If you keep your eyes and your mind open, you will find that the paranormal, the miraculous, the simply inexplicable, not only happen, but are not even uncommon. So, to complement my Cryptozoology blog, I have set aside this one for items outside the scientific paradigm. Except for the first post (September 2011), which describes my own experiences, every post is provided with a reference. My aim has been to alert you to otherwise forgotten stories, in case they form part of a pattern.
I note that the largest number of my (admittedly small) set of readers come from the United States. It is therefore likely that most are unfamiliar with Australian YouTube influencers. One of these is the pretty commentator, Daisy Cousens. Then, one day in 2024 she paused from vlogging on social and political matters and produced a 15 minute clip entitled, "Is Mental Illness Caused by Demons?"
How are we to interpret all this? To be sure, there is nothing here which is unequivocally paranormal - no poltergeist phenomena, no xenoglossia, or such. But if we look at it purely from a psychological perspective, it is still weird. This negative monologue in her head - the Shadow - is not uncommon in schizophrenia, but none of her other symptoms match that illness. (And you might note some of the comments on the YouTube page; a number of readers claim the same experience.) Likewise, anxiety disorder, with or without panic attacks, is a very common mental illness, but it seldom comes with an internal monologue. And what about the cure? Is it possible that her subconscious mind somehow invented an explanation, and that this somehow cured the disorder. Is this a recognized form of cure?
As for the Shadow claiming to have been cast out of hell for not being bad enough, let's not forget that the Devil is a liar.
Just as Americans probably haven't heard of Daisy Cousens, I doubt if many Australians have heard of Tucker Carlson. I certainly hadn't. I see from a web search that he is a political commentator which, I suppose, means that half the population disagrees with him. However, whether his views on current affairs are any good, his statements about his personal life should carry more weight, and he has nothing to gain by telling a wild story - as in this interview.
Here the paranormal really was present. Not only that, it sounds eerily similar to this story by an anonymous Texan. You will note that, in this case, the victim was too young to understand the ritual that released him.
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