Stanton & I became great pals towards the end of his days… I was honored by his words more than once. This was one of the last things that he wrote and he wrote it as the introduction to my new book, THE SATANIC TEMPLE EXPOSED…
If I may be so bold as to speak on behalf of my, at times frenemy, at other times comrade in arms, depending on which direction the pendulum of his bipolarity might swing, Mister Bugbee isn’t “for everybody” and I think he would be the first to admit as much or brag as much even! Shane speaks to the angsty teen rebel in us all, Satanists, that is, that never burns out all the way, that never entirely fades, that remains a motivator in our work and our play however varied our paths may be.
Satanic groups and Satanists, don’t always, or for that matter, even do they rarely, see eye to eye. Rather, it is far more common to hear of Satanic groups, locking horns, as it be, with one another.
What Shane offers is a middle-ground where every Satanist with even a spark of rebellion and a drop of humor can come together and have a meeting of minds. And don’t get me wrong, when I speak of Shane, I am not referring to the man, I am referring to the brand, because Shane Bugbee is no mortal being. He is an entity, a name, a symbol.
Shane Bugbee is a symbol for that rebellious angry kid that got picked on but came back and pranked the bully so damned good, he became a legend throughout grade and into high school, speaking metaphorically. Shane Bugbee is every fathers worst nightmare, and many a mothers secret fantasy. He is an authentic and bona-fide youth-quaker and a genuine Satanic celebrity if ever there was one.
He may not be your or even MY cup of tea, but if you tell him that, he might say something like, “good I’d rather be your cup of pee” or something equally, or even more vile.
Shane Bugbee is an accomplice of mine and plenty of the time I genuinely dislike him. But that doesn’t mean I don’t love him. He is part of the Satanic Family Tree, a Duke or Baron, if you will, of the LaVeyan Satanic Dynasty.
Why am I bothering to state any of this? Because I am using Shane Bugbee as an example for all of you, to better understand your place in Satanism. Before you got your dick wet for the first time, Shane Bugbee was producing arguably the first most overtly Satanic porno movie among other things such as befriending my grandfather.
I don’t know you yet, but I also don’t dislike you yet. Let’s keep it that way and keep the casting of stones out of the picture. If you desire Satanic harmony, it begins with you.
Diplomacy is necessary.
Respect your elders. That’s all I’m saying.
Stanton Z LaVey
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