and knew more Рmusic than the regular player, so Beatty kept him on the calliope. He panied the Р“Human Cannonball,” Hugo Zachinni, and the Wallendas’ high wire acts, among others. Р When he was eighteen, LaVey left the circus and joined a carnival. He became assistant to Рa magician, learned hypnosis, and studied more about the occult. This was a curious Рcombination. On the one side, he was working in an atmosphere of life at its rawest level—of Рearthy music; the smell of wild animals; acts in which a second of missed timing meant Рaccident; performances that demanded youth and strength, and shed those who grew old like Рlast year’s clothes; a world of physical excitement that had magical attractions. On the other Рside, he was working with the magic in the dark side of the human mind.
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