Hey Mrs. Blessed.
Just a few weeks ago I posted that I could not get over the fear of the spirit world and no matter what I tried or read.. I was super afraid.
But how Anna phrased it really helped me out -- that if you think of it that those negative entities are just a 'simulation' to let you know your vibration is low or you're thinking negatively about something then you could just read it as a visual sign to help you realize and remind you to think of the positive aspects of that subject instead.
It kind of seems like a simulation too though, because if God/the source is all light.. the negative is just a simulator for us to experience.. or overcome.
I've also been exploring shamanism (not a religion, wikipedia to see more) and in shamanism around the world the general consensus is that there is an upper world and a lower world of helpful spirits. lower world is thought to be where the devil is in other religions but this is not the case. the lower world tends to look like the natural landscape of earth with animals and so on.
Anyway, it is the middle world, which we reside in that has these so-called negative spirits.
This is a long Q&A article of the man Michael Harner who started a shamanism organization and offering the knowledge of shamanism through courses at his school in the states.
Articles on Shamanism and Shamanic Studies: My Path in Shamanism by Michael Harner, from Higher Wisdom by Roger Walsh and Charles S. Grob
you can just skim through what you're interested in finding out but eventually they start talking about the three different levels etc. He starts talking about good and bad spirits at the bottom of page 3.
I'm mostly over being scared of the spirit world (it took what.. 20 years?) -- I think. I'm not as jumpy about it partially because I did go see a shaman and have been journeying with them (without any herbal use) and met my spirit guide in a very safe environment in my minds eye. After exploring a little it didn't seem so bad at all.
I will tell you I saw one or two negative spirits in my lifetime one of which was in front of me a good few seconds to make out what it was. but it was actually *leaving* me because I had just contacted the shaman for the first time and it was making its way outta there so that it could avoid the shaman. This spirit I read, on wikipedia likes to hang around people who have an immense amount of negative energy stored in their body and thus it feeds off of it. So it wasn't doing anything to me per say.. just living off the negative energy I was carrying around.. kinda like a leech!
anyway if I can get over my fear I know anyone can as my parents would definitely remember the number of years I would not go into a room by myself because I always felt like I was being watched. It definitely was freaky but chances are they were my spirit guides or angels all along
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Originally Posted by MrsBlessed  Your article was very helpful, thank you. I liked the part about how you said that spirit guides and such things are a normal part in many cultures.
I go went through periods where I would visit the forums or read an article on Erin's blog about a bad experience she had when she was younger and it would be hard for me to go to sleep at night. I, too, would literally not get out of bed if I had to use the bathroom and would be scared of the dark or being alone even during the day. The fear would eventually pass, but then I'd read about someone's experiences and start the cycle all over again. 
Last night I was in bed thinking about this thread, and I had a little anxiety but it's definitely not as bad as it used to be, so I am making progress a little at a time.
I know rationally that there is nothing to be afraid of, that the more fearful I am, the more I will attract bad energies.
It's a tough cycle to break. |