w3rdup :
You’re exactly right that Pazuzu is the protector of Reagan. In the Iraq sequence, Merrin unearths two artifacts: a Saint Christopher medal (protector of children) and a Pazuzu amulet (also protector of children). That shot is there to tell the audience that Pazuzu and Saint Christopher are similar, even though it makes NO sense for those two artifacts to be together in an archaeological dig. However, what you’ve gotten wrong is that Pazuzu is not the demon that possesses Reagan—she’s been occupied by Pazuzu’s nemesis, Lamashtu. In Sumerian society, Lamashtu was the worst thing, an all-powerful evil, and Pazuzu was used to ward her off. Pazuzu is a demon of the air, wind, and of flying. Lamashtu is a demon of cold, dampness, illness, infection, bile/gross bodily fluids, swelling, and death of young children and the lament of their mothers. Now rewatch the movie and look for scenes with unnatural wind, flying, or falling in them—it’s always in protection against the presence of Lamashtu. And look for scenes with unnatural cold, stench, bile, gross body fluids, infection or swelling—that’s Lamashtu. Sometimes you’ll even see them in the same scenes, where they’re openly battling over the child. This movie is so well done.
2026-11-07 16:41:42