Return to Forest Haven, Part II: The Mimic

In Return to Forest Haven, Part  1, I described that I was told to visit certain buildings at Forest Haven by my spirit guides. This is the story of what I learned from visiting the Poplar building. 

    I knew that the Poplar building was dark. Every time I walked by that building I got that familiar anxious feeling, and the air surrounding the building felt heavy. One of the paranormal investigators that was with us on this trip had described his experiences in the building. As you can imagine, they weren't good. Based on the close proximity to the Holly building and the presence of the portal there, we all had the feeling that the portal extended into the Poplar building. We never made it far enough into the building to confirm or deny that feeling.

    Probably not the smartest plan, but we went to the Poplar building immediately following our attempt to go into the Holly building. I should point out that I had completely closed down my senses following my experience at Holly. This is an important factor in what came next. As we entered the building, Tom sensed a presence of a man who seemed not quite all there. We chatted for a few minutes about the man who while living seemed to have had some extreme mental difficulties before one of the paranormal investigators called us into a large room he wanted us to see. 

    Tom immediately got the sense of an intense ritual that took place in the room. On the floor were the remains of a burned mattress. The walls and ceiling were blackened with soot. Tom described the scene: At least 15 people on their knees, citing incantations and calling forth dark entities while the mattress burned in the middle of the room. I on the other hand felt completely numb as I took in the sight of this room.

    After a few minutes, I started to sense a presence in the vicinity. I walked to the other side of the room and discovered another small, enclosed room. As I approached, I shined my flashlight into the room, but did not enter. I always seem to do this; I'm not sure what good it does shining a flashlight into a room where you can't see the spirits in the first place! I engaged with this entity. Usually when interacting with spirits I get an immediate sense of the gender and relative age of a person. The identity of this thing was masked. That should have been my first clue that something was off. 

I asked the entity what they needed. Their response was 'help.' I stood there for a moment trying to discern the identity of this 'person,' when all of a sudden it dawned on me! This thing was not human. As soon as I realized what I was dealing with, I immediately called upon my spirit guides and AA Uriel (more on that in another post) to protect me, and reinforced my white energetic protection bubble. It was only a moment between me realizing that I was dealing with a mimic, me calling on my spirit guides, and reinforcing my protections that I found myself shouting "FUCK! TOM, I NEED SOME HELP OVER HERE!" The paranormal investigator that was standing next to me this whole time seemed surprised at my reaction. 

    Demons can be tricky sonofabitches. Had I not been so closed off, I likely would have immediately detected this entity for what it truly was. But I was so protective of my sensing at that moment coming straight from what we saw at the Holly building that I was lured into engaging with it before I knew what was going on. That is some dangerous, dangerous stuff. 

    Tom immediately came over and engaged his spirit guides in helping to ward off the demon. Thankfully it backed away and I didn't wind up with an attachment or a possession! Later on that evening, Tom described seeing two angels standing next to me in a defensive posture as he walked over to me to assist. 

    I wanted to go to Forest Haven to learn about my abilities and limitations, and to help wherever I could. My spirit guides told me to go to this building for a reason, but I had no idea what was in store! There's nothing like learning a lesson firsthand like that. I came extremely close to endangering myself and my loved ones. One of the things Tom told me was that before he engages with any entity, he asks his spirit guides to confirm that he's meant to interact with them before he even says hello. That is one takeaway that is burned solidly into my brain! I am so grateful to have such a gifted spiritual communicator in my life as Tom. 

    Every new engagement with the afterlife is teaching me more and more about this strange new world I've been privileged to be able to experience. I look forward to continuing to learn about my boundaries, strengths, weaknesses, and stretching my abilities. 

There's more to discuss about my latest visit to Forest Haven.. but for now I need an energetic reset.