My True Life Stories Of

Spiritual Warfare

And The Paranormal

Empowering You to Banish the Unwanted

Jason Lohman

As Two Reviewer’s Wrote:

"An absolute essential part of any Christian's library. Mr. Lohman shares his personal encounters in spiritual warfare and with the paranormal.  I have never had these types of experiences and hope and pray that I never do, but there are people close to me who have. As a former Pastor, you always look for Spirit-directed and anointed answers that will help those in their hour of need.  Without personal experiences, one has to rely on other like-minded believers to offer up Scriptural sound resources based in the Word of God and that's what you have here in this book.   As Mr. Lohman has stated, do your own research, follow the scriptures given and come to your own conclusions about the subject and when you find your answers and real help, give God all the Praise and allow the Holy Spirit to do His work in you."   - Ken

"... If you've ever had any experiences with demons, you will recognize much of what is told here…I would suggest to anyone experiencing these types of encounters that you get help, even if you're a Christian.  There is no reason to try and go about it alone if you can get the help of another believer(s).  If you're not a Christian, don't even attempt any type of cleansing or you may end up like the 7 sons of Sceva in the Bible who were pounced upon, beaten and stripped of their clothing. (See Acts 19:13)” - Charles

Copyright 2012 JK Publishing

All rights reserved.  No part of this book may be reproduced by any means whatsoever without the written permission from the author, except brief portions quoted for purpose of review.

All information in this book has been carefully researched and checked for factual accuracy.  However, the author and publisher make no warranty, express or implied, that the information contained herein is appropriate for every individual, situation, or purpose, and assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.  The reader assumes the risk and full responsibility for all actions, and the author(s) will not be held responsible for any loss or damage, whether consequential, incidental, special or otherwise that may result from the information presented in this publication.

I have relied on my own experience as well as many other sources for this book and I have done my best to check facts and to give credit where credit is due.  The author holds the rights to all pictures and images within this book and on the front cover.

This book is entirely in Jason Lohman’s own words except for the chapter contributed by Dr. Richard Ing.  Jason Lohman does not hold a degree or certificate in Christian Theology or the Bible; however he does hold many life experiences to share regarding spiritual warfare and the paranormal.

Table of Contents

A Note From The Author

Introduction

A Little History on Myself

Chapter One     Auburn, Washington 1976

Chapter Two     Ink, Arkansas 1981

Chapter Three     Carmichael, California 1982/1983

Chapter Four     Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 1985/1986

Chapter Five     My Time Up Until 1994

Chapter Six     Tempe, Arizona 1994

Chapter Seven    Scottsdale, Arizona 2004

Here Is A Helpful Tip…

Chapter Eight     Scottsdale, Arizona 2012

Chapter Nine     Demons and Spiritual Warfare

Generational Curses

People Send Blessings and Curses Without Even Realizing It.

Chapter Ten     Demons of Oppression and Possession

Chapter Eleven     My Personal Thoughts…

Chapter Twelve     Do Not Unknowingly Invite Demons Into Your Home

My Mothers Ouija Board Incident

Other Cursed Objects….

Chapter Thirteen     GHOSTS

Torment On Earth

Why Linger?

Abortions, Miscarriages And Still-born Infants

Handling Disembodied Spirits

A Case In Fiji

A Thousand Ghosts

A Case in Malaysia

Aborted Fetuses

Illnesses

Chapter Fourteen     My Youngest Brothers Home

Chapter Fifteen   Conclusion

Questions and Comments Submitted by Readers

A Note From The Author

It is my hope that you take from this book a brand new knowledge and power to understanding or defeating demonic influences, hauntings and the paranormal in your home and life, which are all included in spiritual warfare. I understand that many individuals are still lacking the power to chase away these entities. If you find yourself needing direction, help or advice, please find a man or woman of God who can help you.  I am also including my contact information at the end of this book.

It is imperative to read this book entirely to fully understand the complexity of my experiences and the information that I present within. Please understand, this book is not about rejoicing in getting rid of the paranormal, but showing others how to fight off the paranormal. I see people all the time dealing with the paranormal and not knowing of the root of their problem! I feel this book will guide and show them how to handle such situations.

If this book has helped you in any way I do ask that you post a positive review. I thank you so much!

I would first like to dedicate this book to God.

I would also like to dedicate this book to my four year old daughter, Alexa.  As a child, may you never experience what I have experienced in my own childhood, and as an adult, may you take the power I speak about in this book and apply it daily to your life.  I marvel at all your God-given gifts and look forward to your bright future.

I would also like to thank Kym, my wife, in the writing and production of this book. She persuaded me to share my stories to help those who may need it. This book (my stories) was difficult for me to put into words and she helped me bring it into fruition!  I love you both.

I would like to thank the Pastors that have read my book in the preliminary stages and contributed their help towards my book so that it's easily understood.  Thank you Pastor Alan K. Veale and thank you Dr. Richard Ing for both of your contributions, support and help!

Introduction

What you are about to read are true spiritual and paranormal accounts witnessed and lived by me and my immediate family members. These experiences took place during my childhood and into my adult life.  This subject of the paranormal is a touchy subject with many individuals and with many Christians. I feel that I must share my true stories even if there are only a few people out there that can relate to me and benefit from my experiences.

Throughout my life, our family moved numerous times causing my siblings and me to live in several homes and in several states.  I want to take you on a journey into my world from childhood into adulthood where I experienced several encounters with the world of spiritually demonic influences.  It was a world that was understandably frightening as a child.  Later in life, as I grew older and developed into a strong Christian, I was not only able to deal with these forces, but ultimately overcome them and send them away.

The purpose of sharing this with you is two-fold.  The trauma and fear that I experienced as a child is something from which no child should ever suffer, and the second reason is I want to empower you with the tools and knowledge to rid your own home and life of any unwelcome “guests”.  These entities are not to be taken lightly.  They also should not take over you or your home!

I use the term ‘demons’, ‘spirits’ and ‘entities’ interchangeably as they are all unwelcome “guests” and may perhaps all be under the umbrella of demonic influences. I am not a ghost expert and cannot say for certain if particular hauntings are related to dead people wandering the earth or demons messing with the living.

There is one thing I know for sure and I address this topic in a later chapter, as well. Demons love to masquerade as dead people and deceive the living as if it is their loved ones, so be careful! Demons are masters of deception and they also know the art of residual and intelligent hauntings! I will explain that later.

As Pastor, Dr. Richard Ing has stated “No one knows everything there is to know about demons and ghosts because the Bible does not go into much detail about the subject.  That is why discernment of spirits and a good relationship with God is so necessary.  After all, it is the Holy Spirit that does it all and all the glory goes to Him alone.”

Dr. Richard Ing was also so kind to contribute a chapter to my book in his own words entitled “Ghosts.”

Earth bound spirits (ghosts) is a much heated debate with Christians. I for one do not have all the information to make up my mind about ghosts, but after I give you my stories, my understanding and research about demons and demonic influences in conjunction with Dr. Richard Ing’s chapter regarding spirits and ghosts, you can decide from there if they are real or not and please use your discernment in determining spirits. However, my mind is made up for sure regarding demons and demonic influences; and that is they are real and full of deceptions.

Please keep in mind, particularly when reading my chapters regarding demons and demonic influences, there is not always a demon under every bush (as the term goes). satan and his kingdom of demons can not always be accused of every wrong happening (non-paranormal) in your life.

For instance, the flesh itself, our flesh, has the ability to lead us away from God.  The flesh is carnal and weak. "Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." Mathew 26:41.

“…for the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another…” Gal 5:16-17.

Once again, discernment will help you to know when a demon is actively oppressing you or not.  So whether you want to call them ghosts or demons or perhaps you are unsure of what may be haunting or oppressing you, I want you to become armed with the sword, known as the Word of God.  When you acquire the knowledge of discernment of spirits through the Holy Spirit, you will see the power that you possess can banish these unwanted “guests”.

A Little History on Myself

Throughout my childhood, I lived in an environment that was always changing.  My father was in the military; however, he completed his military service (Vietnam) prior to my birth in 1974.  Therefore, that was not the reason for our many moves.  Either it was a job transfer or my dad was looking for a better job in another place or state. In fact, I have lived in multiple residences (over a dozen rental homes) throughout Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Arizona.  Living in such an assortment of states, it is understandable how many different homes we lived in as well.  Once I turned 18, however, I nested in Arizona and stayed in Arizona.

Our family struggled with financial issues on a regular basis.  Moving from place to place was downright miserable.  I would start in a school and begin to adapt only to find the carpet constantly pulled out from underneath me.  I craved lasting school friendships and consistency.

I am the oldest of the four children.  My brother is next in line by one year exactly to the date.  We not only share the same birthday, but also many memories of the experiences listed within the confines of this book.  I also have a sister and then my youngest brother.  We are like stair steps in age with no greater than two years between each sibling.

Previously, I had mentioned our family’s money struggles.  These struggles left periods where food was minimal or gone completely.  In fact, I recall being so hungry that I ate an entire stick of butter as it was the only option at that time.

Being the oldest, I was also seen as the money ticket to pay for various expenses.  For instance, I have worked since I was extremely young.  It started out with a paper route during elementary school and by the time I was thirteen, I was going to school and working a full afternoon shift as a busboy/dishwasher.  In addition, by my father’s insistence, I had to pay $75 rent to share a room with two other brothers.

Spiritually speaking, throughout my childhood, attending church was a rare occasion.  Our family’s prayer life and faith were both on and off (usually more off than on).  It was not until I was on my own that I really dedicated my life to Christ.

From here, I will take you through a chronological journey of homes with demonic activity, influences and/or dealings with paranormal situations that both my family and I encountered. All of the following stories are TRUE with no exaggerations.

In my adult life, I have taken this issue of the paranormal and learned to face it head-on.  Those adult experiences will be shared later in the book, so please sit back and be prepared as I take you through my life experiences …

Chapter One     Auburn, Washington 1976

At the age of two I was sharing a bedroom with my brother that was a year younger than me.  Regardless of my young age, I still have many memories indelibly imprinted on my mind.  We lived in a small thousand square foot home in Auburn, Washington.  My Dad bought this small house near some railroad tracks.  As far as my parents knew, the previous owner was in a hurry to sell the house (for reasons unknown at the time).

We soon found out that this house had a great deal of “activity” in it.  Some examples were glass windows breaking for unknown reasons.  For instance, on one occasion my entire family (when it was just four of us) happened to be outside in the backyard. My family was admiring the new sliding glass door and noticing how great it looked with the house.  My parent’s discussion was abruptly halted when the door mysteriously exploded in all directions, inward and outward. It was completely out of character for a tempered glass door to explode as we had just witnessed.  It did not simply break, but rather exploded in all directions. This unexplained breakage shocked my parents.  Between the shattering and my parent’s discussion regarding the glass door only moments before was a lot to take in.

Another incident took place at our kitchen sink.  The water would turn on periodically by itself.  One time, when my mother was in the kitchen standing at the sink, some unknown force ripped the handle off of the kitchen faucet causing the water to shoot off towards the ceiling. I clearly remember my mother screaming from the kitchen. There was no reason for the faucet to be ripped from the sink as it was securely in place.

Another incident took place in the oven when a fire mysteriously appeared inside.  During the stages of remodeling we had no heater.  To keep heat in the home, my mother would open the oven door while the oven was turned on.  One night, she went to bed with the oven door still propped open in an effort to bring heat into the home. Something in the oven caught on fire (although nothing was inside the oven to catch on fire).

While this oven fire was taking place, my mother was asleep in her bed.  My father was working nights and therefore was away from the home.  Suddenly my mother’s bed shook violently which awakened her by an unknown force or entity (and ultimately made her aware of the fire in the oven).  A light could be seen dancing in the kitchen.  When my mother went to check it out, she saw the fire in the oven.  She quickly closed the oven door and the fire just disappeared.

One particular night, my mother put me and my brother to bed in our bedroom.  We shared one twin bed.  The bedroom door was nearly three feet from where my parents were seated. While my parents were in the living room watching television, my mother and father were startled as they witnessed a young white ghostly toddler hand reach around from the inside of the dark bedroom.  Before the entity then closed our bedroom door, they were able to see a dark child figure that was seated at the end of our twin bed.  They quickly rose to see what was happening in the bedroom and get some sort of explanation for what they had just witnessed. This ghostly toddler hand quickly reached back inside the room as my parents rushed to the bedroom door.

My parents initially thought we had awakened and were just trying to close the door.  When they arrived in the room, they found that my brother and I were fast asleep in our twin bed.  This hand and arm was the only time the entity showed itself as an apparition.

There was a little research conducted on this home by my mother.  She discovered that this home, built in 1908, had a previous fire which killed a young toddler boy.  Whether there is a factual connection between the death of this child and the activities in this home, I cannot say.

Picture of the Auburn house as it stands today.

While doing some research on this house (for the purpose of this book), I learned that it suffered another devastating fire since we moved out. This makes two fires that I know of, one before we moved in and one more after we moved out.

By the way, as of the writing of this book, this house is for sale…I can only wonder why…

Chapter Two     Ink, Arkansas 1981

My great grandparents owned a 180 acre farm in Ink, Arkansas.  On this land there was the main house where my great grandparents lived and an empty three bedroom mobile home for their guests, along with a barn.

My great grandparents offered up this mobile home to us so we might have a place to stay and for my father to find work. This mobile home was off in the distance from the main house (approximately a few acres away) and the back of the mobile home was nearly another acre away from a dense woods.  The woods were part of my great grandparent’s 180 acres.

The town of Ink is a small farm town with a low count of residents.  On my great grandparent’s farmland there were pigs, chickens, cows, horses, goats and a variety of other animals.  Overall, as a child, the farm was a fun place to live except for the many peculiar occurrences that happened on that farm.

Occasionally, in the evening, as the sun would set, we would hear loud demonic-sounding moans and groans coming from the woods.  What began as a once-in-a-while eerie sound emanating from the forest, soon became a regular evening event.  Before the sounds escalated into a regular ongoing activity, my siblings and I would often enjoy playing out in those woods.

These moans escaping from the forest were not coming from an animal source.  The sounds were actually filling the whole woods and coming from every direction within the woods.  The sound would travel from the woods and across the clear acres to our homes.  Even my great grandparents were aware of the moans coming from the woods.  They were unable to explain what was causing those moans, however in all their history on that farm they knew it was not from an animal.  The moans would continue on for minutes at a time and then would disappear only to start up once again.

One night, there was a thunderstorm brewing overhead and the woods were making their typical loud moans.  We could hear squeals’ coming from the barn which was connected to the pig pen.  The pigs sounded as though they were being tortured.  This barn was off in the distance and sat closer to the forest line as compared to our mobile home.

My father attempted to go to the barn to see what was happening with the pigs, yet returned to our home as he was terrified of these sounds and activity.  Let’s keep in mind that my Dad was a Vietnam Veteran.  He faced fearful situations constantly in Vietnam as he was a River Rat.  This position of River Rat always made him like a sitting duck for the Vietnamese to shoot at him.  In addition, prior to Vietnam, my father was also a Golden Glove Boxer in the state of Washington.  Fear was never shown in my father.

Meanwhile, that same night of those demonic moans taking place from the woods, my family was inside the mobile home and listening to what was happening on the outside.  As the moans intensified from the woods, our mobile home started exhibiting its own peculiarities by rocking back and forth; almost like a giant was on the outside pushing and pulling our mobile home from side to side. What force could cause a mobile home of this size to rock back and forth so violently?

My father wondered if it might be a bear, so he decided to investigate.  When he went out the door in search of a bear (or something that might have caused the violent rocking), he was unable to find anything.  Let me remind you, other than the forest, you are able to see for acres. A bear or other animal would have been easily spotted.

The moans, however, continued throughout his investigation. The roar of the noises and those unnatural sounds horrified him and he ran back into the mobile home.  He grabbed my mother and hurriedly brought her to their back bedroom, opened the windows and said “Listen to this!”  The moans escaping from the forest and the torturous sounds of the barn animals were at an all-time peak.

My dad quickly fashioned a broomstick with a knife on the end as though to make a spear.  My mother argued that his weapon would not hold off whatever was out there.  She strongly felt our family needed to leave the premises immediately.  My mother remembers that she was scared for her soul as these sounds were of a demonic presence.

My dad went out and pulled the station wagon up to the side of the mobile home door.  My siblings and I were already dressed in our pajamas.  As he tried to get everyone out, he was unable to convince our golden retriever, Lady, to come.  He was literally pulling on her, yet his verbal commands were ineffective on her.  She was in a stoic stance in the direction of the loud groans as she was absolutely scared stiff.

As my dad was driving the station wagon away from the mobile home, lighting strikes had hit the ground in several spots as we proceeded to exit the large farm.  It was almost as if this demonic entity had control over those lightning strikes and was chasing us from the property, although I do understand that demons can not control lighting and the weather.  It must be noted that Arkansas is also notorious for such wild and extreme lightning storms.  Perhaps the timing of this storm was simply a weird coincidence; however, the demonic influence on the farm with the character of the lightning was rather abnormal.

This entity seemed to have a problem with our family taking residence in the mobile home as it did not bother my great grandparents.  In fact, in the midst of this horrific mobile home rocking, extreme moans and groans and the tortuous sounds from the animals, my great grandparents were still in their main house asleep and unaffected by what was happening to us.

My mother, when recounting this experience, also recalled a white mist that was ground level.  This mist became apparent at the edge of the property line.  Although she was not a firm Christian, she felt it was a representation of angels holding the evil off while we left the farm.

That night our family rented a hotel room to escape this onslaught of activities.  Upon turning on the television set inside our room, we found out the lightning storm had reached epic proportions.

That following morning we returned to the farm.  The peculiar thing was the farm’s uncanny sense as if nothing had happened.  There was no damage to the mobile home from the rocking.  However, upon checking the barn, we discovered Betsy the pig and the other animals inside the barn were not displaying their typical behavior.  Betsy the pig was huddled in the corner of her pen and was afraid of us. This was abnormal for her to act this way as she was always friendly to human interaction.

Because Betsy and the other animals were not acting like themselves, my great grandfather decided to call the veterinarian to come out to the farm to take a look at the animals.  The veterinarian diagnosed Betsy as suffering from internal bleeding and bruising, but she showed no outside damages or injuries.  It was as if something went into her body and violently bruised her insides.

Betsy the pig succumbed to those internal injuries and soon after died.  My great grandfather was confused as to how this could have happened to his pig.  The animals in the barn, although they were still huddled together from the traumatic night, eventually resumed their composure and normal activities.

Several days later, we packed our belongings and moved to California rendering the mobile home empty.  The only individuals that remained on the farm were my great grandparents (living in the main house).  No further incidents, such as the aforementioned, have taken place at the farm since our experience.  My great grandparents eventually passed away, but the farm to this day remains vacant.  My grandfather’s step-brother holds ownership to the land now, but does not reside on that farm.

Chapter Three     Carmichael, California 1982/1983

My next paranormal experience took place in a neighborhood with homes circa the 1950’s.  We rented a home in Carmichael, California and it was approximately 13-1400 square feet.  It was a three bedroom modest brick and wood home. My father was working as a truck driver for a local company.  Life was overall normal for the first several weeks as me and my siblings were enrolled in school and enjoying our childhood.

I shared a room (bunk bed set) with two other brothers while my sister had her own room.  Our happy home life was about to be altered as we soon found out that this residence housed a sinister type of being that would soon be haunting us.

Things started happening throughout the night such as early in the morning the toilet paper roll in the hall bathroom could be heard in the distance, spinning away …all on its own.  The hallways were laden with the sounds of heavy footsteps as this entity made its way through the house during the night.  There were sounds of scratching and even sounds of rocks (like pebbles) being dropped within the walls.  In addition, doors would be aggressively slammed periodically.  These sounds were a regular and routine nightly occurrence.

I recall one night my dad was in the kitchen.  While he was at the kitchen sink looking out the window, he witnessed in the window’s reflection one of the kitchen pocket doors sliding closed behind him.  Additionally my mother would occasionally wash her hair in the kitchen sink and she would feel as though someone was breathing right beside her and directly on her neck.  She also saw a dark male figure going by her like a flash.  Additionally, the pocket doors could be heard by the family as they slid open and closed, all on their own.

In my parent’s master bathroom, there were splotches of red color on one wall. (I am not suggesting it was blood, just that it was red pigmented colored spots of an unknown origin.)  My parents were understandably displeased with these red splotches and attempted to paint over them only to find the red spots kept coming through the new color which with they had painted.  It was an eerie feeling with the red spots bleeding through the new paint.  They never were successful at covering up that wall with new paint.

One particular night, my bedroom was dark and only a bathroom light was on in the hallway.  Everyone was already asleep.  Being the oldest, I claimed the top bunk.  I remember lying and simply looking up at the ceiling when suddenly, out of my peripheral view at the side of my bed, I was struck by a figure of a dark shadow man.  I turned my head only to find myself in an extremely compromised position with this figure staring right back at me.  Because his head was level with mine, and was no greater than a mere foot from my face, I became consumed with absolute terror as we were face-to-face.

The eerie part was that he was frozen with no motion, no movement, just a statuesque stare.  Being only seven years old, I also froze and stared straight towards the ceiling.  After what seemed like hours, the black figure finally disappeared.  I was so terrified that I did not even want to move an inch nor go tell my parents what had happened.  My body had been paralyzed with fear and all I could do was fall asleep out of pure exhaustion.

It was not until the next day that I told my parents about the shadow man watching me.  My parents did not belittle my story or insist that I was just dreaming.  Instead they fully believed me due to their own experiences in this house with this spirit.

This same spirit visited me again when I was sick one night and once again laying in my top bunk.  The spirit was literally pinning me in my bed.  I felt as though I could not move due to the force holding me down in my bed.  As a child I could not understand the evil intentions of this spirit wanting to paralyze me and hold me down with such force.  Looking back at those two visits, they definitely were my most fear-filled life moments of which I would never want a child to ever experience.

In addition, my mother was periodically invited by the next door neighbor with whom she had developed a friendship.  This neighbor was immediately next door to us.  For privacy reasons, we will call her ‘Doris’.

One night ‘Doris’ placed a frantic call to my mother to rush over to her home.  ‘Doris’ husband was out of town and she was alone in the home with her son.  As my mother was in ‘Doris’ home, she witnessed ‘Doris’ books on her shelves being forcefully thrust from the shelves to the ground.  ‘Doris’ explained to my mother that a shadow man had been repeatedly taunting their family.  My mother and ‘Doris’ shared their experiences and soon realized their stories were similar, therefore leading them to believe it was the same entity going between our home and ‘Doris’ home.  Looking back at this instance, and knowing what I now know, I believe this entity did not just haunt one house, but several homes and perhaps the land those homes sat on.

We continued to live with this spirit, or demon, and its paranormal activities until my dad was finally ready to move again with a new job offer in a different state.  My family then moved to Arizona for a short period.  There were no activities to speak of while we were living in this state.  Once again my father saw greener pastures in a new place, so we moved to Oklahoma. This resulted after a work layoff, so our family ventured that way.  Once we arrived in Oklahoma, my father had difficulty finding employment so we went several weeks with a rapidly dwindling income.

A picture of the Carmichael, California house as it stands today.

My bedroom was on the far right.

It looks like a typical sweet happy house… from the outside that is…

Chapter Four     Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 1985/1986

We moved to Oklahoma at the end of 1985.  My father was able to find a large home on nearly an acre of land with only a four hundred dollar price tag to pay in rent.  I remember my dad’s delight over this steal of a find in a rental home.  I now know why the owners of the home were so willing to rent it out for such a low amount; the house was active with paranormal activities.

My parents got us into the school system and life began once again in a new home in a new state.  As I mentioned, money was beyond tight so crackers, soup, tuna and bread were our main staples to get by during this period of living in Oklahoma.

This house had several strange occurrences.  The master bathroom was always cold regardless of our endless attempts to put heaters in that room.  Other parts of the home were able to maintain a comfortable temperature.

One experience that took place occurred while I was working on homework at the kitchen table.  I was the only one inside the home, while everyone else was out in the backyard.  Off to my left was the living room.  It had a couch and two blue rocking chairs.  As I was focused on my homework, something caught my eye in the living room.

Seated on one of the blue rocking chairs was a middle-aged woman watching me finish my homework.  She had brown curly hair.  As we made eye contact, she disappeared.  I quickly jumped to my feet and ran to the backyard to tell my parents what I had just seen.

This spirit did not give as much evil intention as I felt from the spirits in Carmichael, California and Ink, Arkansas.  Minor displays of her paranormal activity included soft walking throughout the house, unexplained low noises and so forth.

Our curiosity peaked as we wondered if any of the neighbors knew any history of our home.  My mom inquired with the neighbors across the street and they informed my mom that the master bathroom was built over a well.  They also shared that a woman had perished in the home.  The manner in which she died, we never knew.  Whether there is a factual connection between the death of this woman and the activities in this home, I cannot say.

My family did not feel threatened by this woman entity and grew accustomed to her minor non-threatening activities.  We remained in this home until my father felt the need to move to something more promising.

From Oklahoma, we moved to a variety of locations throughout various states (back to California, Washington, Nevada, etc.) without encountering any incidents of paranormal activity.

Chapter Five     My Time Up Until 1994

In the early 1990’s, around 1991, I decided to live with a roommate in Sacramento, California because my home life was starting to become cramped with the six of us.  I was seventeen years old attending high school and working a full time job after school.  It was at this age that I became highly involved with youth ministry and even committed my life to Jesus.

One of my high school classes was where I met my friend, Brian.  We became fast friends and Brian invited me to his youth group.  I accepted and eventually became a regular attendee of church, regardless of work and school.

My parents never took church or the study of the Bible very seriously.  Once in a while my mother would lightly touch on the Bible; however, it was nothing to the degree of my Bible studies and involvement in the church.  From this point on, I was hardcore studying Christian Theology, the Bible and everything I could learn about spiritual warfare.  This included books by Dr. Richard Ing and George Otis and Derek Prince to name a few.  If I could get my hands on some reading material regarding those subjects, then I was going to read it.

Spiritual warfare, in particular, incited my interest probably due to my many childhood paranormal experiences.  This fascination of these studies was ever increasing and continued on for many years after that.  In the year 1994, I had my next paranormal experience and this is when I put my Christian faith and all that I had studied about spiritual warfare, into practice.

Chapter Six     Tempe, Arizona 1994

When I was twenty years of age, my father purchased a janitorial business and asked me to work for him.  This business required working the graveyard shift (nights) where I worked from midnight until approximately five in the morning.

One particular place that I had to clean was a one-story office/warehouse that produced picture frames.  The warehouse building also had a connecting office building that was separated by a door.  In this portion, there were several offices and cubicles.  I was in charge of cleaning both areas.  The building was very large (maybe 50,000 square feet) and I was the only one that cleaned this particular business.

I followed protocol and cleaned the building once or twice a week.  During the first few weeks, nothing out of the ordinary happened.  There was always an eerie feeling in the warehouse, however.  It felt as though I was being watched by a spiritual entity.  The warehouse area was perpetually dark as there was maybe one light that was on for me at all times.  I utilized that light to work with and clean, but the overall ambiance was rather dark and gloomy.

Unlike the warehouse, I had full access to the lights in the office building.  I made it a regular practice to turn on all office lights and overhead lights and then I would start my regular cleaning routine where I did the usual vacuuming, dumping the trash and dusting.

On one of my cleaning visit to this warehouse/offices, I experienced my first encounter with the lights.  Of course, all of the lights were turned on as was a usual immediate first step by me.  I flicked on the master light switch which powered all the lights over the cubicles, whereas the offices had their own light switches.  As I was cleaning the cubicles, the lights over those spaces suddenly began switching on and off as if someone or something was trying to taunt me.  I soon realized it had to be someone (or something) moving the light switch up and down as I could actually hear the “click” sound being made as they turned on and off.  I knew this as it was the same sound I made when I would initially turn on the lights and then again at the close of the cleaning shift, turn off the lights.

The light clicking on and off continued; however, each visit this activity became more and more pronounced.  It seemed to only occur when I was in the midst of the cubicles as if it wanted to play games with me.  This all occurred within the time frame of about two weeks that I was being taunted, in this way, by this unknown entity.

One night, all of this activity worsened.  The lights did their usual thing but then the phones in all of the offices and cubicles started ringing simultaneously.  I had a habit of keeping all the office doors opened for ease in cleaning.  With the lights and phones going crazy at about three or four a.m. in the morning, I was becoming more annoyed than scared.  After all, it was interfering with me getting out of there sooner.

Any fears I might have previously experiencing during something like this were now absent, and I believe it was due to all the knowledge I had accumulated on spiritual warfare, anomalies and God.  Because of those several years furthering my Christian beliefs with Theology and spiritual warfare and the real food of the spirit found in the Bible, my courage had really solidified compared to the fear I had as a child.  I personally felt spiritually equipped to face this demonic influence at the warehouse/office.

These demonic influences continued to worsen; however, I still went alone to clean and deal with clicking lights and ringing phones. (As a side note, you might be thinking that the phones and lights were just having a malfunction or a short, however having personally experienced this scenario time and time again, I question this resulting from any faulty wires or coincidences.)

One night, while I was cleaning one of the offices, I had yet another encounter.  This office had a large window from ceiling to floor.  When I would clean, the window would act like a mirror because the lights were on inside the office and outside it was pitch black.  I remember one night when I was vacuuming the office directly in front of the large office window, when all of a sudden there was a forceful pounding on the window.  Whether the pounding force was coming from inside the room or outside the room, I was unsure.  This pounding was the final straw for me.

I quickly grabbed a broomstick and rushed out the front door.  I ran around the building to that same office window where I had just been inside vacuuming.  Looking inside that office window, I could see that there was no activity and no person, and outside I was met with just a large empty field with absolutely no one around as well.  It was at that instant that I knew I was dealing with a paranormal entity or demonic influence.

Immediately, anger coursed through my body.  I did not like these spiritual entities taunting me like they did when I was a child and I was not about to let this happen as an adult.  The only emotion was that of anger, not fear.  I was angered that this thing was trying to scare me.

On my next visit to the warehouse, I was prepared and brought my Bible.  It was my intention to utilize all that I had learned in those prior years regarding spiritual warfare.  I proceeded to clean, but I brought and kept my Bible in my truck.  Once again, the taunting fired up again with the clicking lights and ringing phones and now, several windows were being pounded at the same time.  This pounding could be heard throughout the offices even as I was in the cubicle areas.

Without a second thought, I rushed out to the truck and grabbed my Holy Bible, returned back into the building and locked the door behind me.  The game was on between me and this demon spirit!

For the next hour or two, I was not cleaning the building, physically.  I was now cleaning this building with the Holy Spirit and the Bible.  After propping the connecting door open between the warehouse and the offices, I then began speaking in a loud commanding voice that could be heard in every corner of the building.  It was my goal to make sure that my voice was being heard.  I gave the entity a fair warning, “I’m going to clean you out of this building!”

From there, I opened my Bible and sent out commands to this spirit along with reading certain scriptures and verses.   I was not going to allow this ‘thing’ to scare me for I knew I was scaring it.  I was putting fear into this entity and I could actually feel this process taking place.

For this warehouse situation, I remember reading aloud from the book of Psalms amongst other scriptures in the Bible. I recall picking the verses that closely related to overcoming your enemies and having no fear of darkness or evil.  In addition I proclaimed verses that praised and exalted God. Between reading these different verses, I would speak directly from my heart giving heartfelt commands that I was the stronger of the two and I have no fear.  I even remember stating that this entity was beneath my feet. Here are some examples of the Psalms verses I spoke aloud in a commanding voice, {Psalms 37: 20, Psalms 27:1-6, Psalms 18:28-40,}.

I do realize there are many more books and scriptures in the Bible that can be read to help fight demonic influences. Example would be reciting aloud in a commanding voice Luke 10:19. In Jesus’ owns words he states; “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the powers of the enemy; nothing will harm you”. Snakes and scorpions are representing evil spirits and demons.  I encourage you to speak to a Pastor or do your research to get to know these scriptures thoroughly.

There were times when I could feel this evil spirit was in my face during this demonic cleansing.  It was as if it was trying to fight me.  In fact, without any audible noise I can just tell you that the force of power I was feeling from that entity was its attempt to scream and yell over me.  This power could be felt across my whole body.  It was right in my face as I was reading the Bible and commanding this entity to be gone.  I did not stand in one spot, but instead walked throughout warehouse building and the office building with my loud commanding voice.  I was filling this warehouse and offices with the Holy Spirit!

After an hour or two of me relentlessly attacking this evil entity with the Holy Spirit, I felt an overwhelming calmness and peace inside the building.  In addition, I felt a tremendous heat rising from the inner core of my body coming out.  I believe this was the Holy Spirit emitting from me during the process of this cleansing.  This is a normal reaction for heat to emit when one is so completely immersed in the power of the Holy Spirit.  My body felt physically tired and I had sweat dripping from my head. The lights, phones and pounding went on intermittently during the cleansing hours, but at the end of this period, serenity filled the entire building.

When I felt the calmness, I knew without a doubt, that I had won.  To test my theory that I had won, I decided to walk around the premises of the warehouse in almost complete darkness, with the Holy Spirit as my guide.  As I walked, I felt no demonic presence anywhere.

In the weeks that followed, I never had another incident in this building.  The windows did not pound, phones did not ring and lights no longer switched on and off at that switch.  It was as if the being was completely absent.  I could now physically clean the facility with no further problems …so I did just that.

Chapter Seven    Scottsdale, Arizona 2004

A decade had passed since that incident with the warehouse.  I continued my Christian path of reading to further my knowledge and ultimately, my power base.  Eventually, I met the woman that I married, Kym.  Shortly after moving into our first home that we purchased, we started having some of our own ‘activity’.

For instance, in the year 2004, while I was recuperating from a surgery, we were asleep in the downstairs guest bedroom.  We were abruptly awakened to a loud thunderous door slam.  It seemed as if this sound emanated from our bedroom door where we were sleeping.  Both of us sat up and hit the lights, yet found nothing out of the ordinary.

It must be mentioned that activity will often spark when remodeling is taking place or even furniture is moved around.  Kym and I were in a regular pattern of remodeling this starter home.  Thus, a number of other incidents happened during that time.

Knowing the power that the Holy Spirit has (as I demonstrated to myself at that warehouse); I wanted to give our first home a proper spiritual cleansing.  Sometimes, the cleansing initially works and then the power of the entities would return, so when this occurred we often would re-cleanse this house.  Following the second cleanse, we never encountered any further problems.

Speaking of demons or evil spirits returning, Jesus also mentions this in Luke11:24-26.

"When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first."

On that note, I believe the evil spirit will not only do this to a physical person but to a person’s home. I will be relating or referencing this verse a couple more times in later chapters.

Moreover, evil presences are not all the same.  Some entities seem to possess weaknesses, while others seem to possess more powerful traits.  There are situations that may take twenty minutes to cleanse while other situations may take up to two weeks. It depends upon the number of entities and their power of the demonic influence.

I also feel that the speed of getting rid of an evil spirit depends upon the amount of faith the cleanser has. For example, it took me one to two hours to cleanse that warehouse, whereas it could have only taken minutes for a person with more faith such as Billy Graham or Mr.Wigglesworth (discussed in a later chapter) to cleanse something such as that aforementioned warehouse.  If you recall, at that time, I was rather new to the faith and the knowledge of my ability to cleanse.  See chapter nine for a further explanation.

Here Is A Helpful Tip…

During our second cleansing of this particular house, Kym and I would purchase one or two empty two ounce bottles that we picked up from a beauty store. These particular bottles when you open the spout would only dispense a drop at a time. We filled a couple bottles with oil, the oil can be just about any type of oil such as baby oil, vegetable oil, jojoba oil etc (do not use motor oil)…

For this session we used jojoba oil that I had lying around. After filling these small bottles, Kym and I would hold these filled bottles in our hands and pray over them. We asked God to bless and sanctify this oil that we may use it to help cleanse our home. After the blessing of our oil we would walk around and dab drops at a time on the walls and above all doors at the same time commanding the evil spirits to leave.

Keep in mind that water can be used in the same manner; however, water evaporates where as oil stays for a long time. In this case our oil markings lasted several years before we moved out to a new non-active home.

And yes, people like you or me filled with the Holy Spirit are very much capable to bless liquids as a priest can. See Chapter Eleven, where I reference our cleansing abilities are the same as that of a priest.

Chapter Eight     Scottsdale, Arizona 2012

My most recent encounter with the paranormal was when my sister recently moved into a condo in Scottsdale.  The condo shared a wall with a neighbor to the one side.  Unfortunately, we found out this neighbor was practicing demonic witchcraft in her condo, which I believe was conjuring evil spirits.

This neighbor had some unusual habits like spray painting her windows white (rather than hanging any curtains) and she had black lights turned on throughout her condo, during the nighttime.  Many individuals believe black lights attract spirits, thus this is the reason I presume she kept black lights on throughout her home.

When my sister initially toured the prospective condo with the owner of the condo, she was delightful and pleased about the condo’s layout and size.  The tour progressed into the master bedroom where a walk-in closet sat.  Apparently, for a woman, this is a dream closet with lots of space and options.  My sister remembers the rush of cold air that hit her immediately upon entering the master closet.

After all the experiences my sister recalled from our childhood (pertaining to paranormal activity), she did not want to let on to be a “strange” person thus, she offered no visual indication that she was taken aback by this experience. The thrill factor of the condo won and she signed a year lease, ultimately ignoring her fear of that evil ambiance she felt on the tour.

She was also joined by her two sons, age eight months and one age sixteen, and our mother also moved in with her.  Following her move in, it became a nightly occurrence of paranormal activity in her new place.  Each night, loud noises of running up and down inside the stairwell and across the upstairs rooms could be heard.  Shadowy figures would appear and then disappear.

One particular night, she was upstairs on her computer.  Out of nowhere, she heard her name audibly being spoken right into her ear.  Another incident occurred when she was lying in bed next to her eight month old son at night time.  She felt as if something was pinning her in the bed to the point she could not even scream out to my mother who was in her own room on the first level.  She felt heaviness on her chest so she started praying to God and eventually this pressure from the entity released.  Without any further thought, she grabbed her son and rushed down the steps to our mother’s room.

Other activities such as her light bulb, located in the laundry room, mysteriously fell out of the socket without any rhyme or reason.  Her side table lamp light had a pull cord which also exhibited some strangeness.  She personally witnessed the heavy pull cord click against the side of the lamp three consecutive times on its own.

My mother also witnessed perhaps one of the most terrifying displays of paranormal activity in this condo.  My sister’s eight month old son was placed into the baby walker by my mother.  She left him alone in the living room to take care of something in the adjoining kitchen.  When she returned to the living room, my nephew was no longer in the baby walker but instead sitting on the living room floor.  Keep in mind, this is a baby walker that requires some force to leverage a baby from its grasp, thus the baby would not have been able to accomplish this feat by himself.

Furthermore, my sister became increasingly scared and asked me to cleanse her place.  Upon hearing of the incident with my baby nephew and the baby walker, I agreed to help.

I brought my Holy Bible and went to the upstairs level.  As I prepped to get in the right frame of mind to fight a spiritual battle, I was overcome with the evilness of this presence.  In addition, I could feel that its power was above that of the one I encountered in that warehouse in 1994.

I was all alone upstairs to carry out this cleansing process.  First, I wanted to walk around and see what evidence I would be able to gather myself.  I started in my older nephew’s room.  He is sixteen years old and has a modest bedroom set.  Everything is kept clean in the room, with his bed always made.  There on the bed’s comforter was an impression of a human body.  The impression was in a complete form as though body weight was still in place.  Of course, it could have already been there from my nephew; however, I can tell you that he follows my sister’s cleaning gene where things are left tucked and pulled tightly at all times. This body outline may or may not be a spirit impression, but I felt it may have.

Moreover, in the last couple of years, I acquired an EMF Meter which stands for Electro Magnetic Field.  It measures the magnetic or electric spikes within the air.  The assumed thought is that paranormal activities can give off an EMF signal, which is then picked up by this device.

My EMF was functioning properly.  I had also brought my EMF machine to this cleansing session at my sister’s condo.  I saw many high spikes being read by the machine, including the scan I made across my nephew’s bed with the body impression.  Thus, not only was I feeling a powerful presence upstairs, but the EMF machine spikes were also registering and confirming my suspicions.

I went into the epicenter of where I believed this being likes to hide out, which was the master bedroom closet.  With a loud and commanding voice, I told this evil spirit who I was and what I was going to do to it.

Without allowing any fear to get the best of me, I could feel this presence was literally face to face with me.  The closet was ice cold with no air conditioning vents routed to this area.  For all other intents and purposes, this closet should have been much warmer as the outside Arizona temperatures were over one hundred degrees and the rest of the upstairs was in the mid-eighties.

I took the next hour to take command over this evil entity.  My Bible was right there with me helping me as I read from its scriptures.  I could feel the struggle taking place between this entity and me.  I once again experienced that almost subconscious yelling in my face as I gave commands outlining its impending demise.  Its space, the closet, I had invaded and it was certainly letting me know this.

When one cleanses, the experience will often physically exhaust you.  You truly feel as though you have participated in a high-energy fitness routine, like a marathon.  These entities can be powerful and put up quite the fight!

After this power struggle ended with this spirit or demon, I felt the calmness and even normal ambient warmth return to the closet.  The temperature went from a chilly fifty, or sixty degrees up to eighty plus degrees to match the rest of the upstairs.  Remember, there are no air conditioning vents leading to this closet.

My sister and mother were so grateful to have their home become their own, minus any unwanted “guests”.  They did not experience anything after my first initial cleansing.  However, the neighbor woman that shares a wall with her condo, and lives next door, was still practicing her demonic witchcraft activities.  I believe she was bringing spirits into her condo and it was transferring through the walls to my sister’s condo.

Eventually, my sister’s closet became ice cold and the noises returned.  This was approximately two weeks following my first cleansing. (Please recall in Luke 11:24 that evil spirits can return.) The power of this demonic force was strong, so I went back to conduct another cleansing session.  This time, I wanted to involve my sister as it is her place.  She is the understood head of household and I am just a visitor.  It was simply a theory of mine that I wanted to test.  The theory was that unwanted spirits will be more inclined to listen to the head of the household versus a visitor.

I prepped my sister before the cleansing took place.  I wanted her to know what she must say and do.  I told her she must speak from her heart in letting this entity know she will not accept its presence in her home.  I also instructed her to periodically read from scripture as I did in the warehouse (regarding overcoming your enemies) and verses that related to having no fear and proclaiming God’s greatness.  Together, we went into her ice cold closet and she did as I asked.  Simultaneously, I began doing what I needed to do, and that was to try another approach.  I threw both my hands in the air, eyes closed and actually worshipped God by speaking words directly from my heart and spirit to flood that room with the Holy Spirit.  This continued for about an hour.

The same feeling of calmness eventually returned and was felt by both my sister and by me.  The temperature rose to an ambient eighty degrees and we both felt the demonic presence was gone.  For this particular spirit/demon, involving my sister in the cleansing seemed to take more of a lasting effect. It was at this point that I put a blessing on my sister’s condo to include a barrier between the two condos.

This barrier is now in place directly down that dividing wall of her side and the neighbor’s side.  Months have gone by following this final and last session with no signs of a demonic return.

Chapter Nine     Demons and Spiritual Warfare

When I dove into my studies of spiritual warfare in early 1990’s, I learned a great deal from Smith Wigglesworth that I grew to respect. To me, this man is the utmost example of being a man of God. Mr. Wigglesworth lived during the early 1900’s.  He knew exactly how to use the word of God to defeat all demons and understood that all demons lack power over true Christians.  He was so in tuned to his faith for the Lord that he could not sleep at night unless he brought one unsaved person to Christ each day.

One particular story regarding Mr.Wigglesworth is that on one night, he was staying as a guest in an old house.  There was a heavy thunderstorm that erupted which produced such a forceful wind that it caused the shutters to bang upon the windows. As Wiggglesworth was sleeping, he was awakened by the noises and actually saw a demon, or the devil, standing by his bed. Now here comes the best part, he says to this demon, “Oh it’s just you”. Wigglesworth then turned over and went back to sleep.  His faith was so strong that he did not even tell that demon to leave. That demon left because he simply could not stand the amount of faith emitting from Wigglesworth. If this situation would have happened to any other person, that person almost assuredly would have either frozen with fear or ran out of that house.

The Word of God, not the word of man, is literally like a double edged sword to demons and evil entities. (See Hebrews 4:12.) When you are fighting a demon or evil spirit and using the word of God, you are actually shooting bullets and arrows out of your mouth towards that demon or evil spirit. You may not see those bullets and arrows with your naked eyes, but in the spiritual realm the demons are being riddled with them. This, my friend, is part of spiritual warfare.

“He has made my mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me; And He has also made Me a select arrow, He has hidden Me in His quiver.” Isa 49:2

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."  Ephesians 6:12

When, or if, you find yourself trying to cleanse or rid your home of a demon, it is important to remember to keep it a one-way communication.  Do not get involved with asking it questions. You should only be giving that entity your commands and demands. When you ask it general questions you will only get lies and deceptions. For instance, this demon could pose as your dead grandmother and know only things that she may have known.  Do not underestimate demons as they are very smart and very knowledgeable of you and your past.

As Derek Prince so eloquently stated, "Demons are invisible spiritual entities with minds, emotions and wills of their own, in league with and under the control of satan. They are out to do his bidding and to torment the people of God.”

As I mentioned earlier, because demons are very knowledgeable, they love to create both intelligent and residual hauntings. What is a residual haunting?  It is a haunting where the entity does not respond to intelligent questions, but rather will re-enact specific events and periods of history in time. Many people believe that a residual haunting can be an impression left in the fabric of time by an extreme event, or left by a human at the moment of death. With intelligent hauntings, if it is not a ghost, the demon will pose as a dead loved one, or other person, and respond to your questions with an intelligent answer.

Demons also love to fool psychics and mediums.  Psychics and mediums can be rather naïve to the spiritual world. The only thing a psychic or medium does well is receive mental pictures or voices in their head; images or words that are primarily produced by demons.  At the same time, they (the demons) are having a good laugh by making a mockery of the psychics.  There is no way of telling if that psychic is speaking with a real dead person (ghost) or a real demon posing as a dead love one. This is why I discredit them entirely. Keep in mind this verse, “Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them.” Leviticus 19:31

Demons love to live and visit areas where there have been tragic accidents, suicides, murders, deaths, occult activities and the likes. They also like to dwell in places that have had high levels of evil committed by men under demonic influences. Demons feel that a tragic death(s) of a human is the next best thing to tormenting them if they were still alive. They relish in the areas where this tragic death(s) or evil and corruption by man took place. This explains why a lot of places where the demonic influence are so severe because of the death or many deaths that took place on those grounds. A good example could be the farm my family lived on in Ink, Arkansas. There could have been either occult activities or tragic deaths that occurred in the past on that 180 acre farm and perhaps was never recorded.

Demons also love to pose as gods because they want mankind to worship them. Please keep in mind that any spirit, other than the Holy Spirit of the Bible, is of a demon spirit. Many tribes around the world will worship different spirits and give them titles such as “night spirit” or “dream spirit”.

I recently saw a show on National Geographic regarding different tribes that would do anything for their god. Here is a caption from the show, “How far would you go to get in touch with the spirit world? In Malaysia, Hindu worshippers pierce their tongues, faces, chests, and backs with skewers and hooks to fulfill their vows to their deity (god).”

1 John 4:1 says to test the spirits. “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist…” The term antichrist can be defined as being against Christ, I don’t believe the tribe’s “night spirit” or the “dream spirit” is confessing that Jesus is from God.

Many demons love posing as benevolent beings including Lucifer himself.  2 Corinthians 11:14 “And no wonder, for satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.”  Many people are duped into new age religion and holistic practices because they feel it’s of benevolent nature.  These practices of being your own god and soul searching are only from demons posing this on mankind.

The Holy Bible tells us that we have the authority to command demons to leave. The Bible is full of examples directing us, and showing us how. It is a command in the New Testament as well, to resist and cast out demons.

Mark 16:17 says: “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out demons….”

As I mentioned previously, I am not a ghost expert.  Television has become so inundated with ghost-searching television shows that demonstrate this type of activity.  While we all possess the power to banish these unwanted demons, it most certainly should not be our ambition to chase demons around.  There is no doubt that they are evil and have no positive intentions.  Chasing demons is like messing with fire, and a lot of amateurs do not even realize it.  If you are a paranormal investigator or ghost hunter, please use caution, give careful attention and heed the warnings.  Although I have used investigation techniques to investigate my own paranormal activities, I myself prefer to cleanse than to chase them down. I would have no problem helping ghost hunters cleanse a place as well.

After all, demons are entirely capable of following you home (or home to home) and causing you great harm if you are not armed with the Sword of God.  I also understand that certain demons love to follow a person or a family from home to home.  In addition to following from place to place, demons can also follow families from generation to generation, known as generational curses.

Generational Curses

A generational curse is basically a defilement that was passed down from one generation to another. For example, if your father or grandfather has been heavily involved in the occult, then he has become quite defiled (polluted or unclean), and has opened himself up to various demons to enter him. The Bible tells us that the sin of the parents can cause that same pollution to be handed down to their children:

Lamentations 5:7, "Our fathers sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.”

Speaking of generational curses, there is also such a thing called generational blessings.

Any person from any generation can break a generational curse by passing and implementing a generational blessing on to their children.

I believe such a generation curse does exist in my own family. Here is an example of just one; my father was/is a beer drinker and a smoker of cigarettes and my mother is a heavy smoker to this day, and both my parent’s parents were the same way. The curse of both heavy smoking and drinking alcohol continues with my siblings as of today. When I dedicated my life to Christ during my late teens, I had broken that curse with a prayer and my taste grew sour towards beer and the taste of cigarettes. Unfortunately, this alcohol and cigarette curse has impacted my two brother’s lives the most.

My daughter Alexa will not have to worry about this curse following her, for I broke it at age seventeen.  However, Kym and I constantly pray blessings upon her, creating a new generational blessing to follow her and follow down to her children.  Each night my wife follows our family nightly prayers with a blessing to our daughter.  In fact, our daughter knows it so well that she says it with my wife.  This is her blessing.  “Alexa, you are a mighty woman of God and you are destined for greatness.” I myself will further state to Alexa that I bless her and the Lord blesses her.  You can noticeably see the difference of a life that is showered with blessings (Alexa) versus my childhood that was absent of blessings and yet full of generational curses.

Generational curses can be in many forms such as demonic influences, hauntings, addictions, slothfulness and much more. To break a curse from your parents, all it takes is a heart felt prayer requesting this deliverance by our Lord. I do not recall the exact wording of my prayer at age seventeen to release my parent’s curse of smoking and alcohol; however, it went something like this… “Almighty God I come to you to ask for your forgiveness of my sins in my life, I rebuke satan and I repent of my ways, I worship and give you glory. I ask of you Jesus to set me free from this curse (State Curse to be broken). I do not take pleasure in it. Please Lord release me from this curse. Amen”.

Say this prayer multiple times until you feel released from it. I have never had the urge to drink or smoke after my prayer!  Breaking generational curses is part of spiritual warfare, by the way.

People Send Blessings and Curses Without Even Realizing It.

People of all walks of life have the potential of blessing or cursing another, and most of the times they do not even know that they have done it.  A non Christian can bless or curse as much as a true Christian can.

Here are just a few examples.  When a person wishes you a happy new-year, this is a blessing. When a person wishes you a happy birthday, or says God bless you after you have sneezed; these are all blessings.  To wish good will upon another is a blessing!  Ok, so you may be thinking, “Well, last year my friends wished me a happy new year but the whole year was a bad year for me.”  Here is my answer to you; if you have made that statement, then I say you had a happy and good year.  Accidents and death are all around us however, you are still around for your loved ones.  I would say that is a blessing all in its own!

The most dangerous thing a person can do to another is curse them.  There are more curses going on in this world than there are blessings.  The good news is that a true Christian can repel all curses where as a non believer will not have that hedge of protection.  When a person says the F-word to another, this is a curse. When a person says to another, “Go to Hell!” or “Damn you!” these are all part of cursing that person.

Years ago when I worked in the healthcare industry, there were two nurses who were the best of friends. They would not ever want to inflict harm upon one another. In fact, they were always joking with one another, doing things that friends would do.  On several occasions I would hear them (in a joking and playful manner) say the words “Damn you” or the word “F-off”.  Joking, or in play, it is still a curse! Hence the words “curse words”.  I recall thinking to myself that these women are cursing each other and they do not even realize it.

Here is another example, I recall my own father telling me and my siblings that we were not going to amount to anything when we grew up. My dad essentially had just put a curse on us, and this is not just a one time occurrence. In my dad’s mind he thought he was helping us kids by making those statements.  He somehow correlated it with reverse psychology working.  He could not be more incorrect!

I remember when I was in the sixth grade, I was pulling a D average grade in this class, (perhaps because we just moved and I was behind this class). This teacher called my mother in to have a parent teacher meeting. My mother left upset because that teacher told her that Jason is going to be a hobo on the streets.  This teacher did not say “If I don’t get my grades up” but rather that I was going to be one regardless. This teacher did receive a complaint from my mother.

This teacher may not have realized that he just sent a curse out on me by making that statement.  It is crucial for parents and teachers to watch what they say to their children and students.  I feel that my belief in Christ and the Holy Spirit has repelled these curses that were put upon me.  Please keep in mind that it will take a prayer(s) to break a generational curse, but everyday bombardment of curses such as these aforementioned will not take effect because you are protected by the blood of Christ (if you are a believing Christian).

To curse man is to curse God; “…But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God. Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.” James: 8-11

In wrapping up this chapter, my whole intent of this book is to help send you, the reader, in the right direction to a better understanding of satan and his vast army and kingdom.  This book does not even dive deep enough to grasp the full magnitude of demons.  This is why I am imploring you to do your own research and read my recommendations that will give the full picture of satan’s hierarchical army.

Please look for my recommended reading in the following chapter.

Chapter Ten     Demons of Oppression and Possession

Let’s better understand the two meanings. Demon Oppression is the first and number one tool demons will use on man. The term demon oppression represents a way demons will try to pressure mankind to sin. Demons will try to keep man continuously involved in sin and blind us from God. Demons will exert all efforts to keep a vast space between you and God. They will tempt you with whatever means possible to commit sin by first finding your weaknesses and then by exploiting them to make them bigger. If your weakness is drugs, for example, they will keep that temptation alive in your head.

Christians become prey to this type of demonic work all the time, therefore it is crucial to stay in the Word of God. It is more of a demon’s priority to oppress (temptations of sin) a Christian than it is to try and possess their home or life.  They love nothing better than to see a Christian fall away from God because of sin (oppression) before ever attempting to torment them with a possession. However, with a Holy Spirit possession, it is hard for a demon to possess (possession) that same person and or home.

There is much debate about whether a Christian can be possessed by a demon of possession. Some say ‘yes’ and some say ‘no’ that it is not possible. I feel I must share what I have come to understand. Demon possession can take place in humans, however with certain animals, homes, artifacts and lands, the permission had to be given to the demon, at one time or another. I believe the stronger your walk with Christ, the more faith and Holy Spirit that dwells in you (possessed by the Holy Spirit), the less room available for a demonic possession in your body and/or home. When Christians backslide, they draw apart from the Holy Spirit thus causing a door to open for demon possession, home or body.  Possession implies total control, the World English Dictionary states this definition for the word “possession”: “the physical control or occupancy of land, property, etc, whether or not accompanied by ownership: to take possession of a house”.

Demons love to torment humans in whatever means possible. If they find a person that does not posses the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ, not only will demonic oppression happen, but they will take it to the next level and try to take possession of your home or physical body.  This, in essence, is giving them permission to do so. Knowing that Jesus Christ is absent, they have full game to do what they want and the oppression or possession will begin.  Most people who are possessed in their body or home are typically non-Christians, pre-Christians or back sliding Christians. However, there are plenty of Christians who are filled with the Holy Spirit, but they simply need a push in the right direction to show them how to begin cleansing their home properly. Anybody who can drive a demon of possession away can absolutely drive a demon of oppression away with the same power of the Holy Spirit, and vice versa.

The many paranormal (or demonic influenced) homes and land that I lived in/on as a child were considered demonic possessions. I believe the head of the household (my Dad) was lacking the Holy Spirit; the demons subsequently had permission to torment us as they did. This type of possession could have led to physical body possession at a later date. I am therefore glad we moved away when we did.

As a side note, I sometimes wonder if that evil spirit or demon pinning me in my top bunk bed was the entity’s attempt to enter my body.  If that were true, that would have been an example of the demon attempting spiritual possession of the body.  This would have taken it a step further from demon possession of the home to demon possession of the body.

When demons enter a home or house, they could be there undetected for a long time. Other times, it is like a rock band setting up camp in your house! Each demon has different powers and abilities in how they operate. These demons will seek to find the weaknesses and fears of the humans living in that home either to use oppression and/or possession.

Not everybody’s battle with demons will be the same.  Demons will wage war against you on different levels and different intensities using oppression, possession or both. This might best be exemplified by the manner in which cancer attacks each individual.  Whether it is brain cancer, breast cancer, blood cancer, or some other type of cancer, the way in which each individual is affected, varies.  The only similarity between each and every cancer sufferer is the fact that the cancer is the element that is doing the attacking.

Whatever tactic a demon uses on you, just know there is only one cure to rid that demon and that is the Word of God.

Here is a good description by Pastor Swope:

“Oppression is the state in which an entity harasses an individual physically, psychologically and/or incidentally.  In many cases it will ‘latch on’ to an individual and in extreme cases, begin to influence the person in various ways.  Possession is the state in which an entity physically inhabits a host and controls that person’s motivations, desires and actions.  It is usually accompanied by paranormal manifestations.”

It is particularly important to know and understand God’s full body armor, especially before engaging in spiritual warfare.  Please read and study Ephesians 6: 10-17, for this outlines The Armor of God.

“...Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled round your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God”.

My recommended reading to you for more in depth study:

Spiritual Warfare and Waging Spiritual Warfare by Dr. Richard Ing,

Destined To Overcome by Paul Billheimer

Blessing Or Curse: You Can Choose by Derek Prince

They Shall Expel Demons: What You need To Know About Demons - Your    Invisible Enemies by Derek Prince

Spiritual Warfare by Derek Prince

A Field Guide to Spiritual Warfare  by Michael J. Norton

An Exorcist's Field Guide: to Blessings, Consecrations and the Banishment of Malevolent Entities   by Pastor Swope

Chapter Eleven     My Personal Thoughts…

I feel that once you have eliminated an ‘evil spirit’, ‘demon’ ‘or entity’, you must replace that void with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.  If that void is not replaced, they will return, perhaps with help too, as Jesus mentions in Luke 11:24.

The head of the household, or land, must be a firm believer in Jesus Christ and must have the Holy Spirit to keep this entity at bay.  However, if that individual is not a believer in Christ and does not possess the power of the Holy Spirit, the evil entity may return and may return with a vengeance and even may return with more help from other evil spirits. The non-believer will often resort to getting a priest or other religious head to cleanse their home …again.

It is my belief, from my experiences, that a person who is a follower of Jesus Christ and has the Holy Spirit also has equal powers within themselves to cleanse any demonic forces as compared to that of a priest. My childhood was lacking the influence of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, and thus these evil spirits were allowed to torment us as they did. My parents did not know how to cleanse a home, or a farm, nor were they firm in their stance of being followers of Jesus Christ.

You, like me, have the same power of a priest to bless and cleanse a home (or place) of evil. When a priest comes and cleanses a non-believer’s home, this is in essence putting a temporary bandage on the problem. However, when a priest or a Holy Spirit filled person such as myself (and hopefully you) comes to a believer’s home, this will only reinforce the positive outcome of cleansing the home. The power that is created between the believing homeowner and a Holy Spirit filled person as myself (and hopefully you) would only be doubled.

Let’s keep in mind that Jesus says in Matthew 18:20

“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

So not only the Holy Spirit dwells within us individually, but Jesus is also there with the two believing individuals kicking some demon butts too! That is powerful!

Chapter Twelve     Do Not Unknowingly Invite Demons Into Your Home

You can unknowingly invite these evil presences through many different methods.  In fact, various objects and places can actually be inhabited by evil spirits because, at one time or another, they became the property of the evil spirits.  Because of this reason, God clearly states that believers are not to be in possession of certain abominable objects.  The evil produced by these objects can negatively affect their lives via these objects and the individual may not even be aware that this was possible.

A very good example of this is the use of an ouija [wee-jee] board. These boards have a history of being used during séances and other activities of witchcraft.  I am not claiming that an ouija board is the cause to my family’s experiences with demonic influences, for this is still uncertain. However, my mother admits that when she was young she played around with the board on several occasions with her friends.  They were trying to conjure up spirits.

My Mothers Ouija Board Incident

Here is an incident that involved my mother while she was in Jr. High school.

My mother was having a slumber party with some of her girlfriends in the basement of a home.  The girls decided to pull out their ouija board to try and communicate with demons and ghosts. The night was quiet and the parents of the girlfriend were upstairs sleeping already. The girls gathered around the ouija board in the basement and started to ask demons and the dead to give them signs. After a few attempts of nothing happening, they paused with the questions and conjuring of spirits. During this break the girls started witnessing events that came upon them very fast. The first thing that took place was the basement lights started to flicker on and off intentionally and at random (this sounds familiar to the incidents I had in the warehouse/offices).

After the lights had stopped their flickering on and off, the ouij board (which had been resting on the table) started to move and slightly spin on the table all on its own and without the girls near it. After the moving of the board, an immediate forceful gust of wind swept through the basement where the girls were, knocking things over. (During my research I found that a gust of wind is very common when using the ouija board). The last and final demonic sign following that odd gust of wind inside the basement was when a window in that same basement room completely broke and shattered by an unknown force, (sounds familiar to the Auburn house windows always breaking).

The girls became very scared and horrified of the events.  My mother even called her parents to come and take her home.  Did this ouija board conjure a particular demon that followed my mother and then followed her new family from place to place? Did my mother conjure a demon that perhaps likes posing as different spirits? These are my unanswered questions.

Other Cursed Objects….

There exist several questionable items that have recently become popular in the categories of jewelry, clothing designs and other objects whose purpose is of decoration.  Sometimes these manifestations were created for moving evil away or for bringing luck.  These designs and motifs have disguised themselves in various ways, thus one needs to be particularly careful of what they bring into their home and bring into their life.

One surprising example is the peace sign which, for many, symbolizes an innocent gesture of bringing unity and happiness to everyone.  Unfortunately, this symbol is actually a broken cross and dates back to an old sign of witchcraft.  Assortments of gods have been represented by the carved Polynesian tikkis and the African jujus are another item with which one should be aware.  They appear as hands, figures, serpents and other things.  Another sign of witchcraft is a hand with both the index finger and pinky pointing upwards.  One might think they are in the clear with such an assortment of crosses, four leaf clovers, coins that bring luck, stars, horseshoes, wishbones and mystic medals, however these also comprise items which are often connected with evil.  In addition, items like the Mexican sun symbol were used as a representation of the sun as their god.  Incense, various statues and idols, Buddha and other objects from the Orient should all be removed from your possession as each aforementioned item is intertwined with evil.

Unfortunately, there are more items with which you need to be aware.  The sooner they are removed from your life, the better.  Let me clarify a long laundry list of items and what they mean.  An Italian horn which appears as a wiggly horn is of witchcraft and can include the staff of a leprechaun or the horn of a unicorn.  The purpose of these items is that you are placing your financial trust into the hands of the devil.  A cross with a circular loop on its top is an Egyptian Ankh and is the symbol of a sex goddess.  Its meaning states that you loathe virginity and have a belief in fertility rites.  It also means that you serve and adore the Egyptian sun god RA which is the Egyptian name for lucifer.  Zodiac signs which consist of twelve signs.  They are astrological signs and include Aries, Scorpio, Libra, Gemini, etc.  (Astrology is not to be confused with astronomy.)  Another sign which exemplifies the initiation into witchcraft are the crescent moon and star.

Witches and witchcraft have utilized the five-pointed star for centuries.  It is named the pentagram or pentacle and two of the points face up for the Eastern Star (called the sign of the goat or satan and witchcraft is symbolized when one point faces upwards.  Witches that desire to speak with the demons will stand inside of a pentagram and the demon will emerge within a hexagram (star with six points formed by 2 triangles).  The word “hex” is derived from the word hexagram.

It is imperative to carefully oversee what is brought into the home.  Whether the decorations, knickknacks, jewelry, pictures, and so forth are thought of as harmless, they can possess the power of bringing evilness, spirits, demons and satan right into your home.

The Bible states in Deuteronomy chapter 7, verse 26 “Neither shall you bring an abomination into your house lest you be a cursed thing like it; but you shalt utterly abhor it, for it is a cursed thing.”

God is very clear about what he thinks about these possessions.  It shall be abhorred or despised, He says.  Remember His powerful words and warnings.  Other less obvious occult areas to be careful of are the fashion magazines which sometimes showcases pornographic tendencies, books for escaping like romance novels and other emotionally appealing books, music with lyrics and album covers filled with signs and symbols of the occult.

Moreover, the one area that is so surprisingly overlooked in the center of the home is the television.  It is an open portal for worldly influences, evil and demonic forces and so forth.  Do not allow unrestricted television time in your home, with special emphasis on television and your children.  God is very clear on His word and some examples are listed below:

-Brings a new lowered standard of moral conscience (Read Matthew 24:12)

-Offers an opportunity for your children to find relation to individuals you would otherwise deny access into your home (Read Proverbs 13:20)

-The offset of being amused has a negative effect of dropping both you and your children’s resistance to that which is demonic (Read Proverbs 4:23)

-The ultimate punishment of this practice is that you and your children become an enemy of God (Read James 4:4)

When you immerse yourself in the spirit of God, you are being fed goodness and nutrition from the Living Word.  It is powerful and will help guide and direct you to avert you from lowering your standards, from lacking a good knowledge base of what God instructs us to do and reminds us of that which is evil.

The Bible clearly states that the sins of the father affect the third and even the fourth generations of those that go against God (I explained this more in depth in chapter nine earlier under Generational Curses).  If you read Exodus chapter 20 verse 5, when the law was released, it was specific in the instruction to not allow construction and worship of graven images which is constituted as the worshiping of demons.

Those that do not adhere to this and make a connection with the occult world can most certainly expect consequences in the form of agony, insanity, sickness and even an early demise.

In addition, having occult spirits welcome in your life and home through examples listed above can cause issues both in your relationships and marriage.  The curse needs to be broken via prayer or else the plague will continue to affect your family, all the way to its third and fourth generations.

This prayer can be as simple as Lord, I bring forth the confession to you that in my past, whether through unawareness, curiosity or my consciousness, I have brought things of the occult into my life.  I acknowledge and offer my confession of this sin and receive your forgiveness.  In the name of Jesus, I relinquish all contacts that I have had with these occult things:

Occult things: levitation, magic, ouija board, messing with witchcraft, sorcery, voodoo, telling of fortune, divination, palm reading, automatic writing, crystal balls, astrology, praying to the dead, séances, psychics and clairvoyants, mind control, spells, reincarnation, new age, superstitions, satanism, numerology, mental science…

Occult involvements:  Hinduism, eastern religions, Zen, Hare Krishna, metaphysics, Freemasonry, Dungeons and Dragons, Eastern Star, television’s influence of all things ungodly, etc…

My recommended reading to you is “The Kingdom Of The Cults” by Walter Martin.

The following chapter is written by Dr. Richard Ing, I pick back up on chapter fourteen.

Chapter Thirteen     GHOSTS

This chapter is contributed by Dr. Richard Ing.

Please see Appendix A

Many Christians are taught that there are no such things as ghosts, or spirits of dead people wandering the earth.  They learn that upon death, a believer goes straight to heaven and an unbeliever goes straight to hell.  Therefore, ghosts, disembodied spirits of dead people, specters, apparitions of the dead, etc., are actually demons or evil spirits counterfeiting dead people.  This conclusion comes mainly from the fact that the King James Version of the Bible does not use the word "ghost."

However, newer versions of the Bible do use the word "ghost" or "ghostlike."  There are four scriptures that illustrate this.  In the King James Version ("KJV"), Luke 24:37 reads like this: "But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit."  The New International Version ("NIV"), however, says, "They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.  He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?  Look at my hands and my feet.  It is I myself!  Touch me and see: a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see I have."

Matthew 14:26 in the KJV states, "And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out in fear."  The Amplified  Bible ("AMP") puts it this way: "And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, It is a ghost!  And they screamed out with fright."  The NIV and the New American Standard Bible ("NAS") also use the word "ghost."  This writer used only the KJV, NIV, AMP and NAS in this study.

In Mark 6:49, the KJV says, "But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out."  However, the NIV, AMP and NAS all use the word "ghost."

Finally, in Isaiah 29:4, God is speaking.  The KJV says, "And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust . . . ."   The AMP, however, recites, "And you shall be laid low, Jerusalem, speaking from beneath the ground, and your speech shall come humbly from the dust; and your voice shall be like that of a ghost . . . ."  The NIV uses the word "ghostlike."

According to Strong's Concordance, the word used in Mark 6:49 (#5325) is the Greek word for "phantasma," or "phantom," or "specter," clearly pointing to a spirit of a dead person as compared to the common definition of human spirit (#4151) which is "pneuma", breath, current of air, an angel, demon or God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit.  It is not known why the KJV translators chose "pneuma" instead of "phantasma."

Likewise, the same choice was made in reference to Luke 24:37, Matthew 14:26 and Isaiah 29:4.  In fairness, the word "spirit" is also a possible meaning.  But, even in modern parlance, we often use "ghost" and "spirit" interchangeably.  "I saw a ghost" and "I saw a spirit" are often intended to mean the same thing.

Torment On Earth

Spirits of dead people that are left to wander the earth are supposedly tormented because: (1) they are usually unable to communicate with the living and in some cases, they have some message they desire to deliver but cannot; (2) the lusts they had in life are increased at least a hundredfold; (3) they are lost and have no idea where to go to be released from wandering.

In his book entitled Return from Tomorrow, Dr. George G. Richie, the author, claims to have died of flu at the age of 19.  It was 1942, at the beginning of World War II and he was in army basic training when a flu epidemic hit the camp.  He found himself being escorted by an angel who took him on an excursion on earth where he saw many spirits of dead people.  He was taken to a bar in an unknown town where he observed ghosts of dead people trying desperately to drink beer or liquor.  As live men lifted up their glasses of beer and whiskey, the ghosts tried to lap it up.  They were totally frustrated and tormented when they could not drink the liquor.  The angel explained that these people never conquered their lust for alcohol while they were alive.  The same is true with sexual lust and so forth.

Dr. Richie's spirit returned to his body and he came back to life, although his physical body had already been placed in a morgue.  Later, as he and some of his buddies were catching a ride in a friend's car to spend Christmas at home, he recognized a street in a Midwest town he had never been in before and directed the driver to the very bar that the angel had taken him before.  It was exactly as he remembered, inside and out.

Why Linger?

We don't know exactly why some spirits linger on earth and some don't.  Some so-called experts in paranormal activity claim that sudden death, as with an automobile accident or a heart attack, may leave the spirits of dead people (unbelievers) lingering around the scene of death.  Others claim that inordinate affection for an object or property can also cause the spirits of dead persons to linger.  For instance, a person who loved a particular house, jewelry, truck, garden or room, may haunt the environs.  Still others claim that a pre-mature death in which the individual had unfinished business may cause the spirit to linger.  No one really knows for sure.

Revelation 6:8 and Revelation 20:14 mention the spirit of death and the spirit of hell following the spirit of death.  When dealing with ghosts, I often bind up the spirit of hell or hades in the belief that the spirit of hell has control over the spirits of dead unbelievers and can either consign them straight to hell or leave them to linger on earth as a form of punishment.  That is why hell follows death around.  It may be the strong man over the spirits of dead unbelievers.  However, I have not researched it fully yet.

Abortions, Miscarriages And Still-born Infants

Aborted babies or babies that were victims of miscarriage or were still-born infants can remain on earth.  Again, we don't know the exact reasons why.  I too was once of the opinion that all babies go straight to heaven.  However, experience dictates otherwise.  Perhaps, the child was never dedicated to Jesus.  We need to pray that God will reveal the reasons one day.

The ghosts of babies often live in the bodies of relatives.  Usually, it is the mother, but sometimes a sister, brother or other member of the family.  In one case, the spirit of an aunt was living in a niece's body.  I have prayed for a number of them and will explain how to release ghosts below.

Dr. Kenneth McAll, author of the book entitled, Healing the Family Tree, claims that he has documented over 1,400 cases of spirits of children living in or around the body of living relatives.  This author has had a spattering of such cases.  In one incident, a woman in my church related that in a dream, she found herself going home after work.  When she arrived home, she could see that she lived in a two-story dwelling.  The bottom floor was the house she lived in as a youngster; the second floor was her present house.  As she entered the bottom floor, she heard noises upstairs.  Thinking it was a burglar, she crept upstairs and peered into her bedroom where she saw a woman rummaging through her belongings.  She could see only the back of the woman.  She walked up to the woman, grabbed her shoulders and turned her around.  To her surprise, it was a young girl that looked amazingly like her.  She told the young woman, "You stay here while I go next door to call the police."  When she got back, the girl was gone.

I asked the woman, "Did you ever have an abortion, miscarriage or still-born infant?"  "No" was her reply.  "That's strange," I said, "I thought the dream indicated that there is a disembodied spirit trying to live her life through you."

Two weeks later, the woman approached me after service.  "Brother Richard," she said, "I talked to my mother and she said that before my father was born, his mother had a still-born daughter."  "Did they give her a name?" I asked.  "Yes, they named her Helen."

"Helen," I said, "I'm going to ask God to send angels to pick you up and take you to Jesus in heaven."  The woman immediately slumped to the floor, curled up like a fetus and began crying and whimpering like a baby.  I prayed for God's angels to come and pick up Helen.  Within seconds, the woman jumped to her feet, shouting, "Alleluia!"  She ran around the church hugging people.  She said, "Something left.  I could feel something come out of me."

In another case, I was speaking on the above topic and when I asked if anyone wanted prayer.  A woman about sixty years old raised her hand.  She had come from the Philippines and could hardly speak English.  As I prayed for her, she suddenly threw her hands in the air, began to tremble and become agitated.  Four separate voices came out of her mouth (not at the same time, of course).  "Mama, I don't want to go."  "Maa.... don't pray."  "Mom, I want to stay."  "Maa...."  The woman gave a shudder and her arms fell to her side and she began to breath heavily.  When she had recovered her senses, she related that she had four stillborn sons in the Philippines and she even saw her husband, who had been dead for twelve years waving goodbye to her.  They had all been living in or around her.

On several occasions, I had the privilege of speaking to an assembly of men and women.  As I spoke on the topic of abortions, miscarriages and still-born infants, a number of women (around five or six) would run out the room, sometimes with their hand over their mouth.  Later, they would explain to me that they had an abortion before they were a Christian and as I spoke, they suddenly felt nauseous and had to run to the restroom.  One young girl I never met her before came to my Bible class.  As I spoke about spirits of dead people, she ran into my bathroom and started vomiting.  Later, I discovered that she had five abortions before she had reached 22 years of age.  Often, abortions open the door for the spirit of death and murder to enter.  Some skin on their arms and head turn stone cold while I prayed for them.

Handling Disembodied Spirits

The Bible does not say we can cast out spirits of dead persons.  We can cast out devils.  Also, we cannot command angels but can ask God to instruct His angels.  Therefore, I pray and ask God to send angels to pick up the spirits of dead persons that are either living in the body of the person being prayed over or hanging around the person.  I inform the spirits that we love them, that Jesus loves them and that the angels will take them to Jesus.  I ask God to have angels pick the disembodied spirits up and take them to heaven for judgment or whatever he wants to do with them.  If it is the spirit of a dead baby, I speak love.

I use the same technique when cleansing haunted dwellings or places.  If it is an outside area, I sometimes conduct Holy Communion and I walk the perimeter of the premises and bury pieces of bread and pour wine or juice representing the blood of Jesus on the ground along the borders, at the same time declaring that this place belongs to the kingdom of God, and asking for God's angels to pick up the spirits of dead people.  I don’t think that bread, wine or oil are absolutely necessary.  It is the Holy Spirit and His angels that do the job anyway.

The point to be made is that I do not cast out the ghosts, but ask God to dispose of them, using His angels.  It has proven very effective.

A Case In Fiji

Years ago, I was asked to be the principal speaker at a convention in Fiji.  One particular evening service lasted until 10 p.m.  I retired to my cottage along with a small group of pastors.  Within minutes, a young girl knocked at my door.  She was quite large and strong and in her arms was another young girl about 12 years old.  The 12 year old was completely unconscious.  She laid the girl on the concrete floor.  "What happened?" I asked.  "She fell down during praise and worship and we cannot get her up," was the answer.  There were two pastors from the local Anglican church, another one from the local Assembly of God church and several pastors and members of the local Methodist church watching.  All told, around 15 were watching curiously.

I began to pray, bind up spirits and call demons out of the girl.  Nothing happened.  I was slowly getting desperate, not knowing what to do next.  There was not a stir from the young girl.  I got up from the floor and asked my wife to continue praying.  I turned to the small crowd that had gathered and asked about the girl.  One lady who had been a school teacher in the school the girl attended volunteered that the previous year, the girl had come from a distant village to attend middle school in town.  One day, she came screaming and terrified into the class room.  She claimed that a human skull had spoken to her and was chasing her.  Another person revealed that the young girl's parents had a temple in their house with a human skull on a table in the living room.  I pondered over the information.  I then decided to have a cup of coffee.  I was praying, "Lord, what should I do?"  As I took my second sip, the Holy Spirit said out loud, "Ask its name!"  I burnt my lips.  I handed the cup to my wife, bent over the girl and exclaimed, "Spirit, what is your name.  I command you to give me your name."  The girl suddenly spoke in Fijian.  "What did she say?" I asked.  The group said, "King of the Swamp.  Her parents worship the King of the Swamp."

I commanded the spirit to leave.  He refused to budge.  Finally, I asked the spirit, "Spirit, why are you still here?  What gives you the right?"  The girl, who was flat on her back, whispered, "Killings."  "What?  What did you say?" I asked.  "Killings."

"Spirit, I am going to set you free from your torment on earth and send you to God.  But first, you must forgive those who killed you and cut off your head.  Then God will release you from earth.  I will ask God to send His angels and they will take you away.  Do you forgive those who killed you?"  The girl slowly nodded her head - Yes.  All this time, she hardly moved.  Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide and sat up.  The group jumped back.  She began to cry and call for her aunty and uncle.  She was set free.  The ghost left.  She said that she could hear everything but couldn’t move.  She could also hear herself talking to me.  Suddenly, her body was released.  An Anglican pastor and deacon who had watched the entire proceedings wept.  They exclaimed that they had never seen anything like it.  "One more captive set free.  God is wonderful!" they blurted out.

A Thousand Ghosts

A pastor friend in Fiji has a sense of humor.  He asked me and my wife to a picnic and ended up taking us to a remote part of the island and an ancient battlefield that was so haunted that no one dared enter.  (We got there by boat) The rumor was that people would die if they stayed overnight and many strange things happened, even during the day. This pastor was the great, great grandson of a cannibal chief who owned that part of the island.  I was dropped off with my wife and a few women as my pastor friend left to go pick up the men.  As we entered the battlefield in the middle of a jungle, about two hundred feet from the ocean, we could sense the presence of many ghosts.  We began praying and asking God to send as many angels as are necessary to pick up the ghosts of dead warriors haunting the area.  We then quickly turned around and walked out.  As we walked out, I could hear many voices calling one another.  The following year, we were informed that the place was now clean and being used as a missionary training camp.

A Case in Malaysia

During a visit to Sibu, Sarawak, I spoke at a Bible College.  After one of my sessions, students came up to me to asked me to bless their dormitories.  All the women slept in one room upstairs, although they had been assigned two to a room on the first level.  At night, they could hear a baby crying in one of the apartments.  When I entered the room, one of the members of my group immediately saw what she described as a little boy of about eight years old standing in a corner crying.  “He looks so scared,” she said.  I asked God to send His angels to pick up the child and instructed the child to go with the angels.  The woman with me saw a bright beam of light come through the ceiling and the child disappeared.

As we walked out of the room, I asked one of the bystanders who the prior occupants of the apartment were.  She replied, “There was a woman living here with her son, but he died.”  “How old was he?” I asked.  “He was around eight years old,” was the reply.

Aborted Fetuses

In the case of abortions, have the parents repent and ask forgiveness from God and also of the child.  Discernment will tell you if it was a boy or girl.  Ask the parents to give the child a name.  Then speak to the ghost of the child in the following manner (for example):  "Mommy and daddy are very sorry that they didn't allow you to be born and to live, and they ask you for forgiveness.  Please forgive them.  They love you and want to give you a name.  Your name is David (or whatever name) and they acknowledge that you are part of the family.  They are going to ask Jesus who created you to take you to where He is in heaven.  He loves you very much and wants to play with you and take care of you and love you forever.  Heaven is a wonderful place and Mommy and Daddy and the rest of the family will join you in heaven one day.  Don't worry, you will be together forever.  Don't be afraid.  I'm going to ask Jesus to send angels to pick you up and take you to Jesus.  When you see people that shine like the sun and are beautiful, they are God's angels.  They will take you to Jesus.  You can go now.  Go with the angels.  At this point, pray and ask the Lord Jesus to send as many angels as are necessary to take the child to heaven to where He is.

I have used this prayer a good number of times and it has brought total release.

Illnesses

Sometimes, the very presence of the spirit of a dead person can make the living sick.  In one particular case, a vigorous, young lady was suddenly stricken with a strange ailment.  She was a tennis player, would play at least several times a week and was in excellent health.  She landed in the hospital.  The doctors ran her through a battery of tests but could not come to a diagnosis.  Everything seemed to be normal, but the woman could not stand up.  She was so weak.

When I heard of the matter, two weeks had passed by.  I knew that she had a sister who had died recently from nasal cancer.  I specifically prayed and told the ghost of her sister to release her and if she loved her sister, not to stay around her because she was causing sickness.  The sick lady got well instantly.  It was almost as if something lifted off and she was released from the hospital the very next day.  Some people’s bodies cannot stand the presence of ghosts and become ill.

I have had other personal experiences with ghosts, too numerous to tell here.  Often, when evil spirits will not leave, I suspect a ghost and will change my prayer.  Instead of commanding them to come out, I ask God to send angels to take them away.  Praise God!  He is faithful!

Chapter Fourteen     My Youngest Brothers Home

I want to share with you my brother’s paranormal experiences and a real picture that was taken in his home. My younger brother’s home at the time was in Phoenix.

My brother lacks the in-depth understanding of Spiritual Warfare and demonic influence. However, because he grew up in some of the same homes as I did (as a child), the activities in his home today do not bother him, nor does he feel the need to cleanse his home.

The activities described by him were of varying sorts. One night he and his wife were sitting in the living room watching television and the kids were already asleep in their beds.  A loud blood curdling moan came from the closed hallway bathroom.  My brother immediately jumped up to see what was in the bathroom only to find there were no signs of anything. He went to check on the kids further down the hall and they were all asleep.

Other activities in his home included doors opening and closing all the time. Footsteps could be heard while the house was dark and quiet and numerous other different activities occurred in that home.  At one time I mentioned that he should clean his house out.  He told me that he was not interested for he felt there was no harm being done in his home.

On thanksgiving of 2004, the whole family met up at his house for our turkey dinner. Kym and I brought our camera for the festivity. Kym was taking a picture of the food set up on the table. In the first picture you can see my brother’s son and his mother in-law standing in the picture. Immediately after that picture, Kym went to the side of that table to take another picture from the side view. I will refer to this as picture two. Now keep in mind that nobody was smoking or was even near the table except for Kym and me during the taking of picture two.

It was only after the film was developed that we found this white mist hovering between the camera and the table. Could this white mist be related to the activities in my brother’s home? I can not say for sure. I do know for sure that my brother needed to cleanse his home, especially if it is demonic.

And yes, this picture developed by Fuji Film is real and authentic. I would have no problem getting it analyzed and checked for authenticity.

Picture One

Picture Two

Chapter Fifteen   Conclusion

After reading the last paragraph in Dr. Richard Ing’s chapter, I wonder if my parents had known back then what Dr. Richard Ing’s chapter explains now, then perhaps that toddler in the Auburn house can be sent home. I personally did not see that toddler’s hand and arm closing my bedroom door that night as both my parents claim, for I was asleep on my twin bed. However, both my parents, as of today, have not wavered from their story of that sighting in the Auburn house.  To my understanding of Dr. Richard Ing’s chapter, if you are dealing with a spirit of a dead person wandering the earth, you can not just simply cast them out as you would a demon.  Instead, we must actually guide and pray that spirit out as he shared in his chapter. Discernment is critical for these types of situations, as mentioned in my introduction.

As I mentioned before, there could be several different reasons why my family have been plagued with so many evil entities and encounters with spirits. Was it because my father lacked the Holy Spirit as head of household? (However I am sure that is a major contributing factor.) Did these events come into existence when my mother conjured up a demon using that ouija board when she was younger and it followed her? Is it a generational curse(s) that has been following us? Or could it be that some of our homes have real legit ghosts or demonic presence already in that house? Perhaps it could be a mixture of all of them.

The world of demons, spirits and entities are enormous.  satan’s demons are like that of an army. In his kingdom he has hierarchies of demons with different powers and assignments. Many of the lower demons are controlled by satan’s strongmen or strongholds. satan controls these strongmen by using fear, and the strongmen control the lower demons using the same tactic, fear.  Demons in turn use fear on man and woman.  Demons are like a roach infestation controlled by satan’s strongholds out to torture, oppress and humiliate mankind.

“Indeed, we live as human beings, but we do not wage war according to human standards; for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.”  2 Cor 10:3-5

Keep in mind that we (man and women) are God’s greatest creation, His masterpiece, His work of art and His crowning achievement.  Genesis 1:27 and Ephesians 2:10.  satan and his demons know this; therefore they hate and despise us with a passion, and they will stop at nothing to destroy us, (God’s ultimate creation).

lucifer also knows that we harness more power than he has, through the blood of Christ.

Fortunately, we have the power to control demons rather than allowing these demonic influences to control us.  The difference is whether or not you want to fight them with the power of God.  That power is the source that will stand when all others falter!

As you have peeked into my childhood world and seen a glimpse of the evil I dealt with (and eventually fought), it is my hope that you will feel better armed to take on this worthwhile battle.  Living in fear is both awful and destructive.

Hopefully, you have become more aware of doors that are opened for evil when certain objects are given full admittance into your home.  Whether it is done knowingly or is unknowingly allowed in is not of importance.  What is important is that you have a better handle on what potentially could threaten you and your family’s home and life.

Please note that if any of those objects or suggestions (in that long laundry list) of things invited into the home cause you confusion or disagreement, then please conduct your own research.  Challenge that list, but be mindful and do make it a priority to look further into them.  Too often these things can be overlooked primarily because of individuals not knowing their real dangers.

May I stress to you again how important it is to know, use and stay in the Word of God and have an active prayer life to cast out demons and demonic influences. God is the only thing that will keep them out.  If you find yourself needing direction, help or advice, I am making myself available to you at www.facebook.com/SpiritualWarfareAndTheParanormal Please message me there.

In closing, I pray all readers will have peace, clarity and confidence to forever banish these unwanted “guests”.

Wishing you the best and in Christ,

Jason Lohman

Questions and Comments Submitted by Readers

Comment by Maria Cabrera:

Thank you! I just finished your book last night and LOVED it! I will be leaving a review soon on Amazon. Your book was eye opening and inspiring to me. Thank you and God bless you for writing it and sharing your story with us all.

Question by undisclosed reader:

Hello there, I read your book it was good thanks. I am still attacked frequently, what can I do to get rid of them once and for all? thanks and God Bless

My Reply:

I like you am attacked frequently as well, same as the rest of my siblings. As a matter of fact just the other day an entity had left scratches on my lower leg (as you will see in my photos on my Facebook Fanpage) prompting me to do another house cleansing.

Demons are relentless, after they leave you, they will seek to come back and perhaps with more friends (as mentioned in my book). I have found that every time I feel an entity is back, I will personally state in a loud commanding voice that Jesus has given me authority over all demons and evil spirits. I command it to leave (my book goes further into detail). The entity that scratched my leg left immediately, (for I felt the calmness in the air) but I never know if it (or others) may come back.

I picture it this way, I am in a battle field in a different country with my rifle, one of the enemies has found where I am at, we engage in a fight, I win because my bullets send him away, that enemy then either gets guts again to try and face me once more or he may get back up to help him (I reference the verse in my book).  But my bullets will always overcome the numbers he brings back.

You see, we can not destroy demons, only inflict pain upon them, Jesus is the only one who can (and will) destroy satan and demons.  But God has given us the bullets (His Word) to keep them at bay.

This is why I believe its important to stay in the Word of God so that we are ready for battle when it arrives at our door step, either oppressive or possessive. Remember the full Armor of God is in the Bible for a reason.

A reviewer by the name Charles, left a review about my book (on Amazon) And he brought up a good point, in Acts there was the 7 sceva brothers who tried to fight demons, but they did it without the blood of Christ and with out the Word of God to back them up, well, they ended up beaten and stripped of their clothing, all by demons and evil entities. They tried fighting with out the correct bullets!

Stay in command over the evil, let them know that you are boss and Jesus backs you up! And stay in the Word. Its a battle out there!

P.S. If you ever feel that the enemy is too many or too powerful, call and pray upon God to send his army (angels) to escort the evil entities away from you.  And dont forget to ask help from other men or women of God to help chase the evil away. This works too.

Jason

Dr Richard Ing is author of two books titled Spiritual Warfare and Waging Spiritual Warfare.  Dr. Richard Ing’s website is www.lightoftheworldmissions.com.

Table of Contents

A Note From The Author

Introduction

A Little History on Myself

Chapter One Auburn, Washington 1976

Chapter Two Ink, Arkansas 1981

Chapter Three Carmichael, California 1982/1983

Chapter Four Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 1985/1986

Chapter Five My Time Up Until 1994

Chapter Six Tempe, Arizona 1994

Chapter Seven Scottsdale, Arizona 2004

Here Is A Helpful Tip…

Chapter Eight Scottsdale, Arizona 2012

Chapter Nine Demons and Spiritual Warfare

Generational Curses

People Send Blessings and Curses Without Even Realizing It.

Chapter Ten Demons of Oppression and Possession

Chapter Eleven My Personal Thoughts…

Chapter Twelve Do Not Unknowingly Invite Demons Into Your Home

My Mothers Ouija Board Incident

Other Cursed Objects….

Chapter Thirteen GHOSTS

Torment On Earth

Why Linger?

Abortions, Miscarriages And Still-born Infants

Handling Disembodied Spirits

A Case In Fiji

A Thousand Ghosts

A Case in Malaysia

Aborted Fetuses

Illnesses

Chapter Fourteen My Youngest Brothers Home

Chapter Fifteen Conclusion

Questions and Comments Submitted by Readers