The Year I Skipped Halloween: A Supernatural Encounter

Not on the night of Hallows Eve, but close to that date was supposed to be a usual night of prayer for me. Night had come and I sat upright on the living room sofa where I was alone (I thought). My children had just fallen asleep and my husband was busy in another room which left me time to silently pray which is sitting still and without thoughts going through my mind. It wasn't long and I began to see small moving shadows and a few apparitions. The only one I can clearly remember the sight of was one that had the body of a small child, around seven years old, but was hunched at the shoulders and had the face of a decrepit old man. These shadows and apparitions moved towards the living room where I was sitting from the hallway before they faded. As I was seeing them, I was rebuking them in a low voice. This was because I had been praying in secrecy away from my husband who was uncomfortable with the time I had been spending in prayer each night.

Very soon after the apparitions had faded, I was completely paralyzed from head to toe. I could not even move my lips to speak. In this state, I was still sitting upright and aware of my surroundings. The benign belief crossed my mind that this may be happening to force me to be honest to my husband about my continued nightly prayer and I waited anxiously for him to enter the living room and see me. That thought fleeted quickly though and I knew a lie had been fed into me from the enemy. I was able to force out of my lips the beginnings of the name of Jesus and I was immediately freed. The night proceeded with no further activity.

I wasn't left alone after this night, however. Thereafter in the following months were many nights of sleep paralysis and a few times of seeing moving shadows in my room. Now, I am very slow and I didn't realize why this happened on that night when I was paralyzed until at the start of the next year when I had a dream that filled me with desire to continue celebrating this day in the future. As soon as I woke up from this dream it dawned on me that this most recent Halloween in the year 2024 was the first I never celebrated since I can remember, because of a new found conviction that had consumed me.

That same October in 2024, I hadn't been sure if I wanted to follow that conviction. Before this event, what further solidified my decision was when I visited the Spirit Halloween store twice! You see, Halloween was arguably my favorite holiday to celebrate every year. The thought of October 31st filled me with excitement and great childhood memories. Creative costumes, delicious treats and even more opportunity for creativity in decorations (I am an artist after all)! Spirit is a seasonal store for all your Halloween needs. During both of my visits that year while I walked through this store, I was suddenly struck with an uncomfortable cramping in my stomach that would not leave me. Once was a coincidence, but twice was enough to keep me away (I really liked those children's Bluey and Bingo costumes too).

1 Corinthians 10:21 - Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

Displayed above are jars painted by me for the Halloween of 2023, the last year I celebrated.