In Sister of Darkness, Rachel Stavis takes us on a journey into an unseen world, describes the diverse range of entities that surround us, the Spirit Guides and Ancient Ancestors that come to her aid to reveal the root causes of your pain, and what you can do to protect yourself from creating a hospitable environment. A unique look at demonology removed from religious dogma, Sister of Darkness is the true story of Rachel's journey to becoming an exorcist. Chronicling some of her most extreme and interesting cleansings, the how's and the why's of what she does, and stories of danger and of triumph, Stavis creates a world that is at times frightening, eye-opening, and utterly enthralling.
If that book sleeve introduction didn't pull you in, I don't know what will. After reading Diana Palm's account about life as a spiritual medium and ghost-healer, I was still curious about the so-called exorcisms I've read or heard about--and then I stumbled upon Stavis' book. Curiosity led to terror and then even more curiosity very quickly. Even the most skeptical person will find Sister of Darkness to be a very entertaining and engaging story that offers plenty more to think about long after it's over. No other book, and I mean that one hundred percent, has captivated me more than this one.
Her story is unlike any person's I've ever heard. The following should give you an idea, because there's no way I could possibly summarize:
Everywhere I turned, there were entities...thousands of what I now call Clives, the smallest of the entities, who always come in shades of gray or green and have recognizable facial features even if their bodies are often blobs. I watched the entity I call the Sandman casting a spiderweb across entire neighborhoods...Many of these entities were either floating through the air or attempting to push inside me, but they were also attached to people.
Most exorcisms last about an hour and all end with the glorious destruction of an entity.
Stavis describes, in full and horrible detail, how there is a spectrum of entities according to their wickedness regarding their ability to wreck havoc on human behavior and health. She levels with the reader that everyone has had an entity before. Entities, according to Stavis, are a bit more nebulous than demons but no less sinister. Entities are spiritual forces that inhabit you, feeding off your very being. They thrive on your energy, and their goal is to continue doing so as long as possible. None of these attachments (which she prefers instead of "possessions") are good, with some people walking around for years, even decades or their entire lives with these damaging, energy-suckers along for the ride. The best way to prevent and protect yourself is by raising your frequency--your "energy signature." Frequency = the mirror of your emotions; if you're feeling depressed, angry, shamed, or emotionally heavy in any respect, you have a low frequency. Other than the fact that it's just nice to feel good, keeping your frequency high helps keep entities at bay.
Disturbing all of the above may be, where I found myself the most puzzled was what all of this says about God. What are we dealing with here? Does God allow--or create-- for such malevolent activity, and if so, WTF is up with that? I'll let the reader decide for themselves, but the opening paragraph of chapter six, "The Source of All Things," has been rattling around in my mind ever since:
Source can be called many things: I usually say "Spirit," but you can also refer to it as the universe, ethereal realms, heaven, God, or whatever term holds meaning for you. Spirit is the foundation of everything we are; it's where each and every one of us comes from and where we'll return when we die. Even though negative forces, such as entities, come from one of the many layers of Source, it's still always positive because it can provide you with everything you'll ever need to live well.
Hold on. Hold on just one second--so many things I want to unpack from that bolded sentence. Layers? Like layers of an onion/Shrek layers? Call it what you will, but that sentence is utterly chilling. These frequency-draining attachments are from God. That would be the direct way of putting it. Perhaps Source is still the root of all goodness and positive vibes, but can Source truly be a force of good all-the-time, always positive with a layer or two responsible for the negative forces, too? Because, correct me if I'm wrong, that line of thinking makes God culpable, does it not? Source provides what you need, but also creates what we most certainly could live without, too. Source may be mostly positive but it is also the reason behind these other soul-sucking forces ruining people's lives and dragging them down everywhere they go. The same power that destroys them or returns them to the light is the cause and source for their existence to begin with. Seriously, that is so messed up. Needless to say, my questions, doubts and curiosities aren't going anywhere fast with such a fascinating book like this keeping my neurons firing on all cylinders. Grab your own copy and have a read for yourself.
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