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Police are not ghostbusters (2019)
Taxpayer spending on 'exorcisms' derails Senate testimony: 'What the hell are we doing about it?'
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., railed against California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, which is facing scrutiny from the Trump administration over fraud allegations, as Kennedy highlighted reports during a Tuesday hearing that the state covers exorcisms and other faith-based healing practices. Medi-Cal’s spending practices have faced growing scrutiny as…
Today we return to the gates to Hell to discuss Houska Castle. But before that we discuss a Pennsylvania Grave Robber, how NHS has exorcists on call, and troubling signs that Leviathan is awakening. #paranormalpodcast #paranormal #supernatural #supernaturalpodcast #
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Epileptic Psychosis or Demonic Possession?
Epileptic psychosis—often termed psychotic epileptic disorder—is a condition where epilepsy intersects with psychotic symptoms. This essay explores its classification, clinical features, real-life examples, and correlations to historical cases misinterpreted as demonic possession requiring exorcism. Through rigorous review, I aim to highlight medical realities over stigma, advocating for…
Seven in Lancashire Possessions (1595-1597) - English case of possessed children and adults, involving John Dee and the Puritan minister the Reverend John Darrel.
The case bears similarities to the children in the Throck-Morton Possessions, in that the children probably faked fits in order to avoid religious studies and attending church and perhaps to gain attention. An accused witch was executed. Accounts of the case were written by Darrel and another minister who performed the exorcisms, George More, and were published in 1600.
The Seven in Lancashire case began in 1595 in the household of Nicholas Starkie of Cleworth, Lancashire. His two children, Ann, 10, and John, 12, began having fits and convulsions. Starkie spent 200 pounds—a huge sum of money—trying to cure the children, to no avail. He consulted a priest—his wife had been a Catholic—but the priest had no instructions for exorcism.
Starkie then turned to a cunning man, Edmund Hartley, and hired him at the annual salary of two pounds. Hartley was skilled in herbal remedies and charms. Shortly after the arrival of Hartley in the household, three other children who were being raised by Starkie became possessed. So did a maid, Jane Ashton, and a poor relative, Margaret Byrom, 33.
The behavior of the demoniacs conformed to that of other demoniacs. They screamed, howled, and writhed. They went into fits whenever Scripture was read, and they burst out with foul language during church services. John Starkie ranted for hours on sin and the wrath of God. One of the girls made a hole in her wall to let her demon enter.
Hartley successful calmed the demoniacs for about 18 months, using charms and herbs. Oddly, he was subject to fits himself.
By autumn 1596, Starkie, Perhaps wishing for more dramatic results, consulted Dee, who was famous for his contact with spirits and who had had an experience with a possessed woman in his employ. Dee recommended calling in some "godly preachers" and treating the children with lasting and prayer, common Protestant remedies for possession.
Starkie then consulted Darrel and More. Darrel interviewed Hartley and criticized his approach. The children had no fits for three weeks.
Hartley fell under suspicion. Dee's curate, Matthew Palmer, identified him as a witch because he could not say the Lord's Prayer without stumbling—a common test for discovering witches that was employed in witch trials. Hartley was accused of bewitching the demoniacs by kissing them. He was brought to trial in March 1597 and was found guilty. However, the court had no grounds for execution. Conjuring spirits was against the law and punishable by death, but there was no evidence that Hartley had done so.
Then Starkie "remembered" an incident. He said that prior to his consulting Dee—and the reason for it—he had been with Hartley in a wood. The cunning man had made a circle on the ground with "crosses and partitions" and asked Starkie to walk it. He allegedly said, "Now I shall trouble him that troubled me, and be meete with him that sought my death."
Hartley denied this, but it was all the court needed to dispatch him, and he was hanged for conjuring. The rope broke, giving Hartley a chance to make a confession and repent, but the court had him hanged again, this time successfully.
The demoniacs seemed mollified by his death, but Starkie called in Darrel and More to exorcise them just the same. When the preachers arrived, the demoniacs resumed their fits and even rejoiced in the death of Hartley. They made a terrific show of screaming blasphemies and convulsing for a day. Then, all were dispossessed. All but one were never to be troubled so again. The maid, Jane Ashton, continued to suffer fits and went to live with a Catholic uncle, who sent her to priests to be exorcised.
Text from The Encyclopedia of Demons & Demonology (Checkmark Books - 2009) by Rosemary Guiley
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Ep 14 - The Hidden History of Santa
Today we discuss Santa Claus, the myth and the legend. But before we jingle in, we update you on the conjuring house drama. Talk about a scientist who's experimenting on herself, and help a ghost find his body. #paranormal #paranormalpodcast #supernatural
Today, we discuss the fantastical tales of Santa Claus, the myth and the legend. But before we jingle in, we want to update you on the conjuring house drama. Talk about a scientist who’s experimenting on herself, and help a ghost find his body. The NEWS: -Update on the Conjuring House -Scientist Self Experimentation -Ghost Trying to Find Their Body. TRANSCRIPT: Good evening, probably cursed…
My atheism has been challenged by the youth of this village. Exorcists are required here, not teachers!
Helen Oyeyemi, Parasol Against the Axe