Adam Blai. The Exorcism Files. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback. $18.95. 224 pages. Available from the publisher.
“For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (Eph 6:12)
Modern culture is obsessed with the supernatural, sometimes in a pernicious way. Alarmingly, children are introduced to occult literature, games, spells, and curses. Due to a dearth in authentic spiritual formation, people are sometimes oblivious to the dire consequences of New Age, black magic, Wicca, and Satanism.
In his latest book, The Exorcism Files, Adam Blai helps readers put on the armor of God in the war against evil. Blai, a consultant on religious demonology and exorcism for the Pittsburgh diocese, also drew from his background in psychology and paranormal research to write this book. He is an auxiliary member of the International Association of Exorcists in Rome, trains exorcists nationally, and participates in deliverance ministry. He has written other books including The Catholic Guide to Miracles.
A theology student reviewed: “Accompany Adam as he outlines the pitfalls to avoid while he testifies to truthful accounts of possession. The devil is out there and Adam’s trying to help us keep him at bay. Another amazing read!”
A priest reviewer shared that this book serves “to better understand the conniving ways by which the demonic can enter into our lives–ways that are too often misunderstood, misrepresented, and even celebrated by our current culture. The reader learns by example what not to do; from warnings against the pride (as old as Eden) so rife in the New Age, to more specific information (with scriptural references) regarding contacting the dead; from examining the dubious origins of Wicca, to discussing the pop-phenomena of ghost-hunting, Ouija boards, and satanism, Mr. Blai provides a safe, no-nonsense, but gripping and informative survey of the spiritual fires with which humanity so insistently plays—as well as the spiritual truths by which God means to keep us safe.”
A recurrent theme in this book is that we must rely on God’s wisdom and orient our lives to His will because demons feed on the delusion that we are powerful. Blai sheds light on the spiritual battle we are waging and how the victory is won.
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