The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-13

geratlon. there remains a substratum
which must have its foundation Ia fact"
And You are inclined 90 believe that
even nowadays the Satanists know more
OF certain hidden forces IN nature than
does the average scientific lnquirer?"
1t is very difficult to say anything def
mite on these points. OF course. evil be-
ings Will take advantage of exceptional
knowledge, however acquired IN order 60
work their wicked WILL Among the sor-
eerers of the middle ages, there were I'M
doubtedly poisoners and workers of death,
who realizing the power OF will, became,
as 1t were, mediums through which evil
could be wrought. l am as absolutely
convinced that our thoughts and our
words exert as much as do our deeds u
good or an evil influence. There are now
in Paris many fortune tellers, and some
very strange stories can be told as TO
events that have actually occurred after
visit to one of these modern witches. In
provincial France soothsayers retain much
influence, and in Brittany a sorcerer Is
supposed TO lose his power If he ever goes
into q church"
And are the Satausts linked to one
another? l mean has each center com
munication with others?"
There Is no doubt at all that the mod
ern Satanists have an elaborate creed
elaborate prayers and elaborate cere-
monies, and these have changed exceeding
ly little through the ages. Many of the
prayers actually used now are found in
the oldest manuscripts dealing with the
subject Indeed. one of the most curious
and to me most interesting sides OF Sa-
tansm is It's interchangeable character
throughout the ages and the nations. The
medieval Satanist was the anarchist of
medieval society. Every hand was lift
ed against him, and he on his side did his
egf ~ IN ha ed incl
him."
But is it not true that there has late
ly been a great revival of Satanism in
France?"
1T is true that only lately has the out
side world walked up 10 what was going
on in its midst. But at no time during the
Inst hundred years has Saansm really
disappeared. The black mass has often
been said, and the complete description
given of that ceremony in La Bias is abb
solutely true. Sp!rltisme as we call 1t, has
long been a far more powerful factor than
would even now be believed"
And what first led you to the study of
this curious subjectT
Il delight in the mysterious and In
finite. The occult side of life has always
had a great attraction for the race to
which l belong. ! procured all the litera-
ture concerning the subject. and l was
fortunate enough to discover some very
valuable and rare manuscripts q the Bib
liotheque de rArsenal, a valuable treasure
house for those interested in occultism.
Indeed, 1t was there that 1 conclus!vely
proved what may be called the permanent
character of Satanlsm. OF course, the text
book on the subject was written by Corne-
Illus Agrippa. Therein is 10 be found the
internal liturgies which are believed by
Satanists to bring them into direct COM
munication with The spirits of evil. l also
gave up a considerable amount of my time
TO making personal researches into modern
Satanism, and l was greatly ASSISTED by
many private individuals who had been
concerned, either directly or indirectly. in
these mysteries Then there are all the elab-
crate researches Of Herr Tuchmann on
fascination, and those made by A. Chris
tan. These are full of the most valuable
information on black magic and on the
actual Satanist ceremonies. l sought out
those corners of provincial France where
sorcerers and witches still openly profess
their strange trade, apd during my In
vestigations ! came across many traces of
Judas worship, including the actual invo-
cation addressed by Satanists TO the IN
faithful Disciple