The Satanic Rituals
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Summary
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。
Reviews
Kendra
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blasphemous。 Kinda lame but whatever
Amanda
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I'm thinking 2。5。 This isn't the first time I've read the book， but it is the first time I read it and researched all of Anton LaVey's references。 I think that overall， I'm disappointed in his "research" because although it can be very interesting to pull ideas from other cultures， he didn't adequately cite all of his sources， nor did he accurately represent other cultures very well。 For example， he claims that the Yezidis are a Satanic group of people。 It is true that Christian groups and Musli I'm thinking 2。5。 This isn't the first time I've read the book， but it is the first time I read it and researched all of Anton LaVey's references。 I think that overall， I'm disappointed in his "research" because although it can be very interesting to pull ideas from other cultures， he didn't adequately cite all of his sources， nor did he accurately represent other cultures very well。 For example， he claims that the Yezidis are a Satanic group of people。 It is true that Christian groups and Muslim groups call the Yezidis "Satanic"， but the Yezidis do not call themselves Satanic。 It's like how some Catholics or Protestants might call Mormonism "anti-Christian" or a "cult"， or how they might call Wiccans "devil-worshippers"， but they really aren't - not if you go to the source and ask the people what they believe。 I appreciate how Anton LaVey wants to bring attention to the fact that all of these groups of people， such as the Yezidis have been demonized， and I can appreciate how he can identify with that - but there's an obvious difference between Satanism and Yezidism。 Satanists will "hail Satan" and Yezidis won't even utter the name （Shaitan）， because they believe it would put him on equal grounds with God。 I did enjoy the read。 It led me down quite the rabbit hole， and that was fun。 。。。more
Ashlie McDiarmid
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I enjoy reading Lavey's work， but from an angle of philosophy， rather than instruction。 I found the context of some of these rituals to be quite fascinating， but I would， nor will ever perform them。 For one， I fail to see how his teachings of God As Man can then require submission and obedience。 That seems like the complete opposite of what the ritual should be about。 I may have missed something in the reading， which took me all of a few days， partly because more than half the text is the way to I enjoy reading Lavey's work， but from an angle of philosophy， rather than instruction。 I found the context of some of these rituals to be quite fascinating， but I would， nor will ever perform them。 For one， I fail to see how his teachings of God As Man can then require submission and obedience。 That seems like the complete opposite of what the ritual should be about。 I may have missed something in the reading， which took me all of a few days， partly because more than half the text is the way to perform the ritual， and another good portion is in another language。 Still， if you are interested in the Occult， Satanism as a philosophy， or any reason really， you may enjoy this book。 。。。more
Emily
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Even more deranged and disappointing than "The Satanic Bible"。 He has huge passages in Latin that are untranslated。 I'm not even going to read "The Satanic Witch"。 I've heard even worse things about that。 Even more deranged and disappointing than "The Satanic Bible"。 He has huge passages in Latin that are untranslated。 I'm not even going to read "The Satanic Witch"。 I've heard even worse things about that。 。。。more
Scott Holstad
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I first read this after reading The Satanic Bible， which I had viewed as hilarious and not to ever be taken seriously。 As I've long told people， it's a college student's party manual。Unfortunately， I expected this book to be as funny as the previous and it turned out I was wrong。 Mr。 LaVey really takes himself -- and this rubbish -- seriously， despite the fact that it's occasionally inconsistent and at odds with the original Satanic Bible and despite what must surely have been resorting to rippi I first read this after reading The Satanic Bible， which I had viewed as hilarious and not to ever be taken seriously。 As I've long told people， it's a college student's party manual。Unfortunately， I expected this book to be as funny as the previous and it turned out I was wrong。 Mr。 LaVey really takes himself -- and this rubbish -- seriously， despite the fact that it's occasionally inconsistent and at odds with the original Satanic Bible and despite what must surely have been resorting to ripping off a variety of authors， especially Lovecraft。 The thing is， he seems far more serious in and with this book， and as a result it is neither good nor humorous。 It just is。 I would normally a book such as this one star， but I'm giving it two just for the fact that LaVey tries to be so inventive and as a result looks more ridiculous， which I guess means it turns out to be more funny than I thought， upon reflection。 。。。more
Paulin
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Picked this up after having a good time with TSB。 At first I thought the word "ritual" was hypothetically used to refer to tasks that we can do to enhance our sense of self。 Turns out the author actually DOES believe in magic， and believes that these rituals will enable you to influence people through the power of suggestion to do what you want them to do。 Along the way he writes stuff along the lines of "it will not work if you don't believe in it" etc etc to save his own ass。 Sorry mate， but t Picked this up after having a good time with TSB。 At first I thought the word "ritual" was hypothetically used to refer to tasks that we can do to enhance our sense of self。 Turns out the author actually DOES believe in magic， and believes that these rituals will enable you to influence people through the power of suggestion to do what you want them to do。 Along the way he writes stuff along the lines of "it will not work if you don't believe in it" etc etc to save his own ass。 Sorry mate， but there is no fun in chanting meaningless verses in hopes that our wishes will be granted。 Sound familiar？ 。。。more
Anne-Maaret
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Handy book that is the companion to "The Satanic Bible"。。。 That is for those who are in a coven， and can practice group magick & rituals。 Doesn't include any solitary rituals or ceremonies。 But it was interesting to see behind-the-curtains。。。 and learn the basics about LaVeyan Satanism。 It gave to me some very valued insights。 Handy book that is the companion to "The Satanic Bible"。。。 That is for those who are in a coven， and can practice group magick & rituals。 Doesn't include any solitary rituals or ceremonies。 But it was interesting to see behind-the-curtains。。。 and learn the basics about LaVeyan Satanism。 It gave to me some very valued insights。 。。。more
DEMBEARS
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Only important if you want to learn more about black magic。
Ian Fitzpatrick
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Not a book for light reading， no good unless you are into the practice
Sean Kelley
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More interesting than the Satanic Bible
Jacob Nelson
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This is part of the canon for the COS。 Won't make sense to anyone who doesn't understand the religion。 Thoughtful and useful for those of you who do。 It's from Anton。。。。。period。 This is part of the canon for the COS。 Won't make sense to anyone who doesn't understand the religion。 Thoughtful and useful for those of you who do。 It's from Anton。。。。。period。 。。。more
Brett C
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I thought this book was kinda cheesy and lame。 The book plays big on the whole psychodrama （explained in The Satanic Bible）。 This explains the layout of performing ritual， what to wear， the required individuals， etc。 The various rituals are explained and include English， some French， some German， and some transliterated Russian。 I was surprised when I came to The Call of Cthulu ritual。 I thought The Satanic Bible was OK but this seemed campy and bad。 I'll never read this again or look through it I thought this book was kinda cheesy and lame。 The book plays big on the whole psychodrama （explained in The Satanic Bible）。 This explains the layout of performing ritual， what to wear， the required individuals， etc。 The various rituals are explained and include English， some French， some German， and some transliterated Russian。 I was surprised when I came to The Call of Cthulu ritual。 I thought The Satanic Bible was OK but this seemed campy and bad。 I'll never read this again or look through it as reference。 。。。more
James Robert Clark
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The Satanic Rituals expands on the ritual concept outlined in the Satanic Bible and is very interesting。 This is not your typical book on Magick the concepts dealt with in this book are more geared towards what could be termed Satanic White Magick in that White Magick is geared towards putting one in touch with one's Holy Guardian Angel/Higher Self The Satanic Rituals is geared towards awakening the beast in man & the establishment of a universal Satanic archetypal aesthetic that transcends race The Satanic Rituals expands on the ritual concept outlined in the Satanic Bible and is very interesting。 This is not your typical book on Magick the concepts dealt with in this book are more geared towards what could be termed Satanic White Magick in that White Magick is geared towards putting one in touch with one's Holy Guardian Angel/Higher Self The Satanic Rituals is geared towards awakening the beast in man & the establishment of a universal Satanic archetypal aesthetic that transcends race & culture & that is achieved with this book。Any serious Satanist must read 1。 The Satanic Bible。 2。 The Satanic Rituals。 3。 The Satanic Witch & then if you wish to learn more about LaVey the man read Satan Speaks & The Devil's Note Book。 。。。more
Zeineb Nouira
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"5 stars for a book about worshipping the Devil？！" add to this statement a gratuitous amount of raised eyebrows from my friends and a scared， yet cute， inquisition from my roommate （who is a personification of piety） and all that sums up my experience with this book which was a DELIGHT！！Now， do not get me wrong！ I am not a Satanist and I feel comfortable in my religious beliefs。I just decided to view this book as a means to learn more about shadowy realms that edge the fire pit and not as a tool "5 stars for a book about worshipping the Devil？！" add to this statement a gratuitous amount of raised eyebrows from my friends and a scared， yet cute， inquisition from my roommate （who is a personification of piety） and all that sums up my experience with this book which was a DELIGHT！！Now， do not get me wrong！ I am not a Satanist and I feel comfortable in my religious beliefs。I just decided to view this book as a means to learn more about shadowy realms that edge the fire pit and not as a tool of religious conversion。 With that said， this review is going to be purely based on what I have learned epistemologically and NOT ontologically （as regards to the viewpoint of my own existence）。Very well， this little black book of fiery and mystical invocations to the entity that has long been put on the sidelines after Dante's and Milton's literary endeavours is a true gem in the sense that it is a vista to nearly all the Satanic rituals that range， to my own surprise， from The Black Mass， The Knights Templars， The Yezidi Melek Taus to the Lovecraftian horror world starring the one and only Cthulhu。 Yes。。。this book is a catalogue of mystic rites of different origins， but the purpose is one: venerating the forces that have been "misjudged" and "overwhelmed" by the "Christian" （I am using this term very loosely） God。Another asset that I enjoyed from this book is that some rituals are in French， German and Kurdish （ I think）。That helped me oil my already-rusty French and learn some interesting German expressions （diabolic vocabulary may come in handy if I want to curse out someone without having them understading what I said。。。。I am joking of course。。。。or not？！）。I also had fun reading some passages in Latin。 I delighted in the multilingual composition of this book。 Again， this shows that Satanic rituals are cross-cultural as well as trans-linguistic。Overall， LaVey never disappoints when it comes to writing an interesting piece about an interesting topic that really should not be shrouded in such an aura of disgust and defamation， for if one has strong religious principles， this book will not be as "threatening" as people make it out to be。Again， I am NOT a Satanist （lol）。 。。。more
Rose，Snyder
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Andrew Pixton
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Well this was。。。 interesting。 Of all the religious texts I've perused， I'll say this was one of the most readable， likely because it's the most modern。 Except for the alternate/original language sections， of course。 I tried with those but on realizing I couldn't understand as much of them as I'd thought I would， I just skipped over them。 It's got nice prose and very quotable。 I've not tried out the rites themselves though I'd be interested in attending some。 In fact， largely because of the influ Well this was。。。 interesting。 Of all the religious texts I've perused， I'll say this was one of the most readable， likely because it's the most modern。 Except for the alternate/original language sections， of course。 I tried with those but on realizing I couldn't understand as much of them as I'd thought I would， I just skipped over them。 It's got nice prose and very quotable。 I've not tried out the rites themselves though I'd be interested in attending some。 In fact， largely because of the influence of Nietzsche on the philosophy of Satanism， I can probably say it's one of the closest to my own beliefs of all religions I've perused， if not the closest。 I loved the multi-culturalism and would like to see more indigenous traditions adapted， with some form of consent from them。 Also， the Lovecraftian addition。 LaVey seems to realize that all of this is a kind of fiction being dramatized for our benefit， more so than an actual supernatural manifestation。 It's a rebellion theology， one that embraces being the Other and turns that on its head。I do have a small hangup on the social darwinism， which wasn't really present in this text。 Actually this one hardly deals with ethics or beliefs at all， just the rites。 For that I'll have to read The Satanic Bible which I've not had a chance to yet。 I could go with a small， very qualified form of social darwinism， but not fully though I'm not sure to what extent LaVey takes it either。 So I'll withhold judgment until I can peruse further。One other nitpick I'll address is its use of history。 It has the Al Jilwah of the Yezidi faith， which is awesome。 It says that the Yezidi faith worships， at least originally， the devil who has been renamed as the Peacock God out of self-preservation from Muslim persecution。 Ok， I can roll with that， except that the Yezidi faith denies this。 Now they could be wrong， but their version， that it was ascribed satanic as a way to demonize and dismiss their competition to Islam， sounds more realistic。 Also disappointed in LaVey's pushing of Jesus mythicist theory。 People， Jesus was a real person。 I'm not Christian， but you don't have to be to see the facts for what they are。 Dismissing the entire Christian Bible， and other writings， because of a few uncredible events named within is as unobjective as dismissing all other antiquity writings because they too have problems。 The criterion of embarrassment， association of Paul to Jesus's family， and so on are sufficient evidence that he did exist。 This atheist fetish to take the extreme of Jesus not existing as a way to further lambast Christianity isn't making y'all look good。Quotes:"Of course any ceremony performed for an infant is not really performed for the child， but for the parents。 With this thought in mind， a baptism in the traditional sense could serve no productive purpose by Satanic standards。 A child's "baptism" according to Satanic tenets must， therefore， be in the nature of a celebration， rather than a purification。 In this sense， a Satanic "baptism" for children becomes a Christian baptism in reverse。 Instead of cleansing the infant of "original sin" and preparing him for a life of blind devotion to an existing faith， the Satanic "baptism" pays homage to the miracle of the child's creation， his capacity for the unbefouled development and his freedom from hypocrisy。"Celebrant: For wisdom to be sown in fields which bear great harvest。。。。All: GRANT US， DARK LORD！Celebrant: For leisure time in pleasure's own pursuit， in which we may all things eschew that speak of vile necessity。。。All: SUSTAIN US， DARK LORD！Celebrant: For Thou art a mighty Lord， O Tchort， and unto Thee is all power， honor， and dominion。 Let our bright visions be transformed into reality and our works be enduring。 For we are kindred spirits， demon brothers， children of earthly joy， who with one voice proclaim: SO BE IT！ SLAVA TCHORTU！Celebrant: Arise， invoke the blasphemous NameThe Lord of Sodom， The God of CainJoy to the Flesh forever！Principal Participant: My brothers and sisters of the ancient blood， we are gathered to pronounce the Call to Cthulhu。 I cry again the word of the Abyss- that great void of the dark waters and shrieking winds where we lived in ages past。 Hear the deathless ones， and say with me the call to the Eternal Serpent who sleeps that we may live。。。。Participants: For ages you also have slept through the reign of the god of death， and now you have awakened to life。 From the sea I call to the deep ones， and from the earth the deep ones call to Cthulhu。“Some religions actually go so far as to label anyone who belongs to a religious sect other than their own a heretic， even though the overall doctrines and impressions of godliness are nearly the same。 For example: The Catholics believe the Protestants are doomed to Hell simply because they do not belong to the Catholic Church。 In the same way， many splinter groups of the Christian faith， such as the evangelical or revivalist churches， believe the Catholics worship graven images。 （Christ is depicted in the image that is most physiologically akin to the individual worshipping him， and yet the Christians criticize "heathens" for the worship of graven images。） And the Jews have always been given the Devil's name。”Shub-Niggurath:I am that I am。 Through the angles I speak with the hornless ones， and I pledge anew the bond of the Daemons， through whose will this world is come to be。 Let us speak the Bond of the Nine Angles。 。。。more
peachairee
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honestly idfk🙆🏻♂️
PuchoAlmighty666
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I like it but， it wasn't as interesting as the Satanic Bible。 I like it but， it wasn't as interesting as the Satanic Bible。 。。。more
Collin Ouellette
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Incredibly interesting as "spiritual theater"。 I personally loved the "Call to Cthulhu"， where he literally writes a prayer to a nonexistent deity。 This is a tongue and cheek jab at the superstitious nature of religion and as a whole contains some interesting pieces of writing。 This book takes no spell， incantation， tarot card， astrology sign or the repeated "Ave Satanas" seriously。 Its make believe， like every single other "holy book" except satanism doesn't demand a tithe。 Incredibly interesting as "spiritual theater"。 I personally loved the "Call to Cthulhu"， where he literally writes a prayer to a nonexistent deity。 This is a tongue and cheek jab at the superstitious nature of religion and as a whole contains some interesting pieces of writing。 This book takes no spell， incantation， tarot card， astrology sign or the repeated "Ave Satanas" seriously。 Its make believe， like every single other "holy book" except satanism doesn't demand a tithe。 。。。more
Francesca Calarco
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So this book was given to me as a （gag） xmas gift from my sister's （non-practicing） Jewish boyfriend， because he heard I was reading the Christian bible。 True story。 So I read it as unbiased as humanly possible， and it was a pretty terrible hot mess。 I suppose in its defense， "The Satanic Rituals" does set out to denounce how organized religion can be manipulated to create unhealthy dichotomies of 'us' versus 'them。' In response to these socially-derived rifts， much of the ethos of this volume i So this book was given to me as a （gag） xmas gift from my sister's （non-practicing） Jewish boyfriend， because he heard I was reading the Christian bible。 True story。 So I read it as unbiased as humanly possible， and it was a pretty terrible hot mess。 I suppose in its defense， "The Satanic Rituals" does set out to denounce how organized religion can be manipulated to create unhealthy dichotomies of 'us' versus 'them。' In response to these socially-derived rifts， much of the ethos of this volume is dedicated to embracing the 'other。' In the opening thesis， LaVey establishes how entities contrary to established thought tends to get vilified on principle， and as a direct response Satanic beliefs contrarily embrace these dark elements。LaVey also dedicates this volume to the active process of ritual as a means of using magic to invoke intense feelings of liberation。 Rituals function as events instilling socially recognized changes within participating individuals。 The participant enters into the ritual， undergoes a state of liminality， and then reemerges into society as a newly changed person。 I believe the goal here is to achieve some semblance of existential freedom。 So here is where things go terribly wrong with "The Satanic Rituals" - these rituals are dumb， so so dumb。 So profoundly stupid。 The source material used for the spoken word components of these "rituals" are gathered from other （better） traditions and authors， mostly H。P。 Lovecraft。 To say that LaVey is a totally rabid fanboy would be an understatement。 By drawing references from "history" （a term used loosely） and other revered authors， LaVey does his best to legitimize some weird， niche larping。 But wait！ The content is not just weird， the prose is also god-awful （har har）。 It is all delivered with heavy handed pseudo-intellectualism and needlessly represents chants in both English and their （alleged） originating languages including French， German， and （poorly） romanized Russian。 This use of multiple languages is obviously a ploy to up the page count to fill out a bound volume resembling a book。 However， the use of languages also reveals something abhorrently apparent: it is super hypocritical。Until the 1960's， Roman Catholic masses were conduced in Latin with the priest facing the alter and his back to the actual people。 This created a rift in terms of who had direct access to information， with the religious institutions monopolizing the power to distill knowledge and interpretation of scripture to the people。 The （poor） use of other languages in the "The Satanic Rituals" tries to legitimize itself the same way the church did 60 years ago。 You cannot criticize an institution and then turn around and use a component of what you are criticizing to legitimize your own schlock。 So dumb。 Perhaps the gravest cardinal sin that this volume commits though， is that it was mind-numbingly boring。 I thought it would at least be ironically funny， but no， it disappointed at every turn。 H。P。 Lovecraft could not have wanted this。 。。。more
C
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The phony Latin was a little off putting。 Unfortunately it broke the suspension of disbelief for me in LaVey's personal credibility as an authority of Occult history。 He was a known charlatan after all。 Nonetheless， the book puts forward a good foundation for modern Satanic ritual。 The phony Latin was a little off putting。 Unfortunately it broke the suspension of disbelief for me in LaVey's personal credibility as an authority of Occult history。 He was a known charlatan after all。 Nonetheless， the book puts forward a good foundation for modern Satanic ritual。 。。。more
Joseph Goulet
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Would you like some tips about how to scare puritans and accomplish nothing else？ Buy this book。 This book is nothing more than a book of entries that serve nothing more than to frighten the unread and uneducated。
Nate
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To be fair it isn't really necessary to read this to understand Satanism。 That is made clear if you check out the churches website。 However it offers some interest invite to the ritual aspect more in depth than the Satanic Bible does。 Not my cup of tea personally but as a means of expanding my understanding and knowledge base it was worth a quick read。 To be fair it isn't really necessary to read this to understand Satanism。 That is made clear if you check out the churches website。 However it offers some interest invite to the ritual aspect more in depth than the Satanic Bible does。 Not my cup of tea personally but as a means of expanding my understanding and knowledge base it was worth a quick read。 。。。more
Robert
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Not quite what I expected from this book。 I started reading this to gain a more detailed insight into the psychology of satanic rituals （personal， or shared） and how to get the most from performing them， and all I got was a detailed description of various rituals with literal texts used during them and some more or less interesting passages about culture。 Two stars， sorry Anton， this wasn't really for me， mainly because I can't use it。。。 basically anyhow。。。 Not quite what I expected from this book。 I started reading this to gain a more detailed insight into the psychology of satanic rituals （personal， or shared） and how to get the most from performing them， and all I got was a detailed description of various rituals with literal texts used during them and some more or less interesting passages about culture。 Two stars， sorry Anton， this wasn't really for me， mainly because I can't use it。。。 basically anyhow。。。 。。。more
Dina Prinzo
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This book was well written and quite interesting but I don't have a strong belief in these particular satanic rituals 。 I appreciate the context but I feel like in this case it should be taken as more of just personal inspiration。 I wouldn't take these rituals seriously at all。 I strongly believe that actually rituals require deeper more intense research and shouldn't be taken lightly 。 This book was well written and quite interesting but I don't have a strong belief in these particular satanic rituals 。 I appreciate the context but I feel like in this case it should be taken as more of just personal inspiration。 I wouldn't take these rituals seriously at all。 I strongly believe that actually rituals require deeper more intense research and shouldn't be taken lightly 。 。。。more
Bert Z
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For the satanist highly skilled in satanic rituals I'm sure this book would be very useful， I however am not very skilled so I shall be sticking to simple black mass。。。 Interesting history of satanism in different cultures though。 3 stars。 For the satanist highly skilled in satanic rituals I'm sure this book would be very useful， I however am not very skilled so I shall be sticking to simple black mass。。。 Interesting history of satanism in different cultures though。 3 stars。 。。。more
Spider Reader
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I would call this an awful book。1。 If this thing can't bring any demons= waste of time2。 If this thing can bring demons= afraid and become religious again。 I would call this an awful book。1。 If this thing can't bring any demons= waste of time2。 If this thing can bring demons= afraid and become religious again。 。。。more
Benjamin US
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Created by the author to make money。
Richard
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Utter rubbish。 This is the worst magician I have seen in my whole life。 Waste of money， claims that when performed becomes a party "the most boring party ever！" Terrible book！ Utter rubbish。 This is the worst magician I have seen in my whole life。 Waste of money， claims that when performed becomes a party "the most boring party ever！" Terrible book！ 。。。more
Samantha Wong
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These rituals are boring。 It's just reading from the book， and this book is so small， can't even see the words clearly。 Some actions are also ridiculous such as the nun is forced to urine。 Also， a lot of compulsion， mandatory to prepare， dress and recite words。 I can't see what is the reason of doing these rituals， it's not beneficial at all。 These rituals are boring。 It's just reading from the book， and this book is so small， can't even see the words clearly。 Some actions are also ridiculous such as the nun is forced to urine。 Also， a lot of compulsion， mandatory to prepare， dress and recite words。 I can't see what is the reason of doing these rituals， it's not beneficial at all。 。。。more
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