Plants: living things in your home (yes plants!) bring life and disrupt evil energy.Salt: salt can form a protective shield around your bed or in a room sprinkle a pinch and form a grid.White candles: white candles bring light energy adjust according to your belief.Possession: in the worst of cases, people can become possessed.Mental health issues: demons can cause generally happy individuals to experience mood swings, rage, depression, and similar.Hardship: demons can cause hardship (death, financial ruin).Illness and sickness: most people who are suffering demonic attack will experience physical disease and illness that can go undiagnosed for a long time.Unexplained sounds: unexplained sounds are often linked to demons-crying, laughing, voices, footsteps, bangs, etc.Nightmares and night terrors: demons often will wake you up poking you, scratching you, pulling you up a wall, moving your sheets, shaking your bed, appearing in your dreams.Growling: growling is a common indication of a demon.Moving objects: demons will move objects in your home and like to knock over religious icons or important things.Apparitions: dark shadows, shadows hovering by or over you when you sleep, reflections in mirrors, apparitions of family members or deceased loved ones.Voices: often imitating people you know to trick you into believing its a friend or family member.Laura is a student from Ireland in love with books, writing, coffee, and cats.
When storms hit, villagers were sure it was the act of witches and would race down to the local church to acquire extra drops to protect their homes from lightning and to drive the witches away. The holy water carrier visited the villagers often to make sure that everyone was protected sufficiently. Sick animals diagnosed as suffering from a witch’s curse had holy water poured down their throats. It was sprinkled around the house, on crops, and farm animals to drive away evil spirits. In medieval times, holy water was the most popular weapon against the devil and his subjects, who were supposedly allergic to it. In farms, hag stones were hung above the stable door and were also often tied around the neck of a horse to protect them from witchcraft, since witches were prone to stealing horses and using them to get to their sabbats. They were often hung above the doors of people’s houses and on key chains or beds to protect them from witches and demons who would steal their strength while they were sleeping. For centuries, hag stones have been used in southwest England, particularly in Dorset, to protect people from witchcraft. Hag stones, also known as holey stones or Odin stones, have natural holes. The number of cases and the obvious patterning, as well as the fact that some of the concealed footwear has been found alongside other strange objects such as >dried cats or horse skulls, also suggests that the shoes were indeed hidden deliberately. However, these shoes have been left in places that are normally only accessible during times of construction and alteration or by taking considerable trouble, such as raising a floorboard. Some critics claim that the shoes found in unusual crevices were simply lost or disposed of as rubbish rather than concealed for magical purposes. The curious practice then continued right into the early 20th century. It is said that the belief originated in the 13th century when a Parish priest from England was said to have trapped the devil in a boot. This concealment of shoes was said to protect the occupants from witches and other evil spirits. Shoes were deliberately hidden within the structure of houses, especially in so-called spiritual openings such as among roof rafters, under the floorboards, and within the walls.