My father was in the US military, so I have lived in many different places in my life and exposed to different cultures, races, religions, and people. I was raised Southern Baptist, then Catholic, and then Born Again Christian. I now consider myself Spiritual, being able to accept and understand other people’s religious beliefs, but finding my own connection with Spirit and God as a result of the work that I do and the gifts that I was given.

During my teenage years I realized that I simply “knew” things that other people didn’t.  I also had lots of “interesting” dreams at the time.  In one of those dreams, I was given a gift because it was my birthday.  I opened the gift and in it there was a sword.  A Voice then told me to raise the sword and I could ask any question and get the answer. I was told by Psychics at the time that I had access to the Akashic Records – the consciousness records of the present, past, and future. I also had a different dream during this time that I walked into a bedroom where two of my brothers were frightened and scared. I asked what was wrong and they said there were ghosts in the room.  I looked around and said, “There are no ghosts in here.” At that point, loud raucous laughter erupted from everywhere in the room, though I physically saw nothing present.  Inflamed, I then stood up and said with Full Authority, “Be Gone!” and then they were immediately gone.  This dream taught me to not be afraid of souls/ghosts/spirits or demons, that they could not harm me, and that by utilizing the Power within me from Above, I had power and authority over them.

I soon found my “knowing” to be very disconcerting as I didn’t know how to handle knowing the truth of a situation or person and continue to “play along with life” as if I didn’t.  As any teenager, I just wanted to “be normal,” I asked God to please take my sensing and knowing away.  And He did.  It was during these teenage years, at about age 16, that I met my spiritual teacher in this lifetime, Marilyn Naylor.  Marilyn was a Metaphysical Counselor and Psychic.  Marilyn was a very valuable person in my life and remained so until she passed in 2018.  She taught me ethics, to not be afraid of my gifts, how to use them properly with respect, and to work with integrity and purpose in all things I do.  Fortunately, I was able to once again get in touch with my gifts and allow them to flow, however I now am no longer bombarded with information, but mostly have to "ask/seek" the information that I'm looking for.

With my gift of being able to communicate with and pass over souls/ghosts/spirits and remove demons, I felt the need to put myself out there to the world because there are a lot of people who are being affected by souls/ghosts/spirits and demons and they need somewhere to be able to go for help. I feel that I am that someone who is respectable, honorable, and legitimate for them to be able to go to.

Mark Bans holds a Bachelor’s degree in PsychoBiology (B.S.) and is a certified Interfaith Minister with the Esoteric Interfaith Church.   He is author of the book, "Demons Among Us: A Practical Guide to Understanding, Finding, and Removing Demons."  More information can be found at DemonsAmongUsBook.com. Mark resides in Austin, Texas with his dog Storm.