Table for Two. . . or Three. . .

[digitaldiscipline]

Anyone have personal experience with demonic possession? I don't want to sound like a total boob when I put together a short story about it, and don't want to merely be an Exorcist ripoff, since I doubt it's -that- dramatic all the time.

-yr. friendly neighborhood open-minded skeptic

Comments

[poisongirl.livejournal.com]

Never known anyone personally that was but I do have a fuckton of info on the subject. Whatcha need? Mail me

[etcet.livejournal.com]

woot. danke! email to your mindschwing addy ok?

[poisongirl.livejournal.com]

Sure thing. Feel free to pick my brain to your heart's content.

[dcfeline.livejournal.com]

Just my work laptop. I'm guessing that it's either possessed or a fucktard set this thing up originally. ::shrug::

[etcet.livejournal.com]

blame compaq/hp/dell? we already know windows is fairly evil, but more stupid than what i'm going for here. heh.

[elixxir.livejournal.com]

Anyone have personal experience with demonic possession?

Does PMS count? Yanno...if it's of the particularly evil variety? ;)

[etcet.livejournal.com]

ummm. . . . no?

i shoulda known my friends would be a buncha wiseasses, even if you -are- all hotties. ;-P

[katyakoshka.livejournal.com]

Just order up a copy of the Compendium Maleficarum (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/048625738X/ref=cm_wl_ovu-pg.1-pos.10/002-6652104-4528850?v=glance&coliid=I1EVE9SZDAJZ0C&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER) -- the straight poop from the Vatican. All the signs and dangers should be well described. I think you can get a twofer on it with the Malleus (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486228029/qid=1051727387/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_2/002-6652104-4528850) if you would like to add some witches to the story.

Secondary source...

[jmoriarty.livejournal.com]

but still a good summary (specific entries MCD Generally Approved(tm)) :)

http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/d/demonic_possession.htm
http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/e/exorcism.html

Excerpt:
"The Catholic Church still defines true signs of possession as displaying superhuman strength, often accompanied by fits and convulsions; changes in personality; having knowledge of the future or other secret information; and being able to understand and converse in languages not previously known to the victim, such as the phenomenon glossolalia."

Re: Secondary source...

[etcet.livejournal.com]

that looks like it'll be damn handy. thanks, duder.