Spirit Parasites That Posess

This is from Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, And Haunted Places, by Brad Steiger.

     Many people have been blessed with seeing the ghostly image of their loved ones pass to the 'other side,' or received comforting messages from recently deceased individuals, have often told us that those souls were met by angelic beings or more advanced spirits who assisted them in evolving to higher planes of awareness.  As these souls progressed, all of their ties to their prior physical existence faded into irrelevance.

     But on occasion, something goes wrong on a souls evolution into the light.  If hooked on sensual pleasures, soul personalities may experience the same hedonistic drives after death.  They may undergo traumatic shocks when they realize they no longer have physical bodies, and may attempt to return to all their old pleasurable places.  If there were additional negative factors in an individual's life; such as a bitter dispute, an old score left unpaid, or an argument left unresolved, then these restless spirits might hunger to return to the physical world to take revenge.  These disembodied entities will seek out vulnerable humans to attach themselves to.

     Humans are most susceptible to invasion by spirits at the following times:  when they are fatigued, under severe emotional distress, turmoil, or anger; when they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  Young people with their unfettered imaginations and undisciplined lives are also susceptible.

     In addition, there also appears to be discarnate entities that have never been human, but strongly desire to occupy the body of a man or woman to feel the emotions and sensual expressions that are unique to the human experience.  They often identify themselves as agents of evil, or traditionally have been called 'demons.'  Brad Steiger chooses to call them 'spirit parasites.'

     Brad Steiger writes:  'If someone you know has demonstrated a dramatic alteration in their behavior, and you are certain that he or she does not abuse drugs and has no previous history of mental problems, that person may have been invaded by a spirit parasite.  Those who suffer from invasion by an uninvited entity may begin to exhibit the following changes of personality or behavior:

     1 - They may begin to hear voices directing them to perform acts they would have never even considered earlier.
     2 - They may frequently see the image of the spirit parasite as it existed in its physical life as a human.  In the case of a nonhuman entity acting as a spirit parasite, the being will appear in its demonic countenance.
     3 - The spirit-possessed often feel themselves lose consciousness, although they are physically able to continue interacting with other people, and people around them believe they are conscious.  They often have no memory of their black-outs later.
     4 - On occasions, sometimes even in the midst of conversations, their conscious mind may be blocked, an a trance like state will come over them.
     5 - They may begin walking differently, speaking in a different tone and manner, and behaving in strange, irrational ways.
     6 - They may begin doing things that they have never done before.  Friends and family will remark that they are behaving like a totally different person.
     7 - In the very worst cases, the parasite being will consume its victim's life.  The evil spell may reach its climax with the possessed individual committing murder, suicide, or some violent antisocial act.

     'Evil or negativity is an imbalanced, chaotic, destructive energy, the opposite of growth and productivity.  When an individual is negative, depressed and discordant, he or she opens the psyche to invasion by a parasite from the lower frequencies of the spirit world.

     'One should be wary of an indiscriminate exploration of the occult or "Ghost Hunting," in haunted houses or places.  Without proper discipline, study, and discernment, the ill-prepared are liable to interact only with those entities who will seek to deceive and entrap them.

     'If you should have an encounter with a negative being from the more chaotic regions of the spirit world, you will quite likely experience a prickling sensation that will seem to crawl over your entire body.  You will instantly be filled with an awareness that you have entered into a very dangerous liaison.  If you continue the contact, you will experience a mounting sense of terror or a distinct sensation of unease, depending upon the strength of the discordant vibrations emanating from the spirit parasite.  If you should find yourself in such an encounter, utter prayers of love and harmony and ask angelic or higher spiritual guides to surround and protect you.'