Anton Szandor LaVey
Born 11 April 1930 · Died 29 October 1997
Anton Szandor LaVey, born Howard Stanton Levey, was the founder of the Church of Satan as well as a writer, occultist, and musician. 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 or theistic inspiration.
Quotes
“Satanism encourages its followers to indulge in their natural desires. Only by doing so can you be a completely satisfied person with no frustrations which can be harmful to yourself and others around you. Therefore, the most simplified description of the Satanic belief is: indulgence instead of abstinence.”
The Satanic Bible “The best place to meditate is on the pot. If you have a comfortable toilet seat and a stout lock on the door, there's no telling what great thoughts might emerge. Martin Luther dreamed up Protestantism whilst sitting on the toilet at Wittenburg monastery, and we know what a big movement that became.”
The Devil's Notebook “There are many who would take my time. I shun them. / There are some who share my time. I am entertained by them. / There are precious few who contribute to my time. I cherish them.”
The Devil's Notebook “Definition of Good and Evil: Good is what you like. Evil is what you don't like.”
The Devil's Notebook “It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful.”
The Nine Satanic Sins
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Books by Anton Szandor LaVey in order
Books by Anton Szandor LaVey in the order they were published, from Satanic Bible (1969) to Satan Speaks! (1998).
