Religious Demonology Introduction

INTRODUCTION

What is this site?

This site is an information resource about religious demonology from a Roman Catholic Perspective. The adoption of the Roman Catholic perspective is based on the practical fact that I am Roman Catholic and I only have direct experience with that faith. I don't judge other faiths or speak to their efficacy as I have no experience with them.

Why is it here?

This site is here because I don't see much direct, practical information about religious demonology on the internet. There are sites that have information, but none that I have seen that are written by people who work with the exorcists and scholars that know the most about this topic. This site is written out of great concern for victims, clergy assisting them, and the naive public that might caught up in the paranormal craze and trendy topic of "demonology".

What is covered?

Warnings about getting involved in religious demonology, cautionary information about separating the mundane from the spiritual, basic self-help advice, and referral information for private consultation.

Who is this site for?

Victims of paranormal activity, clergy, assistants to clergy, laity, and paranormal investigation groups.

Who is the author?

My name is Adam Christian Blai, my professional training, experience, and publications are in psychology and psychophysiology. My research focused on brain structure and function and advanced signal processing. My undergraduate research was in wet geochemistry and paleo-climatology. I travel the country working on cases, speaking, and consulting.

Why am I qualified to write about this topic?

Education, experience in psychology, experience with demonic cases and exorcisms, as well affiliation with many exorcists and experts.

I have a degree in environmental science and an advanced degree in psychology. I've worked for over five years as a therapist and done hundreds of psychological evaluations, many of them for forensic purposes. I've taught psychology at Penn State University and Gettysburg College.

My work in demonology is almost entirely within the Catholic Church. I am a founding member of a committee of clergy and laity that put on a national conference for exoricsts and deliverance clergy. I am blessed with the friendships of many experienced people of God.

My functions include psychological evaluations to help determine if cases are mundane or demonic, assisting at exorcisms, house blessings, counseling victims and family members, investigating claims of paranormal activity, and speaking to the public about the dangers of demonology.

In addition to the Church, I work and speak with John Zaffis. John has over 34 years of experience and has worked on thousands of cases. His experience clearly makes him one of the wisest voices in the lay paranormal field and a true professional of the field.

Please remember that the information I am providing comes from a considerable body of direct experience. I feel most comfortable speaking on issues where I have experienced the Bible's teaching manifested in real life.

My purpose in putting qualifications to write on demonology here is not to impress or bring attention to myself, but to encourage you to take what I have to say seriously.

For answers to the most common questions please click on the "Demonology Q&A" on the left.

Here is my abbreviated resume:

Education

Psychology Ph.D. Candidate, Adult Clinical Psychology track,
The Pennsylvania State University. ABD Status.

Psychology M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, December 1998.

Earth Science B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, December 1994.
Work focused on geochemistry and paleoclimatology.

Employment

May 2003 – June 2007
Disability Specialist, The Pennsylvania State University.

Teaching Experience

January 2003-May 2003
Adjunct Lecturer, Gettysburg College.

August 2002-May 2003
Adjunct Lecturer, The Pennsylvania State University, Psychology Department.

Clinical Experience

July, 2000 – March 2002 Psychological Services: State Correctional Institution at Rockview

August 1996 – August 1999 The Psychological Clinic, Penn State

Publications

Blai, A., Ray, W. & Borkovec, T. (1999) EEG coherence and phase angle measures in relation to anxiety. Psychophysiology, 26. (Abstract)

Ray, W., Simon, R., Blai, A., and Slobounow, S. (1999) Finger motor tremor and its relation to EEG activity. Psychophysiology, 36 (Abstract)

Ray, W., Blai, A. Aikins, D., Coyle, J., Bjick, E. (1998) Understanding Hypnosis amd Hypnotic Susceptibility from a Psychophysiological Perspective. Online Porceedings of the 5th Internet World Congress on Biomedical Sciences ’98 at McMaster University, Canada. (available from URL http://www.mcmaster.ca/inabis98/simantov/dus0133/index.html).

Blai, A. Weinstein, S., & Ray, W. (1998) Correlations between 16 self-report dimensions of emotional experience and fast Fourier transform analysis of electroencephalographic data. Psychophysiology, 35. (Abstract)

Blai, A., Weinstein, S., & Ray, W. (1997) Coherence measures of emotional processing. Third European Congress of Psychophysiology, Konstanz, Germany.

Coyle, J., Ray, W., Bjick, E., Tutwiler, R., Rosenbaum, D. A., Blai, A., & Michelson, L. (in preparation). Neural Network classification of hypnotic susceptibility using electrocortical data.

Ray, W., Oathes, D., Yamasaki, A., Blai, A., Aikins, D., Molnar, C., Borkovec, T. (2000). Generalized anxiety disorder clients show normalized EEG patterns after psychotherapy. Psychophysiology, 37, S8-S8, (Suppl. 1).

Please do not copy the material on this site, but link to this site instead.
All material Copyright Adam Blai, 2007


	INTRODUCTION What is this site? This site is an information resource about religious demonology from a Roman Catholic Perspective. The adoption of the Roman Catholic perspective is based on the practical fact that I am Roman Catholic and I only have direct experience with that faith. I don't judge other faiths or speak to their efficacy as I have no experience with them. Why is it here? This site is here because I don't see much direct, practical information about religious demonology on the internet. There are sites that have information, but none that I have seen that are written by people who work with the exorcists and scholars that know the most about this topic. This site is written out of great concern for victims, clergy assisting them, and the naive public that might caught up in the paranormal craze and trendy topic of "demonology". What is covered? Warnings about getting involved in religious demonology, cautionary information about separating the mundane from the spiritual, basic self-help advice, and referral information for private consultation. Who is this site for? Victims of paranormal activity, clergy, assistants to clergy, laity, and paranormal investigation groups. Who is the author? My name is Adam Christian Blai, my professional training, experience, and publications are in psychology and psychophysiology. My research focused on brain structure and function and advanced signal processing. My undergraduate research was in wet geochemistry and paleo-climatology. I travel the country working on cases, speaking, and consulting. Why am I qualified to write about this topic? Education, experience in psychology, experience with demonic cases and exorcisms, as well affiliation with many exorcists and experts. I have a degree in environmental science and an advanced degree in psychology. I've worked for over five years as a therapist and done hundreds of psychological evaluations, many of them for forensic purposes. I've taught psychology at Penn State University and Gettysburg College. My work in demonology is almost entirely within the Catholic Church. I am a founding member of a committee of clergy and laity that put on a national conference for exoricsts and deliverance clergy. I am blessed with the friendships of many experienced people of God. My functions include psychological evaluations to help determine if cases are mundane or demonic, assisting at exorcisms, house blessings, counseling victims and family members, investigating claims of paranormal activity, and speaking to the public about the dangers of demonology. In addition to the Church, I work and speak with John Zaffis. John has over 34 years of experience and has worked on thousands of cases. His experience clearly makes him one of the wisest voices in the lay paranormal field and a true professional of the field. Please remember that the information I am providing comes from a considerable body of direct experience. I feel most comfortable speaking on issues where I have experienced the Bible's teaching manifested in real life. My purpose in putting qualifications to write on demonology here is not to impress or bring attention to myself, but to encourage you to take what I have to say seriously. For answers to the most common questions please click on the "Demonology Q&A" on the left. Here is my abbreviated resume: Education Psychology Ph.D. Candidate, Adult Clinical Psychology track, The Pennsylvania State University. ABD Status. Psychology M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, December 1998. Earth Science B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, December 1994. Work focused on geochemistry and paleoclimatology. Employment May 2003 – June 2007 Disability Specialist, The Pennsylvania State University. Teaching Experience January 2003-May 2003 Adjunct Lecturer, Gettysburg College. August 2002-May 2003 Adjunct Lecturer, The Pennsylvania State University, Psychology Department. Clinical Experience July, 2000 – March 2002 Psychological Services: State Correctional Institution at Rockview August 1996 – August 1999 The Psychological Clinic, Penn State Publications Blai, A., Ray, W. & Borkovec, T. (1999) EEG coherence and phase angle measures in relation to anxiety. Psychophysiology, 26. (Abstract) Ray, W., Simon, R., Blai, A., and Slobounow, S. (1999) Finger motor tremor and its relation to EEG activity. Psychophysiology, 36 (Abstract) Ray, W., Blai, A. Aikins, D., Coyle, J., Bjick, E. (1998) Understanding Hypnosis amd Hypnotic Susceptibility from a Psychophysiological Perspective. Online Porceedings of the 5th Internet World Congress on Biomedical Sciences ’98 at McMaster University, Canada. (available from URL http://www.mcmaster.ca/inabis98/simantov/dus0133/index.html). Blai, A. Weinstein, S., & Ray, W. (1998) Correlations between 16 self-report dimensions of emotional experience and fast Fourier transform analysis of electroencephalographic data. Psychophysiology, 35. (Abstract) Blai, A., Weinstein, S., & Ray, W. (1997) Coherence measures of emotional processing. Third European Congress of Psychophysiology, Konstanz, Germany. Coyle, J., Ray, W., Bjick, E., Tutwiler, R., Rosenbaum, D. A., Blai, A., & Michelson, L. (in preparation). Neural Network classification of hypnotic susceptibility using electrocortical data. Ray, W., Oathes, D., Yamasaki, A., Blai, A., Aikins, D., Molnar, C., Borkovec, T. (2000). Generalized anxiety disorder clients show normalized EEG patterns after psychotherapy. Psychophysiology, 37, S8-S8, (Suppl. 1). Please do not copy the material on this site, but link to this site instead. All material Copyright Adam Blai, 2007