About this episode

Jimmy Akin discusses the effectiveness of exorcisms, the nature of demons, and Catholic teachings on magic and spirit summoning.

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”)…

People in this episode

Host: Alexander Eth

Guest: Jimmy Akin

Topics covered

• exorcism
• demons
• Catholic theology
• magic
• grimoires
• spirit summoning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World, Glitch Bottle

Books & works: Old and New Rites of Exorcism, St. Thomas Aquinas and the Occult, Near Death Experiences

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