Voices of Ritual Abuse Survivors
Mind Control and Deviant Rituals Inflict Emotional and Physical Harm
Jul 30, 2009
There have been few public awareness campaigns to get ritual abuse recognized as a legitimate form of abuse. There's opposition that claims this form of abuse is nothing more than fear mongering. There are many books and research papers written by professionals and survivors that say ritual abuse is real. This is another case of history repeating itself; getting a valid form of abuse publicly recognized takes many years of advocating.
Survivors Speak
There's no shortage of web sites that offer information and help to survivors; many of these have guest books and comments.
At Persons Against Ritual Abuse.org, one guest wrote, “My granddaughter is being sexually molested by her stepfather I now I've found out he is part of a cult. I reported them to childrens protective services and they said I was crazy.”
At VictoriousHeartInc.ca, a woman who has suffered abuse wrote, “So many people are unaware that it even exists and have no idea how to protect against it. And, they also have no idea what to if they survive the abuse! I survived and there is hope!!!”
Victorious Heart, a pseudonym, authored two books and is disheartened with people in society who are judgmental and are quick to dismiss survivors as insane. In her book, “Unlocking Buried Secrets” she talks about how most survivors suffer mental health illnesses such as depression, anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD) as a result of being abused, yet there are virtually no services to help.
Recognition
Getting recognition for ritual abuse is difficult as many people oppose some of the claims that ritual abuse is linked to Satanism, cults, radical churches and the Freemasons. Ritual abuse is often interchanged with Satanic ritual abuse ( SRA ) or Satanic abuse. However, back in 1987 the Children’s Aid Societies of Ontario reported twelve cases of confirmed satanic cults in a three year period.
Victims of Violence has an extensive web site and reports that in almost every state in the U.S., there have been investigations into Satanic activity. Some states are now attempting to distinguish ritual child abuse as a specific crime. Many police forces are conducting seminars on how to better detect the presence of satanic cults, and how to examine crime scenes where cults are suspected of having been present.
Activities of Ritual Abuse
Human trafficking is reported to many counselors as being very common. Advocates Linda MacDonald, RN, BN, MEd and Jeanne Sarson, RN, BN, MEd agree. They formed a private practice in 1993 and have counseled many women who were tortured and used in human trafficking.
Other activities according to Victims of Violence include:
- Multiple offenders.
- Pornography.
- Giving drugs to children.
- Using children as young as 2 years of age.
- Sadistic and painful sexual abuse.
- Use of weapons (including pins and needles).
- Threats to kill loved ones if the secret is not kept.
- Mind control and hypnosis.
- Guilt and shaming the victim into submission and being silent.
- Use of urine, feces and blood.
- Electric shock.
Ritual abuse is real and those who survive this abuse need to be believed and supported. Anyone who needs immediate help can call the Victims of Violence Crisis Line at 1-888-606-0000. This crisis line is based in Ottawa and anyone who has suffered any form of abuse can call for help.
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