✨ Misconceptions About Demons ✨

✨ Misconceptions About Demons ✨

Of all the topics in the witchcraft/pagan/any community, demons seem to be high on the list when it comes to misconceptions surrounding them. Considering the dark portrayal of demons & the lack of information on many platforms about them - this is no surprise. With demons being a favorite topic of many sites, it can be quite hard to find any accurate information on the topic.

✨ Misconceptions About Demons ✨

1. Demons are evil

Demons are neutral spirits, and unless you do something to offend them, disrespect them, etc. they aren’t interested in harming you. Demons have better things to do than mess with random people for no apparent reason. If something is stirring up trouble in your house for no reason, that is a trickster spirit, not a demon. Demons aren’t only capable of aiding in negative workings either, and many can aid in positive ways as well. That being said, demons are not harmless, if you do something to offend a demon you will not have a fun time. Not all demons are helpful either, they’re individuals and each one has its own personality, and thus, some demons are more helpful than others. Demons may not always appear when you try to evoke them, and may not be willing to work with you even if they do show.

2. Demons are Christian

While today, demons are primarily associated with Christianity, a demon-like spirit can be found in almost every culture around the world. Demons have a history dating back as far as ancient Mesopotamia, and perhaps even further. The word demon itself originated as “daimon” in ancient Greek, which later changed to the spelling “daemon.” In ancient Greece, demons weren’t originally viewed as evil. Historical texts show the word demon was sometimes used somewhat interchangeably with God, with the distinction of “God” describing the personality of a God and “demon” describing the the actions of a God.

3. You can sell your soul to a demon

One of the moet popular ideas in hollywood is that of selling your soul to a demon. However, this is not possible to do. Demons aren’t interested in souls or any hollywood idea of a demon deal, though it is possible to make a pact with a demon. A demon pact is nothing as dark as anything from movies, and the stakes aren’t as high as rotting in hell for eternity. A pact with a demon, whether a one-time deal or long term commitment, is like any other pact you may make, the demon aids you, and you do something for it in return. This may include: making the demon an altar, doing something in the name of the demon, or offerings of some sort. In the same way working with a deity doesn’t always involve a pact. Working with a demon doesn’t always involve one either. In general, demons don’t work for free, so offerings are still necessary. Offerings do not equate to worship of the demon at all.

4. Everyone who works with demons is a Satanist

The first problem here is probably the villainization of Satanists, Satanists aren’t inherently bad or evil, and don’t sacrifice people or animals. As I mentioned in point number 2, demons aren’t an inherently Christian concept, so it’s possible to work with demons without believing in well, much of anything from Christianity. Though quite a few people who work with demons are Satanists or Luciferians, not all of them are. You can be an Atheist and work with demons. You can be a Wiccan and work with demons. You can be a Pagan and work with demons. You can be a Muslim and work with demons. You can be of any religion and work with demons. The only requirement is your belief in them.

5. You need to sacrifice something to summon a demon

Sacrificing to summon a demon won’t do anything to help make a demon appear. Though it is true that if you make a pact with a demon you’ll need to do something on your end of the deall. It isn’t going to involve killing any people or animals. The goriest thing you can expect from a pact with a demon is a drop or two of your blood. Blood from other beings is no good in blood magick - unless you’re using it as a taglock. Blood in general isn’t necessary in a demon evocation. The only result killing a rabbit for a demon evocation will have is animal abuse charges.

6. You need to offer blood for a demon to help you

Demons aren’t as interested in blood as you may think, and while the potency and meaning of a blood offering is often helpful - it’s not necessary. Even when blood is offered, you’re not filling entire cups full of blood or slitting a palm. It’s a prick of the finger. A drop or two of blood. Nothing more. A little goes a long way.

7. Demons will possess you

Unless given a reason to, demons aren’t interested in possessing people. The occurrence is pretty rare. They don’t need to possess someone to speak to people either, and are completely capable of communicating without a physical form in this realm. The only circumstances under which a demon may be inclined to possess someone is for the purpose of protection or a divinatory circumstance - such as automatic writing.

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Thank you so much for your patience and time!

I'm fascinated with some of his answers! What does he think of atheists/agnostics, science,other religions like Judaism, Buddhism,Hinduism or people who are condemned by some of the Christians like homosexuals, trans, etc.(It's okay if he chooses not to answer). About his interventions, can't he just manifest the desired outcome since his God? Also, what does he think of Neville's teachings? Or loa in general since it has also roots in other scriptures I think. And are there any quarrels or skirmishes among cosmic beings? How do they resolve it? The Panoptican theory is definitely interesting. And does he think there is someone else watching over them(him and other eternal beings)? I'm also currently contemplating whether him or all this is just a conjuration on your part and mine. I also recommend watching the egg by kurzgesagt. And I'm going to hell fr lol. Anyway, convey my regards to him and I wish the both of you well:).( I also thank him for his lovely words. I'll be taking care of myself and I hope both of you do the same.💗)

i actually have a question for him too if that's alright! does he ever attempt to communicate with other beings? obviously, christianity/catholicism are both monotheism but him mentioning other deities is very interesting, especially since he said he was very lonely at first. can he talk to them? or does them being in "other realities" so to speak hinder that? since he's technically all powerful, couldn't he communicate with them if he wanted to? i can't imagine that he wouldn't be able to, especially since we can channel ourselves.

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So if you've ever been on witchtok, I'm sure you've seen at least a few of the many videos of practitioners making dramatized skits of interactions that they've had with their deities and/or the entities they work with.

Many of these are funny and light-hearted or endearing and loving. We see ppl sharing jokes and laughs with Apollon and we get to hear all the nicknames that Archangel Uriel gave to 23 year old Zoe. It's cute and it's fun.

But there's always at least one person that stitches one of these skits, swearing up and down that this is disrespectful and that this never happened.

"The gods aren't ur fucking besties. Ur a human, they're a god. They're not gonna waste their time on stupid thing with you. No, Aphrodite did not help you pick ur outfit. No, Loki did not ask you to get him Mt Dew from the store. No, Hermes did not call you sweet strawberry. That's stupid and they have better things to do with their time. Ur relationship with the gods should be formal and professional. You should revere them with great fear. Ur an ant to them. You should feel honored that they even looked ur way. So stfu with all of this. Ur just experiencing spiritual psychosis".

Now I will not deny the fact that there are some entities that you can't have a casual relationship. There are entities out there that demand reference. Where they demand that you bow down and fear them. That you address them formally and mind ur P's and Q's and not even think of stepping even a hair out of line.

But there are also entities that are more than willing to have casual relationships with their devotees.

Maybe Aphrodite did help Sally pick her outfit today. Bc she's the goddess of beauty and she wants her devotee to feel pretty when she goes to get milk, eggs, and bread from the store today.

How would you know if she did or didn't help her devotee get dressed up? It's not ur place to say whether it happened or not. It's not ur place to place limits on the gods or to speak for them. It's not ur place to judge another persons relationship with their deity. And it's especially not ur place to decide who is and who isn't experiencing spiritual psychosis or not.

I call The Morrìgan my mother. There have been countless times where we've had playful banter. She tells me to go take a shower and I say, "bitch no, make me". Does she smite me bc I, a mere lowly mortal called her, a powerful goddess, bitch? No. She simply stares at me with that "you wanna test me?" mom look and I scurry on my way with a groan and a "fiiiiiiine" and then we laugh about it.

The idea that we must be formal with the gods no matter what and revere them to the point where we fear them is a toxic Christian mindset.

I grew up in a extremely Christian household most my life. I was taught to revere God and fear his almighty power. Bc I was a tiny human. I did not deserve to be in his presence. I was lucky to be loved by the king of all creation. I was luck to have the Lord of Lords, the King of Kings, see me as on of her own. I should be trembling at her power, bc she could smite me at anytime for anything.

This is a very common mindset within the Christian community, especially with more mainstream sects. So to see this in pagan and witchy circles can be a bit disheartening and even infuriating.

Many ppl leave Christianity and join paganism to get away from Christianity and to finally find freedom and joy. But if you left Christianity but then edited ur Christian views to be pagan. Then dear you never left Christianity. You simply repainted the walls.

And I get it. Decolonizing ur path can be very hard. It's a long road full of shadow work, tears, anger, and much more. And that can be scary. But don't say you moved houses when you only changed the decor within ur home.

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I think I've said everything I want to say. So I'll finish this post by saying, don't judge other ppls relationships or journeys. Revering and fearing the gods may work for you and feel right to you, but that doesn't mean that everyone is gonna feel comfortable walking the same road that you do. So either be polite or kindly stfu.

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is law of assumption real? yeah

i have come across an individual vilifying the loa community and i find their statements kinda funny and stupid but i love having my beliefs challenged bc i can know why i believe in this. please also read my response to this other girl who thought loa ppl were crazy. it is ok to think if it’s crazy. ur welcome to criticize it. also, i am using aesthetic pictures bc of my ocd, i need things to be divided.

this is for the people who want to listen whether LOA is real from MY perspective:

firstly, i was primed for law of assumption from a young age. this means that i experienced many and i mean MANY spiritual things from a young age. i saw spirits (not hallucinations, it was my dead grandma who i had never seen and i described her down to her ring to my dad and he started crying because it was her), started speaking french at random points without ever having consciously learned the language, heard random piano compositions in my ear which i had never heard before, had visions which protected me/warned me about the future/informed me about the future and many manyyy more things. this proves to me the power of the subconscious mind.

the difference between someone who was born with their third eye awakened versus someone who has no spiritual experiences + is not open-minded to it, is that they will view spiritual phenomena from a materialistic practical sense.

this is saddening, because humans before being impacted by materialism were so spiritual and we were the ones who created the pyramids and all the structures you see on earth. we did that.

anyways,

is it real?

my opinion: yes. 

Is Law Of Assumption Real? Yeah

no i am not in a cult waiting to pounce on the next vulnerable piece of meat. in fact, my future career is removing people out of cults and helping trafficking victims but anyways.

i have manifested things far beyond logic. you know how and why? because manifestation is the most basic human trait. and awakening to the fact that you are the creator of your reality is the most liberating amazing feeling and practice. i manifested one of my dying cats becoming free of cancer. that is not luck. that is manifestation. i manifested bad circumstances away. not luck, manifestation. i manifested all my exes leaving me the SAME way because i had assumed they would. not a coincidence, manifestation. there is definitely a lot we don’t know about the universe. i can’t say with certainty that all things are attributed to us which is also why i hate any form of victim blaming. but one thing is for sure is that humans have more control over our lives than we think. we don’t need a divine presence outside of us to dictate us the circumstances in OUR lives.

also, law of assumption is not law of attraction. law of attraction is “AHHH DONT THINK BAD THOUGHTS OR U WILL GET BAD JUJU” very fear-based, also seen in dogmatic religions. law of assumption uses a CBT based approach to change assumptions and therefore, influence reality. you have every right to not believe in this and even chastise me for it, i understand. however, i know this is real for me.

i was a victim of many racist attacks, however, as soon as i decided that the outside world is safe for me, i never had ONE negative experience. is this a coincidence? not for me, no. this is a human taking control of their life. this is a human not bound by societal expectations and leaning into divine energy and expressing the truest essence of one’s self. i am not blaming myself for being a victim, it is the racist’s fault. i am not blaming other victims, it is the perpetrators’ fault. however, if there is any fucking chance i can help a victim, i will take it, i do NOT care.

Is Law Of Assumption Real? Yeah

things i manifested regarding other people towards me:

1. no more racism towards me, family and friends.

2. parents being emotionally available with me

3. my friends expressing affection the way i want them to

4. my mum making me the exact food i visualised many times

5. my professor saying the exact words to me as i visualised

6. my friends saying to me the exact words i visualised

7. this guy flirting with me out of nowhere because i visualised it

8. and many more stuff this shit is too easy so

maybe i feel this strongly because i am a fighter for the working class. my main goal in life is to help liberate all oppressed people. if there is any chance that it can be done by mind, i would take it. would you not? would you not help people by the means you have helped yourself?

Is Law Of Assumption Real? Yeah

how can you so strongly and with such conviction without ever practising the law come to a conclusion that is a harmful new age ideology when the maxim prevalent in so many esoteric practices (yes, non-white too) have preached that reality is made by the mind? will we ignore the science behind it too? will we ignore the cia declassified documents? will we ignore ancient accounts of reality shifting? will we ignore hermes trismegistus? will we ignore rumi? will we ignore plato? 

you can ignore this. i won’t, however. this is the liberation of the human soul. having said this, anyone is welcome to criticise the LOA community, look at us as vultures, think we are crazy. i value all opinions (even if they’re wrong HAHA sorry). 

how is loa different from dogmatic religion?

well for one, there is evidence for conscious manifestation (e.g. dr joe dispenza’s books). i personally do not like religion. i have religious trauma so if you are religious, id advise you to not read this section. abrahamic religion is based on fear to oppress minorities, trap human potential and it also makes you rely on luck and wishful thinking (this view is only if the holy books were to be taken in the literal sense and abused by ministers etc) whereas the human is able to decide its own fate. law of assumption liberates the human by putting the human from an us vs them view to an us AND them view, meaning everyone is one and the same. this is not a christian thing, this is a well documented thing featured in asian philosophy. consciousness is the thing that unites us all. it is within you and it is within me. religion (abrahamic) forces you to look at the people who are not like you, aka dont believe what you do, as these other creatures who have defied the will of God and ahhh will face wrath. LOA instead empowers the individual and promotes free will. i understand if you think this is dangerous, the woo-woo stuff, just dont practise it.

how is loa not a cult?

loa CAN be misused in a cult but on its own it is not a cult. no one in the loa community is forcing the individual to join this practice which lowkey is just manifestation. however, i get your concerns and i advise you to read this reply: x

i wish i took pics of my cat when she was sick so i could provide u guys evidence but of course i didnt take any pics.

anyone is welcome to leave. anyone is welcome to adjust loa to their lives the way they see fit.

the void state

i doubt that so many people are lying about manifesting in the void state. i do think it’s not a big deal but i definitely don’t think it’s fake. besides, whats the harm in trying?

thing is right, if you are not garnering results or whatever, u dont need to stay. i stayed regardless of whether i manifested my shit instantly or not (which in the beginning was hard for me) because i believed in the philosophy, it resonated with me and it didn’t make me alienate my fellow man. however, if you feel you have a chance of being manipulated here or idk what, don’t join this practice. seriously, it’s okay. i am not being sarcastic or anything, because you are welcome to stay or leave. you are welcome to compliment me or insult me. i will love you either way for you are my fellow man.

Is Law Of Assumption Real? Yeah

also this is so random and a general thing but only psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychologists use the subconsciously thing.

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