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Showing Christoph his true form and swearing to assume the role of his deceased father was enough to finally convince the despondent man to sign a [[diabolical pact]]. Christoph wrote the pact in black ink in his native German language. It was short and simple: “I Christoph Haizmann, am writing to this Gentleman (the Devil) to be his son for the next nine years.” | Showing Christoph his true form and swearing to assume the role of his deceased father was enough to finally convince the despondent man to sign a [[diabolical pact]]. Christoph wrote the pact in black ink in his native German language. It was short and simple: “I Christoph Haizmann, am writing to this Gentleman (the Devil) to be his son for the next nine years.” | ||
Christoph was able to resume his work for approximately one year, with the Devil acting as his father, and he as the Devil's son. In 1669, the Devil demanded Christoph sign a second pact, this one written in blood, with more specific details about their arrangement. The pact stated: “Christoph Haizmann. I pledge myself to Satan, to be his bondage son, and in nine years to give him my body and soul.” | Christoph was able to resume his work for approximately one year, with the Devil acting as his father, and he as the Devil's son. In 1669, the Devil demanded Christoph sign a second pact, this one written in blood, with more specific details about their arrangement. The pact stated: “Christoph Haizmann. I pledge myself to [[Satan]], to be his bondage son, and in nine years to give him my body and soul.” | ||
He found work as a painter in the Austrian city of Pottenbrunn and lived there for many years. | He found work as a painter in the Austrian city of Pottenbrunn and lived there for many years. | ||
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==Second exorcism== | ==Second exorcism== | ||
[[File:Haizmann-Devil.jpg|400px|thumb|Painting of the true form of the Devil as encountered by Christoph Haizmann in 1668. This is a copy of the original painting by an unknown artist]] | [[File:Haizmann-Devil.jpg|400px|thumb|Painting of the true form of the Devil as encountered by Christoph Haizmann in 1668. This is a copy of the original painting by an unknown artist]] | ||
Christoph returned to Mariazell in May 1678 and requested another exorcism to retrieve the original pact, the one written in black ink, from the Devil. As before, the church fathers led him in prayer at the altar, and he successfully retrieved his pact. | Christoph returned to Mariazell in May 1678 and requested another exorcism to retrieve the original pact, the one written in black ink, from the Devil. As before, the church fathers led him in prayer at the altar, and he successfully retrieved his pact on May 9th. | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
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==Scholarship== | ==Scholarship== | ||
Fourteen years later, a church historian | Fourteen years later, a church historian gathered the items related to the exorcism and put them into a single file in the church archives. Copies were made of the original pacts and placed in the file. The historian also arranged for a painter to produce exact copies of Christoph's paintings of the exorcism and the forms of the devil. The originals have since disappeared, and were possibly too damaged to save, hence the reason they were copied. | ||
===Freud=== | ===Freud=== | ||
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