Things to Keep in Mind When Working With Spirits
based on my own personal experiences!
Always protect yourself! It’s also good to layer protection. If you’re unprotected, spirits will take advantage of that, and they can attach to you, physically harm you, or worse - possession. Visualising a protection bubble, using crystals that correspond with protection, spells, satchets, etc. are all good options for protection. It’s all about intent!
Always take what you learn with a grain of salt! Certain entities can/will deceive you. They try to gain your trust, thus rendering you susceptible to a multitude of things (influence of thoughts/emotions and much worse).
Listen to your body and intuition! This is super important! If your gut is telling you that you don’t need to be there, that something’s up with the spirit you’re communicating with — if you generally just don’t get a good vibe — close the communication instantly. Paying attention to intuition is extremely important!
If you start feeling lightheaded, dizzy, have a sense of vertigo, feel sick to your stomach (or a combination), you need to set stronger boundaries with the spirit. This means that the spirit is using your energy to manifest (whether that be physical manifestations, auditory manifestations, or whatever way the spirit chooses to), the spirit is trying to possess you. I’m sure there’s more to it, but I currently just can’t think. If this happens, close out communication, and then cleanse everything.
Respect the spirits! They’re choosing to speak to you — they aren’t obligated. Spirit work is dangerous if you don’t fully understand or if you aren’t serious!
Don’t go in blind! Know what you’re doing, who you’re trying to reach (loosely, if you don’t know a specific spirit, specify that you’re only looking to communicate with a specific type of spirit), and HAVE A PLAN! Referencing what I said above, spirit work can be dangerous if you’re not fully prepared. Nothing in your Craft is more important than your physical/mental wellbeing. 🖤
Always say “goodbye.” This part is crucial. Saying “goodbye” lets the spirit know that you’re finished with the conversation, and that’s it’s time to part ways. No matter which means you use (pendulum, tarot, spirit board, etc.), say “goodbye.”
Cleanse your space after you’ve ended! Just in case saying “goodbye” doesn’t work, cleansing should. There are various ways to do this! Just do what feels right for you!
