Nothingness, Page 37, Paragraph 1, (Baha'i,
Author: Baha'u'llah)
Approaching and gesturing towards
me, a Native American horseman
approached. Initially, I said no and backed
away. As he rode off, however, I gave it a
second thought due to some texts I'd been
reading which expounded that the belief in
darkness was purely superstition. Crying
out, I said, "No, wait!" Before I could realize
the profundity of my error, the horseman
turned dark and came at me with profound
red winds of destruction, energized all the
more by my slip in judgment. It became all
the more clear that the refutation of the
existence of darkness only energizes its
affront towards you.
"In the name of Jesus Christ, I
demand that you leave!" I shouted several
times. Then I began singing a hymn, "Holy
Mary, Mother of God, forgive our sins and
please pray for us." Still, the red winds were
upon me, so I shouted, "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,
Jesus, Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary!" Over and
over again, my voice shouted, until the
energies depleted and were halted by the
power of God. Ashamed of my lapse in