tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post718171295042315795..comments2023-04-07T10:28:40.530+01:00Comments on Rum-Punch Drunk: An Evil PresenceRum-Punch Drunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-12785865511288875922016-04-07T20:04:48.987+01:002016-04-07T20:04:48.987+01:00So sorry I didn't respond sooner as I was abro...So sorry I didn't respond sooner as I was abroad. Wow, what an experience to have had. I can imagine why you have night terrors and feel uneasy about it. Is there anything you can do about the night terrors? Have you sort any kind of help to help you deal with this, whether medical or spiritual? I'd be interested in knowing. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post and reply. Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-54029930401541170412016-03-19T07:38:49.179+00:002016-03-19T07:38:49.179+00:00I am bipolar and I have always seen spirits.. Last...I am bipolar and I have always seen spirits.. Last October I sensed something dark was with me.. I captured pictures of what I call the wolf man in my TV that was off at the time. In one of them his hand is coming out of the tv.. Just recently I got a new camera and was messing around trying for a good selfie. In looking at the pics all are blurry and the wolf man is standing behind me. Just recently I have developed night terrors I am more than uneasy<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490764176255479902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-28658556642868050312013-08-02T15:25:39.067+01:002013-08-02T15:25:39.067+01:00Thank you so much for taking all this time to writ...Thank you so much for taking all this time to write such a detailed account which held me spellbound as I read it. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of reading it late last night shortly before going to bed, not a good move!<br /><br />What's interesting about this is the relationship between the spirit of Santero and the spirit of the church. There seems to be a clear conflict here, with the person being the battleground. I wonder how these tensions are reconciled in your family. I certainly won't be getting any readings of any kind any time soon. Accept getting my electric meter read, ha ha ha. <br /><br />Welcome to Rum Punch and looking forward to hearing more from you in the future and thank again for your comment.Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-81142583037563409162013-08-01T21:45:14.158+01:002013-08-01T21:45:14.158+01:00Great Post Rum!
For me i encountered an event lik...Great Post Rum! <br />For me i encountered an event like that when i was a kid. I have an Aunt who would complain about dreaming about the same man having sex with her. She felt him touching her when she was by herself as well as with people around. This thing tormented her constantly! One time she decided to come to church with us and she became eerily cold she complained about a pain in her stomach so we left and went home.<br /><br />A few weeks after my parents had a get-together where all the family came over the house to relax and have a good time. All was well until everyone left and only my mother,godmother and Aunt were left. Me and my brother were at the living room watching TV when all of the sudden i hear my mother and God Mother yelling! The yelling was coming from the bedroom so me and my brother ran towards the bedroom they were in and saw my aunt on the bed being held down by my mother and God mother.<br /><br />We stood right behind my mother frozen in disbelief of what we were seeing! Her eyes were red and she was speaking in a mans voice! My mother and God mother was praying while they held her down and telling the Demon to leave her body. My Aunt jerked and twisted her body my mother noticed we were standing there and shouted for us to leave now. We were kids so we ran to the living room listening to them chant out whatever was in her.<br /><br />It must have been like hours sitting there listening to them shouting at the demonic spirit to get out. Then it grew quiet all of a sudden i hear my mother call out for me and my brother to bring her a glass of water. I walked into the room with the glass of water and saw both my mother and god mother all disheveled and tired. My Aunt was just sitting there crying. <br /><br />This happened while i was around 11 years old I'm 42 and that event is as clear as if it happened yesterday. To me that made me believe that Demons do exist in the world. Sometimes me and brother bring it up from time to time and he also remember it vividly.<br /><br />The story that i found out about my Aunt was that my grandmother went to a Santero for a reading and took my Aunt with her. My Aunt was only 5 years old, mind you in Latino culture we are told that children are not allowed to enter those spaces where they do that because a child's spirit is clean and would attract spirits to them. <br /><br />My Aunt went with my Grandmother and apparently picked up some demonic spirit with out knowing. Apparently the Santero may have been doing something more than just a reading. My Grandmother believed in that stuff!<br /><br />Now like everything else in life there is a balance and at times some people tend to use Voodoo for evil those are the ones you have to watch out for! the rest of those people who practiced that were not that way. I should know we had a few family members including my Godmother who practiced it. <br /><br />Keep Rising Rum!<br /><br />JoseBlinding Buddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436378165335234294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-89513890072332591212013-04-04T12:24:45.754+01:002013-04-04T12:24:45.754+01:00Ciao Massimo. Hope you are well and I'll be po...Ciao Massimo. Hope you are well and I'll be popping over very soon - without spirits of course :) Thanks for stopping by. Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-65337687272779803892013-03-28T11:58:56.438+00:002013-03-28T11:58:56.438+00:00Brrrrrrrrrrrrr
this makes me scared... :-)
light ...Brrrrrrrrrrrrr<br />this makes me scared... :-)<br /><br />light talking here I see...<br />ciao from italy ! and possibly have a Peaceful Easter time (without spirits..)<br />Massimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899853938735641917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-59180708391007399042013-03-28T07:33:19.356+00:002013-03-28T07:33:19.356+00:00Thank you RPD. Yes, I have wondered about my mothe...Thank you RPD. Yes, I have wondered about my mother’s connection to that evil spirit. She communicated with it directly and it was only around when she was around. And yes, once I moved away, I no longer encountered it except when I went back home and into her room. Not something most people would understand. How and why that happened, how that evil spirit got into my mom at all, is something I’ve thought of over the years. I have some theories but too long to go into here. Suffice to say I think it has roots in Sicily and has been with that family for generations. JerseyLilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381518701383106141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-15325138164355402592013-03-27T10:05:38.328+00:002013-03-27T10:05:38.328+00:00Jade, part of all of this is to listen to your gut...Jade, part of all of this is to listen to your gut instinct. We've all got a sense that something is not right and our gut reacts by telling us whether to stay or go, run or walk etc... most of the time when we don't listen we always have a hindsight story to tell ie: 'I knew I should have done this or that but I didn't'. Thanks Jade. Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-5190421054756577912013-03-27T10:03:33.182+00:002013-03-27T10:03:33.182+00:00Well, I'm glad that you got away from that pla...Well, I'm glad that you got away from that place Dan. Sometimes you have to just cut your losses and run. <br /><br />Certainly, whatever the explanation, certain places cary an atmosphere with them. It's hard to dismiss this as being a subjective phenomenon when groups of people start to behave accordingly. Thanks for your comment Dan. Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-83488479519945472272013-03-27T06:32:26.152+00:002013-03-27T06:32:26.152+00:00Thanks Bettyl and good to hear from you again. Wou...Thanks Bettyl and good to hear from you again. Would you mind sharing how you dealt with such a thing? Just a thought, but you don't have to answer. And thanks for your comment. Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-80851743507427196932013-03-27T06:30:24.448+00:002013-03-27T06:30:24.448+00:00Yes, I've read how Jesus cast out these evil s...Yes, I've read how Jesus cast out these evil spirits by simply commanding them to 'leave' etc, but yet again and from my own personal experience coming from a church background, there always seemed to be a huge struggle when people in the church tried to do the same thing if they thought that someone had an evil spirit. <br />This is something that I must find the time to research more, because it has always bothered me. <br /><br />Thanks for your comment Frank, it's just so interesting how everyone seems to have encountered these evil spirits /presence at some point. Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-45400363063931718362013-03-27T06:29:19.352+00:002013-03-27T06:29:19.352+00:00You're not off topic at all. I have no problem...You're not off topic at all. I have no problem with readers interacting with other each other and asking questions. My blog is here to explore, ask, share ideas, learn etc, so ask away mate and people can feel free to respond. Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-19570131768321249782013-03-27T06:28:02.128+00:002013-03-27T06:28:02.128+00:00You're brave because I wouldn't care how n...You're brave because I wouldn't care how nice or friendly the spirits were in my house, I would have been out of there faster than my legs could take me. <br /><br />Thanks Tracey28 for sharing your experiences, and for the visit. Hope to hear from you again. Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-67416989482632710402013-03-27T01:09:32.456+00:002013-03-27T01:09:32.456+00:00Yes I believe in spirits and feeling presences. Al...Yes I believe in spirits and feeling presences. Although I have never had a truly frightening experience like the ones you mentioned I had a lot of scary experiences at a child eg, seeing things, hearing things, hearing footsteps behind me, watching my bedroom door close on its own, once something ran into my room and hid behind the bed (when I went and checked nothing was there) etc. <br /><br />I was a very sensitive child and picked up a lot of things. The thing is that when people tell you you are mad or imagining, that's just it - You wish you were, you really wish it was just something you ate, something scary you watched or just wild imagination, you desperately want to explain away this horrible thing you experienced but you just can't it niggles away at you and you just know it wasn't that simple. I don't think you are crazy, I would listen to your instinct when these things happen, I think it will serve you well :)Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411634345326450478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-47267758873134571812013-03-26T20:40:18.113+00:002013-03-26T20:40:18.113+00:00The awesome thing about reading RPD's blog is ...The awesome thing about reading RPD's blog is that its always worth coming back to numerous times because of all the comments and replies. They are blogs within themselves!DanBonserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557369452959586375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-78903252865907151292013-03-26T15:26:20.410+00:002013-03-26T15:26:20.410+00:00When I moved into a house in North Carolina, it wa...When I moved into a house in North Carolina, it was a run down neighborhood, but the mortgage was cheap (amazingly cheap for the area) and I was dedicated to make it work. Soon after moving in, I just FELT things in the area at night. Soon I started to realize that none of the relationships in the surrounding houses worked. So many failed or failing marriages. Yelling and screaming could be heard from a few different houses.<br /><br />A bit later, I ended up starting my first real serious relationship, which failed in a fury of yelling and screaming. The second serious relationship of my life turned out to be a 'witch.' Say what you want about people's religions, she could sense the stuff as well.<br /><br />We ended up befriending a medium, and we told her nothing of what we felt, or the area's problems. She came in and described to us a story about a settlement, where there was a 'war' going on. Either with the Natives or another settlement, but the story she got was thus:<br /><br />The Man of the house left to seek revenge, and his wife was left behind, vowing that he had better return. He never did, and the people they were at war with came while he was gone, and tortured her. Now she walks the land there seeking revenge by destroying the relationships of those that could be happy, because if she can't get it, then no one deserves it....<br /><br />No matter what you believe, it was a funky little experience, and I know for a fact that anyone in that area had a dark cloud over them while they were there. I'm glad to be away from it all. Although I love the paranormal, and I love hunting ghosts and such, I would not wish that feeling of psychic vampirism on anyone, because it truly will drain your soul down.DanBonserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557369452959586375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-26777190635095296232013-03-26T04:59:48.881+00:002013-03-26T04:59:48.881+00:00Being a Bible-believing Christian, I too know ther...Being a Bible-believing Christian, I too know there is evil around us as I have experienced it and have dealt with it. You're not crazy, just aware. :)betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-1645115807259417622013-03-25T21:23:20.077+00:002013-03-25T21:23:20.077+00:00I came back to read this post again, and once agai...I came back to read this post again, and once again loved it as well as all of the comments your readers have added. Very interesting to see the response. Gives me goosebumps...Nimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681429083052783434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-74731505629720025222013-03-25T17:59:16.069+00:002013-03-25T17:59:16.069+00:00Hum, intersting. As you might expect, I do believe...Hum, intersting. As you might expect, I do believe in evil spirits because the Bible declares that they exist. Jesus encountered them many times during His day. I also believe the evil spirits are at work in the earth realm today and that all the brightest minds in our world can solve some of our problems because some of them is spiritual in nature. That's why we need God's help.<br /><br />Over the years, I have experienced some things in church settings that I can only attribute to evil spirits. On several occasions, these things happened when we did something deeply spiritual such as having the entire church fasting and praying for several days. On the other hand, I do agree that we must be careful to not attribute everything strange to demonic activity.<br /><br /><br /><br />Frank Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155126596496270174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-37985245505726751822013-03-24T11:38:03.836+00:002013-03-24T11:38:03.836+00:00@JerseyLil:
This is one of the most amazing accou...@JerseyLil:<br /><br />This is one of the most amazing accounts I think I've ever read. Yet, because of this I can see why you have felt reticent about sharing it. I have to say, however, that everything I have read by you comes across as very sane and rational. You don't seem the type to just hype something up and it must take a lot of courage to open yourself up to people potentially taking your experiences the wrong way.<br /><br />I agree with RPD that the spirit, demon or whatever it is seems to have been linked in some way with your mother.<br /><br />As a believer that these beings are real, this makes me think - what is it that causes these events in the lives of some people and not others?<br /><br />For example, was your mother in any way involved in witchcraft or those kinds of practices, that you can think of?<br /><br />Obviously I'm prying into something very personal to you, so please feel free to ignore these comments and questions, but I'd be really interested to hear your perspective on this, as a person who has had first hand experience.<br /><br />What do you think makes these beings gravitate towards some people/places etc. and not others?<br /><br />Sorry, RPD if I'm taking things off-topic here. I hope you don't mind...Navigatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-78613062015479713752013-03-24T02:20:52.256+00:002013-03-24T02:20:52.256+00:00You certainly do throw out bait into deep waters, ...You certainly do throw out bait into deep waters, don't you?? :) I'm sure not an expert in these matters, but I believe God is in the business of intervening on His people's behalf, all the time! In the Biblical accounts Jesus dealt with evil spirits fairly often, at the invitation of another, or not. His desire is to see people whole and well on every level, including mentally and emotionally. A very intriguing question...Melody Loweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002751328005302730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-30422926501663770042013-03-24T00:49:48.704+00:002013-03-24T00:49:48.704+00:00I believe in spirits as got three in my house. My ...I believe in spirits as got three in my house. My house is built on an old airfield that was used in the Battle of Britain. Sometimes when I'm watching TV,I see a man in a RAF uniform at the corner of my eye and then when I turn my head he disappears, I've also seen a tall man with fair hair and when I was going through a bad spell and used to cry myself to sleep, I could feel someone stroke my hair as if to comfort me!!! When I'm downstairs I can hear footsteps walking across rooms upstairs, and when I'm upstairs I can hear papers being shuffled downstairs, or the radio will be turned on or off. <br /><br />None of this scares me.I sense a lot and I recently went into a patients house (I'm a nurse) and had the urge to turn round and get out. I didn't like being in there and I can't tell you why, I felt physically sick. I just did what I needed to do and got out, and when I mentioned it back at the office, a few of the girls felt the same way. Was there an evil spirit there? I don't know. Something was very wrong in that house. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-46152422549928354692013-03-23T16:33:37.129+00:002013-03-23T16:33:37.129+00:00Wow, John, that feeling of being watched it's ...Wow, John, that feeling of being watched it's weird and I've had it too, but I've never managed to see the person, just a sense of something is not right and I've even changed the direction I was walking in because I felt something bad was going to happen if I continued. It's also funny how both of us did our best to remain calm and focused just in case.....<br /><br />It's just so interesting how so many of us have had these experiences. <br />It's always good to hear from you Jon and I loved your latest post. Man, you can draw, a self made artist :)Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-79042616570306765722013-03-23T16:30:28.118+00:002013-03-23T16:30:28.118+00:00A warm welcome to you Traci, and thanks for readin...A warm welcome to you Traci, and thanks for reading and commenting. <br />A couple of things that I want to respond to. Firstly, when I speak of a similarity between mental illness and evil spirits, I am saying the same thing as you - they are separate things, but at the same time, difficult to distinguish in their manifestations.<br /><br />I also agree with you that there is a HUGE and completely unjustified stigma attached to mental illness and sadly this attitude also prevails in the church, in many cases. It's something I have touched on in one of my previous posts:<br /><br /><a href="http://rumpunchdrunk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/depression-real-or-fake.html" rel="nofollow">Depression - Real or Fake?</a><br /><br />It was good to hear from you and hope you come back to read some more. Feel free to take the time to make comments as I don't like to restrict people when they are making a point (don't worry about length).Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914092373936984359.post-12652634233466927122013-03-22T17:26:23.607+00:002013-03-22T17:26:23.607+00:00This is a strange subject isn't it. I believe ...This is a strange subject isn't it. I believe almost every person believes in "spirits" in one form or another. Yet, when you speak openly about such things, unless you speak in terms of religion (and even then sometimes), people think you are fruity, or making it up.<br /><br />I believe all living things have something within them. Call it a soul, a spirit, an aura, an energy... It's all kind of the same to me. We also have the ability to sense that energy in us as well, it's in our instincts. As a "civilized" race we lose the need for our instincts and most people lose sight of them. Some people are more in tune with their instincts than others. The energy within people can be benign or malignant, I think it is the same energy, it just changes "polarity" with our life's experiences. I think when we die that energy carries on, and we can sense that to.<br /><br />There have been a number of times for me when fear has overwhelmed me for no apparent reason. Once when I was about 16, I was making a long distance walk home. I was walking down the side of a rural highway. There was a thin tree row to either side of the road, and fields beyond that. My view around me was fairly wide open, it was night however. As I walked along a sense of fear overcame me. I had not seen anything strange, or heard anything out of the ordinary. But I had a sense that I was being watched or stalked by something. The fear grew stronger, the hair on the back of my neck stood up, I had an overwhelming sense to run. I even thought I could feel the direction that sense came from, but could see nothing. I did not run, I tried to remain calm, and ready... But I didn't dally either. After I had passed the area, the feeling passed with it.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading this post and the many comments people left I always enjoy hearing others opinions and experiences with similar situations. Well done my friend... Until next time.<br /><br />Jon Whitinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501552549919471099noreply@blogger.com