The Satanic Bible: Central Religious Text of LaVeyan Satanism

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A number of religious studies scholars have also described it as a form of "self-religion" or "self-spirituality", [6] with religious studies scholar Amina Olander Lap arguing that it should be seen as being both part of the "prosperity wing" of the self-spirituality New Age movement and a form of the Human Potential Movement. pageants paying homage to or commemorating an event, aspect of life, admired personage, or declaration of faith [. In the 18th century, speculative theories arose that sought to tie the Knights Templar with the origins of Freemasonry. LaVey had painted his house black, [144] with it becoming known as "the Black House", [146] [150] and it was here that weekly rituals were held every Friday night.

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While modern scholars and the Oxford English Dictionary [34] state that the origin of the name Baphomet was a probable Old French version of "Mahomet", [18] [29] alternative etymologies have also been proposed.LaVey developed “The Synthesizer Clock”, the purpose of which is to divide humans into distinct groups of people based primarily on body shape and personality traits. Rege Satanas can be heard in the video of a widely publicized Church of Satan wedding performed by LaVey on February 1, 1967. The "Invocation to Satan" commands the dark forces to grant power to the summoner, and lists the Infernal names for use in the invocation. The name Baphomet came into popular English usage in the 19th century during debate and speculation on the reasons for the suppression of the Templars.

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Petersen preferred to treat modern Satanism as a "cousin" of the New Age and Human Potential movements. In designing these rituals, LaVey drew upon a variety of older sources, with scholar of Satanism Per Faxneld noting that LaVey "assembled rituals from a hodgepodge of historical sources, literary as well as esoteric". Although the church's public face had performed little ceremonial activity since the early 1970s, in June 2006 they held a Satanic 'High Mass' in Los Angeles to mark the church's fortieth birthday.LaVey learned of this variant of the symbol after it had been reproduced on the front cover of Maurice Bessy's coffee table book, Pictorial History of Magic and the Supernatural. The Church of Satan rejects the legitimacy of any other organizations who claim to be Satanists, dubbing them "Devil worshipers". During its early years, the church claimed a membership of around 10,000, although defectors subsequently claimed that the number was only in the hundreds.