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Demonic Foes

My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal

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Demonic Foes

By: Richard Gallagher
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The world’s leading psychiatric authority on demonic possession delves into the hidden world of exorcisms and his own transformation from cynic to believer over the course of his twenty-five-year career.

Successful New York psychiatrist Richard Gallagher was skeptical yet intrigued when a hard-nosed, no-nonsense Catholic priest asked him to examine a woman for a possible exorcism. Meeting her, Gallagher was astonished. The woman’s behavior defied logic. In an instant, she could pinpoint a person’s secret weaknesses. She knew how individuals she’d never known had died, including Gallagher’s own mother, who passed away after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. She spoke fluently in multiple languages, including Latin—but only when she was in a trance.

This was not psychosis, Gallagher concluded. It was, in his scientific estimation, what could only be describe as paranormal ability. The woman wasn’t mentally disturbed—she was possessed. This remarkable case was the first of many that Gallagher would encounter. Sought after today by leaders of all faiths—ministers, priests, rabbis and imams, Gallagher has spent a quarter-century studying demonic activity and exorcisms throughout history and has witnessed more cases than any other psychiatrist in the world today.

In this eerie and enthralling book, Gallagher chronicles his most famous cases for the first time, including:

  • A professional who claimed her spiritualist mother had “assigned” her a spirit who “turned on her.”
  • A petite woman—”90 pounds soaking wet”—who threw a 200-pound Lutheran deacon across the room to the horror of onlookers in a church hall;
  • And “Julia,” the so-called Satanic queen and self-described witch, who exhibited “the most harrowing” case, a “once-in-a-century” possession.

Going beyond horror movies and novels, Demonic Foes takes you deep into this hidden world, sharing in full details of these true-life tales of demonic possession.

©2020 Richard Gallagher (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
Angeology & Demonology Demonology & Satanism Exorcism Parapsychology Psychology Fantasy Fiction Scary Witchcraft Paranormal Royalty

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Awesome Audiobook

It is well written and spoken. It does not get way in to deep but keeps it all at a level all can enjoy and understand.

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Enjoyable has a little bit of everything

Brings in religion, health, exorcism of Emily rose, the exorcist, the conjuring, I enjoyed it

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Mandatory for all in Deliverance ministries

I was very impressed with the thoroughness and even-handedness of this book. One of my top 3 in the arena of Spiritual Warfare (Daniel Kolenda's Slaying Dragons is another). While this represents a Catholic approach to exorcisms, those of us in Charismatic circles can also learn a great deal of objective knowledge from a very respected source. Some in this ministry are what Catholics call "fast and loose", while others don't have the discipline or Bible knowledge to do it right.

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Amazing and informative

I really enjoyed this book and how it explains the difference between mental illness and demonic possessions and the clinical study of it all. It really makes you think about the possibility of having a true demonic entity enter you or be around you.

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Healthy Dose of Reality

Intelligent. Credible. Honest. Fascinating. Much needed. As a mental health practitioner I appreciate the approach the author pursued in this controversial topic. I also appreciate the nuances he brought to understanding the differences between the natural and the supernatural. I highly recommend!

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loved it

I am not sure if this is concrete evidence for all, but I loved it!

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In depth but overall skewed viewpoint.

Great voice performance but overall it is Christian leaning. Over and over shaming people for diabolical experimentation with the “occult” and satanism without defining which sect of satanism as the mainstream ones are agnostic in nature. This is not to dismiss any of these cases of possession. But overall this book utilizes a narrative of shame to those whose explore dabbling in “the dark arts” which in all reality is a blanket statement for magickal practices which vary widely and can even include Christian beliefs. Nonetheless well written and read.

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Excellent combo

A very professional combination of science and religion. It's interesting to hear stories and conditions that could be or have been mistaken for possession. This book should be enough for skeptics to at least begin to look further into the subject instead of dismissing the possibility of possession immediately.

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Intriguing and harrowing content

Completely sound with a writer whose acumen on the subject is eminently competent and believable. The narrator is also one of the best I've heard.

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Great listen

Very eye opening book! I would recommend this book to anyone that has lost their spiritual path praise god.

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