Peter H. Gilmore
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Peter Howard Gilmore | |
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 Gilmore in October 2007 | |
| Title | High Priest; Magus |
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| Born | Peter Howard Gilmore May 24, 1958 |
| Religion | LaVeyan Satanism |
| Spouse | Peggy Nadramia |
| Denomination | Church of Satan |
| Known for | The Satanic Scriptures |
| Profession | Author, musician, occultist, Priest |
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| Profession | Author, musician, occultist, Priest |
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| Church of Satan · First Satanic Church · (see also The Black House, Grotto, Council of Nine) |
| Notable people |
| Anton LaVey · Blanche Barton · Peter H. Gilmore · Peggy Nadramia · Diane Hegarty · Karla LaVey |
| Texts |
| The Satanic Bible · The Satanic Rituals · The Satanic Witch · The Devil's Notebook · Satan Speaks! · Letters from the Devil · The Secret Life of a Satanist · The Church of Satan · The Satanic Scriptures |
| Media |
| The Satanic Mass · Satanis: The Devil's Mass · Speak of the Devil: The Canon of Anton LaVey · Satan Takes a Holiday · Strange Music · Death Scenes |
| Related Topics |
| Greater and lesser magic · Satanic holidays · The Black Flame · The infernal names · Enochian Keys · Hail Satan · Sign of the horns · An Interview with Peter H. Gilmore |
Peter Howard Gilmore (born May 24, 1958) is an American composer, artist, and author. He is the current High Priest of the Church of Satan.[1][2] Gilmore graduated from NYU with both a bachelor's and master's degree in music composition.[citation needed]. As a representative of the Church of Satan, Gilmore has been interviewed on numerous television and radio programs dealing with the topic of Satanism, including appearances on History, the BBC, Syfy, Point of Inquiry, and Bob Larson's Christian radio show.[3]
Biography[]
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Gilmore was raised in upstate New York. He visited New York City regularly throughout his youth and moved to Hell's Kitchen in 1980. He read The Satanic Bible at age thirteen and has described The Church of Satan as "the motivating philosophical force in my life" ever since.[3]
In 1989, he and his wife Peggy Nadramia began publishing a Satanic journal, The Black Flame, and continues to publish issues sporadically. In 2005, Gilmore wrote the new introduction to Anton LaVey's The Satanic Bible, and his essay on Satanism was published in The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature.[4]
The Satanic Scriptures[]
A hard cover edition of The Satanic Scriptures, a collection essays and other writings by Gilmore was released on Walpurgis Night 2007, with a subsequent paperback edition (ISBN 0976403595) released on October 13, 2007. The book includes rituals that were previously not public, such as marriages and Satanic burials.
Essays[]
A large part of the essays were released before the book, however, some of the essays included in the book are improved variations. Some, including the essay published in the extract, deal with what the Church of Satan considers pseudo-Satanists, and those who refuse to join the Church, forming their own groups. Magus Gilmore is not too critical of the legitimate Satanists who never join the Church itself, yet disdainfully denounces Christians who sacrifice animals and worship God.
Other essays touch on the similarity between fascist aesthetics and Satanism, along with a multitude of political issues that correlate with the Satanic point of view, as the Index released demonstrates. It includes, but is not limited to, issues such as terrorism in the United States, gay rights, and much more.
Rituals[]
Many of the rituals detailed in the book were previously only known to members of the priesthood in the Church of Satan, as the wedding rite that was carried out by the founder Anton LaVey, along with the details of a Satanic funeral, which it is supposed is a variation of the same ritual which was written for LaVey's funeral.
References[]
- ^ Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Dis Religion, and Faith & Luís F. Rodrigues 2010, p. 12.
- ^ Handbook of Religion and the Authority of Science 2010, p. 93.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith & Luís F. Rodrigues 2010, p. 125.
- ^ Taylor, Bron (10 June 2008). The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. ISBN 9781441122780.
External links[]
- Several of Gilmore's essays on Satanism and culture can be found at the Church of Satan's official web site.
- Peter H. Gilmore at IMDb
- Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
- The Satanic Scriptures
Interviews with Peter H. Gilmore[]
- Satanism: An interview with Church of Satan High Priest Peter Gilmore (5 November 2007), at Wikinews
- Endemoniada Zine
- Alas, Babylon, article on the gentrification of New York City by Jim Knipfel in New York Press
- Halloween special (4:46-8:14) (29 October 2010), video interview with George Stroumboulopoulos on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (CBC Television)
- Science and Satanism (10 August 2007), audio interview on Point of Inquiry
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- 21st-century American composers
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