Not sure if you can help me, but I’m very distressed and need some guidance. I see spirits almost daily, hear voices, and sense the presence of angles, demons, and spirits. Often I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and see spirits at the end of my bed. It terrifies me. I don’t know how to control my gifts/develop them. I’ve often wondered if I was insane, but other people have confirmed my experiences to be real. If you have any advice I’d really appreciate it.
This is one of my *last few* super-old Asks & I’m sorry I couldn’t be there for you with Spirit sooner. I have a lot of empathy for what you’re experiencing because I’ve been there… Anyone who is adept at Spirit Work of any kind has been there, really. Control is such a hard thing when you are initially bombarded with everything, and control comes with time.
I guess this isn’t true for everyone. Some people seek to open more, while the naturally gifted usually end up seeking for some semblance of sanity. Been there, done that, got all the t-shirts.
I’m going to suggest something that helped me *way back when*, but I have to say… just because it helped me doesn’t mean it will 100% work for you. The gifts are individual, and how our hearts, minds & souls process spiritual lessons is individual as well. We all have to find our own path & method in dealing with our spiritual abilities.
That being said though… In the beginning, like you, I was so overwhelmed by the number and diverse nature of the entities / energies / spirits that would visit me & sometimes I guess I also felt intimidated or afraid because with certain entities it’s just impossible to know, understand, or discover their true motives in seeking to initiate communication with you. They always seem to have their own agenda and depending on the type of entity they are they may not deem it necessary to let you in on that agenda or that agenda may not even be in line with your highest good.
So in the beginning I actually sought to ignore the things that weren’t relevant to me. In fact I think I would repeat a phrase like that in my head and then visualize certain aspects of protection, plus carry spiritual tools of protection (like protective crystals), plus do more ritualistic work in protecting my home, my bedroom, etc.
And it was only through that work over the course of months if not years, that my natural psychic defenses just sort of started kicking in on their own. Now the switch has flipped where I don’t notice entities in my home AT ALL unless I’m *working* (spirit work) from home via my clients. And even then the only entities / energies / spirits I interact with at home are now my Guides / Allies + Loved Ones that hang out with me a few days before a client’s session.
In terms of what methods will work for you - again it’s really trial & error, but I would definitely focus most of your spirit work right now in protection, grounding, and asserting your own energetic will rather than engaging in communication with these entities.
Spirit just whispered an interesting thing to me while typing that last paragraph: “Don’t feed the Beast”
I think what Spirit means is that the more you choose to pay attention to & engage with these entities, or try to “figure them out” (why they’re there, where they’re from, why they want you, etc.) the more you’re focusing your will and energy on them. Spirit says in times like these it’s best to be selfish in regard to your own mental, emotional, physical & spiritual health. And that means beefing up your repertoire on Psychic Defense and Spiritual Protection.
There are a few books I like (and one I haven’t read yet but it’s on my list) about Psychic Protection:
My current “go-to” is not really a mainstream or well-known one but it’s called [ “The Art of Psychic Protection” ] by Judy Hall (that’s a link to the “Good Reads” profile on this book).
It’s an old one so some of the practice or knowledge is a bit dated but I think why I enjoy this one is because my first / initially most powerful gift was Clairvoyance, so anything with visualization work actually makes things easier for me. There’s a lot of “theory” to learn from in this book but also practical application & it covers not only entities but “cord cutting”, “psychic attack”, and a variety of other topics.
The next book I plan to read *soon* and I have heard is good, is [ “The Occult Art of War” ] by Seth Cardorra (that’s an Amazon.com link for ordering the book). Which is loosely based on the principles presented by Sun Tzu in “The Art of War”.
Side Note: Some of the reviews about this book say it’s a bit complex or it’s based on the idea that the reader is already well-versed in magical / spiritual work. And I can understand that just based on the exercise I performed below.
Because I haven’t read this one yet I just pulled a *bibliomancy* move by opening up the book to a random page to see what message I get / if the info resonates and the 1st + 2nd passages I read amount to this:
1. Sun Tzu: “Ordinarily, an army likes high places and dislikes low ground, values light and despises darkness,”
Occult Art of War translation: “There are always constants one should be aware of. Keep to your advantages and do not allow yourself to be burdened by your disadvantages.”
I really like that passage for you. I feel like it’s a reminder that you’re powerful enough to even be able to interact with entities to begin with, which means you’re powerful enough to deal with them otherwise you wouldn’t possess these gifts & abilities. Don’t look at your ability to communicate as a disadvantage, instead look at it as an asset and see what line of thinking that leads you to.
The second passage I read is:
2. Sun Tzu: “Take care of physical health and stay where there are plenty of resources. When there is no sickness in the army it is said to be invincible.”
Occult Art of War translation: “Keep close to your resources, take care not to overtax your energy or spread yourself too thin. If you do you will be stuck at a lower power levels until your position changes.”
That one resonated with me today - just read the note I posted before answering this Ask! I had to bail on / cancel or reschedule a lot of things last week because my energy was just not in the space to best “perform”, and honestly I’ve been questioning whether it is okay to do that. I guess Spirit just gave me my answer ;)
I could literally sit here and write forever on this topic or subject BUT instead, I encourage you to re-submit an Ask if you now have alternative questions about dealing with these gifts or spirit communication. I always just feel like there’s so much ground to cover in sharing knowledge / practice in Spirit Work.
Wishing you the best in dealing with this & please have faith in your own abilities / skills. You’ve got this, you just need to believe that you do.
It can be in entities’ best interest to encourage our disbelief in ourself. So we have to be the ones to push past what they are trying to communicate and instead always focus on what you know to be true deep within yourself.
