The Satanic Scriptures

Bought this to go with the Satanic Bible and Satanic Rights and other demonology and grimoire books, not completely read it all, but seems informative and full of detail, looks very interesting and will definitely be worth a read.

Fantastic addition to the texts of Anton Lavey's Satnic Bible. Adds more insight into other areas of Satanism.

this book is nice and thick it goes through a tremendous amount of info and is a brilliant follow up after the other statanic books

The book is brilliant and came on time.

Excellent book for the true Satanist alike

A truly interesting book, anyone who is interest in Satanism should buy this book.

When Anton LaVey,founder of the Church of Satan,passed away he left some very large shoes to fill. But having read this book I can definitely say that Peter H. Gilmore is doing a wonderful job of leading the Church of Satan so far.For anyone considering becoming a satanist, or anyone who just wants to learn what satanism is all about, this book and "The Satanic Bible" by Anton LaVey are the the best places to start. I would strongly recommend reading "The satanic Bible" first as it will help you to understand the essays within this book a lot easier.Mr Gilmore writes several essays in which he expands upon and explains in depth the teachings and philosophy of LaVey as well as writing several essays based upon his own observations of society. In this book he explains the satanists opinion on topics such as terrorism, gay marrige and the Columbine school massacre.The second half of the book contains the rites to a number of satanic rituals, including the satanic wedding and the satanic funeral, which have never before been released to the public. All in all it is a very enlightening read and a great book which I give my highest recommendation. But I am sure even the author himself would admit that it isn't for everyone, just "a few outstanding individuals".

I'm all about the idea of Satanism as a proactive atheistic tool, so having looked into the mantra of The Satanic Temple I thought I'd give The Church of Satan a look (which is what this book is about). I have read The Satanic Bible a couple of times and I found it fresh, enlightening, and even quite funny, but this book was absolutely not any of those things, and the vibe it has really isn't very nice at all. The guy who wrote this book comes across as a grade one donkeys rear end and rather than laughing with the book (like I did with The Satanic Bible) I found myself laughing at it's utter ridiculousness and the we-are-better-than-you tone. I genuinely feel these people misread and misunderstood the fun nature of TSB and how Lavey meant it to come across, they've homed in on its elements of satire and somehow managed to create this creed of wretched elitism which I certainly don't recognise in Anton Laveys work. I suppose anyone can come after the fact and interpret a book any way they like (it's happened enough already with that other Bible we all hear about) but it doesn't necessarily mean it's valid, or correct, so as it is, I will always cherish my Satanic Bible, but I don't want it to have any connection at all with these COS people.

Llego en buen estado, muy bien empacado y antes de la fecha previa.

Peter Gilmore adds a mature, scholarly voice to the canon of Satanic thought. He explains misconceptions surrounding Satanism regarding eugenics, racism, and fascism, and also provides great advice for potential members how to advance their standing in the Church of Satan (spoiler: it involves actually living your own life.) The Satanic Scriptures is an absolute essential for anybody who wants to understand the definition of Satanism, and for best effect it should be read after the Satanic Bible. It's not a great metaphor, but you can look at the Satanic Bible and the Satanic Scriptures like the Old and New Testaments: they go together. The Satanic Scriptures aren't complete without the Satanic Bible, so don't get one and not the other, but as a stand-alone text you couldn't ask for a better instructional in Satanism than what Peter Gilmore has assembled here.

As part of the greater Satanic conversation, this volume stands as a testament to what Peter Gilmore brings to the office of High Priest in the Church of Satan, and indeed Satanism in general. As Peggy Nadramia - Gilmore's wife - describes in the afterword, Gilmore is involved in many creative pursuits, painting and music among them. For the audience who has not been introduced to him through those endeavors, the written pieces in this book allow the reader a glimpse into the mind of a man who is an efficacious communicator, on the front lines of Satanism's defense for decades.The structure of the pieces is calculated to deliver in such a way that would make reading the essays out of order a mistake. It was for me, anyway. Before I read this from cover to cover, I read most of the essays as their subject drew me. While I agreed with the points Gilmore made in each of them, the weight of the words didn't effectively hit me until I read them in order. Reading the essays in sequence got across overarching points that he couldn't possibly have conveyed in each individual piece. In that sense, there were shades of the effectiveness I saw in LaVey's "Satanic Bible" in terms of conveying what the Satanic perspective concludes.The timeline stretches from Gilmore's time serving in the Priesthood when LaVey was High Priest, dealing with the Satanic Panic, to where I think he really shines and makes contributions to Satanism that are really exemplary of his current title of Magus. His reflections during the Satanic Panic are valuable for those in the intelligent minority who are inclined to think that there is some way to "get through" to everyone in the (fairly unintelligent) majority - a warning against the unSatanic extensions of solipsism. In "Time Travel - Cheap and Easy," he describes a way for Satanists to effectively use our human penchant for habit to express an entirely different time, and I personally believe it can be used as a method to more efficiently articulate emotions creatively.There is also a tendency for Gilmore to use cosmological metaphors to make his points. He refers to each Satanist as a sort of black hole, drawing others into his or her center of gravity in a very clever twist on Aleister Crowley's notion that "every man and woman is a star." Similarly, he describes other, more parasitic kinds of individuals as "intellectual black holes," and wisely warns to avoid them, lest time and energy be completely wasted. Be careful not to mix the two, though. The metaphors are being used for very different reasons.Gilmore also seems to find a lot of value in one of LaVey's essays called, "Satanism is Americanism." At many points in his book, Gilmore references classic American values, freedom and exceptionalism most of all. Perhaps there's a reason the United States has sometimes been called the world's first "Satanic republic." Something I find beautiful about Satanism is that what it opposes is, to a great degree, what Satanists have in common. There are some concepts that we will agree on, but we will all apply them differently in our lives. Gilmore makes several comments on culture, namely in music and art, that discuss possible avenues for the Satanist to express his or her individual creativity. To my mind, this speaks to the way America finds its culture. It came about through rebellion, and the individualistic nature on which it was founded encourages culture to be brought about as the manifestation of individual pursuits.Finally, a brief word on the aesthetics. Gilmore's work on Satanic ritual is not to be overlooked, and he paints a picture with each description (not to mention the ritual instructions) that allows the reader to vividly imagine a place of his or her own inside the ritual environment, and compelled me almost to envision the ritual taking place even as I was reading them. That aside, the book itself is a work of beauty. It was designed by members of the Church of Satan, and the excellent design and feel are exemplary of how high the standards of the church's elitism really are. I eagerly anticipate any creative work Gilmore will release in the future.

Cognitive, concise, exquisite. Throw out your holy Bible and put this in your bookshelf instead.

Great production, simple transaction on a hard to find item!