The Satanic Bible

THE BLACK MASS

NO other single device has been associated with Satanism as much as the black mass.

To say that the most blasphemous of all religious ceremonies is nothing more than a

literary invention is certainly a statement which needs qualifying - but nothing could

be truer.

The popular concept of the black mass is thus: a defrocked priest stands before an altar

consisting of a nude woman, her legs spread-eagled and vagina thrust open, each of her

outstretched fists grasping a black candle made from the fat of unbaptized babies, and

a chalice containing the urine of a prostitute (or blood) reposing on her belly. An inverted

cross hangs above the altar, and triangular hosts of ergot-laden bread or black-stained turnip

are methodically blessed as the priest dutifully slips them in and out of the altar-lady's labia.

Then, we are told, an invocation to Satan and various demons is followed by an array of

prayers and psalms chanted backwards or interspersed with obscenities . . . all performed

within the confines of a "protective" pentagram drawn on the floor. If the Devil appears he is

invariably in the form of a rather eager man wearing the head of a black goat upon his

shoulders. Then follows a potpourri of flagellation, prayer-book burning, cunnilingus, fellatio,

and general hindquarters kissing - all done to a background of ribald recitations from the Holy

Bible, and audible expectorations on the cross! If a baby can be slaughtered during the ritual,

so much the better; for as everyone knows, this is the favorite sport of the Satanist!

If this sounds repugnant, then the success of the reports of the black mass, in keeping the

devout in church, is easy to understand. No "decent" person could fail to side with the

inquisitors when told of these blasphemies. The propagandists of the church did their job well,

informing the public at one time or another of the heresies and heinous acts of the Pagans,

Cathars, Bogomils, Templars and others who, because of their dualistic philosophies and

sometimes Satanic logic, had to be eradicated.

The stories of unbaptized babies being stolen by Satanists for use in the mass were not only

effective propaganda measures, but also provided a constant source of revenue for the

Church, in the form of baptism fees. No Christian mother would, upon hearing of these

diabolical kidnappings, refrain from getting her child properly baptized, post haste.

Another facet of man's nature was apparent in the fact that the writer or artist with lewd

thoughts could exercise his most obscene predilections in the portrayal of the activities of

heretics. The censor who views all pornography so that he will know what to warn others of is

the modern equivalent of the medieval chronicler of the obscene deeds of the Satanists (and,

of course, their modern journalistic counterparts). It is believed that the most complete library

of pornography in the world is owned by the Vatican!

The kissing of the Devil's behind during the traditional black mass is easily recognized as the

forerunner of the modern term used to describe one who will, through appealing to another's

ego, gain materially from him. As all Satanic ceremonies were performed toward very real or

material goals, the oscularum infame (or kiss of shame) was considered a symbolic requisite

towards earthly, rather than spiritual, success.

The usual assumption is that the Satanic ceremony or service is always called a black mass. A

black mass is not the magical ceremony practiced by Satanists. The Satanist would only