THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SATANIC CULT INVOLVEMENT: AN ...

How did you become involved in Satanism?
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Central themes
26. It was through my two friends at 26. S was introduced to Satanism by two
school. I didn't know it then, but they were older school friends.
actually involved in Satanism. They were a
bit older than me.
27. They invited me to come to ... they said 27. S's friends took him toa social
it was going to be a party. I said "okay". gathering attended by many older people.
Anywtry, we went to this party, and there
were all these people there. Some older
than me, some much older.
28. Before I got there, however, my friends 28. S's friends had promised him that he
told me that I'd be able to relate to these would be able to relate comfortably to the
people, I'dfit in.
people he would meet.
29 But they also told me that I'd have to 29. S was warned that he would have to
keep my lips zipped about what I saw there. keep secret all that he witnessed.
30. Because I was such an outcast, because 30. Because S was a detached social
I was so different, hating everybody, almost outcast, promising secrecy was not difficult
being detached from everyone, including for him.
myfamily, I didn't mind
3J. I think they could also sense that, and 31. S felt that his friends trusted him to
trusted me.
maintain secrecy.
32. At the party music was pltrying. There 32. The large social gathering became a
was a lot of people. Then they began religious ritual at one point.
chanting, followed by someone talking, like
a priest in church.
33. 1 remember clearly an animal being 33. S recalls watching a ritual animal
slaughtered there, with everyone around sacrifice, during which the blood was
the thing. The blood was being shared by imbibed by the participants.
everybody. 1 was sitting outside the ring,
quietly watching everything.
34. The funny thing is, I wasn't scared I 34. S, experiencing himself as callous and
didn't feel like running awtry ... nothing. I destructive, was not frightened by
was already such a hard, destructive kind witnessing a satanic sacrifice.
of person that seeinf( that stuff didn't
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