Demons: Nightmares or Lurking Beings?

The word "demon" comes from the Greek work "daimon" which means "celestial" and refers to their origin in the heavens until their desire for more power thrust them from their home into darkness. A demon is described as "a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit". Many people believe in the existence of such beings, and there are even those that go as far as to worship them, but there is one feeling that surrounds the myth of demons, and that feeling is fear. Demons are believed to feed off of fear and mortal terror, using it as a fuel to make themselves become stronger entities.

I have been studying every aspect of the occult for about 15 years now and no matter which religion or what book I pick up, they all, sooner or later, mention these evil entities in one way or another. You can commit your time to studying the different classifications of these beings and how to summon them, but you won't learn the most important things from a book; you should leave these creatures alone or risk your soul becoming inhabited and destroyed without proper care and protection. I have experienced things I wish remained only in my nightmares and since then I have not messed around with the darker side much, but it is always there waiting for the opportunity to create fearwhether we choose to acknowledge it or not.

Demons are believed to be an ancient race of angels that have fallen from the graces of the Christian God. Demons are just believed to be the evil or malevolent spirits of those that have not quite passed on such as poltergeists. Demons are mentioned many times in the Bible pretending to be gods, causing trouble to humans and sometimes inflicting them with illness, or even inhabiting a human being's body often causing their death. Some demonic spirits are believed to have the capability of possessing a living being; human or animal. The belief in demons has been the basis for many popular movies as well as a basis in many religions all over the world. Without the belief of the existence of demons embodying all that is evil, there can be no true belief in angels or even the representation of a god as all that is good.

In Demonology, demons are attributed to such human illnesses as headaches, and emotions such as confusion and hatred. There have been many attempts to classify demons into categories and their origins, but because of the contradictions of the origins and purposes of the supernatural creatures it makes classification almost impossible. Some believe these beings travel from one plane of existence to another making their marks on human kind, while others believe that demons remain in their own dimension until they are summoned or conjured by a magician by a ritual or spell.

There is an ongoing debate throughout many different religions about whether demons actually existence as the embodiment of all that is evil. as well as with Science, as well, also strives trying to prove or disprove the theory that beings can be created and fed off of though alone, and are experimenting with their own "created" demons exist by creating "demons" to see if the psychic energy they feed their demonic thought will give it power. But there are many that believe the "demon" is the force inside each and every human being waiting to be given the opportunity to shine. Whether or not religion or science ever prove or disprove the theory of if demons exist, we will still believe in them and fear them - even more so if they only a part of ourselves.