The Satanic Bible (Mass Market Paperback)

The book is not one long "dig" at the Christian church; it does not tell you to go out and sacrifice a live animal or a young virgin, but puts across a new perspective on the term Satanist from the eyes of the author Anton Szandor LaVey (the founder of the Church of Satan). Look at your life and look at how you do things on a daily basis. Dig deep into your conscience and realise that you often get angry, or depressed, or bitter and resentful, or jealous, or feel good about yourself, and indulgence yourself, and so on, and realise as argues in the book, everyone at some point will commit the seven deadly sins - think hard at why such sins were "invented" by the "white" religionists - after all they are natural human traits. After reading this book I'm afraid to say that you will find it hard not to say you are not a Satanist is part or in full.

Don't buy this book if you think it is a fantasy adventure that will take a Hollywood style approach to what is viewed as the dark side, evil beings, Hell, Leviathan etc. This book analysis life - humanism - and how for far too long people have lived as sheep's, blindly following a faith that is maybe out of date.

Personally I have to partially if not fully perceive myself as a Satanist. I can relate many parts of my life to the theory's put forward in this book. Don't be put off from poor reports about this "novel". Open you mind, your eyes and take heed from what is written. It has already been said in another review, but this will be one of the best books you will ever buy.

If I ever had the chance to meet the author, I wouldn't hesitate to shake his hand and thank him for his enlightenment, his courage to stand up against the grains of moral brain washing that the human race has been subjected to and buried in for over two thousand years.

Note: the author does not condone God, in whatever shape or form you perceive him to be; he merely puts forward notions and theories of the Devil, the dark forces, Satan, Belial, Lucifer etc as a way of enjoying life, freedom, self-empowerment etc.

Satanism has been completely misunderstood by most of the world, but these people have obviously never read Lavey's (completely sensible and not at all related to the sacrificing of children) writings on self indulgence and human nature in general.

Arguing that the 'seven deadly sins' have been chosen specifically because they are natural traits in human beings, Lavey presents a devastating attack on organised religion today and in the past. By instilling guilt in people for committing natural acts ("sins")such as lust, the power of religion has grown at the expense of peoples' happiness ("it will be better in the afterlife").

Forget the cod satanism of youth culture, and ritual murder: Anton Lavey's advice on self-empowerment and happiness in freedom is invaluable to anyone with an open mind and the will to think for themselves. Buy this book now.