Hi... I think this is a problem (but I'm not Catholic). Catholics aren't the only ones who do exorcisms... It's common in a number of other religions, who by their nature, work with different spirits.
Catholic exorcisms also frequently cajole and berate spirits (some of which might not be demons, but could be other beings that are causing problems with humans... it's a big world out there). Anyway, since its a topic that interests you, I can't recommend enough Josephine McCarthy's book on excorcism, The Exorcist's Handbook, which approaches the topic from a magical point of view, and a point of view not exclusive to Judaeo-Christian worldview.
She talks about it on this podcast: https://occultofpersonality.net/podcast-100-josephine-mccarthy/
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Date: 2024-11-11 05:10 pm (UTC)Catholic exorcisms also frequently cajole and berate spirits (some of which might not be demons, but could be other beings that are causing problems with humans... it's a big world out there). Anyway, since its a topic that interests you, I can't recommend enough Josephine McCarthy's book on excorcism, The Exorcist's Handbook, which approaches the topic from a magical point of view, and a point of view not exclusive to Judaeo-Christian worldview.
She talks about it on this podcast: https://occultofpersonality.net/podcast-100-josephine-mccarthy/
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