how to become an exorcist?

North American Indian Shaman of all sorts do a wonderfull job of ridding one of an unwanted spirit.

Originally posted by Census
North American Indian Shaman of all sorts do a wonderfull job of ridding one of an unwanted spirit.

Absolutely - they fall under the category of other religions. I am of the personal belief that you can call your god Cabbage - it's pretty much the same God. After all,

"In my Father's house are many mansions (dwelling places); if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a mansion (a dwelling place) for you."
John 14:2

The Holy Bible

Mark 6:7
7 And he called his twelve disciples together and sent them out two by two, with authority to cast out evil spirits. 8 He told them to take nothing with them except a walking stick--no food, no traveler's bag, no money. 9 He told them to wear sandals but not to take even an extra coat. 10 "When you enter each village, be a guest in only one home," he said. 11 "And if a village won't welcome you or listen to you, shake off its dust from your feet as you leave. It is a sign that you have abandoned that village to its fate." 12 So the disciples went out, telling all they met to turn from their sins. 13 And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil.

Mark 9:38
38 John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw a man using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he isn't one of our group."
39 "Don't stop him!" Jesus said. "No one who performs miracles in my name will soon be able to speak evil of me. 40 Anyone who is not against us is for us. 41 If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I assure you, that person will be rewarded.

Mark 16:15
15 And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere. 16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. 17 These signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak new languages. 18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won't hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick and heal them."

James 2:14
14 Dear brothers and sisters, what's the use of saying you have faith if you don't prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can't save anyone. 15 Suppose you see a brother or sister who needs food or clothing, 16 and you say, "Well, good-bye and God bless you; stay warm and eat well"--but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
17 So you see, it isn't enough just to have faith. Faith that doesn't show itself by good deeds is no faith at all--it is dead and useless.
18 Now someone may argue, "Some people have faith; others have good deeds." I say, "I can't see your faith if you don't have good deeds, but I will show you my faith through my good deeds."
19 Do you still think it's enough just to believe that there is one God? Well, even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror!

[edit on 21-5-2006 by checkers]

hmm

1) Wash the demonic person with holy water, then make him drink a bottle or two
2) Draw a cross or two on the demonic person
3) Recite the bible to the demonic person
4) DO NOT SPEAK to the demonic person or he can manipulate you
5) Put on some modern christian music
6) Make them then watch disney movie for 24 hours straight...

repeat..until the demon leaves the body...

does it not say in the bible that christ gave us the power to "over the serpant" oohh darn it i can't remember but somewhere in ther he does an exorcism in front of the apostles and he tells that we (humanity) are given such power so i don't think we need the church to give us any command. i will look into it if anyone wanst and let u know exactly where it's at

i am so sorry i didn't realize that someone already posted the info i offered. SO SORRY my bad!!

Originally posted by vonwoolf appollonia
does it not say in the bible that christ gave us the power to "over the serpant" oohh darn it i can't remember but somewhere in ther he does an exorcism in front of the apostles and he tells that we (humanity) are given such power so i don't think we need the church to give us any command. i will look into it if anyone wanst and let u know exactly where it's at

So afterall you don't have to be a priest to perform an exorcism?

Originally posted by Jedi 007
Well I thought about something like Constantine. He was not a priest and he could perform exorcism. So is that possible or is it just made up for the movie?

I saw that movie the demon was excorsized using magic.That goes to show that there are manifestations of demons with forms.

The scariest movie was "The Haunted" the old version.Based on a true story.Ever scarier then the excorsist they rarely show that movie because it's too scary.

[edit on 31-5-2006 by Hawaii_boy]

I saw that movie the demon was excorsized using magic.That goes to show that there are manifestations of demons with forms

Exorcism using magick? Hmm strange. I thought that magick is satanic and then how can a demon(s) get scared from magick if it is satanic?

the bible says "these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name they shall cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues" mark16:17

belonging to jesus is paramont to casting out or exorcizing demons if your not a born again fire babtized child of the king, you may wind up possessed by the demon your trying to cast out

also the person your trying to deliver has to want to be deliverd from the demon if not, your spinning your wheels

[edit on 31-5-2006 by the_sentinal]

Jedi,

Do not think so lowly of exorcism. Its an extremely dangerous and difficult craft to perform. You are not only risking your physical body, but also your soul. Many priests and exorcists have died, gone into a coma, or had heart attacks during exorcisms.

I personally have witnessed somebody getting possessed by a demon in my church. And since the possession took place in the house of God, the demon was definiteley above average. The person who was possessed is a pastor called Pastor Liu. The possession took place during a prayer session, and it was by far the scariest thing I've seen. There was no levitating, or projectile vomit, simply painful convulsions would overtake him. In this case, we did not actually use an Exorcist to exorcise him, but instead the entire church prayed in tongues. After about 2 hours he was back to normal.

Another case happened to a member of our church. Demons invaded her house one day and she claimed to see shadows dancing on the walls all around her. When she tried praying, she felt a strong hand grab her throat and squeeze it to the point that she could not breathe. She actually ended up fainting in her room, and having a vision in which she was standing in the middle of hell. But during the vision, Hell was enveloped in bright light and she woke up in her room unharmed. Thank God that the demons had been forced from her home, but she ended up moving to a different home because of that experience.

My point is, do not become an exorcist if you are the faint of heart. Sure, the easy demons can be exorcised with some holy water and a few prayers, but the big ones are the demons who cause deaths and chaos.

I've heard of instances in which exorcists would have to perform extremely long rituals to exorcise the strong demons. In extreme cases, exorcists need to call upon angels and archangels such as Uriel and Michael. In doing so, you must burn incenses according to which angel you need and have absolute faith and courage in the face of literal death. Exorcists have a deep connection with heavenly spirits, such as seraphim and angels, and the more powerful the exorcist, the more easily he can summon these powerful beings. I learned these things from my pastors, who travel abroad and come into contact with many cases which involve demons.

Don't be an exorcist if you think you cant take it!

Originally posted by TheB1ueSoldier
Jedi,

Do not think so lowly of exorcism. Its an extremely dangerous and difficult craft to perform. You are not only risking your physical body, but also your soul. Many priests and exorcists have died, gone into a coma, or had heart attacks during exorcisms.

I personally have witnessed somebody getting possessed by a demon in my church. And since the possession took place in the house of God, the demon was definiteley above average. The person who was possessed is a pastor called Pastor Liu. The possession took place during a prayer session, and it was by far the scariest thing I've seen. There was no levitating, or projectile vomit, simply painful convulsions would overtake him. In this case, we did not actually use an Exorcist to exorcise him, but instead the entire church prayed in tongues. After about 2 hours he was back to normal.

Another case happened to a member of our church. Demons invaded her house one day and she claimed to see shadows dancing on the walls all around her. When she tried praying, she felt a strong hand grab her throat and squeeze it to the point that she could not breathe. She actually ended up fainting in her room, and having a vision in which she was standing in the middle of hell. But during the vision, Hell was enveloped in bright light and she woke up in her room unharmed. Thank God that the demons had been forced from her home, but she ended up moving to a different home because of that experience.

My point is, do not become an exorcist if you are the faint of heart. Sure, the easy demons can be exorcised with some holy water and a few prayers, but the big ones are the demons who cause deaths and chaos.

I've heard of instances in which exorcists would have to perform extremely long rituals to exorcise the strong demons. In extreme cases, exorcists need to call upon angels and archangels such as Uriel and Michael. In doing so, you must burn incenses according to which angel you need and have absolute faith and courage in the face of literal death. Exorcists have a deep connection with heavenly spirits, such as seraphim and angels, and the more powerful the exorcist, the more easily he can summon these powerful beings. I learned these things from my pastors, who travel abroad and come into contact with many cases which involve demons.

Don't be an exorcist if you think you cant take it!

I see. But I know that you can risk your physical body but your soul? I thought that God protects you during the exorcim?

Dude you sound like a complete fool. You say you want to be an exorcist yet have no idea what type you want to be. If you are catholic then you clearly cannot do "proper" exorcisms. Yeah sure you can read a few words from the bible and throw around some holy water but do you really think what you are doing is going to be safe for you and the person who is possessed. The catholic exocists are incredibly devout people who know an incredible amount about the bible and christianity. If you are not willing to devote your life to god and the chuch to become a priest and possibly go on to become an exorcist then catholic exorcism is not for you.

Surely the type of exocist you want to become is based on your beliefs? If you are catholic then you train as a priest and maybe become an exorcist. If you are protestant you do what is required to become a protestant exorcist.

However, what it sounds like to me is you dont care what religion you follow as long as you can "banish some demons". Exorcists no matter what religion they follow are incredibly devout people and I am sure started out as a holy person and did not specifically set out to become an exorcist.

Yeah you can go around with only semi-serious religious beliefs and barely any knowledge of the religion. But what you would be doing would be outrageous. You would try and exorcise people when your knowledge is alot less than people who have spent tens of years as priests and have devoted their life to god. If you did not do properly they could die or suffer serious psychological harm.

You have approached this in a totally wrong way. If you were serious about doing exorcisms you would say something like the following : -

I am [Insert Religion] and have been so for 12 years. I have attend [Insert Religions Holy Building] weekly and have studied my religion in school for 6 years. I have decided that I want to devote my life to helping others and find the area of exoricism particulalry interesting. I understand that I will have to spend many years improving my knowledge of my religion and as stated earlier am willing to devote my life to doing it. How would I go about becoming an exoricist within [insert religion]

Instead yours seems to be the following: -

I want to be an exorcist as I watched some films and it looks cool. I am not particularly religious but am willing to change religion and beliefs so i can become an exorcist as quickly as possible. I dont want to wait 10-20 years to become one. I dont care about not being truly devout or the harm i could cause others through lack of faith and training.

You have seen a film think it would be cool but quite frankly dont have the faith or time to spend becoming a "proper" exorcist. Reading a book is not enough but i guess thats about as much work as your willing to put in. Sure go ahead and become an exoricst from reading a book but when someone is not treated properly and suffers from it whether mentally or physically maybe you would regret taking up a profession which requires great faith and training.

Originally posted by The Herbaliser
Dude you sound like a complete fool. You say you want to be an exorcist yet have no idea what type you want to be. If you are catholic then you clearly cannot do "proper" exorcisms. Yeah sure you can read a few words from the bible and throw around some holy water but do you really think what you are doing is going to be safe for you and the person who is possessed. The catholic exocists are incredibly devout people who know an incredible amount about the bible and christianity. If you are not willing to devote your life to god and the chuch to become a priest and possibly go on to become an exorcist then catholic exorcism is not for you.

Surely the type of exocist you want to become is based on your beliefs? If you are catholic then you train as a priest and maybe become an exorcist. If you are protestant you do what is required to become a protestant exorcist.

However, what it sounds like to me is you dont care what religion you follow as long as you can "banish some demons". Exorcists no matter what religion they follow are incredibly devout people and I am sure started out as a holy person and did not specifically set out to become an exorcist.

Yeah you can go around with only semi-serious religious beliefs and barely any knowledge of the religion. But what you would be doing would be outrageous. You would try and exorcise people when your knowledge is alot less than people who have spent tens of years as priests and have devoted their life to god. If you did not do properly they could die or suffer serious psychological harm.

You have approached this in a totally wrong way. If you were serious about doing exorcisms you would say something like the following : -

I am [Insert Religion] and have been so for 12 years. I have attend [Insert Religions Holy Building] weekly and have studied my religion in school for 6 years. I have decided that I want to devote my life to helping others and find the area of exoricism particulalry interesting. I understand that I will have to spend many years improving my knowledge of my religion and as stated earlier am willing to devote my life to doing it. How would I go about becoming an exoricist within [insert religion]

Instead yours seems to be the following: -

I want to be an exorcist as I watched some films and it looks cool. I am not particularly religious but am willing to change religion and beliefs so i can become an exorcist as quickly as possible. I dont want to wait 10-20 years to become one. I dont care about not being truly devout or the harm i could cause others through lack of faith and training.

You have seen a film think it would be cool but quite frankly dont have the faith or time to spend becoming a "proper" exorcist. Reading a book is not enough but i guess thats about as much work as your willing to put in. Sure go ahead and become an exoricst from reading a book but when someone is not treated properly and suffers from it whether mentally or physically maybe you would regret taking up a profession which requires great faith and training.

Well I am very divoted to God and I am Orthodox Christian. And I have not much knowledge about exorcisms so I am asking questions so no need to be so rude to me lol.