The Spirits of Malachai's

Several people have commented to me about how they can relate so much to the main character, "Malachai", from the book, but wanted to know more details about what the different spirits are that he sees.

In my original drafts I had added much more detail, but due to space limits with the book much had been cut out. So I figure this blog would be a great chance to expand a bit more on some of these subjects.

As a young child Malachai saw three very different types of spirits, the first type was very human like and familiar; the second was more peaceful but purposeful; the third was very direct and intimidating, taking less interest in him and more in their own agenda.

Human Like Spirit

The gentler human like spirits are probably the most controversial ones with Christian realms simply because they do not fit with in angel or demon borders. For Malachai anytime he tried to share about his conversations with these spirits to others, he met with a lot of disbelief. For him they were just other human beings that seemed invisible to everyone else. As he found out over time, they were people others knew that had passed away and had chosen to speak with Malachai to pass messages on to their loved ones. The messages were always ones that tried to help people deal with hurts, guilt, doubts and lies about themselves, in order to help that person find hope and move on to living their lives once again.

Peaceful Spirits

For Malachai, the peaceful spirits were definitely more spiritual in nature. They had a brighter glow surrounding them and an energy of life and hope that seemed to flow from within them. They had an imagine of a human like person with in a brightness but were definitely not like everyone else around Malachai. They always came to Malachai when he was feeling alone and sad or simply tired of the judgement and doubts from others. For Malachai, they became his greatest source of encouragement and belief, because they believed in him. When they had a message for others that they wanted Malachai to deliver, it was always one of hope for that person and to remind them of who they really are inside and that they have a purpose for God if they would only believe. Their words were often direct and to the point helping people get passed their fears, doubts and hurt, if they were willing to listen and choose to follow what they said.

The Intimidating Spirits

The third type of spirit that Malachai encountered became the most dominating one of all. These spirits had a darkness that seemed to surround them, sometimes it was like a fog, other times just a light haze; and as Malachai came to know them better it was often a blackness that flowed from within them. Like the peaceful Spirits some of them had an almost human like image, but these spirits almost seemed to wear this image like a mask to cover up something deeper within them. When they came to speak with Malachai they almost wanted something from him. Sometimes is was Malachai's trust, loyalty, obedience or abilities. Other times it was for Malachai to deliver a message to other people in order to put them in their place or remind them of their past mistakes or hurt. These spirits always seemed to be on Malachai's side and reminded him how much they were there to help him, but something about these spirits made Malachai uneasy inside and concerned about their true intentions. The problem was that they also made Malachai feel important and powerful; like he had a purpose once again. As a result Malachai liked to listen to them and hear what they had to say.

When Malachai was younger each of these types of spirits were there for him and seemed to care about him; but as he grew older he began to see them all more truthfully and that the Intimidating Spirits came in many different forms and varying purposes then what he first understood. However, that can be a discussion for another blog.