THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SATANIC CULT INVOLVEMENT: AN ...

When interpersonal conflict and a The evil inside of me is so powerful that it I Destructive,
range ofmisfortunes occurred in S's magically affects events and people around powerful.
family, S knew this was the result of me.
his evil spirit.
S's father attempted to counter the I I will defy my father by refusing to worship I Defiant child.
family's misfortune by means of God, and secretly pray to Lucifer instead.
daily family prayer meetings, during
which S secretly prayed to Lucifer.
S befriended Christians and I will infiltrate Christian gatherings by IMalevolent
presented himself as a spiritual role deceitfully presenting myself as a Christian deceiver.
model in order to infiltrate Christian role model, the antithesis ofmy satanic self.
gatherings.
S undermined the Christian spmt I will undermine this Christian group by I Sexual
and unity of a youth group by exploiting my sexual attractiveness to girls to manipulator.
encouraging the female members' seduce them away from God, thereby creating
sexual responsiveness to him, and in them un-Christian feelings of sexual desire
fostering jealousy regarding his and jealousy.
other female partners.
Awe
Hostility.
Aggression.
Aggression,
envy,
narcissistic
gratification.
Victims of S's I 108,109
demonic power.
Hated paternal I 110
figure.
Gullible victims. I 118
Corruptible I 119
female targets.
Power and dominance derived from I will make myself a receptacle for evil forces IWilling
inviting possession by demons that are more powerful than the forces of receptacle.
stronger than the demons of other others.
Satanists.
The relationships between S's II have to control and be more powerful than I Power-hungry.
satanic coven members were based my satanic competitors.
on competition for power and
domination over others.
Gratification I Powerful I 129
demonic forces.
Aggression. I Hostile I 130
competitors.
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