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be invoked by name, as well as by visual and
sensory perceptions associated with them.
The invocation of Satan used by the original
Church of Satan is contained in The Satanic Bible.
It opens with the following words:
In the name of Satan, the Ruler of the earth,
the King of the world, I command the forces
of Darkness to bestow their Infernal power
upon me!
Open wide the gate of Hell and come forth
from the abyss to greet me as your brother
(sister) and friend!
Grant me the indulgences of which I speak!
I have taken thy name as a part of myself! I
live as the beasts of the field, rejoicing in the
fleshly life! I favor the just and curse the rotten!
By all the Gods of the Pit, I command that
these things of which I speak shall come to pass!
Come forth and answer to your names by
manifesting my desires!
The invocation then continues with a long list
of names that have been applied to the Prince of
Darkness. The core of the ceremony—which in
the LaVeyan system is typically a lust, compassion,
or destruction ritual—immediately follows this
invocation.
See also Curses; Anton LaVey; Magic and Magical
Groups
For Further Reading:
Green, Marian. The Elements of Ritual Magic.
Longmead: Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK: Element,
1990.
LaVey, Anton Szandor. The Satanic Bible. New York:
Avon, 1969.
The Exorcist
The Exorcist (originally released in 1973; rereleased
in 2000) is, as the title indicates, the story of
an exorcism. It was the most successful horror
movie of all time. This film quickly became a
cultural phenomenon. Audiences were spell-
The Exorcist (1973) (Kobol collection/Warner Brothers)