Have you ever been told you had a demon?

[Rachie]

This is an observation I have made which is not worthy of a new thread. It shows about the uniqueness of humankind.
From a biblical standpoint in the New Testament in the King James version the cure for epilepsy/seizure for one boy is prayer and fasting to release the spirit the Bible states Matthew 17:21
"However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

However, just looking in one of my books God's Wild Flowers Saints With Disabilities a Blessed called Amadeus IX of Savoy suffered from epilepsy. This was a holy person of God who lived I would think before medication was used to treat this condition. I am pretty much sure they would have tried fasting. They suffered from epilepsy but clearly of a different than above origin needing resolution. They seemed to co-exist with their conditions. I read no mention of them being healed from this in their lifetime.

 

[Cryptid]

Accounts written by religious people do not usually stand up to rigorous fact-based analysis.

The mere fact that someone said, "God did it" does not mean that it is true.

 

[jsilver256]

The mere fact that someone said, "God did it" does not mean that it is true.

Allow me to present a counter-perspective.

Secular cultures are a recent phenomenon.

Secular cultures are predominantly Western.

Western cultures are predominantly Christian.

The New Testament predicted an era where demon possession would be gone, until the actual end times.

So, in that lens, secularity is a privilege of Christianity because the Holy Spirit makes room for a culture that is not at the mercy of capricious gods and evil spirits.

I am not asserting this is true. I don't know nearly enough about non-Western cultures to make a blanket statement like that. But it is a convenient explanation that does not necessitate that we treat every other non-Western culture in history as an idiot.

Oracle at Delphi

 

[Cryptid]

Accounts written by religious people do not usually stand up to rigorous fact-based analysis.

The mere fact that someone said, "God did it" does not mean that it is true.

Allow me to present a counter-perspective.

Secular cultures are a recent phenomenon.

Secular cultures are predominantly Western.

Western cultures are predominantly Christian.

The New Testament predicted an era where demon possession would be gone, until the actual end times.

So, in that lens, secularity is a privilege of Christianity because the Holy Spirit makes room for a culture that is not at the mercy of capricious gods and evil spirits.

I am not asserting this is true. I don't know nearly enough about non-Western cultures to make a blanket statement like that. But it is a convenient explanation that does not necessitate that we treat every other non-Western culture in history as an idiot.

Oracle at Delphi

Thus proving my point -- note how these 'prophesies' come to us in the present day long after the events they predicted had transpired.

Jeanne Dixon with her "Gift of Prophesy" used to do this too. An event would occur, and then she would announce her prediction of it.

 

[Rachie]

This is an observation I have made which is not worthy of a new thread. It shows about the uniqueness of humankind.
From a biblical standpoint in the New Testament in the King James version the cure for epilepsy/seizure for one boy is prayer and fasting to release the spirit the Bible states Matthew 17:21
"However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

However, just looking in one of my books God's Wild Flowers Saints With Disabilities a Blessed called Amadeus IX of Savoy suffered from epilepsy. This was a holy person of God who lived I would think before medication was used to treat this condition. I am pretty much sure they would have tried fasting. They suffered from epilepsy but clearly of a different than above origin needing resolution. They seemed to co-exist with their conditions. I read no mention of them being healed from this in their lifetime.

When I posted I just had a good hunch that Blessed Amadeus IX of Savoy would have likely tried to fast. I researched this after I posted more properly and indeed it is documented that they did try fasting. They also have had miracles attritubted to them as well I learnt. The end of their life was difficult through illness but they reached inner peace with it spiritually as well. It is strange though how two paths can be so different.
To read more about them you can do so here.
Blessed Amadeus, Duke of Savoy - March 30

 

[Rachie]

I love my mother. She is one of my biggest supporters and won't give up on the idea of a recovery for me from my eating disorder. She has thought in the past as she can be influenced that there was more behind my eating disorder than they see it in the West around spirituality etc.
This is a very old extract from 2013 before I was offically diagnosed with autism or heard about it I think. I just used to diary write to myself, I had noone reading. You can see her style was an attack on my senses just singing like to try and cure my eating distress which wasn't the way.

21 February 2013
Mum and BEN
My mum came round today, she came round pretty much unannounced. She came in and soon enough started to sing and pray. She was singing solidly hymns in my living room for over 20 mins. After a while I was telling her quite loudly to stop. The thing is, when i say stop i think it encourages them like it is working or something. It can get on my nerves and hurt my ears. I wanted to chuck a bucket of water on my mum, but didn't. I told my mum she should go and see her doctor for help. I was a bit busy before as well so it didn't help matters. She is quite talkative to bless her and i just am not a talker and i kept on asking her to stop talking as her voice is quite loud as well. I worry a bit about her. I've asked her to let me at least know the day before that she is coming now.

 

[Rachie]

I read a conversation in a thread in the past but I cannot recollect what it was that I read it in.
I wanted to share something. I attended my Catholic primary school church a few weeks back and by special arrangement called up the previous day and they agreed to see me after to bless some water for me. After mass we went to the back and the wonderful priest opened the bottle and blessed it for me personally. I drink a fair amount of Holy water in a year.

I was baptised at 8 years old. I recieved the Holy Spirit at 17.

Montly I get hands laid on me again and again at a healing and wholeness service. This is for wholeness really for issues I have had after having fugue states that started in 2023 at the end.

When I went to Ayselford Priory for a mini day retreat with three church's I was in the St Theresa of Avila room there. I loved it as I have written how much I adore her. She left her faith for a while and then went back and was a bit on the bad side for a while then reformed.

Observation my mum came to me a few days ago and I put the sign of the cross on her head from my water and she just lost it and went into spirit. I was observing her as well. I had to try and bring her back down. I used to take it and start confessing here there and everywhere and acting like a truth confessor. I am used to it now.

It is meant to be good for warding of evil and this day and age it may be helpful to know what can be done at a Catholic church and Anglican after service if you ask. They even have a special book to bless water in Anglican church's with special prayers.

In Catholic church's they have water available to bless your head and those often are blessed to by a priest. I would like to go to Lourdes, but you can get Holy water in your church as well to be made Holy.
I only should use it once a week now.

Just a tip and look after yourself.

 

[Captain Jigglypuff]

Not exactly. I was told that the “Devil” hit a hold on me and was making me think I was gay and that it was all a trick. This led to a year and a half of me feeling very confused as to why I still felt the same every single time that the youth pastor who told me that lie “prayed” for my soul and for me to change. Turns out there was nothing wrong with me and I wasn’t the one that needed to change.

 

[Rachie]

I also as my post above take the Eucharist.

The funniest story ever. This is not funny. In around November 2023 for the first time in my life dveloped something but GP suspects was fugue states. It lasted to about March 2024. In these states I could be absent and not know where I am for like three days sometimes. One day I read Psalm 80 which is the longest psalm in the Bible for casting out. Boars from the forest ravages it....there was so much repitition on it.

Afrer that in this fugue state I thought I had summoned a demon to my house with this psalm. I confronted the demon and was demanding it to confess and it was blurting the truth. In this state I asked it to free all it's subjects by an eating disorder to release them. This thing was just confessing and then it was expelled. I had no fear of it at all. Very funy now thinking about it. That psalm I think just frightened me it is so powerful.

Funny as anything now

 

[Rachie]

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Just to support the above and I don't mind. I have attached this to show the Fugue states was a real thing November 03-March April 04. My expectation is just to share.
I am not sure but it is possible I may take some time out to focus on something very important in my life and give that my full attention. I don't want to commit to that and sound a fool tomorrow etc. It is seeming let's say.
It's certainly been some fun at times.

 

[Rachie]

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This turned into a bit of a story eh lol. I will conclude it right here. During that very difficult time that I experienced which has now resolved. It was like a black out time for me. A bit like Paul when he was blinded. I had got some water blessed from the church I attend to be made Holy. It was indeed made Holy. I said to God the gift you gave me at 17 at 50/51 if something had happened to his gift do whatever you need to do as I didn't know what was going on when I drink the water. I recieve the laying of hands at church once a month. This is a way to recieve the Holy Spirit again and again. My 17 year old sidekick remained. We all have the potential as human beings to be equipped with a blessing and gift from God. Today I feel like going out in the street and saying God is real. Look it up if you're interested in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and have never heard of it.
Peace