| The little finger on the right hand is self-deception. Its companions are delusion, self-seduction and pride. These three spirits of "self" inflate pride. Pride is another compensation for rejection. One who feels rejected wants to feel important. The spirit of delusion comes along and says, "You are REALLY somebody"; "You are a spiritual giant!", or some other kind of giant. The ego that has been wounded appears to be given a boost. But it is all demonic. It only leads to greater frustration and disappointment. In one case ministry, the spirit of self-deception had convinced a thirteen year old girl that she was nineteen. She took on another name to go with her other person. She attempted to think, talk and act like an older girl. She was pushed beyond her abilities and her normal maturity. It added greatly to her oppression. � the thumbs represent the "Paranoid" phase of schizophrenia. Part of it is represented in the left thumb because it is rooted in rejection. On the rejection side are spirits of jealousy and envy. Those who are deficient in reciprocal love relationships become jealous and envious of those who do experience satisfying love. On the rebellion side are spirits of distrust, suspicion, fears and persecution. There is another demon in this latter group and it is called "Confrontation with honesty at all cost". Suspicion and distrust build up in the person until he is compelled to confront the other person. After the confrontation the pressure dies down within him for a while. But it leaves the attacked person to handle his wounds. The person acting under the influence of paranoid demons is quite insensitive to how many wounds he causes, yet he is super-sensitive to every offense toward himself. The revelation portrayed in the fingers and thumbs has proved to be infallible, as judged by numerous ministries with schizophrenics. There is no flaw in it. The demons listed down the left hand are representative of other spirits that are commonly found within the rejection side of the schizophrenia pattern. These will have some variations from person to person. The listing is suggestive rather than exhaustive. It is apparent in most instances that the demons listed on the left hand are in some way associated with the triad of rejection-type spirits � rejection, fear of rejection and self-rejection. The listing of demons on the right hand include control and possessiveness. They are directly related to rebellion. "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry." (I Samuel 15: 23a) This verse can be interpreted two ways. First, I interpret it to mean that to God rebellion is as abominable as witchcraft itself. I also interpret it to mean that one who has a rebellious nature has the nature of a witch. The purpose in witchcraft is to control. It is the controlling of another person by knowingly or unknowingly employing the power of evil spirits [demons]. Rebellion often leads to control. Now, let us continue down the right hand. There is a "root of bitterness". In all of life one does have conflicts. Things DO happen and words ARE spoken that require an attitude of forgiveness. Here lies the problem with the schizophrenic. He is unable to forgive. He has an unforgiving spirit. The things that happened thirty years ago are just as alive as they were the minute they happened. The root of bitterness is kept alive and out of it comes resentment, hatred, anger, retaliation, violence and murder. There can be many other demons attached to such a root of bitterness. |