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The Right Wing Left Hand Path
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By
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Elizabeth Selwyn
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=== From Black Flame Winter XXIV A.S. ===
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The connection between Satanism and Fascism in Britain is well-known,
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though not well-explained. Nor has it been understood why this
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particular malaise has not, in general, crossed the Atlantic. Before
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attempting to examine the reasons why British Satanism has for so long
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been stained by this association, it may clarify matters to consider
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in some detail the major exponents of British Satanism and their
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political affiliations, past and present.
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The name Dark Lily is alleged to have been originated by a Satanic
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group in the first decade of the present century. As far as can be
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ascertained, there is only hearsay evidence for this, but it seems
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irrelevant to the present study. The magazine Dark Lily first appeared
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in duplicated news-sheet format in 1977, allegedly the organ of the
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Anglian Satanic Church - not to be confused (though it often was) with
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the Anglo-Saxonic Church, which was Odinist and which will be refered
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to later.
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The Anglican Satanic Church was run by Father Raoul Belphlegor (yes,
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that is how he spelled it), real name Thomas Victor Norris, and Mother
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Lilith, real name Magdalene Graham. It claimed vast resources, numbers
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and magickal powers which would be bestowed on members in return for
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money and/or (in the case of young female members) sex. Norris had
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earlier acquired a liking for brothel-keeping, involving his wife and
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daughters, aged eleven and thirteen. On his release from a six-year
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sentence resulting from this, he restored his fortunes with the aid of
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a rather naive eighteen-year-old (she was not concerned with his
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occult activities and has since now made a new life for herself, so
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her name will not be mentioned).
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Norris' Occult involvement brought him into contact with Magdalene
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Graham, who was editing an Occult magazine on broadly LHP lines.
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Norris persuaded her to take over production of his magazines, both
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Occult and political (fascist), including the occasional news-sheet of
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his Odinist Anglo-Saxonic Church (another paper organisation). Despite
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holding similar political views, Ms. Graham was, at first, reluctant
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to be associated with the disreputable Norris, but was in the
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vunerable position of having just been diagnosed as suffering from a
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disabling illness and was desperately seeking a cure. That particular
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illness is subject to recession and Ms. Graham experienced an
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improvement (presumably psychologically induced), which, for a time
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convinced her.
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She eventually became disillusioned and tried to leave. Impeded by her
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physical disability, she sought help from a Satanist who was not a
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fascist (possibly the only representative of that rare breed in
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Britain at the time) and he eventually re-started the magazine Dark
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Lily as the organ of non-political Satanism in Britain. Ms Graham
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remains typist, sometimes designated editor, although it is doubtful
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whether she has executive powers It appears that she is now convinced
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that Occultism cannot be associated with politics. Certainly Dark
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Lily, despite its history, has, since coming under new management,
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shown no sign of political allegiances and has, in fact, warned that
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to divide one's energies between politics and Occultism means that one
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will succeed at neither.
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While Dark Lily may have purged itself, the same cannot,
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unfortunately, be said for a magazine called Fenrir (an Odinist word)
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produced by a Satanic group called the Order of the Nine Angles. They
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claim an ancient pedigree, but their writings appear to be an
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ill-digested mixture of Satanism (on the Black Mass level), fascism,
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("Roman Salutes" as part of the ceremony!), sado-masochism (the
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inevitable scourge), alchemy, ritual magick and a paranoiac insistence
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that they are the only upholders of the Satanic tradition. Although
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referring to them in the plural, the effective long term membership of
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the Order of the Nine Angles remains at one: a gentleman who calls
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himself Anton (yes, really, Anton!) Long. His aliases include Stephen
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Brown, David Myatt and Algar Langton.
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The Order of the Nine Angles first appeared in Leeds in 1975, but its
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founder was rather more preoccupied with his political attachments
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(the now-defunct National Socialist (Nazi) Movement and its
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successors), so the Occult aspect was not prominent.
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The magazine Fenrir first appeared in 1988; it will be noted that it
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is dated in the Nazi tradition YF99 (Year of the Fuhrer). Mr Long's
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other writings have included pamphlets for Liberty Bell Publications
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(American readers will presumably not require further explanation of
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the nature of such literary efforts), a Black Mass to commemorate the
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one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Adolph Hitler, and various
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rituals. Mr Long is at present experiencing difficulty with his
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publisher, who appears somewhat discouraged by the contents of the
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rituals.
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We referred to the former National Socialist Movement and must now
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introduce another of the Occult luminaries of that organisation, Mr
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David Austin. Without digressing too far into the convoluted history
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of Fascism in Britain, the National Socialist Movement was founded by
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Mr John Colin Campbell Jordan (generally known as Colin Jordan).
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Following his release from a prison term imposed for sedition, he
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changed the name of his organisation to British Movement. Shortly
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thereafter, Mr Jordan was fined for shoplifting a pair of ladies' red
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knickers from a (Jewish-owned) supermarket, and deposed from
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leadership of the BM. The new "fuhrer," Michael McLaughlin, instituted
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his own little knight of the Long Knives to remove all whom he
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considered to be "perverts" from the BM (disregarding the fact that
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this would leave him with only twenty-eight members) and David Austin
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was one of those booted out.
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Mr. Austin, whose previous history included several years as a Mormon
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"missionary," has since joined the U.S. based Temple of Set and was
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formally ordained to their priesthood in May of 1989.
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There are (unfortunately) other Satanic organisations in Britain. I
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say unfortunately because none appear to have escaped the political
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adherence which bedevils (if one may use that word) British Satanism.
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However, they are too small and ineffectual to be included here (if
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they are getting ideas above their station, this may be considered to
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only a temporary reprieve).
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Let us now turn to the question of WHY. Yes, the Satanic question. Why
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is a valid and highly potent way of life so often (on one side of the
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ocean, at least) soiled by association with an inadequate and
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life-denying political creed? To Occultists, Fascism may be defined as
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the new "English Disease," but the condition which has for centuries
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been so entitled is Masochism, and the two are closely related.
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It has been said that those who hold anyone else to be worthless are
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really projecting the fact they believe themselves to be worthless;
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this is demonstrably true. Even a brief acquaintance with a Fascist
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will reveal that he/she suffers from a severe inferiority complex. The
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phrase "racial masochism" is well-known. Most right-wing bookshops
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used to sell (possibly they still stock it, we haven't checked lately)
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a volume purporting to explain in pseudo-medical jargon why
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circumcision is for the purpose of increasing virility. On the same
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theme, the only quotation that anyone can ever remember from The
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Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion is the contemptuous
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description of the Ayrian race as "hewers of wood and drawers of
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water."
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One must also survey the poseurs. The High Priest in his dramatic robe
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or the Nazi in black uniform and jackboots. Where's the difference?
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The answer is that the Satanist understands the real reasons why he is
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"dressing up;" the Nazi does not. The Nazi is not intellectually
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capable of realizing that such trappings are a masquerade, utilized
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for the purpose of reinforcing an image when (in his case) no real
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authority exists. Dominance has no connection with threats or
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violence. One who is in control does not need them; in fact they
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negate potency. The power comes from within himself and it has no
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visible show; especially not a form of apparel which represents an
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external conferring of jurisdiction, or, in some cases, is the
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semblance of domination without any validity or competence. In such
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circumstances, a uniform is a pretence, in the manner of children
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playing games. It reveals the psychological deficiencies of those who
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resort to fancy dress to augment their macho appearance. Yet some
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people are able to direct others and order action without
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accoutrement. This is the phenomenon known as the ability to command.
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You want an example? Look at a genuine Satanist. To some of my
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readers, the direction may be re-phrased: look in a mirror.
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Having briefly refered to Odinism, it must be said that followers of
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that path, in Britain, are, almost without exception, Fascist. This
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aspect of Occult political involvement is outside the scope of this
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article. However, the digression on Odinism is merely for the sake of
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completeness. The subject is Satanic Fascism and the question is why
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such a diversion should appeal to those who purport to be seeking
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Occult knowledge. To say that they are affected by masochism (which is
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an extraordinarily powerful sexual motivation) is certainly the
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explanation in many cases. Alternative answers which have been
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propounded are as follows: (A) that those who are politically-inspired
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are looking for something other than Occult power and knowledge and
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are attracted to the sinister image of Satanism; (B) since Fascists
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naturally expect to be hated, they gravitate to a theology which is
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hated; (C) the proponents of the politics of fear are subconsciously
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seeking persecution.
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(To confuse the issue, it has been argued that Satanism has more in
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common with Judaism, especially in the matter of suffering
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persecution. Witch-burnings or gas chambers? How many million?)
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As an afterthought, let us contrast the foregoing with Dr. LaVey's
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clear sighted understanding that the Nazi's were capable of Lesser
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Magic and mind manipulation but with obvious limitations. He had the
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courage not to avoid this thorny issue, as shown in the Satanic Bible
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and elsewhere, but makes it plain that the Church of Satan will never
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succumb to "the English disease."
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