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This glyph is often referred to incorrectly as the “pontifical cross of Satan” by Christian tract writers, due to its adoption as an emblem of Satanism by Anton LaVey in the 1960s. The emblem has no history as a symbol of Satanism outside of LaVey’s usage, and the attribution is most likely a product of anti-Catholic sentiment, as it is often compared in this context to the Catholic Pontifical Cross. A more common symbol for sulfur is a fire triangle surmounting a cross of earth. In 2019, The Satanic Temple was granted religious IRS 501(c)(3) status. [246] Art Literature Satan in Paradise Lost, as illustrated by Gustave Doré Beginning in the late 1960s, organized Satanism emerged out of the occult subculture with the formation of the Church of Satan. It was not long, however, before Satanism had expanded well beyond the Church of Satan. The decentralization of the Satanist movement was considerably accelerated when LaVey disbanded the grotto system in the mid- 1970s. At present, religious Satanism exists primarily as a decentralized subculture [...] Unlike traditional religions, and even unlike the early Satanist bodies such as the Church of Satan and the Temple of Set, contemporary Satanism is, for the most part, a decentralized movement. In the past, this movement has been propagated through the medium of certain popular books, especially Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible. In more recent years, the internet has come to play a significant role in reaching potential "converts", particularly among disaffected young people. The region is not unfamiliar with seismic tremors and there have been major earthquakes in recent times. Lava escaping from the bowels of the earth could easily have combined with sulfur to create hellish scenes.

Another reason why a person would choose to have a Leviathan cross tattoo might be because they are interested in practicing alchemy and magic. In that sense, it would make a nice ink for people of Wiccan and neo-pagan faith especially. A symbol originating from The Eternal Champion, later adopted by occultists and role-playing games.

The leviathan symbol is the Brimstone symbol and an important element in the alchemical study. And it represents the torments and sufferings of Hell. Wiccan Symbol

Temple, Ruth Zabriskie (May 24, 2008). Modern British Literature - Ruth Zabriskie Temple - Google Books. F. Ungar Publishing Company. ISBN 9780804431408 . Retrieved 2022-09-14. However, the use of the symbol far predates its mathematical application in the 17th century. In religion, it is first seen in the sigil of Saint Boniface, the English Christian monk who is known as the Apostle of the Germans. In it, the lemniscate is shown wrapped around the bars of the cross. The Leviathan crosshas a double cross at the top and an infinity symbol at the bottom. The infinity symbol signifies the eternal universe and the universe’s infinite nature. An image of the Leviathan cross.A number of religious studies scholars have described LaVey's Satanism as a form of "self-religion" or "self-spirituality", [125] with religious studies scholar Amina Olander Lap arguing that it should be seen as being both part of the "prosperity wing" of the self-spirituality New Age movement and a form of the Human Potential Movement. [126] The anthropologist Jean La Fontaine described it as having "both elitist and anarchist elements", also citing one occult bookshop owner who referred to the Church's approach as "anarchistic hedonism". [127] In The Invention of Satanism, Dyrendal and Petersen theorized that LaVey viewed his religion as "an antinomian self-religion for productive misfits, with a cynically carnivalesque take on life, and no supernaturalism". [128] The sociologist of religion James R. Lewis even described LaVeyan Satanism as "a blend of Epicureanism and Ayn Rand's philosophy, flavored with a pinch of ritual magic." [129] The historian of religion Mattias Gardell described LaVey's as "a rational ideology of egoistic hedonism and self-preservation", [130] while Nevill Drury characterized LaVeyan Satanism as "a religion of self-indulgence". [131] It has also been described as an "institutionalism of Machiavellian self-interest". [132]