In “A Prescription for Delirium” demonic possession plays
a major role in the story. To help shed some light on this I decided to explain
in Gabby’s words what she learned of possession.
From the journal of
Gabriella Di Luca (Translated into English):
September, 1529
After hearing my story, Padre Ricci has agreed to take
responsibility for me. He explained that the woman was not the demon’s actual
form. She was a human the demon had possessed. That’s why she looked so
different. Demons do not have actual physical forms. So in order to interact
with our world they possess people, or sometimes objects. The padre says that those strong in faith are
harder to possess, but it still happens. He claims that I am especially
vulnerable now, as I am deep in my sorrow.
March, 1530
Possession is not practice by demons alone. Other
spirits, such as ghosts of angels, can take control of a human as well. So,
what is possession? An entity can infuse it’s essence into that of physical
being and take control. I have never experienced such a thing myself, thank the
Lord. I should find someone who has to get their experience.
April 1534
I have finally found a survivor of possession willing to
speak. He was a shepherd who noticed something strange going on with his flock.
When he investigated it, the demon possessed him. He described the sensation as
being aware what was happening but unable to control his body. All the while,
the voice of the demon continued to taunt him. It hurt his family with his own
hands to torture him. He felt abandoned by the Lord, his prayers for release
unanswered. That is until the padre and I arrived. During the exorcism, he felt
a warmth and light surrounding his spirit. He claims to have heard a voice
whispering to him, not of the demon, but he cannot remember what words it
spoke.
October, 1795
I have found a person who willing allows their body to
become possessed. This woman is a medium and Voudun priestess in the New World.
She claims that giving her body up to the Loa brings her closer to them. The
Loa are the spirits or gods of the religion. I remember some Catholic clergy
claiming they’d been filled with the Holy Spirit, but they still remained in
control. This I can’t understand. Why would you willingly give up control of
yourself to anything?
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