I suppose I have experienced some wierd s*#&, but it could all be explained scientifically and logically, I suppose. I usuallydon't get scared easily by real things (like murderers or that kind of thing), but only by unreal stuff (zombies, etc.).
I've also been nearly asleep (this is subjective, of course) and seen a woman standing by the bed. When I saw her, she seemed surprised that I could see her, and then she disappeared. She was in grey robes that seemed to wave in the breeze, although of course I live inside an apartment and there are few breezes in here (although more than I would like, drafty old place)...
They say that its relatively common to have hallucinations just before or after sleep... that's what it could be. I remember that one time I was trying to fall asleep I heard someone speaking my name, clear as day. I also remember just before waking up fully one day that I could hear that violin line from Hip Hop, Be Bop clearly and loudly too.
Another time I got an extremely strong "premonition" (I suppose it could be called that) that my grandfather would die (even though I knew nothing of his condition). And lo and behold, he died that night. And one time I remember smelling his cologne after he had died, I though that was quite strange as it was rather unique.
I also used to hear rather strange sounds around my house (like someone walking upstairs w/no one else home).I've also "experienced" other things, with witnesses, that confirm by belief in evil, but I don't feel like sharing it. I did get a St. Benedict medal that is inscriped thus:
On the front of the medal we find St. Benedict holding a Cross in one hand, and the Rule of St. Benedict in the other. At his sides are the words "Crux S. Patris Benedicti" ("The Cross of the Holy Father Benedict"), and below his feet: "Ex S M Casino MDCCCLXXX" ("From the holy mount of Casino, 1880"). On that date, Monte Cassino was given the exclusive right to produce this medal, and special Jubilee indulgences were added. Still on this front side of the medal we find inscribed in a circle the words:
"Ejus in obitu nostro presentia muniamur" ("May his presence protect us in our hour of death").
The reverse side of the medal is where the real exorcistic force reveals itself. In the center is a Cross. The Cross, which St. Benedict so loved and often used as a powerful exorcism. The vertical beam of the Cross bears the letters C.S.S.M.L., and the horizontal beam, the letters N.D.S.M.D. These are the first letters of the words:
CRUX SACRA SIT MIHI LUX, May the Holy Cross be a light unto me,
NON DRACO SIT MIHI DUX. And may the Dragon never be my guide.
The four large letters at the corners of the Cross, C S P B, stand for CRUX SANCTI PATRIS BENEDICTI: The Cross of the Holy Father Benedict.
We are not through yet. In addition to the "Pax" ("peace") motto at the top, we find the following letters in a circle around the margin of this side: V.R.S.N.S.M.V.: S.M.Q.L.I.V.B. It almost looks masonic; except, of course, the Benedictines are quite willing to tell you what the letters stand for, and they are enough to make any secret society get the shakes:
VADE RETRO SATANA; NUNQUAM SUADE MIHI VANA.
Get behind me, Satan; Never suggest vain thoughts to me.
SUNT MALA QUAE LIBAS;
The cup you offer is evil;
IPSE VENENA BIBAS!
Drink the poison yourself!
