Do You Believe in Exorcism?

I recently finished a book called "An Exorcist Tells His Story" by Father Gabriele Amorth, the official exorcist for the pope's diocese in Rome.

It rivals any fiction on the subject I've ever read; not as sensationalist perhaps, but even more frightening because it is real. Which begs the question, do you believe in evil entities, such as demons and devils, and do you believe we have the power to exorcise them?

There is  new drama series on here called Apparitions starring Martin Shaw which is all about exorcism Diana - I haven't seen it though but it looks interesting. I don't know whether I believe in it or not really - I keep an open mind about everything because I have found throughout my very eventful life so far that I have been proved wrong about so many things! I do believe that people can change dramatically and I always say that when that happens "They have turned to the dark side!".

The decline of morals in todays society certainly makes you wonder!

*gasp*  I love Martin Shaw!!!

I have to think about this before I answer! I need coffee first!

 Reminds me of"coast to coast" Father Martin Maliki (sp?) that did the exorcism's...scary to say the least. ..I guess you know, I wrote to Lynn Anderson one time, whom uses an lot of symbolism in her books of the feminine type, that didn't bother me, what bothered me is she claimed her book "non-fiction" in an way using Native American Shamans (ladies) that really exist, as people to help her steal an "fertilty" basket off an supposedly warlocks "wall"..an ancient artifact because she "liked it"...not because she really had any useage for it. In the end he turns like any good movie, into an real old and aged man. She put this book out at an "time" when our Government was "micro-wave pulsing" Devils' tower in South Dakota, I think it is, to "keep" the baddie evil at bay...this is where yearly NA's have an "Sun-dance".  So it is without an doubt the Bush Administration believes in "evil"..or someone does within it. Anyway, I wrote to Lynn and I said to her, as much as I enjoyed reading your book, you know being non-ficition, if people accept this, it will take the Native American movement back into the so called "dark ages" in ways...when they are struggling so hard to be accepted with the whitemen society  as "equals" in their own way "intelligient"...up-to-date...spiritual.  Well, her response was, every year I get an weekend program for her retreat, near Joshua Tree (California) for $850 and three days of seminars on women's growth spiritually  and mentally... so maybe she understands that her analogy was an bit harmful and tries to help in correcting it...or else she has an good "PR" person maybe..her hubby is also an "new age" book author.  Yes, I beleive we have the abilty to call forth anything from the other side perhaps..good or bad...though "JC" tells me that real evil was dissolved when he died at the cross and was resurected. (near-death expereince) One reason why the bible says not to get involved in "magic" as it might be possible that it gets out of hand using it.  The world is often immersed in it though in some way..such as..when the the CIA went down to find Norteiga's military camp in South America, they came across all kinds of representations of American and foreign leaders as dolls with all kinds of voodoo pins stuck in them., that was shown on TV..60 minutes..ever since I've been doing genealogy work I run into an occastional "witch" or just plain "nasty guy" in it.  I've researched the family connections into the "Salem" witch trials also...which I think was caused from epliptic seizures, from either head injuries sustained by Indian Raids, or else intermarrying to close an relative...not an food mold as some are now claiming. I try to let each person do their "own thing" in life an not bother each other for the most part. Got lots un-answered as yet also, and much learning in the way of understanding to do also. Contrary to thought, witches and warlocks of today hardly others say look old and mean and poverty ridden, but rather are instead, gorgeous people, wealthy, well educated for the most part. There is much to learn about the spiritual side of life, and life itself also. God, the creator gives life to everything for some purpose I think. Even through the supposedly "bad" can come some good, and those claiming to be "good" may not be what they appear to be...the diversity of life is mydrid so as to say..and needs to be seen individually for it's worth over-all.