Tinkerpeach
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There is a valid psychological component to such rites. It depends upon the faith of the victim. The human mind truly is a beautiful thing. Not perfect, but amazingly powerful. No magic required.
Consider the movie “A Beautiful Mind” about John Nash. He was a schizophrenic who “saw” other people. A more accurate portrayal is the 55 minute documentary on youtube: A Brilliant Madness.
Once aware of his condition, Nash was able to struggle through it by knowing what was real and what was illusion. Stretch clearly doesn’t know the difference.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Nash
Of course there is a psychological component which is why all exorcists must travel to Rome for specific training.
When performing an exorcism the priest doesn’t just stand there saying the name of Jesus they can only cast out the spiryif they open themselves up to it meaning they are giving the demon full authority to attack him.
The Church has learned over centuries how to combat the attacks the demons will use which is the reason that only the Catholic Church does exorcisms