The herald., 1895-08-11

In Paris these secrets have been found
showing bold front. Women lead the
mystics, no longer secretly. but proudly.
The impetus has beens given and they are
ike "limpid souls communicating
secretly with the beyond" In the word
OF DR.. Johanne: entering unfearinglv
irto the marriage of the invisible and
the human. Noble women. misnndcr'
stood precursors Of q new era, whose
Second is the sorcerer. which might
have been called doctor. These men
receive no stated sum OF money, but ac-
oept voluntary contributions. They also
must pass through certain novitiate.
which 10 very exhausting. They omoiate
highest. That honor Is reserved for the
Magi.
Third is the Magi, the head o: the
whole society. He stands alone and
omnipotent, at onoe superhuman and in
human. without soul, withoutI voIup-
tuousness. without weakness.
The last Masi was DR.. Johannes, con-
times and an ardent believer and faithful
follower Of Vintras, an unfrocked monk,
who really introduced the cult into
France. Vintras is looked upon today as
supreme, and is believed to control the
actions Of the faithful from the great be.
yond.
The principal preparatory religious rite
IS called the Sabbat. This consists of o
banquet, at which children's blood is
drunk, and followed by a dance, which
rivals in its RIGHTEOUSNESS any bac,hana-
lian orgy OF ancient mythology. This
ceremony never occurs on the Sabbath,
as its name might lead one to suppose, as
the Satanists believes the devil to have
no power OH the Sabbath day.
The second rite is the confession and
the profession Of faith. The faithful con-
fess all sins not committed. The devil
imposes the pcnances. which generally
consists Of blows from whip. He only
grants absolution to the lmpenitent. The
initiated thennbring in their novices, who,
after trials examination and oaths, are
admitted as disciples.
Tie following are the eleven articles of
faith EN- mbodied in the Sabbar compacts
and to which the newly initiated ha. to
swear before being admitted as full
fledged mem ber:
\ "I abjure baptism and Christian faith.
I repudiate obedience to God and the
patronage Of the Virgin Mary. called La
Rouse; deny the sacraments, trainple
upon the cross. the images of the Virgin
and Saints; / swear fidelity and vassalage
to the Prince of Darkness ana never to
return to my first faith; shall no longer
keep the ecclesiastical commandments:
/ will do as other sorcerers do. and / will
endeavor to bring others to their belief. :"
The Prince of Darkness makes reply
II promise you in return joys such as
you have never tasted, both in this world
and the next, and SO great that the Wild
est flights OF your Imagination have
never conceived of their immensity. "
Then the neophyte is rebaptised in the
name of the devil. Amid the greatest
plasphemy the devil scrapes the holy oils
nd q nj 0f off hn l.
cant's forehead. New godtathers and
godmothers are assigned; the old ones
are banished. The devil receives piece
OF clothing as gage OF possession. By
faith and baptism he rules the spiritual
welfare; by blood the corporal; by chill
dren the natural and by clothing all
worldly goods.
master in a circle. which is the symbol
of the DEVILS divinity on this earth.
The neophyte then says: Erase my
name, O Satan. from the book OF life and
inscribe it on the book of death!
II promise to make pleasing sacrifices
to thee. l will slay magically each
month, and every fortnight go SO far as
Il will bring thee a tribute once a
year, as an offset of my old virtues; a
victim as STEPPED in sin as will be agree.
able to thee.
Then the hidden lord places an inefface-
able mark on the shoulders, eyelids, lips
and armpits Of the men on the women
he touches their breasts and their thighs.
This mark consists of hare or toad s
foot or spider. Those not fully con-
verted are said to feel this Satanic incis-
ion very acutely.
Lastly the newly initiated cries out
II will promise never to adore the holy
eucharist again, to break and revile holy
% o. svA1x
and shall guard an eternal silence on
my dealings with thee, o Satan J"
According to Vintras, the black mass is
tho grand sacrifice of the cult. to SYM
bolize the victory of the goat Of evil over
the lamb of goodness, in VIII ch by virtue
Of the saUritice the victory remains with
the wicked.
The air is heavy with incense. and
the altar-naked. On the holy table is
seen a goat with a human face. He is
already excited with some preliminary
homages and intoxicated by perfum es
and alteration.
The priest opens a box and takes out
some Hosts, such as are ordinarily used
by the faithful. The goat speaking to the
priest says: Come. dog. my sacrifice.
sacerdotal garments which he dons at the
goats command are well adapted to this
blasphemy. They are disfguied with
hieroglyphics and obscene REFUSES. The
celebrant then intones in mutfled voice.
The goat still on the table twists and
squirms in a spasm OF demnoiaoal Joy
and spits forth breath of flame whichIis
inhaled in religious ecstasy by the men
and women present.
Two acts alone sare necessa rs for the
contamination OF the black mass: First
The Offering of bread and wine. Sec
ond-The conservation of the bread and
wine. A third act. which is indisps sn sa-
BILE. but not essential, is the communion.
At the offertory the goat gives forth two
or three howls, jumps from the table to
the floor, and from the floor back to the
table. At the conservation he disappears
in cloud of black smoke.
AS soon as the bread and wine is con-