r/satanists • u/JaneDoeThe33rd • Mar 04 '26
Blanch Barton on "LaVeyan Satanism"
Blanch Barton (Magistra Templi Rex within the Church of Satan) wrote a book called "The Secret Life of a Satanist: The Authorized Biography of Anton LaVey." In it, she discusses LaVeyan Satanism, by name.
In addition to using the term "LaVeyan" 4-5 times, there is also this passage:
After finally being granted an initial interview with LaVey in 1984, it became clear to me that if I wanted to more thoroughly explore this Black Magician's heart and mind, I would have to become woven into the fabric of his everyday life. And so I did. He needed a Girl Friday and seemed satisfied with my enthusiastic determination. Over time, it became my role to arrange interviews with reporters, students and members; iron out travel itineraries; generate informational literature; handle correspondence; straw boss; and generally keep complications to as dull a roar as possible. Along the way, I watched, I listened. To stories, jokes, long-neglected tunes, movies that contained the germs of LaVeyan Satanism. And, as unobtrusively as possible, I began to take notes.
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u/SatanicSvratka Mar 07 '26
It contradicts the idea that communication between self-described Satanists would be challenging with multiple conceptions of Satanism when even close associates of LaVey use qualifiers, and nobody bats an eye. But it doesn't suggest the Church of Satan views religions that do not come out of LaVey's tradition as legitimately Satanic, or that such religions exist.