I wanted to make a formal post about the wrongdoings of Anton Szandor LaVey since Iâve noticed that a lot of the tumblr community identifies as Satanists or just blindly reblogs gifs and pictures of Anton LaVey/idolizes him without actually knowing anything about him! Thereâs a lot of surface information about LaVey that everyone seems to believe but if you dig just a little bit deeper, it isnt hard to find the truth. All the information Iâll be giving will be sourced from the Church of Satan website, and composed by Zeena, Antonâs daughter. The website is http://www.churchofsatan.org/aslv.html if anyone wants to do their own research.
First it should be known that Anton LaVey was a liar- and a proud one at that! He claimed to have his name legally changed to Anton Szandor LaVey, which was not true and his legal name remained Howard Stanton Levey until the day he died. Some ofthe most iconic parts of his backstory were just plain lies. Its pretty well known that LaVey joined the Clyde Beatty Circus as a lion tamer in 1947. That was a lie, and the Beatty circus records show no record of a âLaveyâ or âLeveyâ employed during any time. He also claimed to have been exposed to human brutality when he worked as a crime scene photographer in San Francisco. However, the SFPD show no records of him ever being employed.
Beyond the lies hides a lot worst, including the abuse of his wife, children, pets, and worshippers. LaVey portrayed himself as a family man when in reality he brutally beat his wife Diane throughout their marriage. A 1984 police report details LaVey strangling Diane almost to the point of unconsciousness, and was only stopped by his daughter Karla pushing him off of Diane and dragging her outside of the house. LaVey was also known for keeping a pet lion, Togare. He portrayed himself as an animal lover, but was also frequently seen using a cattle prod to control Togare into submission. He was eventually ordered to surrender Togare to a sanctuary, where he lived the rest of his life under special care due to the trauma he faced under LaVey. He also kept a Doberman Pinscher, which lived its life outside. If the dog ever tried to enter the house for shelter, LaVey would once again make use of the cattle prod. There is an instance described by Zeena of LaVey beating the dog with a plank of wood because it would not obey him. Eventually the dog developed such bad arthritis that it could not walk up the back stairs to his food bowl and began to wither away of malnutrition.
While there is no proof of it, there are horrible rumors of Zeenaâs pregnancyâŠ. Zeena got pregnant at age 13 and to this day nobody knows who the father is. Itâs no secret that LaVey was infuriated when Zeena gave birth at age 14 (it would have been legendary to have his grandson born of a 13 year old). There are rumors of LaVey being the father of the child, or at least forcing someone else onto Zeena to impregnate her.
Last but not least, LaVey didnt even believe the shit he was feeding other people! In 1966 LaVey hosted seminar type of get-togethers in his living room in which he would charge people $2 to listen to him talk about witches and black magic called âWitches Worshopsâ. A publicist suggested that LaVey would make more profit by opening some sort of church. In an article written by the same publicist about the workshops, LaVey was referred to as the âpriest of the Devilâs Church.â Lo and Behold, the same year LaVey forms the Church of Satan! He also didnt write the Satanic bible, but plagiarized bits and pieces from âMight is Rightâ by Ragnar Redbeard, and several other works.
And to end this little rant, here is a quote from LaVey himself:
âIâm one helluva liar. Most of my adult life, Iâve been accused of being a charlatan, a phony, an impostor. I guess that makes me about as close to what the Devilâs supposed to be, as anyone. Itâs true. I lie constantly, incessantly. Because I lie so often, Iâd really be full of shit if I didnât keep my mouth shut and my bowels open.â
So in conclusion, believe what you will but LaVeyâs own family is estranged from him, especially his daughter Zeena, who has completely rejected him from her life and will no longer even speak of him. Anton Szandor LaVey really is the scum of the earth and even the Church of Satan recognizes that.
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