The experience of evil possession persists as well, and eventually, the boundaries between “divine” and “evil” possession plausibly blends together within societies. Through the centuries, this uncontrollable event of possession increasingly became far-reaching. The spiritual comprehension of what exactly a person happen to be dealing with, whether good or bad, ultimately, became acceptable by acquiring large amounts of alcohol, drugs and various sources of stimulators, (as today). This control of a person by a god or deity could easily manifest itself through Apollo, Dionysus/Bacchus, the mother goddess, Cybele, the Muses, Eros, the nymphs, and others known for their abilities to possess. At the same time, on a somewhat obscure level, evolves …show more content…
120), a Greek historian, listed several types of possession: such as, the prophetic from Apollo, Bacchus from Dionysus, and the rites of Cybele and Pan were similar, (predictably all involves Pan). Also, Iamblichus, (A.D. 240 to 325, a well respected philosopher and an apologist; pagan defender), wrote the experience of ancient possession occurs as a continuing reality. Indeed, he describes ‘Pan Possession’ as if it were exceedingly real within his reader’s experience. The person possessed by Pan became known as Panolepsy; which means a person behavior becomes seized by the god, dictating an abnormal physiological behavior ranging from an abrupt failure of function or collapse, to exhibiting animal …show more content…
Known for their nympholepsy of possession; and, equally known as theyoleptics, at times emerging as being chained to the spirit of wandering, a realm of unhappiness, that the possession of Pan’s spirit helps stimulate. They were residents of the caves, grottos, groves, and other isolated places; appropriately, there are dozens of caves sacred to the nymphs and Pan that still exist today. In addition, there are numerous art objects of them depicted inside caves starting in the fifth
In his book, Anderson (2006) proposes that there are mental illnesses out there that individuals are dealing with, that really has, the characteristics of demonic possession. The problem with secular psychiatry is that they dismiss the idea of demonic possession and categorize the behavior as mentally disturbed. The whole dilemma is that they refusal to acknowledge that an individual can be possessed by demonic spirits. Anderson (2006) takes issue with their thinking and supplies some theological framework in the development of his theory that individuals can and do wrestle with demonic spirits. God has strictly prohibited mankind from using spiritual sorcerer as written in Leviticus (19:31; 20:6, 27), “Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them…”(Anderson, 2006, pp. 127-128). This has been a rogue of Satan to distract individuals from their life purpose so that he may temp them. The greatest gift any individual has is to know that Christ has won their freedom and loves them with his unconditional love. Christ has won our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of sin.
Nymphic is adjectival for the noun 'nymph' and the Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia defines nymphs to be, in "Greek and Roman mythology, lesser divinities or spirits of nature, dwelling in groves and fountains, forests, meadows, streams, and the sea, represented as mortal and beautiful creatures that were sometimes love objects to olympian maidens, fond of music and dancing." They could also be "vengeful and destructive", a character that will be shown to work against Humbert, not physically, but emotionally.
Why suffering, tragedies, misery, and many other things that relate exists has always been a question that mankind has been attempting to explain for years. Different regions from around the globe all referred to this dark side as evil. It is seen that in the African myth, “The Quarrelsomeness of Man and How the Earth was Peopled” (PM 47) and the Near Eastern myth, “The Enuma Elish” (PM 91) that the existence of the female is the pure reason why earth consists of evil, as well as what a female is capable of that man is not. However, within these two myths, this process is executed differently. In “The Quarrelsomeness of Man and How the Earth was Peopled” (PM 47) a woman unintentionally allows evil to be summoned over mankind; while in “The Enuma Elish” (PM 91) where it is the female who makes the decision to create evil and command it over mankind. One of these myths opens the door for evil, while the other is the source of evil. It is also found that the significance of evil differs from each of the two myths, one affecting the world more than the other.
“Parents are early major carriers of projection, and children unconsciously project omnipotence and omniscience onto them. These are what Jung called archetypal projections. The parents become gods, invested with powers that people have attributed to the divine. ‘Daddy can do anything! He’s the str...
Fig. 31. Pan and Bacchus/ Dionysus, 1497; freakishly presents Pan as a shy little nobody. An immense amount of statues and images dedicated to Dionysus survive today.
The extraordinary archetype, the trickster figure, appears in folklore and mythology around the world. In cultures, where a trickster god, or creature, is present, it is ‘the other gods who have made the various forms of perfection’ (Atwood 2). Trickster is the one who is seen as responsible for the changes, the mistakes (2). Trickster has been credited for a score of positive developments, such as bringing sunshine, life and food to Earth (Hyde 25), and has been blamed for the just as many negative, such as the reason why people need food to survive (23), and why they cannot return from the dead (86). Because trickster is ‘at one and the same time creator and destroyer, giver and negator, he who dupes others and who is always duped himself’
Many are familiar with the famous horror movies, The Exorcist, The Rite and The Exorcism of Emily Rose and believe them to be Hollywood fiction, but demonic possession and exorcisms exist in the real world. While these movies are exciting, the reality of an exorcism is much less dramatic. By these films’ definition an exorcism should be a life or death situation with the priest fighting the devil himself, but in reality an exorcism is simple the removal or attempted removal of an evil spirit from a person or place. Some critics may believe that demonic possession and exorcisms are created in the minds of Catholic individuals as another way to make sense of mental illness. However, the documentation and validation of exorcism in multiple diverse
The focus here is the patterns between the human body, and the universe. How does panpsychism tie into this? Panpsychism at its most basic definition, is the belief that everything has a consciousness. From the smallest elements to the greatest nebulas. Referencing a photo found on the blog website Tumblr, the similarities can be seen between the human eye and a nebula, the birth of a cell and the death of a star, and lastly a brain cell and the map of the universe as we know it to be.
The myths which prove the contradictory behavior of the gods, acting as both benefactors and tormentors of man, can readily be explained when viewed in light of the prime directive for man, to worship the gods and not “overstep,” and the ensuing “Deus ex Mahina” which served to coerce man to fulfill his destiny as evidenced by the myths: “Pandora,” “Arachne, and “Odysseus.” Humankind and it’s range of vision over the gods beauty and power portrayed them to be benefactors but unseemingly it depicted their affliction towards humans.
It plagued their lives with pervasive superstition and a fear of wronging the gods. The repetitious and meticulous rituals they felt indebted to perform start to even resemble in symptomology obsessive compulsive disorder, which is analogously characterized by intense perfectionism and series of configurated actions. There were also many taboos, elements of magic, spells, anthropomorphism, and polytheism submerged beneath the surface of surface of their practical eclectic religion. Their affinity for and magic could grow a bit excessive, and the state did what it could to curb overblown superstition when it wasn’t exploiting it to preserve sociopolitical stability in the state. The Twelve Tables explicitly bared cursing a neighbor’s land, as it was a common practice to hide incanted curse tablets to descend evil upon those disliked. To them the world was magical, and they could take part in its mystery, increasing their luck with charms, amulets, and
“Gods can be evil sometimes.” In the play “Oedipus the King”, Sophocles defamed the gods’ reputation, and lowered their status by making them look harmful and evil. It is known that all gods should be perfect and infallible, and should represent justice and equity, but with Oedipus, the gods decided to destroy him and his family for no reason. It might be hard to believe that gods can have humanistic traits, but in fact they do. The gods, especially Apollo, are considered evil by the reader because they destroyed an innocent man’s life and his family. They destroyed Oedipus by controlling his fate, granting people the power of prophecy, telling Oedipus about his fate through the oracle of Apollo, and finally afflicting the people of Thebes with a dreadful plague. Fundamentally, by utilizing fate, prophecies, the oracle of Apollo, and the plague, the gods played a significant role in the destruction of Oedipus and his family.
In these circumstances cursing and blessing are used as a means the evil to leave and the good to come forth
...pirituality of a Christian but there is still the awareness or enlightenment of the surrounding and what could have caused a confusing situation or an unsolved situation. Unlike the occult, decisions are not just made right at the point of discovery of a strange looking object or a strange situation, all their opinion is based on the belief of unseen forces. It gets to a point where all that is going on around them is not considered natural anymore, an example of pulsar mentioned earlier at the beginning.
Demonology is a doctrine which states that a person's abnormal behavior is caused by the influence of an evil spirit or demon powers or studies on Satan / Devil and its properties. Christians when talking about Demonology, the name "Lucifer" became a major role. Because western Christians generally follow interpretations in Isaiah 14:12 that there is a rebellious archangel, he is "Lucifer" is a Latin word used by St. Jerome in the 4th century AD to translate the Hebrew word "HEILEL / HEILEI". The community believes that the strength of spirit or demon can penetrate into the body and control the mind and body of the person.
Nevertheless , the arts of the evil continue to cast a shadow in the folk traditions and folklores , making many of us to wonder, if this is just a rabble of silly tricks and illusions or whether it is infinitely more sinister than we want to admit.