# #12719 Can Humans Possess One Another? Purgatory and Ghosts - Jimmy Akin Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12719-can-humans-possess-one-another-purgatory-and-ghosts-jimmy-akin Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12719-can-humans-possess-one-another-purgatory-and-ghosts-jimmy-akin.md Podcast: [Catholic Answers Live](https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348) Published: 2026-05-15T23:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.catholic.com/audio/cal/can-humans-possess-one-another-purgatory-and-ghosts Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.catholic.com/wp-content/uploads/20260515a_165932.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/catholic-answers-live-681348/episodes/12719-can-humans-possess-one-another-purgatory-and-ghosts-jimmy-akin ## Resource “Can humans possess one another?” This question opens a discussion on the nature of influence and control, including the implications of brainwashing techniques. Additionally, the episode addresses what happens to souls in purgatory at the end of the world and whether it’s morally acceptable to seek the identity of a ghost that may be trying to communicate. Other intriguing topics include the concept of fallen guardian angels and their replacements. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 03:40 – can human beings possess one another? For example: would brainwashing techniques done by the CIA and other government agencies with the use of LSD and other mind-altering drugs count as possession? My understanding is that the subject’s personality is changed, and they become very influenceable. Is this a form of possession by humans? 20:07 – My 9-year-old son loves listening to your show. He is wondering if you could shed any light on what might happen to the souls in purgatory when the end of the world comes. Do they get forcibly zapped through the rest of their purification process? 33:21 – If you have good reason to believe a ghost in purgatory is trying to get your attention, is it morally okay to ask them to reveal their identity? Context: a few years ago I was home alone with my newborn daughter on All Souls Day and heard repeated loud rattling sounds coming from the kitchen. The baby began screaming. I calmly walked out and said, “Whoever is bothering my baby, go away.” The rattling stopped and I have never heard it since. I have had Mass said for the soul, and also for one person I suspect it might have been, but I am not sure.… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/catholic-answers-live-681348/episodes/12719-can-humans-possess-one-another-purgatory-and-ghosts-jimmy-akin/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12719-can-humans-possess-one-another-purgatory-and-ghosts-jimmy-akin.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.