the first church of satan

Founded on April 30, 1966 c.e. by Anton Szandor LaVey, we are the first above-ground organization in history openly dedicated to the acceptance of Man’s true nature—that of a carnal beast, living in a cosmos which is permeated and motivated by the Dark Force which we call Satan. Over the course of time, Man has called this Force by many names, and it has been reviled by those whose very nature causes them to be separate from this fountainhead of existence. They live in obsessive envy of we who exist by flowing naturally with the dread Prince of Darkness. It is for this reason that individuals who resonate with Satan have always been an alien elite, often outsiders in cultures whose masses pursue solace in an external deity. We Satanists are our own Gods, and we are the explorers of the Left-Hand Path. We do not bow down before the myths and fictions of the desiccated spiritual followers of the Right-Hand Path.

Today, we continue to uphold our legacy by building on the solid foundation created by Anton LaVey, and set forth in his writings, recordings, and videos. Since we were the first organization dedicated to Satan, we have had extensive media coverage and been referred to by several names over the course of over four decades: The First Church of Satan, The Satanic Church, as well as The Satanic Church of America, yet we maintain the simplest and boldest moniker, embodied in the words Church of Satan.

There are others who would try to mislead you into thinking that they are in some way connected to us, have “evolved” from us, or are in some way taking our place. They are liars. At the time of his death on 29 October, 1997 c.e., Anton LaVey left the Church of Satan under the command of Magistra Blanche Barton—his consort, mother of his third child, Satan Xerxes Carnacki LaVey, and chief administrative officer of the Church for the preceding 15 years and, at that time, the officially appointed High Priestess. Anton LaVey took the preservation of his Church seriously, and thus appointed many individuals to the Priesthood of Mendes to be his Devil’s Advocates, and this Priesthood—along with the Order of the Trapezoid and the Council of Nine—continued working with Magistra Barton to forward the iconoclastic philosophy synthesized by LaVey. On Walpurgisnacht of XXXVI, High Priestess Barton appointed Peter H. Gilmore as High Priest, and Peggy Nadramia as Grand Mistress of the Temple—Magistra Templi Rex. On Walpurgisnacht of XXXVII, Blanche Barton and Peggy Nadramia exchanged positions, so that Magistra Nadramia is the new High Priestess, and Magistra Barton is Magistra Templi Rex, the chairmistress of the Council of Nine.

This site serves as a gateway into our philosophy, a resource for further exploration, a celebration of our past achievements, and a forum for ground-breaking new developments by Satanists who move with fury and grace through this current culture of rampant mediocrity.

At left you will find a guide to navigate you through our labyrinth. Herein you will find both wonder and mystery, as well as the bedrock of fact. You might also come across some hidden links—treasures for the diligent.

Please begin with the welcoming statement from Magistra Templi Rex Blanche Barton, which will prime you for your journey into our realm of magic and logic, mystery and wisdom.

Enjoy your time here, and if you find that you are one of our tribe, then it is a simple matter to affiliate and begin your journey with others who share your clarity.

We ask that you read our basic texts before asking questions, and there is much information here as well as directions to the detailed writings which will give you a full account of our philosophy and practices. If you do reach a point of misunderstanding, you may encounter some of our officials on the web, or you may contact our online representative, Magistra Peggy Nadramia at HPNadramia@churchofsatan.com.

Journalists seeking media representation may also contact Magistra Nadramia, and we will consider your project.

The adamantine Gates of Hell are hereby thrown open—boldly stride within and learn about the “Feared Religion,” or slink away in fear and ignorance. The choice is yours—let the games begin!



Our eternal thanks to:
Magister Herbert Paulis for German translations
Tomas Lindahl—Church of Satan member, for Swedish translations
“Tezcat” for Spanish translations
Master Steeve Lamonde, Pascal Gauthier, and “Baron of A” for French translations
Rafael Mores for Portuguese translations
Matt Chan for Chinese translations
laksefisker for Norwegian translations



NOTE: The Church of Satan does not send out postal mail or e-mail to individuals who have not previously contacted us themselves. If you receive any postal mail with our New York City return address but a postmark showing it was not sent from New York City or e-mail which by studying the headers clearly has not come from the Central Office in New York City, then you are the victim of someone committing fraud. Please inform us as well as your local postal authorities and action will be taken.

There are no branches of the Church of Satan. All official correspondence and membership procedures go through our headquarters in New York City. If someone claims that they are a local branch or a certain country’s office of the Church of Satan, they are liars. Do not be fooled!

crimnal satanism

Ottawa - The Supreme Court of Canada cleared a Crown lawyer on Friday of maliciously prosecuting two Saskatchewan families after their foster children said they were sexually abused and endured bizarre satanic ritual abuse in a scandal that rattled the province in the early 1990s.

The unanimous decision rules that it cannot be open season on prosecutors who are tasked with defending public safety, and establishes that there must be clear evidence of malice and abuse of power for a lawsuit to succeed, not just incompetence or recklessness.

"It clearly articulates a threshold that is quite high," said Paul Cavalluzzo of the Canadian Association of Crown Counsel.

The Supreme Court overruled two Saskatchewan courts by concluding that there was no reason to believe prosecutor Matthew Miazga acted out of malice when he wrongly pursued the case against 12 members of the related Klassen and Kvello families.

The 7-0 decision brings to an end a 20-year saga that began when three children - aged four, four, and seven - were apprehended from their deaf, mute, alcoholic, and sexually abusive parents in 1987 and placed in care of Dale and Anita Klassen.

The youngsters, in the following years, told a social worker they suffered sexual abuse and satanic ritual abuse, including the sacrifice and animals and the drinking of their blood.

In 1993, criminal charges against the Klassens and Kvellos were stayed and the children later recanted their story. The families launched a malicious prosecution lawsuit the following year.

In ruling against Miazga in 2003, the trial judge questioned how the prosecutor or anyone else could possibly have believed the children's "patently absurd" story, particularly when there was no corroboration.

The judge found that Miazga had no hope of ever securing a conviction, given the incredible nature of the allegations and the propensity of the children to lie, and it therefore followed that he acted out of malice.

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld the decision in 2007.

Supreme Court Justice Louise Charron wrote that the trial judge made a "palpable and overriding error" in presuming malice.

"It is only where the conduct of the prosecutor constitutes 'an abuse of prosecutorial power,' or the perpetuation of 'a fraud on the process of criminal justice' that malice can be said to exist," she wrote.

Charron noted that the allegations surfaced shortly after 1988 Criminal Code amendments that eliminated a need for corroboration of child accusations in order to obtain a conviction.

"There was also a prevailing and pervasive doctrine, now debunked but popular among child psychologists at the time, that children don't lie about abuse," wrote Charron.

"As a result, many cases of past child abuse were coming to light in Canada, and some were given wide publicity."

The ruling gives Crown lawyers "unsupervised discretion" to prosecute without recourse because malice must be explicit rather than inferred by the circumstances, said Edward Holgate, the lawyer for the families.

"It will be much harder in the future to sue successfully," he predicted.

Cavalluzzo said the decision was needed to give direction to courts nationwide, which in recent years have handed down conflicting rulings amid an escalation in lawsuits against Crown attorneys.

The Saskatchewan government supported Miazga in his lengthy court battle, asserting that a ruling against him could have a chilling effect on prosecutors, causing them to err on the side of caution in pursuit of wrongdoing.

Friday's decision comes 20 years after the Supreme Court discarded absolute Crown immunity in a case involving nurse Susan Nelles, who was falsely accused in connection with the deaths of four babies at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children.

Charron said she understands the anguish of the Klassen and Kvello families, who were "the victims of a clear miscarriage of justice which undoubtedly had a devastating effect on their lives."

But that solution, she said, does not lie in finding the prosecutor proceeded with malice.

The Saskatchewan government paid the families $2.46 million in a 2004 damages agreement and they will keep the money, said Holgate.

Brian Dueck, the police officer who investigated the case and laid the charges, also was found liable for malicious prosecution, but he did not appeal the decision

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