The lore of werewolves has existed in many countries and civilizations since antiquity. Traditionally the belief in lycanthropy was first mentioned by Plato.
Also it so happens that in times of medieval magic, the pentagon was the generic symbol for werewolves, ...
In folklore those cursed by lycanthropy are said to turn into werewolves under the spell of the full moon. In astrology the moon exerts a powerful force in horoscopes and in daily affairs.
It was in the Black House that he began holding weekly meetings dealing with occultic and dark topics such as vampires, werewolves, torturing, and insanity. These meetings drew much attention, and LaVey started charging $2.
In the middle of the Dark Ages, Europe's population lived in very real fear of werewolves. The signs that were used to determine whether or not someone was a werewolf included:
- hairy hands or feet
- thick eyebrows that meet in the middle ...
We've completed work on editing Sabine Baring-Gould's fascinating Book of Werewolves.
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Of interest . . .
From this notion originated the stories of the werewolves. Serpents, because they lived in the earth, were associated with the Spirit of Darkness.
have to criticize and attack him, when all that has happened is that an inferior "soul" has emigrated from one person to another. The world is still full of betes noires and scapegoats, just as it formerly teemed with witches and werewolves" ...
 See also: World, Anima, Craft, Signs, Spirit
  
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