[Part 1] #167 - Grimoires, Demons & Catholic Theology with Jimmy Akin

What *actually* makes exorcisms effective? What are demons? What is the Catholic teaching on magic, grimoires and spirit summoning? Jimmy Akin - Catholic theologian, philosopher, author and host of ‘Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World’ - goes deep into magic, theology, testing spirits, near-death-experiences, answers questions from Patrons and more!⇓ ⇓ ⇓►⚡Support Jimmy’s on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/JimmyAkinPodcast ►✅Jimmy’s website - https://jimmyakin.com/ ►▶️Subscribe to Jimmy’s YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyAkin ►🌟Subscribe to Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World - https://sqpn.com/podcasts/jimmy-akins-mysterious-world/ ___Episodes referenced from ‘Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World’___ *Old and New Rites of Exorcism - https://sqpn.com/2024/12/exorcism-the-old-and-new-rites-of-exorcism/ *St. Thomas Aquinas and the Occult - https://sqpn.com/2020/06/st-thomas-aquinas-and-the-occult/ *Near Death Experiences - https://sqpn.com/2019/02/mys027-the-mystery-of-near-death-experiences/ ____________________________________✦🔮Become a super secret Glitch Bottle supporter! 🔮►https://www.patreon.com/glitchbottle ♫ Music by the artist Crowander (track name: “Tornado”)-https://soundcloud.com/crowander -https://crowander.bandcamp.com/-https://soundcloud.com/crowander/tornado  00:00 Intro4:08 What are demons?16:13 What is possession?20:37 What is an exorcist?25:25 Different schools of exorcism40:18 Imprecatory vs Deprecatory prayers43:04 Thinking systematically about magic47:53 Ancient, Medieval Magical Practices53:30 Spell for a Good Singing Voice!1:03:11 The Wise Men and Following a Star1:22:51 Catechism on Magic1:27:58 Curiosity vs Studiousness?1:35:24 'Clerical Underworld' 1:52:58 Thoughts on the Supernatural