Five Lectures on Demonology

130 Pages·2009·0.762 MB·English

by  John R. King IV

FiveL ectures
on
Demonology
ByJ ohnR .Ki ng IV
2009
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Contents
TheE xistenocfDe e mons 7
TheO rigionfD emons 19
TheI dentiotfDy e mons 66
TheA ctiviotfDy e mons 84
TheU nderstandoifnD ge mons 112
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Foreword
"Ad aemonidboucse tdured, e monibduosc eett,a d
daemondeusc i"t .
- Albertus Magnus
Whyi nt hweo rlwdo uld awnaynottno es tudy
demons?
Indeietid sa p ecuilnitaerrs oemsmeti ;g shatay n
unwholeosnoeBm.ee foarney theilnsIgew ould
litkome a ke ptlwtaohi inn gs:
1. This ibson ookmt e anttoe ncouraangye
perstoodn e vohtieos r h ersteold fe mons, evil
spirtihdtees v,oi ral n,y theilnosgefa s iminlaatru re
ora nsyo orfta ntisboechiaavalin odr:,
2. Thibso oiksn omte anttop rovsiudpep,l ant,
ori mpouspeoa nn y osfro erlti gious indoctrination.
Having tthhienwsgeesli lnm indt,h orsaer aen d
unuspuearls wohnods oh avaeg enuiinntee irne st
demonowliolgly (hofpmedtfu hlbilosyo u)ks efuIl .
havaet temtpota evdo isde vedriaffilc ultthiaets
wereen counbtyme yroe wdns tudiinte hssi usb ject.
First andi itfs no eraerimlmoyps ots,s tiolb olcea te
substawnotrikaosln d emonoltohgafyta itlo
presuptphsoeps ier ibteulaioleft f hsre e adTehres .
numbero fC hriswtoiraknos n t hes ubjoefc t
"delivearnad"n scpei"r wiatrufaaglrr eo"wd sa ily,
antdh earrede o zeonfos t hseerc tawroiraoknnst he
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sujbecFto.tr h oosuet stihdfleeo cwkh,e thforemr
othseerc otrsf or mo threerl igeinotnisrs eulcyh,
trteiaseasr eu nsuppordtiisvrceao,gu inogr,
irrel.Ie i vnatnetnd thore ermeebtdyhym e a tt(esro
fraa sIa ma blteot) h,ee ff etchtaa pt e rspeocnt ive
demonoilso geyor ffed wiatthtaocuhttm oae nnyt
partirceulliabgroi doyu.s
Anothdeirffi ucltaym ongt hew rItmgs of
demonoliostg hihese tasvf yoc uosn s cholarship.
Thearree l aar nguem boefrv erfyme v olumoefs
reseaeracchwh,i th detearielntecodse o ruerfce
matreiaalvsa ilfaorb lsetI ud dony o.it n tetona dd d
tot hniusm boerr ctroe aanttyeh ionfvg a ltuote h e
acadecmoimcm unTihtiys. book ifsor intended
whamta yb ec onsidienlrtleeeidngl ta ictayp able of
understasnujdebicwntig t hato iurte sroeemfree nces
too bsrcelu iterature.
Ic onsmiydseertl ohf a vaef iartlhyo rogurgaohsf p
thsiusjb cetb,u t wshaamyta yaI t t imaepsp etaor
be maa ttoefcr oj ncetuorrpe e rsboinaaIcls o .n cede
thastu cmha yb et hcea saes,I w rittheit so be
inofrmatriavteth hearan u otrhtiitavIefa. n y reader
should ldeecstifuorrrmeea s s tyu ff academic or
forma f naatidceamlo nzieaaclt ohtet,nh etshei ngs
are avcahielaaepblllsyeee rwhe.
Obsessiodne mwoiintssdh a nguesrW.oh en one
abandoorndsi neajnryoym enftors t he soafk e
arcatnrteuh tsh,qe u alilteiyd f woifn dlecsa.r eT ake
notto f laplr etyos ucfhoo lishannedrs esat,dh is
workf or the soafku en drestandifnorg or
ejnyomenstot, h ayto ulrei cfontiannudge rso ws
prosperous.
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TheE xisteonfDc eem ons
Ip roptoosd ee monstrate hereexitin,s that demons
ina way ctahbna eut n dersatnodao cdpc teebdy
anrye asopnearbsloe n.
In thaigsie it vs e ry cofmortm hoaenv erpaegres on
tod sibeliienvs ep iraintdst hes upernatural.
Charlahtaavnesb een expaoustehdo,r itative
scniteihsatvrsee solmvoesndta tumryaslt ewriitehs
matahn dp hsyicasn,dm edichiansie n vestigated
mositl lneTshseoe rsd.ri ynp aersroenq uinroe s
mystico rsg autnricum onpioonuttsio dff e clare the
secroefnt ast ,ua rste huen derstandibnyg provided
thec urresncntit eifiocr thodoxfyor hiism,,
sufficient.
Theriesa no vehrewlmipnugb loiuct cargya inst
supersatnidit riroant ioWnhaelrietvye.r someone
advteirsmeisr acforls easl thee,ya rdee nounacse d
fradus;a ndw herevae bra siecxp lanfaort ion
commopna ibnesc omteocsoo mptleisdcu,as picions
arei mmediartaeilsye d.i sa T thriesm endous
advanfrcoem previaoguessa ,n ds houbled
appladuedsepdti htfeeca tt hastom ancyo ntitnou e
bes edubcyep de ddloefnr osn sense.
Theraert ei meuss,u adlulryi snpga otfst rouble,
wherree ligfireovuesn tcayk heosl Sdi.n ctehe
averpargieoe rsp to puyloagrdi o enso ptr eosftsh e
abiltiopt eyor rfmo rp rovmiidrea ctlhepesu ,b lic
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vieown s ucfihg urteesn tdosb em iltdo lerance.
Thespee opalreel ookuepdo ans m arkeotfe rs
moralwihtiyci,hsa cceptsaolb olnaegs i ti so ne
sterpe movedt hfseru opme rnatural.
Yeatm onsgk epatnimdca st eritahleiirdssei t ssd,a in
fotrh een tsiurbej oefsc pti ritFuoatrlh ietfsyae.i, t h
isr eplabcyp ehdy saincmdso ,r aliisrt eyp labcye d
lawD.u et ot hpeo puloaftr hietisyde e sapsi,r ituality
isc onsiderefda ntmaaensrdyde e monolaosg y
backwMaerddisae lvism.
On theco ntrsapriyr,i taunadil tissta yt elolfi te
demonologbye eihnma pvoer ttoha unmta nfiotry
mantyh ousoafyn edasDr ess.p aistseu mptthiaotn s
rationiasrl eiltayt niveewal nyd t hactu rrent
sciensttiufidhcia evsseo mehow emlaenvkaitnedd
abovseu perstthiethriaeov nae,l wabyese tnh ose
whot ooakd imv ieowfs pirTihteis s.sh uaebs e en
debawtietdh roeusto lfuotmrii olnl eannntdih ae,s e
meagpearg weisdl oll itttoal beat thece o nflict.
Its houblede noutgohs ayt hatth ien teorfe st
skepitslia cusd aabnltdeh ,ta hte arreie n demeadn y
peopwlheop reuyp otnh cer edualnotduh sta hte se
shoublesd t opoprei dm pedIetsd h.o ualldsg oo
withsoauytit nhgsa ct iehnacbser oumgahntgy r eat
advanicnes spi otfei gnorsaunpte rstIitit si ons.
unfortunnoeatnt oeultgyosh a tyh etshei nagnsad,
ratiocnaasmelu sbte m adef ort hes pilreistt
univerbseictotimheeses e oaftan ewI nquisition.
Firusntd erstthaatnthd we o rsdp iirsiu ts etdo
denoatc eo nscainodiu msm ateernitawilht iyci hs
indivaindduu anli qfuoeer a cphe rsOofnt .h ese,
immateriisoa fcl hiitieymf p ortaasin ptcr ee cludes
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thep ossiboiflp irtoyob fy c urrleanbto ratory
standWaerw disl.l lnoecvaaentrdde i sstehsceot u l,
asi itsn octo mpoosfae ndsy u bsttahnacte bceo uld
subjetcott oeoadln spd r ocedauswr eke nso twh em.
Thiissn ottos ay that thbeeb eslpiieirvnie td must
asa m attoeffr a iUtnhf.o rtufnoatrth seekl eyp tics,
denioaftl h eex istoefnt chseep igrriotwm so re
untenwaibtlehev ermya joard vanicnbe i ology.
Eacnhe we xaminoaftt hibeoo nd eyv,e rreyv elation
abotuhtbe r ahian(s,a ssh owbne lofwo)r tified the
conclutshiatothn e mrues bte s,o mehao swp,i rit
beyotnhdfle e sh.
Theb odhya sb eedne monsttroab tehe idg hly
complyeexut l timamteeclhya niOsutri cn.e rves
reaccth atnoig nep so laraintdty h,e sei nta urme
regulbayct heedm iFcraolbmsa .s biocd ifulnyc tions
tot hhei ghest aosfpt ihreia nttieolinltsie sc t,
demonsttriamatene dda gatihna tth beo diys a
masteropfci aercbeo n-mbaacsheidnE evrefyro.yr m
ofa ctivbiatryrn,io nnghe a,sa n o bservaanbdl e
demonstbraasibinpls he y ssitcraulc Tthuberr easi.n
mayb em ysterbiusotcu is,e natrfuiels ltcyso nfident
thaetv erytwhei tnhgi nfke,e aln,d k nowa re
contaainnpder do ceisnis temsdi lloifoc nesla lnsd
theriera cttiopo unrsem layt ecrhieamli cals.
Fomra nsyc ientthikisnsto sw leidstg hdeee feoaft
spiritau afliintdayel,m onstrtahtapiteo onp le
consoifns ott hmionrgte h amna tteri.sn oSttuh ceh
casRea.t her, thiissfu rktnhoewrl einddgiec ation
thapteo palreee m powebryea fd o rce baenyyo nd
matebroidaoylra nayp partahteurTseh iins. ifso rce
thsep irit.
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Everpye rshoanst hea biltiotm ya kec hoices.
Granttehdec,sh eo iacrelesi mibtyce idr cumstance
and tahreeeny c ouroardg iesdc oubryab goeddi ly
signablustt,h aeb iltioct hyo oasnetd h mea kionfg
choiciesss e parfraotmet hed irecotfit vhees
physibcoadIlyf i. t w erneo sto e.v earcyt iforno m
walkiacnrgo tshflseo otroc ompossihnemgeu ts ic
woulbden othmionrge atr hoabnofu tlificl lomfe nt
materdieamla ncdrse awtietdh tihneb raibny
mindlecshse micEavlesn.t hem osts tupid
indivhiadtsuh asele ntsore e alhieiz sne o atr obot,
compelilnee vde rayc tiboeny otnhdeh opoef
volunetfafrtoyor t th ceo ntrIanrdye.ae pde,r son
mays uffael ra posfte h wei lblun,to itta sb sence.
Them orfier mliyti se stabltihsaththe bedo dy
workasc cordtiomn egc hanpircianlc itphlee s,
furthtehrie n dividuoaril m pweirlalt,i ve, appears
from succohn stricTthieos npsm.tb ,e ing
immateirsni oantle ,c ess"airnti"hbl eoy d byu,it it s
quiotbev ionuosctlo yn trboyli ltTe.hd es implest
randvooml unatcatridyoe nm onstbreaytoaenlsdl
reasondaobulbteth atth e orcgoamnpiocs oift ion
thbe odhya sn op oweorv etrh ien divwiidlula,l
exceapsatp owerafnudl instuigmgaetset ion.
Thee ntrietsyp onfsotirhb eelxe e cuotfti howeni ll,
thsep iirsin top,th ysincoairlsi , tt ob ei dentified
witahn yn atuernale rogryo theorb servable
physibcoadlTy h.e s amper incaippplleti oet dh e
body whoerrkwesh, e riefo nies n omto tivbayt ed
purebliyo lougrigcetashlp,e r ompotfiw nega ther,
gh
sunltia,n d seunbetrlfgely u ctuwaotuilhodan vse
evelne sefsf eTchtes. p iirsni otat p arotfn atuirte ,
iss ueprnatuarnadli ,ti st hseu pernatuuproanl
whicthhe sotfdu edmyo noilsfo oguyn ded.
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A solid spcrioeoonftft h ihefiu cm asno uolrs piirsi t
not reiqnou ridrteeohrd o ladr easobneelidin te hfe
subjUenclteo.sn sbe e litehvhaeutsm awni ilaslb y­
prodoufnc etu rocheimitisn s otutrn yr,e asotnoa ble
beliientv hese p iSruictah.b elioenif to,sw nd,o es
norte quaicrcee ptoafan ncype a rtirceulliagri ous
doctrine.
Tot hmea joorfipt eyo pilnte hw eo rld, tthhaet idea
peophlaeva es piirsni ott hnienwgs, h ockoirn g,
incredTiobt lhseet .a usnkcehp htoiwce,v tehri,s
beliisem fe rneo nseInn soer.dt ehrat ths et udy of
demonnosbt e r elegtaott heaedc adepmiilcla osr y
ith abse coomfel atoerc, o nsidaes ruebdjo efc t
purealryc haeoliongtiecriaetils sn t e,c estsoa ry
makaer aticoansfaeolt r h eex istoefsn pcier its.
It isn eitphoesrs nibonlree c estsoma arkyse u cah
casfeo rtibfiyel da boradteomroyn strFaotri on.
thowsheo demanadt hsiubnceghf omraek ian g
seriionuqsu tiodr eym onoltohgeiyrsl,e i thtolpee .
Thee xistoefnv coel unatcatriayos sn u cihst he
singmloesi tm porwtaayinn tw hicthhs eu bjoefc t
the soul ednetmeornso laoingndtyt h,oii sst he
extetnowt h iconhme u sats stehreetx istoeftn hcee
spiirnoi rtd teofur l lpyu rstuhseeu bject.
Whitlhese o uilsp opulcaornlcye aisavv eadp orous
entsiotmye hcoown netcota d eidv ionteh erworldly
existeintcesex ,a ct noartc uormep osiitsi on
irrelteodv eamnotn olTohgeay c.t iovfti htseyp irit,
theex ertoifto hnwe i ll, hioswo efpv reirm,a ry
impaonrctIeit.s t hgeo vernmeonftt h wei lnlot,th e
substoafin tcoser igwihni,cw ihl l tfhobera mso ifs
theixsp osition.
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