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"Stop! Stop!" shrieked Satan; "let me go! I will depart - but I shall return." And instantly Nicola fell into the most frightful concvulsions. A black smoke was seen issuing from her mouth, and she fell again into a swoon.... Her left arm, which had been paralyzed by the devil, was found entirely without feeling. The doctors cut into the arm with a sharp knife, they burnt it with fire, they drove pins and needles under the nails of the fingers, but Nicola felt no pain; her arm was utterly insensible.....they rubbed her limbs briskly, they threw water in her face, they pierced her tongue till the blood flowed; they tried every possible means to arouse her, but in vein!..... At last the priest touched the lips of Nicola with the Blessed Sacrament, and instantly she was restored to consciousness, and began to praise god." (Muller, 3) The interest of demonic possession show in the actions people make as well as their decisions. Little things you would think of only being fun, such as playing a "Ouija" board or calling a psychic hotline, are related to the devil and his demons. It is the belief of many that there is such a thing as a demon. That satan in fact exists. Can a demon really possess someone? Or something? Do peo
ple understand the powers that they are dealing with and what the consequences can be? It has been known that in a bona fide exorcism only a Christian priest is allowed to perform the task. Because of the fact that other religions branched off of Christianity they are not the true believers in god. However, there are certain exorcisms that can be done by the layman. The "exorcisms" are only protections from demons and bad spirits. They include certain rituals to be performed when moving into a new home, buying a new car, or starting a new job. Allowing a demon, or several, to possess a god faring person is another "test" provided by god. Between the dates of November 8, 1565 and February 9, 1566 a young woman, Nicola Aubrey, was possessed by Beelzebub along with 29 other demons. The demons told the priest that they were allowed by god to possess the woman to show everyone that demons do exist and will take possession of a creature upon the permission of god. God allows this to occur in an attempt to unite man in one religion. For some it worked. When a number or priests, other than Christian, attempted to expel the demons, the demons in Nicola terrified them enough to step down from the exorcism. It was only when a Christ
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