Dark Explorers investigating paranormal activity
Story and photos by BRANDY CRUZ
Saving people, hunting things … the family business. That may be the motto for the Winchester brothers in TVs “Supernatural,” but it’s John John Montelongo’s real-life calling as a paranormal investigator right here in Central Texas.
“For me, I was born into this,” Montelongo said. “Both sides of my family have gifts, so I kind of just grew up into it.”
Montelongo shared that both of his parents were curandero, the Spanish word for healers, and helped people through the power of prayer.
He followed in their footsteps, believing that only through the power of God can people be healed. Using his unique gifts, Montelongo became the founder and lead investigator of Dark Explorers Paranormal, a business that investigates paranormal occurrences. Although the business is based here in Central Texas, his team travels the country helping people.
“My main thing has always been to help people. I’ve had a calling since I was a kid to do that and everything has kind of evolved and molded into that,” he added. “And if it involves children, we drop everything and go.”
Montelongo is assisted on his paranormal investigation team by Jordyn Rodriguez, a young woman who was born with multiple gifts, including clairsentience, clairvoyance and clairaudience. Using her abilities, Rodriguez is able see, feel and hear things most people cannot.
“I can see them as clear as day, but they only really show up when they want to show up. It’s like not a forcible thing I can do,” she explained. “As far as hearing goes, it depends on the situation. Sometimes I can hear little things here and there, and other times I can hear full-on conversations. “
Rodriguez said she grew up with her gifts, but didn’t understand what was happening or how to fully explain the strange things happening to her, so she now enjoys helping people understand the things they are seeing and feeling.
“For so many years, a lot of people were told they were crazy,” she added. “A lot of people get so much relief just for us to sit there and talk to them, without telling them we don’t believe them.”
When called in to investigate disturbances in a home, Dark Explorers Paranormal goes in and tries to feel out the energy of the home. After sharing what they’re seeing and feeling with the family and help them with their problem, they ask for permission to pray over the family and home.
“As long as they give us permission, we bless and pray for them and their house,” Rodriguez said. “It doesn’t stop there though. We maintain a relationship with our clients. We check in with them every couple of months.”
Even despite promoting their Christian-based mission to help people, Montelongo and Rodriguez said they still have naysayers who accuse them of devil worship, witchcraft and being cult leaders. Montelongo believes they receive a lot of scrutiny because they actually go into people’s home and try to help them.
“At the end of the day, no person who does paranormal stuff is greater than the other because of their gifts or non-gifts,” Rodriguez added. “We’re no better than the person next to us, but what we do different is how we stand out. There’s a reason our clients trust us.”
Dark Explorers Paranormal
Phone: 512-945-4284
Social: Facebook.com/Darkexplorer
