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To: alt.satanism From: xeper@aol.com (Xeper) Subject: Brimstone Symbol Date: 05 Jan 1999 19:19:16 GMT In article <19990105132512.05605.00001787@ng-ch1.aol.com>, leohtfera@aol.comX8X wrote: >>In LaVey's Satanic Bible, there is a symbol above the Nine Satanic >>Statements: does anyone know the meaning associated with it? > >The only other place I have seen this symbol is a pendant in an occult >magazine, in which it was listed as "Destroy/Confuse The Enemy." >Past that, your guess is as good as mine. It's the alchemical sign for "Brimstone". Other than this decorative appearance in the _SB_, it also appeared on the original C/S letterhead, but had no significance other than its obviously traditional one. The original Church made available for awhile a large selection of custom-made baked enamel on brass amulets, among which was a "Brimstone" one for people who felt like being more subtle than the Baphomet. Among the amulets was one for "Knowledge", which had a cross-shaped design of thin lines, each encircled with spirals. When I once asked Anton about the design, he said that he had adapted it from TV-set "rabbit ears" on the premise that anyone idiotic enough to buy an amulet to obtain knowledge instead of going out and studying for it was only suited for sitting in front of a TV set and having his mind stuffed by it, hence the C/S was just giving the amulet purchaser better reception. Can't argue with *that* logic! :-) Long after this ASLV design ceased to be sold within the Church, it continued to exist as uncredited, pirated amulets (the gold, potmetal kind) sold in occult shops. I think it's still widely available today, and still probably sold to many knowledge-hungry people who wonder why their TV pictures are suddenly sharper. Black Magic strikes again! Michael A. Aquino, Ph.D.
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