#167 - Grimoires, Demons & Catholic Theology with Jimmy Akin | Glitch Bottle

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 on Patreon! -   / jimmyakinpodcast   ►▶️Subscribe to Jimmy’s YouTube channel -    / @jimmyakin   ►✅Jimmy’s website - https://jimmyakin.com/ ►🌟Subscribe to Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World - https://sqpn.com/podcasts/jimmy-akins... __Episodes referenced from ‘Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World’__ *Old and New Rites of Exorcism - https://sqpn.com/2024/12/exorcism-the... *St. Thomas Aquinas and the Occult - https://sqpn.com/2020/06/st-thomas-aq... *Near Death Experiences - https://sqpn.com/2019/02/mys027-the-m... ____________________________________ ✦🔮Become a super secret Glitch Bottle supporter! 🔮►  / glitchbottle   ♫ Music by the artist Crowander (track name: “Tornado”) -  / crowander   -https://crowander.bandcamp.com/ -  / tornado   00:00 Intro 4:08 What are demons? 16:13 What is possession? 20:37 What is an exorcist? 25:25 Different schools of exorcism 40:18 Imprecatory vs Deprecatory prayers 43:04 Thinking systematically about magic 47:53 Ancient, Medieval Magical Practices 53:30 Spell for a Good Singing Voice! 1:03:11 The Wise Men and Following a Star 1:22:51 Catechism on Magic 1:27:58 Curiosity vs Studiousness? 1:35:24 'Clerical Underworld' 1:52:58 Thoughts on the Supernatural 2:01:12 Jesus and Beelzebub 2:16:57 Are all possession cases 'demonic'? 2:33:19 Choosing Church Practices? 2:38:58 Gaining Clerical Rank with Demons? 2:46:15 Reading Pagan Metaphysics as a Christian 2:59:23 'Positive' interactions with demons? 3:03:03 Vatican Library Treasure? 3:07:55 Can visions of saints be called? 3:12:42 Apostolic Succession 3:21:57 Skepticism and NDEs 3:42:25 Divine Hiddenness 3:51:39 Testing Spirits and Catholic History 4:01:47 Jimmy's Upcoming Projects