possession

Hello fellow coven members. I was wondering if anyone wanted to learn about helping a possessed person. I have some experience in a regard and the information may help if the situation ever happens. Let me know if your interested, if so I will post information on this thread.

Do you mean exorcism?

yes and no. While I was going to go into exocism (which there are many ways to accomplish) that was only one small part of the overall idea. alot of what I wanted to do is share my experiences then go over things ive learned. What has worked for me and hasnt worked for me. Also then I was going to see what has worked for other people. Bas

sorry to double post but I meant exorcism sorry for typo. also I have no idea why I put bas at the end. I think i was starting another sentence then changed my mind.

Sorry, been busy with family lately (Happy New Years everybody)

Yer sure I would love to hear more, and I might have some things to add myself, where do we begin.

A good starting point I believe would be definging possession.

possession- the control of someone or something.

when most people hear possession it is easy to think demon. While that can be the case, that is not always true. another important thing to remember is that not all possession is malicious. It can be a simple call for help. One should be careful either way as possession can usally only be acomplished by a powerful entity.
how to recognize a victim of possession. Partial possession is a fairly common lead to full possession.
signs of partial possession
-victim hears voices (often very tempted to do what they say)
-confusion
-not remembering were they were or what they did for long stretch of time.
-they often can see an entitiy the seems physical to them, while no one else can.

These signs can be fairly common in the magick world, so if someone is showing these signs that may not mean they are a victim of partial possession. Largly depends on a case to case basis the ease of determining if possession is the problem.

Signs of full possession (much easier to spot for the most part)
-dilating eyes
-speaking in another voice that is not there own
-often aggressive
-they can have unnatural strenght (they no longer are holding back to preserve there body)
-there skin can go pale.
There are severial others but these are some of the most common

How to deal with possession.
-exorcism is one of the most used means to end the possession. There are many ways to accomplish this. There are rituals all over the internet and in many religious books. As in most things spells you make yourself often have the greatest effect.
Some things to remember when doing this
-keep a strong steady voice.
-be confident in yourself. If you are not your attempt most likely wont work.
-if using a diety based spell, make sure that diety would be against the possession.
-be prepaired for the entitiy to strike back at you. this wont always be done physically.
-spells that require many components should be avoided. Sometimes there is no chance to gather your things before the exorcism.
-exorcism can last for hours. dont lose confidence because it seems not to work. It can be a battle of endurence in some cases. My longest one lasted for 5 hours.

example of self made spell (as said above this is just one of many possablities)
I banish you (insert spirit name) from (name of victim). -Hold symbol of diety up to victim forhead-. I banish you in the name of (name of diety). I banish you for the crime of possession. Let you return to whence you came. Let (name of victim) be free. I banish you (insert spirit name).

this can continue for hours so be ready to spend alot of time. This example had no components but the symbol in use. This was a very basic example, but it is one that should work.

-Another way to help someone who is possessed is by figuring out why the spirit is possessing the victim. As I said above it can be a cry for help. If you help the spirit they may leave without the long battle of exorcism.

Things I have learned to do when trying to help someone who is possessed.
-never act alone. have at least one other competent person there.
-The victim can be a danger both to all those around him, and to himself. be prepered to restrain them.
-Do not panic. I myself have been terrified at what was happening. If you panic your a help to no-one.
-know that the victim may not remember anything of the possession.
-The victim often suffers far more then the person helping them.
-Above all else, your first responsibility is to yourself. you will only make the situation worse if you get yourself hurt or killed. leave if you find yourself in a situation to dangerous to be in.

Things to do after the possession.

-keep an eye on the victim for at least 24 hours. It may seem like its over but it could just be a lapse in the battle.
-give the victim something that can give quick energy. (chocolate works well)
-Make a protection amulet for the victim or have them make one. (if possessed once it could easily happen again)
-Bless/cleanse the victims home. May also be a good idea to bless/cleanse the home were the person who banished the entity lives
-banish negitive energy in the place of exorcism.

feel free to write what you know of exorcism, fill in any blanks you see, or correct me if something I wrote something that is not correct. If you have any questions you can write them here or pm me.

may all who read this find there day peaceful
-Kur'Ost