{"product_id":"the-church-of-satan-i-volume-i-text-and-plates-paperback-1","title":"The Church of Satan I: Volume I - Text and Plates - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael A. Aquino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a religious institution consecrated by and literally acknowledging the Prince of Darkness, the Church of Satan enjoyed an inspiring, and occasionally either thrilling or terrifying, existence from 1966 to 1975. Beginning as a whimsical and satirical countercultural statement against the social and institutionally-religious hypocrisy of the 1960s, the Church gradually evolved into a positive, sincere, and  to its own surprise] virtuous organization, though not without periodic individual and group growing pains: the consequence of allegiance to a supernatural entity only dimly apprehended and understood by Western Jud o-Christianized civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom its 1979 1st Edition to this 2013 8th, \u003ci\u003eThe Church of Satan\u003c\/i\u003e remains the only complete documentary history of that fascinating and bizarre adventure, from Anton \u0026amp; Diane LaVey's founding of the Church in their San Francisco home to its surprising dissolution into a secular business a decade later and metaphysical supersession by the Temple of Set.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEver since its 1981 2nd Edition, \u003ci\u003eThe Church of Satan\u003c\/i\u003e's growing size made it impossible to print. This 8th Edition finally fits all of the text and plates into fewer than 500 pages: 285,300 words, 39 chapters, 73 color plates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A companion \u003ci\u003eThe Church of Satan II\u003c\/i\u003e volume (imminently also available in this same format \u0026amp; distribution) contains all 161 Appendices in a similar-sized B\u0026amp;W book. Both volumes should be acquired and read together.]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael A. Aquino was the only member of the original Church of Satan to attain the Second Level of the Fourth Degree (Magister Templi IV°-II') prior to the Church's 1975 termination. He was a member of its governing Council of Nine and its Order of the Trapezoid 1970-75. He served as Editor of the Church's \u003ci\u003eCloven Hoof\u003c\/i\u003e_ newsletter 1971-75.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-fictional books by Dr. Aquino generally fall into three categories: historical, practical, and initiatory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical works include \u003ci\u003eThe Neutron Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e (a study of the domestic and foreign politics surrounding the proposed NATO introduction of that weapon in 1977-8) and \u003ci\u003eExtreme Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e (a documentary exposé of the 1986-7 \"Satanic ritual abuse\" scam at the Presidio of San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo other [2-volume] books - \u003ci\u003eThe Church of Satan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Temple of Set\u003c\/i\u003e - are not only histories but initiatory analyses as well, examining the philosophical and metaphysical concepts which define and energize those religious institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs one of the U.S. Army's extremely rare Political-Military Affairs Officers [with credentials in Strategic \u0026amp; Space Intelligence, Psychological Operations, Special Forces, Civil Affairs, Defense Attaché, and Foreign Area Officer], Dr. Aquino has also introduced the practical application of \"MindWar\" as a methodology for reducing, if not eliminating contemporary humanity's obsession with and reliance upon murderous, destructive conventional war (PhysWar\"). His 2013 book \u003ci\u003eMindWar\u003c\/i\u003e introduces this solution and outlines its successive stages of implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinally a purely-initiatory work, \u003ci\u003eMindStar\u003c\/i\u003e, addresses the purely-metaphysical \"soul\" of human thought which \u003ci\u003eMindWar\u003c\/i\u003e [as a practical curriculum] omits, confronting the elusive questions of human divinity and immortality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnsurprisingly Dr. Aquino's fictional ventures - \u003ci\u003eWe Break the Sword\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFireForce\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMorlindalë\u003c\/i\u003e (\"authored\" by The One Ring) - all draw upon extensive political and philosophical principles in their telling. Both \u003ci\u003eFireForce\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMorlindalë\u003c\/i\u003e utilize the literary technique of parody in a serious, rather than humorous exploration and extrapolation of the original source.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditionally Dr. Aquino has recovered and Edited a collection of childhood poems by his mother, Betty Ford: \u003ci\u003ePegasus in Pinfeathers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of these books are available on Amazon in printed paperback and Kindle ebook editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 470\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42668505530464,"sku":"9781494447335","price":152.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/YlFOYUxQdlhiVmUwVU55SW9OWnZSZz09.webp?v=1774813808","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-church-of-satan-i-volume-i-text-and-plates-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}