As God gave mankind free will, He placed them above the Angels and the demonic. For as long as mankind has faith in Him, God would protect them from all others not of man. It is this freedom and favor that He gave which breeds the hatred the fallen angels have against mankind.
Through time itself, Lucifer has developed a diabolic strategy to dishonor mankind and allow his legions to breathe the breath of life. It begins with slow infestation and building of power, oppressing the victim, and finally possessing the victim.
Possession gained public awareness in the 1973 release of the film The Exorcist. Though based upon a true story, this film fell to the glamorization of Hollywood. The possession portrayed in the film was that of a "perfect possession" which is very rare.
In most instances, the victim and the entity often struggle for control portraying what may look like schizophrenic symptoms. Once the oppression phase has come near its end, the victim will often give up the fight against the powers that are there, feeling hopelessness or through a false promise of relief from the entities. Once the victim opens those doors, the diabolic entity enters their body and begins the possession process - something that can only be done through invitation, either purposely or by accident.
There was a woman who lost her only son when he was just 20 years of age to a drunk driver. This woman, that we'll call Joan, was so devastated over the loss of her son that she longed to remain in contact with him. One day, her sister gave her a book that discussed the concept of using electronic voice phenomenon to speak with the dead. Joan devoted herself to this book and would frequent the cemetery where her son was laid to rest, attempting to establish a link to her son using nothing more than a tape recorder.
She did achieve some limited success in contacting what appeared to be her son - but also her pain and sorrow drew the attention of something much more dark and sinister from the graveyard. Soon, using electronic communications was not enough for Joan, so she turned to the use of a Ouija board. Joan established contact with something that claimed to be her son. It shared knowledge with her that only her son should know, and even began to predict events accurately.
The board soon became an infatuation with Joan. She used it more and more, and eventually began to use the board alone. This initial interest of communicating with her son lead to five years of torment and terror, as demonic entities entered into her life. Friends began to notice changes in Joan. She began to spend more time alone. Her emotions became more negative towards others and herself. Her sleep became difficult. It became riddled with intense nightmares of her son's death, tainted by unknown entities. Joan began to hear voices and see figures moving about her home. She began to experience bruises and scratches she couldn't explain, and a feeling of something inside her head that she couldn't control. Joan was experiencing a partial possession.
Not all circumstances follow the course of first infestation and then oppression before a possession is attempted by an entity. In some cases, the demonic have infested a property such a long time that all they need is an "open door" to a potential victim for a possession attempt to take place. An "open door" is a weakness in a person that an entity can slip through into a person, or in some instances all it takes is a very powerful sensitive who is "open" to all that is in a location.
An investigation was held at a location known to be infested with the demonic, and a small team went in with the goal of cleansing the location. Within a matter of thirty minutes, the sensitive of the group began to feel her face distort by itself. She noticed that she began to hear herself mutter obscenities, curses and threats to other team members. It became apparent to this experienced sensitive what was going on so she removed herself from that situation before it went too far. But within minutes of that experience, another team member's demeanor changed completely. Normally a very outspoken, confident individual, he began to mumble his words and not show clear thought. This gentleman was removed from the environment before the situation went too far. In essence, this team was infiltrated in a matter of minutes, not months or years, because the environmental circumstances were just right.
Possession contains many of the clinical signs of Schizophrenia. In Schizophrenia, a patient experiences hallucinations that are false perceptions. They are inaccuracies that affect the senses and cause people to hear, see, taste, touch or smell what others do not. In the acute phases of schizophrenia, patients are most likely to insist they are hearing voices that no one else can hear. Sometimes they hear noises, clicks or non-word sounds. On occasion, though more rarely, they are disturbed by seeing, smelling or feeling things that others do not.
Descriptions of these perceptions differ. Sometimes they are experienced as very forceful and important thoughts. Frequently, however, they seem to come from outside the self and are heard as conversations between other people, or commands, or compliments (or insults) addressed to the person. Sometimes the voices are reassuring, at other times they are menacing. Often enough, the remarks heard are not addressed to the person but seem to be concerned with them in an unclear (but perhaps derogatory) way. Individuals who experience this describe it "like a tape playing in my head." It is so real to the person that it cannot be dismissed as imagination. And so the fine line is drawn between mental illness and possession.
The similarities between possession and Schizophrenia are by design not by coincidence. Satan's greatest strength is the deception of his non-existence that he places within mankind. It is only through a keen balance of faith and knowledge of mental illness that the difference between Schizophrenia and a possession can be determined. If it is a true possession, then only faith will see you through.
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Possession is one of the most creepy and frighting of the paranormal phenomena out there. True demonic possession that is. Most of the major religions believe in the ability of the human soul and body being manipulated or taken over completely by ether spirits, demons, or the devil himself. In Islam and India their is the belief in troublesome spirits that usually bring temptations, illnesses and other troubles but not quite the same as a demonic possession, which is much more intense.
There are a handful of characteristics that all genuine possessions will have. The first is speaking in languages that the person being possessed had never learned or is familiar with. The possessed will speak with anger, hatred, and be cursing. Another trait of true possession is the levitation of objects and even the possessed themselves. Many poltergeist occurrences are confused with demonic possession because of objects being levitated and being hurled about. Super strength is another trait of the possessed, or becoming stronger that the victim is known to be. When a person has an evil spirit or demon inside of them, any religious symbol or item that is considered holy will anger and enrage the unwanted entities. Holy water will cause great pain and burning to the victim of any real demonic possession. Lastly, demons and actually many spirits from what I've been noticing through research seem to know a great deal about the past, present, future and all kinds of information. The demons will use the information to throw off and distract the ones giving the exorcism and also to cause more suffering to those close to the victim such as family and friends.
http://www.studiesoftheparanormal.com/possession.html
When investigating haunted houses, sometimes you discover that the house isn't haunted, but a member of the family is. A person could be oppressed or possessed by a demon or an evil spirit. An oppressed person is attacked externally. Symptoms range from extreme depression to being beaten physically by an unknown force. Possession occurs when a demon or demons actually reside inside an individual. Symptoms of possession include an extreme heavy feeling on the back or neck, speaking in a different voice or language, hearing voices and having knowledge of the unknown. The possessed person will only have partial control of their emotions and activities. Of course, a person with any of these symptoms should be checked first for medical and psychological problems.
A person can become possessed through obvious ways like participating in satanic rituals, obsessive use of a ouija board ,but can be also totally at random. The possessed rarely seek help for themselves and it is usually a friend or family member who does.
Exorcism is the casting out of demons or evil spirits from persons, places or things which are believed to be possessed. Almost every religion has it's own form of exorcism. I will focus on the Catholic rite since that is what I am most familiar with.I have assisted in over 25 exorcisms and it is usually necessary to physically restrain the individual because of their violent behavior(I've been bitten,punched and scratched). Hospital type restraints are used and sometimes even a straitjacket. It is also helpful to have 2 to 4 restraining the individual since the person usually possesses great strength and will often break out of the restraints and attack the priest, the assistants or even themselves.
Once the person is restrained, the priest will read the Litany of the Saints. He will use Holy Water, a crucifix, Holy relics and a purple stole, all of which are used at certain times during the exorcism prayers. An exorcism can last an hour or go on for months
http://mrhaunted.com/index.html
Parasitic Entities.
An entity that is of bad intentions. It must feed off of something, stress, anguish, drug problems, emotional problems, fear, ect.. It can be very problematic within a house hold, a little less subtle then a poltergeist but still enough to reek havoc. Sometimes associated or confused with poltergeists
http://www.annsparanormal.freehomepage.com/custom2.html
I saw a documentary about the priest's and their beliefs going into a possession.
I must point something out~ you are part of a site that houses beings feed on blood to live, are immortal,
not to mention people that believe in these beings, and you have a problem with possession??
And are the rude remarks really necessary?
I finished high school many years ago, and thought this was an adult discussion.
