April 21st, 2203

To Trevor Madison, 

Minister of Scientific Exploration of the Spiritual Realm,

Peace be upon you, especially as you read this letter. Men have spiritual and physical bodies, they exist on both planes while living in time. But I ask you sir, have you met true spiritual beings? The ones I speak of today should often be spoken of in hushed tones. 

Demons are often the first spiritual beings that the uninitiated explorer will come across. For their appearance may seem pleasing to the spiritual eye. They will seem to offer promises and gifts beyond comprehension but they have no real power beyond their simple temptations. These are ones that need not be trifled with beyond saying no. Demons are not to be trusted. Though I have know a few that have given in and their physical bodies had to be destroyed because the demon had eaten the spiritual presences. 

Mark Johnson was a man I knew. I know he was one that gave into the asking of demons. He went to the spiritual realm one day and the next day I saw him walking down the street speaking a language that has not been heard in six thousand years. I did report this activity to the proper authorities and the man was deemed unsavable by any mortal standards. It may seem brutal by our practices today. Such is the protection that we give our fragile state of our piecemeal society. 

I guess I don’t need to stay away and ignore them as much as possible. They are the amalgamation of evil. They only seek to lie and gain entry into the physical world. Though if one does get drawn into a conversation with one, use the utmost caution and DO NOT MAKE DEALS. That is perhaps the most naive thing to do when exploring the spiritual realm. Demons that deal in deals seek to only bring ruin on the one that they have manipulated. There have been many strong willed people that have fallen victim to such deals, even without being in the spiritual realm. As I said, be discreet and just avoid them as much as possible. 

Anyway, I suppose that I have written enough about a subject that you know a good deal about anyway. 

May peace continue to surround you.

Rufus Gand