Anton LaVey

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born

April 11, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

died

October 29, 1997

gender

male

website

http://www.churchofsatan.com/

genre

Religion & Spirituality

influences

Ragnar Redbeard

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High Priest of the Church of Satan as well as a writer, occultist, musician, and actor.

He was the author of The Satanic Bible and the founder of LaVeyan Satanism, a synthesized system of his understanding of human nature and the insights of philosophers who advocated materialism and individualism, for which he claimed no "supernatural inspiration."

LaVey viewed "Satan" not as a literal deity or entity, but as a historic and literary figure symbolic of Earthly values.

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Books by Anton LaVey

Average rating: 3.25 · 3,499 ratings · 291 reviews · 13 distinct works

	The Satanic Bible 3.07 avg rating — 1,898 ratings — published 1969 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Devil's Notebook by Anton LaVey, Kenneth Anger (Foreword by) 3.61 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Satanic Witch by Anton LaVey, Blanche Barton (Afterword), Peggy Nadramia (Introduction) 3.31 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 1971 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Satanic Rituals: Companion to the "Satanic Bible" by Anton LaVey, Anton LaVey 3.21 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Satan Speaks! by Anton LaVey, Marilyn Manson 3.74 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Letters From The Devil 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Philosophy of Satanism by Anton LaVey, Vladimir Zotov 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Les Carnets Du Diable 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	La Sorcière Satanique 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:
	The Secret Life of a Satanist: The Authorized Biography of Anton LaVey by Blanche Barton, Anton LaVey 3.83 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Anton LaVey

“It has been said, 'the truth will make men free.' The truth alone has never made anyone free. It is only doubt which will bring mental emancipation.”
― Anton LaVey

tags: freedom , truth

166 people liked it

“Stupidity—The top of the list for Satanic Sins. The Cardinal Sin of Satanism. It’s too bad that stupidity isn’t painful. Ignorance is one thing, but our society thrives increasingly on stupidity. It depends on people going along with whatever they are told. The media promotes a cultivated stupidity as a posture that is not only acceptable but laudable. Satanists must learn to see through the tricks and cannot afford to be stupid.”
― Anton LaVey

tags: stupidity

151 people liked it

“There is a beast in man that needs to be exercised, not exorcised.”
― Anton LaVey

40 people liked it

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