Within the Church of Satan, a Grotto (from Italian grotta, a type of cave) is a clandestine association or gathering of Satanists within geographical proximity for means of social, ritual, and special interest activities.[1] The Black House, the founding place and headquarters of the Church of Satan from 1966 to 1997, was effectively the first grotto, and was for a time referred to as the "Central Grotto".[2][3] Grottos existed for a time in various parts of the United States; these included the Babylon Grotto in Detroit, the Stygian Grotto in Dayton, and the Lilith Grotto in New York.[4] In 1975, LaVey disbanded all grottos,[5] then reinstated them in the 1980s.[6] The Church of Satan no longer formally recognizes or charters grottos.[7]

See also

  • Cell group – a form of church organization that is used in many Christian churches
  • Coven – a group or gathering of witches

References

  1. ↑ The Church of Satan Website Archived 2012-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, under Affiliation: The Grotto System Retrieved December 3, 2010
  2. ↑ Religious Requirements and Practices 1978.
  3. ↑ Matthews 2007, p. 380.
  4. ↑ Baddeley 2010, p. 74.
  5. ↑ Lewis 2002, p. 7; Lap 2013, p. 84.
  6. ↑ Martin et al. 2008, p. 421.
  7. ↑ High Priest, Magus Peter H. Gilmore. "The Grotto System". churchofsatan.com.

Works cited

  • Religious Requirements and Practices: A Handbook for Chaplains. Washington DC: U. S. Department of the Army. 1978.
  • Baddeley, Gavin (2010). Lucifer Rising: Sin, Devil Worship & Rock n' Roll (third ed.). London: Plexus. ISBN 978-0-85965-455-5.
  • Lap, Amina Olander (2013). "Categorizing Modern Satanism: An Analysis of LaVey's Early Writings". In Per Faxneld; Jesper Aagaard Petersen (eds.). The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 83–102. ISBN 978-0-19-977924-6.
  • Lewis, James L. (2002). "Diabolical Authority: Anton LaVey, The Satanic Bible and the Satanist "Tradition"" (PDF). Marburg Journal of Religion. 7 (1): 1–16.
  • Martin, Walter; Rische, Jill Martin; Kurt, Van Gorden; Rische, Kevin (21 October 2008). The Kingdom of the Occult. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-1-4185-1644-4.
  • Matthews, Warren (2007). World Religions. Wadsworth/Thomson. ISBN 978-0-495-00709-8.
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