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Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse

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Good introduction of topic-recognizing and recovery from ritual abuse. Practical, helpful, needed encouragement for the hard work of recovery. Worth waiting for your order to arrive. David Brown, M. Ed in Counseling

I read this book some 5 years ago, and while it did provide some basic information, it also had a quite limited view of the phenomenon of satanism in general. The book's limitations stem from its Christian viewpoint and its inherent dualism, along with its emphasis on "opposing" the Satanism. Such a stance omits a considerably broader and more psychological approach, which explores Satanism as a reaction to extremely repressive and rigid version of Christianity, and the creation of deities as a projection of some human quality onto the divine. For therapists, in particular, it is important to ally with all the parts of the human, not just the "good" or benign parts, in order to facilitate the healing process. Such a viewpoint permits a therapist to "reframe" the "evil" or "Satanic" parts of the individual as contributing to the person's survival of an inescapable trauma. For therapists working with survivors of Satanic ritual abuse, Colin Ross's book is vastly superior.