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logical abuse" Even as an I sometimes rind myselr 'In clilis, rillial dill' he lIsed fill' the pll pose
IdppJd in the lies and lhre lls the cliit lIsed to indoctri !indoctrinating new memhers il1lo the nllt heliel '
'n]' Ie ahd control me. ' I ' '(:lIlt ritllal a'hllse is dc\'astating to the individlla ,'an(liii 'i I
: i Rillbl abll'se, has been c!o;,kecl in darkness fill' t;IO long, ,,:ean also Ill' lethal. I pel,,",Ot,I,;lIh,' witnessed the ml!dC"rSj(,i1r
P,II' s(kielY has a history, orjle1ving :U1d min imi/ing, t he it wo eh iId ren, onl' or whom was' nl v h:I!IV sistel, The se
eXJlsterce or all abllse, parltcllhrly,ritllal ahllsl', id('alhs wen' a din'ct or ritll:;' sani ces. : '
dOll 'I wallt t,',l t 1:1(1, Ih:it allllst: o(n Irs i S.ata 11 ism ddil1ed Ill: t Ill' din \J'I:s,' ip
modern, clvlli/('(\ I he IlOlTor and 'of Salan marked,!Jv the tdlH'SIV 01 <.hnsllall 1'11(". 1\1 Sl'::'
or these det:lils (Ire 1,00 milch !O accept. callv, Ihis means "h;1! satanit: re1igiof1S use tl e
:Te,oplJ' wOlild rather helieve' thJt SIIl\-ivOl's-particlilarlvpran'l's ;lI1d een'monih a" the Christian rlilln'h Sllhhi-
WArnell sllrvivors-are eranll' This keel IS man v sllni\'(lrs 'llItirig S:ILln's name iel' and the word "l,\,il' l(ll,'lile
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rr?nI doming ron\'anl. It is 10 look at Ihe sllhjen in '\\onl -good," The 'Iemna! of' tht, t'('ITmOlly is si i,lil:n, t,;
U:p'lig/ll, time to dilkrentia e sat:lI1islll ,1;ld rit- SOlllt' (:llrisli;ln _ ", :i:
t10l1 "bllSt" to examille 11ll" I' ,Ie [,rn,ali' domillaliol!\tllil SaLlllit worslrip rail 'lake pia e \\'itholll rillia 'abllse,'
S.,\'l'.'l'('('ll',;md tire IVPl,sorabjselll:,ld rillials IIsl'll, ;\(cordillg 10 Ihe I...\'(:C\\' [;lSk I "n', st')okl'sllll"lI'lilltlle
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1\\'0 "I'gel.' s"t;lnlt org;III1/,ltlolls ];1\'(' st;lIl', I" t a
il'lIa! ahuse t';lId)(' dilli 'IIII10 ddille, Eath \illilll's ;lIld s"trlilte are 110! ;I,part of Ilrl'lr orgalll/"f l \\orslur,
. e.kperielltT (,,'n van' g Tall), The Ill'st ddillilioll I 11111 an s;\lallit wIJrship Lllis 1I11dn Ihe 'II.IS c'Jr
hll\'(' I<HllId (omes rrom illl" Los ;\lIgeln COIIII!V Iht'St: orgalli/alilllls, how of it'll abllSiv(';1I ts ;1I
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(;olllmission lelr kl.;\<:<:\\'), \\hith SpOil" p;rrt or salanit dillil'lrll tIl ascertaill, '
sor'el I a " ri t II a I hll se t" S Ii JIlT t Ir" IdeIi Ill"d I he ITel.i \(' II; IIi 11'(' 0 II he ;11)II\e "hl<in "(Til rat l' \t at ist ('S., j I
practice as; I, ,111('n' ;Ire Sllll1("Sll'1;rll 1:11\111\, I'll lIs passl'd dow I II' 1I11
or c1Lldl('n. ;1I!olnn'lIls, allli gl'IH'r;11 ill II' III g"ll.I.T;lIioll,;1I UII"" till' S;IIIll' way as Ilill'
;lIlulls! cOllsisti,lIg or pll\'sic;il,sG'XII;d, "lid 1'S\cl1<llo,t.:ic;d ;T l'elig-iolls,II;' j"ISse," Oil, <-:"\I<ln'lI arc Iakt'll 10'
al*lSe.!and illvolving the IIsl' oirilll;ds, Rilll;rI Ilot'S nOI ;11111 e,pml'd 10 ndl atli\'iti," ;11,,1 idl';ts at all l';lIlv ;llk.
mtessllrily mean satallic. 111)\\l,,\('r, 1I1ml Sllrn\()rs st;llt' ()Ilrl'l' l hd<lrell call hI, hrollglrl.illto Ilrl' tllh-lll"oill-:h
thill thly were ntllallv alJllSld ao; part of sat;llllt I\orslrq), d;lv I an' exp!()italloll, lill; i-'>;;lIllpll; The clilt hel
, ,", ahl'l.se rarelY (o/sislS'or a sillgle t'pisode, II 1'01 lit' illgrailled ill Ihe lhillkillg alld behavior 0'
uslla'ni' illvolvt'S ITllt';II('(1 ()\'('r all t'xtelldl,d Iwri. I'llil,lrell. 111()od .salTi.lite,alld Ill'aili s"c'rilin's C;lIfSOO.'I('.
ollof't;ime," i limn 1)(' a l';trI ortlr"S!' smallernrll.s, .
Riltl:I! abuse (';11\ be perpt' r;lll,d bv I:lIl1il\ lilt' III 1WI'S OJ \1\ Iuollin's otlll"I'\\'ise onlillal'\' Illiddll'c1a.ss
stiallg\'rs, l11ell 0'1 \\'Olllen, Ijlh ed'III,lled 01 1111 p,minp"led ill Olll' ofllrt'Si tillis, \\ 'Iive;l
people, It (;111 taker 1'1.1((' in a honH,.1 d,,\ LII(' ill a small I'it\" IJlIl o'ur S;ltllrc!"y were 1'(' 1I1;ldy
ce'nterl or a b,lIlI, It elllolllp.lS,lls t'\('1 \ 101 III of l lulds[>t'1l1 <It n:p}l<ilh satallic nlll met'lings' 1H'ld in a, hil) ill
al;USt''['\1 ils \\'orst, rilll<ll al?"st': t-an illvol\'(, Sl'\TIT lill'- ,'tht' CO!lllln', " silt' Ih,t' t'llll:<iwut'd slH'cilically fiJi ril'lIal,
IlIk, ."i(HIlt' t'xpt'rts eldil\(' ritllal, itllllSe to illcllllie rilu;lI- :purpost's, I com tr<lct' Ilrt' l:ullily\ ill\'iJln'll1t'nt I);H' lo'IiJ,Y
istlc al\llst' that 'is 1I0t cllltbastjd, For {'xall1[>It-, D;n,id gt'lIer;lIioll ;11 tht' nT\' l('aSl, all III IIgh II ,
piollet'r in rHt':'rch or child sexual :prohablv go!.'" hack f'urttll'r, ,\IOSI, [lnh;lps aJI,'or
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poses Or thild pO;rlograpl1)1. ;uI1' also ohst'"l\t', s.leliail :lIalt'tI <I; a \'(T\'\lllllIgjag," ;illtl it \\'as she ",ho illll'! tlu(dl
behavi(lr perrormed I'Itllalistlcallv'1l\ SOl 10pdthologl<.11 III ,ll1e II! t!H' CIIII. i . .':,:
dividu1ls. r have chosell 10 1>11 mil 11111,11 ,Ihme, ht'- \l\' illc!oetrill,lIioll :lIlel mO\1 illlt'llSl' ill\'oh-eJl1t'1 I took
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i,' abuse Oil me.\J" l,llliu told ]('1 was 'being punished
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I n1\' aUI t ('onllllit Ill; 1\' aCls orritllal abllse.'
!There were: app!',oxinjately I ;,dulls and eight to ten
c1jildren in this <;11 If. ()sten,ibh', "'omen and
i giFis were Ihe celllJl' ;kti ilies. In n1\ I;nllih''s CIlIt,
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,lertilitV and sexuali/ll'Wl'lT lilt' ()eus ol'llIall\ dilkl'l'nt
i " were del'0I1:d 10 11'01,11
:/ all s place III Satan s wclrld. \\ were lold lhal heCIlISl'
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were inherenrlv ,il;lre wicked al d el'il than men, 'Illd so
more ca'pahle ;lr C:IlITilk oUl , alan's II:ork. :\len were
considered weak<:r who well' IIlallillubled into
doin!{ Satan's wi.h.: Jl was a ,olnal'I',s's;r(')'ed role to'
/t'1111)t Illcn into doing' s in Salan's' nallle as her
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1(lrernother. E\'e. l\ad dIllie,' '. .
In rhetoric, W()lnen sel'lllld 10 he Iwld ill high n
teelll-hut lIas 1;11 dd -rl'lIl. \\'olllell II ere lIia-
Jigned, lIuflliliall'd, and ,\ Ilolllarr's I'arlle'in rIll'
'(cult ha'ed Oil her lalitl: dtller her ahilill'
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,The Illen in Ihe ClIlt dOfllili;ill'( Ihe IIOlliell, pl""call"
and ':Illotionally,
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,lI'Olllcn and children. I tlIIII" J'I'aliwill;essing alll rilU
'lb or :Ihll,jn' aCh [>l'Ipl'lr;ltcd agaillsl adllir nien, ;rI
hough hon in Ihe group II'de rI,o ,0dl'lI1ill'd, I)('alell,
IIld 10l'lun'd. e\Tn 11\ t11eir 01\'11 lillhn"

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)ollnded illio 1ll\,I'II';lCl ,il rile im m'"ion:rlile agl' 0110111'.
'J was rold n'pealedl" drill ;1 WClIl all's lIlIl" 1';lh/(, II'as her
l,bilit\' '0 ,anifiee:hl';'"dfilo Sal;II, If,lrl' II'orllrl(',s to
Sat'ar; ...Ill' \I()Jild In' II'Ollltll'" to IrI' \lor/d, I got lhe Ines
IIlal a '('IIrale,child ";)(1110 I', III<' 10 clIII Il/ellllwrs. I'X
.rept,illlwrahilil\';I" palticipall' il lilll,II" 'lire lill- ora
.. all expl'lIdahk ('011l11l0dil\,. It {lIlr clIlt, Olll\' ft'ln;rle
'in/itlll' ",(-n' ,aeri/in'd, TIllIS, ':' ('II ;1 I>Ol1lali ,01 teenage
KI,I1 gnr pn'gn,ull, /I '\;Ii dC'('II](' 11'1111;" to dlSco:'elllH'
r-x 011111' ktllS. \Iall's allor-Ii to 11'r-nI-a-
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manj prt.blems. Depre,llion.
pomra, umatic llrm disorder,
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pmonaliry
disorder" are all common in
survivorl!, Certain ritllAh can
leave physically injured
or maimed,
Yel while the elfecil of ritual
abo Ule,' c3'n be de.vallating, tfiey
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are riot l1ecmardy permanent.
Heali'ng possible.' The strength
and the'i'courage th,ar
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In order to heal, the bonds of
mind cohtrol muHbe dmfoyed.
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that lituation, This :\1'; III 01 IeI' hechme
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' '! 1.1, 'h d ter '\I'as illd It,tcd intAthe
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therap,sl,when '/Iorklng through, !alt'ltrlle nl l,deCidC(!:She.----'
these Ask specifically ilthe was ('arnin 'a girl Clild, .
: I' i lah;))' ,'as ind .'ced
i" and Ithe inf nttlcliJere(!..-,
prell/alllre!\' Ill' lhecnlr donor at ";111' I witnbssed
11wbihlr. ":he'habv was h,;rn til!\', bllt ali\", ;.
-rd; da\,s /;ller. r was I(m'ed to hey killetJ-rnr
iisrer II) decapilar;on, in a ceo ,
,he<; foll()\l:ed h) a COIllIT,H1II1ChT ntllal: IlIl'Jng
Ilnh alld hlood were I he dc;lth was
eC(J rep')i1ed.
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is expe in "tva!,
So providm/.Jrho
are ri,ot!educa,te a, b,out ritual,'I'
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abusp can actual y make matterl '
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through lenough ready, I I'
Many health i surance ,I .
prog?ms cover cost of :
But' money;sa
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that prOVides fre or reduced-<oll
counitling for s ual abule i I
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dillrict !attorney' 'or sheriffs I.
office for details coneen,ing,!'
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to lee out their own
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are -the keys 10 ecovery.
! Ini rhe oric, WOmen wer'delO11l1iIO ,-Je:' ,I .
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i' PHD c n bt camd by any subjw or multiple The violent, often 'grotesqu Becaust .the abm took
: highly traumatic mnt. It is is: and still nature or ritual smal abu t can a ritualistic stuing, any
, i charaClJriud by flashbacks, misundmtobd, There is 'leave the 'survivor with a view or, Of, rituals and cmmonie I '
: nightmares, tmotional uth contrmit;., among that wavers tefror ' tnggtr flashbacks. No lu ivor .
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: or dillOciation, and, prortl\lona s auout ow to define an, nausea, Some 'survivon i may ,should fom hwtlf to p rticipatt
survivor guilt, Smre Htreat HPD. Some therapim ' what "normal" ' !'in chiJrchactivitiu that rt l I 1
iSI ijpical fOr ritual abm do 'not considet this a disorder at (nonviolent) sexual behhior is, . painful. I"" llill not co fohablt
: I [bt a very 'effective coping A should h:metr in' a Christian church, In ttad,ll"
It htlpJ to educate and in the, face of never I1l participate in;S ana H choost to explore my h ,.
loved ohel abo,ut PHD/to learn when it J other ways, by undwtan ing that
h'ow to (or oneself and hoJ I survivor sh6uld honor what repealS the abuse and coul spirituality comes from thiri mt,
:to: deal effectively with any' mind did to cope with the na;hbacks or rtgrmlon, fritnds or partnw of
that might of It's vital to S!xJ}--"..O.llUjJJ>osed
can help greatly by am ting tht.
i accept the a fact of the o( the if:a survivor is already an
survivor's choices about
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:lift for !su Ivon and, prtpare fO/1 preis: having HPD does not make 'tllablilhed relationship when i
rtligion. and spirituality. nd' by
them,tb llrtllful "U3Zy," Karyn Willis " emerge. Ihe talk' letting th'e survivor explo e her
aspecu life.' and try to i OeLorme, a Hagmtown. Maryland, hone lily with her parrne'r,
.llpirituality in htr Own wyand
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rtduct ltrelss al much as pOllible, trerapilt specializing in early may need to redefine her 1'-
, at her own pue,
: I I childhood trauma. Ita tel: muality: she may need a break
I ,Jprognosis il excellent when from:m altogether: I needet
There ILs no ol1Jli,d psychotherapy with an and took. a tong rest from lex,' 111.1 ex 1H'1'It"Hen( beinl{
deliCt tllal th(' illElIlt 11<1,1 , i dislwli('I"d hI' Illl" E Ihel", I
I 'experienced cIin icra,n. is. available," It wal difficult. but my I "
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she h;leI!ll.'ell III II I"d('n'd.I OUI a therapill Ipecifically relati,onship survr,.ed, and m, ' ,:"l'lIll III I' ClIlt exp(' 'ienc'es
, Th('nJ wC'n- lin tramed in HPO, : and I enjoy a comfo table lill IIll' IICX' 2.') yeal!ls, i
('S, nlhel rh;1II clIll 1IIl";I" /, I Having alter personaliliel does sex)fe ar this point. , ' j' I h;\(1 ('xJJ('cted ny (01
hl1'sa\H1i")('ir/Jlildn'll. one is' pOllmed by i Illn In kl101I', SOil ehok,
lal" asl ,!all \(,11, 1111' LlIhh ' I ' , 11;;11 I had bet'n
, ' tvil' spirits, In my family's cult. I .
11';1\ 1II'lb' aw;in' ,h;1l 1111" , Y('I 'Ihl' (1\('" an' IIII I ;',11101 's ollli;lIIS, SexlIal. ellH tid,llal,
I. I ' ' was purposely manifelled in
lIlolll('I' 1had 1'\('11 1)('('11 ;11\(11'\\' ltologic;t1 ;ilnfSl' I'('a\'(' 1"1\' eXlel'll;1I scal " i\rid
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pl"l'gl1all!, \11' 1"0111<'1" h;!d (,II,'/(';ulns ;II'l' klloll!( dg(' Ihl(' ;I!lolll holl' In peril rn, rit-
Iwell illljm'gllal('d III III<' the'intent of "possession" ;t1nISl' '0 ii, lI'ilillolJ11ll' d(,I,t.:t(.:d, I I
. '('lilt si""l ;rlln hi'l!l'p;lI- by ,the devil. MPD is a 11'1 COlli/JIll/III).!. (,"11/1 COl/rf"/ (Park StltTt
IlIl'e, 1)(' 101/11<' Itol;u' phenomenon of the human ,"1."+11 Ilass;1I1 III ill'sJh;lI .'fll)(' 1111, /lll'lllhel COll)(' IIi lil'e
hom \'il'III:III1.)1<' SI'('lIu;d mind--no more. no lIillllll';1 11;111011: (/'nid.... , Ilkal", /-tllilr, alld sllillnl.'
11";1\1 "II'i my mo,It('r', ,:', 1";11 ;;'/1\;'10" lI)o'II'all>l'." I gl('1I' lip absnh'Jf( I)'
('(II, 111",1 \11' Lllhn. \\1)0 'I'iiu\'d ,ILII iJ 1('\('1 gol 0111 o/Iill(,. I II'OII1,rhl.' kill.'d'likl.'
fl"l'fl'wllrlv m;ld, (0,1,-""\ 1111' 1',;iI" ,i,I"I',II'I' IT"' {, 11'l'ical 01' Ihilrln'll 110'
m(IlI';,al.!lIll 1111 IIl/ultn7\ -tiM\' 1;lIl1ih, ... "I'P;II('III-1 ('("lS,111l' 1':\( :(;\\' task (/llfe !lotes rh II "vir-
Iy i" dellial ;"-,Olll Ih(' n;,dill IIt;lI ,II<' 11;1\ i'II"II('(1 i,'l a' 'i''''!;II'I' sllMil'1 Il'd 10 Il[ollllllld 11'I';'llr as IHII as I. mind
rirllalisri,; 1111, I Irild ,,, r"'l Ililll 1ITlllhillg. 1.111.11<' ("",!,,,III'I Itlliqlll'S so sl'v('li'lha, Ill"sl I'icriln\ di.sociart'
"."ed, 0/1;1\ i "ildhoo" 1.li,l.iltllllilllS, 11(' """1 ,,'ht'il 1II<'IIH,;i('s,,1 tlw ;;'lIIllos(' Ilwil" s 'nsf' of
"1101 11'1 .1111(1; f1'J'(kilt," , , . r . .
I 1ll01'I'd :1\\;11 I\ilh "i,", I "j, "IHI,'" IIwiJlwTlSi\'l' 0/1111' slrill n'l 1'.1'11'11 a I losl' r;lI}il mC'rh
ud',,' Illii'iil\'ul\I'IIH'II,-,11111 f"r Ihi' III'XI :!,' Tlr '0 1'1':11'] j h",:..llIal IH"I r.' pat+.
('\e1\ ,illl(' 1111 m"tll<'l "1'''1.; '"I' ""OllW" .' " I (IIld. '"'. 1I;r! !gr;lIl1lpan'lIls III ,11(' s-;TmC-IoWII. '; w.Tlle
i! alld lil'l f;rrllih 1'1('11 as;1 ;'''11'' il ('lillcIIIII , "IH ;,ill Ihfl 'fl I I,'as
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Amenca . Family Foundation, tillTed eati, g of feces.
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P,O.: 80 :2265, Bonita , urille, hlood, or r;lw Ilesh,
l"Ti Couragt To Htal:1 AGU"dt : , \
Fla. i13959:m5; (212).249-7693. 91' wlIrse. mlt"wl
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al ,Abust" : Tht of ,
'1' " ods, alll p . ' , "hllst' IS ' -:.L...
organlz Ion foundtd to as!l!t tl- ol'ten \Ised ill clIlt
Tht dtfinitivt book o,n . Pum mtnt and tht
cult: mt bm and thtir familits. ' l'l'l'll hl' wllleh M I '1'
Has a good on, I 'Impa r of Physical Abust
tht Childrtn, P.O, Clilt. Ph\" icallwati:ngs.' ','
rit I abust.' : : (Kno , 1991). Discusses tht
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BOI,269462, Chicago, III. 60626; lise of clIls. IlIms, orllal-,"
'I a:is"Laura, "Aliit In Htali g: '. ' abusl t natu;e 01
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(70$) SiS.S432. Avolunteer IOOS. alld lh remol'al of:
W n tht Pmon ILon Wa. , upbn ging. Very relevant to rult
, I, ,hodl' 'parts I ;ll'e.'all heen
organization thalJddre,lSes ISSUtS . , '. i I
StX ally Abustd as a ChiW I lurvi n. ReligiOUS support of
i ' , ITI'O!'ted hy .SIlJ'lWO!S, "
of the s"ual and rIlualilllC persolJalh' I illlessed i 'the'
, ,(HarperPerennial, 1991). This- abUi is not limited to cultl!
exploitarion of small children, ,'ll' a hoy's I
:book is useful to as this ook also has an in.dtpth
Resaurce list, referrals, speakw' , as Ila,:, of' a I' llial (Ir<mo-
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.'well. Ii has an short I on the constquenm
bureau, 11\-: :'\'01 hing, was lise:', to I
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' ,chapttr on cult abust 'and a ., of ab se."
National Coalition Against IlIllnh Ilie pall. lie Il'as
good list., Ha san, Stt,m, "Combatting
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,exua IISsaU t AA), "BOI k I 1 I I' I ", :
Davis, Laura, "Tht Couragt Cult ind Control" (Park Street
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2137B, D.C. 20009, horll Ilitll olll,illlc'tcstide.
To Heal Workbook: For Prell. 1990; Rochester. N.Y,).
(202) 4837165, Provides /-.LII1\' (III! I'illlals fi)fIlS
Women and Htn Survivon of Deals with the protection, .
information for survivors of mual 1m SI:<II;t1 hl'llles. i,\\y
Child Sexual Abust" rtlCu and recovery from "
assiult of any kind, III ';''' Ilir illl I \ III I' best
(HarptrPerennial, 1290). dell tive cults. Usefui list of
Natiohal.Organization for hil'llIl; I':",re I h r;lpl'd as
,Companion book to, resou es included, J
,', 1757 P k Ilill'l 01 ieI' dill' nttlals,
vIctlms
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!l!tance, ar '1'1' ' ' I
"The Courage To Heal.:'
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Washington, D,C. loillll' idtar I I bit- in.ii'oiJl
; Gil, [liana, Ph.D., r
'20010; (02) 232-66B2. Aids or a rillial gi Ihl'ring:;lnd
Stand: A BooHor Peo'ple with tolel Ill\' gLlIl<lpal'enlS
victims in locating resources in , s\,lelllalic;ll1 gang:r;lped
i HultipltPmonalities" (Launch , wha happcnihg. It
area. II hill' I Ihl' I'itts
I Prell, 199C; P.O. BOI 5619, \\';1" 'I IIntil I Ilas'ill Ill\'
, in Action (Viclims of Ilere Tht' pur-
I Md. 20B55). This small lalt' \ITlllil'S Ih;iI I linidl\'
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' was tblt- to SI'ITI' all COil'
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Box IW09, Chicago. III. 60614; It,ills W;lS IISC';'
. "stt themselves as the crtative ;t1so 1l1l'anl sel'lTing con
(312) 317-1500, International ill :
I I lact viI h 1111' llloI!ll'l' ;\Ilel
for survivors, . in-
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I, Dissociation' and I'epl' 'ssion of' 11 e,no;it's 1ll;lke e1isclo .
prnfelliJnah, and partnm, (,hldc.
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rI.le of'
..lire \'cr\' e1ifJindt. The I'ieti'lt Illi \' 11IlI h;ll(, cons'riolls
referrals, ritual abuse gnls \Ilf,lI1k Both girls
, RA' ,a boys Ild\' hl' soc!om
Ihal a!;lIsc look Illare, 1 IlH'llHlrin e10 t'llwrgl'
ht Ip IIS ., survlvon ' "I I I " ' I
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late'r. descriptions or I he ri'lt ids art so hi/alTl' Ihal
(orrespOl1dtnct group, -E,S,R. wmboJic Ohjl 'IS, as a
i ... , Ihe\' ;in; of'wn e1isllHlIltt'kl I as lIlltn I',
: ,I:', crllcifix, (lI' \ ilh wcapOlls,
: ' Tlll'rel can a ,0 be forced
('onlill'l II'ilh illbllts. animals, (n' dC;1 hodies,;,,:,
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II ,AlIsI be l'lllphasi/l'd Ihat thcsl'!ritlla! arc I/n! II sed
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smar ; Ihl're..w; s a donor ill nil!
Jill' sj>irilllal or religlolls r>lliV(l es, They: are
: lallghl'IIl('mll 'rs 1101\' Il "t1isriplilll''' childn'll
used fOI IIH' pllrl'0st: of' {(lnlrol ; Ill!
:'\Il as 10 leare no scars. ' orne 'exal Iples :/n,'loJlllrl' ,11'illl
dOll 'il'llIll followers, [11 rnl' (1111, was told b\'
. :pillS'and fim:;' g a child 0 rake lIlilld-aherillg I ,1I' 1
rill' It-Ider d;al n1C'lllhers I\ere like ;\Ilo( k ,I'shcl'p:and
drugs, and a child ill w:lIl'r"partiClIhu'h' as '
Ihe' i kl'pl Ihelll in line, this d d nOI helie,ve
, 'part '11101nlr ibaptis, lOll rillJOII. O,lwl' lartics
in til< lexislclHT S"lan and 10lrllne :It at I
of food OJ sl Tp dcpril'OIlioh. ,OII1:J
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and 'r le,llse of riu'!als san enlorional slrliljacker de: 1II'ors srrenRrh (11M Ihe reSOIll(es to hre: !
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SlRne( to ,eep " Cll t I11CIV lers IT COllll"O j " _
M(tt,c diren limus or\llenraJ abllse are IIsed. \'t'r- HIOil" do\\"!. srop ritll':lllIhllse? II: I
b<llaf1I1se-;!>rain\\,asltillgfisolarioll,and \'ioJel'llrltreatsare I r:ol ,I sran, II"ccan helieH' rh,1! ilexisrs. I I
',' 'only d l,i lfrlll' raeries \lindcontrol aljd to do\,ht S(OJ ies or \;

-'- IWktl\"rcalahllse are key 01 r!rllall;tbllse, ) he IIHlde Lmll'S Ol"l'! IIlIO Ihl'.(OIlIl
_' be easi,," Illoided ;1111 01 , "/i/'l 1/1, it("i, :t
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, " ' '1I1t ,deal. As L\('('\\ lask I:epor! ;tates, 1.\\,' anti ' If
:>.... : ': Olll;':, ancle\'cn rht; hve-.m a to rhilr (ult an;
, ... " \", ",' IIIClJI,lllo11s;rharlhelrml'lTlollcsall.'llwlelyf.\IlI;1 1/,
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I'cry hard to OI'C!t'orn'{..rh(" illltJl'ot, fear ;\Ild . - In'deed, Lil is ';\1 11m pornt rll '. I
" :nw !Ilad I\'hell 1111' I Ilh.Jlois St:XII:tI. ,\ss, lilt:
III gOlld example.o! hoI\' penasl\'I'm\ll(1 ',Iddl'dscd ,
bl.', TIll' rhc'child nlOIT likcll, milld.c(211l:._lllJ:r::"'i\i.:(::-1I1St: childrl.'n an
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col1Sidl'l'ed poor wi Ill.:JSCS,..::
rl"Ollljerho(IS wilf be inro rhe mlisl t;lnno'. ;llTI'P', rh;I!" on'i1ilt"
ir)'-{,r rhalmllltiple '. ;tn' (illumined jlW"1 children, off('nd'I\,.(.re
.\m\rher/i>nll of" (()Il!lloJ "soc;;II" :dllISC,This', I"r{'cd. (:hillln'n ;m' hel;:III'o(' p('ople c:lJl,iol I
is a !e]'1ll I haw'-('oillCd ,to dcscrihi' hoI" a,cllir rak/'S chil; LICe di(' rrlllh.'" , 1/" " '. " '.':' i ,). 'I'
.'I,lr:n (1111 iiI' mainslre:II!I' sociell' ;lIld Jil('n\, in Tlw'll'lllh is rhar nll/I/II/!JI/\/,[".\I:,;I! hid,:otfs ,I '__ ;
'licit ,;I l\"a\",lhar rh('I' C;I!IIlO! !l'11I1'l1. Son1l' I)('opll' ClI,lnc a,!:Ir Ilig. '!' do('s 1101 ('\ISI Iwcal,1St' ""l1l' ,'\'II IlliTe I I,' ''"--, ..
oil! ofa Cllll,lIot kllol\"ing rhe sifllp!('1 ,kilk For 10 gailiconlmlill rll(' I\"orld. II exi,t, hL'CllIW lio ellcl:,;S ,
example, a child a \\'(';IPOll',tSI' of.' 1't'l"P('CLIII'd ;Illd (I.ildn'II.: all ',.
rable (IIrll'!"\" IS lJ;liill' ro I1IOdl'rll \\("ttl'll '>()(II'III','. 10 d,'- p;"s('d on 10 rlw IH'X1l!.l'lll'lall/lll. Rllllal ;"nlSl' "ill rite ex, " .'
pril'(',tchil;1 or ('x poslln:10 SIl(1. IlIlIdanll'lIr;i1 soci;t! skill,' rl('II1(' end ola ClIl1Iillll
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llll'l orahllsl'. (;('IH'rariOIl' lrajlll- :
olllsrjrlnl'S abllsl'. I I,'as' OIHI' pill ill isolatioll Ilir sill: I.ehal;or CllIlIOr lie ();'l'!'ClIllll' siiiqlll' lly rllI'( a
eral I,ltich 1I1(';inl Ihar no IlIle 10 1"1\" [w!"[l('rralrlr, illj;,il. nlll,t lake ()II til(' I('SJHII'I
. s\\,c:r('C1 rJI<', or i!l pllil/ic' (,ill. sihiJil\' orlinding;1 ,:,'al 10 "i':idi';;!r" III! killds 01,,1 11S(',
!loniililiari's al"lllllle'1. f lirlT;i1h' ;lJ\'i"bl,'; \Iosl illlpOl'lanl, il" I\",J w:lJIr 10 srop I"ililal alll se, Ill('
Iwlil'lillg Ihar I \\"ollid die IOllcl1l'd If1l'-- ,Irp 1111/,1 hc.' (0 1lt'li('I" Ih;\1 tl1I'S<' hnl!allTi I('S oc
aliI' killd ('\"{'Il paillfll l, \\'a, IWII('I" lI.all !lIIlW. cllr. SOt ie!\ \ d"lIi;i1111aU,s r('("OI'cIY IIll1ch 1ll01(',1 illic!l11
, C:1;lt 1ltildrr:1I 1ll:IY 1It"\"'I' learll hoI\' rIl1l1l'(:1 Jwople, Irl;lk('" lill' '1Ir1il'oI'. Thm" '1111<.:red hlllU rilll;(lahllsl'
IrieIHr" or a I'l'iarioll,hip. ;\01 lIeed rl1l' S;illll' re,pecl arid s"ppor! thai \\"ould ht, ,gilell
lallI', LICk o{'I,cial ,kill, 11'11(1, ,,; b:('p \hc liclilll fi('li to olalil' . 'j':
I 'lte clIll, Ilw. 01111 l;i,.,ili;ll oil' I, fi,1 OIIl', aliI i in'd, il'i 111\' .lift, ill till'. ,ha lows 01
't!W,Clllf il,l crdlrilual ;."1I1S1".alld ,I,i;IIU rin'd illl('fl:,1fl is
lIIall1..la'I": 11'1>1,11. SOWIl LUll/I\,. I !, 1.'1111 1)1' Llklllg rillS IlIlh.'rl el'ahl<- OUI rll' shad-
dl'll'lops JlIIO Itll' \"IllOlh ClTk of ulrlrg('llt'r;. 0\,', alld 11110 III<' sUIIlrg II thaI \\'{' 1:111 l)('glll '. , \,-ake ',1
;J!m,tl,' LIIIl lilld ih;l; !lr('ir Olily lI,p-alld '.'lIrtJl l'llll ro if I . . . I.' ;;
lOllS are r"o\(' IdlO \\'('re al,o ,:,,'!)/),,'d III ntll he"allo... f.llvtli/'liJ .\. I,ll\/, II Ihp /1\1'1 r/1I1I)'11/ III (/ Irn',lflllfr 11'1' In (flr- '"'
! :nwy grow ,lip Irll'l raled hy' I/I<'ir prilll;d llced fill' ,/)('ijll {rllily II 'If/hill!! III/ '1/ II," .. SII/,lii'lI _
1JI!<'rar 11/'" ;lIId IllrllwlIll,d I)y Ih(' repn"'('d C:lII'(;([: '/,l/l/lIlIld 1/1 1/'" (/IIII'd ,\ll/ifl. /hf')' 71'1J rill 1
,)V ("0'''1:1111 aIJII'l'. T"(:\' ,oJJJ('lilll'" IIJI'II illlo r/I"/'I1 1111/11 11/11'1' /l17'fI" Ilff''' ('/lIII/r/hlllin,
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