The Secret Life Of A Satanist: The Authorized Biography of Anton LaVey is a book by Blanche Barton. It was published by Feral House in 1990 (ISBN 0922915121; paperback in 1992, ISBN 0922915121). Anton Szandor LaVey (11 April 1930 – 29 October 1997), was the founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan, author of The Satanic Bible, and creator of the religion known as Satanism. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Dedication
"This book is dedicated to Anton Szandor LaVey — a harsh critic, demanding teacher and, to my death, a tantalizing mystery."
This is as a reminder that to a Satanist, you are the most important being in the universe, and to honor your own vital existence and your life.
This date is commonly celebrated by Satanists with private or group rituals, and private parties or family celebrations to commemorate the foundation of the Church of Satan.
Many Satanists, however, either transfer such holidays as Christmas to the Winter Solstice and either place a darker spin on it or secularize it entirely, or decline to celebrate such holidays altogether.
Satanists find a wealth of material in Western culture to be treasured for the pinnacle of human achievements that they are, and not to be buried under the swill of multiculturalist attempts to displace them with dubious "achievements" simply because they are non-Western as has become rampant in some academic circles of late.
Satanists are particularly disgusted by the extraordinary level of criminal activity which abounds today and thus advocate a return to the Roman Lex Talionis; let the punishment fit in kind and degree the crime.
Many Satanists are working to create their own citadels of excellence outside of the cultural mainstream and have preserved the worthy from the past and continue to create new works of power to be unleashed to those who will be appreciative.