Forces of Darkness and Light

These photos were taken 3 days after my brothers death on Sept. 15, 2002 in their home.  My mother is standing next to what is known as the "Pilgrimage Cross" that was brought into the United States from Medjugore by a Catholic Nun. This Holy Cross is brought into peoples homes as a source of healing and light for those who request it or are in need of this sacred energy.

I was moved to photograph the Cross and asked my mother to stand next to it as I knelt down a few feet away to take these pictures. There were no shadows in front of me, and as one can see, there is a reflection of my camera's flash that is seen on the cross.  If you study the shadow of my mother you can see the difference in the dark mass that is partially covering her legs and a portion of the Cross.  These 3 photos were taken in the same manner, with me on my knees and nothing and no one in front of me.  It is not my fingers blocking or causing the "shadow".  My camera is a Minolta Vectis S-100, 35mm and takes Advantix Film.  I  use 400 speed film.  No straps were in the way of the lens.

My nephew Jerry Jr. is labeled as being Bi-Polar and Manic Depressive.  Prone to outbursts of anger and violence at an early age, he was put on medications to control his sometimes "wild" behavior.  He also abused  "recreational drugs" and alcohol which added to his mental problems along with the regular medications he was taking as well.  

To add to the complications, he began "dabbling" with Satanism in his early teens and performing various satanic rituals in his search for "power" over others.  Some of these rituals I was informed, were done in his room and other parts of the house without the knowledge of his parents.  It is for this reason that I feel the "dark mass" which showed up in these photos,  is the essence of evil that was present in the house on the evening my nephew took my brothers life.  

Jerry Jr. allowed this evil to enter in with his knowledge and permission, and that which consumed Junior's life snuffed out the "Light" which was his father, Gerard Sr.  This heinous act was done after a day of playing video games with his Dad, and his mother Madeline was the unfortunate witness to this unspeakable evil that was played out that evening on the 12th of September!  Our lives have not been the same since as we continue to feel the after affects like a ripple of waves in calm waters.  

Jerry Jr. has been remanded to a Psychiatric Hospital in California after having experienced a total psychotic break.  He has been deemed mentally incompetent and unable to speak in his own defense in a Trial by Jury.  It is our understanding that he will be kept in the Psychiatric Hospital for 2 years and if there has been no improvement through the use of medications and psychiatric counseling, he may never stand trial for the murder of his father.  He is 36 years of age at this time, July 19, 2003.  My brother Jerry Sr. would have been 56 on June 6, 2003.

Submitted by:  Kathy/www.WingedOnez.com

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