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Satansplain #115 – Church of Satan’s 60th Anniversary

Happy 60th anniversary to the Church of Satan! Hear some Church of Satan history, how and when members get together, the anniversary celebrations, why we don’t use grottos, and some trivia about the hidden track on the Satanic Mass album.

00:00 – Intro
01:21 – History quotations
07:16 – More on the Church of Satan
10:29 – Satanists getting together
13:58 – Getting together: bigger numbers
19:13 – Thoughts on the 60th celebration
28:58 – Satanecdote: lesser magic at the pharmacy drive-thru
30:43 – Upcoming episode?
31:36 – Ghost track on “The Satanic Mass”
34:09 – Grottos vs. Internet

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Satansplain #036 – Colored Sigils and other early 1970s oddities from the Church of Satan

Back in the early 1970s, the Church of Satan experimented with different hierarchy standards, from color-coded medallions to multiple ceremonial titles, eventually scrapping what didn’t work and keeping what did. Internal newsletters from the day share some insight into what that was like.