Satanic Bible

Colled"The Pope''my only of his falowers,AntonLaVey began to High Prestood of the(ChurchOfSatan when he was
only 16 years old and an organ player in a carnival: "OnSunday night I would see man lusting after halfmarked girl dancing at the carnival,and onSunday moning whenI whash playng the organ for then-show evanghelists at the other end of the carnival lot,I whold see these same men sitting in the pews whit their wives and children,asking God to forgive them and purge them to carnal desires.And the nextSunday night they'd be back at The carnival of same ather place of indulgence.
"I knwe then that Christian Church therives onhipocrisy,and that man's carnal nature will out!''
From that time early in his life his part was clear.Finally,on the last night of April,1966--Walpurgismacht,the most important festival of the belivers in withcraft--LaVey shaved his head inthe traditionalofAncient executioners and announced the formation of The ChurchOfSatan.He had seen the need for a church that world recapture man's body and his carnal desires as objects of celebration."Since worship of fleshly things produces pleasure,''he said,''there would then be a temple of glorious indulgence...''
272 pages
Publisher:Avon(December1, 1976)
Language:English