Satanism

The blazing star at the center of the Lodge is the witch's pentagram, symbol of the god of Satanism, Set! The letter “G” stands for generativity, sexual potency. The apron is a tool of the ceremonial magician and a symbol of Lucifer's priesthood. It also functions as a sacrilegious parody of the veil in the temple of Solomon, in that it veils…

hard core Christian society, the boys were looked down upon because they did not come form families that followed traditional guidelines for a good Christian family. In West Memphis, an inability to follow Christian beliefs was directly linked with satanism. The murderers were pinned on the three boys, labelling them as criminally violent satanic…

Christians accused the Jews of using witchcraft, because of their different religious traditions. At the time, Kabbalah was a growing belief and Mysticism among Jews and used a lot of symbols which led Christians to believe that it was closely tied to Satanism (“Christian Persecution”). The Christians also accused the Jews of starting the Black Plague, and they claimed that the Jews infected the drinking water from the wells and caused everyone to get sick (“Blaming the Jews”). The issue that…

SALEM WITCH TRIALS: THE TRUTH BEHIND THE STORIES Imagine living in the 1600’s and being convicted of being a witch. The Salem witch trials, in Bamberg Germany are the most famous witch trials. Soon after that, the witch craze came to Salem and even spread farther into America then thought back in the 1600s. Understanding the causes and consequences of the Salem witch trials give more of an understanding of witchcraft today. PURITAN LIFE IN SALEM During 16-17th century, Puritans protested…

Gnostic evil and the postmodern In the context of depth psychology, a link between individual experiences, gnosis and the contemporary world becomes self-evident. Therefore, during the course of the twentieth century, numerous movements embrace both esoteric spirituality and everyday encounters in multiple and highly individualised ways, providing a 'creative reinterpretation of traditional esotericism under the impact of modernity' (Hanegraaff 1996, 383). These groups are often embedded in new…

petty crimes. He also received a probationary sentence in 1982 for marijuana possession. He soon moved to San Francisco, California, and then to Los Angeles, progressing to cocaine addiction and burglary, and cultivating an interest in weapons and Satanism. Theft turned to violence in…

It is in human nature to seek answers to the large questions of life. Some of these questions include: Why does the universe exist? Who created it? What is the purpose of life? And what happens when a human dies? People all over the world seek answers to these questions within various religions. Religions provide a world view, community, sacredness, central stories, emotional experiences, and ethics. Wicca is a religion among many. The Wiccan faith is often misunderstood. There are numerous…

Violence in the Media The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut once again opened up the debate of a potential correlation between violence in the media and real life shootings. Following the event, President Obama asked for a ten million dollar study on the effects that violent media has on our youth. Some politicians, such as Representative Jim Matheson of Utah, believe that laws should be passed to ban the sale of violent media such as video games to minors…

today are still commonly known to be satanic. However they claim that that is a myth. They say that witchcraft is not christianity and it is not satanic but it is a religion, a worldview of naturism and humanitarianism and it is also a practice. “ Satanism and witchcraft are both occult religions; because of this, they both see reality as entirely natural. There is no transcendent God in the truest sense of the term. Further, they both see all of reality, material and immaterial, as…

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