25 March, 2010

Is Demonic Possession real?

Earlier this week, Constitutional Crusader told me that in a recent comment on a blog he used to follow he got inflammatory responses to his response about "Demonic Possession"

I don't know about you, my readers, but I, personally do believe that it is real, even though it's rare. And I also believe that a person can be possessed by an evil spirit along with the devil himself. My examples will be of evil spirits, not the devil as the Chief exorcist says in this article.

I've been watching the Ghost Adventures guys on the Travel Channel and I have seen in three different episodes and in three different areas, two demonic possessions (either full or partial) and one non-evil possession. Two of the episodes the possessions happened to Zak, and in the other example, Nick Groff was possessed.

In the episode of "Poveglia Island" (2009), the team goes to the island of Poveglia, off the coast of Venice Italy. The place has had a long and dark History behind it, including a mental hospital, a place they sent plague victims, and murders. if you go to the link I have provided, you can watch the clip of Zak's possession. There's a moment where Nick was provoking the spirits, calling in Italian to use their energy. a few seconds later, Aaron doubles over light headed and feeling like his energy was drained. A few seconds after that, while Zak was using a digital EMF detector, an unexplained orb of light zooms across the screen, disappearing before it hits the detector. The detector then read 22.2 in a place that had no electricity. after the phenomenon, the detector completely shut off as if drained of it's batteries. Shortly after this, Zak started to act differently than he is normally.  He yelled at Aaron and was cussing (though they do cuss when surprised by some unexplained noise or movement). He resisted Nick as Nick tried to get him out of there, out of the 'bad room' as they later deemed it. Later in Zak's narrative of the episode,  he said he remembered a red fog going over his vision and a feeling of Anger filling him. Once Nick finally got Zak from the building, the feelings of anger left him.

I don't know ho these things can be made up, especially after I have witnessed paranormal and unexplained things happening to me (granted no demonic possessions)

In another episode, "Moon River Brewery" (2009), Nick started to back out. On screen, Nick was acting weird. When they (Zak and Aarron) flipped from night vision to normal lighting, they tried to get Nick to respond to him, after the second or third time, they finally got Nick's attention. The look on Nick's face was that of angry intent. As they were trying to get Nick's attention, they caught a black shadowy figure leave though Nick's back. A second or two after that, Nick snapped back to reality and was disoriented.
Nick said later that there was voices in his head that wanted him to kill Zak and Aaron. The team along with some paranormal experts that they talked to, believed that it was a partial demonic possession.

I also believe in Non-demonic entities could possess someone.

For example. in the "Preston Castle" episode (2009), Zak was possessed by the spirit of a murdered woman (I think). He started acting stranger than normal when they came across the area that the woman was murdered and wandered off by himself. Nick and Aaron followed him, wondering what was wrong with him. They found Zak in the room that used to belong to the murdered woman. Nick headed down to get something for the spirit of the woman that they had left at her murder site. Aaron tried to get Zak to come out of the room.
Zak shook his head and told him that it was too dangerous.

The spirit obviously thought that it was back when she was alive, or she knew of the malevolent spirits that still wandered around the place.
After Nick came back with the potted plant, or flowers (I can't remember) the spirit seemed to leave Zak. They believe after that, that Zak had suffered a parial possession.

Sylvia Browne, the renowned psychic, has said that there are dark souls out there. So naturally, if there are dark souls, the soul would remain behind after the body has gone from this world. and some, especially malevolent could want to possess people.

what do you think?

6 comments:

  1. I tend to agree, I have seen my own examples of all types as well.

    It's the kind of thing where IF you have expirienced it you know-but doubters can doubt all they want.

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  2. I fully believe in spirits and evil beings. So I would have hard time just saying no I don't believe in Demon Possessions but I think they are claimed more than they actually happen. Some people are more sensitive and more prone to having experiences and therefore more at risk.

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  3. Thanks for going to bat for me, hun. Love you!

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  4. You're welcome hun.

    And wow... I created a poll of this question on Facebook and what would you know, people turned it political.... wow... I really didn't expect them to do that, but well there are some real gems in there... some saying the dems are demonically possessed, some saying that the republicans are...

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  5. Wait!! I thought all politions were!?!? haha

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  6. *Laughs* It's possible I suppose, something under that dome does something to them, that's for sure

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