Archive for September, 2008

Overcoming Social Anxiety and Public Neg Interference


Leaving the house has always been a source of apprehension for me. If I’m having a bad ADD day, social interaction can be difficult, and my experiences with elements of gangstalking keep me from totally relaxing in a public environment. While I refuse to give in to fear and become a hermit, some journeys can be mentally exhausting. I’ve come up with a strategy which works well for me, and can be applied by anyone who has issues with agoraphobia, crowds, social phobia and even gangstalking.

Gangstalking, for those unaware of the phenomenon, is a term for situations where a targetted individual is being harrassed over the long term in an organized way. Some cases of gangstalking exhibit elements of negative interference from a non-human source, in that things can happen that can’t be accounted for by regular people acting on their own, no matter how well organized they are. A common scenario is for the targetted individual to be going about their business in public, and be harassed by random people on the street. This is not “normal” harassment however – many targetted individuals have noted that the harassers will be going about their own business as usual, when a very noticeable mask-like change comes over them within seconds. Formerly cheerful seeming individuals suddenly appear unnaturally hateful and angry, and then begin hurling abuse. The abuse itself is interesting in that it will seem specifically tailored to the target’s vulnerabilities for maximum emotional impact – and many times it will go as far as the exact same words being used by completely different and equally random people, in different situations, on different days. My personal experience has been more of the “negative interference” than the “organized human” sort.

Needless to say, gangstalking phenomena can take things like social anxiety to a whole new level. In overcoming this obstacle, first of all I cannot stress enough how much of a difference the simple exercises of grounding and shielding make. I’m highly empathic so crowds, shopping and public transport are major issues for me. Shielding blocks out nearly all of the “babble” and assault on my sensing that I’d get hit with when in large groups of random people, although I’m still alerted to approaching trouble, such as groups of intimidating yobs. Grounding techniques help me when I feel overwhelmed, a common ADD symptom. I also wear an ametrine crystal to help with this.

This still didn’t solve the problems with Random Nasty Bastards. These gangstalking episodes would come literally out of the blue, with perpetrators going out of their way to screw up my day. I expect a few comments; everyone gets unwanted attention at some point, as they walk past a drunk, or gang of builders for example. What I got was far beyond that, to the point where attacks were obviously timed and scripted. I came up with an approach to dealing with the anxiety I felt, while putting a stop to obviously neg-influenced incidents.

Taking my inspiration from “The Secret” aka The Law of Attraction, I make a series of affirmations and visualise positive experiences while I’m getting ready to go out.

“This is my life, and every encounter in it is for my benefit.”
“My sphere of influence contains decent people.”
“I/we will have a pleasant walk.

I get into a good frame of mind before I leave, reasoning I’ll attract good things If I’m not in War Mode. ;) Breathing exercises control my increasingly rare panic attacks, as does grounding the nervous energy.

If I sense an obvious troublemaker is approaching I try to feel pity for them, and their obviously unfulfilling life, rather than getting tense and angry. I walk with confidence and project attitude rather than shield defensively. This works well, and where I’d previously get threats or abuse, they now hurry past sheepishly. Where I’d once felt intimidated I now feel empowered. Groups of mouthy teenagers are now more jokes than jerks. :D

Much of what we attract in any given day is down to ourselves. There will always be incidents that are beyond your control, but you are still responsible for how those incidents affect you. In cases of intentional harassment, your emotional response is often the key to determining whether it happens again. A victim mentality only attracts victimization, but when we stand up to the bullies in our lives, we take back our personal power.

Further reading on the gangstalking phenomenon:
Gangstalking and Hyperdimensional Matrix Attacks
Gangstalking Journal

–Gehenna

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7 Rules for Attracting Your Ideal Romantic Partner



This article details a technique that worked for me, and also for friends who have similar relationship histories.

After 15 years of bad relationships, I realised something had to change and that the only person who could change it was me. I’d just come out of a 10 year marriage which was very unhealthy, and had gone a long way to killing off the remnants of my lousy self-esteem. Without getting too personal: during the course of my marriage I’d not been allowed to express myself, I’d been misrepresented to everyone he knew, I’d been belittled at every opportunity and cheated on constantly.

Poor self-esteem often leads to fear of being alone, which in turn leads to bad relationship choices, which leads to… worse self esteem.

I’d been attracting friendships and partners who exploited weaknesses I had.. and the effects of fixing these issues manifested as each new, decent person who came into my life. To attract quality people it is necessary to work on self-love, and the fear of singledom as concurrent issues.

You can only love another once you love yourself. Here are the seven steps which enabled me to love, and be loved for the first time in my life.

1. Love Your Own Company!

I had been afraid to be alone.. and so had settled for friends and partners I really shouldn’t have.

With one child and another on the way, I knew that the last thing I should do was rush into a new relationship. I didn’t want to be the caricature single mother portrayed by the media; introducing a new “uncle” to my children each saturday night. While this grossly misrepresents the vast majority of single mothers, it did make me re-asses my priorities and start me on one of my best spiritual journeys; that of learning to love myself. I embraced being alone, and with each day that passed I enjoyed it more and more. I felt freer than I had in years… silly things like being able to hold the TV remote, 3am baths, and being able to indulge my pregnant self with whatever food I was craving. I spent one to one time with my eldest daughter, and I spent one to one time with me when she went to bed. I enjoyed learning about myself, and my tastes which had been squashed for so long. I felt empowered by realising I wasn’t the evil harridan I’d been made out to be, but someone who rose above other’s actions and did what I felt to be right without pettyness or spite. I encouraged my children’s relationship with their father and never spoke ill of him infront of them, and while this often wasn’t reciprocated, I felt proud of myself that I wouldn’t be led into playing the role he’d written for me. I realised his cheating said far more about my ex than it did me. While it was happening I’d blamed myself, thinking his unfaithfullness was somehow my fault for not being pretty, or smart, or “insert a thousand equally stupid reasons here” enough. Being alone gave me the time and space I need to realise that the only blame I held was to allow him to continue sleeping around, by not valuing myself enough to expect better treatment.

2. Love Yourself!

Slowly but surely I began to like myself, and faced up to traits I posessed that I found a total turn-off in others; desperation, spinelessness, martyrdom and passive-agressiveness. It was a shock to take responsibility like that, but soon overcoming my own issues became a passion. With each improvement I made, I became happier, assertive and more secure in my own skin. Within six months, and by the time daughter number 2 was born, I had learned to like myself a hell of a lot, and changes were coming thick and fast! I reclaimed my home with new furniture and ornaments. I chatted to men online without feeling I had to tone down or compromise who I am; I’d developed a real “take me as you find me or fuck off” attitude. This becomes especially relevant later in this blog, when it comes to “The List”.

3. Be Yourself!

As previously touched upon, my ex-husband portrayed me in a stereotypical “nagging bitch at home” role, to family, friends and colleagues. I feel that he needed to see me this way in order to indulge his view of himself as the “philandering husband”. One thing I have always vehemently opposed is people assuming things about me, but this rot was too widespread to deal with directly. I refuse to prove myself to anyone, and even more so to an entire social circle of “anyones”!

Instead I focussed on what I was learning about who I am; that I’m not petty, spiteful, vindictive or loud… That I am tolerant, accepting, strong and thoughtful. I embraced these qualities and many more, and saw that the true me was something my ex refused to see. By being true to myself I changed people’s views in a healthier way than emotionally fraught confrontation would have. Less dramatically, I just liked being me!

4.Express Yourself

We were like chalk and cheese, with my ex having very mainstream tastes in music, fashion and film, and me being your typical wierdo. ;)

I found a lot of catharsis in finally stamping my signature on the home; getting out ornaments and candles I’d had tucked away for years and listening to music I enjoy rather than having the TV on as a constant soundtrack to life… with all it’s constant invasive barrage of lifestyle advertising. (That’s another blog!)

5.Appreciate Yourself

People treat you the way you show them you want to be treated. It’s that simple. This is not “Do unto others…” but “Do unto yourself as you would have others do unto you.” I mentally patted myself on the back over the slightest thing, much as one encourages a child, and, sure enough friends started to let me know they appreciated and respected me.

6.Put Yourself First!

In any triage situation, training dictates that you take care of your own needs before helping others, as a way of ensuring the best outcome all round. I’d learned to say “No!” to any request I felt would lead to me becoming resentful of the asker. This came about because I noticed my life was happier when I felt good, and hell, it’s my life! Life is about personal experience, and I wanted mine to be positive. I gave freely what I felt able to give rather than feel drained of personal resources. To be selfish doesn’t automatically mean “hurting others”… that’s just the popular misconception. Martyrdom isn’t healthy… that’s another blog too. ;)

7.The List

After a year of noticeable improvement, I began to think about what I wanted from life. I was happy living the single life, or single mom life at any rate. I’d realised that I would rather be without a significant other than compromise with someone who was bad for me, and of course my girls. I felt very strongly that loneliness was no excuse for making bad choices. Plus, I wasn’t that lonely- I had a great network of friends!

What prompted The List was numerous advances by men who were clearly The Ex #2. I was no longer someone who suffers fools gladly, and took great delight in telling them so. I knew what I didn’t want… so what did I want? (assuming I was ever prepared to date again!)

I wrote a very specific list of what my ideal man would be personality-wise and yes, looks-wise. I make no apology for this; some may think me shallow, but you can really tell a lot about a person by how they choose to present themselves to the world. What was contained in The List was the recipe for a guy I felt to be truly compatible with me. I won’t bore you with the contents.. all I’ll say is if you try this, I cannot stress enough that I was specific. No “GSOH, SWM” for me. I specified beliefs, musical taste, style, hair, hobbies…After writing this down, I felt empowered. I had recognised my needs and that was a huge breakthrough for me. I swore then that come what may, I’d never settle for Mr Not-Quite-Right. I’d learned to be happy without a partner, and I’d learnt to love myself enough that I felt worthy of the guy I’d described.

The rest is, well, history. :D

–Gehenna

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Negative Entities 101: Subconscious Wounds and the Shadow Side


I. Negative Entities 101: Introduction and Types of Entities
II. Negative Entities 101: Personality Profile of a Neg
III. Negative Entities 101: Who is Targetted?
IV. Negative Entities 101: Negs and Addiction
V. Negative Entities 101: Occult Dabbling and Spiritual Arrogance
VI. Negative Entities 101: Natural Metaphysical Abilities and Awakening
VII. Negative Entities 101: Mistaken Spiritual Beliefs
VIII. Negative Entities 101: Subconscious Wounds and the Shadow Side


Hands up, who here has gone through personal trauma? Anyone carrying around emotional baggage? Past resentment? Unbalanced emotional issues? Personal traits you aren’t proud of? Ever take something someone said to heart? Ever realized you were holding a self-limiting belief about the world, other people or yourself?

(Peering out over my readership…)

(Now addressing anyone who’s left that’s not creeped out by my Jedi-like ability to see you through my monitor, muahaha…)

Ahem. Well, that’s all of us. So we should probably all keep reading, no?

In my last post I discussed why conscious belief is not necessarily a cure-all for solving the problem of negative interference. All the issues I mentioned above are keys as to why that is.

Anyone who has grown up on planet earth will have ended up taking on subconscious baggage and other internal debris that causes discord in our lives; causes us to limit and even sabotage ourselves. We’re indoctrinated with self-limiting beliefs; we go through trauma and heartbreak; we have personality traits that negatively affect our relationships with ourselves and others.

We all have a shadow side which is called that partly because it’s where all our flaws reside, and partly because it’s our blind spot; the things we don’t like to look at or are unable to see for what they are.

In this sense, negative entities can be considered external representations of our collective shadow side. Any of the above mentioned issues are fair game for an entity attachment. Over time a long term attachment can exaggerate our most destructive qualities into something that causes much pain to ourselves and others. Even in the short term, an entity’s influence can have effects such as ramping up our emotions in such a way that, say, a minor yet heated disagreement turns into a full on raging inferno where things are said and done that we regret.

There are some who believe that this is the “purpose” of such entities in our lives – they draw our attention to our shadow side so that we can take responsibility for, and integrate it in a balanced way. Some, particularly very religious people, take this even further – a Christian might say it’s “God’s will.” God has been portrayed variously in the Christian tradition, as sending entities, or allowing people to come under their influence, whether as punishment or a growth experience. This theme is prominent in the film The Exorcism of Emily Rose for instance. It’s not limited to Christianity though; a Hindu might say this is one’s “karma.”

I would strongly caution that any belief that suggests a “purpose” for negative entities in your life is dangerous, because it’s all the permission they need to stick around.

Yes, entities can have the effect of forcing us to grow. The problem there is that rather than just drawing our attention to an imbalance in ourselves – entities work to throw us off balance by any available means. It is well within the realm of possibility for negs to find a small hairline crack in one’s personality, and depending on the strength of the entity, chipping away, jackhammering away or launching missiles at the crack until it’s a serious all-consuming problem. In situations like this, even the most diligent, self-empowered and responsible individual can have old problems being targetted and new problems piled on faster than is humanly possible to clear them out.

For a real world example, imagine that in a moment of anger and carelessness, an adult calls a child stupid. As is usually the case in these situations the child takes it to heart, and this statement finds its way into the subconscious. As the child reaches adulthood, although the statement is still there on some level, at this point it’s just subconscious debris, and may well be mostly counteracted by other, more positive influences and successes in the person’s life. However, now imagine an opportunistic entity comes into the picture, finds this piece of debris and attaches to it as the basis for a sabotage campaign. Over the long term, through mental and emotional conditioning, “stupid” is reinforced, and on top of that is piled worthless, lazy, ugly, miserable failure, socially inept… you get the idea. After months and possibly years of this, the original comment has been turned into something that consumes the person’s entire self image. Since our self image and the contents of our subconscious are the basis for much of the way we experience life, pretty soon other people and circumstances will begin to mirror all this extra crap the person is carrying around that they weren’t to begin with. Thus a vicious cycle is born that takes a whole lot more work to fix than would have been the case if the individual only had to clear the original bit of debris. Technically it requires the individual’s ongoing consent for this process to continue. This is one of many instances where “consent” and “permission” can get very fuzzy however. For someone who has never considered the possibility that maybe not all their thoughts and emotions are really theirs, or even that we can take responsibility for our thoughts and emotions and consciously decide which ones to allow into our mental space, breaking this sort of cycle can become very difficult. The silver lining is that many entities of this sort depend on their host’s ignorance of their presence – meaning as soon as you demonstrate some willpower and start taking steps to change your own mental habits, they’ll leave without a struggle and simply find an easier target. Unfortunately negs are notoriously messy houseguests, so you may still be stuck taking out the trash they’ve left behind.

Volumes could be written on ways to clear out entity attachments as well as how to clear subconscious baggage and integrate the personality… and probably will be, in future posts here. :P For the purpose of this one, the best place to start is with the same basic tool I’ve been hammering on throughout this series: total personal responsibility for your own thoughts, actions, words and emotions. Working toward self mastery has a host of benefits, not the least of which is that it makes us less vulnerable to malicious influences in our lives, whether physical or nonphysical. It also brings us to the conclusion that we have the authority, and responsibility to ourselves, to be vigilant about choosing who and what to allow into our space.

At this point I’ve decided to shift gears. I had originally planned on carrying on this series a lot longer… but as others who have written on this subject will attest, it’s not an easy thing to write about for a lot of reasons, especially for an extended period. Beyond that, this has been a major period of insights and breakthroughs for me, and my backlog of topics to write on is growing immense (just ask some of the poor unsuspecting people I’ve been bombarding with babble to let some steam off my suddenly overactive throat chakra. :D ) I’m at a point where I personally am less focused on “what to avoid” and more focused on what I actually want, so dragging this on any further at this time is creating conflict for me that I feel is starting to affect the quality of the writing. The fact remains that this is a complex subject that deserves a lot more attention than it gets, and I’ve got enough material that I could keep this going for months. But that’s a long time to spend on any one subject… especially this one.

So.

I’m thinking that the Negative Entities 101 series will be kind of an ongoing thing that I will keep adding to as I feel so compelled, and I’m open to requests on what info my readers are specifically looking for on the subject.

For further reading:

Astral Dynamics – A site with a forum on many aspects of metaphysics and spirituality, including sections on psychic self defense and negative interference.

Practical Psychic Self-Defense — Required reading for anyone with negative entity problems.

To be continued!

If you find yourself identifying with any of the information in this article, please note that we offer several energy healing services which are tremendously effective in alleviating many common effects of negative interference.

–Palehorse

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Negative Entities 101: Mistaken Spiritual Beliefs


I. Negative Entities 101: Introduction and Types of Entities
II. Negative Entities 101: Personality Profile of a Neg
III. Negative Entities 101: Who is Targetted?
IV. Negative Entities 101: Negs and Addiction
V. Negative Entities 101: Occult Dabbling and Spiritual Arrogance
VI. Negative Entities 101: Natural Metaphysical Abilities and Awakening
VII. Negative Entities 101: Mistaken Spiritual Beliefs
VIII. Negative Entities 101: Subconscious Wounds and the Shadow Side


Needless to say, I am NOT of the view that all spiritual beliefs are valid; not all are created equal. Are your beliefs causing you pain? Limiting your freedom? Making you want to
limit the freedom of others? Guilting or manipulating you into giving your personal power and
energy away to an outside source? Then why do you hold them? A belief is something
that remains unproven by definition — so why hold beliefs that aren’t helping you evolve?
Such beliefs are vulnerabilities that can easily be taken advantage of for the purpose of
negative interference. I am of the view that if a belief is beneficial, it probably stands a better chance of being closer to the truth than one that has no demonstrable basis in reality. Speaking of reality…

You Create Your Own Reality

Most people reading this will be familiar with the concept that we create our own reality. Unfortunately many have taken this as far as “if I don’t believe in it, it can’t hurt me.” This is the spiritual equivalent to the ostrich that sticks its head in the sand and expects the problem to go away.

It is true that not giving attention and energy to a problem is ONE way to diminish that problem’s influence over you IF the problem is being CAUSED or contributed to by your attention and energy. If it has another cause, then you’re just turning your back on a threat and giving it all the permission it needs to have its way with you. Your conscious participation in their game is only one of the vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malicious entities; there are many others. Spiritual naivety is one of them.

External Saviors

The belief in external saviors — something outside ourselves, whether human, divine or cosmic, that will swoop in and fix the problem, is another one that should be reconsidered. Spiritual assistance is a perfectly valid concept, but in the end nobody is here to live your life, learn your lessons or overcome your challenges but YOU. The best spiritual helpers and teachers point you toward the answers and the source of power within yourself. There may be the occasional boost during a rough period, or nudge in the right direction when we’re stumped for an answer, but they aren’t going to do it for you. Anything that claims to carry you only wants to control you. It is for this reason that I say negative entities and many churches and religious groups are only adversaries in the sense that they’re competing with each other for YOUR resources. As a rule, anyone that wants you to become subservient and give your power away to something outside yourself is going to make you an easier target. Notable exceptions would be groups that encourage you to find your own truth, reach your potential and foster a mutually uplifting experience.

Spiritual Warfare

The belief in “spiritual warfare” is another common pitfall. So you’ve awakened to the point where you realize there really is something to this crazy spiritual stuff after all — and you’ve recognized it’s not all love ‘n light out there. This is all good, but at this point some people take it upon themselves to strap on the proverbial armor and run out to battle evil. The problem is that negative entities are like the Hydra — you cut off one head and several more grow in its place. To kill it you would have to get in a good body shot — and in that case you’re looking straight into the shadow side of the creator itself. Good luck with that; be sure and let me know how it turns out. ;)

If you went scuba diving and got attacked by a shark, would you hate the shark, and go forth to declare war on all of sharkdom? Probably not — technically you entered its home and it was just doing what sharks do. It’s a risk you take when you swim in the ocean, and negative interference is a risk we take when we incarnate on earth. Given the choice to fight or just avoid the situation entirely, the second option is a lot easier on you in the long run. Being in a constant war with this stuff can easily consume your whole life and cause you to become like that which you’re fighting against if you let it. If you define part of your identity as being against something, like negs, then you will keep attracting negs! This is one instance where we DO have a say in creating our reality. One of my biggest breakthroughs in drastically diminishing my neg problem was switching my focus, from coming up with better defenses (i.e. putting myself in a defensive position) to simply wanting to feel good.

Don’t get me wrong — I resonate strongly with the warrior archetype, and have a great appreciation for it. But to me this means that if something enters MY space uninvited, or I am asked for assistance by someone in a similar situation, I have the ability, and authority, to remove it with as much force as necessary. It does not mean I have the authority to invade the space of other beings — even negative ones. If you essentially go into their home territory looking for a fight, don’t be surprised if waves of them start showing up in yours. If you go out looking for a war you’ll find one, and ultimately there will be no winners. There’s a lot of truth in the quote from the movie War Games that the only winning move is not to play. Instead letting yourself get dragged onto a battlefield of never-ending struggle and playing by the dark’s rules – start playing by your own rules, and leave their game behind.

The next post in the series will address how and why our emotional imbalances and subconscious baggage can leave us open to negative interference.

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–Palehorse

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Negative Entities 101: Natural Metaphysical Abilities and Awakening


I. Negative Entities 101: Introduction and Types of Entities
II. Negative Entities 101: Personality Profile of a Neg
III. Negative Entities 101: Who is Targetted?
IV. Negative Entities 101: Negs and Addiction
V. Negative Entities 101: Occult Dabbling and Spiritual Arrogance
VI. Negative Entities 101: Natural Metaphysical Abilities and Awakening
VII. Negative Entities 101: Mistaken Spiritual Beliefs
VIII. Negative Entities 101: Subconscious Wounds and the Shadow Side


Metaphysical ability and exploration do not, in themselves, make one a target… but there are ways that they can. The first example of these is a person who has latent abilities, but does not develop or use them; possibly doesn’t even know they exist. This falls under the principle of “to whom much is given, much is required.” If you’re not living up to your potential, and the universe is treating you as if you are or should be, you’ve got a major conflict on your hands. In this sense negative entities can act as a cosmic “nudge” to start living up to one’s potential in that we’re given a problem that can only be solved by doing so. I have sympathy for people in this position as I realize life circumstances often do everything possible to discourage us from finding out who we are, much less living it — but the fact remains that this is a very real phenomenon.

The second example involves people who know they have some natural ability, or start opening their eyes to the greater reality — and begin reacting in fear. Those who have some natural ability or are otherwise ready to start waking up will at some point probably see some strange things that they don’t understand. The mistake here is to fall into fear, paranoia and obsession. There are people who will witness a few unusual events; pretty soon their imagination takes over and has them believing every demon in the abyss is personally gunning for them. They’re shooting off the energy of fear in every direction, and pretty soon they do attract negative attention. Another possibility is that a neg deliberately causes such a person to witness something strange. It starts out with something that might be disturbing but basically harmless — looking for a reaction. If it gets the reaction, it is able to gain further entry. A cycle of interference, overreaction, sabotage and self-sabotage can be created in this way. People who look for demons under every rock will eventually start finding them.

The third example are people with natural ability but little knowledge and experience. This combination can easily be taken advantage of by an opportunistic neg, to take someone starting out on a legitimate path and lead them off on a wild goose chase. This can take many forms, but the most common scenario is an entity posing as a well known religious figure, or claiming to be a spirit guide. If you’re sensitive enough to hear spirits directly but not experienced enough to have a well developed sense of discernment or intuition, it is suggested that you thoroughly question and test anything that wants your attention. High-end positive spirits will understand and even encourage this need for caution; they will be patient and never become defensive. They’re there to play a supportive role, but really prefer to let us work out our own paths as much as possible. They should be treated respectfully but do not demand subservience. They always respect free will and will leave immediately if asked. In contrast, negative spirits do not enjoy being questioned though they may play along for a little while. They will be a bit too insistent and intrusive in an attempt to convince you of whatever it is they’re selling. The main thing to remember is that with positive beings, you will always be in the active position and the final authority over your path and your experience. Negative entities will always try to take control of the situation and convince, trick or try to intimidate you into handing your authority over to them. In all cases one must keep in mind that we are the only true authority over our own lives and spiritual path, and we have the final say in what we will and will not allow into our space.

In the next post in this series I’ll examine some commonly held beliefs that can make one susceptible to negative interference.

–Palehorse

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Negative Entities 101: Occult Dabbling and Spiritual Arrogance

I. Negative Entities 101: Introduction and Types of Entities
II. Negative Entities 101: Personality Profile of a Neg
III. Who is Targetted?
IV. Negative Entities 101: Negs and Addiction
V. Negative Entities 101: Occult Dabbling and Spiritual Arrogance
VI. Negative Entities 101: Natural Metaphysical Abilities and Awakening
VII. Negative Entities 101: Mistaken Spiritual Beliefs
VIII. Negative Entities 101: Subconscious Wounds and the Shadow Side


Many people approach metaphysics and the paranormal simply because they want to see something strange and unusual happen — and as such, they do so without any safeguards, protection or clarity about what they will and will not allow into their space. Using a Ouija board as a party game and attempting to contact spirits is a prime example. As an analogy, the way many people approach this would be a lot like going into a random chatroom online, giving your home address to the first anonymous person you see, and inviting them into your house to ask them pressing questions about your life. Once you give explicit permission to any entity that feels like entering your space, you may well end up with something that doesn’t want to leave.

If there’s a genuine desire to pursue these subjects, it’s always good to do research and learn from the experiences of those who have been there already — especially those whose mistakes you can learn from.

Another side of this subject is people with a bit more experience whose arrogance takes them in an unhealthy direction. An arrogant personality who believes nothing bad can happen to them, and spiritual practice, can be a recipe for disaster. Online forums for instance, are filled with people who think they know a lot more than they actually do, and who believe they’re capable of more than they are. Negative entities are experts at stroking one’s ego for the purpose of manipulation. I have known people who came to believe they could “control” spirits — and as a matter of policy I distance myself from those people, quickly. Why? Because as soon as you fall into the trap of trying to control other free willed beings, you step onto a playing field where you’ve already given full permission to be manipulated and controlled by something that has a lot more experience at that game than you do. It’s not going to turn out well.

Arrogance and recklessness are two of many possible imbalanced personality traits that can be exploited by manipulative entities. Much like the addictions discussed in the last post, increasingly grandiose ego-boosts can become like a drug that negs are only too happy to provide. Seeking one’s next “fix” then begins to override the protective functions of logic and reason, intuition and common sense. Metaphysics and spiritual practices can add whole new levels of meaning to our lives – but could potentially lead one down a dangerous road if not approached in a respectful, responsible and balanced way.

The next post in this series will elaborate on possible pitfalls for newly awakening seekers and those who discover some natural metaphysical ability.

If you find yourself identifying with any of the information in this article, please note that we offer several energy healing services which are tremendously effective in alleviating many common effects of negative interference.

–Palehorse

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Negative Entities 101: Negs and Addiction


I. Negative Entities 101: Introduction and Types of Entities
II. Negative Entities 101: Personality Profile of a Neg
III. Negative Entities 101: Who is Targetted?
IV. Negative Entities 101: Negs and Addiction
V. Negative Entities 101: Occult Dabbling and Spiritual Arrogance
VI. Negative Entities 101: Natural Metaphysical Abilities and Awakening
VII. Negative Entities 101: Mistaken Spiritual Beliefs
VIII. Negative Entities 101: Subconscious Wounds and the Shadow Side

In the last post I discussed how, when we aren’t in full control of ourselves, we leave ourselves open to anything that might want to take control. A person with a chemical addiction is the most obvious example of someone not in control of all their faculties; thus making them an easier target for negative entities. Drug and alcohol addictions are the most obvious — but anything that is done in excess as an escape can be an addiction. Gambling, sex, the internet, work, videogames — the list goes on.

Drugs and alcohol are in a special category. In addition to the fact that an addiction takes control over one’s actions, drugs and alcohol alter the brain’s chemistry in such a way that one does not have full control over their mind and body either. When someone is intoxicated to the point of not being in full control, their natural defenses are seriously compromised. To refer back to the analogy of one’s house: this has the effect of not only leaving the doors and windows unlocked, but wide open as well. Many family members and friends of addicts have observed that sometimes, “something takes over” and it’s as if the addict turns into a whole other person. One can only wonder if this is where the phrase “monkey on my back” originated. It may also explain the familiar phenomenon of an addict saying and doing destructive things that the individual would not normally, and then having no memory of it later. As a poster on a well known forum recently recalled:

As a child I regularly saw my alcoholic father at a certain level of inebriation, suddenly change in looks, and in character right before my eyes. The switch was almost instantaneous, and within seconds he literally looked like somebody else – not my father. The eyes flashed dark and foreboding and his energy changed from my father’s drunk energy into something dark and very ugly hell bent on creating fear, chaos and pain for others – both physically and
mentally.

–LimeLady

This quote underscores the point that negative entities seek to cause as many problems for as many people with as little effort as possible. Since an addiction can do serious damage not only in the addict’s life, but the lives of loved ones as well, it takes relatively little effort for an opportunistic entity to turn what is already a problem into even more of a major source of pain and heartbreak for all involved. For the addict him or herself to overcome the addiction is hard enough, but an attached entity can turn a basic urge into an overwhelming compulsion. While it’s not unheard of for someone to break the cycle and overcome addiction where an entity is involved, ideally the entity would be removed first so that rehabilitation can proceed without extra interference. It is for this reason that I wish all treatment programs included an emphasis on regular spiritual practices for developing one’s focus, will and energy system, such as meditation and basic energy work at the very least. With all addictions, additional influence or not, developing willpower — the ability to resolve to do something, and then do it no matter what — is very important.

A non-malevolent but equally problematic factor worth mentioning is earthbound spirits of former alcoholics. Many sources that I consider reputable have indicated that unless an addiction is resolved in life, we take them with us after death. A nonphysical spirit has neither the means to satisfy a craving for a physical substance, nor the ability to overcome the craving. What they can do is develop an empathic connection with a living alcoholic and experience the intoxication through them. Unfortunately this means that the spirit is continuously urging the person to drink more and more, and the living person basically has the cravings of two people to contend with. The spirit may be able to get help releasing the addiction on a higher plane; unfortunately in many cases the addiction is keeping them tethered to the physical plane in the vain attempt to satisfy their craving. Instances like this should be dealt with as a haunting rather than clearing a negative entity, though ways to figure out which is which, and accomplish either, are beyond the scope of this article. One’s best bet in cases like this is generally to get in touch with someone who has experience in these matters.

For further reading: Bruce Moen explores this and many of the ways the dead can (usually unknowingly) affect the living in his Exploring the Afterlife series.

If you are close to someone with an addiction, even if you suspect them of being influenced by an entity, your first priority should be your own safety and well being, and that of any kids involved. Any attempts to offer assistance to an afflicted person should always be approached with this firmly in mind: the best way to help someone else is to start by refusing to let yourself be controlled by their problem.

It is also important for all parties to keep in mind that there are no excuses for bad behavior — whether chemical or spiritual. I realize it can be extremely difficult to “own” things one may have said and done while not consciously aware of their actions, including actions that were influenced by a malevolent entity. The fact remains that personal responsibility is one of THE most potent weapons in one’s arsenal, against addictions and entities alike. All things considered, it is a small price to pay for the freedom of one’s consciousness.

The next post will begin to explore the ways metaphysical ability, exploration and awakening relates to the negative entity phenomenon.

If you find yourself identifying with any of the information in this article, please note that we offer several energy healing services which are tremendously effective in alleviating many common effects of negative interference.

–Palehorse

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Negative Entities 101: Who Is Targetted?


I. Negative Entities 101: Introduction and Types of Entities
II. Negative Entities 101: Personality Profile of a Neg
III. Negative Entities 101: Who is Targetted?
IV. Negative Entities 101: Negs and Addiction
V. Negative Entities 101: Occult Dabbling and Spiritual Arrogance
VI. Negative Entities 101: Natural Metaphysical Abilities and Awakening
VII. Negative Entities 101: Mistaken Spiritual Beliefs
VIII. Negative Entities 101: Subconscious Wounds and the Shadow Side


Editor’s note: Upon writing out the piece on the subject of who is targetted and why, I realized I had a monster of a post stretching over five pages. At this point I figured this subject was important enough to make it a “series within a series,” and would be a lot more readable if broken up into six chunks. So, off we go!

One of the pillars of my approach to negative entities is that, as with everything else — I can’t control the actions or intentions of other free-willed beings. If someone thinks it’d be a good idea to punch me in the nose, I can’t stop them from trying; all I can do is anticipate the confrontation and defend myself to the best of my ability. Likewise, I can’t stop a negative entity from wanting to target me if they feel so inclined. What I can do is learn everything possible about why they might choose to attack me, and thus make myself a less attractive or visible target. The purpose of this part of the series is to share what I’ve learned about who is more likely to be targetted and why.

If there’s one single piece of insight I’ve found that is key to the negative interference phenomenon (and regular human interaction for that matter) it is this:

When I am not living consciously, not taking full responsibility for my thoughts, words, actions and energy, there’s a good chance something else will, and that something will not have my best interest in mind.

When I’m not in full control of myself, there’s an opening for something else to control me. When I act in ignorance, there’s an opening for something to influence my actions negatively. When I act in fear, I have already given something outside myself control over me. When I’m
not using my energy consciously and efficiently, it can be pulled in directions that are not beneficial to me.

When I am not making full use of my free will, it can be subverted for purposes that are not in my best interest.

Developing on all these fronts is a lifelong pursuit, and I certainly don’t make any claims of mastering them all — but I do know that simply recognizing these things are important represents a huge leap in one’s spiritual development. It also represents all the ways to see that one’s well being is not being interfered with, by negative entities or anything else. The best way to counter negative interference is not by focusing on it, but by working on YOU.

This does not mean that anyone who hasn’t done serious work on self mastery, or is vulnerable, will be targetted by negative entities. Many people will never see any serious negative interference in their lifetime. Many people are also living with negative interference while not recognizing the problem, however. As an analogy, imagine you’ve left your house unlocked overnight. You may or may not get robbed, but the point is that if someone does happen by who wants to break in, they can do so easily. It would be helpful to keep this in mind as I go through examples, so if one does fall under one or more of them, they won’t become paranoid (and thus possibly attract negative attention that wasn’t there to begin with, or convince themselves it’s there when it isn’t.)

The next post will go into the first example of a commonly targetted individual.

–Palehorse

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Negative Entities 101: Personality Profile of a Neg


I. Negative Entities 101: Introduction and Types of Entities
II. Negative Entities 101: Personality Profile of a Neg
III. Who Is Targetted?
IVNegative Entities 101: Negs and Addiction
V. Negative Entities 101: Occult Dabbling and Spiritual Arrogance
VI. Negative Entities 101: Natural Metaphysical Abilities and Awakening
VII. Negative Entities 101: Mistaken Spiritual Beliefs
VIII. Negative Entities 101: Subconscious Wounds and the Shadow Side


It is a commonly held view that everything in the universe originated from a single creator Source. While I hold this to be a fundamental truth, this basic premise is often taken to conclusions that aren’t necessarily safe assumptions. When we say that we (meaning all life in the universe) are different expressions of the same source, all too often “same source” is emphasized and “DIFFERENT expressions” is downplayed if not completely forgotten. It is assumed that all of creation is headed in the same direction, and playing by the same rules to get there, whether the beings involved realize it or not. Common ways this is expressed are “love is all [we] need,” that we all just need to be “enlightened” or “get saved.”

This line of reasoning is unbalanced, and dangerously so.

Lightworkers have a bad habit of assuming they’re the only ones in this universe! The belief is that all beings have the potential to “awaken” — keeping in mind that by “awaken” they mean “adopt my personal philosophy, code of conduct and beliefs about the way things are and should be.” This is a subtle form of seeking to control others, which by definition, originates from the dark end of the spectrum. It’s a good way to either get hurt when one’s expectations are violated, or hurt others in the attempt to make one’s world conform to a certain view. The dark-siders have benefitted the most from the lines being blurred in this way, because it allows them to get away with all sorts of control mechanisms disguised as benevolence! When this blanket approach is used in dealing with negative entities, when we regard them as if they’re playing by the same set of rules as we are, it simply gives them a bigger opening with which to carry out manipulation and sabotage.

We are not all alike. Which is to say, not everyone in the universe is playing by the same set of rules; not everyone is even on the same incarnational path. The light path is one; the dark is another. The path of balance is a seldom advertised third option. While future posts will examine all three and the dynamics of their interaction, for the purpose of this one it is important to start by coming to a solid understanding of what the dark polarity IS. Following from this it becomes a lot easier to gain some understanding of beings who choose to operate from that end of the spectrum.

The most easily understood physical-world illustration of the dark polarity is a black hole. A black hole’s pull on everything around it is immense — it devours anything that gets close, including light. Metaphysically speaking, “light” is synonymous with “conscious awareness.” All conscious entities require this light and energy to maintain their being.

The dark polarity is, by nature, parasitic. It has to be, because as an individual moves farther along the dark path, it is constantly having whatever is left of its own light pulled away by progressively more powerful beings on the negative foodchain — and finally, by the dark side of the Creator itself. Likewise, it is forced to keep feeding upon the energy of other beings in order to continue its existence. The negative path is structured in a hierarchy, with all beings struggling to get to the top. The “prize” at the end of this struggle is the dissolution of consciousness and absorbtion into the dark side of the Source — which, ironically, is what they’re fighting against.

If a negative entity were human, it would exhibit traits that we would think of as sociopathic. Pure ambition without emotion, conscience or regard for other beings. It has its goals, which range from simple energy feeding to campaigns of sabotage and control, and will pursue its goals singlemindedly until decisively prevented from doing so. It cannot be emphpasized enough that these beings have no ethics, no honor, no love and no rules of engagement. Like human sociopaths, even though they are completely unable to process love or emotion, at the higher levels (of entity and target alike) they can imitate these things very convincingly in order to further take advantage of those who might mean well, as they are masters of deception. Another parallel is their inflated sense of self-importance and arrogance, as well as their fear of exposure. As an aside, fellow healers and energy workers would do well to keep in mind that sociopathic people and negs often go hand in hand — a neg can operate easily through a person with no conscience. This is important note because such people will often come to the healer (read: someone with a well developed and thus “tasty” energy system) putting on the appearance of needing help, and then pretend improvement — meanwhile the healer is kept spinning his or her wheels and misusing their resources on someone who is simply getting off on the attention and manipulation involved. The difference between a legitimate albeit difficult case and someone who will never improve can only be recognized by developing one’s discernment. The first step is recognizing that the possibility exists.

When one has a run-in with a negative being, it is crucially important to remain aware of the fact that not all beings have the same capacity for emotions or love as most human beings do. For an essentially sociopathic entity, love, pity and any such human emotions are simply more sources of energy that can be exploited. As is stated in much of the psychological literature on the subject, the best approach is simply to avoid such a being at all cost. In the case of negative entities, you don’t send them love, pity, understanding or try to change them — you clear them out of your space, and you take whatever measures are necessary to keep them gone, period.

The next post will address the question of who is at more than the average risk of negative interference, and what one can do to avoid needlessly making one’s self a target. Stay tuned!

If you find yourself identifying with any of the information in this article, please note that we offer several energy healing services which are tremendously effective in alleviating many common effects of negative interference.

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