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The Dark Realm

“If you place your head in a lion’s mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.”—Agatha Christie

We begin our journey into the many realms of the supernatural with the Dark Realm. This is a fascinating realm and one with which I’m very familiar. It may sound obscure and foreboding—true—but this realm is like the others, which are all part of God’s many dimensions. With the sweet comes the sour, and with the rose comes the thorn. As a practicing exorcist and spiritual healer, I have had considerable edification and experience with the shadows that possess people, whether the shadows are self-induced or come from an outside force. Either way, this particular realm is very interesting. It is home not only to supernatural beings but also to our own reflections of the shadows and fears by which we might allow ourselves to be controlled. Negative projections, evil intent, glamour, illusion, and demonic intelligences are the inhabitants here. What’s interesting about this realm is that it is the farthest away from the Creator. It’s an area of rebellion. All beings that choose to turn away from the Divine Light of the Source realm make this their chaotic presence of residence.

The Divine Light represents truth, liberation, peace, awareness, justice, and all aspects of healing and balance. When I refer to light and dark, I’m not talking about a religious god vs. Satan, even though those are well-formed archetypal symbols. I will not use or accept the religious dogma projected by some of the fundamentalist Christian groups. We all have the great power to choose to be lighthearted or dark-hearted. There are even those that live in the gray area of supernatural and human alike. It’s not good, it’s not bad, and it’s all within the power of choice. Like the yin and yang symbol, within the white side there is a dot of black, and within the black side there is a dot of white. If we look at this symbol as a 3-D image, like a sphere, we can begin to see life and creation as a holistic design rather than just black and white designs. There is a need for both love and fear within the universe, and we learn and grow from both. When it comes to our spiritual natures, we have the divine right to choose what’s healthy and what’s not. Many people who come to me for healing or for an exorcism ritual are able to release their fears and their control issues as they allow a higher vibration to be their guide. I never judge souls on what path they want to take—either way, as I will say repeatedly, all souls will return to the Creator, the Source, at some point. In my own personal belief system, evil is never the way to go. I have seen the results of its hold on a soul and it is not pretty! But, I also know that many people who have experienced possessions and delved into the black arts have evolved out of that darkness. They discover their own power and receive a wider perspective and a deeper view of their own place in the world. Healing can happen for anyone and anything.

In most of the other realms, the Creator has charged many spiritual beings to reign, but in the Dark Realm there is commonly utter chaos. If there is any ruling factor to this realm, it is the archetypal force we call Satan that permeates and saturates the realm. The Christian mythological story states that Satan, an archangel, was cast out of heaven for not being a team player. Hell—or in my terms, the Dark Realm—was created, and Satan and his legions were cast into it permanently. There are many new age dogmas that consider Satan to be a symbol of man’s ego, or a lower form of consciousness that is selfish and has no desire for spiritual evolution. Lucifer (the shining one) became another name for Satan in Christian theology. According to Jewish studies, Lucifer was cast out of heaven for not bowing down to Adam, who had charge over the earth. In Judaism and Christianity, Satan is represented as a fallen angel, but in Islamic studies, the devil is a djinn (or spiritual creature) and not an angel.

In folk traditions from Europe, the devil was known as the Old One or Old Split-foot. This persona did not carry the same role that Satan portrayed in Christianity and Judaism. Instead, he was a trickster. The word old has long been related to the devil, originally in respect to his primeval character. In Old English, he was called se ealda (“the old one”). For centuries, English speakers have invented all sorts of fantastic euphemisms for the devil using the word old. Examples include Old Nick, Old Teaser, and Old Thief. Some of the devil’s nicknames are based on the traditional representation of him with horns and cloven hooves, which were initiated by Christians in the Middle Ages. They pictured the devil as an evil figure modeled after the pagan deity, Pan, who was part human and part goat. Those characteristics led to the names Old Hornie and Split-foot. In my view, there is a trickster spirit and the spirit of truth, and we have the fun of choosing which one to work with.

This chapter deals with the realm of the darkness that can intervene in our lives and create havoc, but note that it’s a two-way street. The Dark Realm can’t come to play if you don’t invite it. It’s like meeting the devil at the crossroads: if you make a deal, your bill will eventually have to be settled, and you are going to wish that you had not sealed the pact. There is always a price to pay when working with the Dark Realm. It’s a tricky area. This realm has its own agenda and intent that has nothing to do with your well-being or profit.

Vengeful Spirits

Let’s talk about some of the beings that inhabit the Dark Realm. First on the tour are the vengeful spirits. Our friends at Wikipedia (last modified December 4, 2013), define a vengeful spirit like this: “In mythology, and folklore, a vengeful ghost or vengeful spirit is said to be the spirit of a deceased person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural, or unjust death. In certain cultures where funerals and burial or cremation ceremonies are important, such vengeful spirits may also be considered as unhappy ghosts of individuals who have not been given a proper funerary rite.” In my work, I have found this definition to be true. Souls that have had prolonged afterlives steeped in anger and resentment tend to become more and more concentrated in negativity. This form reaches far beyond a simple lost soul or a ghost who haunts an old farmhouse. These souls can become concentrated evil. Therefore they reside in the Dark Realm and not in the Paranormal Realm.

My first encounter with a vengeful spirit occurred when a client contacted me about a disturbance in his household. He and his wife were newly married and were living in a lovely cabin way out in the country. They literally lived a rural life on a small farm equipped with well water and no electricity, and yes, there was even an outhouse. There are many country people who call me when needed due to their trust and my reputation as a local from the Ozarks. No citified psychics for them!

The husband had been getting scratch marks on him from out of nowhere, and his clothing would be thrown all over the place when they returned from a trip to town. This occurrence happened on several occasions. The last straw happened when my client felt a blow to the head while he was in the kitchen and fell to the floor. No one else was there. His wife was visiting her sister that day in another town. As I drove about twenty miles out into the country on the dirt road, I could see the sun setting over the Ozarks. I had a feeling this was going to be an eventful night, so I had stocked up on holy water, sacred objects, and my special remedies for blessings and spiritual cleansings. I took along my friend Carol, who at that time had been working with me for about five years. We have been working together for twenty years now, so this particular encounter happened some time ago.

When we arrived, the couple was on the front porch, looking terrified.

“It’s already started,” he yelled as he walked quickly to the car with the young wife in tow.

I got out of the car and could feel an energy emanating from the house. It was a wall of tremendous anger. Something was not at all happy that I had shown up. I don’t scare off easily; as a matter of fact, I don’t scare off at all. So this energy was about to mess with the wrong psychic tonight! The challenge was on, so I prayed and invoked my spiritual protectors immediately. Carol usually went with me into the locations for blessings, but on this night, I knew that she was not strong enough to deal with this bad force.

I told the others to stay outdoors, and as I walked into the house, I noticed it was lit only with kerosene lamps. I normally like the smell of kerosene, as it reminds me of warmth on a winter’s night. On this night, however, the lamps created a perfect setting for a supernatural happening as the shadows played back and forth on the cabin walls. As I stepped across the threshold, a broom fell, or was thrown down, rather, right in front of me. I stepped over it and kept walking around the room. The living room was to my left, so I entered it and walked around, sending out my psychic feelers to locate the origin of the paranormal disturbance. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. There he was. A lost soul who was seething with anger was standing just behind me. I could watch him trying to punch me within my mind’s eyes. He was hitting and slapping, but I felt nothing.

“Sorry buddy, it won’t work,” I said. “Why don’t you talk to me, and try to calm down.”

A wedding picture that I was standing next to crashed to the floor. Then, I heard a crash from upstairs. I walked upstairs, still talking aloud to the angry specter. I walked into the young couple’s bedroom and found what looked like a jewelry box that had crashed to the floor.

The shouting words of “NO! NO! NO! I hate them! I hate them!” kept ringing through my brain. I knew it would require more than just my usual ghost therapy session to take care of this business. I walked back outside. Everyone was standing around the car looking wide-eyed.

“What the hell is going on in there?” Carol asked. I could tell she was in full attack mode.

“Okay, kids, we have a vengeful spirit to deal with. Fasten your seat belts; it’s going to be a bumpy night!” (Yeah, I pulled my inner Bette Davis big-shouldered broad out for effect.)

I instructed the ensemble to sit in a circle in the middle of the living room. I had Carol cover all the mirrors in the room; nasty spirits have been known to use them as portals of escape. I surrounded our circle with salt—but only partly, like a crescent moon. I wanted to allow space for the spirit to enter our circle and communicate. As you will learn later in this book, ghosts cannot cross a line of salt. Salt is a spiritual protectant. I placed a white candle in the middle of the circle, and we all sat down in chairs.

Let me mention at this time that spirit contact is a very tricky situation if you do not know what you are doing. Do not try this at home. Unless you have been taught respectful mediumship and know all the tricks of the trade, stay far away from situations like this one. I knew that this case was going to require mediumship as well as casting a circle of power to contact this spirit and draw him in. He was a vengeful spirit, and a house blessing would only fix the problem temporarily. Unlike the presence of a demonic being where I could call forth the Archangel Michael and have it bound, this spirit might be treated the same, but I wanted to make sure to give him a chance to heal his vengefulness. I don’t give demons the time of day—they have to go!

Usually it’s best to have others of psychic and mediumship training in your spirit circles, but this occasion was a situation of extreme measures. I needed the spiritual intent and power of the couple to help with the process of contact. It was also Carol’s first time, but I knew she was ready to put her training into action if she had to.

There was only the soft glow of the candle and the kerosene lamps in the room. As we sat down, I began to instruct those in the circle about their jobs. Carol was to keep the prayer book handy in case the spirit became more agitated than normal. The couple was to answer any questions they might have concerning the spirit once he was contacted.

Vengeful spirits may be very unpredictable, just like any energy from the Dark Realm. Their means are to punish and hurt, and in certain cases, it is for correct justice. Nevertheless, it’s best to communicate with respect and with a sense of authority, and whenever possible, it is preferable to treat the cause and send them on their way to the light. Spirit contact in this case is for the purpose of healing on both sides of the veil.

This night was not about a slumber party or a realty show, so there was no disrespect in our space. I began to relax and call for my spiritual power and guardians for protection. I invoked a member of the legion of the Archangel Michael to be with us and be on guard in case we needed him. As soon as I gave the signal, Carol’s job was to close the circle with salt immediately after the spirit had entered it. Closing the circle traps the spirit so that we can get the job done.

I began to use my own method of trance and started the process of invoking the vengeful spirit. I’m not going to give you my formula, and I don’t want anyone to do this practice at home—opening up Pandora’s Box. As I began to breathe deeply, the crashing of pans in the kitchen made the members of the circle jump. Carol, right on cue, kept the prayers going and the intention strong. As the spirit moved closer to the circle, we could feel the temperature drop in the room. Suddenly, a chilly breeze encircled everyone, and I gave the nod for Carol to close the circle. She did, and we had him.

As some of you know from my last work, I don’t encourage mediumship or spirit contact. Let me clarify this statement. Picture an ordinary man walking into a mental hospital and trying to diagnose and treat mental cases. It’s the same thing in this situation. If you are trained, well versed in the supernatural, and have a high psychic clarity of discernment, then you can work this kind of ritual, but in most cases it is not advisable. Most people see mediumship and spirit contact butchered and commercialized on television shows, and there is no respect as a result. If you don’t have any respect for the spirit world and the supernatural, you are going to be burned.

When I go into trance, it’s as though my consciousness of Darrin sits off in a corner of my mind and watches everything that’s happening. I told the Creator that if I were to do this work, I wanted to be conscious of everything. I did not want any part of blacking out or not remembering who started chatting through my vocal cords. I also chose to relay the messages I receive from a spirit without having my body taken over by that spirit. Yeah, I have my boundaries, even with the spirits!

I began to feel myself go under, and I stepped through the veil into the realm in which this vengeful spirit was residing. It was dark, it was creepy, and he was very angry! In my mind, I saw the two of us in a room. It was the living room where the circle was gathered, but only he and I were present. The spirit was a young man in his early twenties. He wore jeans and a red and black checkered shirt.

“Why are you here?” The spirit shouted. (I made sure to vocalize everything for the team on the other side.)

“I’m here to help you,” I said calmly.

“He took her from me!”

“Who?” I said.

“Roger, the (bleep) son of a (bleep) took her away. I want him dead. I want him dead!” (Roger was my client.)

“First of all, who are you?” I asked. Still calm.

“Bobbie, my name is Bobbie, and why am I here?” He began to cry uncontrollably.

When I repeated the name Bobbie, I could hear the couple gasp from the other side.

“I trusted him, and he took her away from me.”

“Okay, let’s talk about you,” I said. “What happened; do you remember anything? What’s the last thing you remember?”

The first thing to do with any lost souls is to try to bring back some awareness by pulling them out of their fog. Bobbie stopped crying and became very still, just staring into the darkness.

“I remember a loud noise; it hurt my ear.” Bobbie pointed to the right side of his head.

He turned to look at me, and suddenly I began to feel the right side of my face become numb. Carol reported later from the other side that my face actually looked as if I had had a stroke. My face began to droop, and even though it freaked her out, she knew to keep the energy moving without doing anything until I gave a signal.

From the other side of the veil, I could feel my head pounding and I could not talk.

I saw Bobbie coming closer and closer to me, and he started trying to take me over. Hell, no! The vengeful spirit was trying to merge with my energy. I managed to give a finger signal, and Carol began a prayer of protection and exorcism. Bobbie was not going to cooperate, and within the darkness of the other side, I saw a wolf jumping from that darkness toward Bobbie. The spirit freaked and fell to his knees. The wolf stood between the spirit and me. This was an odd occurrence even for me, but it was all happening.

The wolf turned to me as if to say, “Go back to the other side; I got this.”

Then, immediately, I popped out of the trance in a cold sweat. I opened my eyes to a very blurry vision of the couple holding each other and crying. Carol was frozen, still repeating the prayer.

“Okay, okay,” I said, “enough of the dramatics. It’s all good.” I stood up and went outside, or I tried to. I was wiped. I motioned for the gang to follow me, and I sat on the steps of the porch. I pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Don’t judge me here, dear reader; they are organic, and I enjoy smoking.

“Okay, kids,” I said. “So Bobbie shoots himself and has a vendetta against you, Roger. And you, the little woman, used to be Bobbie’s girlfriend.”

All were in agreement, and the entire story came out. Roger and Bobbie had been childhood pals. The previous year after breaking up with his girlfriend, Bobbie, who had some significant emotional problems, killed himself. He shot himself on the right side of the head. Sadly, it did not kill him. He was still conscious. He tried to walk out of the house but unfortunately tripped and fell down the ravine behind his home into the creek below. He died face down in the water—a very tragic death. A few months afterward, Roger and Bobbie’s girlfriend began a strong friendship, which later turned into marriage. It was not long after their wedding that the couple moved into their own cabin, which was a few miles away from where the tragedy had happened. They began to notice a few incidents like cold spots and the oil lamps dimming more than usual. It was not until a few of their friends came over for a Halloween party that things grew a bit more active. A guest brought over a spirit board. Messing with a spirit board will manifest two actions, spirit contact and spirit release. The damned boards are so unpredictable that I tell folks to burn them. Unfortunately for the couple, a spirit release occurred. The board opened the door between realms even wider to permit Bobbie’s enraged soul to come through and wreak his vengeance.

After hearing the story, of course I scolded the couple and reminded them that this entire night was about having respect for the dead and not “playing in the fields of the Lord” when you don’t know the rules. When I told them about the wolf appearing, Roger was amazed. He clarified that once when they were kids playing in the woods, a wolf had appeared and chased them. They were not harmed as they made it back to their own property and safely into Bobbie’s home, but it freaked the kid out. Bobbie never really conquered his fear of wolves or even dogs. I knew in my heart that a protector and guardian manifested as a wolf in order to restrain Bobbie’s spirit. The spiritual support that we have within our grasp is incredible. The guardian relayed that Bobbie’s spirit was bound and taken to a place called “sanctuary” in the spirit realm. You will learn about this particular subject later in the book.

After I recovered my wits and found my footing, I re-entered to check the house thoroughly. It was free and clear. The couple has never had a problem since that night. With any soul that I’m trying to help, at times there is success, and at other times, the situation has to be surrendered to the Creator. Some spirits choose to remain in their chaos and misery. No matter what, they will always be given a chance to recover and heal in the fullness of time.

Demonic Spirits and Dark Souls

Demonic spirits are another ball game compared to vengeful spirits. Demonic spirits are concentrated evil, void of all awareness of light or the Creator’s grace. Dark souls are human spirits that have become demonized. A human soul can mutate close to a demonic spirit if it chooses to do so. Serial killers and souls that have lived very evil lives can leave their bodies and become demonic. Demons are spirits that have been around since the early days of creation. Through the years, many stories have filtered through civilizations about just exactly what a demon is. Some scholars state that demons are Satan’s angels who left heaven with him to become a legion of chaos and tempters. With the purpose to drive a wedge between God and man, they are a legion of rebellion. They are considered to be fallen angels, unclean spirits, or lesser gods, although the word demon currently connotes an attachment to evil. Originally, it was a neutral term for any spirit who ranked below a deity.

Demons have opposed a number of significant spiritual masters from world religions such as the Hindu gods, Buddha, Jesus, and even the Source—the Creator. It is believed universally that only faith in divine love can overcome these creatures. I have found that belief to be true in my own work with exorcism and banishing rituals. These energies, although powerful with their own psychic powers of manipulation, can be overcome by faith in your own spiritual power as a child of God. The demonic forces want you to forget that belief. The dark souls have been corrupted by demons. After death, depending on the soul and its free will, this corrupted soul may be taken even further into the Dark Realm. Vengeful spirits are at great risk for this journey into more darkness. That’s why I had to do everything possible to encourage Bobbie to enter the light of the spirit world. Demons can only travel within the Dark Realm, the Nature Realm, and the Paranormal Realm. Currently, we investigators are finding demonic types of entities of a new breed, or at least to new to us, in the Multidimensional Realm. We call them the djinn creatures. I have decided to explain the djinn in the Multidimensional Realm chapter due to their unique nature of not following the usual demonic modus operandi.

There is always something to discover in the supernatural realms. Demons are also regarded as images for natural disasters, illness, and viciousness—related to the “deadly sins” in Christian theology. Demons are also used to describe the shadow self of our inner fears and anxieties: hence the expression: “face your inner demons.” Encounters with demons can be frightening, as they seem to be a spiritual threat. At times, demons pose a physical threat by possessing humans and driving them mad. They plant fear within the mind and heart of the victim to black out the light of the Creator in someone’s soul. I know that I’m writing about some “heavy stuff” here, but this is a very serious and important subject. I want to inform and educate my readers. Again, this book presents my own research, experience, and perception. Please use your intuition about anything you read to see if it fits for you.

Over the centuries and with the widespread growth of Christianity, demons began to represent all sorts of things. Pagan gods were misconstrued as demons, and fairy folks and inhabitants of the Nature Realm became demonized, also. People who had special gifts or were blessed with the magical arts of nature were demon-possessed. The very ideas that demons love are confusion, misguided truths, and injustice for innocent beings. We can see the demonic influence in history in situations like the Salem witch trials. The demonic force was not in the people accused of witchcraft but in the accusers who stood in the pulpit and lit the fires to burn the supposed witches. Things have not changed much today.

Humans can be quite stupid, arrogant, and ego-driven, creating the right environment for a demon to blink an eye and catch another idiot’s attention. Most people can be turned without even knowing it. That’s why spiritual empowerment is so important. When you’re connecting to the Source, the Creator cannot be shaken. So, regardless of the origin of demons, devils, or any dark archetypal forces, remember that they are real—and bad—and not to be messed with! These energies haunt our outside world via the supernatural. In addition, we often create our own shadow demons with our negative projections and intentions. In my other works, I explain many ways to stabilize and balance your inner self spiritually in order to keep the shadow self in control.