Dangerous But Good

A Cuban reader who wished only to be identified as “Confused” wrote in to share his experience with Santeria and a lifetime of trouble with evil spirits.  Here is his letter and my response follows:

“First of us, I will be 100% honest, otherwise there is no point in posting this message here. I am a 38 y.o. Cuban living in the USA. My first language is Spanish so I apology in advance for any butchering of the English language.

As many Cubans I grew up religiously believing in syncretism (catholic religion mixed with Santeria[African religions]). Santeria is spread throughout the country and as such I have practiced it in many forms: being in “consultations” with spiritist and santeros, done a lot of so called “remedies” (using different herbs, perfumes, powders, objects, etc). I admit that I still keep some of these remedies at home.

Since I can remember I have felt a lot of contradiction (religion-wise). As I have been doing these practices I have always felt guilty as if I have been doing something wrong in the eyes of God. Nobody taught me to believe in God, I just felt it. When I was a teenager, and due to all of this, I felt compelled to go to several churches (catholic, Methodist, etc) but found so much hypocrisy and shallowness that completely drove me away.

I don’t believe in the concept of church AT ALL. I also believe in the bible but in my own way; I see it more as a history book. I believe that God can only be found within ourselves.

When I was a kid I started having strange ideas and dreams with shadows, evil spirits and so forth. Sometimes they went away of their own but other times my mother took me to see either spiritists or santeros, who were able to fix the problem at a time. 15 years ago, while studying abroad, I had a recurrent strange dream that lasted for 2 or 3 weeks. In that dream the devil (or a demon, I don’t know) was doing really bad things to me and every night I tried to battle him (even physically fighting) with no success.

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All of the following may be signs of a demon leaving your body.  Of course, since most of the below symptoms are normal bodily functions anyway, you’ll know there is something different and significant if they happen when you are either having demons cast out, praying, being prayed for, around people who are praying, or at church.

Signs That a Demon or Evil Spirit is Leaving Your Body

• Coughing
• Uncontrollable laughing
• Screaming
• Convulsing
• Shaking
• Shouting or swearing
• Yelling
• Burping
• Sneezes
• A strong wind coming out of your body
• Pressure through any part of your body
• Intense pain in one part of your body
• Blood vessels bursting under the skin in one part of your body
• Uncontrollable movements or jerking of your body or a specific body part

When the demon or demons are gone from your body, God will give you a knowing and a certainty of what has just happened.  You’ll have no doubt that God has just delivered you from Satan’s evil helpers.  Immediately praise God and Jesus and thank them for their mighty hands and strength!

Be aware that all demons will try to gain re-entry after they have been cast out of you, and as the Word tells us, they will bring friends.  It is interesting to note that they will usually try to get back into your body the same way they came out.  If one came out through your eyes, it will usually try to get back in through your eyes. 

To fight off their attacks, pray constantly and keep yourself filled with prayer and  read God’s Word to safeguard your body and your mind against evil spirits.

What does it mean to cast demons out of people in dreams?  This is a very common question, so if you were looking for information on what is the casting out demons dream meaning, you’ve come to the right place.

You might have also wondered: What is the meaning of expelling demons in a dream?  Why am I casting evil spirits out of people in dreams? 

Since these are very common questions, you now know that many people are having the same types of dreams you are about expelling evil spirits.  You’re not alone or weird, and nothing is wrong with you!

It Means You Have Been Chosen by God for a Special Job – Expelling Demons

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I was given a dream from God last night and the Holy Spirit gave me the interpretation as well. 

Yesterday, I read a news article about an Australian baby who was born, pronounced dead, then 2 hours later came back to life (August 27, 2010). 

After telling my husband about the newspaper article, he pulled up a news story on AOL news about a premature baby in Mexico that  came back to life inside its coffin as it was being buried (August 6, 2010).

I went to bed with a feeling that something wasn’t right about those stories.  I didn’t pray to ask for clarification, I just went to sleep.  God gave me the answer anyway in a dream.

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