Demonic possession

Demonic possession is where individuals are supposed to be possessed by malevolent preternatural beings, commonly referred to as demons or devils.

• If it pleases you, my god, allow me to soothe your angry heart, so that your spirit will be assuaged. May the mackim demon that perpetrates evil be ripped apart, so that he will flee my body. May the asag demon be extirpated from my limbs, so that my dark days will become bright. I cannot bear your heavy punishment any longer; declare that "It is over"! May I, the humble servant, not be destroyed; declare that "It is over"!
  • Kug-Nanna to Ninshubur, in Letter from Kug-Nanna to Ninshubur, 3rd millennium BCE, at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.

• The Devil cannot inhabit the soul ; there can be no "demonic possession of the soul" [but solely of the flesh].
  • Fr. Francesco Bamonte, Possessioni diaboliche ed esorcismo, Paoline, 2006. ISBN 978-8831530958, OCLC 1045944205.

• Where there is genuine demonic possession, exorcisms instil confidence, strength and serenity in the soul of the person undergoing them, ensuring and sustaining their ability to fight and overcome evil spirits.
  • Fr.Francesco Bamonte, Gli angeli ribelli. Il mistero del male nell'esperienza di un esorcista, Paoline, 2008. ISBN 978-8831534475, OCLC 956140325

• Demon
• Pentagram