Casting out the Genie

Aug. 3, 2002

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BlankOwnership of the Soul & Casting out the Genie - Genius

I have read the "The Devils of Loudon", and Possession of one's soul was a =
dominant factor in the premodern world. Including abuse by most of the powe=
rs that be, whether by the state of religious institutions. Times don't cha=
nge much. Exorcists and religious functionaries were called upon to drive d=
emons and other spiritual beings out of persons, while oracles and prophets=
chose to summon such beings to come to them. In the New Testament, Christ =
is frequently called upon to drive evil demons and "unclean spirits" out of=
people. It was a widespread belief in the ancient world that these spiritu=
al beings were responsible for the physical and mental illnesses of most pe=
ople. Creative people were thought to be possessed by a genius (the word co=
mes from the same root as djinn or genie) or tutelary planetary "daemon" wh=
ich provided them with their wisdom. When people were acting "not like them=
selves," it was assumed that their soul had been expelled and that their bo=
dy was now possessed or owned by some other spiritual being. (Garrett 1987:=
6)

From
Critical Text - [Marc Garrett's Writings]

How I felt after watching Ken Russell's film 'The Devils'

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the Genie - Genius<BR><BR></STRONG>I have read the "The Devils of Loudon", =
and
Possession of one's soul was a dominant factor in the premodern world. Incl=
uding
abuse by most of the powers that be, whether by the state of religious
institutions. Times don't change much. Exorcists and religious functionarie=
s
were called upon to drive demons and other spiritual beings out of persons,=

while oracles and prophets chose to summon such beings to come to them. In =
the
New Testament, Christ is frequently called upon to drive evil demons and
"unclean spirits" out of people. It was a widespread belief in the ancient =
world
that these spiritual beings were responsible for the physical and mental
illnesses of most people. Creative people were thought to be possessed by a=

genius (the word comes from the same root as djinn or genie) or tutelary
planetary "daemon" which provided them with their wisdom. When people were=

acting "not like themselves," it was assumed that their soul had been expel=
led
and that their body was now possessed or owned by some other spiritual bein=
g.
(Garrett 1987:6)</FONT></DIV>
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