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Exorcism!
Introduction Exorcism has been part of all cultures since man could form coherent thoughts. Demons, spirits,
fairies, and other entities have seemingly plagued the faithful in all manner of ways and from all
walks of life.
The image we have of the priest in their priestly gowns holding a crucifix and splashing holy
water is only one of the ways in which exorcism has played out. And forcing a spirit to make a
180 degree turn is not always the best and most wished for method of extraction. Several
cultures have a rich history of removing unwanted intruders from the host without almost killing
the subject. Shamanic methods have been employed where the shaman goes into the world of
the spirit to show them that this inhabitation is not in their or the hosts best interest and
convinces them to go elsewhere.
Exorcism is not just the domain of the Roman Catholic either. Religious exorcism can cause
serious harm and leave the victim worse off than they were before. What do you think would
happen if a Roman Catholic priest encountered a subject that was possessed by a spirit that
existed long before Christianity? Probably the spirit would laugh at the effort, in a best case
scenario, or it would inflict extreme suffering upon its hosts body and psyche.
In this class, we will examine exorcism from a dogmatic and non-dogmatic approach. What to
do if your subject is of a different religious background than you, or even none at all. And how to
protect oneself if you are thrust into the position of being an exorcist.

What is exorcism?
Exorcism is the removal by methods either religious or non-dogmatic of an unwanted entity
inhabiting the body of a subject either from a religious background or of some other belief
system. The methods are varied and some are helpful, and some are horribly dangerous.
The Roman Catholic ritual consists of praying to raise the hosts of God and Jesus in order to
give the priest power to wrench the spirit from the soul of the faithful. Through threats, holy
water, crucifixes, and prayers, the priest creates an environment unhealthy to the entity and,
hopefully, forces them out and back from whence they came.

What is an exorcist?
In my own thoughts, an exorcist is a person of particular training and experience that uses the
power of ones own energy to bring the entity to an understanding that it is not in a place
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beneficial to it or the host, or to use that energy to force the spirit to remove itself back to its own
habitations if it refuses to budge.
Josephine McCarthys definition from The Exorcists Handbook is as follows An exorcist is a person who takes things out of a host, and puts them back where they
belong. The host could be a person, a place, or a thing. The beings taken out can be
demons, parasites, ghosts, angels, fairy beings, basically anything with consciousness
and intelligence.
An exorcist needs to be both physically fit, and mentally stable in order to achieve the goal of
extrication, otherwise things can go seriously ary and cause physical and mental harm to the
host and exorcist. You may remember in the movie The Exorcist, where both priests came to a
rather nasty end. One dying of a heart attack and the other hurling himself from a window. To
me, this is not the best end of an exorcism. Surely, the host was delivered from the torment of
the demon, but Id like to be able to do it again if the need arrises. This should never be a one
off sort of thing. If it was, wed go through a huge number of brethren in the Roman Catholic
church.
I mentioned physically fit simply for the fact that an exorcism can take a goodly amount of time. I
did an exorcism of a place that took hours of constant work. I can tell you that by the end, the
place was cleared, and I was very drained. It took me days to recover. So if you are going to be
an exorcist, make sure you exercise regularly and eat well.
An exorcist also needs to be single minded and pretty stubborn. When you encounter an entity
that has take up residence inside a host, they dig in fairly strong and it can take a laser focused
intellect to make them decide there are greener pastures elsewhere. To give up in the middle of
an exorcism can have drastic consequences for the subject and the exorcist. Plus it shows the
entity and any others watching that we are all easy prey and ripe for the plucking.
The exorcist needs to not be emotionally a wreck as well. If you have severe emotional troubles,
and have not sought help from a qualified psychotherapist, then you should not be doing
exorcisms. Entities will prance out anything and everything to make you question yourself and
your self worth, thereby leaving you worse off than the host you are attempting to exorcise. As
we saw in the movie The Exorcist, Damien was extremely guilty about his mother and felt he
abandoned her. This was used to great effect by the demon that possessed the little girl
Regan. So, make sure you have yourself together and are truly competent to perform this
working.
One of the most important things that an exorcists can have behind them is a line of belief.
Atheist's, Im sorry, but this just isnt your line of work. If you have no belief, then you are a
feather on the wind, and have no ability to do much of anything with an entity that has more
basis in reality than you do. So, you need to have your spirits, gods, or whatever behind you to
help with this process, or you will not be happy at the end and your host may just end up dying.
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This has happened far too many times recently for me to just blow this point off. You need
conviction and a basis for that conviction. So, whatever belief system you have, you better be
very well grounded in it and see it for what it is. Armor for battle.

The Movies There have been numerous movies made to depict exorcism. Most utilizing the Christian
ideology and concepts. The most famous is, of course, The Exorcist. This story, and reportedly
several others pushed out by Hollywood, is based upon real occurrences. This one in particular
was about a boy in New Jersey. The circumstances were enhanced for dramatic effect, but all
in all it was still a terrifying experience for the child and the exorcists. From all reports the boy
was exorcised and went on to live a productive life.
What we saw in this particular movie was fairly horrific. A little girl from a seemingly innocuous
background with little to no religious fervour being subjected to attacks that changed not only
her thought processes, but her body as well. We witnessed her head turning around, spitting of
pea soup, or whatever that was supposed to be, and both personal and internal assaults upon
her body and mind.
Is this what really happens in an possession? Well, yes and no. Possession can have dramatic
effects upon a subject. It can cause words and letters to appear in a rash like form upon their
bodies, it can give them enhanced strength, and it can make them belt out a flurry of four letter
cuss words that would make any sailor worth his salt cringe. It can cause the host to want to self
harm, or harm others. It does change their very demeanor and a different person looks back at
you from the once kind face of a family member. Some speak in tongues that they have never
had exposure to, or in languages that no human has uttered throughout the history of man. Let
me tell you, it can really freak the hell, no pun, out of you.
Physical feats can also be evident. Contortion of the body is common in some of the severe
cases. Turning ones head completely around? Not so much. But there have been reports of
dislocation of joints and twisting of appendages into angles not generally meant for the human
form.
Expulsions of bodily fluids can sometimes happen, but spitting pea soup is not one of them.
There have been reports through the ages of expelling foreign objects from ones mouth, such
as pebbles, broken glass, needles, etc. But is this from the possession, or were they compelled
to swallow objects as part of some psychological pathology? There are many psychological
disorders that compel people to swallow anything from small objects to hair, so the jury is still
out on the previous reports.
I encourage you to watch some of the movies listed in the cover sheet for a good scare, but also
as research to see what may assail you as an exorcist, but I caution take a lot of the
sensationalism with a grain of salt.

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Tribal Exorcism Many tribal cultures have a rich tradition of possession, and how to rectify it. In South Asia they
take the subject to a temple with images of powerful deities in order to scare the spirit out, but if
that doesnt work, an exorcist is called to perform mantras and call upon their personal deities to
drive the entity from the host. In China, they perform dances and wear masks to literally scare
the entity back from whence it came. This can go on for days and at the end the host is,
hopefully, free of the intruder.
In other shamanic cultures, the shaman themselves journey into the spirit world to do battle.
This has an effect of leveling the playing field and it prevents the entity from hiding somewhere
in the hosts psyche.
There is a story of an Anglo Saxon sorcerer that did battle with a nature spirit that took up
residence inside a boil of the face of an old woman. By performing a dramatic display coupled
with journeying to the spirit world, the sorcerer was able to pull the entity from woman and expel
it back to its own world thus saving her life.
Nearly every culture that I have ever encountered or read about has some form of possession in
their make up. Some look at the entities as demons, others as just wayward spirits that find a
comfy location in the body of a person from their village, and their techniques are varied, but
usually successful drawing from their cultural knowledge and experience with the spirit world.

Christian Exorcism Christians have a long tradition of exorcism, but it is evident only in the New Testament. The Old
Testament is fairly scarce of any mention of exorcising spirits. There are only 3 instances that I
can think of that touch upon possession, and these were not by malicious spirits possessing of
their own accord, but instead sent by the Hebrew god to torment bad individuals.
The Roman Catholics have the most highly developed method of exorcism and used it a great
deal in medieval Europe. However, as time passed and the modern age came upon us, the
Roman Church disavowed the practice. That is, until very recently. The Catholic Church has
implemented the Sacerdos Institute and is actively giving courses in exorcism. Every time this
has been offered in the last several years, it has been filled with the hopeful wanting to become
exorcists. This is a huge change from the past where the church wished to sweep the practice
under the rug, but the church has seen a resurgence in situations of possession among the
faithful.
Why is this? Is it that so many are disaffected with their religion that they are leaving themselves
open to attack? Is it from the churches transgressions that bring demons to the congregation
like sharks to blood in the water? Maybe all of the above. What is certain is that there have been
many more instances of possession being presented to the church than in any time in its
history.
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This, I think, is why Evangelicals have taken on the mantle of exorcism. Also too, it may be that
they simply saw a need and filled it, thereby cementing their congregation in their beliefs. For
whatever reason, it has proved to be big business with them.
Their methods are somewhat ad hoc, and not really well thought out, but they say they get
results. Frankly, I think it is just a case of suggestion to the willing. Ive been present at these
casting outs, and all I saw were some really sad people being pushed around by some yelling
fool. So, take it for what it is and if it helps people, then fine, but exorcism it certainly doesnt
appear to be. Plus the person performing the exorcism has no formal training in the process and
just really has no idea exactly what they are doing except to slap a bible on the head of a
follower and yell for the unclean spirit to depart. Do people really think they are possessed?
Probably because their leader has told them that they are. Who are they to question him? After
all, he has a bigger bible than they do.
The Roman ritual is somewhat more precise and powerful. In the Evangelical side, anyone that
wants to can wander up and be delivered from the Devil. In the Roman Catholic Church, you
have to be examined and it can take a lot of footwork before an exorcism is granted. You see,
many mental health issues can present themselves as possession, but are not. Schizophrenic
behaviour is very much akin to what some possessed individuals experience. Voices, paranoia,
and other manifestations of that disease all can look like possession to the untrained eye. But
after psychological evaluation by qualified professionals, mental health issues can be either
confirmed or ruled out. If, after extensive investigation, possession is deemed a probable cause,
then the Roman Ritual of exorcism can be performed. As with most things in the church, this
has to be mandated by a council of Bishops, so it is all heavily monitored. Once the go ahead is
received then an exorcist is appointed. Usually this is not the parish priest unless he has been
trained as an exorcist and has previous experience. It usually involves two or more exorcists.
One that is the primary and trained, and the others of the medical profession and helpers to
restrain the individual if necessary. The medical professional is always required as the process
of possession and exorcism is very impacting upon the hosts health. Many have died in the
process of exorcism, so these days the church takes no chances.
The process usually consists of the beginning prayers to bring everyone into the exorcism
cleansed and empowered by the will of God. There are calls and responses that must be
performed not just for poetic enjoyment, but to raise the power of God in the room and thereby
presenting an inhospitable environment for the spirit, or demon. The exorcism can be as short
as a couple of hours, or go on for days as is needed. There have also been instances where the
exorcism concludes and months later is performed again. Once those pesky demons get a
foothold in a Christian, apparently they just dont want to let go.
Here is an excerpt of the Roman Ritual of Exorcism CHAPTER II: RITE FOR EXORCISM
1. The priest delegated by the Ordinary to perform this office
should first go to confession or at least elicit an act of
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contrition, and, if convenient, offer the holy Sacrifice of the

Mass, and implore God's help in other fervent prayers. He vests
in surplice and purple stole. Having before him the person
possessed (who should be bound if there is any danger), he traces
the sign of the cross over him, over himself, and the bystanders,
and then sprinkles all of them with holy water. After this he
kneels and says the Litany of the Saints, exclusive of the
prayers which follow it. All present are to make the responses.
At the end of the litany he adds the following:
Antiphon: Do not keep in mind, O Lord, our offenses or those of
our parents, nor take vengeance on our sins. Our Father (the rest
inaudibly until:)
P: And lead us not into temptation.
All: But deliver us from evil.

Psalm 53
After the psalm the priest continues:
P: Save your servant.
All: Who trusts in you, my God.
P: Let him (her) find in you, Lord, a fortified tower.
All: In the face of the enemy.
P: Let the enemy have no power over him (her).
All: And the son of iniquity be powerless to harm him (her).
Lord, send him (her) aid from your holy place.
All: And watch over him (her) from Sion.
P: Lord, heed my prayer.
All: And let my cry be heard by you.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
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Let us pray.
God, whose nature is ever merciful and forgiving, accept our
prayer that this servant of yours, bound by the fetters of sin,
may be pardoned by your loving kindness.
Holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who once and for all consigned that fallen and
apostate tyrant to the flames of hell, who sent your onlybegotten Son into the world to crush that roaring lion; hasten to
our call for help and snatch from ruination and from the clutches
of the noonday devil this human being made in your image and
likeness. Strike terror, Lord, into the beast now laying waste
your vineyard. Fill your servants with courage to fight manfully
against that reprobate dragon, lest he despise those who put
their trust in you, and say with Pharaoh of old: "I know not God,
nor will I set Israel free." Let your mighty hand cast him out of
your servant, N., + so he may no longer hold captive this person
whom it pleased you to make in your image, and to redeem through
your Son; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, God, forever and ever.
All: Amen.
2. Then he commands the demon as follows:
I command you, unclean spirit, whoever you are, along with all
your minions now attacking this servant of God, by the mysteries
of the incarnation, passion, resurrection, and ascension of our
Lord Jesus Christ, by the descent of the Holy Spirit, by the
coming of our Lord for judgment, that you tell me by some sign
your name, and the day and hour of your departure. I command you,
moveover, to obey me to the letter, I who am a minister of God
despite my unworthiness; nor shall you be emboldened to harm in
any way this creature of God, or the bystanders, or any of their
possessions.
3. Next he reads over the possessed person these selections from
the Gospel, or at least one of them.

A Lesson from the holy Gospel according to St. John

John 1.1-14
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As he says these opening words he signs himself and the possessed

on the brow, lips, and breast.

A Lesson from the holy Gospel according to St. Mark

Mark 16.15-18
At that time Jesus said to His disciples: "Go into the whole
world and preach the Gospel to all creation. He that believes and
is baptized will be saved; he that does not believe will be
condemned. And in the way of proofs of their claims, the
following will accompany those who believe: in my name they will
drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will take
up serpents in their hands, and if they drink something deadly,
it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and
these will recover."

A Lesson from the holy Gospel according to St. Luke

Luke 10.17-20
At that time the seventy-two returned in high spirits. "Master,"
they said, "even the demons are subject to us because we use your
name!" "Yes," He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall like
lightning that flashes from heaven. But mind: it is I that have
given you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and
break the dominion of the enemy everywhere; nothing at all can
injure you. Just the same, do not rejoice in the fact that the
spirits are subject to you, but rejoice in the fact that your
names are engraved in heaven."

A Lesson from the holy Gospel according to St. Luke

Luke 11.14-22
At that time Jesus was driving out a demon, and this particular
demon was dumb. The demon was driven out, the dumb man spoke, and
the crowds were enraptured. But some among the people remarked:
"He is a tool of Beelzebul, and that is how he drives out
demons!" Another group, intending to test Him, demanded of Him a
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proof of His claims, to be shown in the sky. He knew their inmost

thoughts. "Any kingdom torn by civil strife," He said to them,
"is laid in ruins; and house tumbles upon house. So, too, if
Satan is in revolt against himself, how can his kingdom last,
since you say that I drive out demons as a tool of Beelzebul. And
furthermore: if I drive out demons as a tool of Beelzebul, whose
tools are your pupils when they do the driving out? Therefore,
judged by them, you must stand condemned. But, if, on the
contrary, I drive out demons by the finger of God, then,
evidently the kingdom of God has by this time made its way to
you. As long as a mighty lord in full armor guards his premises,
he is in peaceful possession of his property; but should one
mightier than he attack and overcome him, he will strip him of
his armor, on which he had relied, and distribute the spoils
taken from him."
P: Lord, heed my prayer.
All: And let my cry be heard by you.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty Lord, Word of God the Father, Jesus Christ, God and Lord
of all creation; who gave to your holy apostles the power to
tramp underfoot serpents and scorpions; who along with the other
mandates to work miracles was pleased to grant them the authority
to say: "Depart, you devils!" and by whose might Satan was made
to fall from heaven like lightning; I humbly call on your holy
name in fear and trembling, asking that you grant me, your
unworthy servant, pardon for all my sins, steadfast faith, and
the power--supported by your mighty arm--to confront with
confidence and resolution this cruel demon. I ask this through
you, Jesus Christ, our Lord and God, who are coming to judge both
the living and the dead and the world by fire.
All: Amen.
4. Next he makes the sign of the cross over himself and the one
possessed, places the end of the stole on the latter's neck, and,
putting his right hand on the latter's head, he says the
following in accents filled with confidence and faith:
P: See the cross of the Lord; begone, you hostile powers!
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All: The stem of David, the lion of Juda's tribe has conquered.
P: Lord, heed my prayer.
All: And let my cry be heard by you.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, I appeal to your holy
name, humbly begging your kindness, that you graciously grant me
help against this and every unclean spirit now tormenting this
creature of yours; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
As you can see it is pretty extensive, and this is only an excerpt. There is much more to it and
can be pretty powerful in its own rite. So to speak.
Exorcism is about causing such an influx of energy that the spirit just cant help but ride the
wave out of the host. The Roman Ritual accomplishes that with its building of power through
prayer. After the above recitations, then the exorcist commands the spirit out of the body. Many
more times and potentially hours later, hopefully the exorcism is a success.

Spirit Possession We have examined possession from the standpoint of those who do not want a spirit inhabiting
their body, but what about those religions and cultures that invite entities to take up residence, if
even for a brief time?
Let us take one of the most widely practiced religions that regularly participate in possession.
Voodou. In this religion the Lwas, pronounced Lowas, come into the body of a priest, priestess,
or even one of the faithful to impart messages or perform physical feats that only a spirit would
be capable of. Playing with fire unscathed, piercing of the flesh with no blood, eating glass, and
other activities that would make outsiders question their sanity.
The Lwas ride the practitioner in ritual and can grant blessings or help perform magick to
achieve a desired end. Once they have gotten what they want, the Lwa tends to leave.
Although, sometimes they stick around for a bit longer than is desired. But ultimately the
practitioner is returned to consciousness more or less intact.

Psychology of Possession So why do people think they are possessed and how do we tell the difference? One strong
reason is guilt and the denial of that guilt. It has been shown that those who had become
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possessed had some internal struggle that caused them to experience a dissociative episode,
and submerge their own personality. This allows the perfect environment for possession. It also
can push the individual into a psychosis, which can mimic possession much the way
Schizophrenia can.
But what if the possessed host is a child? Certainly a child has little to be that guilty of. This is
true, but also children are vulnerable to other forces within their environment. Sexual abuse has
been found associated with some, not all, cases of possession of a child. So perhaps that is a
catalyst for a few cases that present themselves. This does not explain away the cases where
there have been no suspected or documented cases of abuse. And to that we have to look
elsewhere for the causes.
Mental health disorders are epidemic in this and other countries, and as we have said can really
look like a person is possessed. But what if many were? We keep throwing all kinds of
psychotropic medications at them and people seem to just get worse. But we are in an age of
the pill or shot and would rather not have to deal with the situation. So, like in the 50s, we drug
them up and hopefully they will just be compliant and unobtrusive.
Maybe once we start to look at those with mental health issues, perhaps we will find that they
could be better helped with an exorcism as opposed to Thorazine.

Steps of an Exorcism There are many steps to an exorcism that have nothing to do with the actual ritual. We have
examined the psychological components that may play a role and we have seen that even in the
Roman Catholic Church there are requirements that must be met before an exorcism is even
thought of. Below, I will outline the basic steps for an exorcist to observe when getting involved
in this process. These are guidelines and not hard fast rules, so seem them for what they are.

Meeting the Host As an exorcist without the resources of the Vatican behind you, you must do your own
investigation of the host in order to determine if an exorcism would be beneficial. There will be
times when, after meeting the individual, that you feel a good dose of psychotherapy is
warranted instead of a ritual. Do not be afraid to make this call. To put yourself and the host
through an exorcism just in case is not the best road. It can do more damage to the person than
help them. So be discerning. Ask questions. As an example below 1.
2.
3.
4.

What is your name?

What are you feeling?
Do you hear voices?
If so, what are they saying?

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Simple questions like that can help you determine if there is something else you are
communicating with other than the subject. Be careful not to lead the individual. Dont ask them
if they are possessed. Dont suggest that there is an entity inside of them. This will feed a
mentally unstable persons psychosis and can pop them in a psyche ward in a flash.
We always ask the persons name and take note if they give us their real name or if an entity
gives us a name. We need to know what they are feeling. If they are feeling agitated, we can
watch for signs of mania associated with Bipolar disorders. We also ask if they are hearing
voices and ask what those voices are saying. We can get a great deal of information on
determining if this person is possessed or just off their meds by asking these four simple
questions.
Then we turn to the family. Ask them for a history of the family and individual. Is there any
history of mental disorders? Has anyone in the family, as far as they know, suffered from
Schizophrenia? One needs to compile an evaluation before jumping head long into an exorcism.
If, after careful examination of the individual, you determine that there may be an entity residing
therein, you need to force it to show itself to you. One way is to use holy water. If the person is
not Christian, then you need to use something from their background. If they were Buddhists,
maybe a blessed mala, or a statue of Buddha. Or whatever is considered holy by them and their
belief system. Or, if they do not have a specific belief, then create an amulet to ward off
unwanted spirits and have them touch that. If you are successful, they will react quite actively. If
you get this reaction, then you can proceed to the next part of meeting the entity.

Meeting the Entity Now that you have proven to yourself that there really is an entity within the host, you will need
to meet it and question it. You can ask the name of the entity. Many times the entity will not give
you its name, but you must persist until it relents. You need to find out as much about the entity
as you can.

Determining the Cause Once you have a name, you need to find out its purpose in possessing the host. Do not be
afraid to question at length, for you need to find out why the entity is there and why they chose
the host. Once you determine the cause, you can begin to formulate how to get the entity out.

Expulsion as opposed to Negotiation Some entities will leave if you present them with an alternative to the possession, but this is not
the norm. They tend to dig in like ticks and must be expelled through force. So if negotiation
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seems to be out of the question, then you must prepare for battle. This can take several forms.
One can use religious iconography and prayers to make the environment inhospitable to the
entity, or you can use pure energy.
The exorcist can also perform a ritual where they evoke the entity and force it into another
vessel. Usually a container of some sort. I have used a dark blue bottle with a cork to seal up
the entity. This is very ritualized and utilizes many of the forms of ritual magick. That particular
process can be found within any ritual magick grimoire, so I encourage you to check any
number of them out. The Grimoire of Honorious, The Grand Grimoire, and so on.

Not killing the host In the process of exorcism, you must be very aware of the health of the host. This is a very
traumatic process and requires constant monitoring of the blood pressure, temperature, pulse,
and general well being of the individual. I cannot stress this enough. There have been several
attempted exorcisms by amateurs that ended up killing the host. This is not the outcome you are
looking for, to say the least. So, always be aware.
Having someone medically trained is a very good asset to have. Word to the wise.

Not killing yourself Aside from not killing the host, you must also be aware of yourself. Many exorcists have done
themselves great injury by not monitoring their own health during this process. We saw in the
movie The Exorcist where the older priest died of a heart attack. This is a very real possibility.
So make sure you take breaks and really rest. Have your medically trained individual check your
vitals and keep track. You dont want to be one of THOSE exorcists that becomes a statistic.

Putting it all together Now that you have questioned the host, found them to be sane but possessed, questioned the
entity and discovered that it came in because of the deep depression the host was suffering,
you now have a direction for your exorcism.
Youve found that the entity doesnt really care about religious icons or anything, so you
approach it from an energy standpoint.
First thing you do is create a sphere around yourself to prevent the entity from jumping to you.
Then you are going to perform a banishing on the area itself to create a more purified working
environment.
Some smudge the host and area, but this is up to your tradition and process. I typically will call
upon my spirits and ancestors to assist in driving the entity from the host.
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Once you have your forces martialed, then you can begin to command the entity to leave. You
can use the verbiage from the Roman Catholic rite if you wish, or you can make up your own
wording. I generally take the information I gleaned from the interrogation and make up the
command to include that in order to create familiarity with the spirit. This accomplishes one of
two things. One it gives me more control of the entity, and two it doesnt allow the spirit to
dismiss me because I know its name and its nature, so it must obey.
Some exorcists use a rattle or something in order to maintain the attention of the entity
throughout the rite. This is very shamanic, but I have found it to work well. I use two bones that I
hit together in a rhythmic way. The entity cannot ignore it. I also visualize the sounds
reverberating into the spirit world, so there is no place for them to hide.
Repeat your command for it to leave as many times as it takes, always increasing the power
you direct at it. You are working for a culmination of your energy to force the entity out and on its
way. This can take a couple of hours or extend for days. That is why you need to rest at proper
intervals. If after a day of working, the entity appears to not have budged, assess your situation.
Are you strong enough? Are you skilled enough? If the answer is yes to these questions, then
continue. Never show yourself weak in the face of the host, for that is the face of the entity. This
will provide purchase to the hold that it has on the host and will make it almost impossible to
remove.
Continue with your process until the entity has relented and is expelled from the host.
After you have succeeded, or given up, you must cleanse the area. I generally do a banishing of
all forces and create barriers to other entities. There are many processes for this, and each
person has their own way, so I leave it up to you.
I also create an amulet to ward off further possession and give it to the host. This will help keep
out the disruptive forces.
When done, go home and hope those experiences are few and far between.

Conclusion Q&A

Bibliography Josephine McCarthy - The Exorcists Handbook

The Roman Catholic Church - The Roman Ritual of Exorcism
Vasilios Wennergren - Ars Vercanus

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