These forces of evil, in Paul’s mind, are not simply invisible, individual devils hiding in between neurons in individuals. Instead, they are very real and powerful forces that enter groups of people and guide or even control their internal functioning and external behavior. Under their influence, people move together as with one will, like a school of tuna or a flock of crows or a herd of wildebeest, paralyzed or convulsed or twisted or massaged so as to conform to values and dictates that they may never have imagined on their own.
