The Satanic Rituals

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The Satanic Rituals
Cover of the Avon Books edition
Author	Anton LaVey
Language	English
Subjects	Greater magic Satanism
Published	1972
Publisher	Avon Books
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover & paperback)
Pages	224
Followed by	The Satanic Witch

The Satanic Rituals is a book by Anton Szandor LaVey published in 1972 by Avon Books as a companion volume to The Satanic Bible. The book outlines nine rituals and ceremonies intended for group performance, with an introductory essay to each. Some of the rites presented are inspired by other groups, such as the Yezidis, Freemasons, Knights Templar and Order of the Illuminati, and some inspired by fictional works.^[1]^: 85

The book includes the child baptism ritual LaVey used for his youngest daughter Zeena at the first publicly recorded Church of Satan baptism.^[2]

Rites outlined

^ Lap, Amina Olander (2013). "Categorizing Modern Satanism: An Analysis of LaVey's Early Writings". In Per Faxneld; Jesper Aagaard Petersen (eds.). The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 83–102. ISBN 978-0-19-977924-6.
^ "Satanist Anton LaVey Baptising Daughter". San Francisco, California, USA: Bettmann/CORBIS. May 23, 1967. Archived from the original on October 31, 2011. LaVey [...] said the mystic ceremony was the first such baptism in history.
^ Vey, Anton La (1976-12-01). Satanic Rituals. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780380013920.

High Priest

High Priestess

Diane Hegarty (1966–1985)
Zeena LaVey (1985–1990)
Karla LaVey (1990–1999)
Blanche Barton (1997–2002)
Peggy Nadramia (2002–present)

Organizations

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Literature

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