The expert Valter Cascioli
In our increasingly atheistic and secularized society, the loss of faith, misinformation and, last but not least, the perverse fascination of the occult, negatively influence public opinion, dangerously influencing choices and behaviors.
It is certainly no coincidence that the religious solemnity of All Saints’ Day on November 1st and the Commemoration of the Faithful Deceased the following day took a back seat to an irreverent neo-pagan consumerist festival imported from the United States, Halloween, which now involves young people and adults, sinking its roots in a dark and gloomy world, linked to realities such as the new witchcraft (Wicca) and Satanism.
This is not just a commercial operation, nor a simple carnival in the name of bad taste, but of a diabolical party disguised as a recreational event.
In fact, as occult operators know well, lhe night between October 31st and November 1st begins the new year of witchcraft. Looking at the social phenomenon, we have already been witnessing the usual macabre charade for several days.
Shops offering every type of gadget for the occasion, decorated with masks, costumes and disturbing disguises to say the least, depicting skulls, emaciated bodies, bloody faces, uncovered coffins, zombies, gruesome vampires, demons and witches, as well as the inevitable pumpkins, a symbol of Halloween which, in Anglo-Saxon countries since ancient times, were used as rudimentary lanterns to capture evil spirits (!).
All this is extremely uneducational for children and sometimes causes mental disorders, which particularly affect fragile and neurolabile subjects.
But what is really hidden within the Halloween phenomenon? Perhaps not everyone knows that behind the little party and the innocent phrase “trick or treat” lies the pagan religious festival of Celtic origin Samhain (the god of darkness), in which the Satanic New Year is celebrated throughout the world with magical rites, black masses, initiation rites, adoration and consecrations to Satan.
On the night of October 31st and in those preceding or immediately following, the Satanists offer to the devil, evoking him during specific rituals, the lives of the people who, more or less consciously, will participate in this festival, with the aim of strengthening his evil power.
Therefore even those who do not practice occultism end up coming into contact, albeit involuntarily, with the world of darkness.
But there’s more. Behind this festive occasion there is the exaltation of Satan and evil spirits, who push people – sometimes completely unaware of the dire consequences – towards their own psychic and spiritual destruction, often leading them to serious forms of self-harm, which can tragically culminate in suicide. This is certainly irreconcilable with the Christian faith, as the Catechism of the Catholic Churchwarning us against «all practices of magic and witchcraft with which one claims to subjugate the occult powers in order to place them at one’s service and obtain power over one’s neighbor, even if only to procure their health» (CCC, 2117).
This is all extremely disturbing, considering that many young people are lured by sects through social media and the web, where they often find links with which they can directly access satanism and black magic sites.
They are thus initiated into occultism and Satanism, with serious consequences on a physical, psychological, moral and spiritual level. In fact, by participating, even indirectly, in this dark reality, one becomes more vulnerable to the ordinary and extraordinary actions of the devil (infestations, vexations, obsessions and diabolical possessions), as testified by the priests with whom I collaborate within the‘AIE (International Association of Exorcists), always at the forefront in the fight against evil.
As a mental health professional, I often find myself faced with unfortunate cases, which mainly affect young people between 12 and 20 years old.
Among the most frequently complained about disorders we find: sudden unmotivated crying fits, fear of the dark, anxiety, episodes of insomnia with nightmares and fear nocturnus.
The latter presents with sudden awakenings, which occur during deep sleep, characterized by a state of agitation with tachycardia, sweating and shouting. Furthermore, panic attacks, depressive disorders, altered states of consciousness, slatentisation of psychotic processes and sleep paralysis can occur.
The latter, referred to as parasomnias, are morbid conditions characterized by a temporary physiological paralysis of the muscles, which begins with a tingling sensation throughout the body, reaching up to the head, and then also immobilizes the limbs.
As believers, we want to distance ourselves from the pagan holiday of Halloween, behind which lies a terrifying and dark reality, very often witnessed by the news events of the following day.
Clear evidence of this is provided by the incidents and crimes committed on the night of 31 October: desecration of churches and tabernacles, blasphemies, theft of consecrated hosts, sacrilegious thefts, desecration of tombs, assaults, episodes of violence, rapes, murders and human sacrifices.
Such atrocities are unfortunately confirmed by the statistics and reports of the police, engaged in control, prevention and surveillance activities.
But above all, responsible awareness is needed on the part of individuals (parents, teachers, educators, priests caring for souls and consecrated persons), as well as the media, who too often trivialize the phenomenon, reducing it to a simple commercial celebration, completely ignoring the dark neo-pagan and Satanist project underlying it.
The solemnity of All Saints is for us Christians a celebration of light, joy and hope, which reminds us of the vocation to holiness received with Baptism, inviting us to look to the saints as models to imitate, as well as powerful intercessors before God.
On November 2, in remembering our dearly departed, let us confidently entrust them to the Mercy of God, waiting to embrace them again forever in the Glory of Christ, to which we are all without distinction called.
So let’s not ruin these moments by falling into a dangerous death trap.
Behind the neo-pagan celebration of Halloween lies, in fact, a dark and dark reality, which has nothing to do with the joy and happiness of a real party.
