Paul Dale Roberts: Hello. My name is Paul Dale Roberts, demonologist and occult investigator. That is one of the perks of being a writer, I can basically give myself any title that I want. But, let me digress. Why would I call myself a demonogist? Have I ever exorcised a demon out of a possessed person? The answer is 'no'. Have I ever investigated a demonic home? The answer is 'no'. But, I will tell you I do know something about demons and in this article I will take you down the road of demonology. Some of our greatest demonologists have had failed attempts of exorcism or identifying a demon for that matter. Failed attempts that actually lead to death. But, we'll talk about that later. Where did this term demon come from?

Homer used the term demons and gods more or less interchangeably. Demons were thought of as intermediaries between men and gods. Some people even thought that demons were once men, while others thought that demons were once angels and that they followed Lucifer in his coup against God and were banished to Earth. We now think of demons as malignant spirits that are here to do us harm. To be a good demonologist, here are some steps in identifying certain demonic attributes, let's look over them.

Demoniacal Possession: When a human is inhabited or 'taken over' by a demon. A possessed human will have no control over their own will. Most cases of demon possession have been diagnosed as mental illness. The Catholic Church in the shadow of Josephus is known to identify and exorcise real demoniacal possession.

Demon Influence of Mankind: Most people felt demonic activity increased during the rise of Nazism and World War II. According to many spiritual leaders, demons set the motion for events with groups like the Peoples' Temple and David Koresh's cult. The main goal of demons is the ability to turn mankind from God and lead us down to destruction, such as the mass suicide done through poisoned Kool-Aid event in Guyana under the influence of Reverend Jim Jones or the Waco destruction that David Koresh initiated when confronted by the ATF and the FBI. From the 70s to the 80s, strange murders were taking place on the US Eastern states in which the suspects were telling the police that God told them to commit murder. Many people believe that what these murderers saw or heard, was not God or an angel, but was a demon in disguise of God or an angel and would influence the suspect to commit random murder.

Bringing Demons into Our Lives.
Demons live in an outworldly realm and they need a portal to enter our own reality. Many people believe a portal can be opened with the use of an Ouija Board. Other portals could be in our own being, paranoid schizophrenia could be a link to altered mental states that may be connected to a strong psychic ability, such as LSD took many people in an altered state of consciousness that may open an inner portal within ourselves, that may allow a demon to inhabit our bodies. Interdimensional portals are not always for demons as in the case of the Skin Walker Ranch in Utah. This is portal that opened up near this Utah ranch that brought in UFOs, appearances of huge otherworldly creatures, a bulletproof werewolf, flying orbs of light that have dazzling maneuverability. This portal brought on poltergeist activity and even vanishing and mutilated cattle. So-called experts claim that perhaps the UFOs are interested in the Gilsonite deposits near and around that ranch, but that doesn't explain away the bullet-proof werewolf that appeared. The last wolf in Utah was killed in 1929. The family that lived on the Skin Walker ranch were terrorized by the entities that seem to be flowing from this portal. Perhaps the legend of American Indians that were known to be skin walkers or shapeshifters, that inhabited the area around this ranch were influenced by this mystical portal into the unknown. It makes you think that all things paranormal may just be connected, because even demons seemed to make their appearance from the portal at Skin Walker Ranch. Perhaps portals into the unknown can lead us like some Stargate, into other dimensional realities where energy beings, werewolves, demons and aliens may exist.

Let's take a look at a list of demons, this is only a partial list, there are many other type of demons in existence.
Incubi and Succubi - who stimulate lust and perversion.
Acham - the demon of Thursday.
Alrinach - demon of shipwrecks.
Alocer - demon of astrology.
Any - the presiding demon of Hell.
Anamalech - the demon of bad news.
Andras - the demon of discord
Aquiel - the demon of Sunday
Arachula - evil spirit of the air.
Ardad - demon that leads travelers astray.
Ascaroth - demon of spies and informers.
Asmodeus - The Destroyer, mentioned in Book of Tobias.
Astaroth - one of the Chief devils.
Baal - One of the great demons.
Bechard - the demon of tempests.
Bechet - demon of Friday.
Behemoth - demon of animal strength.
Belial - demon for the Sidonians
Beezebub - one of the Princes of Hell.
Belphegor
Braathwaate - demon of Ignorance
Bucon - the demon of hatred.
Byleth - one of the Kings of Hell.
Cheitan - demon of smoke.
Chemos
Familiars - they assist witches.
Fates - are known to alter destiny.
Lanithro - demon of the air.
Leges - demon of Hypocrisy.
Legion -
Leviathan
Lsun-Tgotret - spirit of adultery.
Lucipher - light bearer.
Mammon
Marching Hordes - who bring about war.
Mastiphal - one of the Princes of Darkness.
Moloch
Nightmares - they are known to disturb our sleep with visions of horror.
Poltergeists - mischievous spirits. (Note: some paranormal investigators do not believe poltergeists are demons. They believe poltergeists manifest from projected energy from a child going through puberty stages).
Saalah - demon that lures you into the woods.
Satan
Tenebrion - Spirit of darkness.
Verdelet - demon who carries witches to the Sabbath.

The demons that are associated with the Seven Deadly Sins are:
Lucifer - Pride
Mammon - Avarice
Asmodeus - Lust
Satan - Anger
Beelzebub - Gluttony
Leviathan - Envy
Belphegor - Vanity and Sloth

Some Ufologists and religious leaders associate UFOs with angels and demons. Even Billy Graham thought that perhaps UFOs could be angels. It appears that aliens are aware of our aura and what we may call heaven. Take for example, the famous case of the alien abduction of Betty Andreasson. One of the aliens that abducted her told her that her real home is a world of light, where the 'One' resides. The alien continued to say that all humans will experience this world. If this alien was aware of a world of light, wouldn't this alien also know about a world of darkness that perhaps demons live at? The alien claimed that humans are interdimensional beings, because we enter this reality through birth and leave this reality through death. Another abductee claims her alien abductor said we are only mere vessels that harbor a living energy entity, which could be interpreted as our souls.

How can we identify demon activity?
1. The appearance of black smoke, black mist or black fog.
2. The odd behavior of occupants that live in a demonic haunted home. Such as defecation or urination around the home. Unusual vomiting activity by occupants. Strange behavior and abnormal cursing by occupants. Convulsions, unusual shaking, eyes out of focus.
3. Objects around the home being violently thrown around.
4. Extreme anger and hatred felt by one of the occupants of the home.
5. Domestic violence within the household.

Main Purpose of Demon that is Haunting a Home.
1. To create chaos and discord with the family.
2. To break up the family unit.
3. To turn the family away from God and their beliefs.

The best way to cast out a demon from a home, is to contact your church. Methods used are:
1. Encircling the possessed occupant and placing your hand on their body. Pray for a 'hedge of protection' for this person. A hedge of protection that will bring on angels to this home that will chase out any demon spirits.
2. Placing religious paraphernalia throughout the home. Figurines and images of angels should be placed strategically throughout your home.
3. Bless the home with your preacher or priest with holy water and the burning of sage. The family leader should initiate the prayer throughout each room of the house and lead the demon towards an exit of the home. Your clergyman should suggest what prayers should be read.
4. People of the Catholic faith, make the sign of the cross, they call upon their faith and demand the evil entity to leave their home and go back to where it came from, in the name of God.
5. Call upon God and his Army of Angels to protect your home through prayer.

Successful exorcisms of demons have been performed by John Paul II three times in 1978, 1982 and the year 2000. Jesus is known to have cast out demons on six separate occasions.

There have been failures, I won't even mention the Salem Witch Trials or the Spanish Inquisition, but I will talk about Anneliese Michel who died in 1976. Anneliese had epilepsy and the family stopped her treatment for this disease and consulted their church. The Catholic Church did an exorcism that lead to Anneliese's death, she died of malnutrition. The parents and the priests were charged with negligent homicide, which inspired the movie 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose'.

Another failure was Maricica Irina Cornici. She was chained up to a cross for 3 days by her Orthodox priest and 4 nuns. The Orthodox priest and 4 nuns were charged with murder in Romania.

Some of our greatest minds were influenced by demons. Take Leonardo da Vinci, he was influenced by Lucifer the light bearer, the personification of the Morning Star. Yes, Leonardo followed the old Luciferan way, which influenced his paintings, as legend has it.

A case of mass demonic possession occurred in Loudun, Vienne in France, in the year 1634. The nuns were taken over by erotomania. They screamed out blasphemies and started displaying their genitalia. The demons that were blamed in this mass hysteria were Balan, Iscaron, Leviathan and Behemoth.

The sons of Adam should never consult or speak of the Necronomicon, because lustful and angry demons surround us and we should always hold onto our faith in case we are ever confronted by a demonic entity. Demonic activity in a home is a rarity and from the 40 plus investigations I have been on, I have never witnessed or been involved in a demonic investigation or cleansing of a home. H.P.I. (Haunted and Paranormal Investigations) of Northern California will investigate all things considered paranormal. We will not scoff or ignore any claims of demonic hauntings. We are here to seek the truth and if you feel you are a victim of a demonic haunting, please do not hesitate to call us.

Paul Dale Roberts, HPI & Haunted America Tours Ghostwriter, Ghosthunter
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So humans shouldn't speak of a fictional book from H.P. Lovecrafts Cthulhu mythos? The article was OK up to that point. If the one who wrote it had bothered to do a microscopic bit of research, he'd realize that the Necronomicon, as it is described in Lovecrafts novels, does not exist. The purportedly "genuine" Necronomicons (the Simon Necronomicon and the one by George Hay) are all hoaxes.

Also, listing nightmares as a demon? WTF?

That is where I started to giggle too. Talk about a rookie mistake. Geez.

A waste of time read to be honest. Pretty much a direct copy and paste from wikipedia, with what fluffy says, a rookie twist about a fictional book, such as the Necronomicon. If he wants to talk about " Grimoires ", he'd be best to speak about the Red Dragon, Black Pullet, Clavicula Salomonis and so fourth.

I have been told by several well-known demonologists to never speak (even in your mind) the name of a demon as that gives them more power.

I am not pleased that such a list is published here.

i have also heard that before, not sure about how to talk about demonology though without mentioning a list like that. it kinda freaks me out slightly too that even just thinking the names can be bad.

I wouldnt worry about it too much...it is common knowledge. That list(and then some) is in every library, and on millions of websites, it is not a secret. Keep in mind they only have as much power as you give them. Some people love to give them far more power than they ever deserve(and you can see that right here on this board); they thrive off the perceived emergencies and panic that they feel arise from such things.

Fluffy,

Are you describing demons or traffic wardens?



(My apologies to anyone here who is a traffic warden!!!!)

Then... Don't read it... If you're stupid enough to not agree with something and you fear, then click on a topic that is called "demonology" (something you don't like and fear) then you only have yourself to blame for clicking and reading.

You're not pleased there's a mythological list? 'Cause demonologists have said you shouldn't say their names (when, they themselves do as they're demonologists (the study of demons) ) said so? Paradox much?


So in retrorespect, I just read those names a few times in order in spite.

I am familiar with most of those demons. Most of those chief demonic entities are high ranking demons, probably the ones who first rebelled with satan against God in the first heaven. Even though lovecrafts novel is supposed to be fictional, there is a hidden underlying demonic message coming from that book that I have discovered from my research. I believe Cthulu is a real demonic entity, and a very powerful one. There have been cults dedicated to Cthulu worship for thousands of years.

If you'd research Loverafts novels (like you claim to havew done), you would've realized that Cthulhu isn't a demon, but a powerful alien lifeform from beyond our space-time continuum. Also, if there really were such things as cults worshiping Cthulhu, why has there never been found any evidence of the existence of these cults (texts, idols for worship, tales from ex-members etc.)? And why didn't the name Cthulhu appear in any texts prior to 1928 (the year The Call of Cthulhu was published)?

The only way to give birth to a Demon is to beleive in it...
I wonder why so many peoples are ready to beleive in Demons, but if you ask them if God or Jesus do exist they laugh....
To beleive in Demons you first have to beleive in God, one goes with the other....
To read a book (grimoire) or to mention the name of a Demon wont give him any power, from the beleifs in demonology you have to do a ritual to bring him into this world.....
Evil entities and good entities do exist, and can influence the actions of manking but only if you let them......right now many influent and powerfull leaders of this world are under such influence.
But to call these entities Demons or Angels.....in fact you can give them the names you wish....
But remember, the only way to give powers to these enteties, you have to give it to them by your actions......just like the phsychos who does mass murder and say it was the devil (or God) who made them do it...
Humans seems never to be able to understand that they are responsible for their own actions, they always blame a God or a Devil....
It's only their own dark souls who is to blame.....but they can't assume it........and this way they open the gates of Hell......
To give the power of action to an evil entity is to prepare the ground for him, they are drawned by blood, genocides, mass murder...etch...


Seventhson

Cthulu is just one of many names this entity goes by. It may be one entity or it may be plural. I consider any "alien" life-form to be demonic as well according to the bible and the book of Enoch. You have much to learn about the dark side, don't let it confuse you.

So you can link Cthulhu to something pre 1928?

If you'd consider any alien lifeform to be demonic, you'd have to consider the possible traces of life in the ALH84001 meteorite as being demonic in origin ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALH84001#Possible_lifeforms ), which simply makes no sense. Also, taking the Bible at face value (which you seem to imply that you are doing) is not something I'd recommend, as, amongst other things, tales of people walking on water and being resurrected three days after they're dead aren't exactly credible, bulletproof works of science.

To put it short: Believing in Cthulhu is like believing in The Cat in The Hat. Both are fictional, literary creatures.

I'm not saying I believe in the exact interpretation that lovecraft manifests of this entity, but I believe that what lovecraft was doing was giving an ancient demon a new name. That's all im trying to say.

So I guess Godzilla, King Kong, Rodan, Varan, Mothra, The giant Behemoth, Gorgo, the Colossal Man ectect, are all demons to you too?

Wow... If the bible had its way you'd have to be excorised for being imaginative. All that Irony would be too much to bare!

It's bad when people write articles like these... at least do some quick googling to check the facts. An article on demons or demonology would be an undertaking that would be no small feat in order to do the subject justice. Starting with the idea concept of what a demon is and how that idea has morphed would be enough to fill a few pages and not a brief article. Basing understanding of demons solely from literature from the dark ages through the middle ages as or taking it as fact, is as ill advised as trying some of their medical remedies in my opinion.

*sighs*

Mabon.

Well, that seems more plausible than believing in Cthulhu as an actual, existing entity (which you seemed to imply that you did). But as for where Lovecraft got his inspiration.. God knows. But if I remember correctly, he was plagued by nightmares, which most likely inspired him. Also, he was afraid of the sea (or sea creatures, can't remember which one it was), which most likely was the basis for him placing Cthulhu, Dagon and Hydra underseas. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.P._Lovecraf...ecraft.27s_work

Personally, I don't think of Cthulhu as anything more than a literary creation meant to strike the reader with terror.

I believe most of those creatures are symbolic in a way. If you don't like what I believe I could care less. Its my opinion and if you don't like it deal with it, I couldn't give a rats what some of you people think of me on here.

demons do not exist, never did. If you see in them some symbolism then thats ok, your not mad.


surely you mean " i couldnt care less" ive noticed lots of folk on here say the former, which implies you do care, because you could care less. whereas the latter statement is simple...

to each his own path, if your festoon yours with demons, its your choice. does it give you the illusion of power over things beyond your sphere of influence? or more power over yourself?

Oh don't get me wrong, I'm just poking fun.

All those monsters I stated were from the imagination to (fun)-scare the audience. If you believe the imagination to be the devils work, well, you'll have a whole bunch of fun ironies to get around.

Godzilla is symbolic? Yes. Symbolic to a giant ancient dinosaur that likes to stomp around Japan while fighting other giant monsters (<< Monsters. Not demons.) I'd advise you to not be so paranoid, it's bad for your health to think films, books, plays, folklores, games; are devils at play.

I never belived in demonicpossession until witnessing it first hand about 5 times. I would just like to add the subjects were taken over for a short time and did not remeber the time they were possessed. Also the theme of the message was usually how many lives it had taken and general propaganda to try to scare me. I have never been physically harmed and I didn't feel to worried at the time but felt creeped out afterward. I was able to dispell the spirit with faith when I got too unconfortable. One time the person face morphed into a demon. I felt I brought it on though because I did something bad at the time to bring it on.