Slain in the Spirit: Faith & The Phenomenon of Faith Possession | Odd Salon OCCULT 4/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 2017-10-23

Amidst a combination of drums, prayers, song and a crush of people, a single person in the crowd goes rigid and begins to fall.  Those around the person encircle them and soon the subject begins to scream, cry and stumble as if in a stupor.  In short order the subject dances, lays hands upon others and gives divinatory advice only to return to wakefulness with no memory of the act.  

The act of spirit possession has been revered as long as humans have walked the earth.  We'll examine the phenomena, how it is brought about, its effect and the disparate beliefs about what it actually is.

Paige Lawerence ~ Slain in the Spirit: Faith & The Phenomenon of Faith Possession

Odd Salon OCCULT: Tales of dark mysteries & alchemical pursuits, esoteric practices & the quest for arcane knowledge

Recorded live 10/17/2017 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Annetta Black
Edit, Camera, Post production: John Adams
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