Wolfe provides an extensive biography of LaVey and a history of the Church of Satan.

He too provides a brief background on LaVey, explaining how LaVey brought some of the knowledge he had acquired while working with the circus to his religion.

The introduction also provides a history of The Satanic Bible itself, as well as that of two other books by LaVey: The Satanic Witch and The Satanic Rituals.

It then provides reasons for ( and the context into which ) Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan ( CoS ) and the religion of Satanism.

In the introduction to the 2005 – present edition, High Priest Peter H. Gilmore describes LaVey as having compiled The Satanic Bible on his own from monographs he had written about the Church of Satan and its rituals.

Schreck states that, aided by Diane Hegarty, LaVey compiled a number of writings he had already been distributing: an introduction to Satanism, a number of short essays, a guide to ritual magic, and articles he had previously published in The Cloven Hoof, a Church of Satan newsletter.

In this introduction, he discusses his discovery of LaVeyan Satanism and his relationship with LaVey.

It was republished by Feral House in 1989 with an introduction by Zeena LaVey ; and again in 2003 with a new introduction by Peggy Nadramia and afterword by Blanche Barton.

LaVey explains his reasons for writing The Satanic Bible in a short preface.

LaVey explains that, in order to control a person, one must first attract his or her attention.

This shift to " closed door " activities resulted in some rumors of the Church ’ s demise, and even rumors of LaVey ’ s death.

It included some of the same content as the 1969 version, with an expanded biography of LaVey and more information on the various conflicts between other religions and LaVeyan Satanism.

Though at some points LaVey refers to Satan as a physical being, this is intended to encourage the Satanist's " rational self-interest.

In the 1980s, some Christian evangelists alleged that " Hotel California " referred to a San Francisco hotel purchased by Anton LaVey and converted into the Church of Satan.

LaVey responds to some of the frequent accusations against Satanism.

During this period, Nikolas Schreck ( not a member of the COS ) and Zeena LaVey ( the younger daughter of Anton LaVey ) appeared on interview with televangelist Bob Larson, during which they both refuted any Satanic criminal ties, and pressed Bob Larson on his own ideals, stating that it was hypocritical of him to endorse such claims by Christians, pointing out the Christian background of many criminals, and violent acts within Christian history, such as the crusades.

Anton LaVey included nineteen of the Enochian Keys, in the original and in English translation, in his The Satanic Bible, a manual for Satanists written in 1969.

LaVey edited this translation to fit in with the Satanic Bible by creating a Satanic theme in his English and Enochian translations, though these were taken from Aleister Crowley.

The rest of The Book of Leviathan is composed of the Enochian Keys, which LaVey adapted from Dee's original work.

During this period, the 18 year old Bonewits was recruited by the Church of Satan, but left due to political and philosophical conflicts with Anton LaVey.

* The Satanic Bible is written and published by Anton LaVey.

* April 11 – Anton LaVey, American Satanist ( d. 1997 )

The Church of Satan is an organization dedicated to the acceptance of the carnal self, as articulated in The Satanic Bible, written in 1969 by Anton Szandor LaVey.

In the 1960s Anton LaVey formed a group called the Order of the Trapezoid, which later became the governing body of the Church of Satan.

According to the Church of Satan historiography, other LaVey associates from this time include noted Science Fiction and Horror writers Anthony Boucher, August Derleth, Robert Barbour Johnson, Reginald Bretnor, Emil Petaja, Stuart Palmer, Clark Ashton Smith, Forrest J. Ackerman, and Fritz Leiber Jr.

The Church of Satan was established at the Black House in San Francisco, California, on Walpurgisnacht, April 30, 1966, by Anton Szandor LaVey, who was the Church's High Priest until his death in 1997.

In the first year of its foundation, Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan publicly performed a Satanic marriage of Judith Case and journalist John Raymond.

LaVey appeared in Kenneth Anger's film Invocation of my Demon Brother, acted as technical adviser on The Devil's Rain, which starred Ernest Borgnine, William Shatner, and introduced John Travolta.

In 1975 LaVey phased out the Church's " Grotto " system and eliminated people he thought were using the Church as a substitute for accomplishment in the outside world.

At the same time, LaVey became more selective in granting interviews.

The Satanic Panic culminated with a documentary conducted by Geraldo Rivera, on which Michael Aquino of the Temple of Set, and Zeena LaVey ( Still a part of the Church of Satan at this point ) both renounced claims that Satanists were ritualistically murdering and abusing children and animals as part of their religion.

Most notably Adam Parfrey's Feral House publishing, the music of Boyd Rice, and the films of Nick Bougas, including his documentary Speak of the Devil: The Canon of Anton LaVey.

The Church of Satan and Anton LaVey were also the subject of numerous magazine and news articles during this time.

On November 7, 1997 Karla LaVey made a press release about continuing the church with fellow high priestess with Blanche Barton.

Other texts, such as The Satanic Bible, also by LaVey, serve the most specifically as a reference for Satanic dogma.

*' Satanist Anton LaVey Baptising Daughter ': May 23, 1967-Corbis Images.

*' The Black House Sourcebook: A Malediction ' copyright 1989, by Zeena LaVey: An excerpt from the original Black House Sourcebook.

* Letter from Zeena Schreck to Michael Aquino describing how she " ended ( her ) position as Church of Satan representative-defender and daughter of Anton LaVey " on April 30, 1990.

* Interview with Anton LaVey by Michelle Carr and Elvia Lahman, originally published in the September 11, 1997 Velvet Hammer souvenir programme.

* May 25, 2012 8: 10 a. m. Huffington Post Religion posted: ' The Church of Satan Interviewed by Televangelist Bob Larson: Not the Conversation You Think It Is ( VIDEO )' an examination of the ground-breaking Zeena Schreck ( nee LaVey ) and Nikolas Schreck interview from 1989.

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