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The Devil Made Me Do It – are serial killers possessed?

Apr 25 2024

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The Devil Made Me Do It – are serial killers possessed?

There is a misconception that serial killers are possessed by demons. A probable reason for this conception is that normal people cannot conceptualize that other normal people are capable of the atrocities that serial killers commit. When asked what the most despicable act of a serial killer could be, (besides the obvious of killing, raping […]

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Heroes & Warriors: Where Psychology Meets Mythology

Dec 16 2023

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Heroes & Warriors: Where Psychology Meets Mythology

A man with a quest is a man on a mission and woe to anyone who interferes! Dr. Micki Pistorius, psychologist and editor of our Premium Ancient-Origins site, fuses her two professions, archaeology and psychology in this webinar. In the epic Iliad of Homer, Odysseus was considered the wisest of the Achaean Warriors-Kings. Odysseus is an old […]

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DR. MICKI PISTORIUS

Psychologist, Author & Profiler

After earning my BA, I worked for eight years in print and television journalism. Then, I was accepted into the University of Pretoria’s psychology program, where I earned a doctorate and became a psychological profiler for the South African Police Service. After resigning from that position, I returned to journalism, writing and producing documentaries before opening my own psychology practice. I continued lecturing internationally and authored seven books, including the bestseller Catch Me a Killer. In 2010, I pursued an Honours degree in Biblical Archaeology…

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The Devil Made Me Do It – are serial killers possessed?

Heroes & Warriors: Where Psychology Meets Mythology

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