In ancient Babylonia, it was believed that ghosts walked through the night like the living walked through the day. They weren’t the incorporeal spirits that we think of today when someone mentions ghosts. Back then, it was thought that ghosts could possess the bodies of living animals and that the ghosts of the world’s demons had a particular affinity for possessing the bodies of birds. Evil spirits possessed wild dogs and lions, which were driven to hunt—and to occasionally hunt humans—because of the ghosts within them.
In addition to the half-human, half-supernatural beings that were thought to prowl through Assyrian homes, it was believed that anyone who hadn’t been honored with a proper burial would return to haunt the living as a ghost. Looking at the unburied, unprepared corpse of a dead man could allow the spirit to enter the body of a living person, but they were equally troublesome when they were haunting the living in their ghostly form.
In Babylonian mythology Irkalla is ruled by the goddess Ereshkigal and her consort Nergal or Ninazu. Ghosts spent some time travelling to the netherworld, often having to overcome obstacles along the way. The Anunnaki, the court of the netherworld, welcomed each ghost and received their offerings. The court explained the rules and assigned the ghost his fate or place. Another court was presided over by the sun god Shamash, who visited the netherworlds on his daily round, Shamash might punish ghosts who harassed the living, and might award a share of funerary offerings to forgotten ghosts.
In ancient Mesopotamia, the living and the dead were closely connected. It was believed that mortality was one of the defining characteristics of humans. Anyone who died young had been cursed by the gods. Those who were healthy were watched over by beneficial spirits, and when that protection faded, so did life.
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| How to burn Incense Resins |
Many of us are familiar with Incense Sticks, I have just recently started to use resins, and the joy of using resins is really wonderful, I do not only use resins, I also add some sage to my burner and let it take all the negativity from my place. Yesterday I burned it twice and take it to my bedroom and let it stay for a bit, and honestly I had one of my best sleeps.
The truth is there is much to this world that remains unseen by mortal men and woman; yet, that does not make it any less real. There are a few people, like myself, that can perceive the unseen and others that get glimpses.
How to Avoid Getting Entities
Once you are free of entities you probably wish not to have them again. Short anecdote in this place: I once took part in medicine ceremonies which were to last for three days. On the first day the shaman removed a major demon from one of the participants. She left the next morning and didn't attend the remaining two ceremonies. Later she e-mailed me, and complained that the shaman had removed her "nice demon", and that she was now feeling lonely without it!
