Grotto (Satanism)
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Not to be confused with a Coven, a gathering of Wiccan witches.
| LaVeyan Satanism |
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The Sigil of Baphomet is the official symbol of LaVeyan Satanism and the Church of Satan.
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| Central Organization |
| Church of Satan |
| Key people |
| Anton LaVey · Blanche Barton · Peter H. Gilmore · Peggy Nadramia |
| 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 |
| Tenets |
| The Nine Satanic Statements · The Nine Satanic Sins · The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth · Pentagonal Revisionism: A Five Point Plan |
| Media |
| The Satanic Mass · Satanis: The Devil's Mass · Speak of the Devil: The Canon of Anton LaVey · Satan Takes a Holiday · Strange Music |
| Related Topics |
| The Black House · Greater and lesser magic · Grotto · The Black Flame · Four Crown Princes of Hell · The infernal names · Enochian Keys · Hail Satan · Sign of the horns |
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]
References[edit]
- ^ The Church of Satan Website, under Affiliation: The Grotto System Retrieved December 3, 2010
- ^ Religious Requirements and Practices: A Handbook for Chaplains & U. S. Department of the Army 1978.
- ^ World Religions & Warren Matthews 2007.
- ^ Baddeley 2010, p. 74.
- ^ Lewis 2002, p. 7; Lap 2013, p. 84.
- ^ Walter Martin, Jill Martin Rische, Van Gorden Kurt The Kingdom of the Occult; 2013.
- ^ High Priest, Magus Peter H. Gilmore. "The Grotto System". churchofsatan.com.
