Quotes About Exorcism

The exorcisms I performed and conducted mainly focus on the Catholic ways.

I had a full exorcism performed on me from an archbishop.

Here, sex is removed from anything real, anything threatening. The parody of sex exhibited in the floor show is intended as an exorcism of the real thing and the passions it implies. Passion is to be made harmless here, turned into something hygienic, sterile, acceptable. Anyone foolish enough to do something genuine, anything worth getting blackmailed over, deserves only what he gets. Reno's

Christian psychiatrists have examined exorcism for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, although they do not report good results with these conditions.

Ancient writers, we have seen, more often mention exorcism than anything else as a cause of conversion to Christianity.

Jesus was surely not the first exorcist to walk the shores of the Sea of Galilee. In first-century Palestine, professional wonder worker was a vocation as well established as that of woodworker or mason, and far better paid. Galilee especially abounded with charismatic fantasts claiming to channel the divine for a nominal fee. Yet from the perspective of the Galileans, what set Jesus apart from his fellow exorcists and healers is that he seemed to be providing his services free of charge.

All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time.

There's a therapeutic aspect to all making, but the nature of working is to compress, condense, and shape stuff, not to just expunge it. It's not just an exorcism.

Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you.

You don't blame us for being here, do you? After all, we have no place to go. No home... Incidentally, what an excellent day for an exorcism.

Given his personality, I'd say exorcism makes perfect sense as a favored pastime.

I shrugged. "Some people need more than words." "Ha!" Gertie said. "Celia needs therapy." "Celia needs an exorcism," Ida Belle corrected. I looked at Carter.

'The Exorcist' is the scariest movie ever made. It just felt dead-on real, like you were watching the existence of the devil.

'Emily Rose' was based on a real story, and the real girl died, and there were surviving members of the family, so I took the concerns of that very seriously.

Then everything is clear, Reynold said, looking around triumphantly at the crowd. Jacques Cherbourg did not drown, he survived. He went to England, lived there a while, made a girl pregnant, and died. The girl gave birth to a boy and named him after the father. Jack here is now twenty, and looks exactly like his father did twenty-four years ago. Reynold looked at the priest. No need for exorcism here, father. It's just a family reunion.

The power of Christ compels you!

You don't blame us for being here, do you? After all, we have no place to go. No home... Incidentally, what an excellent day for an exorcism...

Gliding spiderlike, rapidly, close behind Sharon, her body arched backward in a bow with her head almost touching her feet, was Regan, her tongue flicking quickly in and out of her mouth while she hissed sibilantly like a serpent. Sharon stopped then screamed as she felt Regan's tongue snaking out at her ankle.

Jesus asked the man his name, and he answered, "Legion, for we are many." Mark 5:9

Regan's pulse was astonishing. It hammered at a speed too rapid to gauge. Across the bed, Merrin reached out calmly and with the end of his thumb traced the sign of the cross on Regan's vomit-covered chest. The words of his prayer were swallowed up in the poundings.

Have you ever heard of exorcism, Mrs. MacNeil?

William Peter Blatty

Karras glanced at the tape of Regan's voice, and then wearily sat down at the desk, where he lit another cigarette and blew out a ragged cone of bluish-gray smoke as he thought once again of the

he talks to me, Regan, I think he will leave you. Do you want him to leave you?" "Yes." "Let him speak,