Repetitive, cult-like, and generally boring, with a dash of creepy.

I really wanted to like this book, but it’s just not good. A lot of it is totally unnecessary, like the Enochian keys. The ritual part is creepy and a bit misogynistic (young women must be naked to create sexual feelings in the men??), though I appreciated that the book was inclusive of queer people, especially considering the time. I’ve also learned that it steals a bunch of ideas from “Might Makes Right” (which I haven’t read), without citing it. Not cool!

My biggest issue was just the lack of references to the mythology of Satan in Christianity and Judaism. It was just LaVey preaching his unoriginal philosophy like some cult leader. Boring!

Alright, I’m off to get some real Satanism by listening to Ghost.