wow..explosive thread! I don't intend this to be a mean-sprirted comment, but so many were stirred by it, including myself. When I first saw the beginings of this, I thought, oh, my...I recall some serious oppression in my life, and whether I brought it on myself, by my own thoughts, or wasn't strong or aware enough to not be absolutely terrified flat by them(experiences)...and if I would have posted anywhere about my experiences at times...I'd be probably tired myself, and I was, of being in that experience.I don't know if it's b/c it's such a common representation of evil, for some, that we are attracted/revulsed by the thought of evil and demonic entities...and perhaps it's truly a "guilty"interest of my own...but throughout I have learned so much from asking the questions, over and over, at least with myself, or any spiritual leader that would listen...and I believe truly this is a type of hell, that we live here, in the general face your fears and grow, experiences with life...and I also believe what I've felt/seen/experienced to be as real as anything else I've experienced...but am careful to not give away my personal power, certainly not intentionally...and still, I have so much room to grow, and so much more to learn,and even rediscover, b/c I find so much of "learning" seems to be recollection or prior knowledge.
I love any stories, as Alysia mentioned and I'd like to read about it myself, about the tranformative power of love..I am in love with that whole idea, b/c that's when the shift occured for me...I mean the shift from feeling all out attacked all the time,to feeling like I have control back at least as far as my fears go,and in some other manners, and I know that everything else I learn about, that will be of profound help in my life, will be coming from the place of unconditional love itself, I'm sure all good things, at least.I wont go into too much detail like I always seem to do, and prattle on and on about different experiences...but I like the idea that some of us are warriors of a kind
...and I've always felt such a love for the figure of St.Micheal for example...and I think my experiences themselves perhaps put me in touch with several "warrior" lifetimes(some literal, others so to speak)...and just when I feel I gave up the "fight", in place of "love"...and still have in certain respects absolutely...I still have this fascination with things like this b/c of that sincere desire in me, now, that if I can, if I could, I will/would elect to try and bring hope and love into the person's reality that experiences, demons...and I kind of look at it like feelings, not right, or wrong, but there.....and as generic as it might sound, I feel that it's percisely where I should try to shine light of experience, hope, and strength, and hope then, that sheer numbers of similar positive experiences, will shift, or to humbly help if possible to shift a person's perspective from demons to angels...and I mean that as use of colorful language, as well as literally.
I was so fortunate to come here hurt, and wounded in my own multiple ways, and have so many of you out there with love to extend....and I still see that...I think the damage that "demons"in themselves might represent is a trigger or sore spot for so many of us that were crushed by the threat of eternal torments by some kind of "rejection" from a loving God...to me, the devil didn't really give me someone to blame, but I thought that I somehow deserved to suffer, and thinking back, I think now I invited negativity into my experience from a young age, some intentional, maybe, but alot of it not...all I know is I'll forever be grateful for the nurturers in my journey...and I hope in some way to give back if/when I can...Much Love,Tanja