This article was
written for the purpose of educating people on the subject of possession
and how it can and does happen. This is a subject that a lot of people
find both interesting and fascinating. Some times for the wrong reasons.
One of the most common questions that people have asked me is how does a
person become possessed? Well, let me go ahead and put some of you at ease
by telling you that a demon simply can not jump in to you and take control
of you. It just doesn’t work that way. There are three (3) very specific
stages that must occur before someone can become a victim of possession.
They are infestation, oppression, and finally
possession.
Infestation stage - The demon introduces
itself into the life of the intended target or victim. This is usually
done in a deceitful manner. For example, if you have a deceased relative
it may try to make you think it’s one of them so you will allow it to hang
around. Some other ways that it may come into the life of a person is
through séances, Ouija boards, conjuring, and lastly moving into an
infested home. Moving into an infested home is not uncommon I’m sad to
say. After it has been given your permission to be in your life (most
individuals do not even realize that they ever gave it permission to be
there) it begins to show its true self and the oppression stage
begins.
Oppression stage - This is when the demon
picks out its intended target or victim and begins its onslaught. This is
when things begin to happen around the home and that is usually only
around it’s target. For example, furniture may start moving on its own,
small things disappear and reappear in odd places. The person may begin to
hear strange noises like scratching on the walls, whispering coming from
empty rooms, shadows moving around the house, and seeing things out of the
corner of their eyes, foul smells, etc. All of these things are done very
subtly. This is so the person will begin to second guess themselves, doubt
themselves, and eventually go crazy. In most cases nothing will ever
happen to anyone else in the home, just that one person (the target). This
is also done in order to make everyone else doubt the person or make them
think that the person is crazy. If no one believes the targeted person
then it makes it that much easier to break the individual down mentally
because that person will begin to seriously think that they are crazy. If
it does get to that point the person will then usually develop the mind
set of “I give up”, or “Just do whatever it is your going to do and get it
over with” or something that indicates that they give up mentally and
emotionally. Once the person has said or done that, then possession could
occur.
Possession - This is when the demon actually
enters into the person and takes control. Unless you are a part of the
person’s immediate family or close friend you may never know the person is
possessed. The person will not be possessed all day everyday like some
people believe. It is random. In some cases the person did not even know
they were possessed.
If
someone is possessed there are often certain signs of it. For example, the
person may suddenly be able to speak a language fluently that they never
learned, they may know things about people that no one else knows, they do
not want anything to do with church or holy items, they can’t stand to
hear the name Jesus Christ, and they may show sudden signs of super human
strength. There are of course more signs than that but these are the most
common. One other way to tell if someone is possessed is that the person
will not remember when they are. Unless someone has told the person what
they did while they were possessed then they simply won’t remember
anything that may have happened. If they claim that they do remember then
they aren’t victims of possession but simply looking for attention. Now
having said that, there are ways for the clergy and R. Demonologist’s to
tell if someone is really possessed or not. I will not however say what
they are for obvious reasons. Just know that most clergy and R.
Demonologist’s can tell so it would be wise for you not to act like it to
get attention because you would only cause yourself embarrassment. This
leads me to the fact that clergy would need to be called in to perform an
exorcism. Only clergy can perform an exorcism and it has to be a Catholic
priest because the Catholic Church is the only denomination that knows how
to perform one properly. R. Demonologist’s can not perform an exorcism on
a person but they can assist if needed by the
priest.
