Quotes About Demonic

Dionysus had already been scared form the tragic stage, by a demonic power speaking through Euripides. Even Euripides was, in a sense, only a mask: the deity that spoke through him was neither Dionysus nor Apollo, but an altogether newborn demon, called Socrates .

being an atheist required discipline very like that of being Catholic. One could never yield to the idea of a supernatural authority, no matter how often one might be tempted. To think that a personal God had made the world was to yield to a demonic and superstitious and destructive belief.

A real devil among devils.

No matter how out of the ordinary demonic possession was, it was still somehow a smoker's lung cancer, a drunk's pancreatitis, a philanderer's STI - a thing she had brought upon herself by not behaving properly.

If you really look hard at the evidence, the most rational conclusion is to believe that the demonic is real.

One of the most fun characters I played on a television series, which didn't last long... was a show called 'American Gothic' that Shaun Cassidy created. I would have loved to have done that show forever. That character was so funny yet demonic. It was really good writing and a really good idea. I loved all the people on the show.

entire churches can be consumed with the demonic drama that proceeds from one tongue speaking on behalf of a bitter heart.

it was a joyful sight, to see the first twistings and turnings of the demon caught

Demoniac frenzy, moping melancholy,And moon-struck madness.

All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake.

E drept c? mai mult de atât ce ar putea fi Urâtul? Un iad ce nu st? în putinÈ›a Diavolului s?-l imagineze, dar pe care-l elaboreaz? cu grij? ucigaÈ™a demen?? lucid? a c?rnii.

La nostalgia expresa en un nivel afectivo un fenómeno profundo: el progreso hacia la muerte mediante el hecho de vivir. Siento nostalgia de lo que ha muerto en mí, de la parte muerta de mí mismo. [...] La nostalgia revela el significado demoníaco del tiempo, el cual, a través de las transformaciones que realiza en nosotros, provoca implícitamente nuestra aniquilación.

The obsession with sorcery in Charles's case reflected a rising belief in the occult and demonic. Times of anxiety nourish belief in conspiracies of evil, which in the 14th century were seen as the work of persons or groups with access to diabolical aid.

I won't leave forks in the dish rack overnight because I believe that the tines attract demonic energy.

It's not really my fault. The problem is that my mouth just comes out with these things. And you can't blame me for what my mouth does, can you? Curse this mouth. Do you think it might be possessed?' The Pirate Captain looked in the mirror and made his mouth into a series of shapes he thought looked demonic.

It's a dangerous thing to no longer deeply crave fellowship with you, Jesus. It's a deceptive thing to enjoy but no longer actually need you. It's a deceitful thing to be satisfied with correct theology about you, without experiencing rich communion with you. It's a demonic thing to find our ultimate satisfaction in anyone or anything else but you.

She was beautiful all right, beautiful in a way that was at once seductive, demonic, and raspberry.

The advancing creatures danced momentarily like marionette dolls on a demonic puppeteer's string, then fell to their eternal positions of final decay. Serena

Good men's prayers are carried by the angelic mail; but many men's prayers evidently go by the demoniac route. They are never so bad as after they have prayed.

The Catholic Church created strict guidelines for the rite of exorcism back in 1614—guidelines that have remained largely unchanged in 400 years. However, one notable amendment came in 1952, when priests were warned not to confuse mental illness with demonic possession

While the ghettos may have their share of violence and crime, the posh suburbs are home to more subtle demonic forces--numbness, complacency and comfort. These are the powers that can eat away at our souls.

Eating meat and drinking liquor are demonic vices. Those indulging in drink lose all sense of propriety, have no compassion or love and become demons.

The soul willing to transform, as deeply as necessary, is the most effective enemy of the demonic serpents of ideology and totalitarianism,

What is evil?' asked the Fiend