SATANISM (Part 4)

Dr. Anthony Moriarty, a psychologist who specializes in working with teen-agers involved in satanic activities, has determined that these dabblers fit into three psychological profiles:

THE PSYCHOPATHIC DELINQUENT is likely to be heavily into drugs, criminal activity, and violent behavior. He or she is attracted to Satanism as an outlet for violent aggressive, behavior, not because of any ritual or belief system attached to it.

THE ANGRY MISFIT is a person who is boiling with rage, which is directed out toward others--parents, teachers, schoolmates. Others are always to blame for his or her unhappiness. The misfit is often rejected by peers and feels misunderstood and lonely. The attraction of satanic activity is the chance to fain acceptance from a few people who share the same angry outlook. He has found company in his fellow Satanists.

THE PSEUDO INTELLECTUAL may be a bright student and certainly is not inclined toward the violence or hostility of the other two types. He or she likes to get the best of others or to dominate them through superior knowledge. This type reads many books on Satanism, acquires an impressive array of facts and vocabulary, and flaunts this knowledge to teachers or schoolmates. He or she may have a few friends who share this interest.8

The followers of Satanism wear symbols of his [believed] satanic power. Some of the more popular ones will be seen in the next article.

Paul