Demons, Possession, Exorcism --- your opinions/recommendations on books and authors

6/16/13 | me

[Kanakabaraka]

I'm interested in your opinions or suggestions for non-fictional accounts of demonic possession, Satanism, and the like -- I'm considering Malachi Martin's Hostages of the Devil. I'd also be interested in your thoughts on these topics as they relate to ouija boards, Enneagram charts, or even yoga, as well as any personal experiences you may have with said topics. I'm especially concerned with a Roman Catholic or Orthodox point of view but any Christian viewpoint will be appreciated. Thank you!

I read Hostage to the Devil many years ago. I can't decide whether I feel better educated against evil now having read it, but I'd say its impact at the time on my thinking and spiritual life was more harm than good. Very, very scary stuff, and not edifying. A better book touching on the subject, in my opinion, although not non-fiction, is C.S. Lewis's Perelandra.

[johngrace]

http://www.spiritdaily.com/nightterrors3.htm

[fatima]

You re not going to believe this but someone on a major website read my post and found it.I am posting the link and for the Owner I say thank you:)((((Hugs))))
http://www.ksdk.com/assetpool/documents/121026010134_SLU-exorcism-case-study.pdf .Writer Rev. Raymond J. Bishop, SJ,who was there.For any who read this Say a prayer to St Joseph first.In a little know account a beat up statue of St Joseph was brought in and that was the last day.
Taken from http://www.spiritdaily.com/Nice to be spoiledThank you Michael.

[fatima]

Hostage to the Devil is junk.The man that wrote it is a not a priest-.Gone to god but a former priest.Claimed to be an exercist-never proven.

[fatima]

((((Hugs)))

[fatima]

God.

[urtax$@work]

'Exorcist' anniversary: Pat recalls spooky phone call

http://origin.ksdk.com/news/watercooler/article/384807/71/BLOG-Pat-recalls-spooky-phone-call-on-Exorcist-anniversary

After our initial series on the priests at SLU who performed the original exorcism aired last fall, I got a phone call from a woman. She said she was a young nursing student at Alexian Brothers Hospital in south St. Louis in the 1970s. The 1949 exorcism of the possessed boy ended at Alexian Brothers

[urtax$@work]

Transcription of diary from the St. Louis exorcism
from the same like in my previous post #186.

http://www.ksdk.com/assetpool/documents/121026010134_SLU-exorcism-case-study.pdf

These are articles from the KDSK . com web site.
I can vouch no more for these than any other new source.

ps, sorry to the thread readers for my late postings.

[workerbee]

I read Blatty's The Exorcist about a year ago, finally. My understanding was that the actual case (the St. Louis boy) was never verified as a true possession and that most clerics and lay persons involved believed it to be more a psychopathy situation. Admittedly, I have not read the links provided yet (but plan to).

[urtax$@work]

I read bout 3yr ago some book i forgot, but they
were trying to locate the boy and came to the conclusion
that there were false leads to throw off reporters etc.

There were supposed to be 3 copies of the journal.
One ea. copy to the family, diocese, ?Alexian brothers?
One journal was found during demolition of the hospital.
The only room in the building that was locked up, still
had everything left in place from ‘49. The contractor
saw the journal and knew what it was about.

Have not heard ,ever , that it was deemed psy problems.

Knew a guy who went to Rockhurst Univ.? in Missouri and
knew Fr. Bowdren .

BTW, 3 yrs ago - you could not find squat about the inside
dope on the exorcism. Something opened the flood gates recently i guess...

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Thanks for the info