The first line (obverse) of the text of Tablet 26 from the Babylonian ‘Medical Diagnostic Series’ reads, "If epilepsy falls once upon a person [or falls many times] it is the result of possession by a demon or departed spirit." (British Museum, London-See Kinnier Wilson and Reynolds, 1990) This is known as the "epilepsy tablet" numbered
In Mackey's Revised History of Freemasonry, by Robert Ingham Clegg, et. al., we find the following: [Volume VII, pp. 2135 - 2137] "Figures 3, 5, and 6 are different forms of Nergal. The word Ner-Gal divides into two parts: Ner signifies light, or luminary, etc., and gal signifies to roll, revolve, a revolution, a circuit,
The "Cutha tablet" was found in the ancient city of Babylonia. The text on the tablet gives an account of "creation" and speaks of a "temple of Sittam, " in the sanctuary of Nergal, the "giant king of war, lord of the city of Cutha." He is frequently invoked in the hymns and his symbols
U.S. actor, martial artist, and reserve sheriff, Steven Seagal has just been bestowed with a special mission and title by Russia. It is said to be one of the toughest roles he has ever played... This past week the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Seagal will be its special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties to
Former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, 54, recently tweeted that he once saw “something, organic, alien-like” in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis when he was working with colleague Randy Bresnik. The revelations were made during a chat on Twitter with fans about his experiences in space after he was asked if he had
The following comment comes from the forum on Epilepsy.com titled, Epilepsy and Demonic Possession...or something of the sort. The post talks about how family members declare that you must have demons in you, or you have spiritual unrest, or are somehow "not right" with God? I wanted to share this comment to prove that some
It has been called the "Sacred Disease," and in the ancient past, people who had it were either known as "divine and religiously inspired" or more commonly as "demon, devil or unclean spirit possessed." Today we know of this disease as epilepsy. The history of epilepsy begins with the Babylonian codex of the late 2nd millennium
"I've got a disease that wants to kill me and it's in my head, so I have to guard against that." - Robbie Williams Brittish Pop Star, Robbie Williams has been open to the public about taking anti-depressants to "calm his demons." Williams recently opened up about his battle with depression to the Radio Times
A Kentucky caregiver was jailed earlier this month after he allegedly beat to death a woman he was taking care of with a baseball bat in order to drive out a demon out of the stomach of the woman, WKYT reported. The suspect, Hunter Moore, 36, of Scott County was 53-year-old Denise Rene Hamilton's caretaker
"He has a delusion that he was possessed by a demon when this happened but the demon was responsible." - Mental Health Expert - Dr. Donald Grant An Australian man, Alex McEwan, 23, accused of murdering Korean student Eunji Ban in a Brisbane park told police he “had a demon” in his head that he
