A Look At Anton Lavey's Affair With Jayne Mansfield
In 1966, the year before the accident, Jayne Mansfield ran afoul of self-declared high priest in the Church of Satan, Anton LaVey. LaVey, of course, wasn't a "Satanist" in the theological sense — his teachings denied both the existence of God and Satan — but more of a provocateur, using Satan as a symbol for how edgy and rebellious he was. He was, however, not above performing the occasional occult ceremony, often involving altars covered in naked women (via the San Francisco Gate).
He also wasn't above performing the occasional "curse" (though how a Satanic curse works in a world without a literal Satan is anyone's guess), and that, according to Bookforum, was why Mansfield had sought him out in the first place. Embroiled in a bitter custody dispute with her ex-husband, Mansfield had decided she needed some supernatural help, and LaVey was apparently more than happy to oblige. That the resulting photo op resulted in a flurry of publicity was evidently icing on the cake for the aging actress.
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