RU161: CARL ABRAHAMSSON PRESENTS ANTON LAVEY: MAGICAL INNOVATOR

Already in The Satanic Bible, Anton LaVey had shown considerable creativity. Concepts like "Psychic Vampire" and "The Balance Factor" soon became household terms in America and the rest of the world. His description of the ritual space as an "Intellectual Decompression Chamber" also hit home outside the strictly Satanic perimeters. As did the slightly later term "Occultnik", signifying a person who is lost within old structures of occultism without being able to see what's really of use on a practical, material level. LaVey’s initial key works, The Satanic Bible and The Satanic Rituals, are great examples of creative appropriation and reformulation. But the two volumes of essays and maxims that followed much later, ie The Devil's Notebook and Satan Speaks, genuinely contain the essence of LaVey's wit and creativity. In these books, we find many fascinating topics: the integration of emotionally resonant music, stressing the ego, encouraging a sense of humour, artificial human companions, the total environment, the archetype of the villain, the third side of truth and much more. Join me for a darkside trip into the Satanic mind of Anton LaVey – magical innovator! This episode also available at YouTube: https://youtu.be/w4e9zQUaiAY Carl Abrahamsson is a Swedish author, publisher, musician, photographer and filmmaker. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Check out his books and publishing company: https://store.trapart.net Join Carl and Vanessa at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Join us for Psychoanalysis, Art and the Occult 2021 at Morbid Anatomy Museum online. http://psychartcult.org https://www.morbidanatomy.org/events Sunday, September 26, 2021, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT Psychoanalysis, Art and the Occult: Blanche Barton on Death Imagery in Satanism and Carl Abrahamsson presents Memento Mori Forever, Live on Zoom: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/events-tickets/psychoanalysis-art-and-the-occult-dancing-in-the-graveyard-death-imagery-in-satanism-by-blanche-barton-and-memento-mori-forever-by-carl If you liked this lecture, you will enjoy "Occulture – The Unseen Forces that Drive Culture Forward": https://www.innertraditions.com/books/occulture Anton LaVey and The Church of Satan available for pre-order: https://www.innertraditions.com/books/anton-lavey-and-the-church-of-satan Carl Abrahamsson "Reasonances" available from Scarlet Imprint: https://scarletimprint.com/publications/reasonances The Fenris Wolf: https://store.trapart.net/12-books Sacred Intent: Conversations with Carl Abrahamsson (1986-2019) by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: https://store.trapart.net/details/00176 Anton LaVey – Into the Devils Den: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/intothedevilsden/375129601 Mother Have a Safe Trip: https://store.trapart.net/details/00035 The Devils Footprint: https://store.trapart.net/details/00114 Rendering Unconscious main website: http://www.renderingunconscious.org The song at the end of the episode is "Sweet Jayne" by White Stains from the album "Singleminded Dualisms (1987-1989)" available from Highbrow Lowlife: https://whitestains.bandcamp.com/album/singleminded-dualisms-1987-1989 Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson for creating the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious Podcast: https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Image: Anton LaVey and Carl Abrahamsson photographed by Blanche Barton