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November 2004 – Page 4

Dark Night Figures
by Nicky

From an early age (about 8 years old), from what I can remember, I have seen visions of children, old people and things that are too scary to describe. I know when someone close to me is pregnant and what the sex of their child will be. This gift I am happy with, but the thing that terrifies me the most are the dark figures that try to smother me during the night. This has happened to me at least five times in the last four years, that I can recall anyway. The reason I am writing this is because I want to know if anyone else has had this experience and if they have a theory on what or why it happens.

The first negative experience happened about four years ago when I was a sleep. I felt someone was standing over me, and when I opened my eyes I saw a dark, cloaked figure reaching toward me, trying to pull me in its direction. I was so afraid I screamed, got up and turned on the light and it was gone. At first I thought it must have just been my imagination, and that is what I told my husband anyway.

The second time, a few months later, the same figure tried to smother me again. I could feel its presence and it smothering me. I couldn't breathe, but when I started to punch at it there was nothing there. Shortly after the second visitation, we moved house and I thought that this would be the end of it.

After a couple of weeks in the new house, I had quite a few visitations, but they were from children and I did not feel threatened. I decided to go and see a medium about why I was having these visitations and she explained that I am like a white light, and both positive and negative energies are drawn to me. She said that is was very important to protect myself with a circle of white light. So I went about cleansing and bringing lots of positive energy into my house and I say a prayer every night to protect myself.

For about two years I only had a few positive encounters, until the third negative one. I remember this night very clearly because I was really tired, and I kept having a funny feeling in my stomach. I was asleep next to my husband and I couldn't breathe. I opened my eyes and this dark figure, which felt like a male presence, was holding my arms down and smothering me. I kicked at it to try to feel my arms and screamed so loud that it woke up children at the other end of the house. My husband flew out of bed, and for the first time in the 12 years we have been together he saw it. The dark figure went through the ceiling. It shocked my husband so much that he sat up for an hour and didn't say a word.

I was so terrified and relieved at the same time because my husband saw it and I wasn't going crazy. Since that night I have been extra careful and I haven't had a visitation until last night the 4th of November 2004, my husband was on night shift and it was just me and the kids. It was 11.30 p.m. because I looked at the clock when I jumped out of bed and turned on the light. I felt its presence and when I opened my eyes I could clearly see the figure was not human. It was all black and crouching on four legs. It sort of reminded me of a gargoyle. It pounced at me. I screamed at it and punched the air, jumped out of bed and turned on the lights. I left the light on because I was too scared to turn it off.

I know it may sound crazy to you, but this is a factual account and I now know that I am not the only one this has happened to. Since these visitations, I have met people that have had similar things happen to them and I would like to hear from other people around the world that have had the same experiences.

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