Henry Zebrowski

Because that's really the people that he's surrounding himself with at this point.

It's intellectuals.

It's people who say they're magicians, but they're really dentists.

But they're people who have other shit going on.

He thought, at least, that he needed someone who could take care of the admin.

That's what Anton LaVey, he, yes, he was, it was his punishment.

Now, within just a few years, Michael Aquino was a major insider at the Church of Satan, although he took on all the nerd roles that Anton LaVey couldn't be bothered with, like, for example, editing the church's internal publication, The Cloven Hoof.

I'm done.

I'm done with you for today.

Most importantly, though, Michael Aquino was a member of the Church of Satan's governing body, the Council of Nine.

This, presumably, is how Aquino came to be so heavily involved in a short-lived organizational structure called the Grotto System.

Now, incredibly, the Grotto System was modeled after the Boy Scout troops that both Aquino and LeVay loved.

The idea was that the grotto system would give each member a chance to be more than a so-called mail-order Satanist.

Using the grotto system, members could share in ritual practice and discussion with their own local Satanists outside of San Francisco, wherever in the country they may be.

By July of 1970, 25 satanic grottos had been established around America, with names like the Plutonian Grotto, the Asmodeus Grotto, the Babylon Grotto, the Karnat Grotto, and the Yugoth Grotto.

Oh!

Each grotto, which was required to have at least five members... Can I ask, which grotto had cold brew?

Carnac Grotto.

Well, each grotto, which was required to have at least five members, was led by someone who was at least a second degree witch or warlock.

Each grotto also had to be approved by Michael Aquino and the rest of the Council of Nine, who were all fourth degree witches or warlocks.