Demon Curing Ritual

Father Max Thompson successfully curing a demon.

The demon curing ritual is a ritual that can be used to cure a demon without any significant damage to the vessel. It has been performed successfully once.

Procedure & Incantation

The procedure was originally invented by Father Max Thompson back in the 1950s. After 18 times failed, finally, he founded the proper formula to curing demons. It involved purifying one's blood by confessing his sins. The demon is trapped in a devil's trap drawn on any consecrated ground. The purified blood is drawn into a syringe and plunged into the demon's neck eight times, once every hour. The ritual's effect is not instantaneous. Until the fourth hour, the demon is still the one in control. It was after the sixth dose that any change was visible. After the eighth dose, the person who perform the ritual has to recite an incantation, a variation of the exorcism incantation, "Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus. Hanc animam redintegra, lustra! Lustra!". His palm is slit and the palm is placed against the demon's mouth. White light engulfs the demon and a second later, the demon is cured. The demon becomes human again as a result.

After Effects

Sam administering a dose to Crowley.

Although Father Max Thompson was a little weak from losing blood every hour, the after effects on Sam were worse as he was already quite weak, due to completing the first two trials. Every dose administered to Crowley, caused his arm to glow orange and caused him pain. As a result of Sam not finishing the ritual, Crowley did not become human again but did retain human emotions and an addiction to human blood.

Notes

• This ritual is the third and final trial to close the Gates of Hell.
• The way the demon is cured is similar to way an angel smites a demon but without killing the vessel.

Known Users

• Father Max Thompson (successfully cured an unknown demon)
• Sam Winchester (unfinished, on Crowley, successful on Dean Winchester)

Appearances

• Season 8
  • Clip Show
  • Sacrifice
• Season 10
  • Reichenbach (mentioned)

Trivia

• Some fans are speculating that Sam might attempt to cure Dean in Season 10. The biggest problem with that scenario is that the ritual might not work on a Knight of Hell with the Mark of Cain, such as Dean, since Dean (and Cain) are immune to rituals and weapons that work on normal demons.