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Satan represents responsibility to the
responsible, instead of concern for psychic
vampires!
Satan represents man as just another animal,
sometimes better, more often worse than
those that walk on all-fours, who, because
of his “divine spiritual and intellectual
development,” has become the most
vicious animal of all!
Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as
they all lead to physical, mental, or
emotional gratification!
Satan has been the best friend the church has
ever had, as he has kept it in business all
these years!
The Nine Satanic Statements were one of the
targets of “Anton LaVey: Legend and Reality,” a
nine-page fact sheet compiled a little more than
three months after LaVey’s passing by his estranged
daughter Zeena LaVey Schreck and her husband
Nikolas Schreck. The fact sheet was a kind of
Satanic white paper, designed to expose LaVey as a
charlatan, liar, and all-round bad guy.
Among many other revelations, the Schrecks
assert that the idea for The Satanic Bible, his principal
work, was developed by Avon Books, not
LaVey. Pressed to meet a deadline, he resorted to
plagiarism, taking material from a 1896 tract, John
Dee’s “Enochian Keys,” lifted from Alister
Crowley’s Equinox, and Ayn Rand. Although
observers have often perceived connections
between Anton LaVey’s Satanism and such
philosophers as Frederick Nietzsche, Rand was the
more immediate source for much of LaVey’s
thinking. The influence of Rand on LaVey is most
evident in the Nine Satanic Statements, which,
according to the Schrecks, are little more than a
condensed paraphrase of material found in Rand’s
novel Atlas Shrugged.
See also LaVey, Anton Szandor; Rand, Ayn
For Further Reading:
LaVey, Anton. The Satanic Bible. New York: Avon,
1969.
Rand, Ayn. Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random
House, 1957.
Schreck, Zeena LaVey, and Nikolas Schreck. “Anton
LaVey: Legend and Reality.”
http://www.churchofsatan.org/aslav.html
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The Ninth Covenant
The Ninth Covenant was founded in 1997 by
Syn Holiday. The group is centered in Long
Beach, California. The Ninth Covenant holds
meetings and rituals on an irregular basis, and is
particularly active on the internet through its
website. Like many other contemporary Satanist
organizations, the Ninth Covenant is in the
tradition of Anton LaVey’s Satanism. It thus
does not view itself as an inversion of
Christianity or as worshiping the Christian
Devil. Rather, “Satan” is seen as a symbol of
human nature. As such, Satan represents individualism,
the striving for a vital existence, and
self worship. Thus, to cite from the introduction
on the Ninth Covenant website, the “Satanic
label and imagery are simply convenient
symbols intended to provoke a strong reaction
and force thought.” The core of the group’s
practices and philosophy is summarized in
eight points:
a. The worship of self
b. The importance of the “Wolf Pack” (hold
dear and close all those in your wolf pack)
c. Social responsibility. Swift punishment to
those who violate rights. Lex Talionis.
d. The pursuit of success and enchantment, in
whatever way one perceives or defines it
e. Transcendentalism through free-thinking
individualism (as opposed to the herd
mentality)
f. Responsible indulgence in whatever
pleasures, lusts, and desires one wishes
g. The ability to control existence perception
h. Chaos Magick theory
The Ninth Covenant’s basic ethical principle is,
“Do what you want, and in doing so, harm none
that don’t deserve it.” This is a rather pointed
recasting of the so-called Wiccan Rede, the core
ethical principle of modern Wicca, which is, “And
if it harm none, do as you will.”
See also LaVey, Anton Szandor
For Further Reading:
The Ninth Covenant’s official website:
http://theninthcovenant.com