“They are able, to some extent, to influence these like-minded people and to make them do their will through suggestion. Some ‘low spirits’ are activated by malice; others are merely mischievous, and can use energy drawn from human beings to cause physical disturbances—these are known as poltergeists. When Kardec asked: ‘Do spirits influence our thoughts and actions?’, the answer was: ‘Their influence upon [human beings] is greater than you suppose, for it is very often they who direct both.’ As...ked about possession, the ‘spirit’ explained that spirits cannot actually take over another person’s body, since that belongs to its owner; but a spirit can assimilate itself to a person who has the same defects and qualities as himself, and may dominate such a person. In short, such spirits could be described as ‘mind parasites’. (According to Kardec’s view, when people indulge in sexual fantasy, they may be providing a kind of pornographic film-show for some homeless spirit, which will then try to influence them to providing more of the same kind of entertainment by putting sexual thoughts into their heads.)The classic modern book on the subject—Possession, Demoniacal and Other (1921)—is by a Tübingen professor, T.K.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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