Real Ghost Stories
THE SPIRITUAL CONTACT WITH MARIALUISA By RICHARD J OHANLON
This story which I am about to share with you is the true
account of the "contact" with the spirit of Marialuisa Lota. This
took place in an upstairs room of the home of a noted spiritual
medium named "Lady" Amelia Mamayan. She is located in the city of
Ormoc in Leyte Province located on the Visayan island of that same
name. After the first apparition of Marialuisa Lota in which the
two little Bastidas boys had witnessed on that early evening 5 months
earlier, filipino movie actor Chris Deleon was very interested in
somehow trying to make contact with spirits. At first he was a skeptic
of this type of practice as his former belief was the same as mine
and that is "These things just don't occur in this day and age which
is almost the 21st century but nevertheless, can it still be true
that even now as we approach the 21st century that the spirit world
is still in existence and the spirits still try to contact us and
can they be contacted also? This was the main topic of his third letter to me dated August 31 1999.I was away on active
duty with the U S Navy on a special assignment working in the personnel
office at the Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training Command in Illinois
when this next event had occured in the Philippines. When I returned
back home to Potsdam, NY in mid September of that same year, my
ex-wife along with her new "boyfriend" were cleaning up around our
old mobile home which she was about to sell off. When I arrived
at the trailer on that Friday afternoon, Mariamelda and Brian Oshea
saw me drive in and then both of them became curious and even shocked
as to why I was back home after four months. It was here that she(Mariamelda)
asked me to come in to the now empty trailer because she had a letter
for me that was mailed to that address a week or so earlier. It
was a letter from actor Chris Deleon. In his letter he accounts
that "I was living in extreme guilt ever since I saw Marialuisa
vanish that night while lying up there in the arms of that "tiki" statue and I have been blaming myself for why I had let things get so far out of hand to the point where
I had fallen so deeply in love with her while I was still married
to my present wife. I guess I shoud have known that sooner or later
that it would eventually become known of the affair between Luisa
& I but what could I do? I am just an ordinary man and any ordinary
man would not be able to help himself when it came to falling in
love with a filipina girl who was as sweet and as beautiful as Marialuisa
Lota was. In the months following what had happened back in October,
I wanted to somehow be able to return to those earlier times back
in 1996 or 1997 and tell Luisa that I was married and just to wait
until I could get my present marriage annulled so there would have
been no doubt or guilt that I had to hide from her which was eventually
found out. Then in April, I read of the account by the Bastidas
Family about what their two sons had seen on that same pathway into
Sacrifice Valley where we followed Luisa down on that October night when she was "summoned." In the last
five months, I've been interested in this subject of spiritual mediums
and I've taken an interest in the practice of contact with the afterworld.
I had and still have my doubts about this practice as it and has
been known to be fake sometimes. People have been known to use artificial
means such as hidden video cameras, tape recordings, and even employing
the talents of a ventriliquist into bribing people into actually
believing that they have actually made contact with those departed
ones. In late July I recieved a letter from a friend of mine who
lived in the city of Ormoc, in Leyte Island. He told me of this
spiritual medium who is known to actually have contacted the spirits
of departed loved ones and have been known to be able to actually
make contact with any dead person. Well at first, I had my doubts
about this as I mentioned earlier but my friend along with his family
told me that she is actual and not a fake. They have never proven that this medium uses any artificial means to fooling people into thinking that she has made contact
rather its been proven that she has the power to open up the door
between the living & the dead. Her name is "Lady Mamayan. She lives
right in Ormoc, Leyte Province and I'm considering taking some time
off from Regal Producers and going down to Visayas and finding out
for myself if this "Lady Mamayan" is for real or is she another
"fake" On Saturday, August 21, I departed Manila and took a commuter
flight to Cebu City where I then went by ferry to the port city
of Ormoc. at first I was in doubt as to actually meeting Lady Mamayan
as I knew nothing more about her than her name. When I arrived in
Ormoc on the afternoon of Monday August 23, I had to ask people
about how I could get in touch with Lady Mamayan. At first no one
would say anything or even knew where she was located in this city
but I finally came across an old man sitting on a bench in the main
square next to the market place. he told me that she(Lady Mamayan) does not advertise about herself because she does
not want to be well known for fear of being ridiculed or even physically
harmed in any way but he neverthless knew of where she was and how
I should try to get in touch with her. He showed me down a long
narrow street in a crowded section of the city and then we came
upon a small grocery market which had a two-story house right over
it. This is where he said that Lady Mamayan was living at. I went
into that grocery store and asked about this woman named "Lady Mamayan".
The woman who talked to me was afraid at first because she did not
know who I was but then she told me that she(Lady Mamayan) was her
older sister! I told her that I was here because I had a personal
question to ask her. Again the woman who talked to me was afraid
but then she eventually said to follow her into the hallway and
up the stairs to where they lived as this Lady Mamayan would be
informed of who I was and why I was here to see her. I followed her up to their small three bedroom apartment located above the grocery store. When I walked in, She introduced me to her
older sister. Her name was Amelia Mamayan or Lady Mamayan. She had
to be at least 67 years old and she always wore a head band around
her head. She said that it helped to keep the flies off her head
as flies seemed to weaken her power to concentrate. After we had
a chance to talk and get more aquainted, she told me that she does
not attempt to make contact with the spiritual world all that often
but then when she feels what she refered to as an aura or presence
of an opening to the other world than she says that this is the
best time to make this contact and even then, she cannot do this
for every person because this "aura" does not always exist. I then
told her about what had happened to my life and whom I was involved
with. She then told me that she had heard something about a girl
named Marialuisa Lota but she did not know too much more except
what she had heard from relatives and friends who lived in the Bicol Province where Luisa was well known. As I continued talk more
about Luisa to Lady Mamayan, she seemed to think that she could
feel that there was something very unusual about her(Luisa). I told
her that she(Luisa) had been known for her exceptional beauty as
well as her loving personality and then I told her about the rumors
which I had heard off & on over the years about Luisa. Lady Mamayan
then said that the folklore rumors which she said to have heard
about her was that she(Luisa) had some kind of an unusual "charm"
that effected people. Rumors had it that people claim to have seen
something appear in her eyes at times and when it appeared, they
say it had a sudden effect on them as if it was a starlight in her
eyes from heaven because they say that it filled people with love.
Well I did not want to go too deep into this belief just yet but
I then went on to say how I got acquainted with her and how I got
involved into the point where we both fallin love and were planning on marriage. Lady Mamayan then became very interested in what I had to say. I then told her about what was involved between
Luisa & I and whom her mother & father were. I then told her about
that last week of October of last year such as the scene in the
mall between Luisa, her sister Juvy, her mother Mariamelda, You
Rick and myself and how we had to break up what looked like it was
becoming a physical confrontation between Luisa & her mother. Then
she(Lady Mamayan) said that she somehow could sense from what I
was saying that Luisa was getting involved with more that one man.
She told me that she could sense that Luisa was falling in love
with the man whom they said was the former husband of her mother.
I asked why? she would not say but she (Lady Mamayan) felt that
this other man wanted so much to see that she(Luisa)was always happy
and could tell that he would do anything he could to see that she
got what she wanted and when she wanted it. Lady Mamayan then told
me that she could sense that an American man named Rick was also deeply in love with her(Luisa.) I just stood there somewhat surprised
but then again I could not hold anything against him for secretly
being in love with her(Luisa.) Then I told her of what had eventually
had happened to Luisa. It was here that Lady Mamayan instantly knew
what had happened to her and where she went and why. She also knew
just exactly what had happened to Luisa when she was taken that
night by "Tapuyan" as she had heard other stories about him seizing
other women. Lady Mamayan then told me that Luisa was being sexually
"tortured" because she was in love with two men! "Why" I asked "There
are a lot of young girls who have been known to have fallen in love
with more than one man at the same time." Lady Mamayan then said
that Luisa was a very special girl in more ways than just beauty.
It was believed that she (Luisa) was actually an angel sent here
from Heaven for a specific purpose and when her mother & aunt had
hurt her so bad by showing her a picture of you lying in bed with the woman that you were supposed to be no longer seeing along with the marriage contract between you & your
wife as well as the divorce settlement between Rick and her mother,
This caused a tremendous hurt to Luisa and this in turn was just
the opening for the kamatayan named "Tapuyan" to summon her and
seize her before she herself even knew what was happening to her(Luisa.)Then
I asked Lady Mamayan if she would be able to make contact with Luisa
because I want to tell her the truth about everything especially
my marriage to my former wife along with that picture which was
claimed to have been shown of me and my former wife in bed together.
I want to explain to Luisa that that was a faked picture which Mariamelda
& Encar had cut out of a magazine just to hurt her and me. Lady
Mamayan then told me that she could feel that Luisa may be able
to be contacted but to come back later on tonight. For the rest
of that day I stayed over at my hotel room and tried to think up
just exactly what I was going to say to Luisa's spirit if & when Lady Mamayan would make contact with her. At 8:30 PM,
I left my hotel room and had a quick late supper before taking a
tricycle back over to where Lady Mamayan's home was. As I walked
back up the stairs to where she lived, she immedately invited me
in as there was one other person who wanted to find out more about
the mysterious destiny of this spirit whom was once known as "Miss
Bicol Province." Lady Mamayan then showed us into a spacious room
which had a round table in the middle. Two windows on the front
wall had thick curtains on them and were drawn completely closed
so no light from the outside street would be able to shine in. Lady
Mamayan then fastened her head band a little tighter around her
head and then she brought out three candles and placed them in the
center of the table. She then asked me (Chris) to sit right across
from her as well as the other woman who was from Bicol who wanted
to see if Luisa's spirit would come. We then darkened the lights as the candles were lit as she made sure that there were no windows open or any fans were on in the room. Lady Mamayan then asked
us all to relax and join hands as she would now try to call on the
spirit of Marialuisa Lota. Her words went like this, "Marialuisa
Lota, Marialuisa Lota, If you can hear us will you come here to
us. Please Luisa come here to us." Lady Mamayan repeated her call
to the spirit world in her soft & gentle voice as we sat around
and listened. She asked her again a couple of more times and then
just as I was about to say that this was just another "act", I began
to feel something! I began to feel a strange & chilly feeling as
if there now was a cool breeze coming into the closed room. I then
saw the curtains on the windows begin to gently wave as if this
"breeze" was blowing at them. The candle flames also began to shimmer
in this mysterious breeze! I had to remind myself that there was
no fan or open window here. Lady Mamayan then began to ask if Marialuisa
was here. Then as if her voice had suddenly changed from the low melodious voice of a 67 year old lady to the familiar young
pretty voice of the 22 year old filipino beauty queen. The voice
now said, "OO" (Yes" I am here. I am Luisa. Why are you calling
me?" Lady Mamayan's normal voice asked her "Luisa We called you
because Chris is here and he wants to tell you the truth about what
had happened on that night back in October." "Luisa's spirit said,
"What does he want to say to me?" Then I asked her "Luisa What
happened to you on that night last October in Sacrifice Valley?"
Luisa then said, "I was called!" I asked, " By whom?" She then answered,
"Tapuyan" I asked who was Tapuyan? She said "He's a God!" Then I
asked Luisa why she listened to him and went off to Sacrifice Valley
in the middle of the night. It was here that Luisa's spirit voice
broke out into screaming & crying.. "BECAUSE YOU HURT ME! YOU HURT
ME! YOU ALL HURT ME SO BAD! MAMA SHOWED ME A PICTURE OF YOU WITH
ANOTHER GIRL IN BED MAKING LOVE! YOU ARE SO NASTY! YOU ARE ALL LIARS! Luisa's voice was now an uncontrollible series of sobs & crying. "YOU AND I WERE GOING TO GET MARRIED I WANTED TO BE YOUR
WIFE AND YOU DID THIS TO ME! YOU ARE ALL LIARS! DEVILS!" I felt
helpless as well as guilty now as I said to her that those picture
was some fake picture which Maria & Encar had cut out of some magazine
and the couple there looked like my wife & I but then Luisa again
screamed as she cried, "NO FAKE! NO FAKE! THAT PICTURE WAS NO FAKE
BUT WHAT WAS FAKE WAS YOUR LOVE FOR ME! YOU NEVER LOVED ME YOU WERE
ONLY USING ME!" I just could not talk to her anymore as it would
not make any more point to try to explain to her what really had
happened so I did not say any more. Then Luisa asked about me(Rick)
as her voice seemed more relaxed & gentle, "Where is my Papa Rick
now?" I(Chris) told her , "Luisa, Rick has gone back to America.
He had another tragedy in his life in January. His father had died
from cancer." Luisa answered, "I know he did because I was here
when he came. He is now a very handsome man! He & I will watch over him as he lives his life and we will be here to hug him
when he comes to heaven someday. Please tell my Papa Rick not to
cry and do not give up hope because we'll all be here together some
day." Then I asked Luisa if that was really her who had appeared
to two boys who were playing near the pathway back in March. She
said "Yes! Yes! That was me! I had to tell her that they saw that
you were crying." Again Luisa began to cry as she explained why
she appeared to the two Bastidas boys, "I just wanted to show them
how beautiful I am and yet I am crying for what you all had done
to me." Then just as I was about to ask more questions to her, Luisa's
voice began to fade away as if she was drifting off into the distance
but I heard her say one last thing before her voice completely faded
away into the normal voice of Lady Mamayan and that was that she
would come to her Papa Rick along with other people in their dreams.
She promised that she would give them a gentle kiss on the lips in their sleep and even appear in their dream to them. Then she was gone as the normal voice of Lady Mamayan returned
as the seanse had ended. The next day, I had to return back to Manila.
To this day Luisa has not been seen or heard.
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