spiritual protection

[Hitch]

What does this term mean, in regards to spirituality, religion, God?

[Santa]

What does this term mean, in regards to spirituality, religion, God?

A properly blessed and packaged aural condom for the prevention of STD's (Spiritually Transmitted Demons). :)

[Hitch]

A properly blessed and packaged aural condom for the prevention of STD's (Spiritually Transmitted Demons). :)

Haha. I posted my story on a paranormal forum. They said I need spiritual protection, whatever the fuck that means. They said I had an "unbound" spirit, meaning it can do whatever the heck it wants to.

[zap]

Where is it Hitch? Still on the boat?

[Hitch]

Where is it Hitch? Still on the boat?

It's beyond the boat. I was physically touched by it a few days ago, while house sitting for some family.

[zap]

Well that sucks ! Maybe you should go see a priest ? Maybe 7th will chime in .

[Hitch]

Well that sucks ! Maybe you should go see a priest ? Maybe 7th will chime in .

Ha! 7th will tell me I'm damned, cursed, etc.

I'm good with God, Zap. I don't feel any fear or anger, etc. It is what it is.

[Santa]

Is there more to the story than a spinning lantern that I'm not aware of?

[Hitch]

Is there more to the story than a spinning lantern that I'm not aware of?

Yes, there's more. More than I care to share, and more than folks would believe anyway.

[Hitch]

Check out this BS on spiritual protection. I am supposed to envision some bright light surrounding me?

http://www.wingsforthespirit.com/spiritual-protection-techniques.htm

It's all BS, nobody knows anything.

[Glass]

Spirit is energy. You also have energy. You can deliberately work your energy (channel) to do things if you want to. So I wouldn't discount it. Aura or Chi or what ever other name you want to use is real. It's what runs your engine. The spark of life that triggered Hitch in the beginning. It's what flows through your mitochondria making you tick.

By all means visualize that energy wrapping around you.

Alternatively could you set up a motion detection camera so we can get a look at this spirit you have going on there?

Or get a vessel of water, a tray or plate or something that you can see a reflection in, especially at a fairly horizontal angle as opposed to looking straight down onto it, you want to look at it from a fairly flat/horizontal angle. Place it in a location where you think this entity is hanging out. take photos of the reflections in the water. See if you can see anyone/thing.

..... that last one is crazy as bat shit but someone mentioned this in something I was reading so I thought I'd give it a go. Nothing so far but I might need to try another location where someone used to sit when they were resting for a spell.

[Hitch]

Glass,

I walked right into this entity, or energy, a few nights ago. I awoke, in the middle of the night, wide awake and could not go back to sleep. I layed there for awhile. I got up, and went towards the kitchen to grab a drink of water. When I rounded the corner to the kitchen, I walked right into a dark shape of a woman. Walked right into her. I jumped back in surprise and yelled "whoa" in reaction.

She grabbed me, than disappeared. I physically felt her contact me. I stood there for minutes afterwards and convinced myself I imagined it.

Since then, where she grabbed me, I get intense tingling feelings. Intense to the point where I have to stop everything and just concentrate on breathing.

[Glass]

spooky. I've not had any walking experiences I could point a finger at. I have woken in the night with something on me. Something that causes me to be paralyzed and unable to move. Really have to fight. Sometimes this thing has been right up in my face and I'd swear trying to get in me. I've really had to fight to get movement back. I had this problem for a long time. I bought a bible into my room and leave it on the bed side table. It seems to have settled things down. There is still something there but it stays at the other end of the room for the most part. I actually think there are a couple. A few small ones and at least 1 larger entity.

I also say a quick prayer before bed. Not something I did for anytime of my life except maybe the past 4 or 5 years. Pray for the people who have left, pray for the ones who are sick, pray for the ones being oppressed. Pray for general forgiveness. Gives me peace of mind and a good nights sleep.

I've never seen any object actually move but I've spent a lot of time looking for things. That end up being right in the middle of the kitchen table which has nothing else on it other than that thing which wasn't there the past 30 minutes I've been looking. But those kind of experiences you just put down to being absent minded. Can't be sure.

Anyway it sounds like you have a boatergeist

[Hitch]

I've not had any walking experiences I could point a finger at. I have woken in the night with something on me. Something that causes me to be paralyzed and unable to move. Really have to fight. Sometimes this thing has been right up in my face and I'd swear trying to get in me. I've really had to fight to get movement back.

Sleep paralysis. Wild man. I'm learning about all this, but apparently that is when the body goes to sleep, but the mind stays active. I've never experienced that, but I think they call that lucid dreaming, or astral projecting? perhaps.

Few folks seem to experience what you are able to.

[Glass]

yes but its extremely scarey. Not enjoyable at all. Not for me anyway but it's been like that since I was a kid. I spent most nights roaming the streets because it was impossible to sleep in my room ... but that's another house and another story.

[Hitch]

Saw it again this morning. This is the theme that seems to be happening. I suddenly wake up, completely awake, in the early hours of the morning. I don't recall any dream. I don't feel any presence at all. I get up, this morning to use the head, and I see it. This time, it doesn't disappear right away. It's standing there, between me and the head. Literally blocking my path. I had to put on all my clothes, leave the boat, walk down the dock, just to take a leak. It was gone when I got back to the boat.

Glass, why don't I "feel" a presence? Shouldn't my spidey senses be going crazy? Also, why am I not creeped out by this? I don't get any feeling of fear from this. Mostly curiosity.

[Hitch]

Here's an article on how to actually seek out spiritual protection. Step by step. Not sure I believe this, but it is interesting.

http://www.beliefnet.com/Wellness/2010/09/Contact-Your-Spirit-Guides.aspx?p=1

[Santa]

Maybe there's the body of a bodacious babe buried in the ballast of your boat?

Once, a long time ago I woke up to take a leak and my left testicle felt achy so I looked down and it was swollen up as big as my fist.
Scared the begeezus outa me, but there was nothing I could do about it so I went back to bed and when I got up again
it was completely normal... You know, about the size of a small acorn. :)

Anyway, to this day I don't know if it actually happened or I was dreaming.

[Hitch]

Maybe there's the body of a bodacious babe buried in the ballast of your boat?

Once, a long time ago I woke up to take a leak and my left testicle felt achy so I looked down and it was swollen up as big as my fist.
Scared the begeezus outa me, but there was nothing I could do about it so I went back to bed and when I got up again
it was completely normal... You know, about the size of a small acorn. :)

Anyway, to this day I don't know if it actually happened or I was dreaming.

lucid dreaming perhaps? I'm getting fascinated about all this stuff. There's tons of information out there on the internet, stories like yours. Lucid dreaming is basically when your body falls asleep, yet your mind stays awake, ie your mind is in control of your dreams. Pretty wild actually, I don't think I'm going to attempt it, but it is very interesting.

[madfranks]

lucid dreaming perhaps? I'm getting fascinated about all this stuff. There's tons of information out there on the internet, stories like yours. Lucid dreaming is basically when your body falls asleep, yet your mind stays awake, ie your mind is in control of your dreams. Pretty wild actually, I don't think I'm going to attempt it, but it is very interesting.

I know how to train yourself to lucid dream, and I've done it on occasion. Here's what you do: get yourself in the habit of trying to change the time on any clock you see. For example, whenever you glance at the time, turn your head away and try to change the clock through your will, and then look back at the clock to see if the clock changed. Of course, it never does, but that's not the point. The point is to make it a habit and do this all the time such that when you're dreaming and happen to check the time in your dream, you instinctively try to change it, and when you find that you have can change the time, that's the "click" telling you that you're in a dream. At that point the hard part is staying in the dream state, for me I can never make it last as I instinctively wake myself up. But, I know there are some people who are incredibly good at lucid dreaming and have their lucid dreams last for a long time.

[crimethink]

Only one Name sends demons back to Hell.

But you must believe in Him and His Name.

[crimethink]

Here's an article on how to actually seek out spiritual protection. Step by step. Not sure I believe this, but it is interesting.

http://www.beliefnet.com/Wellness/2010/09/Contact-Your-Spirit-Guides.aspx?p=1

Using one group of demons to fight another group of demons only enslaves you to another problem.

New Agers never have answers.

[Hitch]

Only one Name sends demons back to Hell.

But you must believe in Him and His Name.

Thanks Crimethink. I'm glad someone religious, as myself, chimed in on my situation.

I am not worried and I have no fear. I'm in a good place with God. That is what I feel.

[Glass]

Glass, why don't I "feel" a presence? Shouldn't my spidey senses be going crazy? Also, why am I not creeped out by this? I don't get any feeling of fear from this. Mostly curiosity.

Probably the intent of the spirit. As long as your not feeling threatened that should be a good thing. My experiences have been a bit different but I think thats down to the spirits or maybe its the vibe I'm putting out. pulling in negative nasty entities? I don't have any major incidence for several years and I think what I do helps. I might do something different if I didn't feel uneasy. I've wondered though, about what it is.

[crimethink]

Thanks Crimethink. I'm glad someone religious, as myself, chimed in on my situation.

I am not worried and I have no fear. I'm in a good place with God. That is what I feel.

Command them to leave you alone in the name of Jesus Christ, or, Yeshua ha-Mashiach (Aramaic/Hebrew), as God guides you to use. You must believe He has the power and His name will work, or it will not. You must also be with Him, or it won't work.

[Hitch]

Command them to leave you alone in the name of Jesus Christ, or, Yeshua ha-Mashiach (Aramaic/Hebrew), as God guides you to use. You must believe He has the power and His name will work, or it will not. You must also be with Him, or it won't work.

I don't feel threatened at all. I am curious, and want to learn more. What are your thoughts on trying to communicate? Or, is that just an all around bad idea. What I don't want, is to invite anything bad into my life.

[crimethink]

I don't feel threatened at all. I am curious, and want to learn more. What are your thoughts on trying to communicate? Or, is that just an all around bad idea. What I don't want, is to invite anything bad into my life.

Communicating with them in any manner other than "get the Hell out of here!" is a very bad idea. They can offer you nothing that doesn't come with a dangerous price. If you "invite" them in, by communicating as a "friend," they will stay.

[zap]

Maybe it is some kind of omen, a warning perhaps,or a guardian ? what does it look like? What do you see?

I would say to pray to GOD to make it go away.

[Hitch]

The point is to make it a habit and do this all the time such that when you're dreaming and happen to check the time in your dream, you instinctively try to change it, and when you find that you have can change the time, that's the "click" telling you that you're in a dream. At that point the hard part is staying in the dream state, for me I can never make it last as I instinctively wake myself up. But, I know there are some people who are incredibly good at lucid dreaming and have their lucid dreams last for a long time.

Madfranks, I had what I believe to be a lucid dream. In this dream, I could control my thoughts and actions. Furthermore, this dream just happened to be where I physically am, which made it seem extremely real. I thought it was real, until I actually woke up. I wish I would have remembered your clock advise.

Basically, for work I'm parked at a job site in a shitty area in my RV. It's a big empty parking lot with undesirables around. Furthermore, the hours I'm working are brutal. I'm working from midnight until noon. So what happened, was I stayed up basically all night last night working, just so I'd be tired, and try to adjust to these hours. I got off at noon,having been awake for maybe 28 hours. I went to sleep at 2 pm or so, and woke up at around 6 pm. I got up for a bit, realized I needed more rest, and tried to go back to sleep.

At this point there's a lot of activity. There's a few cars parked in the distance partying, music, laughter. Not too loud, but sounded like they were having fun. I kept drifting off to sleep, and right when i would start to fall asleep, something would wake me up. A car driving past playing ghetto music. There was a motorcycle riping it up here as well.

The dream starts when I'm just drifting off again, and I 'wake' up again. I hear a car pull up in the distance, and another group of people partying. But they sound different, odd, as in not having a good time like the other group. Then I hear the sounds of a couple of people running past the RV. Not too close, but close. Now I am completely convinced I am awake, as in my spidey senses are going off. Next I hear the sounds of 2 or 3 people walk up to the RV. That sound of gravel on asphalt, crunching as they approach. They are right next to the RV, one person circles it, and I can hear them whispering.

This is where I could control my thoughts and actions. I told myself, these people are going to break into my RV, and to remain calm. I came up with a plan on what to do, and prepared myself. The fact that they were whispering told me they were not sure if someone was inside the RV, but they were not walking quietly, which told me they didn't care if there was. I decided to wait and surprise the fuck out of them if they even tried to open a door or even touch the RV. I laid there 'awake' and waited, as I listened to their footsteps right outside.

I then actually woke up. No sounds, only that original group of people having fun in the distance. I looked at the clock, 9 pm. That was probably the most real dream I have ever had. It happened in real time, where I actually physical was.