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shadows and young son	Kate	Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Question: Dear Brother: Thank you for all the good work you do and for all the people you have helped! My question is about my 7-year-old son who has a very hard time sleeping at night. He is terrified of the dark and insists that he sees shadows moving around the room that are coming at him. Very often, I end up staying with him for hours at night with most of the lights on because he is screaming and sobbing in fear of being alone in the dark (one nightlight and the closet light on are not enough for him to feel safe). My question is how can I discern what to do to help him? Most of the time, I don't see the shadows--but I distinctly remember one time sitting with him and seeing a long 3-dimensional "blob" coming straight at him. I gazed in horror but said nothing, then he started screaming and I saw he was looking at the same spot I was, so there must have been something there. So I can't just say that there's nothing to his fears, and it seems dishonest/dismissive to tell him that it's all his imagination, but I also think he's worried all the time whether there's something there or not. I just don't know what to do. I tell him that God is stronger than any shadow. We have had our house blessed, we say the rosary every night, and I even bought the "Sleep Sound in Jesus" CD that you recommended. I want him not to be fearful all the time, as now it's gotten worse in that he thinks he sees shadows in the daytime and is scared to go into any room (even the bathroom) by himself. He says that just because I don't usually see them doesn't mean that HE can't see them. Thank you so much in advance for taking my question.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r) Kate: I am sorry to hear about your son. You need to pesevere in your prayers. There are Bedtime Prayers of Protection, Rebuking Particular Spirits (such as the spirit of fear), Hedge Prayers of Protection, and more in our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog, linked below. While your house may have been blessed, there may be a need for a more comprehensive House Cleansing and Blessing, which we have in our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog. Your priest can do this, or you and your husband can do it, or I can lead it over the phone. In all this, we cannot rule out a psychiatric possibility. That should be checked into as well. God is certainly more powerful than any demon appearing as a shadow. But, there may be entry points that demons find to bother your family. The Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance, also linked below, can help you to clear any baggage that exists in your life (find and block those entry points). Both you and your husband need to follow the Seven Steps. This is important because you cannot be effective in protecting your child, unless your own life is cleansed. In addition, you need to find out of your son ever played with a Ouija Board, Tarot Cards, or other occult games at a friend's house. If he did, then you need to renounce that activity and take back the ground that Satan stole from your son for flirting this such things. It does not matter how innocent your son is. Even being in the room when his friends play with a Ouija Board, for example, is all that is needed for a demon. If your son is at the age of accountability then he needs to confess such activity if he was ever involved with it, as well as pray the renunciation prayers (found in our Catalog). Persevere in prayer. We will be in prayer for your son and family. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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shadows and young son

Kate

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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Dear Brother:

Thank you for all the good work you do and for all the people you have helped! My question is about my 7-year-old son who has a very hard time sleeping at night. He is terrified of the dark and insists that he sees shadows moving around the room that are coming at him. Very often, I end up staying with him for hours at night with most of the lights on because he is screaming and sobbing in fear of being alone in the dark (one nightlight and the closet light on are not enough for him to feel safe).

My question is how can I discern what to do to help him?

Most of the time, I don't see the shadows--but I distinctly remember one time sitting with him and seeing a long 3-dimensional "blob" coming straight at him. I gazed in horror but said nothing, then he started screaming and I saw he was looking at the same spot I was, so there must have been something there. So I can't just say that there's nothing to his fears, and it seems dishonest/dismissive to tell him that it's all his imagination, but I also think he's worried all the time whether there's something there or not.

I just don't know what to do. I tell him that God is stronger than any shadow. We have had our house blessed, we say the rosary every night, and I even bought the "Sleep Sound in Jesus" CD that you recommended. I want him not to be fearful all the time, as now it's gotten worse in that he thinks he sees shadows in the daytime and is scared to go into any room (even the bathroom) by himself. He says that just because I don't usually see them doesn't mean that HE can't see them. Thank you so much in advance for taking my question.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r)

Kate:

I am sorry to hear about your son. You need to pesevere in your prayers. There are Bedtime Prayers of Protection, Rebuking Particular Spirits (such as the spirit of fear), Hedge Prayers of Protection, and more in our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog, linked below.

While your house may have been blessed, there may be a need for a more comprehensive House Cleansing and Blessing, which we have in our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog. Your priest can do this, or you and your husband can do it, or I can lead it over the phone.

In all this, we cannot rule out a psychiatric possibility. That should be checked into as well.

God is certainly more powerful than any demon appearing as a shadow. But, there may be entry points that demons find to bother your family. The Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance, also linked below, can help you to clear any baggage that exists in your life (find and block those entry points). Both you and your husband need to follow the Seven Steps. This is important because you cannot be effective in protecting your child, unless your own life is cleansed.

In addition, you need to find out of your son ever played with a Ouija Board, Tarot Cards, or other occult games at a friend's house. If he did, then you need to renounce that activity and take back the ground that Satan stole from your son for flirting this such things. It does not matter how innocent your son is. Even being in the room when his friends play with a Ouija Board, for example, is all that is needed for a demon. If your son is at the age of accountability then he needs to confess such activity if he was ever involved with it, as well as pray the renunciation prayers (found in our Catalog).

Persevere in prayer.

We will be in prayer for your son and family.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.