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Anton Szandor LaVey (born Howard Stanton Levey; April 11, 1930 – October 29, 1997) was an American author, musician, and LaVeyan Satanist. He was the founder of the Church of Satan , the philosophy of LaVeyan Satanism , and the concept of Satanism .
Founded on April 30, 1966 c.e. by Anton Szandor LaVey, we are the first above-ground organization in history openly dedicated to the acceptance of Man's true nature-that of a carnal beast, living in a cosmos that is indifferent to our existence.
Anton LaVey, American author and counterculture figure who founded the Church of Satan. He presented Satanism not as the practice of evil or as the worship of an actual Antichrist but as a kind of ethical egoism.
Oct 11, 2023 · Raised in suburban SanFrancisco, LaVey had a conventional upbringing. His parents were non-religious, and nothing about his early years marked him as a dude destined for demonic dastardliness. By the mid-sixties, LaVey had a cozy little set up as the charismatic leader of the Church of Satan.
Jan 6, 2022 · From hosting wild orgies to publishing a Satanic Bible, Anton LaVey became infamous in the press as the “Black Pope” and the “evilest man in the world.”. Though LaVey was actually an atheist at heart, he wanted to celebrate Satan as a symbol of human liberation and freedom.
The Satanic Bible is a collection of essays, observations, and rituals published by Anton LaVey in 1969. It is the central religious text of LaVeyan Satanism , and is considered the foundation of its philosophy and dogma . [1]
Anton Szandor LaVey (1930—1997) was the founder of the Church of Satan, the first organized church in modern times promulgating a religious philosophy championing Satan as the symbol of personal freedom and individualism.
May 9, 2018 · O n Walpurgisnacht, April 30, 1966, Anton Szandor LaVey (1930 – 1997) of San Francisco shaved his head, donned clerical clothing, complete with white collar, and proclaimed himself Satan's high priest. Concurrently, LaVey announced the establishment of the First Church of Satan in America.
Church of Satan, counterculture group founded in the United States in the 1960s by Anton Szandor LaVey (1930–1997), born Howard Stanton Levey. Contrary to its name, the church did not promote “evil” but rather humanistic values.
Born Howard Stanton Levey, Anton Szandor LaVey was founder and high priest of the Church of Satan. As a teenager he became fascinated with occult powers, and in the late 1950s he began giving lectures at his home on vampires, cannibalism, and lycanthropy (werewolves).
