1 00:00:00,490 --> 00:00:03,180 Thanks for joining. This is MC Loveumore, 2 00:00:03,190 --> 00:00:05,290 today's Mix Mastress of the Twisted Truth 3 00:00:05,290 --> 00:00:07,720 Talk Show. Just one twisted loop in this 4 00:00:07,730 --> 00:00:10,220 tale based on its swirling morass of 5 00:00:10,230 --> 00:00:12,700 scandal in the DC metro area that caused 6 00:00:12,710 --> 00:00:15,480 the systematic abuse of a teenager who 7 00:00:15,490 --> 00:00:17,520 was accused of some modern day witchcraft 8 00:00:17,590 --> 00:00:18,720 and demonic possession. 9 00:00:20,700 --> 00:00:22,970 As a reminder or as an introduction for 10 00:00:22,980 --> 00:00:24,570 those who are hearing about this story 11 00:00:24,580 --> 00:00:27,500 for the first time. The Exorcist is a 12 00:00:27,510 --> 00:00:30,280 horror movie released in 1973. It tells 13 00:00:30,290 --> 00:00:31,800 the story of a young girl who's possessed 14 00:00:31,811 --> 00:00:34,281 by a demon and the efforts of two priests 15 00:00:34,331 --> 00:00:36,441 to exorcise the demon from her body. 16 00:00:37,651 --> 00:00:39,181 The film is widely considered one of the 17 00:00:39,191 --> 00:00:41,841 scariest movies of all time. Its use of 18 00:00:41,851 --> 00:00:44,561 suspense, special effects and religious 19 00:00:44,571 --> 00:00:47,211 justification have made it a classic of 20 00:00:47,221 --> 00:00:50,181 the horror genre. It's based on 21 00:00:50,191 --> 00:00:52,421 the true story of a 14 year old boy who 22 00:00:52,431 --> 00:00:53,681 lived in Prince George's County, 23 00:00:53,691 --> 00:00:56,451 Maryland. At the time, he was known as 24 00:00:56,461 --> 00:00:58,801 Robbie Mannheim or Roland Doe. 25 00:00:59,791 --> 00:01:02,161 The exorcism team gave multiple 26 00:01:02,171 --> 00:01:05,061 aliases and even a wrong home address to 27 00:01:05,071 --> 00:01:06,301 protect his true identity. 28 00:01:07,761 --> 00:01:09,811 Now, on the 50th anniversary of its 29 00:01:09,821 --> 00:01:12,621 release, a sequel to the 1973 movie is on 30 00:01:12,631 --> 00:01:15,271 the horizon. The victim is deceased and 31 00:01:15,281 --> 00:01:17,551 his name released. Property records 32 00:01:17,561 --> 00:01:20,531 verify the actual address. The ruins of a 33 00:01:20,541 --> 00:01:22,711 family's former life occupy the lot, 34 00:01:22,781 --> 00:01:24,851 matching the fake address given, just a 35 00:01:24,861 --> 00:01:27,451 stone's throw away. The newest occupants 36 00:01:27,461 --> 00:01:29,331 of the actual home have already had their 37 00:01:29,341 --> 00:01:32,231 name in the Washington Post. And so the 38 00:01:32,241 --> 00:01:34,581 generational cycle rolls on. Their 39 00:01:34,591 --> 00:01:36,142 families trying to eke out a living in 40 00:01:36,152 --> 00:01:38,242 terrifying stigmatized spaces. 41 00:01:39,202 --> 00:01:40,992 In case you've never heard of Bladensburg 42 00:01:41,042 --> 00:01:42,732 , 4th grade American History would be a 43 00:01:42,742 --> 00:01:44,142 good place to get some of the basics. 44 00:01:45,002 --> 00:01:46,992 When English explorer John Smith arrived 45 00:01:47,002 --> 00:01:49,042 in the 1600s, he discovered that the 46 00:01:49,052 --> 00:01:50,902 marshy banks were occupied by an estimated 47 00:01:50,912 --> 00:01:53,372 300 residents of the Native American 48 00:01:53,442 --> 00:01:54,972 Nakotchtank tribe. The Nakotchtank's 49 00:01:55,842 --> 00:01:57,812 primary commodity was fur, and the 50 00:01:57,822 --> 00:02:00,322 community thrived until the mid 1600s, 51 00:02:00,322 --> 00:02:02,332 when fighting with both the colonists and 52 00:02:02,342 --> 00:02:04,032 the neighbouring Potomac tribe resulted 53 00:02:04,042 --> 00:02:05,912 in the Nakotchtank's dissolution. 54 00:02:07,032 --> 00:02:09,162 In the 1700s, the area saw the 55 00:02:09,172 --> 00:02:11,142 development of a waterfront with a Wharf 56 00:02:11,212 --> 00:02:13,522 and shipyard, tannery, rope walk and 57 00:02:13,532 --> 00:02:16,482 stores. Grist mills and flour and tobacco 58 00:02:16,492 --> 00:02:18,422 farming were predominant. When the soil 59 00:02:18,432 --> 00:02:20,362 became depleted in the 1800s, the land 60 00:02:20,372 --> 00:02:22,162 could no longer hold itself together and 61 00:02:22,172 --> 00:02:24,262 disintegrated into the Anacostia River, 62 00:02:24,332 --> 00:02:26,162 causing the port to clog with silt and 63 00:02:26,172 --> 00:02:28,372 disrupting trade. The demand shifted 64 00:02:28,382 --> 00:02:29,912 towards the mining and production of ore 65 00:02:29,922 --> 00:02:32,872 for munitions. In 1814, 66 00:02:32,872 --> 00:02:34,292 during the Battle of Bladensburg in the 67 00:02:34,302 --> 00:02:36,552 War of 1812, the Americans were defeated 68 00:02:36,562 --> 00:02:37,842 by British invaders in what was 69 00:02:37,852 --> 00:02:40,233 considered the greatest disgrace ever 70 00:02:40,243 --> 00:02:43,013 dealt to American arms. In case you've 71 00:02:43,023 --> 00:02:44,513 never heard of Cottage City in the 72 00:02:44,523 --> 00:02:46,723 municipality of Brentwood, it fills the 73 00:02:46,733 --> 00:02:48,543 shadowy space between Bladensburg and 74 00:02:48,553 --> 00:02:51,003 Mount Rainier, bordering Northeast DC. 75 00:02:52,263 --> 00:02:54,303 Cottage City incorporated almost 100 76 00:02:54,103 --> 00:02:56,913 yearsago in 1924 in an area previously 77 00:02:56,923 --> 00:02:59,173 called the Highlands. The Highlands was 78 00:02:59,183 --> 00:03:01,113 developed and marketed as a commuter town 79 00:03:01,123 --> 00:03:03,233 convenient to Washington, DC with its own 80 00:03:03,243 --> 00:03:05,233 railroad stop. Among other touted 81 00:03:05,243 --> 00:03:07,073 benefits of living there was the draw of 82 00:03:07,083 --> 00:03:09,273 natural spring water reputed to cure 83 00:03:09,283 --> 00:03:11,723 ailments. The British forces used the 84 00:03:11,733 --> 00:03:13,743 apple orchard and the Highland area as 85 00:03:13,753 --> 00:03:15,643 cover during their advance on Washington 86 00:03:15,653 --> 00:03:18,503 DC in 1814. Marking the border 87 00:03:18,513 --> 00:03:20,303 between Cottage City and Mount Rainier is 88 00:03:20,313 --> 00:03:21,813 a location historically known as the D 89 00:03:21,823 --> 00:03:24,573 ueling Grounds. As late as the 1800s, 90 00:03:24,573 --> 00:03:25,863 people would meet at this location to 91 00:03:25,873 --> 00:03:27,563 shoot each other in cold blood in front 92 00:03:27,573 --> 00:03:30,203 of witnesses. This method was often used 93 00:03:30,213 --> 00:03:31,903 by high-ranking or elected officials of 94 00:03:31,913 --> 00:03:33,583 the US government who had a score to 95 00:03:33,593 --> 00:03:36,203 settle. You see, elected officials of the 96 00:03:36,213 --> 00:03:38,163 US government had outlawed shooting each 97 00:03:38,173 --> 00:03:39,943 other in the District of Columbia over 98 00:03:39,953 --> 00:03:42,343 petty disputes. But in doing so they 99 00:03:42,353 --> 00:03:44,464 apparently shot themselves in their own 100 00:03:44,474 --> 00:03:45,974 feet because they forgot to wonder where 101 00:03:45,984 --> 00:03:47,964 they would fight to the death for their 102 00:03:47,974 --> 00:03:49,974 personal honour and glory over something 103 00:03:49,984 --> 00:03:51,784 as trivial as the reported speed of a 104 00:03:51,794 --> 00:03:54,244 ship. In his 1873 book ' 105 00:03:54,314 --> 00:03:56,864 Washington Inside and Out", George Alfred 106 00:03:56,874 --> 00:03:58,384 Townsend gave his description of 107 00:03:58,394 --> 00:04:00,464 Bladensburg. "Desolation was Bladensburg 108 00:04:00,474 --> 00:04:02,544 to look at and low lived wickedness to 109 00:04:02,554 --> 00:04:04,784 know." Bladensburg's decline after the 110 00:04:04,794 --> 00:04:07,534 economic panicof 1819 was rapid 111 00:04:07,544 --> 00:04:10,314 and long lasting. By the 1830s a traveler 112 00:04:10,324 --> 00:04:12,814 described the town as a wretched, decayed 113 00:04:12,824 --> 00:04:15,134 village on the eastern branch. Its once 114 00:04:15,144 --> 00:04:17,404 fashionable Inns and Taverns now became 115 00:04:17,414 --> 00:04:19,094 the haunts of drunkards, gamblers and 116 00:04:19,104 --> 00:04:21,434 worse. Murders, riots by railroad 117 00:04:21,444 --> 00:04:24,114 workers, and financial peccadillos often 118 00:04:24,124 --> 00:04:25,594 were the themes of newspaper stories 119 00:04:25,604 --> 00:04:27,494 about Bladensburg. Just as recently as 120 00:04:27,504 --> 00:04:30,134 July 2023, five people were shot and 121 00:04:30,144 --> 00:04:32,574 killed in their car on the bridge over 122 00:04:32,584 --> 00:04:34,594 the Dueling Grounds after attending a 123 00:04:34,604 --> 00:04:36,474 funeral at the neighbouring. Fort Lincoln 124 00:04:36,484 --> 00:04:38,634 Cemetery. Heading further South through 125 00:04:38,644 --> 00:04:40,874 DC, will lead to Georgetown University, a 126 00:04:40,884 --> 00:04:42,654 Jesuit college with a teaching hospital. 127 00:04:43,324 --> 00:04:45,054 The teen was evaluated at Georgetown 128 00:04:45,064 --> 00:04:46,855 University Hospital for three days prior 129 00:04:46,865 --> 00:04:48,595 to his exorcism and released with a clean 130 00:04:48,605 --> 00:04:51,295 bill of health in 1949. The medical 131 00:04:51,305 --> 00:04:53,055 community knew shit about Jack when it 132 00:04:53,065 --> 00:04:55,635 came to mental health. For example, 133 00:04:55,705 --> 00:04:57,195 Walter Freeman was a famous 134 00:04:57,205 --> 00:04:59,415 neuropsychiatrist who was employed just 135 00:04:59,425 --> 00:05:00,835 down the road at George Washington 136 00:05:00,845 --> 00:05:03,695 University, also in DC. Walter 137 00:05:03,705 --> 00:05:05,835 Freeman had a clinical practice at the 138 00:05:05,845 --> 00:05:07,855 7th Day Adventists private Mental health 139 00:05:07,865 --> 00:05:10,075 hospital. It was located in Silver Spring 140 00:05:10,085 --> 00:05:13,015 , MD in 1959. Walter Freeman's claim to 141 00:05:13,025 --> 00:05:15,435 fame was the outpatient Icepick Lobotomy. 142 00:05:16,285 --> 00:05:18,295 With no formal neurosurgical training, 143 00:05:18,345 --> 00:05:20,625 Walter Freeman performed up to 30 144 00:05:20,625 --> 00:05:23,435 outpatient Icepick Lobotomies in one day. 145 00:05:24,325 --> 00:05:26,345 He pimped his ride as a "Lobotomobile". 146 00:05:27,525 --> 00:05:29,515 In the pilot episodes, I dispelled some 147 00:05:29,525 --> 00:05:31,185 misleading information related to the 148 00:05:31,195 --> 00:05:33,365 location of the events of the exorcism. 149 00:05:34,555 --> 00:05:36,055 When news of the exorcism became 150 00:05:36,065 --> 00:05:38,295 publicized in 1949, the authorities 151 00:05:38,305 --> 00:05:39,795 deliberately released an incorrect 152 00:05:39,805 --> 00:05:41,295 address in the neighboring town of Mount 153 00:05:41,305 --> 00:05:43,055 Rainier to protect the teen's identity. 154 00:05:43,065 --> 00:05:44,755 They didn't give a fake address though. 155 00:05:44,805 --> 00:05:46,145 They gave an actual home address 156 00:05:46,155 --> 00:05:47,955 somewhere else in the vicinity, close 157 00:05:47,965 --> 00:05:49,745 enough to be believable and believable 158 00:05:49,755 --> 00:05:51,476 enough to inspire generations of mischief 159 00:05:51,486 --> 00:05:53,896 towards the property owners. Around 160 00:05:53,906 --> 00:05:56,316 1965, the house was razed by the fire 161 00:05:56,326 --> 00:05:57,856 department and the lot became vacant 162 00:05:57,906 --> 00:05:59,236 except for being the entertainment 163 00:05:59,246 --> 00:06:01,056 stomping ground of people literally 164 00:06:01,066 --> 00:06:03,796 looking, loitering, littering, and 165 00:06:03,806 --> 00:06:06,006 looting this property. It was known as 166 00:06:06,016 --> 00:06:09,006 The Exorcist Lot or Satan's Lot. It was 167 00:06:09,016 --> 00:06:11,186 subsequently rehashed on October 168 00:06:11,196 --> 00:06:14,166 28th, 1983: Demonic Possession 169 00:06:14,176 --> 00:06:16,596 Still haunts Mount Rainier residence. And 170 00:06:16,596 --> 00:06:18,906 in a May 6th, 1985 article in the 171 00:06:18,916 --> 00:06:21,646 Washington Post: Youth's Bizarre Symptoms 172 00:06:21,716 --> 00:06:24,516 led to 1949 exorcism. In the 173 00:06:24,526 --> 00:06:26,876 1980s, Mount Rainier was described by a 174 00:06:26,886 --> 00:06:29,156 resident as a "neighborhood of tragedy." 175 00:06:29,876 --> 00:06:31,706 Within three blocks and as many years, 176 00:06:31,716 --> 00:06:33,286 the residents saw one of their own 177 00:06:33,296 --> 00:06:34,986 arrested for murdering two of his own 178 00:06:34,996 --> 00:06:37,346 tenants in their sleep due to failure to 179 00:06:37,356 --> 00:06:40,296 pay rent. In 1982, a man shot 180 00:06:40,306 --> 00:06:41,976 his partner in the back of her head with 181 00:06:41,986 --> 00:06:43,676 a hunting rifle when she confessed to 182 00:06:43,686 --> 00:06:46,316 having an affair. House fires took a 183 00:06:46,326 --> 00:06:49,086 woman in 1983 and a man in 1984. 184 00:06:49,726 --> 00:06:51,416 The neighbor across the street died after 185 00:06:51,426 --> 00:06:53,557 falling into a coma. A young man was 186 00:06:53,567 --> 00:06:55,417 stabbed and found submerged in two feet 187 00:06:55,427 --> 00:06:57,687 of water wearing concrete boots. Given 188 00:06:57,697 --> 00:06:59,457 the area's historical significance for 189 00:06:59,467 --> 00:07:01,257 bloody guts, It's little wonder that by 190 00:07:01,267 --> 00:07:03,547 comparison, an exorcism could be an 191 00:07:03,557 --> 00:07:05,597 acceptable remedy for an unknown physical 192 00:07:05,607 --> 00:07:08,397 and mental disturbance. But to start, I'm 193 00:07:08,407 --> 00:07:10,397 going to define the term exorcism for 194 00:07:10,407 --> 00:07:12,317 those fortunate enough to be unfamiliar 195 00:07:12,327 --> 00:07:14,687 with it. In its most general sense, 196 00:07:14,737 --> 00:07:16,907 exorcism is a religious ceremony whereby 197 00:07:16,917 --> 00:07:19,587 a demon inhabiting a person becomes cast 198 00:07:19,597 --> 00:07:21,747 out through a very specific and sometimes 199 00:07:21,757 --> 00:07:23,837 torturous process to the demonized 200 00:07:23,847 --> 00:07:26,677 victim. Generally, some of the actions 201 00:07:26,687 --> 00:07:28,177 performed by the exorcist on the 202 00:07:28,187 --> 00:07:30,677 demonized victim include: specific and 203 00:07:30,687 --> 00:07:33,457 repetitive prayer, roaring demands, 204 00:07:33,887 --> 00:07:36,177 accusations of malice, and dead language 205 00:07:36,187 --> 00:07:39,147 chanting; dousing with holy water or 206 00:07:39,157 --> 00:07:40,677 throwing holy water on the victim; 207 00:07:41,537 --> 00:07:43,827 Physical and chemical restraint; and 208 00:07:43,837 --> 00:07:45,867 physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse 209 00:07:45,877 --> 00:07:47,747 of the victim by one or more authority 210 00:07:47,757 --> 00:07:50,557 figures. In the Catholic 211 00:07:50,567 --> 00:07:52,537 tradition, salt is a modality used to 212 00:07:52,547 --> 00:07:54,787 purify, safeguard, heal, preserve, and 213 00:07:54,797 --> 00:07:56,557 protect against evil forces and malicious 214 00:07:56,567 --> 00:07:59,398 spirits. It even has a special name:"The 215 00:07:59,408 --> 00:08:02,108 Blessed Salt." Holy water stands foremost 216 00:08:02,118 --> 00:08:03,758 among the things that are blessed by the 217 00:08:03,768 --> 00:08:06,018 Church for the use of the faithful. It's 218 00:08:06,028 --> 00:08:07,598 found to be in every church, and no 219 00:08:07,608 --> 00:08:09,238 Christian household ought to be without 220 00:08:09,248 --> 00:08:11,998 it. Water and salt are first exercised, 221 00:08:12,008 --> 00:08:13,698 then blessed and mingled together, and 222 00:08:13,708 --> 00:08:15,518 the priest says in the name of the 223 00:08:15,528 --> 00:08:17,398 church, that God would vouch safe to 224 00:08:17,408 --> 00:08:19,748 sanctify them both, so that wherever the 225 00:08:19,758 --> 00:08:21,538 water is sprinkled, the evil enemy may 226 00:08:21,548 --> 00:08:23,318 depart, and the Holy Spirit of God enter 227 00:08:23,328 --> 00:08:25,518 in, and that it may be conducive to the 228 00:08:25,528 --> 00:08:27,408 health of the body and soul of all who 229 00:08:27,418 --> 00:08:30,068 use it. Commonly performed within the 230 00:08:30,078 --> 00:08:32,448 right of Catholic baptism, exorcism has 231 00:08:32,458 --> 00:08:34,168 been recently used as a novel manner of 232 00:08:34,178 --> 00:08:36,398 community cleansing, following political 233 00:08:36,408 --> 00:08:38,958 and social strife. A recent example of 234 00:08:38,968 --> 00:08:40,748 this initiative is in response to the 235 00:08:40,758 --> 00:08:43,508 2020 Indigenous People's Day of Rage, 236 00:08:43,568 --> 00:08:45,508 whereby Native Americans took down 237 00:08:45,518 --> 00:08:47,128 statues representing leadership that 238 00:08:47,138 --> 00:08:48,348 abused their authority over native 239 00:08:48,358 --> 00:08:50,608 tribes. According to a Catholic priest 240 00:08:50,618 --> 00:08:53,368 and panelist on the SL U exorcism of 241 00:08:53,378 --> 00:08:55,928 1949 discussion, there's only one 242 00:08:55,938 --> 00:08:58,628 remotely identifiable vulnerability to 243 00:08:58,638 --> 00:09:00,779 demonic possession, and that's the 244 00:09:00,789 --> 00:09:02,929 victims association with political and 245 00:09:02,939 --> 00:09:05,929 social uprising and resistance. It seems 246 00:09:05,939 --> 00:09:07,579 to follow that in this case, Native 247 00:09:07,589 --> 00:09:09,899 American self advocacy was considered 248 00:09:09,909 --> 00:09:11,879 along the same lines as demonic 249 00:09:11,889 --> 00:09:12,719 possession. 250 00:09:15,599 --> 00:09:18,409 From 2014 to 2018, the 251 00:09:18,419 --> 00:09:20,989 Catholic Diocese of Tulsa owned Jarrett 252 00:09:20,999 --> 00:09:23,949 Farm in Ramona, OK, used as a home for 253 00:09:23,959 --> 00:09:25,809 an order of priests known for performing 254 00:09:25,819 --> 00:09:28,769 exorcisms. In 2022, over the course 255 00:09:28,779 --> 00:09:30,749 of four days, a staff member at a 256 00:09:30,759 --> 00:09:33,209 Canadian Bible camp performed an exorcism 257 00:09:33,259 --> 00:09:35,189 on a group of minors, one of whom was 258 00:09:35,199 --> 00:09:37,799 demonstrating signs of a seizure. In an 259 00:09:37,809 --> 00:09:39,519 article published by a law professor, 260 00:09:39,609 --> 00:09:41,799 Javier Garcia Olivia, with the University 261 00:09:41,809 --> 00:09:44,669 of Manchester, He writes, it's 262 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:46,549 hard to conceive of a person more 263 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:48,929 marginalized than a child identified by 264 00:09:48,939 --> 00:09:51,269 their community as needing some form of 265 00:09:51,279 --> 00:09:53,969 exorcism. Already disempowered by their 266 00:09:53,979 --> 00:09:56,229 age and physical, emotional and economic 267 00:09:56,239 --> 00:09:58,609 dependency, which this brings, they're 268 00:09:58,619 --> 00:10:00,649 also members of a minority religious 269 00:10:00,659 --> 00:10:02,959 community and now labeled as on the edge 270 00:10:02,969 --> 00:10:05,430 of that group. Quoting from the ancient 271 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:07,550 text "Illustrated Explanation of the Holy 272 00:10:07,560 --> 00:10:09,790 Sacraments," Catholic exorcism is 273 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,110 performed routinely before administering 274 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,480 Holy Baptism and also when they have 275 00:10:14,490 --> 00:10:16,010 reason to believe that a sick person is 276 00:10:16,020 --> 00:10:18,870 possessed or that the malady is caused by 277 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,430 demoniacal influences. In 278 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,710 2020, a copy of the diary containing an 279 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:25,950 eyewitness record of the incident was 280 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,310 released to the public. It was published 281 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,490 in the book Possessed, originally written 282 00:10:30,500 --> 00:10:32,280 in 1993 by Tom Allen. 283 00:10:33,630 --> 00:10:36,120 In 2013, on the 40th anniversary of the 284 00:10:36,130 --> 00:10:38,220 release of The Exorcist movie, a panel 285 00:10:38,230 --> 00:10:40,160 discussion was held with Mr. Allen and 286 00:10:40,170 --> 00:10:41,820 representatives of the Jesuit community 287 00:10:41,830 --> 00:10:44,240 from Saint Louis University, where other 288 00:10:44,250 --> 00:10:46,580 parts of the exorcism were held. Neither 289 00:10:46,590 --> 00:10:48,340 the Catholic Jesuits at Saint Louis 290 00:10:48,350 --> 00:10:50,310 University who participated in the panel 291 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,240 discussion, nor the author of the book 292 00:10:52,250 --> 00:10:53,790 Possessed, who studied the case 293 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,320 extensively, could conclusively identify 294 00:10:56,330 --> 00:10:58,340 a demonic possession in the evidence that 295 00:10:58,350 --> 00:11:00,600 remained. A child was subjected to this 296 00:11:00,610 --> 00:11:03,020 treatment with an exclusionary diagnosis 297 00:11:03,110 --> 00:11:05,230 at the hands of a desperatelyconfused and 298 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,650 inexperienced team with a null and 299 00:11:07,660 --> 00:11:10,431 unexplainable recovery. According to 300 00:11:10,441 --> 00:11:12,561 Father Vincent Lampert, a Catholic priest 301 00:11:12,651 --> 00:11:14,321 and designated exorcist for the 302 00:11:14,331 --> 00:11:16,421 Archdiocese of Indianapolis, 303 00:11:16,671 --> 00:11:19,401 approximately one in 5000, suspected 304 00:11:19,411 --> 00:11:21,381 cases of possession are considered 305 00:11:21,391 --> 00:11:23,781 legitimate. The person who wrote the 306 00:11:23,791 --> 00:11:25,791 diary was a Catholic priest with Saint 307 00:11:25,801 --> 00:11:28,711 Louis University named Father Raymundus 308 00:11:28,801 --> 00:11:31,501 Raymond J Bishop. Father Bishop's 309 00:11:31,511 --> 00:11:33,441 Diary provides the primary source for a 310 00:11:33,451 --> 00:11:35,041 detailed and dated accounting of the 311 00:11:35,051 --> 00:11:37,651 exorcism events. Using the chronology in 312 00:11:37,661 --> 00:11:39,501 Father Bishop's Diary, today's episode is 313 00:11:39,511 --> 00:11:40,711 going to examine some of the first 314 00:11:40,721 --> 00:11:42,251 details of the scene in and around 315 00:11:42,261 --> 00:11:45,161 Cottage City, MD at the time. The 316 00:11:45,171 --> 00:11:46,581 teen was living with his parents and 317 00:11:46,591 --> 00:11:49,441 maternal grandmother. A paternal aunt had 318 00:11:49,451 --> 00:11:51,161 been visiting recently from Saint Louis. 319 00:11:52,011 --> 00:11:53,901 This aunt was the teen's favorite family 320 00:11:53,911 --> 00:11:55,691 member, and the two of them bonded over 321 00:11:55,701 --> 00:11:58,581 an Ouija board. While marketed as a 322 00:11:58,591 --> 00:12:00,441 novelty game, the Ouija board became 323 00:12:00,451 --> 00:12:02,341 associated with a legit supernatural 324 00:12:02,351 --> 00:12:03,941 communication with the dead in some 325 00:12:03,951 --> 00:12:06,611 cultures. The Ouija board is a 326 00:12:06,621 --> 00:12:08,851 communication device. It has all the 327 00:12:08,861 --> 00:12:10,871 English letters of the alphabet, numbers, 328 00:12:10,921 --> 00:12:13,512 zero to 10, and yes or no choices. 329 00:12:13,762 --> 00:12:15,672 It comes with a freely moving sliding 330 00:12:15,682 --> 00:12:17,352 pointer that's used to spell out the 331 00:12:17,362 --> 00:12:19,352 answer to a question asked by a 332 00:12:19,362 --> 00:12:22,052 participant. The person's fingertips must 333 00:12:22,062 --> 00:12:23,932 be in contact with the pointer. However, 334 00:12:23,942 --> 00:12:25,682 the movement presumably occurs under 335 00:12:25,692 --> 00:12:28,482 supernatural force. Stay tuned to this 336 00:12:28,492 --> 00:12:30,222 podcast for upcoming information about 337 00:12:30,232 --> 00:12:31,962 the modern day version of facilitated 338 00:12:31,972 --> 00:12:34,202 communication and its use against people 339 00:12:34,212 --> 00:12:36,132 who have disabilities. So this teen's 340 00:12:36,142 --> 00:12:37,682 favorite aunt died on January 341 00:12:37,692 --> 00:12:40,662 26th, 1949, just ten days 342 00:12:40,672 --> 00:12:42,582 after the family began noticing the 343 00:12:42,592 --> 00:12:44,232 dripping and scratching noises that were 344 00:12:44,242 --> 00:12:46,122 the first signs of a malignant presence 345 00:12:46,132 --> 00:12:48,652 in the home. Coincidentally, the 346 00:12:48,662 --> 00:12:50,572 scratching sounds stopped on the day that 347 00:12:50,582 --> 00:12:53,312 the aunt died. The teen had few friends, 348 00:12:53,322 --> 00:12:55,672 upward social skills, frequent emotional 349 00:12:55,682 --> 00:12:57,612 outbursts and inappropriate social 350 00:12:57,622 --> 00:12:59,802 behavior prior to his exorcism ordeal. 351 00:13:00,982 --> 00:13:02,122 However, because of his close 352 00:13:02,132 --> 00:13:04,202 relationship with his superstitious aunt, 353 00:13:04,272 --> 00:13:06,342 her death was considered to be the portal 354 00:13:06,352 --> 00:13:08,932 to his possession. He apparently opened 355 00:13:08,942 --> 00:13:10,452 the door to the devil when he tried to 356 00:13:10,462 --> 00:13:13,052 contact his deceased aunt. Using a Ouija 357 00:13:13,062 --> 00:13:15,273 board or even practicing yoga was 358 00:13:15,283 --> 00:13:17,093 considered at the time to be a suspected 359 00:13:17,103 --> 00:13:20,033 event commonly among those possessed. 360 00:13:20,813 --> 00:13:22,673 These suspected events created 361 00:13:22,683 --> 00:13:25,103 vulnerability to demonic possession. 362 00:13:26,733 --> 00:13:28,063 The Catholic attitude toward the 363 00:13:28,073 --> 00:13:30,143 metaphysical can be summarized with this 364 00:13:30,153 --> 00:13:32,503 passage. "Consulting 365 00:13:32,513 --> 00:13:34,963 horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, 366 00:13:34,973 --> 00:13:37,383 interpretation of omens and lots, the 367 00:13:37,393 --> 00:13:39,853 phenomena of clairvoyance and recourse to 368 00:13:39,863 --> 00:13:42,283 mediums all conceal a desire for power 369 00:13:42,293 --> 00:13:44,643 over time, history, and, in the last 370 00:13:44,653 --> 00:13:47,523 analysis, other human beings, as well as 371 00:13:47,533 --> 00:13:49,018 a wish to conciliate hidden powers." 372 00:13:50,763 --> 00:13:53,553 On January 15th, 1949, a dripping 373 00:13:53,563 --> 00:13:55,013 noise was heard coming from one of the 374 00:13:55,023 --> 00:13:57,213 bedrooms in the house by the teen and his 375 00:13:57,223 --> 00:14:00,163 grandmother. A bump from the inside 376 00:14:00,173 --> 00:14:01,763 of the bedroom wall caused a religious 377 00:14:01,773 --> 00:14:04,423 wall hanging to shake. Scratching sounds 378 00:14:04,433 --> 00:14:05,973 were heard under the floorboards beneath 379 00:14:05,983 --> 00:14:08,623 the bed beginning at 7:00 PM and 380 00:14:08,633 --> 00:14:11,133 continuing cyclically at 7:00 PM for 10 381 00:14:11,133 --> 00:14:14,003 days. Was started as a drip ended 382 00:14:14,013 --> 00:14:15,963 in a torrent. It was one of the first 383 00:14:15,973 --> 00:14:18,083 complaints attributed to demonic presence 384 00:14:18,093 --> 00:14:20,394 in the home. The sound of drops 385 00:14:20,864 --> 00:14:22,144 dripping and dropping, dripping and 386 00:14:22,154 --> 00:14:24,504 dropping between the walls, soon became 387 00:14:24,514 --> 00:14:26,534 drowned out by the torturous wails on the 388 00:14:26,544 --> 00:14:29,424 other side. The home was a bungalow style 389 00:14:29,434 --> 00:14:32,334 cottage constructed in 1923 when the 390 00:14:32,344 --> 00:14:34,204 original houses were first going up in 391 00:14:34,214 --> 00:14:36,774 the community. The earliest homes in that 392 00:14:36,784 --> 00:14:39,234 area were built by Charles Lightbown and 393 00:14:39,244 --> 00:14:41,734 didn't contain indoor plumbing. Lightbown 394 00:14:41,744 --> 00:14:43,034 was a prominent figure in the local 395 00:14:43,044 --> 00:14:45,354 construction trade. In 1920, he built 396 00:14:45,364 --> 00:14:47,384 three homes on Webster St. in the nation 397 00:14:47,394 --> 00:14:49,674 's first predominantly African American 398 00:14:49,684 --> 00:14:52,614 community, North Brentwood. The 399 00:14:52,624 --> 00:14:54,434 Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission 400 00:14:54,444 --> 00:14:56,394 had only been operating in the area since 401 00:14:56,404 --> 00:14:58,954 1918 after complaints about the 402 00:14:58,964 --> 00:15:01,434 cumulative effects of poor sanitation in 403 00:15:01,444 --> 00:15:03,534 the area had been seen in Washington, DC 404 00:15:03,544 --> 00:15:06,254 water. By 1919, 405 00:15:06,254 --> 00:15:08,564 Riverdale, MD, right around the corner, 406 00:15:08,614 --> 00:15:10,404 was the site of the first sewer system 407 00:15:10,414 --> 00:15:13,004 constructed by WSSC. The original 408 00:15:13,014 --> 00:15:14,884 pipes laid in the neighbourhood were 409 00:15:14,894 --> 00:15:17,054 constructed of wood. The family had owned 410 00:15:17,064 --> 00:15:19,974 the home since 1939 and the teen had 411 00:15:19,984 --> 00:15:22,354 grown up there. After the dripping and 412 00:15:22,364 --> 00:15:24,575 scratching sounds started, the family 413 00:15:24,585 --> 00:15:27,065 called an exterminator. Rats are known to 414 00:15:27,075 --> 00:15:29,165 chew through bone, soft aluminum and 415 00:15:29,175 --> 00:15:31,985 lead, which includes plumbing, so the 416 00:15:31,995 --> 00:15:33,855 exterminator placed rodenticide beneath 417 00:15:33,865 --> 00:15:36,595 the floorboards. Rodenticide products 418 00:15:36,605 --> 00:15:38,835 in 1949 were primarily based on 419 00:15:38,845 --> 00:15:40,665 Santonin, Arsenic, and Strychnine. 420 00:15:41,705 --> 00:15:43,415 The new generation of anticoagulant 421 00:15:43,425 --> 00:15:45,755 replacements emerged at that time, but 422 00:15:45,765 --> 00:15:48,155 weren't frequently in use yet. What was 423 00:15:48,165 --> 00:15:50,175 in the water that contributed to this? 424 00:15:50,225 --> 00:15:52,635 Was it tainted with agricultural runoff, 425 00:15:52,685 --> 00:15:55,670 railroad runoff and rodenticide?How about 426 00:15:55,670 --> 00:15:58,235 emetic toxins designed to extricate fear 427 00:15:58,245 --> 00:16:01,075 and madness?Until the 1920s, 428 00:16:01,075 --> 00:16:02,925 strychnine was sold as an injectable 429 00:16:02,935 --> 00:16:05,445 antidote to alcoholism known as the "gold 430 00:16:05,455 --> 00:16:07,885 cure" frequency of mental disease. 431 00:16:07,925 --> 00:16:10,525 Specifically, hysterical anesthesia due 432 00:16:10,535 --> 00:16:12,685 to arsenic poisoning was determined 433 00:16:12,695 --> 00:16:14,625 similar to the frequency of that from 434 00:16:14,635 --> 00:16:17,385 alcohol and lead poisoning. Earlier than 435 00:16:17,395 --> 00:16:19,925 the 1600s, hysterical anesthesia had been 436 00:16:19,935 --> 00:16:21,585 attributed to witchcraft and tried as 437 00:16:21,595 --> 00:16:24,365 such. Strychnine is ingested as a 438 00:16:24,375 --> 00:16:26,646 religious practice observed in a rare but 439 00:16:26,656 --> 00:16:28,476 faithful order of non denominational 440 00:16:28,486 --> 00:16:30,236 Christians who also handle. poisonous 441 00:16:30,236 --> 00:16:33,146 snakes during worship. Laws against 442 00:16:33,156 --> 00:16:34,676 snake handling were instituted long 443 00:16:34,686 --> 00:16:36,676 before any laws were considered related 444 00:16:36,686 --> 00:16:38,296 to drinking strychnine for religious 445 00:16:38,306 --> 00:16:40,806 practices. Strychnine is highly 446 00:16:40,816 --> 00:16:42,806 toxic and can be rapidly absorbed through 447 00:16:42,816 --> 00:16:44,266 the mucous membranes of the mouth, 448 00:16:44,316 --> 00:16:46,986 stomach, and small intestines. Strychnine 449 00:16:46,996 --> 00:16:49,666 poisoning causes opisthotinous, a 450 00:16:49,676 --> 00:16:51,486 neurologic consequence appearing as 451 00:16:51,496 --> 00:16:53,466 extreme fixed postural 452 00:16:53,476 --> 00:16:56,146 hyperextension, basically a 453 00:16:56,156 --> 00:16:58,016 backwards arch of the entire body. 454 00:16:59,076 --> 00:17:01,646 Additionally, the 1930s saw the use of a 455 00:17:01,656 --> 00:17:04,076 deworming product called Santonin, which 456 00:17:04,086 --> 00:17:06,286 was available over the counter as "worm 457 00:17:06,296 --> 00:17:08,446 candy" and marketed for the removal of 458 00:17:08,456 --> 00:17:11,366 intestinal parasites in children. In the 459 00:17:11,376 --> 00:17:14,006 late1800s a pioneering physician ran a 460 00:17:14,016 --> 00:17:15,946 self experiment on the toxic effects of 461 00:17:15,956 --> 00:17:18,746 Santonin ingestion on vision, urinary 462 00:17:18,756 --> 00:17:20,546 function, digestion and general 463 00:17:20,556 --> 00:17:22,576 condition, with disturbing results. 464 00:17:23,476 --> 00:17:25,666 Parasitic infection was such a commonly 465 00:17:25,676 --> 00:17:27,846 misdiagnosed condition in the suspicion 466 00:17:27,856 --> 00:17:30,207 of demonic possession that Santonin 467 00:17:30,297 --> 00:17:32,487 administration was cited as a surprising 468 00:17:32,497 --> 00:17:35,127 cure for some victims hellish maladies. 469 00:17:35,177 --> 00:17:37,407 The popular sentiment towards Santonin in 470 00:17:37,417 --> 00:17:39,777 the 30s and the 40s is depicted in this 471 00:17:39,787 --> 00:17:42,627 commercial for warm candy. "Now, 472 00:17:42,637 --> 00:17:44,737 worm candy may sound like a strange name 473 00:17:44,747 --> 00:17:47,067 for a product, but it actually has a very 474 00:17:47,077 --> 00:17:49,347 important purpose. This candy contains 475 00:17:49,357 --> 00:17:51,367 Sentinel, a substance that is effective 476 00:17:51,377 --> 00:17:53,337 in expelling worms and parasites from the 477 00:17:53,347 --> 00:17:56,317 intestines of children. As unpleasant 478 00:17:56,327 --> 00:17:58,847 as it may seem, worms and parasites are a 479 00:17:58,857 --> 00:18:01,087 common problem in children, especially in 480 00:18:01,097 --> 00:18:02,887 areas where sanitation and hygiene 481 00:18:02,897 --> 00:18:05,497 practices may be lacking. These tiny 482 00:18:05,507 --> 00:18:07,077 creatures can cause a range of health 483 00:18:07,087 --> 00:18:09,467 problems, from mild discomfort to serious 484 00:18:09,477 --> 00:18:12,097 illness. Fortunately, products like worm 485 00:18:12,107 --> 00:18:13,737 candy can help to eliminate these 486 00:18:13,747 --> 00:18:16,177 unwanted visitors from a child's body. 487 00:18:16,387 --> 00:18:18,717 The candy is easy to take and is often 488 00:18:18,727 --> 00:18:20,717 well liked by children, making it a 489 00:18:20,727 --> 00:18:22,667 convenient and effective way to address 490 00:18:22,677 --> 00:18:24,557 the problem of intestinal worms. 491 00:18:25,817 --> 00:18:28,527 So while the name worm candy may not be 492 00:18:28,537 --> 00:18:31,227 the most appetizing, the product itself 493 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,137 is an important tool in promoting the 494 00:18:33,147 --> 00:18:35,758 health and well-being of children, and it 495 00:18:35,768 --> 00:18:38,328 is available in two delicious 496 00:18:38,338 --> 00:18:40,958 flavors, bubble gum and mint." 497 00:18:41,138 --> 00:18:43,228 In addition to its use in expelling worms 498 00:18:43,238 --> 00:18:45,708 and parasites from children, Santonin is 499 00:18:45,718 --> 00:18:48,048 also used as a commercial rodenticide. 500 00:18:48,098 --> 00:18:50,368 This means that it is a substance that is 501 00:18:50,378 --> 00:18:52,468 used to control the population of rodents 502 00:18:52,538 --> 00:18:55,248 such as rats and mice. Santonian 503 00:18:55,258 --> 00:18:56,688 works by disrupting the normal. 504 00:18:56,748 --> 00:18:58,028 Functioning of the nervous system, 505 00:18:58,038 --> 00:18:59,728 leading to paralysis and ultimately 506 00:18:59,738 --> 00:19:01,788 death. While this may sound like a harsh 507 00:19:01,798 --> 00:19:03,668 approach, it is often necessary in 508 00:19:03,678 --> 00:19:05,548 situations where rodents pose a serious 509 00:19:05,558 --> 00:19:08,218 threat to human health and safety. It is 510 00:19:08,228 --> 00:19:09,838 important to note however, that Santonin 511 00:19:09,848 --> 00:19:11,318 should always be used with caution and 512 00:19:11,328 --> 00:19:13,558 according to proper guidelines. Improper 513 00:19:13,568 --> 00:19:15,098 use of the substance can lead to 514 00:19:15,108 --> 00:19:17,168 unintended harm to non target species and 515 00:19:17,178 --> 00:19:20,048 the environment. Overall, while Santonin 516 00:19:20,058 --> 00:19:22,268 may have multiple uses, it is essential 517 00:19:22,278 --> 00:19:24,848 that it is used safely and responsibly to 518 00:19:24,858 --> 00:19:26,468 ensure the health and well-being of all 519 00:19:26,478 --> 00:19:26,918 involved. 520 00:19:29,388 --> 00:19:31,058 Emmanuel Swedenborg, Christian 521 00:19:31,068 --> 00:19:33,198 theologian, testified as follows. 522 00:19:33,938 --> 00:19:36,128 "What wickedness there is in infernal 523 00:19:36,138 --> 00:19:38,309 spirits may be manifest from their art. 524 00:19:38,319 --> 00:19:40,919 Respond in icy, melancholy, regret, and 525 00:19:40,929 --> 00:19:43,429 remorse. You find yourself burdened by a 526 00:19:43,439 --> 00:19:45,869 sense of sin which something urges you to 527 00:19:45,879 --> 00:19:48,589 tell, or by a passing regret 528 00:19:48,659 --> 00:19:50,059 that you did something the way that you 529 00:19:50,069 --> 00:19:52,879 did. Nothing but the Christ's power can 530 00:19:52,889 --> 00:19:55,879 set you free. Free not only from 531 00:19:55,889 --> 00:19:57,829 the haunting fear of blame, not only from 532 00:19:57,839 --> 00:20:00,239 the influence urging you forward to the 533 00:20:00,249 --> 00:20:02,749 precipice of self accusation, but free in 534 00:20:02,759 --> 00:20:04,759 the knowledge that the past is forgotten 535 00:20:04,849 --> 00:20:06,599 and that the influence which remembered 536 00:20:06,609 --> 00:20:08,779 it is cast out and dead. 537 00:20:09,429 --> 00:20:11,459 Then at last you'll feel safe that 538 00:20:11,469 --> 00:20:13,379 nothing can ever be remembered against 539 00:20:13,389 --> 00:20:15,949 you. Other influences attack the 540 00:20:15,959 --> 00:20:18,169 nerves. Should you sense pain without 541 00:20:18,179 --> 00:20:20,159 physical cause, you are being attacked by 542 00:20:20,169 --> 00:20:22,569 this influence. Pain is of two 543 00:20:22,579 --> 00:20:25,509 kinds of visible and invisible origin. 544 00:20:26,239 --> 00:20:28,149 For instance, if you cut yourself, the 545 00:20:28,159 --> 00:20:30,569 pain is of visible origin. On the other 546 00:20:30,579 --> 00:20:32,599 hand, if you have pain first in one side 547 00:20:32,609 --> 00:20:34,739 with the face and then in the other, that 548 00:20:34,749 --> 00:20:37,419 is of invisible origin. These 549 00:20:37,429 --> 00:20:39,419 influences fasten themselves upon the 550 00:20:39,429 --> 00:20:42,260 body and torment it unceasingly, 551 00:20:42,350 --> 00:20:44,160 and yet it can be endured by the soul 552 00:20:44,170 --> 00:20:46,340 without the madness that other influences 553 00:20:46,350 --> 00:20:49,250 bring on. The influence that whispers and 554 00:20:49,260 --> 00:20:51,020 mutters in your brain gives you the 555 00:20:51,030 --> 00:20:53,200 sensations of hearing voices, dreaming, 556 00:20:53,210 --> 00:20:55,570 dreams, seeing visions, et cetera. 557 00:20:56,350 --> 00:20:58,500 At first harmless, afterwards the most 558 00:20:58,510 --> 00:21:00,940 enervating. If you awake in the morning 559 00:21:00,950 --> 00:21:02,960 unrefreshed, feeling as if your life 560 00:21:02,970 --> 00:21:05,230 blood has been drained away, you are in 561 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:06,920 the power of the vampire influence, 562 00:21:06,990 --> 00:21:09,510 draining your very soul. There is also 563 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,170 the failure influence. Man is the image 564 00:21:12,180 --> 00:21:14,050 and likeness of God, and is not doomed 565 00:21:14,060 --> 00:21:16,570 forever to fail to accept the Christ 566 00:21:16,580 --> 00:21:18,490 power. For the casting out of the Failure 567 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:20,990 influence evidences the highest degree of 568 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,050 faith. But for that influence in your 569 00:21:23,060 --> 00:21:24,990 life you would hold all the threads of 570 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,970 your fate in your hands. Then, when free 571 00:21:27,980 --> 00:21:29,310 from that influence, you will learn 572 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:32,220 success. No man can teach you success 573 00:21:32,270 --> 00:21:34,020 while you remain bound by the spirit of 574 00:21:34,030 --> 00:21:36,340 failure. But after you have accepted the 575 00:21:36,350 --> 00:21:38,040 Christ power and become free from that 576 00:21:38,050 --> 00:21:40,350 influence, you will develop accordingly. 577 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:43,610 Another influence brings on disease, 578 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,911 either of yourself or of some one dear to 579 00:21:45,921 --> 00:21:48,711 you, usually a child. Only the Christ's 580 00:21:48,721 --> 00:21:51,681 power can cast out this influence. But is 581 00:21:51,691 --> 00:21:54,281 given unto many. To minister 582 00:21:54,291 --> 00:21:57,121 beneficially to disease. So until the 583 00:21:57,131 --> 00:21:58,891 Christ power is accepted effectually for 584 00:21:58,901 --> 00:22:01,731 this influence, fear not to use all 585 00:22:01,741 --> 00:22:04,191 so-called material means and advice from 586 00:22:04,201 --> 00:22:06,231 wise physicians. For none of these can 587 00:22:06,241 --> 00:22:08,141 prevent the effectiveness of accepting 588 00:22:08,151 --> 00:22:09,971 the Christ power and the eventual 589 00:22:09,981 --> 00:22:12,151 complete freedom from that influence in 590 00:22:12,161 --> 00:22:15,041 your life. The influences 591 00:22:15,111 --> 00:22:17,161 or earth spirits which come to 592 00:22:17,171 --> 00:22:18,821 individuals with the acquisition of 593 00:22:18,831 --> 00:22:21,221 anything which is believed to be valuable 594 00:22:21,271 --> 00:22:24,251 are very potent. Many cases might be 595 00:22:24,261 --> 00:22:27,231 recounted where a so-called curse rested 596 00:22:27,241 --> 00:22:29,591 upon the owner of some special diamond, 597 00:22:29,601 --> 00:22:32,491 Ruby, or other stone. The 598 00:22:32,501 --> 00:22:35,231 like influences come to those who have or 599 00:22:35,241 --> 00:22:37,231 suddenly appreciate that they have or 600 00:22:37,241 --> 00:22:39,971 receive or win any considerable 601 00:22:39,981 --> 00:22:42,681 money. This influence not only 602 00:22:42,691 --> 00:22:44,381 affects the mind and body, but is so 603 00:22:44,391 --> 00:22:46,641 sensitive and suspicious that should you 604 00:22:46,651 --> 00:22:48,682 see one with his hand beckoning away from 605 00:22:48,692 --> 00:22:51,622 that money, it would whisper to your mind 606 00:22:51,692 --> 00:22:53,822 to guard the money closer and to be aware 607 00:22:53,832 --> 00:22:56,132 of giving it up. Forseth the 608 00:22:56,142 --> 00:22:58,852 influence and he offers help, is 609 00:22:58,862 --> 00:23:01,452 insincere and only wants your money. 610 00:23:01,562 --> 00:23:03,842 There are other influences such as the 611 00:23:03,852 --> 00:23:05,812 liquor and drug habits and many others 612 00:23:05,822 --> 00:23:08,292 which oppress the soul of man. Many of 613 00:23:08,302 --> 00:23:10,212 these can be fought for a time with your 614 00:23:10,222 --> 00:23:12,412 own strength and they can be conquered by 615 00:23:12,422 --> 00:23:15,302 some. But for any influence whatever, 616 00:23:15,372 --> 00:23:17,262 the only sure relief is to be found in 617 00:23:17,272 --> 00:23:20,062 the Christ power. To that end, I'd like 618 00:23:20,072 --> 00:23:21,722 to thank everybody for listening today. 619 00:23:22,462 --> 00:23:24,072 We're going to turn this thing over page 620 00:23:24,082 --> 00:23:26,852 by page, one day at a time, sometimes 621 00:23:26,862 --> 00:23:29,122 one hour at a time. And it might get 622 00:23:29,132 --> 00:23:31,502 messy because there's a lot of sidebars 623 00:23:31,772 --> 00:23:33,462 that need to explain environmental 624 00:23:33,472 --> 00:23:35,862 context and to see possibilities where 625 00:23:35,872 --> 00:23:38,862 ones didn't exist. 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