Cos I heard it's a Holy Bible read backwards... or something.
2007-01-30 19:25:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Satanic Bible is a collection of essays on morality, theology, and magical theory by Anton LaVey.
It's meant to give a basic grounding in Satanic thought as presented in the Church of Satan.
http://www.churchofsatan.com
Ave Satanas,
Lazarus
2007-01-30 19:29:32 · answer #1 · answered by The Man Comes Around 5 · 6⤊ 6⤋
It's like the guidebook for satanists. The word "bible" doesn't always refer to THE Bible, it's more like the "Motorcycle Repairman's Bible," supposed to be a comprehensive instructional and reference book. It is also not the Holy Bible backwards, that would just be gibberish.
(By the way, I am not a Satanist. Just want to make that clear.)
2007-01-31 05:20:51 · answer #2 · answered by Hamlette 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Whoever told you that was lying. If they told you that Satanists worship Satan, or sacrifice virgins or animals, they were also lying (or dreadfully uneducated) about that, too. 'Satan' refers to the original pre-Christian life force, which was NOT evil or a devil.
The Satanic Bible is the text that contains the core principles of Satanism.
2007-01-31 04:33:09 · answer #3 · answered by gelfling 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
the satanic bible was written by anton levey. the founder of the satanic church. it is not the holy bible read backwards. justs as all other religions have their text validateing their rituals, so do the satanists. it's actually quiet an interesting read. even if you don't follow that eligion it's worth a read.
2007-01-31 03:33:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋
IOt is a book written by Anton Lavey. It has four Chapters Book of Satan, Book of Lucifer, Book of Belial and Book of Leviathan
2007-01-31 03:38:08 · answer #5 · answered by Born again atheist 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Backwards, forwards, and sideways...anyways, Lökásennä, and how do you go about pronouncing that and Gimme Fried Chicken smacks of racism [where did he go?]and The Notorious Doctor goes Zoom Zoom and frater lazarus and the big wasting of the time and Lazarus Syndrome it was a TV show but it got canceled but it wasn't all that good and neither was the Satanic Bible.
2007-01-31 03:35:41 · answer #6 · answered by Nosferatu Needs Lovin' Too 1 · 7⤊ 6⤋
Yes it came from Levay.(however you spell it) it is evil to the hightest degree, and I hope if he is dead he is burning in Hell, where he belongs. I hope the fire is scortching.There demons will keep him company. The Koran is also Satanic. The Jehovahs witness's, the Mormon Church as they are cults are Satanic. There is a lot of Satanic crap out there.
2007-01-31 03:48:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
IT'S A BUNCH OF SUPERSTITOUS NONSENSE IS WHAT IT IS! SATANISTS AREN'T ATHEISTS THEY WORSHIP A DEAD GUY NAMED ANTON LAVEY SO THEY'RE NO BETTER THAN CHRISTIANS WHO ALSO WORSHIP A DEAD GUY! THEY ARE JUST FRIGHTENED OF REALITY AND HIDE BEHIND RELIGION! ALL RELIGIONS ARE STUPID AND MUST BE ELIMINATED! HAIL ATHEISM!
2007-01-31 14:57:27 · answer #8 · answered by THE 1st HAPPY ATHEIST 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, It's a book written by Anton LeVay. http://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Bible-Anton-Szandor-Lavey/dp/0380015390/sr=1-1/qid=1170232173/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-2065389-6244634?ie=UTF8&s=books
2007-01-31 03:29:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋
The Satanic Bible is a book written by the late Anton LaVey. LaVey was the founder of the Church of Satan. What is Satanism?Satanists would tell you it's the "worship of the self". Most people who identify themselves as Satanists are the "LaVeyian" variety. Anton LaVey was a liar, fraud, bankrupt wife beating pimp. BTW, one idiot actually had the nerve to say "Everyone beat their wife in the fifties" when informed of this(even though he beat Diane from the 60's into the 80's). And no, not everyone did, and it was still wrong.
This shows that rather than standing on their own two feet, Satanists slavishly make excuses for their cult figure, not unlike they way Scientologists do fo L. Ron Hubbard.
LaVey was approached by Avon books to wrote a book on witchcraft to cash in on the occult craze of the 1960's. He cobbled together "The Satanic Bible" from a forgotten right-wing political tract (Where of the material from the Book of Satan comes from), Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, and the superstitous occult material of John Dee.
LaVey never really seemed to know what Satanism was himself. Some of his writings seemed atheistic, at other times he called Satan "the dark side of nature" and often refers to Satan as a personification.
Eventually, people realized the spells didn't work, and so began the whole "Well, it's really a philosophy" excuse. In the 1980's, when LaVey was living in poverty he then claimed he was shunning consumer materialism ( a complete role reversal from "Indulgence instead of abstinence!") ala Pee Wee Herman's "I meant to do that!" But the Satanic Bible gives details for 3 spells, for revenge, sex, and getting Satan's compassion (!) It is quite specific about timing of rituals, instruments to be used, clothing, etc. It seems from this, LaVey was implying results could be achieved through magic. There is a chapter in the Satanic Bible called "On The Choice of Human Sacrifice" which Satanists claim means a victim is to be killed by a curse, not by actually murdering them. But therein lies a problem for the Satanists who don't believe in magic, because then how can they kill their victims with a curse?
LaVey claimed that nuts were given "the bum's rush" when trying to join the Church of Satan, but clearly nut was in the eye of the beholder. LaVey has admited to holding a "Cannibal feast" of a human leg in at least 3 books. The Satanic Bible & Satanic Rituals certainly describe many things most normal people would consider pychotic such as Nude girl is used as an altar (Satanic Bible, Satanic Rituals)A human skull is used in Die Elektrischen Vorspiele ritual (Satanic Rituals, p. 109)Human leg bone or arm bone is used in Homage to Tchort ritual (p.137)
Woman dressed as nun urinates before group into a bedpan in the Black Mass ritual (p.43) Urine is then sprinkled like holy water (p.44)Man climbs into coffin with nude woman (or nude man if he is gay) in Le Epais ritual (p.59).
As a "philosophy", Satanism could be boiled down to hedonism, which was hardly a new idea in the 1960's. Oddly enough, most Satanists don't fit the bill as swingers. Some seem to lead fairly uneventful lives. Here's an example:
"I've been forced to give up coffee - the acid was responsible for a minor ulcer and I can no longer take any chances with my health. This was my solitary vice - now it is gone. I do not drink, do not smoke, do not use recreational drugs and have nothing remotely resembling a sex life!"
--"Lord" Egan of "The First Church of Satan"
Wow! What a swinger! So then the picture begins to develop that Satanism is not so much a philosophy of life as it is a fantasy; a means to escape a life not worth living.
Consider yourself educated! You have graduated Dr. Zoom Zoom's Truth About Satanism 101!
If you're seeking spiritual answers, you might try the non-fiction writings of C.S. Lewis instead.
2007-01-31 03:31:36 · answer #10 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 8⤊ 6⤋