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Dec. 7, 2012<\/p>\nDec. 7, 2012<\/p>\n
Following up on Wednesday’s post:<\/p>\n
Here’s how editor\u00a0Gerry Fewster<\/a>\u00a0began his introduction to “In the Shadow of Satan: The Ritual Abuse of Children,” the\u00a0still-unretracted<\/a>\u00a01990 special issue of the Journal of Child and Youth Care:<\/p>\n \u201cPutting this issue together has been my most difficult Journal assignment…. It began as a fascinating prospect with little or no supportive documentation. As I discussed the concept with colleagues and friends the most unlikely doors began to open. Fragments of information \u2013 odd papers, crude and unfinished manuscripts, unsolicited telephone calls, personal revelations, and even photographs \u2013 began to appear….\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Fewster\u2019s professional skepticism seems to have quickly yielded to those phantasmagoric \u201cfragments of information.\u201d He details an investigative process that….well, evaluate for yourself:<\/p>\n \u201cMany times during the course of reading the material, I decided to quit. I found that I had neither the head nor the stomach for the task…. After spending many hours reading from the protective armor of the editorial role, I would feel physically ill. At first I attributed all of this to my reluctance to examine the depths of my own \u2018shadow\u2019 and urged myself on. Then, as my curiosity rekindled, I would shrink back in horror from the spectres of my own hidden motives and intentions….\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Fewster goes on to introduce his fellow contributors to \u201cIn the Shadow of Satan.\u201d<\/p>\n Pamela S. Hudson, for instance, \u201cprovides an authoritative wide-angle perspective. Based upon clinical experience and the results of her own survey, the author identifies and discusses the most frequently reported symptoms and allegations surrounding ritual child abuse. Beyond the grisly nature of the content, this seasoned practitioner offers a wealth of insight for those who wish to know about satanic practices and better understand the terrifying experiences of children caught up in this vicious network.\u201d<\/p>\n Hudson\u2019s article isn\u2019t available online, but fortunately is preserved in her subsequent book \u201cRitual Child Abuse: Discovery, Diagnosis and Treatment<\/a>.\u201d Here’s an example of the \u201cwealth of insight\u201d provided by \u201cthis seasoned practitioner\u201d:<\/p>\n