A possession is a state in which a person’s body has been taken control of by Satan. It is an extreme state of devil’s actions on a human being. How to recognise it?
During a possession the devil can control a person’s body against their will. He can secretly remain in the body and manifest himself only in specific situations , when he can or when he must (e.g. during an exorcism). During such a manifestation, the possessed person is not in control of their body, the evil spirit is able to speak through their mouth and attack others.
The recognition of possession
Recognizing a possession is based on diagnosing the possible causes and symptoms of the evil spirit’s work. The symptoms might be, e.g.:
- an aversion for the sacred (blessed objects, objects related to religious cult, sacral buildings, e.g. churches),
- blasphemy and cursing,
- aggression towards the clergy and praying people,
- speaking and understanding unfamiliar languages, speaking in somebody else’s voice,
- supernatural occurrences in the surroundings, ranging from oppression even to levitation.
In an initial recognition, every Christian can investigate the person’s life, their attitude towards God, faith, sacraments and blessed items. If the person suspected of possession reacts to a cross or a meal blessed with blessed water with aggression, a stiffening of the body, or if satanic symbols appear on their body, an exorcist priest should be contacted. The final recognition is up to him and he is also the only person that can undertake an exorcism. In the process of freeing from the evil power laypeople have a great role to play through accompanying and supporting the freed person, as well as through helping the exorcist priest during his prayers for delivery.
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Hi,
I think it would be helpful to provide details regarding not only possession but oppression as well. It is not possession but can be just as terrible to deal with and require exorcism as well. In Father Amorths book stories of an exorcist and the second book more stories, It details infestations and the other levels of demonic activity. I think this is important to know about because the symptoms can be similar and different too. He also tells you how to discern the difference which is important and things you can do right away that can help. If you need a volunteer to help with do the web work my wife and I do web development and applications as well. Our site http://saintmichealsmitessatan.com/index.html has many prayers that can bee used and we have multiple languages as well. it is nice having them organized on the web since we have worn out a number of prayer books.