Mary moved into an old farmhouse outside St. Louis in February 2006, away from highways, concrete oceans and close neighbors. She generally stayed alone and things were relatively quiet ? until something came into her home.
?Shortly after (moving in), on a whim I bought a book about spirit summoning, spells and other bits of magic,? she said. ?I thought it would be fun to try a spell, so I did. Nothing life altering, something cute and mild, although it escapes me what I was trying to do at the time.?
Casting the first spell roused her curiosity further, so she tried more. That?s when her trouble began.
?I have always had a mild interest in the occult, and also enjoy a good scare now and again,? she said. ?But I am beginning to wonder if I might not have created some problems for myself unintentionally.?
Mary may have invited negative entities into her home. According to ?Disciple To Magic? by Rev. Lucian Agrippa Melampus? Paul, spells and rituals ?open the spiritual doors to powers and forces unseen;? doors that may best remain closed.
As the spells increased, strange shadows began appearing to Mary.
?It seemed the more I did the more I began to see these shadow people,? Mary said. ?At first it was just out of the corner of my eye and only for a fleeting few seconds.?
But the shadows moved in and made themselves at home. Mary stopped casting spells, but the shadows have not left her.
?They continued to progress, however, to a point where they were no longer just out of the corner of my eye, and while they wouldn?t sit down and have a cup of coffee, they seemed to linger,? she said. ?I have a feeling both my cat and my dog see them even better than I do, as they will throw fits for no reason even in broad daylight.?
The back door to Mary?s home started opening on its own, straight razor blades have began appearing in odd places around her house, and the shadows have become bolder.
?I?m not just seeing shadow people anymore; I?m seeing actual things with color and features. It is rare, but it does happen,? she said. ?I?m also beginning to hear things.?
Mary?s heard her name screamed in the house at night while sleeping, and during the day when she?s fully awake.
?I don?t have close neighbors, so its not just ambient noise,? she said. ?I?ve also heard music. It?s pretty faint, but if I concentrate I can hear the words.?
Dawn, a medium from southern Missouri, is familiar with opening these spiritual doors. During an emotionally stressful time as a teen, she opened one ? and let something out.
?They are very dangerous,? she said. ?(People) begin to open up the doorways of communication with the other side.?
Negative energies come through these doorways, she said.
?I actually had something evil in my house; this very large dark presence,? Dawn said. ?From 18 to 21 I tried hard to ignore it. The more I tried to ignore it, the more things moved in my house. People who haven?t experienced that think it?s make believe ? You have to deal with it.?
Mary hasn?t dealt with it. The visitations continue and she?s beginning to doubt her sanity.
?Is it really real?? Mary asked. ?I?m really worried that I might be becoming a schizophrenic.?
Or maybe she?s just the host of a house guest she didn?t want to invite.
Copyright 2007 by Jason Offutt
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