Schnoebelen details how initiation into Satanism is not a simple "pact" as seen in movies, but a gradual process of searing the conscience. He discusses ritual "blood oaths" and the psychological programming used to bind initiates. The "dethroning" happens when a person reclaims their will through the authority of Jesus.
: Schnoebelen details his "descent" while he thought he was moving "up," exposing how the search for secret wisdom can lead to spiritual slavery. lucifer dethroned pdf