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Text Box: But when possession is of the type where Satan has mastery over the will of the one possessed, it is possible the possessed is aware of what they do while possessed. It could be that the one possessed invited Satan into them, perhaps through a seemingly innocent use of Tarot cards or Ouija board, or through a pact or bargain with the devil. It also is possible that the possessed engaged in or fairly consistently flirted with sin to the extent sin - likely a particular sin or type of sin - became an obsession, and that the one possessed progressed from obsession to obsessive possession to possession to Satanic mastery of their will. When the one possessed struggles against this type of possession it is indicative of a change of heart in acceptance of the Divine inspiration to reject Satan and evil and to accept God. But the battle against such possession is extreme. +

Text Box: probability that these and other, similar, sins, are the result of man's fallen nature, and his propensity and inclination to engage in natural self indulgence which often is simply the commission of sin. One should never attempt to shirk responsibility for one's sins by blaming them on some form of possession. Nor should one reject the potential for the inducement to sin being laid at the feet of some form of possession. As we proceeds through the Rites of Exorcism (Western and Eastern), and the preliminary comments on them, a better insight to obsession will be gained. With it will come an appreciation for the Orthodox custom of anointing after Divine Liturgy, both for its ability to strengthen the individual spiritually and physically, and its significant application as a minor - and possibly unintended - form of exorcism. “VOLUNTARY” POSSESSION OR POSSESSION BY INVITATION "To be possessed can mean that Satan has gained mastery over the will so devastatingly that sinfulness passes beyond ordinary depravity of the world, and its cause must be sought in a power above the order of nature." Think very carefully about this. What is described is entirely different from "normal" possession, if demonic possession can ever be termed "normal". Perhaps we should term it "ordinary" possession, but, then, what is "ordinary" about demonic possession. So too, for the term, "simple". There is nothing simple about it, nor is there anything simple or ordinary in getting rid of it. But the prayers, surprisingly, are mostly normal. So, we will use the term "normal" here. In "normal" possession the possessed usually is not aware of what they do while possessed. They have no control over what they do while possessed.

Text Box: EXORCISM ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Normally comments or information related to a main article are carried in a sidebar. But these comments are too extensive for a sidebar and therefore are presented in “stand alone” format. OBSESSION Concurrent with perceiving obsession as connoting a lesser grade of demonic disturbance, should be openness to the potential for or the reality of obsession being a truly lower spiritual realm form of possession. Remember, the short or quick definition and reality of possession is that it is the domination by the demon over man's bodily organs and his lower spiritual faculties. This, then, could in part explain the forms of obsession which seem to dominate many who struggle against a multitude of sins: homosexuality and homosexual attraction, pornography, masturbation, readily come to mind. Those who resist the attraction and struggle against it may be under some form of possession of the lower spiritual faculties. At present, they are "treated" with Confession and Absolution, the Holy Eucharist, and the Confessor's admonition the penitent pray. These actually do quite well. But there should remain an openness to the potential need for exorcism. There should also remain the very viable

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