The libretto to The Devils of Loudun refers to the mid-17th-century events in Loudun, France, concerning the demonical possession of the Ursulinie nuns and their abbess, Mother Jeanne.
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All four were a " sign of the resistance to the demonical forces in a world remote from God, " he told about 70, 000 people gathered under colorful umbrellas at an airstrip near Paderborn.
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He also praised a third priest and a nun, saying all four were a " sign of the resistance to the demonical forces in a world remote from God, " he told about 70, 000 people gathered under colorful umbrellas at an airstrip on the damp summer morning.
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She played witches, murderers and other " demonical " roles, and reached such fame within her interpretations of negative characters that " the audience loved and hated her " She was described as : Tall and thin, with a long face, sharp chin and black eyes, emanating a gloomy fire.
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Aquinas says that wet dreams come from a physical cause of inappropriate pictures within your imagination, a psychological cause when thinking of sex while you fall asleep and a demonical cause where by demons act upon the sleepers body, " stirring the sleeper's imagination to bring about a orgasm, " ( Pg . 225 ).
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From the Chandogya Upanishad ( VIII . viii . 5, VIII . ix . 1, VIII . xii . 1-3 ) we learn that the term " Asura " ( 8 A 0 ) signifies the natural and impulsive ('demonical') actions of the senses which are promoted by the desire for an object of pleasure called " Asu " ( 8 A ), and that the term " Deva " ( & G 5 ), which is derived from the verb " Div " ( & ? 5 ) signifying'illumination', stands for the functions of the senses illuminated by reason.
