This is the podcast where the dark and creepy things we don't talk about discover a voice.

This is Into the Paranormal with Tony Bruske.

Imagine, if you will, a world where the line between reality and illusion blurs,

where the voices in your head aren't just your own,

but those of unseen entities vying for your attention, your energy, your very soul.

A world where the most intimate connection can be twisted into a tool of manipulation and deceit.

This is the chilling reality faced by our storyteller tonight.

A woman whose journey into the depths of spiritual exploration took a sinister

turn, leaving her trapped in a terrifying battle against forces beyond human comprehension.

Was she a victim of her own mind, a prisoner of delusion?

Or did she stumble upon a hidden realm, a dark underbelly of the spiritual world where

malevolent entities prey on the vulnerable? Tonight we delve into her harrowing tale,

a descent into madness or a glimpse into a terrifying reality, you decide.

Dear Tony, and I feel some trepidation in writing about this or speaking about it to anyone

for fear of sounding mad.

So far, I have only shared it in brief emails with a shamanic healer friend of mine and a

liberal psychiatrist friend, but it feels like writing about it may be healing.

So here goes.

My journey began innocently enough 15 years ago when I first learned to use dowsing rods,

not for the typical purpose of finding water, but to explore the human electromagnetic field,

the aura. As a metaphysical counselor, I believed in the interconnectedness of

mind, body, and spirit, and the rods became an extension of my intuition, a tool to guide my

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