Okay, this part of SFQ is a real stickler for me, and I would really appreciate any advice on the subject.

A little background: Some twenty-five years ago I was deeply into daily meditation and enjoying the whole process immensely when unexpectedly I had a very terrifying experience during one of the meditations.

At that time I "encountered" (what felt like) an extremely Evil "entity"/darkness so horrifyingly real that I literally could not break free of it! All I could do during this was to pray, and then (metaphorically speaking) it was as if a light came between it and myself which allowed me to finally break free. The whole experience was terrifying to the core! I couldn't make myself step back into my "meditation room" again for several weeks following that experience.

SFQ asks that meditations be done but I am extremely hesitant to do so. Any suggestions about how should I deal with the meditation part of SFQ?

Thanks,
Lynn-Marie