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	Incubus (demon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Actual rapes of sleeping women were attributed to demons by rapists in order to escape punishment.
		During the witchhunts, alleged intercourse with demons or with Satan was one of the purported sins for which women were killed.
		Sometimes incubi were said to conceive children with the women whom they raped; the most famous legend of such a case includes that of Merlin, the famous wizard from Arthurian legend.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Incubus_(demon) (336 words)

	ChristStory Bat Page
		Its dual nature likened the bat to the winged dragon and the hermaphrodite.
		The hybrid nature of the bat also makes it a symbol of those who become stuck on their spiritual journey.
		Demons, in the form of bats, are sometimes pictured exiting through the mouths of the possessed.
	ww2.netnitco.net /users/legend01/bat.htm (1127 words)

	POETRY - Online Information article about POETRY
		of poetry, as an " imitation " of nature, is of course that the
		Natural laws, familiar emotions, till ages after Homer, when in the pass of Thermopylae the comare at work everywhere in the story; yet the " Ring of Andvari," panions of Leonidas combed their long hair in the sun.
		But, although the ode is a natural poetic method of the poet considered as prophetalthough it is the voice of poetry as a fine frenzyit must not be supposed that there is anything lawless in its structure.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PIG_POL/POETRY.html (15627 words)

	Religion. Everything you wanted to know about Religion but had no clue how to find it.. Learn about Religion here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Panentheistic, or "natural" religions believe that God and everything in nature are aspects of a continuous spiritual plane, and are thus essentially inseparable.
		center of the universe and subject to certain natural laws, despite physical evidence that the Earth was not the center of the universe, and subject to radically different laws.
		While many early anthropologists attempted to catalogue and universalize these functions and their origins, modern researchers have tended to back away from such speculation, preferring a more holistic approach: The object of study is the meaning of religious traditions and practices for the practitioners themselves--religion in context--rather than formalized theories about religion in general.
	encyclopedia.lockergnome.com /s/b/Religion (8938 words)

	Demon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Demons have permeated the culture of children's cartoons and anime; they are used in comic books as powerful adversaries in the horror, fantasy and superhero stories.
		In medieval legend, a succubus (plural succubi; from Latin succubare, "to lie under") is a female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse with them, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.
		It was considered that demons always had sexual relationships with witches and warlocks in the form of incubi and succubae, and some witches had sexual intercourse with a male goat, as it was supported by Pierre de Rostegny.
	www.jahsonic.com /Demon.html (1396 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Miracle
		A miracle is said to be outside, or beside, nature when natural forces may have the power to produce the effect, at least in part, but could not of themselves alone have produced it in the way it was actually brought about.
		Thus his conviction of the uniformity of nature led Hume to deny testimony for miracles in general, as it led Baur, Strauss, and Renan to explain the miracles of Christ on natural grounds.
		Throughout the universe there is a mechanism of nature and of human life, presenting a necessary chain, or sequence, of cause and effect, which is not, and cannot be, broken by an interference from without, as is assumed in the case of a miracle.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10338a.htm (11265 words)

	The Demons of Caelereth
		However, it is also said that Demons may also originate from other planes of existence, of which we have little knowledge and remain mysteries to us, though it is possible to communciate with these places through magical means.
		A great amount of Demons are two-legged, horned, have exceptionally great claws, sharp teeth and wear tails, some are winged as well; but all these properties very seldom occur on the same Demon.
		Demon Lords are usually creatures of myth only, who are endowed with the powers of half-gods of even Gods and are direct subordinates to the will of the Dark One.
	www.santharia.com /bestiary/demon.htm (1732 words)

	Christian demonology Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Christian demonology is the study of the demons from a Christian point of view.
		Christian demonology is mainly Catholic, but other Christian churches do not deny the existence of demons or their nature, although concepts can vary depending on the church.
		Demons had to bear the burthen, as a dogmatic explanation of things that happen every day but science cannot explain.
	viridian.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/christian_demonology.html (367 words)

	Shinsei no Tani - The Deal With Heaven and Hell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The children of the demonic and the angelic are considered human in nature, which furthers the belief that we all have a little good and evil within us.
		Overall, crossbreeds of this nature are uncommon as many are done away with before they reach physical maturity because of their freakish, demi-human appearance.
		Some demons are born with wings, usually proportionate to their size, but wings in demons are about as common as red hair in humans; it’s hereditary and usually uncommon.
	www.avidgamers.com /SacredValley/heavenandhell.html (858 words)

	Opentopia Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In medieval legend, an incubus (plural incubi ; from Latin incubare, "to lie upon") is a demon in male form supposed to lie upon sleepers, especially on women in order to have sexual intercourse with them.
		Actual rape s of sleeping women were attributed to demons by rapists in order to escape punishment.
		During the witchhunt s, alleged intercourse with demons or with Satan was one of the purported sins for which women were killed.
	encycl.opentopia.com /term/Incubus_(demon) (203 words)

	bible.org: Survey of Bible Doctrine: Angels, Satan, Demons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Demons are by nature the same kind of spirit beings as angels.
		Demons are morally wicked (“unclean spirits” – Matt.10:1; “evil” – Luke 7:21; “wickedness/darkness” – Eph.6:12).
		Demons are active in hindering the spiritual progress of believers every way they can (see Satan’s activities).
	www.bible.org /page.asp?page_id=388 (1216 words)

	Demons versus Daemons
		This controversy as to the appearance and character of his demon continued to the eighteenth century.
		In 'An Essay on the Demon or Divination of Socrates' (London, 1782) the author, Nares, arrives at the disappointing conclusion that Socrates employed the word 'demon' merely to describe his divinatory gift.
		The techniques used to find your Socrates-like demon are similar to discovering your animal guide, but instead of looking to nature to find them, you must look for them within yourself.
	www.geocities.com /athamian_sorcery/iodemon.html (757 words)

	Alien Abductions and the Orthodox Christian
		It is not pain which the aliens cannot control, but their demonic passion for inflicting the same on mankind.
		Demons inevitably strive, in a methodical way, to overcome the initial and natural repulsion that human beings feel in their presence, gaining the confidence of those whom they seek to mislead.
		He also observes that the aliens in contemporary abduction reports are similar in appearance to the demons which, for centuries, have been described in Orthodox literature (p.
	www.orthodoxinfo.com /praxis/alien_abduct.aspx (1464 words)

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		By nature, they >>>> are deceitful when they can get away with it, and in general, >>>> are not happy to be called up by humans.
		invitation of demons may be, where 'demon' applies to known troublesome spirits, dangerous to the inviter.
		some find contact with demons to be beneficial (for whatever reason), and some champion them as undeserving of condemnation (perhaps because compassion and love are always greater goods, even when directed at misguided or evil beings).
	www.luckymojo.com /esoteric/religion/satanism/ny200106demonology.txt (798 words)

	Angelology: Doctrine of Angels, Demons, and Satan
		His actual first appearance in the Bible is generally assumed to be at the very beginning, in the form of a serpent, when he convinces Eve to doubt God's goodness.
		Christians will get themselves into trouble with, or be afraid of demons only if (1) they rely on themselves, or imagine that they somehow have something to do with solving the problem and (2) they believe the lies that are likely to come from the demon.
		Demons are pathetic and frankly impotent in the face of Jesus.
	www.theology.edu /theology/angel.htm (6075 words)

	:: B A B A ::
		ampuri says, "Before time was counted, long before the appearance of man, the gods and the demons put aside their eternal battles for a moment, and collaborated in churning the ocean of milk for the nectar of immortality.
		When this nectar was finally produced, and before any of the demons save one could taste it, the son of the chief of the gods stole the vessel or kumbh, containing the nectar and took off in the sky chased by just about everyone.
		e joins the world of gods and demons, and is a member of a family not determined by blood and genes, but by esoteric tradition, the mystical genes coming from Dattatreya.
	www.rampuri.com /nagas.html (472 words)

	Dragons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The dragon is supposedly the enemy of the sun and the moon, both in Eastern and Western mythology, and is believed to be responsible for eclipses.
		This transfiguration is already present in Greek mythology: Appolo slew Python, prophetess of the oracle of Delphi, Herakles killed the Hydra and Ladon, the son of Mother Earth; even the Eden serpent is represented with a human face which is an attribute of the Earth Goddess.
		One of the appearances is in the ninth key.
	monsters.monstrous.com /dragons.htm (3099 words)

	AD&D Deities: Demons
		All named demons desire to be worshipped, although their strong chaotic tendencies cause them to be less interested in commanding their worshippers than their devilish counterparts.
		His reptilian appearance and nature make him a favorite among snake and lizard creatures, but he is served by creatures of all types.
		Lolth, Demon Queen of Spiders, is accorded the status of lesser goddess, and is worshipped by all "orthodox" drow elves.
	www.mjyoung.net /dungeon/char/deity011.html (737 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: The Life of St. Eligius, 588-660
		For he said that the ornaments that served his appearance to the world were worthless and all that which was inglorious he gave up for the sake of Christ.
		Naturally, when that woman noted the holy man intent upon his work and knew that he was prompt to all good works, frequent in prayer and most generous for the consolation of the poor, as he truly was, she believed him to be a servant of God.
		And one day when, as usual, he was being barbered by one of his servants, she seized upon the linen upon which the hair fell in order to collect whatever of his hair and beard she could and hid the linen in her chest.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/basis/eligius.html (22084 words)

	Rob's STAR TREK Episode Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The crew learns Seska is not a Bajoran, but actually a Cardassian spy who was surgically altered to infiltrate the Maquis, and that she has been secretly working with the Kazon.
		This is the last appearance of minor character Lt. Carey (the assistant chief engineer), though he is referred to in later episodes.
		When one of her personas is killed in the escape, B'Elanna is faced with the toughest decision of her life -- to try and recapture her dual nature through advanced scientific technology, or to continue on as a completely singular being.
	www.concentric.net /~Rdurfee/StarTrek/voy_1.html (2114 words)

	We are Demons ! - A GURPS (high) fantasy adventure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		When HT is reduced to 0 by wounds the demon loses his physical body and is transferred back into its original plane.
		Pentagrams are a matter of much frustration and rage for most demons since they cannot cross into or outside the magical barrier created by a properly drawn pentagram.
		When the demons deliver her to N'rafzaghulhaman and are about to leave she blinks one eye while they vanish and briefly displays her demonic nature to them, smiling evil.
	www.gurpsmaster.de /demons.htm (2493 words)

	North American Bigfoot Legends
		The Hopi elders say that the increasing appearances of Bigfoot are not only a message or warning to the individuals or communities to whom he appears, but to humankind at large.
		As such, the Windigo's appearance was sort of a constant warning to them, a reminder that a community whose members turn to eating each other is doomed much more surely than a community that simply has no food.
		In Indian culture, the entire natural world -- the animals, the plants, the rivers, the stars -- is seen as a family.
	www.bfro.net /legends (1593 words)

	JOYCE CAROL OATES : TRAGIC RITES IN DOSTOEVSKY'S THE POSSESSED
		Those devils or demons coming out of the sick and entering into the swine—they are all the festering sores, all the poisonous vapors, all the filth, all the demons and the petty devils accumulated for centuries and centuries in our great, dear, sick Russia....
		Nature, the earth, Russia, the "eternal feminine": Maria must suffer her husband's betrayal, and even his murderousness.
		Governor von Lembke is destroyed by the lively demons that have sprung out of the earth to torment him: we learn that he is recovering from his nervous breakdown in a place far from home.
	www.usfca.edu /fac-staff/southerr/tragic.html (9083 words)

	S.C.J. FAQ: Section 12.13. Jewish Thought: What about angels, demons, miracles, and the supernatural?
		Science deals with the laws of nature, while miracles are, by definition, exceptions to those laws.
		In addition, there are traditional Jewish sources (primarily in the Kabbalah) that explain the roles that angels and demons play in the world, the Jewish version of astrology, and the mechanisms through which miracles occur.
		If you would like to be part of the group to which the maintainer directs questions, please drop a note to the FAQ maintainer at maintainer@scjfaq.org.
	www.shamash.org /lists/scj-faq/HTML/faq/12-13.html (686 words)

	Some Reasons Why Humanists Reject The Bible
		Indeed, without the assumption that the physical world operates according to unchanging natural laws, there would be no use studying the world, conducting experiments, or otherwise learning from experience.
		In a world not operating under unvarying natural laws, those acts would be useless because knowledge of past events would not provide guidance about what will happen in similar situations in the future.
		As is the case with the Bible’s statements opposing the laws of nature, the book’s views on this subject are similar to beliefs held by primitive and illiterate people throughout history.
	www.americanhumanist.org /humanism/thebible.html (6407 words)

	Further Study
		In this essay, the methods and goals of demons, as they relate to interactions with humans, are exposed.
		Appearance of good/reality of evil, forbidden fruit, no sin–no hell.
		The 'New Age' Movement is a loosely connected network of people, groups, activities and practices which, according to its adherents, purportedly foster and produce a vast array of beneficial results such as 'spiritual' and personal growth, financial success, improvement in relationships, physical and psychological healing, individual and global peace, stabilization of the environment, etc.
	www.oswc.org /FurtherStudy.asp (1278 words)

	Chapter XV - From "Demoniacal Possession" To Insanity
		From these and other ancient sources the Jews naturally received this addition to their earlier view: the Mocker of the Garden of Eden became Satan, with legions of evil angels at his command; and the theory of diabolic causes of mental disease took a firm place in our sacred books.
		And this terror naturally bred not only active cruelty toward those supposed to be possessed, but indifference to the sufferings of those acknowledged to be lunatics.
		Naturally enough, John Howard declared, in 1789, that he found in Constantinople a better insane asylum than the great St. Luke's Hospital in London.
	www.infidels.org /library/historical/andrew_white/Chapter15.html (8343 words)

	UFOs and the Bible
		The demons are the fallen angels that once followed God, but later rebelled with Satan and turned against the Lord.
		They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
		It would make sense then, that if demons are fallen angels, they may possess many of the same powers that the faithful angels possess.
	www.bebaptized.org /ufos.htm (1829 words)

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