Satanisme som kveldskurs

An unholy row has broken out after a night-school course in Satanism was launched in a village hall.

Occultist Scott Jones is guiding students through topics such as a witchcraft, Satanism and tarot during the course in Worle, Somerset.

Students on the 10-week course, will learn how to "increase their mental and physical strength through meditation" discover the "magic alphabet" and investigate rituals with dolls.

But the course, headed by Mr Jones, 35, has been heavily criticised by horrified locals, who claim the subject matter of the course is "distasteful and awful".

Placard-waving protesters have campaigned outside the community centre while the class is taking place.

And Mr Jones, who lives in Worle, has received hate mail and a petition asking him to stop the course immediately.

He said: "The course is focused around studying the Luciferian path and how it can lead to self improvement.

"Students study a wide variety of topics from the history, philosophy and theory of witchcraft and Satanism to the use of emotion and meditation.

"There is no practical aspect to it so there's no spells being cast behind doors or any of that nonsense that people are so quick to believe.

"I've been absolutely shocked with the level of ignorance and pettiness that has been aroused around the area because of this course.

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