A Bang Into Gentleness

For years as a child I remember watching my mother leave my bedroom after tucking my sister and me in. It was the same every night. Prayers, hugs and a kiss goodnight. I would watch her leave the room, always making sure she kept the hall light on for me. As soon as she would be out of sight, I`d look over at my sister. She would usually be all snuggled in and half- asleep by the time my mom was out the door. Then it would happen. I would look around the room and see things looking back at me. Many times I would blink my eyes and see if they would disappear but they never did. Some would stay where they were in the dark shadows, but others would come right over to my bed and sit. I was always uneasy around these beings, but I knew somehow they would never hurt me. Although we never spoke with voices, we seemed to communicate with our minds. The biggest one of these beings stayed in the closet. He told me he was the king of all the rest. He would always do the same thing. First go to my sister’s bed and make sure she was asleep, and then come sit at the end of my bed and talk. Sometimes we would even play games. After a few years of playing with these spirits, I finally shared my secret with my parents. They explained to me that they were called elementals, beings who reside on the astral plane, the spiritual plane which is the closest to the earth.