Donald, it comes to mind that since the Kundalini is represented by a serpent coiled at the base of the spine, i.e. the root chakra, that this may have been a visualization of his Kundalini telling him that it was time for his Kundalini awakening and that it wasn't some demonic serpent.  Just my views.

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I completely agree with you Alysia. I too have never encountered any so called 'demons or negative energy' in all my explorations, retrievals, etc. You are right, there is so very much collective fear around the thought of demons and if one dwells on them, then the thought form appears.

And I have had many encounters with Greys all my life (uncovered in past life regressions) and with Greys at the Gathering. Also with my praying mantis type soulmate, Jukro who has been with me all of this life and in other past/multidimensional lives.

Don't forget that there are 'good' and 'bad' in all races. Do not give in to fear as that is what holds back love. Love and fear, as has been pointed out so many times over the years in this forum, cannot exist at the same time.

Love, Mairlyn

Vicky and Marilyn,

I agree that the word "demon" conjures up a lot of fear and that obsession with the demonic can be detrimental to our spiritual health.  I acknowledge  that it is unclear whether "demons" are nonhuman entities or the collective mind of whole hells of discarnate humans.  But however you imagine them, there seem to be astral entities that can do real harm.  Astral adept Robert Bruce has seen a young child being murdered by demonic entities from the astral plane.  In his research on exorcisms, Malachi Martin discovers an American case in which a young athletic priest is instantly killed the moment he reaches the bed of a possessed man.  The priest had already performed a successful exorcism on someone else and evidently began to attribute his success to his own "skill." 

I have recounted some of my own family's experiences with possession on this site and will summarize 2 family encounters for the newbies. 
(I) I witnessed my own brother (then age 16) leave a hockey game prematurely to get on a bus for a long ride to a coffee house.  God had telepathically given him the name and location of a young man who was possessed and entrusted my brother with the mission of performing an exorcism.  He had never even thought of doing anything like that before.  After his long ride, he arrived at the coffee house and was approached by a stranger who strangely remarked, "You're here on a special mission, aren't you?"  Shortly thereafter, the possessed young man showed up with a gang of thugs who started to  harrass the patrons.   My brother walked up to him and boldly declared, "[Name,] God has shown me that you're possessed and has sent me to perform an exorcism."  This triggered sarcastic guffaws, but when my brother closed his eyes, prayed, and touched [Name] on the forehead, he fell down prostrate, writhed for a few minutes like a snake, and quietly said "thank you."  The victim's gang members immediately became concerned about their own relationship with God.  I don't know what happened to them later, but [Name] became a well-published author on spiritual issues. 

(2) My uncle G was a young minister who had a young son E (age 3).  One night G was performing an exorcism on a woman in her home and E was kept with his aunt in the car outside.  The moment the exorcism was completed, young E's eyes rolled up in his head and he slipped into a deep trance.  My aunt and uncle realized that the evil entity that had just been expelled was now trying to possess E.  In response to their fervent prayers, E came out of the trance and returned to normal.  E, now a psychiatrist, recalls that he was cradled in the loving arms of Jesus during this ordeal. 

So while I agree that any obsession with the demonic is counterproductive, I disagree that we should put our heads in the sand and pretend that such evil phenomena never manifest themselves.
i repeat what I've said a couple of times on this site; No one I know who has read the exorcisms documented in Malachi Martin's chilling book "Hostage to the Devil" has come away still skeptical of the evil reality of the demonic. 

Don

MD,

The worst aspect of this topic is that conventional minds tend to attribute mysterious forces that don't operate as they expect to the demonic.  Demonology too often becomes a catchbag for phenomena that the less curious are unwilling to explore.   Even a spiritual giant like Swedenborg was thought by many to be demon-possessed.

As for your basic question, the key for me is this: the clairvoyant pastor initially thought his gift was edifying and divinely inspired.  But in his hypnogogic encounter with the serpent, his instincts screamed at him to resist his strong desire to invite the entity in.  MD, I suspect you would always sense the negative vibe and have the strength to resist what should be resisted and to explore what should be explored. 

Don