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A good friend of mine that is a tattoo artist believes that a small percentage of his clients are demons a la the movie Frailty. While he's tattooing them he becomes aware of their sins and is deeply shaken by it. I know another artist who left the industry out of fear for his own soul because he felt that some of their evil was flowing into him when he worked on them. Alex Binnie said “when you open the flesh you let something in”, but that “something” flows both ways. There are at least three murderers that I know of that have been on the cover of BME, one of them a serial killer and another a child rapist and murderer. There are approximately a dozen current IAM members who have murdered, and about double that number that have committed violent rape (note: before you freak out, that's to be expected in a group this large).
Anyway, the reason I'm writing this here is I'd like to get your experiences. I will commit to keeping your identity anonymous (but I hope you'll not hide your identity from me because I want to try and keep the BS-level to a minimum). I believe that demonic encounters (define as you see fit) are not at all uncommon and that they're something many artists have gone through (whether you want to explain them on a religious level or just a “bad vibes” level). If you can, please answer the following questions:
- Describe your encounter with the demon — how did you know what they were? How did it hit you? Was it just a "feeling", or a series of visions, or something that triggered in other senses?
- What did they look like in real life? Did the mod they ask for reflect their nature (or the opposite) in any way?
- Do you identify beings of other "types" as well?
- Does this come to you only when opening the flesh, or does it come at other times?
- What did you do when you found out? Did you tell them? Did they know?
- What is your personal spiritual/religious view of the world? Did these events change them?
- What, if any, is your explanation for the encounter? (ie. Genuine religious experience, "bad vibes" amplified by a hangover, whatever).
Any other directions you'd like to expand are valid. I'd prefer if responses were emailed to me at media@bmezine.com (although if you'd rather IM me that's fine too). Again, you are more than welcome to write me anonymously, but if you can tell me who you are it would be immensely appreciated and I will keep your identity out of the article unless you explicity permit me to use it.
Note: If you think the above is nuts, please don't bother writing me about it. I'm perfectly aware that not everyone can see demons, and of course it must seem like madness to them.
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