I experienced the truth of this in a night of this very month, when evil spirits were maliciously trying to frighten me in my bed. They afflicted the joints of my whole body with trembling, so that everything was shaking. It was as I had also experienced on other occasions, namely, that they invaded all my joints and tissues, striking me with such a trembling that I felt as if the souls of the dead were taking complete possession of me, and really frightening me, claiming that they had died or been killed in that place and charging me to withdraw and go elsewhere. I saw dreadful apparitions, speaking with me about all this. Nevertheless, in that frightened state, I was safe, and did not fear anything. This actual trembling pervading all my tissues I am unable to describe, because it comes from evil spirits. At times I have experienced it so strongly that anyone going through this would think he or she was being possessed by demons. 1748, May.