The Vengeful Djinn: Unveiling the Hidden Agenda of Genies (2 page)

UR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION OF djinn not only required an in-depth study of legends from many cultures, but also quite a number of books on mysticism and magic. The correct spelling of the word djinn translated directly from Arabic to English is djinn. Western readers may be more familiar with the commonly used phonetic spelling, jinn. Throughout this book, we have used "djinn "as the preferred spelling in order to conform as much as possible to Arabic translations.

During our research we spent a considerable amount of time reading several English versions of the Qur'an. Although all the translations are similar, they are not exactly the same. According to Abu Dhabi in his book Basic Principles of Islam, the many versions of the Qur'an in English and other languages are the result of the different interpretations by the translators.'
This is why most Islamic scholars such as Muhammad Fahd Khaarum and Muhammad Kareem Ragheh insist that all readings of the Noble Qur'an must be done in its original Arabic form. It is astonishing to discover that no other religious work in recorded history can match the Qur'an in that it is recited the same and has remained unchanged for the past 1,400 years.

When Muhammad died there was no singular codex of the Qur'an. No collection of his revelations in final written form existed either, because even while he was alive, new teachings were added to the earlier ones.'
Companions who memorized his teachings passed on the information orally to students. Early Islamic teachers in the fourth Islamic century decided to write down completed versions handed down from seven authoritative "readers," which in turn created seven basic texts in Arabic. All seven versions are basically the same but with minor variations in phrasing. For the research in this book, we used the Abu Bakr "Asim" reader version of the Qur'an. This is the predominant reading used today by many Islamic African and Middle Eastern countries.

Although we were not able to read the original Asim version of the Qur'an in Arabic, its teachings and historical information in the English version still made considerable sense to us. We both found the Qur'an a wonderful book of information and spiritual teachings, and we highly recommend its reading to all persons, regardless of religious background or philosophy concerning life. The Qur'an, like many great religious books, is a guide concerning spiritual awareness and ascension to a higher plane of existence.

HE DJINN-CALLED THE "HIDDEN ONES" in Middle Eastern
lore-are aptly named. This mysterious race of beings has
remained cloaked in shadows for centuries. Created out of smokeless fire, they have powers and life spans that far exceed those of
humans. Their shapeshifting abilities have enabled them to hide in
plain sight the world over, either as the unseen or in a host of paranormal guises. We are interacting with them, whether we know it
or not. Our awareness of otherworldly realities is rapidly expanding via both paranormal experience and science, and we need to
know about the djinn, who comprise a major part of the picture.

My serious interest in the djinn began some years ago during
my explorations of the paranormal and occult. I had of course,
come across them in childhood, when I read Middle Eastern folk
tales about the wish-giving genies, such as the famous tale of Aladdin and his magical lamp in The Book of 1001 Nights. Within the
confines of folk tales, the genies were intriguing but seemed relatively harmless-they were mischievous tricksters who had to be
dealt with carefully. Aladdin used them to his favor to gain riches,
but in other tales people did not fare so well, making wishes that genies granted in peculiar, distorted, and even cruel ways. The saying "be careful what you wish for" takes on a heavy importance and an
entirely new meaning when dealing with the djinn.

Years later, when I was well into my career researching the paranormal, the genies cropped up again, this time as their proper
name of djinn. Despite the recognition, their identity was blurry
in Western interpretations. Works on angels and demons sometimes cast them in the same light as demons, beings with supernatural powers and a dark, evil nature. I sometimes found them to
be completely equated with demons. Clearly they were something
else in their own right, but their true nature remained hidden. I
included brief descriptions of them in some of my books, most
notably The Encyclopedia ofAngels, The Encyclopedia of Demons eT'
Demonology, and The Encyclopedia ofMagic and Alchemy.

The desire to explore and reveal the hidden drives my work in
the paranormal. I have never been content to focus on any narrow
field or topic. My interests and curiosity have always cast a wide
net. The work I do now-full-time since 1983-was sparked in
childhood by a combination of a voracious reading appetite; a fascination with mythology, folklore, the supernatural, science fiction
and fantasy; a sprinkling of psychic experiences; a passion for astronomy; and an intense desire to understand the big picture and
write about it. All of these things seemed naturally connected to
me, and as I grew up and delved into my paranormal research career, those connections became evident in new ways. The "paranormal" revealed itself as a vast and fluid field, a constantly shifting
kaleidoscope of interconnections and patterns. Pick up a thread
anywhere in the paranormal-angels, demons, fairies, extraterrestrials, shadow people, mysterious creatures, psychic experiences, visionary encounters, and so on-and it will lead you to everything
else. Sooner or later, the paranormal transforms into the mystical,
where we confront all of the big questions about the "meaning of
everything" that humans have grappled with over the centuries.

Our encounters with paranormal phenomena are subjective, filtered through a looking glass of time periods in history, cultural
backgrounds, religious and spiritual views, and personal beliefs.
Yet if you trace the supernatural experiences of people throughout
history, you find consistent patterns lying beneath the surface, hidden from plain view. It has always seemed to me, as it has to a great
number of other explorers and researchers, that there is something
else behind our experiences-perhaps something that can explain
them all, or at least shift us into a clearer view of them.

Thus we come back to the mystery of the djinn, the hidden ones.
Are they an integral part of what lies concealed beneath the paranormal? We can make a strong case that they are.

My plumbing of the dark depths of the djinn began in earnest
several years ago, after I reconnected with Philip J. Imbrogno. I
had first met Phil in the early 1990s, in the course of my interests
in ufology while living in New York and Connecticut. About a decade went by, and we reconnected on one of Phil's guided trips to
the stone chambers in New York, which he had been exploring in
depth as a result of his research into the Hudson Valley UFO wave
of the 1980s and beyond. Like me, Phil had been following his
own threads of interconnections. His excellent presentation of the
interconnections is in his book Interdimensional Universe.

In catching up on our respective work, it became evident that
we had been pursuing both the same and parallel paths, and that,
as Phil put it, we held some missing pieces to each other's research.
We began some collaborative work regarding the stone chambers,
paranormal hot spots, and high-tech spirit communication. Our
far-ranging discussions hit upon the djinn, and this book was born.

We believe the djinn are a strong and active-but nonetheless hidden-presence in the world. They are not confined to the
Middle East, the birthplace of the lore about them. They are known by many names, many guises, and many forms. Name any supernatural entity-even the ghosts of the dead-and you can fit the djinn
behind them. We may think we are dealing with angels, demons,
fairies, extraterrestrials, and such, but we may actually be dealing, at
least some of the time, with djinn in disguise. This does not negate
the existence or reality of the aforementioned entities in their own
right, but simply that the opportunistic djinn may take on appearances that fool us into interacting with them in specific ways.

Are the djinn the answer to our paranormal encounters? We
still do not know, but the evidence points to them being a significant part of our intersections with parallel dimensions and otherworldly realities that intrude into ours. The djinn are powerful
and formidable, and at least some of them seem to have agendas
that are not in the best interests of humans.

This book examines the djinn from a variety of perspectives. We
journey into the Middle Eastern lore, which Phil experienced firsthand in his international travels, and into science and physics. We
cover the Qur'an's position on djinn and the teachings of Islamic
scholars, as well as Western lore and interpretations of them. We
explain djinn behavior and characteristics. We give special attention to the relationship between djinn, demons, fairies, shadow
people, hooded beings, elementals, and extraterrestrials, types of
entities where we have found some of the strongest evidence of
djinn connections.

As mentioned earlier, the djinn are everywhere, and in the course
of researching this book, we discovered what we believe are some
of their modern-day habitats, right here in America. What are they
doing in these pockets? Pursuing covert operations? Or have they
retreated to remote areas because they wish to be undisturbed? Is it
possible to have any meaningful relationship with them? We present our ideas on the intentions of djinn.

Our desire in writing this book is to put the hidden ones in
the light. Few in the West know much about them. It is said that
knowledge is power, and knowing about the djinn stands to benefit our understanding of the truth that is out there.

Rosemary Ellen Gulley

HERE HAS BEEN A GROWING interest in the paranormal in the
past several decades. Ghosts, poltergeists, spook lights, demons, angels, fairies, shadow people, strange creatures, and UFOs
have become staples of movies and prime-time television shows.
Our attraction to the supernatural is more than a passing fascination-claims of encounters with paranormal entities such as those
mentioned above are not restricted to believers or wide-eyed dreamers. Accounts of sometimes frightening experiences are made by
people from all walks of life-credible people-who report seemingly incredible things.