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Spiritual presence is your home, if it occurs at all, is a rare occurrence that is usually calmer than Hollywood leads you to think. Some people believe that spirits and demons cause disturbances and fear in your home, though they also acknowledge that alleged spirits are generally harmless and easily removed. If, after careful inspection, you're still convinced that your house has some unwanted psychic or spiritual baggage, know that you have options. | Spiritual presence is your home, if it occurs at all, is a rare occurrence that is usually calmer than Hollywood leads you to think. Some people believe that spirits and demons cause disturbances and fear in your home, though they also acknowledge that alleged spirits are generally harmless and easily removed. If, after careful inspection, you're still convinced that your house has some unwanted psychic or spiritual baggage, know that you have options. | ||
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== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
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===Performing a Home Spirit Cleansing=== | ===Performing a Home Spirit Cleansing=== | ||
#Protect yourself by wearing religious or spiritual talismans close to you. From the Star of David to the West African ''gris-gris,'' almost all cultures have items and clothing used to protect the wearer from spiritual attacks. Make sure you choose something you actually have faith in. There is not much use wearing something if you don't believe in it at all, as it is stripped of any use or power. | #Protect yourself by wearing religious or spiritual talismans close to you. From the Star of David to the West African ''gris-gris,'' almost all cultures have items and clothing used to protect the wearer from spiritual attacks. Make sure you choose something you actually have faith in. There is not much use wearing something if you don't believe in it at all, as it is stripped of any use or power. | ||
| − | #*Keeping several of these items in the house can also help ward off spirits, such as crosses above the door or shrines to benevolent gods and spirits.<ref name=" | + | #*Keeping several of these items in the house can also help ward off spirits, such as crosses above the door or shrines to benevolent gods and spirits.<ref name="rf1" /> |
#Firmly ask the spirit to leave, avoiding anger or fear. This is the most common practice, and should be repeated frequently, especially during a cleansing or exorcism. The reason to avoid fear or anger is two-fold: it both keeps your calm (and thus effective) and prevents the spirit, if it is there, from deciding you're a threat to its safety. | #Firmly ask the spirit to leave, avoiding anger or fear. This is the most common practice, and should be repeated frequently, especially during a cleansing or exorcism. The reason to avoid fear or anger is two-fold: it both keeps your calm (and thus effective) and prevents the spirit, if it is there, from deciding you're a threat to its safety. | ||
#*Try out the Latin rites, as well: "Ecce crucis signum, fugiant phantasmata cuncta."(translates as: “behold the emblem of the Cross; let all specters flee”).<ref name="rf4">http://www.saint-mike.org/warfare/library/wp-content/docs/swprayers/houseblessing.pdf</ref> | #*Try out the Latin rites, as well: "Ecce crucis signum, fugiant phantasmata cuncta."(translates as: “behold the emblem of the Cross; let all specters flee”).<ref name="rf4">http://www.saint-mike.org/warfare/library/wp-content/docs/swprayers/houseblessing.pdf</ref> | ||
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#*What rooms or objects does the spirit gravitate towards? Are there places they ignore? | #*What rooms or objects does the spirit gravitate towards? Are there places they ignore? | ||
#*What brought out the spirits presence? When was it first noticed? | #*What brought out the spirits presence? When was it first noticed? | ||
| − | #Remember that your mental fortitude is the key link in any exorcism. At the end of the day, the power of most spirits depends on the power that you give them.<ref name="rf2" /> Fear, especially lingering, constant worry and dread, feeds right into their hand, giving them far more presence and power over you than someone who rightly ignores their cries for attention. You are just as important in this equation as the spirit is, any professional you call. Keep sharp and calm and your problems will soon resolve themselves.<ref name=" | + | #Remember that your mental fortitude is the key link in any exorcism. At the end of the day, the power of most spirits depends on the power that you give them.<ref name="rf2" /> Fear, especially lingering, constant worry and dread, feeds right into their hand, giving them far more presence and power over you than someone who rightly ignores their cries for attention. You are just as important in this equation as the spirit is, any professional you call. Keep sharp and calm and your problems will soon resolve themselves.<ref name="rf1" /> |
== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
