Exorcism as Psychotherapy: Casting Out "Demons", "Shadow"
May 8, 2025
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In exorcism, the therapist is active and the patient passive
This renders the patient useless to his or her “demons” (dark side, shadow) and they leave
The therapist in exorcism is performative, a theatre play that involves a script and a narrative.
The patient in psychotherapy is performative, involved in a reenactment subject to a script and a narrative.
We need to reconceive of psychotherapy along the lines of exorcism: to allow the therapist to play an active role, give advice, guide, direct the patient.
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