- But Princess is my friend.
I like when she's around.
Hey, I'm Sapphire.
Wanna hear something scary?
(techno hip-hop)
I asked you to send in your personal paranormal stories,
and you did not disappoint.
All the chapters in this next volume are true stories
submitted by you.
Our first chapter comes from Orchid.
A Hmong Shamanist who had a special friend she called
"Princess."
When Orchid was 6 years old, her dad went on
vacation to Minnesota to visit some relatives.
When he returned, he brought back many gifts,
among other things.
Her family had a small chicken farm where they
raised the birds for meals.
Orchid was used to seeing her parents bring
a chicken inside when it was time to eat.
But the day her dad came back from his trip,
there was a strange black bird on his arm.
All of their chickens were white, so Orchid was puzzled.
This bird looked like a crow.
It was all black, including it's beak,
except its eyes were red.
Her dad and the bird disappeared into the kitchen.
Mommy, what's that bird daddy was carrying?
What are you talking about?
Daddy was holding a black bird.
Her mom went into the kitchen to see
what she was talking about.
But all she saw was her dad.
There was no black bird in sight.
That night, Orchid slept in her parent's bedroom.
For whatever reason, she woke up in the middle
of the night and sat up.
She noticed something behind the curtains
in front of the window.
It was a girl who looked like she was about
12 years old.
She was just standing there, staring at Orchid,
with her hollow, black eyes.
Orchid stared back at her,
wondering what she was going to do.
But she just stood there.
Eventually, Orchid fell back asleep.
The next morning, Orchid was drawing a picture.
What a pretty girl.
Who is that?
her mom asks.
This is Princess.
Her mom thought nothing of her daughter's cute drawing
until she started seeing it everywhere.
Pages and pages of drawings of Princess all over the house.
She was even on the walls and the bedroom pillows.
Orchid, you can't be drawing on everything.
But Princess is my friend.
I like when she's around.
Her family was pretty disturbed by Orchid's
sudden new obsession.
But weeks later, her mother realized that
there had to be a connection to Princess
and the black bird.
Orchid's family was practitioners of Hmong Shamanism.
Whenever you go on a trip, you must ask the
spirits to not come back home with you.
And Orchid's father had forgotten to do so.
They suspected that Princess was a lost soul
who attached herself to Orchid's father.
They decided to perform Ua Neeb,
a Shamanic ritual to heal those
battling with a spirit.
Because, if Orchid continued to spend time with Princess,
there was a good chance
she could be dragged into the spirit world forever.
Orchid was placed in front of the altar
and a Shaman healer rang bells and chanted around her
to enter the spirit realm.
Once the shaman made the journey into the other world,
he was able to interact and communicate
with the spirit of Princess.
(tambourine cymbals clang)
After the ritual, the shaman healer asked Orchid,
Where is Princess now?
Orchid said nothing and started tearing up.
What's the matter?
I don't wanna talk about Princess.
Why not?
She said she can't play with me anymore because
she's dead.
A very special thank you to Orchid
for sharing this story with me.
And another special shout-out to Ashley Burrell
for continued support of the show.
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Until next time, sweet dreams.