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Media attention followed the subsequent Satanic wedding ceremony of journalist John Raymond to New York City socialite Judith Case on February 1, 1967. ''The Los Angeles Times'' and ''San Francisco Chronicl''e were among the newspapers that printed articles dubbing him "The Black Pope." | Media attention followed the subsequent Satanic wedding ceremony of journalist John Raymond to New York City socialite Judith Case on February 1, 1967. ''The Los Angeles Times'' and ''San Francisco Chronicl''e were among the newspapers that printed articles dubbing him "The Black Pope." | ||
The many rituals LaVey created for his new religion included a new form of the [[Black Mass]], Satanic baptisms (including the first Satanic baptism in history for his three-year-old daughter Zeena, dedicating her to [[Satan]] and the Left- | The many rituals LaVey created for his new religion included a new form of the [[Black Mass]], Satanic baptisms (including the first Satanic baptism in history for his three-year-old daughter Zeena, dedicating her to [[Satan]] and the [[Left-hand path]], which garnered worldwide publicity and was originally recorded on ''The Satanic Mass LP''), and Satanic funerals, including one for naval Machinist-Repairman Third-Class Edward Olsen, complete with a chrome-helmeted honor guard. | ||
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, LaVey melded ideological influences from Friedrich Nietzsche, Ayn Rand, H. L. Mencken, and Social Darwinism with the ideology and ritual practices of the [[Church of Satan]]. He wrote essays introduced with reworked excerpts from Ragnar Redbeard's Might Is Right and concluded with "Satanized" versions of [[John Dee]]'s [[Enochian]] Keys to create books such as ''The Complete Witch'' (re-released in 1989 as ''The Satanic Witch''), and ''The Satanic Rituals''. The latter book also included rituals drawing on the work of [[H. P. Lovecraft]]. Admitting his use of Might is Right, LaVey stated that he did so in order to "immortalize a writer who had profoundly reached me." | In the late 1960s and early 1970s, LaVey melded ideological influences from Friedrich Nietzsche, Ayn Rand, H. L. Mencken, and Social Darwinism with the ideology and ritual practices of the [[Church of Satan]]. He wrote essays introduced with reworked excerpts from Ragnar Redbeard's Might Is Right and concluded with "Satanized" versions of [[John Dee]]'s [[Enochian]] Keys to create books such as ''The Complete Witch'' (re-released in 1989 as ''The Satanic Witch''), and ''The Satanic Rituals''. The latter book also included rituals drawing on the work of [[H. P. Lovecraft]]. Admitting his use of Might is Right, LaVey stated that he did so in order to "immortalize a writer who had profoundly reached me." | ||
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==Image== | ==Image== | ||
LaVey's image has been described as "Mephistophelian," and may have been inspired by an [[occult]]-themed episode of the television show ''The Wild Wild West'' titled "The Night of the Druid's Blood" which originally aired on March 25, 1966 and starred Don Rickles as the evil [[magician]] and Satanic cult leader Asmodeus, whose Mephistophelean persona is virtually identical to that which LaVey adopted one month later. | LaVey's image has been described as "Mephistophelian," and may have been inspired by an [[occult]]-themed episode of the television show ''The Wild Wild West'' titled "The Night of the Druid's Blood" which originally aired on March 25, 1966 and starred Don Rickles as the evil [[magician]] and Satanic [[cult]] leader Asmodeus, whose Mephistophelean persona is virtually identical to that which LaVey adopted one month later. | ||
Like his predecessor, [[Aleister Crowley]], LaVey was labeled many things by journalists, religious detractors, and Satanists alike, including: "The Father of Satanism," the "St. Paul of Satanism," "The Black Pope," and the "evilest man in the world." | Like his predecessor, [[Aleister Crowley]], LaVey was labeled many things by journalists, religious detractors, and Satanists alike, including: "The Father of Satanism," the "St. Paul of Satanism," "The Black Pope," and the "evilest man in the world." | ||
==Creative work== | ==Creative work== | ||
He authored several books, including ''[[The Satanic Bible]]'' | [[File:TheSatanicBible.jpg|350px|thumb|''The Satanic Bible'']] | ||
He authored several books, including: | |||
* ''[[The Satanic Bible]]'' | |||
* ''The Satanic Rituals'' | |||
* ''The Satanic Witch'' | |||
* ''The Devil's Notebook'' | |||
* ''Satan Speaks!'' | |||
Additionly, he released three albums, including "The Satanic Mass," and "Satan Takes a Holiday." | |||
LaVey played a minor on-screen role and served as technical advisor for the 1975 film "The Devil's Rain" and served as host and narrator for Nick Bougas' 1989 mondo film ''Death Scenes''. Although he claimed to have portrayed [[the Devil]] in the film ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'', there is no evidence to support this. | |||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||