Demonic Foes: My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal (October 6, 2020 release )

The world’s leading psychiatric authority on demonic possession delves into the hidden world of exorcisms and his own transformation from cynic to believer over the course of his twenty-five-year career.

Successful New York psychiatrist Richard Gallagher was skeptical yet intrigued when a hard-nosed, no-nonsense Catholic priest asked him to examine a woman for a possible exorcism. Meeting her, Gallagher was astonished. The woman’s behavior defied logic. In an instant, she could pinpoint a person’s secret weaknesses. She knew how individuals she’d never known had died, including Gallagher’s own mother, who passed away after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. She spoke fluently in multiple languages, including Latin—but only when she was in a trance.

This was not psychosis, Gallagher concluded. It was, in his scientific estimation, what could only be describe as paranormal ability. The woman wasn’t mentally disturbed—she was possessed. This remarkable case was the first of many that Gallagher would encounter

Stung is where you slip up and work from ego, allowing the target you are removing to attach to yourself. It’s the snake handler getting bit by the snake.

I’ve learned by these difficult experiences myself. A spiritual ego is one of the greatest obstacles to overcome. In doing this work, your strength comes through your weakness.

There is not a day that goes by that I do not want to die to fully return to my Father’s Love. If it happens today, I would be overjoyed.

However, I am a servant and live at His pleasure. My greatest desire is to be One with My Father’s Will and do His work. I trust Him beyond words.

Relating to Peck, he did a lot of great work educating people on a topic that very little had been known. His great service was to open people’s eyes to a greater reality. For that, he deserved greater mercy. If he would have been willing, I would have removed his attachment and set him free from the trap that ensnared him, God willing.

But what actually happened was what was to be. It’s all OK.

We are on a stage. The theme and end of this play is written. The detailed script is just unfolding.

There is much that I have not shared that continues to astonish and humble me. It fills me with gratitude to just be found worthy to participate as a lowly servant.

My Love for Him is so great, my eyes are filled with tears of joy as I type this.

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