Comments on: Pagans Need Exorcisms http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:15:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Wild Hunt » Magic and Mysticism Will Never Die http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html/comment-page-1#comment-4019 The Wild Hunt » Magic and Mysticism Will Never Die Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:27:21 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html#comment-4019 [...] Baglio’s book inhabit. Exorcisms aren’t  just for driving out Christian demons, but (as I’ve pointed out before on this blog) are a part of a larger spiritual struggle against religions that appeal more directly to the [...] [...] Baglio’s book inhabit. Exorcisms aren’t  just for driving out Christian demons, but (as I’ve pointed out before on this blog) are a part of a larger spiritual struggle against religions that appeal more directly to the [...]

]]> By: Jason Pitzl-Waters http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html/comment-page-1#comment-1586 Jason Pitzl-Waters Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:13:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html#comment-1586 "It's like playing russian roulette"<br/><br/>Actually it isn't, but thanks for playing. “It’s like playing russian roulette”

Actually it isn’t, but thanks for playing.

]]> By: Anonymous http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html/comment-page-1#comment-1585 Anonymous Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:29:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html#comment-1585 I'm not all too convinced that the Catholic Church is trying to convert anyone by stating that demonic possession is possible through paganistic rituals or other forms of occultism. What they are trying to say is that one should refrain from dabbling in any of this stuff. It's like playing russian roulette, where you put a bullet into a single chamber of a gun. You then spin the chamber and press the trigger, hoping that you're lucky enough not to have gotten the one with the bullet in it. This analogy can be applied to dabbling with the occult or paganistic rituals. You're playing with fire. I’m not all too convinced that the Catholic Church is trying to convert anyone by stating that demonic possession is possible through paganistic rituals or other forms of occultism. What they are trying to say is that one should refrain from dabbling in any of this stuff. It’s like playing russian roulette, where you put a bullet into a single chamber of a gun. You then spin the chamber and press the trigger, hoping that you’re lucky enough not to have gotten the one with the bullet in it. This analogy can be applied to dabbling with the occult or paganistic rituals. You’re playing with fire.

]]> By: Anonymous http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html/comment-page-1#comment-1451 Anonymous Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:10:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html#comment-1451 Considering that over-enthusiastic exorcisms kill people with some regularity, most often children, this is a trend to be genuinely alarmed about. Considering that over-enthusiastic exorcisms kill people with some regularity, most often children, this is a trend to be genuinely alarmed about.

]]> By: Erik http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html/comment-page-1#comment-1450 Erik Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:22:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html#comment-1450 I was actually more disturbed by <a HREF="http://www.charlotte.com/world/story/485934.html" REL="nofollow">these</a> <a HREF="http://www.charlotte.com/288/story/487005.html" REL="nofollow"> articles</a> about rising creationism in Europe. I was actually more disturbed by these articles about rising creationism in Europe.

]]> By: Maritzia http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html/comment-page-1#comment-1449 Maritzia Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:58:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html#comment-1449 Unfortunately, this isn't just a function of the Roman Catholic Church. Many evangelicals believe the same thing, that we pagans are possessed by demons that must be cast out. *sighs* My brother is, unfortunately, one of them and fervently believes that I am going to hell unless the demon is cast out. It's why I generally have no contact with him unless it can't be avoided. Unfortunately, this isn’t just a function of the Roman Catholic Church. Many evangelicals believe the same thing, that we pagans are possessed by demons that must be cast out. *sighs* My brother is, unfortunately, one of them and fervently believes that I am going to hell unless the demon is cast out. It’s why I generally have no contact with him unless it can’t be avoided.

]]> By: pitch313 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html/comment-page-1#comment-1447 pitch313 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:15:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2008/02/pagans-need-exorcisms.html#comment-1447 Am I, a Neo-Pagan, more skeptical about the activities of demons in our ordinary affairs than the Catholic Church? <br/><br/>Am I, a Neo-Pagan, less worried about exorcising plaguesome demons back into the darkness surrounding our little human campfire than the Catholic Church? <br/><br/>Am I, a Neo-Pagan, willing to look more closely at the sociocultural dynamics of relationships than the Catholic Church? <br/><br/>It look like it. It's like the occult is being turned on its head. I got enticed by the possible influence of the unseen on human goings on. Now, the human adoption of the unseen influences makes me an occult-minded rationalist. <br/><br/>Are we having magic yet? Am I, a Neo-Pagan, more skeptical about the activities of demons in our ordinary affairs than the Catholic Church?

Am I, a Neo-Pagan, less worried about exorcising plaguesome demons back into the darkness surrounding our little human campfire than the Catholic Church?

Am I, a Neo-Pagan, willing to look more closely at the sociocultural dynamics of relationships than the Catholic Church?

It look like it. It’s like the occult is being turned on its head. I got enticed by the possible influence of the unseen on human goings on. Now, the human adoption of the unseen influences makes me an occult-minded rationalist.

Are we having magic yet?

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