evangelism， psuedo-spiritual leaders， and "white light" magicians as he calls them is spot on。 I can't think of anything he wrote here about religious hypocrisy and the religious culture in the Western world that I disagreed with。 It is all a stain on society as much as he says。 I also completely agree with his numerous passages about sexual liberation， and about how everyone has a right to completely unashamed sexual divulgences， no matter how socially odd or taboo it may seem （taking into consideration all aspects of consent， of course）。 To go with this， I also enjoyed his ranting against the supposedly "free-thinking" hippie movements that were popular around the time this was written。 I can't stand hippies either， and I found these little digs amusing。What I simply cannot get behind， however， is the part of his ideology that so blatantly promotes violent revenge against those who have wronged you。 LaVey was a good social observer but I don't think he understands human nature as well as he believes he does when it doesn't involve sex or drugs。 He acts like morality is objective and completely ignores that humans have different opinions on what counts as a wrong or harm。 There are multiple sections here in which he blatantly says that if someone you are in conflict with accidentally or coincidentally dies while you are plotting some revenge against them， that you should consider it a cause for personal celebration。 Sorry， Mr。 LaVey， but I am not that selfish。 How is this philosophy of "obliterating" your enemies， however literally or metaphorically you wish to take that， any better for mankind than the idea of turning the other cheek？ Both inflict harm to one or more parties involved。 Call me a cynical optimist - if there ever was such thing - but I don't believe that any set of life rules ballsy enough to call itself a religion that doesn't promote peacekeeping and diplomacy over violence and revenge should be taken too seriously。 I also am very befuddled by the passages discussing suicide。 First， he seems to say that committing suicide is an acceptable taboo because Satanism is all about the self， and the act of committing suicide is a solely selfish act， but then at another point， he seems to imply that suicide is looked down upon by Satanists because it indirectly causes massive psychological harm to those around you。 Well， which is it， Anton？ That wasn't the only self-contradiction I remembered pointing out during my read， either。I don't have anything against The Church of Satan as it stands， or even Satanism itself。 The CoS has been outstanding in their efforts of political activism in favor of disenfranchised peoples all throughout their existence， and every person I have met who considers themselves a LaVeyan Satanist has been more likable and agreeable than every evangelical Christian I know。 In fact， I think I would gladly call myself a LaVeyan Satanist if the specific parts of this book that I object to were not so integral to the belief system as a whole。 This book， as written over 50 years ago， is a bit messy， frankly， slightly repetitive， and it didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know。 The formatting of the book itself also leaves a lot to be desired。 This is frankly less of a 'bible' and more of a lengthy essay by LaVey， with a bit of old english-style poetry sprinkled throughout formatted to look biblical， and roughly about 100 pages of linguistic mumbo jumbo at the end that really isn't necessary to read to get the picture。A curiously aged document。 I am glad I read it as a bit of theological and philosophical completionism on my own part， but I would be lying if I said I thought there was much of value here that could not already be gained through "regular" Atheism and a bit of self-discipline。 It's worth reading， if nothing else， to understand it's place in history。 。。。more
Beesauce
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This book was great at the age of 13。。。 which isn't a great start to a review。 This book， after thinking about it much later， is problematic - mostly in how it's written。 I will say that some of the ideas （i。e。， a handful） are quite provocative and perhaps sound for general practice。 But between the occasional nuggets of decent concepts lie a whole field of pretentiousness and very pointy rhetoric。 Why LaVey decided to use （now very dated and weird） insults in his book to end all Christian pract This book was great at the age of 13。。。 which isn't a great start to a review。 This book， after thinking about it much later， is problematic - mostly in how it's written。 I will say that some of the ideas （i。e。， a handful） are quite provocative and perhaps sound for general practice。 But between the occasional nuggets of decent concepts lie a whole field of pretentiousness and very pointy rhetoric。 Why LaVey decided to use （now very dated and weird） insults in his book to end all Christian practice， I will never know。 Anyways， if you're looking to delve into the occult （be it the practice or sociological intrique）， I would suggest you read this （it's fairly short）， but please don't let it shape your worldview。 。。。more
Cherise
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I read this when I was a teenager， but feel meh about the book now。 I love that Anton taught me to think for myself and made me question what defines good and evil。 I feel the book is why I could never be religious， however， I do not want to be a Satanist either。。 What confused me as a teen was that the Lavey family was serious about not believing in deities or Satan （declares it is just a term for adversary） but then would use demonic names， in some of the rituals？ As far as witchcraft goes， th I read this when I was a teenager， but feel meh about the book now。 I love that Anton taught me to think for myself and made me question what defines good and evil。 I feel the book is why I could never be religious， however， I do not want to be a Satanist either。。 What confused me as a teen was that the Lavey family was serious about not believing in deities or Satan （declares it is just a term for adversary） but then would use demonic names， in some of the rituals？ As far as witchcraft goes， the book seems like its about going against religion， mostly Christianity。。 Its also a modern path founded by Anton。 So that's why I loved the book as a teen and called myself a Satanist， but as an adult， im more interested in being against indoctrination from any religion， being tolerant at the same time， and prefer studying witchcraft that's been around。 The book is ok and Anton is an interesting character who enjoys questioning Christianity。 。。。more
Susan Wilkes
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This is what an incel blog post looked like before blogs existed I guess。 Did you know that ugly people shouldn't be satanists and you can make yourself more attractive by not bathing， ever？ Smelling like shit is the new hotness。 Proudly bigoted， this is a book for cretins。 This is what an incel blog post looked like before blogs existed I guess。 Did you know that ugly people shouldn't be satanists and you can make yourself more attractive by not bathing， ever？ Smelling like shit is the new hotness。 Proudly bigoted， this is a book for cretins。 。。。more
André
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This book is very well written， presenting a philosophy that， more than explaining itself， intends to expose the flaws and hypocrisies of other religions， mainly christianity。The chapter on "satanic sex" provides a vision of responsible freedom that today is still way ahead of its time。It's also a text to show readers that satanists， like christians， muslims， buddhists， etc。， are normal people， albeit with different beliefs。 This book is very well written， presenting a philosophy that， more than explaining itself， intends to expose the flaws and hypocrisies of other religions， mainly christianity。The chapter on "satanic sex" provides a vision of responsible freedom that today is still way ahead of its time。It's also a text to show readers that satanists， like christians， muslims， buddhists， etc。， are normal people， albeit with different beliefs。 。。。more
Yasmine
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This is a review of The Satanic Bible from a Lay Buddhist so take this review as you wish。Since I was young I've always had an interest in demons， the devil， satan， etc and discovered the satanic bible through a psychology teacher of mine last year after I discussed my interest in this topic with him。 Satanism is the complete opposite of Buddhism is allowing yourself to enjoy the pleasures in life and embrace your emotions。 Be greedy， envy people， allow yourself to feels jealous， feel pride。 We This is a review of The Satanic Bible from a Lay Buddhist so take this review as you wish。Since I was young I've always had an interest in demons， the devil， satan， etc and discovered the satanic bible through a psychology teacher of mine last year after I discussed my interest in this topic with him。 Satanism is the complete opposite of Buddhism is allowing yourself to enjoy the pleasures in life and embrace your emotions。 Be greedy， envy people， allow yourself to feels jealous， feel pride。 We are made to be human and we might as well embrace the feelings we were born with。 Basically being pro 7 deadly sins。 We are the only ones who can make ourselves satisfied， we should embrace the happiness or joy we feel。 Religion has led some to feel like they are not good enough or life is not worth it and has caused them to take their life。 In Buddhism， we are told to remove all pleasures in life and find cosmological peace and continue the cycle of rebirth。 There are realms in Buddhism where if you did good and followed the Buddhist rules then you would be reborn into the human realm but if you did not you would be sent to the realm of hungry titans。 This is understandable as some would think that there is no meaning to life as it's just a repeated cycle until you have found enlightenment。 The same goes for Christianity where some may think that taking their life is an easy way out to go to heaven， the afterlife which they were promised， yet there is no evidence that it exists。 That is where satanism comes in， helping those who have felt as if they weren't good enough， feel good enough， and that life is worth living。 Satanism has been put under this negative light on being "evil" and sacrificing cats and horses or such but the Satanic Bible in my opinion is to help people who have felt belittled to feel more empowered and worthy about themselves。 The Satanic Bible does have some key things everyone should take away we should all go by， satanist or not， and some things which are debatable and you can choose whether or not you want to follow them。 Definitely， a read that everyone should decide to read at some point in life and this is a book that has definitely changed my ways of thinking。 Two quotes I have kept from this book that I think are worth sharing to help empower you:"Someone who constantly picks on others is either afraid of you or just resentful of your happiness" "If you're success and happiness disturbs a person， you owe them nothing。" 。。。more
Brandi Briscoe
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Exclamation points。 So many。。。 interesting concepts within。 Take it with a grain of salt。 Pretty sexist， and takes heavily from multiple other sources。 I appreciate the layers of consent culture within。 I'm honestly surprised it hasn't been updated by another member to fix the grammatical issues。 Exclamation points。 So many。。。 interesting concepts within。 Take it with a grain of salt。 Pretty sexist， and takes heavily from multiple other sources。 I appreciate the layers of consent culture within。 I'm honestly surprised it hasn't been updated by another member to fix the grammatical issues。 。。。more
Raayan Pillai
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Some good ethics but so ostentatious！
Judith
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The first parts really matched quite well with my own views。 Worship yourself as a god and make of life however you want it。 It does not matter how you shape your life or how you gain satisfaction from it， or your sexual orientation， you do you as long as you don't hurt anyone in doing so。 However， I lost interest at the Book of Belial。 This is where LaVey gets into satanic magic and rituals， and I do not believe in "magic"。I don't like to see myself as part of any religion or belief， and label The first parts really matched quite well with my own views。 Worship yourself as a god and make of life however you want it。 It does not matter how you shape your life or how you gain satisfaction from it， or your sexual orientation， you do you as long as you don't hurt anyone in doing so。 However， I lost interest at the Book of Belial。 This is where LaVey gets into satanic magic and rituals， and I do not believe in "magic"。I don't like to see myself as part of any religion or belief， and label myself atheist。 If I were to have any， I would say my belief is science though 😅 。。。more
Carlos Justiniano
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El quererse a uno mismo y salir de la rutina diaria con algún ritual un jueves por la noche（？
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