Greets,
(and a hello to Mairlyn, Alysia, Kathy )
This entire topic is a tricky subject, and for many reasons. I'll attempt a quick summary here, with no specific intention of attacking or criticising anyone or any viewpoint in particular, but mention of these will be relevant to my point, which I shall now attempt to communicate :
On one extreme, there are the fundamentalists who fear demons with a religious fervor, as if they were some organized heirachy of absolute religious darkness led by 'The Devil', and be regarded as entities that everyone should be terrified of.
On the other extreme, there are those who take the simplistic (and admittedly much easier to work with approach for most people) view that 'demons' are simply misguided human souls, much as a wayword child, nothing more.
Neither view appears to the entire truth. The problem with this subject, is the tremendous human fear that is associated with the subject and concept of 'demon'. In truth of course, such fear (false evidence appearing as real) and darkness, is only a false idea created in oneself, in the person who fears.
To first understand what these Dark Force Entities (DFEs) are, it would be useful to read Spirit Releasement Therapy (SRT) accounts on how to most helpfully deal with Dark Force Entities (DFEs) or the 'demonic' :
Spirit Releasement Therapy - A Technique ManualHealing Lost Souls - Releasing Unwanted Spirits From Your Energy BodyFreeing the Captives - The Emerging Therapy of Treating Spirit Attachment It would be really very nice and quite frankly desirable, if reality was exactly as described by Dave. And perhaps, it indeed is exactly like that.
But from the accounts by William Baldwin, Louise Ireland Frey, and also the writings of Hilarion, evidently there is something that goes a little beyond both viewpoints previously mentioned. That is to say, neither viewpoint is entirely correct.
First and foremost, Dave's view is totally and absolutely correct, in the regard that in dealing with 'demons', there needs to be no fear *whatsoever*, only love. This is true in dealing with all matters, including on this subject.
However, it is an errorneous idea to assume we're speaking about normal souls (much less human souls), when referring to Dark Force Entities.
What we're talking about, are actually illusionary 'shells of darkess', not quite actual beings or souls, for those would indeed be part of God.
The soul, or spark of God within, of the original being(s) that created the 'shell(s) of darkness' or 'demon', remains at the core of the 'demon'. But the darkness, is not the God within.
And why would any spark of God create such an illusion of darkness then? As William Baldwin explains in "Healing Lost Souls"
pages 88 & 89, and
pages 90 & 91), these beings (sparks of God), had been mislead to (mis)believe, that they were not God, that they did not have the Light within them. (One could say, a (far) more extreme form of dogmatic brainwashing akin to the lies of the Church).
Hence, the 'demon', much like the computer virus (which is merely a souless program), is merely a 'cloak' or 'shell' of darkness (ie. absence of Light), and *not* the actual being or soul who (misguidedly) created it, who is forever a part of God.
Thusly, there may be helpful precautions and differences in (appropriateness of) approach, that may come to light, if one understands the true nature of 'demons', rather than either a fearful false fundamentalist conception, or an oversimplistic one.
For those who choose to staunchly stand by the happier, simplier model of 'no such things as demons', that is perfectly fine, as is for those who choose the darker, 'demonic' fundamentalist religious model of 'demons' and fear (false evidence appearing as real).
What you choose to believe, or see, becomes your reality. And so you work with such, accordingly.
So is there any effective or helpful difference between Dave's model and what we're conveying here? Or is it nothing more than a play on words and terminology, as some might think?
The reason why we choose to speak on this, is that whilst it is far less damaging to imagine the happier, simplistic model as compared to the fearful, 'demonic', fundamentalist model, there is still some danger there, if the model turns out to be incomplete. For potentially, should a future, more extensive experience come that appears to contradict some aspects of the happier, simplistic model, there might be unnecessary confusion and wasted opportunity.
But far more importantly (to correct), all of us here (including Dave, Mairlyn, Alysia, and yourself, dear reader) would like to do what we can, to dispell the false ideas of the fearful, fundamentalist 'demonic' model based on fear, because that is the most unhelpful model to work with, for all involved (including for the spark of God behind the 'cloak of darkness' or DFE).
So what exactly is a Dark Force Entity (DFE) or 'demon', and how do we most lovingly, most helpfully, most appropriately, deal with these?
There is of course, no one single answer. If you already have an existing approach, which works well for you (as a therapist such as Dave, Gordon Phinn, or a retriever such as Mairlyn, Alysia, etc), and is clearly helpful to the beings involved, then it is exactly what works best for you, what is most helpful to the beings that receive help, then by all means, please continue.
But if you're still quite unsure as to how best to approach all of this, as to what this is all about, then a suggestion, would be to have a once-over read on the Spirit Releasement Therapy (SRT) material on the subject :
Spirit Releasement Therapy - A Technique ManualHealing Lost Souls - Releasing Unwanted Spirits From Your Energy BodyFreeing the Captives - The Emerging Therapy of Treating Spirit AttachmentAs well as a relevant page from "Other Kingdoms" by Hilarion, on calling the name of Christ :
http://infinity.hispeed.com/Heart.Of.God/Hilarion/DarkBrothers/index.htm The final answer therefore, lies in recognizing these entities for what they really are, recognizing both
1) the outer 'shell of darkness' that should not be mistaken or regarded or treated as a human soul, but instead require the direct assistance of specialized helpers and angels for the 'turning' or transforming;
2) the inner essence of the spark of Light, the GodSelf that is the eternal, true identity of the Being, and of all Beings.