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Satansplain #078 – ECI and the Combination Lock Principle

Explore ECI (Erotic Crystallization Inertia) and The Combination Lock Principle — two Satanic concepts from “The Devil’s Notebook” and their importance to Satanists.

00:00 – Intro
02:02 – About “The Devil’s Notebook” and LaVey’s other books
05:00 – Why ECI is Satanic
06:48 – Erotic Crystallization Inertia (ECI)
16:28 – Thoughts on ECI
23:30 – Why we have Satanic ritual
24:38 – The human phenomenon of ritual. Example: Wade Boggs.
26:04 – The Third Side to Ritual
28:55 – The Combination Lock Principle
30:08 – A point worth repeating
30:20 – The Combination Lock Principle (continued)

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Satansplain #067 – Church of Satan: Cosmic Joy Buzzer (1975, 1976)

Satansplain explores writings from Anton LaVey from 1975 and 1976, debunking some of the internet myths from deceased devil worshiper Michael Aquino.



00:00 – Intro
01:48 – Internet stories about the 1975 “schism” and the “theistic Satanists” who parrot them
06:12 – “Hoisted By His Own Patois” (introduction)
11:25 – “Hoisted By His Own Patois” (letter by Anton LaVey, 1975)
20:32 – Satanecdote (“Devil’s advocate” / “Match made in heaven”)
22:30 – About “Cosmic Joy Buzzer”: introduction
23:50 – “Church of Satan: Cosmic Joy Buzzer” (Anton LaVey, 1976)
32:12 – About the phrase “Phase One Satanism”
33:38 – Essay, continued