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the edge of evil
This book was one of the best books I have read on satanism is America. If you are a christian I think this book should be in your library. A must for all youth directors. The previous review I read on this book was written by a satanist and a witch so if you should read it before or after my review you could see they are afraid of being exposed and are trying to steer people away from this book. But I promise you all take the chance and buy this book. I promise you will not be sorry. I have since ordered a second copy and tonight I am ordering the audio as well. May Christ be with you.
Allysrave@yahoo.com

If this is baloney....
...than it is highly entertaining baloney.The funniest part was where the author declares that "in the 1990s, dealing with Satan worship will be the number one priority for law enforcement" or something to that effect.Nice prognosticating there, Nostradamus.This is worth picking up for laughs (cheaply, of course).

Because there's no "zero" star rating
This book is pure, 100% grade A baloney. The "signs that your child might be a Satanist" are so broad that they apply to the vast majority of teens everywhere, and the list of supposed "Satanic" symbols in the back of the book is absolutely ludicrous -- watch out for those evil circles!

There are no Satanic verses imbedded in heavy metal records.

So-called "backward masking" doesn't exist.

There is no vast Satanic conspiracy that kidnaps and ritually sacrifices thousands of people every year.

Role-playing games and board games are not "gateway drugs" into Devil-worship and Satanic groups (which don't exist anyway -- see above).

Save your money. Buy Jeffrey Victor's "Satanic Panic" instead and educate yourself with some real facts, not pompous, overblown scare tactics.

Take a few minutes and find out the real truth, here:
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THIS 28 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Occult Causes of the Present War, by Lewis Spence. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766100510. ... Read more

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ranting of a madman
First of all, I'd like to express my satisfaction with Amazon's service.I ordered this, and another book, on a Tuesday afternoon and it arrived the following Friday afternoon.I had free shipping.Amazon, as always, amazing.Now, I wish there had been a review of this "book" before I ordered it.Mr. Spence claims to be a Scotsman and I believe founded the Scottish National Movement yet seems to literally worship any and everything british.He denounces racism but his views are obviously racist.He claims to be an authority on the occult but spews Xian "morality".He is a delusional hypocrite.Anything German is bad; everything british is good.Since WWII has been over for 60+ years, it is becoming obvious that the Allies weren't the saints they appeared to be.I won't even bring up the war crime at Dresden.The only thing "Satanic" is that any and every revolution is Satanic.The French Revolution, the Russian Revolution,all started by "Satanists" or Satan himself.He even says this and I quote: " in the recent Spanish Civil War, which is known to have been planned by nihilist Satanist influence...".I guess the American Revolution was the work of Satanists as well?But of course he doesn't say that for that would be detrimental in getting Americas support and billions of dollars for the glorious Allies in WWII.Anyway, I've wasted too much time on this liar.I'll leave you with the last line of this article:
"Britain, the sea-borne Ark, bearing the symbols of truth and righteousness, will pass unscathed through the tempest to the haven of that victory which is peace."

Anyone interested in Satanism or National Socialism, do yourself a favour and avoid this trash.

HH & HS!

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Thankful Heart
A good resource book to be used if I was writing a term paper, or needed more information on the reappearance of cults in our society today. Same as when the book was written Satan just keeps repackaging the cults to appeal to others. Thank you. ... Read more

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SRA propaganda
For a book about alleged "Satanism", the cover immediately betrays its contents. There's some guy posing in a WHITE robe, looking considerably more Druidic, or like a Thelemic Magician, or even a weakan, than any way Satanic. He holds a really nice athame, however. The majority of the public will not even consider this, for they are monolithically ignorant of the Satanic religion. Some guy in a blindlight robe will sufficiently terrify. Which only means true Satanic aesthetics will cause bowel movements. Believe Me, I've seen it.

Overall, the book is more in-depth tha others of its kind. It is pretty well researched, & is quite detailed in is relations of STORIES.

Dr. LaVey is well quoted, & has an entire chapter devoted to His accomplishments. But as to be expected, the authors typically interject their depricating comments & elementary prognoses, as they arte obviously threatened by the influence & genius of The Black Pope. The authors vainly attempt to downplay the effects of His work & contributions to Satanism, & the world.

The authors, much like many of their colleagues, accept the blindlight lies handed to them. If only they took the same attitudes, & expended the same efforts to dissect xianity as they try to do with the undefiled wisdom of Satanism, much lucidation would occur. Perhaps much more than they could handle. The programming, however, seems deeply ingrained. Don't let a xian mind go to waste---serve it up on a platter!

By comparison, however, LaVey's words stand for themselves. As the authors are pre-occupied in discrediting them, doing poorly at that, they unintentionally end up presenting the Satanic philosophy in a positive mannerdepite their efforts to criticize. In truth, Empey & Shwarz are nowhere NEAR the league of these Satanists. They are simply armchair critics seeking to make some money off of the reputations of the superior.

This book IS better put together than say, the rotund redneck Tom Wedge's 'The Satan Hunter', but that's only because Schwarz's flunky is a better journalist than Wedge's. Keep in mind, that in BOTH cases, it took TWO to write their books. ... Read more

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Ever need a fact or quotation on "Satanism"? Designed for speechwriters, journalists, writers, researchers, students, professors, teachers, historians, academics, scrapbookers, trivia buffs and word lovers, this is the largest book ever created for this word. It represents a compilation of "single sentences" and/or "short paragraphs" from a variety of sources with a linguistic emphasis on anything relating to the term "Satanism," including non-conventional usage and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities. This is not an encyclopedic book, but rather a collage of statements made using the word "Satanism," or related words (e.g. inflections, synonyms or antonyms). This title is one of a series of books that considers all major vocabulary words. The entries in each book cover all parts of speech (noun, verb, adverb or adjective usage) as well as use in modern slang, pop culture, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This data dump results in many unexpected examples for "Satanism," since the editorial decision to include or exclude terms is purely a computer-generated linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under fair use conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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1920. Satanism in some sense is perfectly intelligible, and may be strongly sympathetic. We need pay no attention to the mere name of Satan or Lucifer; the name is a mythological accident. The essence of the belief is that the World Order is evil and a lie; goodness and truth are persecuted rebels. In other forms the belief has been held by many Christian saints and martyrs, and notably by the author of the Apocalypse. But we should notice that it is diametrically opposed to the teaching of almost all the great moral philosophers. ... Read more

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Presents arguments for treating teen satanic worship as a mental health problem rather than a religious issue and provides information about rituals and symbols, signs of involvement, and the controversy surrounding this topic. ... Read more

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Warning Against Satanism
This is a good book warning against Satanism. While it often seems hip and rebellous to the would be teen dabbler, the military dropped the ball on it as a religion and thus there goes their dark side image. This book was listing at the 133 level as in 101 for a college level course. Even though it was published in 1994, much of the material holds up over a decade later except gone is the dark side image associated with it. They were the biggest geeks. Thomas Thorn, Rex Church, Boyd Rice etc etc all were beaten up and given swirlies on a daily basis in school- their parents raised them that way. What could've been hip and rebellous turned into something like Jerry Seinfeld. I am a born again and baptized Lutheran currently almost done with adult confirmation, and I would say don't waste your time don't raise your kids into it. If you still have to, keep in the closet. At 7.99 The Satanic Bible had to have a broad appeal and they wanted everyone to be able to afford it, with the 1980s represented the future of Satanism which was welfare for Anton LaVey. The satanic panic was more like satanic bashing, with the cheapest cheap shots still thrown in on talk shows at these big babies whose moms stole a copy of The Satanic Bible. Well I've got news for you- Hot Topic is more menacing than the Church of Satan. I can at least credit Michael Acquino and the Temple of Set for having some class about this. I'm not saying go to hell, I'm saying they took cheap shots at them just because they know all the darkness had been lost.

Amusing, but not the Christian-fest I was dreading.
Allen J. Ottens, Coping with Satanism (Rosen, 1994)

I originally picked this up assuming I was going to get the extremist-Christian view on supposed Satanic cult activity, but such is not the case. Rosen seems to be a publishing house focusing on the grade 5-12 set, and if there are any extremist Christians the bunch, they held their tongues long enough that the company managed to publish a J. K. Rowling biography recently. This pretty much fits with what I found in the book itself.

Ottens take a surprisingly balanced approach to the idea of Satanism, at least while he's describing the signs that your child may, in fact, be worshipping some guy with a big red tail and a cloven hoof. He almost completely discounts the "Satanic panic" that was on the wane by 1994, addressing most of the key players and giving the reader more than enough solid reasons for doing the same. He's also pretty much got his facts right (though one wonders why, during a brief discussion of splinter groups from the Church of Satan, he neglected to say anything about the Temple of Set, who are the only real CoS splinter group worth mentioning, and by far the best known; have at it, conspiracy theorists). Things break down towards the end when he attempts to make a case for "Satanism as mental health problem; one thinks that a truly good argument for this tactic could easily be turned on older established religions, and Ottens was likely aware of that fact, and thus didn't want to give the budding grave desecrators any ammo they might be able to use in heated discussions with parents about the religion said parents follow. Pity, as that might have led to some really interesting exchanges over the dinner table.

As with any book of this type, it's a double-edged sword. It has equal use to both the teen involved in a "Satanic cult"who wants to get out and the teen interested in finding out more about the religion. (Such would, of course, however be advised to go straight to the source and read Dr. LaVey's cheesy, but fun, The Satanic Bible.) Take the mental-health-issues bits with grains of salt, or apply them equally to the more established religions, and what emerges is what some of us have known was there all along: a quick, sketchy overview of an actual religion.

One wonders, idly, why Focus on the Family or some other similar band of numbskulls hasn't raised a stink about this book yet. Only a matter of time, I guess.

Laughs A-Plenty!
I found this book in my local public library, and the title alone had me snickering in the aisle. God only knows what the mild little woman at the check-out counter thought of me. Released at the heels of the mid 80's "Satanic Panic," the authors of this book warn the reader of the legion of Satanists that walk among us. Hordes of Darkness, indeed!

Watch out! That girl in your 3rd period study hall, you know the one...she gets her clothes at that weird store in the mall and flouts convention! Stay away from her! She treads the Left Hand Path, and will lead you into a life of deceit and mayhem! I know what you're saying, "Naaah, it'll never happen to MEEEE!" Won't it? This book reads like a script from one of those '50's educational films. Buy it for the sheer kitschiness of it all. It's only two bucks and change.

When you read this book, you'll know just how easy it is to go from being a casual Iron Maiden fan to baby killer and grave-robber! Don't say I didn't warn you, sinner!

Lies
Two people who have Ph.D.s should have learned long ago to research the topic they're going to write about, espiecally if they are against it. I am not a Satanist, but, as someone who studies religions, I feel the best way to research and talk about a religion is by reading the major books about the religion. They mentioned Anton Szander Lavey twice in the book, and never sited anything from "The Satanic Bible". This was very convienant for them because, if they had, they would have learned that it actually says the words "Satanists do NOT sacrifice humans or animals"... as well as "Satanists do not take part in rape, child molestation, or defilment of animals". If they would have researched, they would have found that they were wrong.

Blah...
Aiight first off I wanna state that I am a Christian and this is not a slam on Satanist cause I have friends who are. Satanism is a religion,not a disease. It is not the evil influence of Heavy Metal and such stuff cause I myself listen to Metal and used to be a Satanist. Books should not be written to run down Stanists,no one does that to Christians...So,this book is plain out and simply another false illusion and all copies should be burned... ... Read more

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Draws you in...with no way out!

Satan worshippers raise the spirit of a witch that begins her vow of vengeance against the descendants of those who executed her 300 years earlier. ... Read more

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Sounds Like home?
Good read but i got scared after a few chapters as i think i live there.

I'll try some valium and finish it.

page turner
A scary tale with interesting characters however, limited story and character development left me a bit disappointed and wanting more. The tale moved along though without the usual rhetoric that clutters and confuses story lines. I wasn't bored but was disappointed it wasn't longer. The ending was imaginitive and unexpected. A good book for the beach. ... Read more

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