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Lessons In Evil, Lessons From The Light: A True Story of Satanic Abuse and Spiritual Healing
An account of one woman's victimization describes how, from the age of two until she was a teenager, the woman suffered at the hands of a satanic cult whose crimes (which she witnessed) included rape, mutilation, and infanticide. 40,000 first printing. Tour.
- GenresTrue Crime
306 pages, Hardcover
First published June 15, 1993
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About the author
Gail Carr Feldman
8 booksGail Carr Feldman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, life coach, an award-winning author, and a popular public speaker. She has appeared on radio and television programs across the country, including Larry King Live.
In addition to numerous talks in the United States, she has spoken on creativity and resilience psychology in Puerto Rico, Greece, and Viet Nam. Her inspiring message is how to transform the energy focused on life crises into creative self-expression and purposeful transcendent living.
She served for twenty-two years as clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry Department, University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Dr. Feldman has completed her fifth book, Midlife Crash Course: Adventures on the Wisdom Journey.
Through her therapy, life coaching, hypnosis, talks and workshops, she is consistently gratified to see people move from crises to creativity and fulfillment.
In addition to numerous talks in the United States, she has spoken on creativity and resilience psychology in Puerto Rico, Greece, and Viet Nam. Her inspiring message is how to transform the energy focused on life crises into creative self-expression and purposeful transcendent living.
She served for twenty-two years as clinical assistant professor, Psychiatry Department, University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Dr. Feldman has completed her fifth book, Midlife Crash Course: Adventures on the Wisdom Journey.
Through her therapy, life coaching, hypnosis, talks and workshops, she is consistently gratified to see people move from crises to creativity and fulfillment.
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July 16, 2009
This is the only book that I have read that is about satanic ritual abuse where they actually go to the authoritys and try to report the crimes that have taken place.
Gail's patient Barbara lived a childhood worse than anything most of us have ever heard of. I beleive that there are satanic cults out there that do the terrible things described in this book. I have read about to many cults to blow it off as a bunch of hog wash.
If your interested in reading about survivors of terrible abuse then you might like this book.
Gail's patient Barbara lived a childhood worse than anything most of us have ever heard of. I beleive that there are satanic cults out there that do the terrible things described in this book. I have read about to many cults to blow it off as a bunch of hog wash.
If your interested in reading about survivors of terrible abuse then you might like this book.
October 11, 2016
I have serious problems believing this book. I would need proof that this actually happened. I'm going to go with it didn't happen at all. This woman would have serious trauma if the things said happened and I don't think she would be so successful and well adjusted as she is. More to the point I know there would be scaring, both inside and outside of her body. I also believe that she would be dead from several of the things she claimed happened. It's just to big, too much, and to ridiculous to be true. I question the publisher and author as well.
January 26, 2016
Fascinating story of a woman's recovery from satanic ritual abuse. See also SUFFER THE CHILD and MICHELLE REMEMBERS, among many, many others.
December 23, 2016
This is a tough read for weak stomachs and those who have not yet experienced the depths of human depravity. I would suggest prefacing the read with a 1992 statement from the FBI's SSA Lanning, who was assigned to the behavioral science unit at that time (http://www.cultwatch.com/satanicabuse...). Keep in mind, too, that this report was from *1992*; I'm not sure what the latest official stance is from the FBI on such ritualistic abuse.
The graphic and bizarre nature of the events/memories described in the book certainly make one question the credibility of the process and the believability of the witnesses. However, if one considers the horrific atrocities committed by humans against one another since the beginning of written history, it becomes at least a possibility on an isolated, generational level. 'Satanic' ritual abuse is easily sensationalized, because like terrorist groups, all satanists get lopped into one homogenous category when quite the opposite is true. Rather than a national organization, what we are most likely looking at are isolated groups feeding off of the same, yet adaptable ideas, but not with any true, direct, organized connection to other likeminded groups. Abuse, regardless of the category, has strong generational characteristics. It is more probable that where ritualistic behavior is occurring, it is occurring on a small scale between a few, or less, very isolated families.
Again, 'satanic' ritual abuse is easy to sensationalize. If we consider ritualistic abuse apart from affiliation, the window of possibility for such horrors widens as it now incorporates abusive fringe Christian cults. Certainly, satanists don't have the monopoly on organized deviance; there are many, if not more, accounts of Christian cult abuse on the records. Perhaps because society is more familiar with Christianity as a whole, society is also more willing to employ denial about similar horrors taking place under that belief system.
The graphic and bizarre nature of the events/memories described in the book certainly make one question the credibility of the process and the believability of the witnesses. However, if one considers the horrific atrocities committed by humans against one another since the beginning of written history, it becomes at least a possibility on an isolated, generational level. 'Satanic' ritual abuse is easily sensationalized, because like terrorist groups, all satanists get lopped into one homogenous category when quite the opposite is true. Rather than a national organization, what we are most likely looking at are isolated groups feeding off of the same, yet adaptable ideas, but not with any true, direct, organized connection to other likeminded groups. Abuse, regardless of the category, has strong generational characteristics. It is more probable that where ritualistic behavior is occurring, it is occurring on a small scale between a few, or less, very isolated families.
Again, 'satanic' ritual abuse is easy to sensationalize. If we consider ritualistic abuse apart from affiliation, the window of possibility for such horrors widens as it now incorporates abusive fringe Christian cults. Certainly, satanists don't have the monopoly on organized deviance; there are many, if not more, accounts of Christian cult abuse on the records. Perhaps because society is more familiar with Christianity as a whole, society is also more willing to employ denial about similar horrors taking place under that belief system.
February 16, 2019
Well written and so very insightful. Barbara is the definition of survivor. I love her. I'm always grateful for people who compile these difficult stories into book form. Changing a reality can only come after people are willing to be aware of the reality. What would it take for a plague of consciousness to sweep through the planet?
September 2, 2016
A True Story of Satanic Abuse and Spiritual Healing.
A real page turner. I could not put this book down.
A real page turner. I could not put this book down.
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