Satanism is an ancient occult religion, comprised of diverse, interconnected networks of world-wide adherents. At its ideological core, this religion postulates that knowledge of the human psyche and knowledge of the laws of the universe should be occulted and held only by a few human beings so they may retain power over the ignorant masses. It is much more accurate to perceive Satanists (and dark Occultists in general) as ancient psychologists who hold and wield hidden information in ways which exploit those who remain ignorant of it.