THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SATANIC CULT INVOLVEMENT: AN ...

a Satanist.
27. He didn't force me, or threaten me, or 27. S's friend put no pressure on him, but
anything like that. He said that I could simply left him to decide on his offer to
decide for myselfwhat I wanted to do ... and introduce S to Satanism.
then he laughed andwalked away.
28. I kept thinking about it, you know, about 28. After deliberating for a month, S told his
Satan. Wondering ifI should get involved. friend that he was interested in Satanism.
I was curious, and after about a month I
spoke to the guy and told him that I was
interested.
29. He took me along one night to a ritual, 29. S's friend took him to a satanic ritual,
but warned me that I was not to tell, say warning him that S would be hunted and
anything to anybody, or else they'd find me killed if he disclosed the night's events to
and kill me ifI ratted on them.
anyone.
30. The guy there, the high priest at the 30. S listened to the high priest sermonising
time, was talking about Satan's power, and about Satan's power and the rewards of
about what he can do for those who served serving Satan.
him well.
31. I remember ... I remember it was a big 31. The satanic meeting took place in a
shed, a big disused type ofshed, away from remote, disused shed to avoid unwanted
everything, where no one would notice what attention.
was going on.
32. There were candles all over. Everyone 32. S observed a ceremonial animal sacrifice
was chanting, singing. A cat was killed and take place at his first satanic meeting.
offered up to Satan.
33. People were then sharing the blood 33. The sacrificial blood was passed around
amongst themselves ... drinking and then and drunk, and the animal then burned.
giving to one another to drink. After that
the animal was burned
34. I wasn't scared, you know, I was more 34. S felt unafraid and curious about the god,
curious about this Satan guy that everyone Satan, who commanded such respect, and
was having so much respect for, and who bestowed power on his worshippers.
was giving everyone so much power.
35. I wanted that power that M was talking 35. S, desiring the power that his friend had
about, and so I made it known that I was spoken of, indicated that he was prepared to
willing to join, to give my heart to Satan. commit himselfto the cult.
36. They said they'd know if I ratted on 36. S had no difficulty taking a satanic oath
them. (lau$!hs) I had no vroblem keevin$! of secrecy, a precondition for cult
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