And the unclean spirit,
convulsing him and crying with a loud voice,
came out of him.
—Mark 1.26
Demons don’t leave easily.
Power tightens its grip.
There are recriminations. Harsh words.
Withdrawal symptoms.
Letting go of old habits,
slipping torturous comforts,
shedding false assurances, inner bullies—
they drag their hooks on the way out.
Sometimes doubt and tension,
resistance, even a little ripping,
might be what it feels like
being torn up out of the grave.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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