Authorized activity of demons & laying on of hands

• Self-deliverance is key to liberation from diabolical afflictions, through returning to the sacraments and identifying areas of permission given to the enemy.
• Imposition of hands is a sacred, Priestly gesture, carried from the Old Testament to the New, used for healing and conferring the Holy Spirit.
• The Old Testament is interpreted in the light of the New, and the expansion of the gesture moves from healing to the conferral of the Holy Spirit.
• The 72 sent out were early Bishops, prefiguring the sending out of the Apostles in the apostolic church.
• All liberation is self-liberation, and the demon doesn't have a right to be in our souls. We can integrate our suffering and return to a state of grace.

Integrating Psychological Trauma and Self-Deliverance 🧠

Christians integrate their psychological trauma by uniting their wounds to the wounds of Christ and offering it up as a form of redemptive suffering. Learning to integrate suffering expands one's capability to experience God's grace. Many can also self-deliver by returning to the sacraments and identifying areas where they have given permission to the enemy.

Technical Phrase: Imposition of Hands 🙏

The phrase "imposition of hands" is a sacred gesture with biblical roots. It was used by Jesus for healing the sick, blessing children, and conferring spiritual power to the Apostles. This gesture symbolizes the passage of divine authority, especially seen when Peter and John lay hands on the Samaritans and Ananias uses it to help Paul regain his sight and receive the Holy Spirit.

Expanding Practices in the New Testament 📘

The usage of the imposition of hands expanded within the New Testament, transitioning from healing to the conferral of the Holy Spirit. Acts of the Apostles depict the ordaining of the first deacons, the laying of hands for the Samaritans to receive the Holy Spirit, and Ananias's act of helping Paul regain his sight. These actions illustrate the sharing of apostolic power and the conferral of holy orders.