Jon Maronge on Shadow People
Jon Maronge on Shadow People
An interview by Annette Munnich
Jon Maronge is a psychic/medium and illusionist. He was born with the gift and has been able to see spirit all his life. Jon became intrigued with magic and studied the art. He also is involved with exposing frauds who claim to have psychic gifts and take advantage of the public for money. Jon uses his gifts to investigate paranormal activity as well. He specializes in shadow people and that is our primary focus for this interview. Jon has announced that he will be a guest speaker at Para-Con next month in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jon is someone I know personally and have talked to at great length. He helped us with some paranormal activity in our home and even described some of the layout of our house to us. He is the real deal for sure and the Paranormal Python stands behind him 100%. During one of our telephone conversations we began talking on the subject of ghosts and hauntings. The things he told me led to this article. Enjoy.
The Interview
Annette: Jon could you describe your first paranormal experience and explain how it changed your life?
Jon: The first paranormal experience that I can remember is when I was about 2 or 3 years old. My parents were out and I was left with a babysitter. that night, we went to sleep and I can remember crying to get her to come into bed with me. In the middle of the night, I woke up and sat up in bed because something didn’t feel quite right.
There was this shadowy thing crawling on the floor outside of my bedroom in the hallway. This thing was darker than the darkness that surrounded it, almost like it was blacker than the darkest black you could imagine. It would crawl one way, and then the other. That’s when I slowly pulled the covers up to my face so that it covered my nose and thought to myself, “please don’t see me, please don’t see me.” That’s when the shadowy figure stopped crawling and began to get up slowly. I saw the shadow’s head turn towards me and it started getting closer.
It lunged at me and grabbed my arms near my shoulders and I immediately started to scream However much I felt it’s grip on my arms, there was this other sensation of it grabbing my stomach area too, but from the inside. It picked me up and then slammed me down numerous times. All the while when I was being slammed, I would fling my legs at the babysitter that was sleeping next to me and kick her to try to wake her, but she never moved. Right after that everything for me blanked out and I woke up the next morning.
The strange thing about it was even though my mother told me it was a dream, my babysitter never came back because of the mysterious bruises that had appeared on her legs that morning. After that I could not sleep without a night light until my late teenage years. It wasn’t because I was scared of the dark, it was because I was scared of what was in the dark.
We moved a few years after this incident and this shadow thing followed us. I was seven years old now when it went to attack me again. What happened that night is what actually changed things for me.
I had fallen asleep and my father decided that he was going to take a bath. The problem with that was he had to close the bathroom door for privacy. The bathroom light was my night light at this home. I woke up and was surrounded by darkness and started to feel that strange sensation of terror that I had only had when I was about three years old again.
This shadow walked into my room that night and leaned over me. I was so overcome with terror that I could not even get a scream out. This was the final time I was scared of it. The scream let loose from my throat and I hopped up to my feet and started screaming at it as it backed off. My mother ran into the room and the shadow backed into the wall as she flicked on the light switch. The shadow was gone. At that moment, I had stood up to it and felt as if I had defeated it.
Annette: Can you please tell us what you believe shadow people to be?
Jon: There are many things that people believe these shadow people to be. some believe that they are demonic in nature and yet some believe they are other types of negative entities. I believe them to be both of those and also human. There is a fear that accompanies these shadows and in my experience, they feed off of this fear.
I think there are different classifications to the shadow people that all deserve their own merits. Demonic types definitely cause a great deal of fear. I believe these to be the worst type. Then you have the negative entities which may or may not have been human before. And finally you have the human type of shadow which tends to be the most common type in my studies. In particular, the case of Black Hope in Crosby, TX. This was the place that the movie “Poltergeist” was based on. They were plagued by shadows of the human type. These types of shadows normally have a chip on their shoulder because they feel as though they have been wronged. Would you blame your deceased loved ones
for haunting other people if they built their homes over your loved one’s graves?
Annette: Hmmm… I didn’t know Poltergeist was based on a true story. Have you seen the kind of shadow people that have a hat? What’s your take on that? Are they in a different category than other shadow People?
Jon: I have not personally seen the types of shadows people wearing hats, and if I actually have seen those in my younger years I would not have noticed their attire. People generally see things differently. I have seen pictures while doing research on other groups finding of shadow people. The one that comes to mind is the picture that Frank Sumption book while doing his ITC video experiments. Maybe they are the spirit world’s men in black. As far as which category they would fall into, I could not step out to even pretend that I know because I don’t believe that I have ever come across one in my personal realm.
Annette: You actually specialize in shadow people. How common are they in haunted locations and how can you tell them from regular spirits?
Jon: Although these shadow people are very common in haunted locations, I would venture to say they are at almost all of these places. I must assume that you are asking me this question from a perspective of someone that could not physically see the entities. I need to try to answer this question carefully because I can see the difference in the entities because of my abilities and I do not want to seem smug or egotistical about it. Sometimes I forget that I see things differently than most people.
One rule of thumb I can give here is that if you feel frightened by something in an investigation, it is almost certainly a shadow. The type of shadow it could be would be determined by the evidence gathered at the investigation. It is very hard to describe how someone would be able to distinguish the difference. For example, I was at Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana on a tour when we went into a room and I started talking with a woman that I believed to be a part of the tour. Everyone in my tour group started to look at me strangely and asked who I was talking to. If you hadn’t gathered it by now, no one else saw this woman but me. I grabbed a camera and snapped a picture. And this is what cameout when I had the film developed.
As you can see, she appears in the picture as a shadow. Numerous people studied the photo, and sadly the negatives were destroyed during a flood that accompanied a storm. f you examine the picture carefully, you will notice that light is pouring into the room from two directions and the head of the shadowy figure appears to be blocking out a corner of the picture frame which is against the wall.
So even though you capture the picture of a shadow, it could be just a picture of a normal human spirit. This is why it would be so difficult to tell the difference.
Annette: What do you believe from your experience most shadow people want? Do the shadows that were human seem to want something other than the very negative or entity type?
Jon: This is a really tough question to answer. Just like people, shadows are individuals so their needs, wants, and intentions vary.
Annette: Your first shadow experience when you were a child is scary as hell. What do you think that presence wanted from you?
Jon: Looking back on that experience, in the beliefs that I hold now, I think that it was there to help me to become fearless. Because of that experience, I can now walk into a severely haunted locations without any fear at all. I look at it as a blessing now because I can do my job.
Annette: What about the theory that shadow people are guardians at portals?
Jon: I am sure that in some cases this is totally possible. You just have to remember that it is all a matter of perception.
Annette: How common are portals and what can be done if someone has one on their property?
Jon: Portals or vortexes are common in haunted locations. If someone believes that they have a portal on their property, it would be best to do some research and find someone to come and investigate it. Those people generally know people that can be of assistance in closing a vortex if one does actually exist.
Annette: If a person takes a photo and finds a black mass in it, is that a shadow person or could it be something else?
Jon: There are different reasons for a black mass to show in a photo. There could be an illusion caused by shadow and light, faulty media, or the real thing. Now remember was I was talking about earlier, it could be the spirit of a human that just appears in the photograph as a shadow.
Annette: Can you explain orbs to us. I have heard someone say they have seen black orbs. Have you seen that and what does it mean?
Jon: Orbs are an interesting topic. Some people believe them to be spirits, which some are, and some believe them to be dust and other particles floating around. The reason why the orb phenomenon is such a touchy subject is because there are so many things it could be other than the fact of it being an actual spiritual entity. Most people do not realize that their digital cameras have a function that when the lighting is not right and the camera can see a particular pixel, it fills it in and smooths the edges around it. Then you are left with what appears to be an orb. This is why evidence with orbs are normally overlooked by most paranormal researchers.
Annette: Jon what is your advice to people living in haunted homes that want to protect themselves and their families?
Jon: First of all, I would say that you have to be able to deem that the home is haunted. Get a team of investigators over so they can investigate the claim. There are a lot of investigative teams out there that can help and know the steps for either getting the entities to leave or teaching you how to coexist with the entity that is present in the home. Doing your research is the first step.
I have to stress here that I am reluctant to give too much advice as this can be dangerous territory. The important thing is to not be afraid or show fear. Some of the things people try can sometimes make the situation grow worse. Calling a local priest or minister for a house blessing is another option if you can’t find a team of investigators that can help you right away.
Annette: Thanks Jon it was a pleasure.
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