Exorcism - Encounters with the Paranormal and the Occult

by Jose Francisco C. Syquia

Encounters with the Paranormal and the Occult
Fr. Jose Francisco C. Syquia

# Do ghosts exist?
# Are there haunted houses?
# How about spirits of the glass, mediums and séances?
# Are mangkukulams really powerful?
# Can fortune-tellers really see into the future?
# Do anting-antings and agimats really work?
# Do tikbalangs and manananggals exist?
# Does the Catholic Church still perform exorcisms?

You won't be able to put down this book. Because Fr. Jocis Syquia an official exorcist of the Catholic Church will take you into the hidden, dark world of demons and how they intersect our daily world.
Speaking from personal experience of haunted houses, demon possession, ghosts, and true-to-life, scientifically unexplainable paranormal activity, Fr. Jocis will also show you the incomparable power of God over spirits.
Included in this gripping book of stories is the Exorcism Rite the main weapon of the Catholic Church against demonic assaults, a concise manual of prayers for deliverance, as well as a handbook for dealing with infested locales.
This book will change the way you view the world.

In the end, Fr. Jocis' mind-blowing stories will not make you fear the devil as much as they will make you love God more.
-- Bo Sanchez Catholic Lay Preacher and Bestselling Author

Genres: Religion, Spirituality

285 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

After graduating from college in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), FR. JOSE FRANCISCO “JOCIS” SYQUIA entered the seminary in 1989 and completed his training from both San Carlos Major Seminary in Makati City and the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sacred Theology from the UST Ecclesiastical Faculties and a Licentiate in Spiritual Theology from the Angelicum in Rome. He finished both courses with magna cum laude honors. He also has a Master’s degree in Psychology from the UST Graduate School.

Fr. Jocis is the Head of the Commission on Extraordinary Phenomena for the Archdiocese of Manila. He is the Director of the Archdiocese of Manila Office of Exorcism, an exorcist of Manila and a member of the International Association of Exorcists based in Rome. He completed the Vatican Course on Exorcism and Deliverance at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University.

He is the author of the bestselling book Exorcism—Encounters with the Paranormal and the Occult (Shepherd’s Voice Publications), as well as Exorcist: Volume 1—A Spiritual Journey and Exorcist: Volume 2—Spiritual Battle Lines published by ST PAULS. He is also a full-time formator, spiritual director, and professor of spirituality and psychology at the San Carlos Major Seminary.

Reviews

[Cesar Inocencio · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author presented his subject objectively and interestingly, certainly not off-putting for the reader, at least from my own perspective. It was like listening to him first-hand, his descriptions and accounts are very detailed yet without being too sensational or fantastic. Very catechetical, with balanced apologetics. I'd highly recommend this book to everyone willing enough and open-minded about the devil and evil itself, especially in this day and age.

[Karren · Rating 5 out of 5]

We could use more of these books in our libraries. More than an addition to our arsenal for the fight against the devil, it sheds light on the many mysteries of our culture, our faith, and our practices.

[emcynonymous · Rating 5 out of 5]

very LIBERATING! I’m not into scary movies so I thought I will have a hard time reading this-but quite the opposite. It’s very informative and as I said liberating. There’s one part of the book that I even cried because I realized how enormous God’s love is. Every catholic should read this!

[Yovita Wijaya · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book, read it twice, heard Father Jocis teaching too, and read the other book because of this book. Judulnya lupa tapi tulisannya Father Amorth deh.

[Kathhzzz · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for all Catholics.

[Lek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enlightening book for the curious catholics,it will strengthen your faith...

[Claire Gutierrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books.

[Max T.P. · Rating 1 out of 5]

As someone who is aware of the church's history, I could say that the person who wrote this was either blind, if not manipulative. I haven't read halfway, and yet it had already pushed its agenda to vilify and demonize the religion of our poor ancestors. Along with that, it has also demonized certain esoteric practices that I could tell he didn't know anything about. The way he spoke about these subjects that lay outside of his religion showed how misinformed and ignorant he was. He spoke with such sure authoritative judgment, like a person ready to throw the first stone. I was healing from my religious trauma and was beginning to come back to the church and integrate it with my faith, but this deterred me once again. It reminded me how the biggest hypocrites are inside the church, conducting masses.

[Teresa Rose Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book by Fr. Jose Syquia! I've really enjoyed reading it way back, then. I got interested in reading it a few years after I, myself had an encounter with the other side when 2 of those closest to me got possessed on different occassions. It was a time during my early conversion when according to my spiritual director who is an exorcist, himself--the demon REACTED when I gave my life to the Lord. And with the help of Fr. Jose Syquia's book, I learned a lot more of what's happening. And I get to appreciate more our faith. It's so beautiful! God is so powerful and the demon is so real. It gives you a balance between not being too complacent and total confidence in God.

[Jason Sta. Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I was young, I am already very curious about the exorcism cases. My Mom is also a bit scared when we watch the movie "The Exorcist" and I felt bad when the priest got beaten and died. But I felt glad when the author of this book mentioned that it doesn't happen in real life and the priest will most likely beat the hell out of those demons most of the time. Overall this book is good because the author shared his experiences regarding his previous exorcism cases and he also provided those prayers of protections and the steps on what you must do whenever you encounter a possessed person. A perfect guide actually.

[Oliva Duldulao]

Hello po , Father Syquia saan po pwede bumili ng book of deliverance. Thank you

[Gab of Green Gables · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book deepened my understanding of the paranormal and the occult as a Catholic and I saw how exorcism is no easy feat.

I commend Father Syquia for making this book easily accessible to read and how informative it is on the different topics on battling demons.

This book is a comprehensive material indeed on Exorcism including prayers on how to battle demons. I also learned about three factors in determining a real possession: (1) psychiatric manifestation (2) parapsychological phenomena (3) aversion to the sacred.

Father Syquia's personal accounts are key materials in further understanding the practice of exorcism and it made me see how God's love is magnanimous more than ever.

[Ethan Mills · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you like paranormal activity. Well this is the best book for you. This book is full of stories of true encounters of gohsts and performing exorsisms. These stories go so far back. they go to the egypian times. These stories are frakay. This book shows you how to perform an exorcism but also how to kill gohsts. This book was made after the movie exorsism was made. They then wrote a book about stories of ghost interactions and stories of haunted peope.

[ae · Rating 5 out of 5]

When the movie exaggerated the exorcism but it is really different in real life scenario.