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Possession or in need of psychiatric Help ?	michael	Thursday, November 4, 2010
Question: dear Bro My wife has tremendous struggles in her life. She is a Samoan woman. She has been sexually and mentally abused by various relatives since nine years of age and horrifically abused by her mother and father. There's so much to her story that I couldnt possibly write it all in this forum. She is 44 years of age, has all sorts of Diplomas and degrees but cannot hold down a job as her mind is often too confused to focus on a job for more than a week. We have both been two various Cathiolic Charismatic Renewal centres. At the two centres she attended each centre has a person working there who has a gift and the ability to tell you things about yourself that nobody could possibly know.(They say the information is received from the Holy Spirit). The two people at each centre do not know one another but have told my wife the same things about her past and present. Amongst many other things, both told my wife that she has the spirit of Death following her which has been following her since the age of nine (when the abuse started). What on earth is this Spirit of death and how do we get rid of it? It follows one of her brothers and appears as a large Black Shadow of a man. My bro in law wife has seen it and their dogs go crazy when it appears. One of the dogs appears to be trying to bite the leg of this invisible creature. What can be done Brother. There have been many CCR prayers and prayers from everywhere but nothing seems to change. Kind Regards Michael
Question Answered by Dear Michael: Well, the first step is to stop seeking help from the Charismatic centers. Those in the Charismatic Renewal think they know all about spiritual warfare, but generally do know very little and often do harm to people who come to them for help. Our apostolate has had to pick up the pieces several times with clients who were harmed by Charismatic ministers and prayer groups. This "gift" where Charismatics claim to "tell you things about yourself that nobody could possibly know" is mostly fraudulent. God's does not give a gift of mediumship. God gives to confessors, on a very rare basis, a gift of reading souls. St. Padre Pio had this gift. Such a gift has almost no relevance outside of confession. We always have to ask what "spirit" is telling these people about someone. The devil can give these Charismatics the information about other people, too. I will bet money that the Charismatics who do this merely presume their "gift" is from God, and never truly and objectively test their gift, even though the devil can counterfeit gifts like this at a drop of a hat. I would suggest you read our article, Charism Gifts Building Up the Church. This article goes into great detail the pros and cons of the Charismatic Renewal, a listing of thirty gifts found in the Bible with their definitions, and outlines the "Pentecostalisms" that infect the Renewal with false theologies and practices. As to the primary question about your wife: Given the experiences of your wife when she was young she can probably benefit from professional counselor, especially a counselor who is a good and loyal Catholic. There are many psychological scares associated with sex abuse. Secondly, since demons are opportunists, those evil things can see the vulnerability in us and try to exploit us. Thus, even though the main issue may be psychological, demons can intrude and interfere. Thus, on the spiritual side of things, I recommend that your wife follow the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance linked below. Also, linked is our Spiritual Warfare Catalog. There are prayers called Hedge Prayers of Protection and similar other prayers that can be useful to you. Another one is Rebuking Particular Spirits. We can rebuke evil spirits. But, we are never to ask demons their names. Thus, we call the demons by their attribute, such as the spirit of lust, anger, greed, unforgiveness, etc. Also, in the catalog is a House Cleansing and Blessing. It would be wise to have your house blessed. If a priest is not willing to use this House Cleansing and Blessing, we can lead you through it over the phone. If trying those steps for a few months does not bring any relief then you may want to contact us for formal deliverance counseling. In the meantime we will be in prayer for her. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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michael

Thursday, November 4, 2010

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dear Bro

My wife has tremendous struggles in her life. She is a Samoan woman. She has been sexually and mentally abused by various relatives since nine years of age and horrifically abused by her mother and father. There's so much to her story that I couldnt possibly write it all in this forum. She is 44 years of age, has all sorts of Diplomas and degrees but cannot hold down a job as her mind is often too confused to focus on a job for more than a week.

We have both been two various Cathiolic Charismatic Renewal centres. At the two centres she attended each centre has a person working there who has a gift and the ability to tell you things about yourself that nobody could possibly know.(They say the information is received from the Holy Spirit).

The two people at each centre do not know one another but have told my wife the same things about her past and present. Amongst many other things, both told my wife that she has the spirit of Death following her which has been following her since the age of nine (when the abuse started). What on earth is this Spirit of death and how do we get rid of it? It follows one of her brothers and appears as a large Black Shadow of a man. My bro in law wife has seen it and their dogs go crazy when it appears. One of the dogs appears to be trying to bite the leg of this invisible creature. What can be done Brother. There have been many CCR prayers and prayers from everywhere but nothing seems to change.

Kind Regards

Michael

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Dear Michael:

Well, the first step is to stop seeking help from the Charismatic centers. Those in the Charismatic Renewal think they know all about spiritual warfare, but generally do know very little and often do harm to people who come to them for help. Our apostolate has had to pick up the pieces several times with clients who were harmed by Charismatic ministers and prayer groups.

This "gift" where Charismatics claim to "tell you things about yourself that nobody could possibly know" is mostly fraudulent. God's does not give a gift of mediumship. God gives to confessors, on a very rare basis, a gift of reading souls. St. Padre Pio had this gift. Such a gift has almost no relevance outside of confession.

We always have to ask what "spirit" is telling these people about someone. The devil can give these Charismatics the information about other people, too. I will bet money that the Charismatics who do this merely presume their "gift" is from God, and never truly and objectively test their gift, even though the devil can counterfeit gifts like this at a drop of a hat.

I would suggest you read our article, Charism Gifts Building Up the Church. This article goes into great detail the pros and cons of the Charismatic Renewal, a listing of thirty gifts found in the Bible with their definitions, and outlines the "Pentecostalisms" that infect the Renewal with false theologies and practices.

As to the primary question about your wife: Given the experiences of your wife when she was young she can probably benefit from professional counselor, especially a counselor who is a good and loyal Catholic. There are many psychological scares associated with sex abuse.

Secondly, since demons are opportunists, those evil things can see the vulnerability in us and try to exploit us. Thus, even though the main issue may be psychological, demons can intrude and interfere.

Thus, on the spiritual side of things, I recommend that your wife follow the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance linked below. Also, linked is our Spiritual Warfare Catalog. There are prayers called Hedge Prayers of Protection and similar other prayers that can be useful to you. Another one is Rebuking Particular Spirits. We can rebuke evil spirits. But, we are never to ask demons their names. Thus, we call the demons by their attribute, such as the spirit of lust, anger, greed, unforgiveness, etc.

Also, in the catalog is a House Cleansing and Blessing. It would be wise to have your house blessed. If a priest is not willing to use this House Cleansing and Blessing, we can lead you through it over the phone.

If trying those steps for a few months does not bring any relief then you may want to contact us for formal deliverance counseling.

In the meantime we will be in prayer for her.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.