 The Nine Satanic Statements outline the basic ideology of LaVeyan Satanism , and have become some of the guiding principles of LaVeyan Satanism . They also served as a template for later publications by LaVey , such as his 1987 " Nine Satanic Sins " . Ayn Rand 's influence on LaVeyan Satanism is apparent in the Nine Satanic Statements , leading some , namely Nikolas Schreck , to assert that the Statements are simply unacknowledged paraphrase of Rand 's thoughts . These accusations have been disproved , however . 
