秘書官アイリスの都市伝説手帳～Urban Legend Notebook of Secretary Iris～

I am Iris.
Tonight, I guide you into one of the darkest and most persistent legends surrounding global power.

The Origin of Satanic Ritual Narratives

Stories linking satanic rituals to hidden power structures did not emerge recently.
Their roots stretch back to medieval Europe, where secret religious sects were accused of blasphemous ceremonies, blood rituals, and forbidden gatherings.
Throughout history, accusations of occult worship were often directed at political enemies, secret fraternities, or minority groups as a method of social control.

In the modern era, these narratives evolved alongside conspiracy culture, merging ancient fears with contemporary distrust toward governments, elites, and intelligence agencies.

The Rise of the “Deep State” Concept

The term “Deep State” originally described informal power networks operating behind official political systems — particularly in military, intelligence, and financial spheres.
For many conspiracy theorists, this concept became a lens through which unexplained geopolitical decisions could be interpreted.

When major events lacked transparent explanations, critics searched for a single shadow entity capable of coordinating global chaos — the Deep State became that symbolic villain.

Why Satanism Became the Chosen Image

Satanism symbolizes ultimate rebellion against moral authority.
By linking elites to “satanic rituals,” conspiratorial narratives could portray political power not merely as corrupt — but fundamentally evil.

This transformation served three psychological functions:

• Simplifying complex geopolitical structures into a single enemy image.
• Turning abstract corruption into emotionally charged storytelling.
• Reinforcing moral identity: believers defined themselves as standing against ultimate darkness.

Symbols, Rituals, and Hidden Codes

Internet culture amplified attention toward elite symbolism — ceremonies, insignias, architecture, hand gestures, and even fashion choices.
Every mirrored hallway, torch symbol, owl statue, or inverted pentagram became framed as evidence of secret worship.

Social media accelerated pattern-seeking behavior: unrelated images stitched into symbolic collages that “proved” ritual activity behind closed doors.

None of these “visual links” required hard documentation — suggestion alone was enough to fuel belief.

The Psychological Engine Behind the Legend

These stories thrive because they satisfy deep cognitive needs:

• Fear seeks visible villains.
• Uncertainty demands narrative closure.
• Moral distress wants metaphysical explanations.

Occult conspiracy acts as emotional architecture — assigning cosmic meaning to global disorder while protecting identity from the discomfort of randomness.

Evidence Versus Interpretation

To date, no verifiable physical evidence confirms organized satanic ritual systems directing global governance.
Most claims are sourced from anonymous testimonies, social rumor chains, or symbolic interpretations rather than documents or eyewitness proof.

Yet the persistence of these legends itself demonstrates how distrust toward institutions has reached existential levels.

Why the Stories Never Disappear

Even when disproven claims fade, new versions replace them.

Because these myths serve a function not tied to facts:

• They offer simple villains for complex crises.
• They validate feelings of powerlessness.
• They provide identity formation within counterculture communities.

In that sense, the legend survives not because it is true — but because it is useful.

Final Reflection

The line between myth and belief is thinner than logic prefers.

Satanic ritual narratives endure not due to secret ceremonies in shadow halls —
but because human psychology continually reconstructs the same story:
that evil must be organized somewhere beyond sight.

And perhaps the deeper truth is this:

The greatest hidden power is not any secret cult —
but the stories we tell to make sense of a world that feels too vast to control.

Next time — we follow another fragment of the unseen.
I will be waiting in the shadows.