Wow! That person has it all! How did they get so good at what they do? Could be....SATAN?!?!? We’re
talking Deals With The Devil on today’s Nutty History! With all those people making deals with
the devil throughout history, it’s gotta be hell keeping track of all those contracts. Ugh. Can you
imagine the work when he updated to digital? Now, how about you make a deal with me, and
subscribe to this channel, click the notification bell, and like this video? Throughout the history
of the church, people have been accused of witchcraft, sorcery, demonic possession,
evil acts, and making straight-up deals with the devil. The accusers’ reasons differed:
they could have an agenda against the accused and be trying to take them out with the church’s help;
they could be jealous of the accused’s talents and lifestyle; they could be caught up in religious
fervor, or maybe the accused person literally wished to sell their eternal soul in exchange for
favors and a little red guy with a pitchfork that he uses to poke people in the butt appeared with a
contract. They all seem like perfectly reasonable explanations and we’ll never know for sure. Deals
with the devil are especially prevalent in music, from hidden satanic messages when you play songs
backward, to dark heavy metal and horror-core rap imagery, to that time the devil went down
to Georgia in that one country song... I think it was called Boot Scoot Boogie. But it’s not just
musicians selling their souls, later on, we’ll explore how one of the major rocket scientists
from the early days of NASA was talked of selling his soul, practice occult rituals with the most
wicked man in the world Aleister Crowley, and unleashed a moon goddess spell onto the
world with the help of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard! So who was that Aleister Crowley guy? He
was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer,
founder of the religion Thelema, and THE WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD. Oh, and I forgot
to include that he was also a spy, drug fiend, & sex addict. Born to a wealthy British family,
he rejected their fundamentalist Christianity at a young age. His mother was very strict, and called
him a “devil” and accused him of worshiping Satan. Because of this, he began calling himself “the
beast” and “The AntiChrist”. He once described a battle between God and Satan over his soul,
although later he claimed to not believe in the Christian idea of satan. Crowley famously moved
among occult circles, practicing magic with the help of drugs, sex, and elaborate rituals in order
to summon various demons, angels, and gods into our world. Many of Crowley’s books on the occult
are used in ceremonies, teaching, and research to this day. His most famous and lasting teaching is
the phrase often associated with Satanism, “Do as thou wilt”. You’d think with such a direct line to
evil, Crowley could have asked for some guitar talent or at least some cool violin lessons.
He could have been like old-school satanic soul seller Nasty Nicolo! Nicolò Paganini was
a musician that just got sick of all the practice and hard work with no rewards to show for it. The
violinist, guitarist, and composer was born in 1782 and began publicly performing at the age
of 12, only to collapse under the pressure just four years later. He made a triumphant comeback
on the music scene when he was 22 performing arrangements he had written that were so complex,
no one else could do them! So what happened in those years he was away from the scene? Well,
I don’t need 1700s TMZ to tell me, Nasty Nicolo made a deal with the devil! Rumors
of the satanic pact spread and some people even said they saw Satan on stage with Paganini,
assisting him during concerts. The devil rumors were so persistent that Paganini was denied final
rites and a proper burial upon his death. Bummer. Old Nicolo should have repented before death like
Saint Theophilus of Adana or Saint Theophilus the Penitent as he was later known. Saint Theophilus
is considered the first man to sell his soul to the Devil in exchange for worldly riches and
favors. The guy was unanimously elected to become a bishop in the sixth century, and he turned it
down out of humility. Whoa. The church was going to give him a thing he wanted and he was like “No,
no, I don’t deserve it” and they were like “okay, so.... We’ll give it to someone else”. And he was
like, “You know what, now I want it.” That’s right, another dude took the bishop position
and old Theo was miserable. So, he did what any reasonable person would do, he hired a sorcerer
that summoned Satan himself. The devil gave Theo a contract renouncing Christ and the Virgin Mary,
spelled out in his own blood. Theo signed it, and he became Bishop! Yay! Happy ending. Not so
fast. Theophilus regretted what he did and begged the Virgin Mary for forgiveness. She appeared and
said, “Nah”. But he begged and she agreed to go talk it out with God. She came back 30 days later
and told him that he was forgiven, but don’t let it happen again. But 3 days later he awoke to find
the contract on his chest because Satan refused to relinquish his soul. Theo went to another bishop,
who burned the contract and freed him. Then Theo died right there on the spot,
overcome with joy. So... happy ending? I guess you’re right? I’m noticing a lot of these “selling
your soul to the devil” stories don’t seem to end well for the sellers. At least some have
cool legends told about them. Like Robert Johnson. Robert Johnson was an American blues guitarist,
singer, and songwriter that recorded primarily in the 1930s. He was pioneered the Delta blues style
and was a massive influence to those that followed him. He also sold his soul to the devil. According
to legend, as a young man, Johnson lived on a plantation in rural Mississippi and wanted nothing
more than to become a great blues musician. One night, Johnson took his guitar to a crossroad
near Dockery Plantation at midnight. There, he met the Devil. The Devil took his guitar,
tuned it, played a few songs, and then returned the guitar to Johnson. After that, Robert Johnson
had complete mastery over the guitar. Johnson’s lyrics included supposed clues to his talent’s
origin, such as “Early this morning when you knocked upon my door / And I said, ‘Hello,
Satan, I believe it’s time to go.” Johnson died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 27.
Some say it was the devil collecting his due. Others say it was the raging case of syphilis,
he had. We’ll never know for sure. The life and music of Robert Johnson didn’t just influence
the music of future generations, it may have convinced a few to sell their souls as well.
In Bob Dylan’s song titled “Crossroads”, perhaps itself a reference to the crossroads where Robert
Johnson and the Devil made their deal, Dylan falls to his knees and pleads to “the lord” to help save
his soul. From the lyrics, it would seem like he is referring to God. But the very last line says,
“And I’m standing at the crossroads, believe I’m sinking down.” Then in an interview, Dylan said,
“It goes back to that destiny thing and I made a bargain with it a long time ago, I’m holding
up my end.” “What was your bargain?” “To get where I am now,” “Should I ask who you made the bargain
with?” “You know with the Chief Commander...On this Earth, and in the world, we can’t see”
Jimmy Page, the guitarist for seminal English rock band Led Zeppelin, was less influenced by Robert
Johnson and more influenced by Aleister Crowley. Page read Crowley's book ‘Magick in Theory and
Practice’ at the age of 15 and became a lifelong fan of all things occult. Is it just a coincidence
then that a young rocker became influenced by one of history’s most wicked men, and then grew up to
be one of the most successful rock musicians of all time? Perhaps a deal with the devil was
involved. Page was such a Crowley advocate that he purchased Crowley’s former home in Loch Ness,
Scotland, which he believed was haunted. Page told stories about how people had died in that house,
and the strange sounds he heard when he stayed there. Rumors followed that Jimmy Page was a
Satanist and that if you play “Stairway to Heaven” backward, you’ll hear demonic voices
speaking. There’s always been rumors that the popular artist of the day is somehow in league
with the devil and with social media, it’s even more prevalent. Even Miley Cyrus has been accused
of Satan worship. The pattern seems to be, look for the artist that would be the most surprising
if they turned out to be a Satan worshiper, then look for clues, then make a conspiracy
video. That’s what happened to JayZ and Beyonce. They’ve been accused of being agents of Satan as
well. Also, they’re in the Illuminati. And the New World Order. Hmmm. Could be all three. Evidently
when Jay-Z makes his public hand motion of putting his Roc-A-Fella diamond up’ it’s
a secret satanic symbol. Of course, it’s also the symbol of pro wrestler Diamond Dallas Page,
who accused Jay of stealing the sign, and as far as anyone knows DDP isn’t a satanist,
so who knows the symbol’s true meaning. One man who may know the true meaning of those
hand symbols as well as all things satanic, is Aliester Crowley’s most famous disciple,
rocket scientist Jack Parsons. Jack Parsons said he tried to summon the devil when he
was just 13 years old because he planned to sell his soul in exchange for a real-life rocket ship.
Jack Parsons grew up to be a pioneering rocket scientist, one of the principal founders of both
the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Aerojet Engineering Corporation, and he invented the
jet fuel that is used by NASA. In his 20’s Parsons converted his religion and began to study Thelema,
the occult religion started by Aleister Crowley. Parsons became friends with Crowley;
the two believed themselves and each other to be powerful magicians. At one point,
Jack Parsons joined forces with another powerful occultist magician, Scientology founder L. Ron
Hubbard and the two of them would work together to complete an extremely difficult series of
rituals called “The Babylon Working” based on a ceremony described in Aleister Crowley’s novel,
Moonchild. This was to bring forth a Goddess called Babylon that would help man go to the
moon. Parson’s claimed the ritual was partially successful. Parsons died in 1952 from a mysterious
accidental explosion in his home laboratory. Parsons was working on explosives for a film
stunt and something went wrong, though there are those that maintain it was an elaborate suicide.
Some in the Thelema society suggest that Parsons' successful Babalon Working ritual opened up a
gateway and marked the start of the appearance of flying saucers in the skies, leading to phenomena
such as the Roswell UFO incident. Spooky stuff. The gateway could be a path to another dimension
where all supernatural phenomenon since the ritual has come into our world. All thanks
to one little boy that sold his soul to the devil. For more devilishly delightful videos,
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