Theistic Satanism: Home > Politics > LaVey

Comments on Anton LaVey's writings

by Diane Vera

Copyright © 2005 by Diane Vera. All rights reserved.

I would encourage every Satanist to read Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible and Satanic Rituals - at least for historical value, if nothing else. These books should not be regarded as Satanism's defining documents. The word "Satanism" was in dictionaries long before LaVey. However, nearly all Satanists today have been influenced by LaVey, to one degree or another.

Below are my comments on some of LaVey's writings.

• Nine Satanic Statements
• Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth
• More later.

See also, in other sections of this website:

• Why I don't recommend LaVey's rituals
• Satanist superman syndrome
• Critiques of LaVey-based "fascism"
• The definition of "Satanism" according to new-religion scholars and other observers

See also, on the Black Goat Cabal site:

• On dogma
• More later.

Back to:

• Social, legal, and political matters
• Diane Vera's Theistic Satanism page