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Wormwood 281<br />

1. To bring about the covens, both black <strong>and</strong><br />

white magic into one <strong>and</strong> have the arctress<br />

govern all—ACCOMPLISHED;<br />

2. To bring about personal debts causing<br />

discord <strong>and</strong> disharmony within families—<br />

ACCOMPLISHED;<br />

3. To remove or educate “new age youth” by:<br />

a. infiltrating boys’/girls’ clubs <strong>and</strong> big<br />

sister/brother programs b. infiltrating<br />

schools, having prayers removed, having<br />

teachers teach about drugs, sex, freedoms<br />

c. instigating <strong>and</strong> promoting rebellion<br />

against parents <strong>and</strong> all authority d.<br />

promoting equal rights for youth—<br />

ACCOMPLISHED;<br />

4. To gain access to all people’s backgrounds<br />

<strong>and</strong> vital information by: a. use <strong>of</strong><br />

computers b. convenience c. infiltration—<br />

ACCOMPLISHED;<br />

5. To have laws changed to benefit our ways,<br />

such as:<br />

a. removing children from home<br />

environment <strong>and</strong> placing them in our<br />

foster homes<br />

b. m<strong>and</strong>atory placement <strong>of</strong> children in<br />

our daycare centers<br />

c. increased taxes d. open drug <strong>and</strong><br />

pornography market to everyone—<br />

NOT YET ACCOMPLISHED;<br />

6. To destroy government agencies by: a.<br />

overspending b. public opinion c. being on<br />

the <strong>of</strong>fensive always, opposing,<br />

demonstrating, demoralizing—NOT YET<br />

ACCOMPLISHED;<br />

7. Not to be revealed until all else has been<br />

accomplished. Target date for revelation—<br />

June 21, 1986—the beginning <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Summer Solstice <strong>and</strong> great feast on the<br />

Satanic calendar.<br />

See also Satanic Ritual Abuse<br />

For Further Reading:<br />

Lyons, Arthur. Satan Wants You: The Cult <strong>of</strong> Devil<br />

Worship in America. New York: Mysterious<br />

Press, 1988.<br />

Newton, Michael. Raising Hell: <strong>An</strong> <strong>Encyclopedia</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

Devil Worship <strong>and</strong> Satanic Crime. New York:<br />

Avon, 1993.<br />

Witchboard<br />

A group <strong>of</strong> friends use a Ouija board <strong>and</strong> unwittingly<br />

conjure up a demon. Witchboard (1985) had<br />

two sequels, The Devil’s Doorway (1993) <strong>and</strong> The<br />

Possession (1995).<br />

Witchcraft<br />

No less than eight sequels have been spawned by<br />

this low-budget 1988 flick—sequels with tacky<br />

subtitles like Dance with the Devil <strong>and</strong> The Devil’s<br />

Mistress. Taken as a group, this series is chock full<br />

<strong>of</strong> evil Satanists, human sacrifices, <strong>and</strong> sexy heroines<br />

(or sexy witches, as the case may be).<br />

Witchery<br />

Following her starring role in The Exorcist, Linda<br />

Blair was able to l<strong>and</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> parts in less<br />

illustrious devil movies, including Witchery. The<br />

plot <strong>of</strong> this 1988 film revolves around a couple<br />

who visit an isl<strong>and</strong> where they become targets <strong>of</strong><br />

the local witch <strong>and</strong> her Satanic rites.<br />

Witches <strong>of</strong> Eastwick<br />

Jack Nicholson is the h<strong>and</strong>some, oversexed Devil<br />

who initially seduces, but later is overpowered by,<br />

Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sar<strong>and</strong>on, <strong>and</strong> Cher in<br />

this 1987 film. Under Satan’s tutelage, these three<br />

beautiful ladies become the Witches <strong>of</strong> Eastwick.<br />

However, when they discover he has a nasty disposition<br />

<strong>and</strong> they try to end their affair with him, the<br />

Devil gets mean <strong>and</strong> plays dirty tricks to punish<br />

each <strong>of</strong> them into coming back to him. The three<br />

women then conspire to do him in, <strong>and</strong> win out by<br />

overpowering him with his own magic.<br />

Wormwood<br />

Due to the influential fiction <strong>of</strong> C. S. Lewis,<br />

Wormwood (meaning “bitterness”) is familiar as<br />

the name <strong>of</strong> an apprentice devil. Wormwood was,<br />

however, originally the designation for an angel<br />

that is described in Revelation 8:10–11. This<br />

account <strong>of</strong> the end <strong>of</strong> the world tells how John <strong>of</strong><br />

Patmos first had visions <strong>of</strong> the impending disaster.<br />

To begin with, God is seen on his throne in heaven

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