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LaVeyan Satanism
The Sigil of Baphomet is the official symbol of LaVeyan Satanism and the Church of Satan.
Organizations
Church of Satan First Satanic Church Grotto )
Notable people
Anton LaVey Blanche Barton Peter H. Gilmore Peggy Nadramia Diane Hegarty Karla LaVey
Texts
The Satanic Bible The Satanic Rituals The Satanic Witch The Devil's Notebook Satan Speaks! Letters from the Devil The Secret Life of a Satanist The Church of Satan The Satanic Scriptures
Media
The Satanic Mass Satanis: The Devil's Mass Speak of the Devil: The Canon of Anton LaVey Satan Takes a Holiday Strange Music Death Scenes
Related Topics
The Black House Greater and lesser magic Satanic holidays The Black Flame The infernal names Enochian Keys Hail Satan Sign of the horns An Interview with Peter H. Gilmore
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Within the Church of Satan , a Grotto (from Italian grotta , a type of cave) is a clandestine association or gathering of Satanists within geographical proximity for means of social, ritual, and special interest activities. ^[1] The Black House , the founding place and headquarters of the Church of Satan from 1966 to 1997, was effectively the first grotto, and was for a time referred to as the "Central Grotto". ^{[2] [3]} Grottos existed for a time in various parts of the United States; these included the Babylon Grotto in Detroit , the Stygian Grotto in Dayton , and the Lilith Grotto in New York . ^[4] In 1975, LaVey disbanded all grottos , ^[5] then reinstated them in the 1980s. ^[6] The Church of Satan no longer formally recognizes or charters grottos. ^[7]

See also [ edit ]

• Cell group ? a form of church organization that is used in many Christian churches
• Coven ? a group or gathering of witches

References [ edit ]

Works cited [ edit ]

• Religious Requirements and Practices: A Handbook for Chaplains . Washington DC: U. S. Department of the Army. 1978.
• Baddeley, Gavin (2010). Lucifer Rising: Sin, Devil Worship & Rock n' Roll (third ed.). London: Plexus. ISBN   978-0-85965-455-5 .
• 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 .
• Lewis, James L. (2002). "Diabolical Authority: Anton LaVey, The Satanic Bible and the Satanist "Tradition" " (PDF) . Marburg Journal of Religion . 7 (1): 1?16.
• Martin, Walter; Rische, Jill Martin; Kurt, Van Gorden; Rische, Kevin (21 October 2008). The Kingdom of the Occult . Harper Collins. ISBN   978-1-4185-1644-4 .
• Matthews, Warren (2007). World Religions . Wadsworth/Thomson. ISBN   978-0-495-00709-8 .