Possession and Why
Spiritual possession From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Spiritual possession is a concept of supernatural and/or superstitious belief systems whereby gods, daemons, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body, resulting in noticeable changes in behaviour. The concept of spiritual possession exists in many contemporary religions and can also be seen in the mythology and folklore of many cultures. Types of possession While not all belief systems consider spirits to be purely good or evil, the term demonic possession is commonly used when the spirit is perceived as malignant (a demon), whereas incorporation or channelling may be used in the case of benign spirits. Other terms applied to spiritual possession include being ridden, being tied down, Get Happy, and Baptism with the Holy Spirit. "Godforming" is a term often associated with these beliefs; however, it is fundamentally different. Godforming is the possessing of the qualities of an archetypal deity, and has nothing to do with worship. It is rather the "possessing" of the nature of the described deity, and not the deity itself. Generally, no belief in the deity being "godformed" is necessary to the practice. Channelling is the claimed receipt of information or commands by a person functioning as a medium or channel for a spirit or other source. This often involves a séance, or a process of invocation such as "drawing down the moon". Some forms of channeling appear to involve spiritual possession, as the medium's voice or body may appear to be under the direct control of the channelled spiritual being, but some maintain that channeling and possession are distinct. In Spiritism the channeling (in its manifold types) is seen as a process, which can be either good or bad to the medium, while possession (which they term obsession) is seen as inherently bad, though often benign. Spiritists also reject the term channeling. Traditional religions such as Vodoun and Santeria define possession as a neutral thing, but as specifically positive when it involves being "ridden" by a deity or respected ancestor. In this context, channelling is seen as distinct from possession as channelling may only involve repeating the voices one hears in one's head, whereas possession involves complete loss of control to the outside entity, with the possessed person only returning to consciousness later with no memory of what happened while the spirit controlled their body and voice. The concept is quite old and widespread in the history of religion. The concept was popularised in the West by Helena Blavatsky the founder of theosophy. The claim is also made by many other Spiritualist religions, such as Kardecism. According to the religious scholar Wouter Hanegraaff, the difference between channeling and spiritism is that the first conveys extensive philosophical and religious messages and belief systems, not just short messages from the deceased or other entities. Brazilian psychic surgeons, such as José Arigó, claim to work as channels for deceased surgeons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There really is no easy way to say why or how one becomes possessed. Some times people are so cluttered with energy and are not very well cleansed this leaves them vulnerable for entities to come in and take over. Other times people "dabble" into things they shouldn't be playing with cause they don't know the proper way to do things such as Ouija board and calling in entities. Other times, people are weak and give the demon power over them cause they don't understand how to fight back. When the person is possessed usualy the spirit or entity wants complete control over the body. "The demon can take you at anytime he feels it nesasary if oked by God...Even the Devil still has to ask Gods permission. People still dont understand that God is a God of war, And he is a Jealous and vengful God, Its in the bible"-- Marisa100 from Paltalk