Wormwood, you work too hard

My dear, precious Wormwood,

Of course, I, I myself, as a tender and loving Uncle, am happy to help you get your Temptation & Sin Numbers up. We need those souls damned! And I certainly don’t need any more phone calls about your absolute glorious  incompetence.

Fortunately for you (you really owe me for this), as a Senior Temptor and Prof. Of Deadly Sin, I have access to Top Secret level temptation strategy. Here is the trick… You are working too hard. Don’t stop and rest, or even catch your breath. I am certainly not saying that. But I am saying, You need to put them to work on their own damnation.

Of course, like every young temptor, you want to get apostates in the Church fighting against the Faithful. And certainly people like ‘Papa’ Ostler and Julie Hanks do that. They do an immense amount of our work. I myself make 5% on every soul Julie damns, and let me tell you, that is a LOT!

Still, as spectacular as that is, there is something even more damning. And that is getting individual people to do it to themselves. And the real Doctrine of Devils here is, Identity (that we have given them).

They will fight tooth and nail for their ‘Identity’, when in reality, we have helped them construct it. In this, our most powerful tool, is to keep them from seeing how to be a true Man or Woman.

If we can get them to forget about parenthood, the rest is a logical consequence. If we take away Priesthood and Fatherhood, even as an Ideal, then what is left besides Frat House hedonism, laziness and greed? What is there to live for? Nothing, besides themselves. And as a consequence, they will remain stunted and weak. If you take away Motherhood from Women, what is left except High heels, and Sex & the City hedonism.

Now, unless your patients are exceptional rich and/or beautiful, they aren’t going to be very impressed with these frat house boys, or aging (and lonely) Carrie Bradshaw’s. This could be a problem, or it can be a vehicle of such misery and self loathing as they can scarcely imagine.

If they can’t relate to the immature antics of their own Sex, convince them they must be the opposite sex!

And what do they know of that? Absolutely nothing! Who could they have for an example? We are at a point where even our own bad examples are too wholesome now. This is why we are phasing out Homer Simpson and Kim Cardassian. (why is my spell check acting odd?)

Decades ago, they were edgy and subversive. Now, Homer is the breadwinner with 3 kids and a faithful wife. How many people yearn for even that? And Kim Cardassian shows far, far too much joy in motherhood. Her sisters likewise.

Remember, if we remove parenthood and family as high ideals, confusion and demographic suicide cults are the logical consequences!

Of course, the steady supply of xeno-estrogens in their food and water have done a lot of your work as well. They look nothing like their own forebearers. Let’s keep it that way.

Your nice and loving Uncle Screwtape