Eleven Rules of the Earth

"Ever wonder about how the church of Satanism was founded? Was it for the money or maybe the unholy fame? Also what of the sordid history of their enigmatic founder Anton Szandor LaVey. Come along and learn of the tenets of possibly the most radical church of our time."

Presented by: Cristina
Category: Cult

Content Warning: Domestic Abuse

It's difficult to write about Anton LaVey with any degree of confidence, because he made up so many damn lies about himself it's hard to know what the truth is. Even some of his of biographies were even ghost written by him, muddying the waters further.

Starting out as a writer and an actor, Anton LaVey is best known for starting the church of Satanism. He founded it as a reaction to Christianity, which he saw as oppressive and hypocritical, as evidenced by his 11 Rules:


 * Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.
 * Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.
 * When in another's home, show them respect or else do not go there.
 * If a guest in your home annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.
 * Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.
 * Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and they cry out to be relieved.
 * Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.
 * Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
 * Do not harm little children.
 * Do not kill non-human animals unless you are attacked or for your food.
 * When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.

Whatever intentions he have started with, however, he soon became corrupted by money and tried to encourage the elite to join as an effort to make more.

Unlike most cults, LaVeyan Satanism survived his death and mostly exists to call out evangelical types.

Takeaway: Nothing based on manipulation is good.

Trivia

 * Patreon Skit: Auctioneer.