Page 23 - Anton LaVey Speaks: The Canononical Interview

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The Satanist realizes that man can be his own worst
enemy and must often be protected against himself. The
average man sets up situations for himself so he can be a
loser. We Satanists have ancient rituals which exorcise those
needs for self-abasement before they happen. We wreck
Christians’ tidy little dreams.
When you have a born-again Christian rolling orgasmi-
cally on the floor at a revival meeting claiming an ecstasy,
you tell them they’re having a “forbidden” orgasm and they
hate you for enlightening them. You’ve robbed them of their
“succubus”...
Fritscher: You’re so evil, you’re good.
LaVey: ...of their freedom from guilt. They push their
evilness on to us. In this sense, then, we are very evil.
Fritscher: How does the public person you are impact
your private life? Americans know you baptized your daugh-
ter into the Church of Satan. Does she go to school with
Rosemary’s baby?
LaVey: I needn’t send my child to a private school. Why
should I, when children are, in fact, all natural Satanists,
perfect at manipulating everyone.
Fritscher: Undoubtedly, she will be a perfect heir.
LaVey: My daughter has no trouble at school. The major-
ity of our members are from the middle-class. At least fifty
percent of our members have children. But our members
do not proselytize at their children’s schools. Our members
rarely discuss sex, religion, and politics with outsiders.
Fritscher: What about your own politics? What about
law and order and civil rights?
LaVey: I was very liberal in my younger years. I would
have been thrown into prison during the McCarthy purge
[1951-1952] had I been of any prominence.
Fritscher: You would not have cooperated with the
government.

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