What are Demons and are they real?

What are Demons and are they real?

 

Right! I work with spirit and non physical, quasi-physical and multi dimension beings. I work with energy and thought and have created thought-forms, house guardians and fetches. This energy being that has a little life span, and is of a place and time, like a willow the whisp, a cat of shadow, it is well documented thing in many practices. In Janet and Stuart Farrar's a Witches Bible they talk about. Louis Bourne too. 
So are demons "real"?
Well I have encountered "demonic" and inhuman entities. For the most part they just feel and look weird. They are not great house guest but I have not encountered a single one that wasn't man-made. Either on purpose, or through mental illness. Where someone who is mentally ill has taken their life there is this "personification" of their illness that is sometimes hanging around. This is not the same as a persons spirit that hasn't crossed over. They can be dark sometimes (people get cranky when ignored or there are people in their house).
Daemons or "Lords of Fire" or fire beings are different again. This being of light and fire sometimes manifest through an actual fire or flame. They see to belong to the Fire Fey realms and through fire can connect to this realm. Most of them are (like most fey) ambivalent to human for the most part, but not unkind. They think their own thoughts, can travel and do what they like. They do not think like humans or have the same sensibilities. I haven't met one that I didn't get on with, I like fire spirits.
When someone tells me they "summon demons" I have to work hard not to roll my eyes. I figure they are either making it up, making them into existence, or some spirits are having a good old laugh at their expense.
The thing is if you spend all your time and energy making "dark" and "negative" things take actual form in the Veil that isn't going to make your life good of happy. Also these creations don't leave when you leave and if you are not powering them they will feed on anyone who is there. This means that Muggin's aka me, or someone, has to disperse them from whence they came. These kinds of spirits don't like loud noises, salt, bright lights, or sage. This is because these things are usually seen as "demon bane". A quick smudge, a run through with a witchblade and they return to smoke and bad attitude.
Much easier than having to spend hours and talk sweetly, kindly and lovingly to coax someone to cross over.
So yes. Demons are real, but only because people make them, but intention or by illness. They are not big or clever. They are not funny or cool. They are not like working with spirits of a place, or the dead, or the fey.

Have a lovely day. Bright Blessings xx