If you are posessed by a demon, do you know you are posessed?
Or is subconscious and you have no knowledge or recollection of it?
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What kind of demon? Metaphorical (addiction, crippling self-doubt, obsession) or a totally outside-of-self (assuming, for the sake of this Q, that such a thing exists) demon, a citizen of Demonistan on holiday in your person?
Your egoic mind might tell you that you are occupied by a demon.
But your self ‘knows’ that it ain’t so.
You(r self is) (are) pure love.
No, you would not know. Ask a crazy person if they are crazy and they will answer “No.”
Generally not, unless you have experience with such things, or you consult someone who can distinguish such things and lets you know, or if they reveal it to you.
Where is the you who has been possessed by a demon?
The National Inquirer had a cover page 30 years ago bout this very same happening.
All that I can remember is the person is attracted to heat, and dislike cold.
People would notice if you do evil things, and would tell you (hopefully).
Since demonic possession is entirely fictional, the answer is yes, and no.
It can be whatever the story wants it to be.
For example, the hosts of the Goa’uld definitely know that their body is taken hostage by an evil water snake.
In the same franchise, there also was an episode, where a town was infected by immature Goa’uld, who could only take control when the host was asleep, so in that case, the hosts didn’t know.
How about it you think you’re possessed by a demon, but you aren’t? Or you aren’t, but somebody else thinks you are? Does being persuaded by others that here is a demon in you count?
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In Jewish lore, there is a demon called a dybbuk that takes possession of people. In the plays and stories, the possessed person’s voice and actions are changed so the people around them know it is a dybbuk but the person themselves is unaware.
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If you are not possessed by a demon, how do you know you are not?
Depends on the demon canon.
When I see myself involuntarily weaponizing guacamole, even though I haven’t had Mexican food since last year! ;-o
Well if your head spins in a 360 and you vomit split pea soup when you haven’t eaten split pea soup, but only a PB&J, then you know you’re possessed.
@Dutchess_III How do you rule out that you’re not a zombie with some GI issues?
^^^ Well because there was a film crew in the room with the priest and the girl.
Doesn’t that girl not remember having done any of those things, though?
No @Zaku. Could you remember stuff that happened when your head was on backwards?
Go into a church on a sunday when they are singing hymns, if your body starts convulsing with horrible pain, then you are possessed.
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