Already in The Satanic Bible, Anton LaVey had shown considerable creativity. Concepts like "Psychic Vampire" and "The Balance Factor" soon became household terms in America and the rest of the world. His description of the ritual space as an "Intellectual Decompression Chamber" also hit home outside the strictly Satanic perimeters. As did the slightly later term "Occultnik", signifying a person who is lost within old structures of occultism without being able to see what's really of use on a practical, material level. LaVey’s initial key works, The Satanic Bible and The Satanic Rituals, are great examples of creative appropriation and reformulation. But the two volumes of essays and maxims that followed much later, ie The Devil's Notebook and Satan Speaks, genuinely contain the essence of LaVey's wit and creativity. In these books, we find many fascinating topics: the integration of emotionally resonant music, stressing the ego, encouraging a sense of humour, artificial human companions, the total environment, the archetype of the villain, the third side of truth and much more. Join me for a darkside trip into the Satanic mind of Anton LaVey – magical innovator!

This episode also available at YouTube: https://youtu.be/w4e9zQUaiAY

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Sunday, September 26, 2021, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

Psychoanalysis, Art and the Occult: Blanche Barton on Death Imagery in Satanism and Carl Abrahamsson presents Memento Mori Forever, Live on Zoom: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/events-tickets/psychoanalysis-art-and-the-occult-dancing-in-the-graveyard-death-imagery-in-satanism-by-blanche-barton-and-memento-mori-forever-by-carl

If you liked this lecture, you will enjoy "Occulture – The Unseen Forces that Drive Culture Forward": https://www.innertraditions.com/books/occulture

Anton LaVey and The Church of Satan available for pre-order: https://www.innertraditions.com/books/anton-lavey-and-the-church-of-satan

Carl Abrahamsson "Reasonances" available from Scarlet Imprint: https://scarletimprint.com/publications/reasonances

The Fenris Wolf: https://store.trapart.net/12-books

Sacred Intent: Conversations with Carl Abrahamsson (1986-2019) by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: https://store.trapart.net/details/00176

Anton LaVey – Into the Devils Den: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/intothedevilsden/375129601

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The Devils Footprint: https://store.trapart.net/details/00114

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The song at the end of the episode is "Sweet Jayne" by White Stains from the album "Singleminded Dualisms (1987-1989)" available from Highbrow Lowlife: https://whitestains.bandcamp.com/album/singleminded-dualisms-1987-1989

Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson for creating the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious Podcast: https://www.carlabrahamsson.com

Image: Anton LaVey and Carl Abrahamsson photographed by Blanche Barton