It's very interesting you mention a "monk" or "hooded" figure. Please bare with me as I promise it won't bore you.

I have learned how to astral project through years of trying, often failing or scaring myself back into my body. For those who are familiar you will understand...

Well the weird thing about projecting is whenever I get out, I always end up in different times and environments, and I have no idea what it's gonna be until I get outside. I've seen the past, seen what appears to be the future etc.

My most recent I ended up floating around in a very odd backyard. There was a pool, and on the other side of the pool was a circle of candles, and I could see a group of about 10 individuals with their heads down doing some kind of ritual. Something felt odd and I could tell my heart rate began to rise, but I wanted to see what they were doing.

All of a sudden one of the individuals noticed me and stood up and started walking up to me. He was wearing a hood, and when he stood up he ended up being much much taller than all the others who were bowing. He almost. Appeared to have legs like a large goat or horse, something was strange. He started walking up to me.... Trying to lure me to the group using his arm in a come here motion. From nowhere this woman appeared in my face, who looked like a shaman of some sorts, almost like from Africa or tribal...and started shaking and waiving her arms and hands, and yelling at me "Gooooo!!! Goooo now! Get out here!!!! Goooooooo sir!!!!! Goooooooo". No belong, no belong.

At this point I tried to get back to my bed as my heart was going crazy and I began to panic. The creature had made it's way very very close to me and he stared straight into my eyes and he had giant holes where his eyes should have been. My SP was in full force and I couldn't wake myself up, I began to panic, and the woman was screaming loudly in another language. I finally did just enough to get back to my bed, and couldn't shake this for days. I'm literally in anxiety just thinking of that moment.

Who were they? Devil worshipers? Why hoods? It was too real... If anyone has similar experience please let me know. If there is good and light in this world, there absolutely is darkness. I saw it.