Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1991, Page 65
19. Russell, Jeffrey Burton, Witchcraft in the Middle Ages, Ithaca: Cornell University
Press, 1972, p.278.
20. Russell, p.278.
21. Farrar, pp. 18-19 63 and ch.vii. 1 86
22. Russell, p.279.
23. Gonzdlez-Wippler, Santeria: African Magic in Latin America, New York: Original
Publications, 1987, copyright, the Julian Press (Crown Publications) 1973, p.124.
The CSER report‟s prim assertion that human sacrifice is “expressly forbidden” by
Palo Mayombe irresistibly recalls an anecdote told by Isaiah Oke in his book,
Blood Secrets. Oke, a former priest of the Nigerian folk religion of juju -a West
African source of Santeria -attests that on one occasion he was forced to
participate in a ritual human sacrifice. Sometime later he was discussing the
subject with a very young anthropologist who heatedly insisted that juju priests
no longer performed the rite except in 11 symbolic” form. “How did she know?
Simple: She asked a jujuman, she said, and he told her so,” Oke recalls.
“Besides, she reminded me, human sacrifice is against the law.” (Oke, Isaiah.
Blood Secrets. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1989.) If this young woman
thought legal strictures had wiped out the practice, she was misinformed. An
item in the Boston Globe for October 26, 1989, entitled “Police will watch
graveyards closely,” notes that authorities in the West African nation of Sierra
Leone have tightened security at graveyards to prevent “witch doctors‟ from
digging up bodies. “Ritual killing and grave robbing for witchcraft is widespread
but little publicized in Africa,” the Globe reports.
24. Metraux, Alfred, Voodoo in Haiti, New York: Schocken Books, 1972, copyright
1959 by Alfred Metraux, pp.65, 267.
25. Raschke, Carl A., Painted Black, San Francisco: Harper &Row, 1990, pp.25-26.
26. Carlson, Shawn and Gerald H. Larne, “Giving the Devil Much More Than His Due,”
Free Inquiry, Summer 1990, pp.25-27.
27. LaVey, Anton, The Satanic Bible, p.25.
28. Carlson and Larne, Satanism in America” p.1 1.
29. Carlson and Larne, Satanism in America, p.12.
30. Aquino, Michael, “The Satanic Rituals,” Temple of Set Information Paper,
distributed at Ritualistic Crimes Seminar, Killeen, Texas, February 1989, p.3.
31. Aquino, “The Satanic Rituals,” p.3.
32. Bettelheim, Bruno, The Informed Heart, New York, Avon Books, 197 1, copyright
1960 by The Free Press.
33. Kevin Garvey, personal communication.
34. Aquino, Michael, The Book of Coming Forth by Night: Analysis and Commentary,
p. 1.
35. Aquino, Michael, “The Satanic Bible,” Temple of Set Information Paper,
distributed at Ritualistic Crimes Seminar, Killeenn, Texas, February 1989, p.5.
36. Kevin, Garvey, personal communication. Mr. Garvey was called in as a consultant
on this case, which was kept confidential.
37. Carlson and Larue, Satanism in America, p. 12.
38. Elias,Thomas, Devil worship: Police confront a modem nightmare, Los Angeles
Herald Examiner, August 10, 1986, p.A II.
39. “Modem Primitives,” Research, 1989, p.95.
40. Carlson and Larue, Satanism in America, p. 12.
41. State of Maine v. Scott Waterhouse, Decision No. 4216, Law Docket No. Lin-85-
23.
42. Aquino, Michael, “The Satanic Bible,” pp.2,5.
43. Tucker, Rob, Teen Satanism, Paper presented at Ritual Abuse: Fact or Fiction?
Conference sponsored by The Institute for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Aylmer,
19. Russell, Jeffrey Burton, Witchcraft in the Middle Ages, Ithaca: Cornell University
Press, 1972, p.278.
20. Russell, p.278.
21. Farrar, pp. 18-19 63 and ch.vii. 1 86
22. Russell, p.279.
23. Gonzdlez-Wippler, Santeria: African Magic in Latin America, New York: Original
Publications, 1987, copyright, the Julian Press (Crown Publications) 1973, p.124.
The CSER report‟s prim assertion that human sacrifice is “expressly forbidden” by
Palo Mayombe irresistibly recalls an anecdote told by Isaiah Oke in his book,
Blood Secrets. Oke, a former priest of the Nigerian folk religion of juju -a West
African source of Santeria -attests that on one occasion he was forced to
participate in a ritual human sacrifice. Sometime later he was discussing the
subject with a very young anthropologist who heatedly insisted that juju priests
no longer performed the rite except in 11 symbolic” form. “How did she know?
Simple: She asked a jujuman, she said, and he told her so,” Oke recalls.
“Besides, she reminded me, human sacrifice is against the law.” (Oke, Isaiah.
Blood Secrets. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1989.) If this young woman
thought legal strictures had wiped out the practice, she was misinformed. An
item in the Boston Globe for October 26, 1989, entitled “Police will watch
graveyards closely,” notes that authorities in the West African nation of Sierra
Leone have tightened security at graveyards to prevent “witch doctors‟ from
digging up bodies. “Ritual killing and grave robbing for witchcraft is widespread
but little publicized in Africa,” the Globe reports.
24. Metraux, Alfred, Voodoo in Haiti, New York: Schocken Books, 1972, copyright
1959 by Alfred Metraux, pp.65, 267.
25. Raschke, Carl A., Painted Black, San Francisco: Harper &Row, 1990, pp.25-26.
26. Carlson, Shawn and Gerald H. Larne, “Giving the Devil Much More Than His Due,”
Free Inquiry, Summer 1990, pp.25-27.
27. LaVey, Anton, The Satanic Bible, p.25.
28. Carlson and Larne, Satanism in America” p.1 1.
29. Carlson and Larne, Satanism in America, p.12.
30. Aquino, Michael, “The Satanic Rituals,” Temple of Set Information Paper,
distributed at Ritualistic Crimes Seminar, Killeen, Texas, February 1989, p.3.
31. Aquino, “The Satanic Rituals,” p.3.
32. Bettelheim, Bruno, The Informed Heart, New York, Avon Books, 197 1, copyright
1960 by The Free Press.
33. Kevin Garvey, personal communication.
34. Aquino, Michael, The Book of Coming Forth by Night: Analysis and Commentary,
p. 1.
35. Aquino, Michael, “The Satanic Bible,” Temple of Set Information Paper,
distributed at Ritualistic Crimes Seminar, Killeenn, Texas, February 1989, p.5.
36. Kevin, Garvey, personal communication. Mr. Garvey was called in as a consultant
on this case, which was kept confidential.
37. Carlson and Larue, Satanism in America, p. 12.
38. Elias,Thomas, Devil worship: Police confront a modem nightmare, Los Angeles
Herald Examiner, August 10, 1986, p.A II.
39. “Modem Primitives,” Research, 1989, p.95.
40. Carlson and Larue, Satanism in America, p. 12.
41. State of Maine v. Scott Waterhouse, Decision No. 4216, Law Docket No. Lin-85-
23.
42. Aquino, Michael, “The Satanic Bible,” pp.2,5.
43. Tucker, Rob, Teen Satanism, Paper presented at Ritual Abuse: Fact or Fiction?
Conference sponsored by The Institute for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Aylmer,
