THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SATANIC CULT INVOLVEMENT: AN ...

108. Suddenly the family began to fall apart. 108. Interpersonal conflict and a range of
There was strife in the household. People misfortunes suddenly occurred in E's family.
came to visit but never visited again. Mom
went back into hospital, money ran out,
everyone became sick. The lights tripped
constantly and things went missing.
109. I knew why, because my evil spirit was 109. E attributed the familial misfortune to
hanging over the house.
the influence ofhis evil spirit.
110. Dadforced us all to have a Bible-time 110. E used an enforced daily religious
in the mornings before we went to school, family ritual to secretly pray to Lucifer.
but I secretly prayed to Lucifer.
111. One day in English literature class a Ill. At this time E suddenly developed a
weird thing happened to me. The teacher range ofunfamiliar and repetitive somatic
was readingfrom some book, and suddenly symptoms.
the world started to rock around me. I got
pins and needles in my head, my eyesfelt
dry and stinging. I felt extremely
uncomfortable and began to sweat. I had
that experience each nightfor the nextfew
weeks.
112. Each time I went to church with my 112. E's somatic symptoms also appeared
parents I'd experience the same.
whenever he went to church with his parents.
113. I acquired a taste for the satanic life. 113. E's adaptation to his satanic life-style is
Eventually drinking blood is like drinking illustrated by his claim that drinking blood
water, like drinking tea.
became a normal experience.
114. Ifsomeone does even this much wrong 114. E responded with instant aggression to
to you slam him.
others' perceived hostile actions.
115. I was conditioned pretty well. It 115. E became conditioned to obeying the
becomes like an order, you just have to do cult's orders, believing that he would be
it. You either do it oryou die. executed ifhe disobeyed.
116. I also went through a ritual to remove 116. E underwent a ritual removal of his
all my emotions, all my humanfeelings, 'cos normal affective responsiveness, as emotions
those get in the way.
inhibited his satanic participation.
117. I was also on the lookout for people I 117. E endeavored to recruit new members
might recruit.
for the coven.
118. I was friends with Christians because I 118. E befriended Christians and presented
needed to infiltrate them. I would even act himself as a spiritual role model in order to
like a Christian, become a role model to infiltrate Christian gatherings.
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