Many ghost hunters carry — and recommend — spiritual protection in dangerous and profoundly haunted settings.
There are three main issues to consider when choosing protection. They include innately powerful tools, your own spiritual references, and the spirituality of the ghosts.
INNATELY POWERFUL TOOLS
Regardless of your beliefs (or lack of them), a few tools have been used successfully by believers, skeptics, and non-believers alike.
GARLIC
The most familiar protection may be garlic. Long associated with vampires and werewolves, garlic is supposed to repel evil spirits and entities.
Generally, people carry a garlic clove in a pocket, or wear it on a string around their necks.
Fresh garlic is usually used. You can buy it in almost any grocery store and some convenience stores, in the produce section.
SALT
According to many traditions, spirits cannot cross a line of salt. Others believe that salt generally repels evil spirits, and the salt can be carried in any container, worn in a small pouch around the neck (or carried in a pocket), or cast in the direction of the problem entity.
There are two main kinds of salt used for this purpose: White salt and black salt.
White salt is the common table salt found in most kitchens. Many people prefer to carry pure sea salt for protection, and some favor kosher salt, but any table salt or cooking salt can be used.
Some ghost hunters — including Hollow Hill researchers — carry blessed or charged salt. This is salt that has been blessed by a religious person, sometimes a priest or other spiritual minister.
The person carrying the salt can also charge it, using personal prayer or rituals over the salt before using it during a ghost investigation.
Or, it may be charged by the full moon. One way to do this is to put sea salt in a clear glass bowl. Place the bowl on a window ledge where it will be in the light of the moon during the three days around the full moon.
Black salt can be one of two kinds of salt. One is edible and the other usually isn’t.
One is a specialized mineral salt, generally mined in India. It is a dark pinkish gray, and tastes somewhat like sulphur. It’s available in ethnic stores and often sold in health food stores; its vegetarian uses include mixing the salt with tofu to mimic egg salad. This form of black salt can be used for protection, but it’s not the one most popular.
The other kind of black salt is the one more commonly used for protection. It is often made with sea salt — the white kind — but mixed with an ingredient to turn it black. Among witches, those ingredients can include ash or powdered charcoal from a fire, scrapings from a cast iron pot, or even black pepper.
Because black salt is often associated with voodoo, some people aren’t comfortable using it for any purpose. However, in voodoo and related traditions, black salt is used as a powerful means to lift or repel curses, and keep away evil spirits.
HOLY WATER
Catholics and non-Catholics alike use holy water as protection from ghosts and evil of all kinds.
Holy water can be purchased in some Catholic stores. However, most people visit the nearest Catholic church. In the church entry or lobby, there is usually some sort of drum or container with a spigot. Church members bring their own bottles to decant the holy water, and leave a couple of dollars as a donation.
Technically, anyone can bless their water to make it ‘holy’. In older Catholic traditions, an individual makes the sign of the cross over the container of water and says, ‘I bless this water in the name of the Father…’, and so on.
In other religious contexts, any blessing prayer or ritual can be used for holy water. Some Pagans also place a clear glass bottle of holy water in the moonlight for three nights, similar to the practice used with salt, described above.
Among non-Christians, Bibles aren’t quite as popular as holy water. However, we’ve met ghost hunters who are Atheists or non-Christians, and they believe implicitly in the power of the Bible as a tool for protection
CHARMS, AMULETS, TOKENS
While many ‘lucky charms’ and protections refer to specific spiritual traditions, some are successful whether the person believes in that religion or tradition, or not.
These include holy medals (St. Michael medals are especially popular), pendants representing a lucky horseshoe, iron nails (may repel faeries more than ghosts), or a lucky rabbit’s foot (not widely used during ghost hunts, due to their association with animal cruelty and death).
There are also ghost hunters who wear ‘lucky socks’ or a similar item of clothing, and firmly believe that they provide protection from evil… or at least bad luck.
Others wear a garment or piece of jewelry that was left outside on the night of February first or second. According to folklore and some Pagan traditions, Brigid (or St. Bridget) blesses these items, making them especially lucky, healing or protective during the coming year.
LIQUOR
Several cultures — including the Irish and some Native American nations — believe that pouring liquor on a grave (or on the ground, in general) is a way to pay respect to the dead. Several Yoruba-based spiritual traditions use this as a way to earn favor with certain spirits, including the dead.
If an investigator has established some rapport with a helpful spirit in a haunted setting, he or she may offer a gift of liquor (poured onto the ground, outdoors or in the building’s unfinished basement). After a brief time during which the spirit enjoys the gift, the investigator asks for the spirit’s help and protection during the research that follows.
These are just a few items that are used by a variety of ghost hunters, regardless of their cultural, ethnic or spiritual contexts.
In another article, we’ll discuss spiritual protection in the context of your personal religious beliefs (if you have them), as well as the importance of the ghosts’ religious beliefs.
I find…working with kosher salt/and white vinger works well as in addition to a 18 inch rose quarzt singing bowl will dissolve any bad sprits that maybe around,,these bowls are very hard to find….but work like a charm….
I have been having a ghost problem for a few months. I when to a median house and got on a oujia board. A few days past I fel this presents in my house very cold. I talk to the median about it she said its a ghost. It started to close doors and flick on and off the things and do things to make me know its there.The median told me about writing on a paper to communicate with the spirit. She said its fine relax and get a pen and a blank paper and ask is anyone here? I was amazing that my hand started writing saying yes. I went to the point where the ghost started to talk to me on a daILY basics. The ghost was protenting to be a lot of different people to make me think it wasn’t evil. Meanwhile it was playing games with me and another person. Then it started to get smart with the another person who was doing it too. [Explicit sexual content removed.] Oneday I felt weird and it looked at myself in the mirror. then my head started shaking no by itself. I said what the *** it wrong with me. tHe ghost has been living inside of me since the first day I touched the board. It told me he is living inside and he is not coming out. I started to eat garlic and keep garlic on me it works ghost dont like that smell but I am gettting other help too. But what I want you to learn is ghost is not cool. They are liers and some are evil. They will try to live as you if you let them. They are LIERS and they will try to to hurt you by [Sexual content removed], lying , or anythings. Please stay away from any form of communcation with ghost please they are not good or nice. Once you open the door is hard to close it.
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Hello Fiona,
I got a tattoo of St.Benedict’s medallion on my chest, the front & the backside of the medallion. The prayer on the medallion is believed to be a powerful exorcism prayer. The prayers whose initials mark the Cross invoke the Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross as the force that vanquishes evil.
I believe in everything that is not of our earthly plain as i have seen one when i was still young. A father & son spirit who had been in our house for who knows when. Anyways, I have a St. Benedict’s medallion hung on our main door, on my keychain & yes a tattoo on my chest as it is believed to ward off negative spirits.
Thanking you &this site…
alan@dxb
Hi, Fiona. I am Shoshanah. I`m 14 years old and under two houses with divorced parents who are very strict when it comes to the spirit world. I am typing on my dsi now in fear that if I would use a real computer the history would be checked and the site blocked. My real problem, though is that my house, particuraly my room is haunted. I have seen shadows of a tall man before. Each time before something life changing and bad happen. There is a constent feeling of dread and fear along with loniless at night when I am trying to sleep. I always feel as if I am being watched by something horrible and close my eyes in fear that if I open them something hidous will be staring back at me. Nothing that I could see has stared back, but the fear is still there nonetheless. I also fear my ankle will be grabbed if I go near fruniture. There is sometimes a cold feeling like im being grabbed at night if I stay in one spot too long.
I have been sleeping on the floor because something watches me that I can see when I`m in my bed. When my friends come over, they refuse to stay in my room due to hot and cold spots along with the above sensations.
This normally only occours in my room, but will ocationally happen in other parts of my dads house when I am alone. The house is in Corrales, New Mexico. You may have heard of it. It`s kind of famous in the south west for hauntings.
Main problem with the spirits is, they won`t go away.
I tried candles, salt, oil, prayer, and have had friends come over to attempt to exercise them. Nothing works. The above attemps had only temporary results, followed by flares of bad happenings.
I have been known by my friends and accointences to have strange things happen to me, dreams and nightmeres come true and spirits just plain like to be around me. [unless they are living people].
I can go without sleep for long periods of time without being tired. I can sometimes see spirits, sometimes not.
Things like to stalk me.
How can I make this all stop?
Hi Shoshanna,
You’re describing an array of issues that need to be addressed by someone near you, who can talk with you face-to-face. I’d start by talking with your priest or minister, or a priest or religious minister at a nearby church. Please choose someone with mainstream beliefs that your parents will take seriously, if a conference is necessary.
If that’s not possible, speak with a counsellor at your school.
Generally, you’re describing a mix of problems, some of which may be grounded in spiritual activity… but some may not.
This is far beyond anything that someone (including me) can address via email or even by phone. This needs to be a face-to-face discussion, preferably with someone who’s known you and your family for quite awhile.
Get help immediately. When I read your comment, “Things like to stalk me,” it sounds as if you could be in danger.
Making it stop is definitely important. Talk with someone today, or tomorrow at the latest.
Sincerely,
Fiona
Shoshanah,
I feel bad for what is happening to you. If you feel like you are in danger leave the house and stay with a good friend or family member. When you out of the house you will find yourself thinking more clearly. Take care of your health. If need be sleep where you can like your school library or public library during the day.
I can tell that you are a strong person because a 14 year old who doesn’t sleep isn’t lazy and by your posting I can tell that you can excel acedmically because of your good grammer and punctation.
Be true to yourself and kind to others.
SOLUTION: Many people like myself find it hard to get approval from a church to preform an extrasism. They don’t always work. What would probally be faster is to an Indian reservation and ask for a spirit guide. You heart will tell you who you can trust and talk to. If you need an extrosim in your room by a indian spirit guide and your parents give you shit tell them that its for school or educational. You can just about go anywhere to find help. Like a budhist temple.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
1).Don’t pay anyone to get rid ghost or sprit. You can buy them coffee. You will know in your heart that a person is trully there to help you and has a gift of being able to get rid of spirts and esp. if no cash is involved.
2).Above all don’t stress. Keep in mind that you are also a powerful person. Good and evil been around for centuries. Hauntings are more common then what you think. Don’t let this get in the way of your life. Keep sane by recognizing the good things in life. Evil sprit don’t like to see you happy. Evil or board spirits like to pick on the weak. You are not weak.
3).Never speak of getting rid of a spirt in your house. They can over hear you. The ghost is there because it wants to be.
4)Dogs and cats can see ghost. You will know if right away if you have a ghost if you put food in your room and the dog or cat won’t eat it and run out of your room. Try to use a dog if you can. A dog would start to growl towards the direction of the evil spirt. If you can do this during the day time.
5)video tape tap your room so that you can have living proff that its not in your head
***Don’t let a dead person run your life.
Life is love and wonderful. There is soo many wonderful things to learn and see from life.
Shoshanah,
Being young is hard. But unfutunatlly it is part of life. You are not alone. There are many people with your gift and yes it is a gift. Unforunatelly, there are no schools that I know like in the Harry Potter movies to help you. Cofidence, is the key. Always challange yourself and you will look forward to each new day.
Being friendly and nice to other will actually get you friends. Talk to people that you like and not just tolerate. I will bet you within a week or two you will find someone with a simular gift. Most people can count on only one hand all of the people that they can truelly call friends.
Hi Shoshanah,
A lot of what you are describing sounded like my room when I was younger. I’d see “shadow people” staring at me in the corners of my room. Sometimes they’d walk up to my bed and frighten me to death. Last time was when I was 25, a few years ago.
I’d be terrified to poke my head out from the covers convinced that I’d see something horrible. I’d “sense” unseen people in different areas of my room and “see” what they looked like. Overactive imagination? Who knows, but it was enough to make me run out of my room and sneak into my parent’s room for half of my childhood. It’s like ghosts follow me around. Doesn’t matter where I move, eventually they arrive and haunt. For the first time in my life I’ve been haunt free for over a year and it feels very empowering.
Eventually what worked for me (and what I’ve heard from many different people from many different backgrounds that can “see” much more than I) is that if I thought something worked, it worked. I used to make deals with myself that I could sneak back into my room at “5 am” because the sun would be rising by then and the ghosts would have to go away.
I think ghosts can smell fear, I think certain low level spirits thrive on it. If you believe garlic will help you, it will. if you think your Care Bear pajamas will protect you, they will. They key is to believe it and be confident.
Now onto how I did the exorcism.
I don’t know how you performed this exorcism of yours, but this is how I was taught and what worked for me:
Turn all the lights of your house on ( so they can’t hide in the dark). Start in the room that you feel safest. Best to do the exorcism by yourself, because if you have someone else do it for you, it doesn’t seem like you really mean business. That as soon as whoever is helping you do it leaves, you’ll be their little scared toy again. Do it by yourself! Of course if you do it with someone who doesn’t live with you, the spirit knows you aren’t brave enough to follow through. And they don’t want you to follow through because it works. They will have a hissy fit when that person leaves to scare you into not trying it again.
Keep sage burning and let the smoke enter all the corners and nooks and crannies of every room of your house. Go through each nook and corner 2x, whilst allowing the smoke to hover for a few seconds in each, while saying the below chant. Chant doesn’t have to be word for word but they are the kind of things you should say. Make sure the smoke gets everywhere!
Speak out loud. Make this clear to them, say it over and over again and MEAN what you say! They will be able to tell. Don’t say it in an angry way- that will only fuel them up. Say it in a loving but FIRM way.
“This is not your home, this is my home. You do not belong here. You have loved ones that love you and miss you on the other side. Go to them, you do not belong here.” Say it out loud over and over again until you are finished. The smell of the burning sage is supposed to encourage them to cross over to the other side by the way.
Do this at night. In the morning, if it doesn’t feel radically different, you may have to do it again just to make sure. The spirit/spirits may be hiding during or shortly after the exorcism pretending to have gone away. Don’t be fooled. If the air doesn’t “feel” normal, if you still feel like you are watched it has a negative aura about it still, do it again. Mean what you say and don’t take it anymore!
Perhaps you should get an amulet (something to always wear, and thus put your energy into, make a sort of protective field around you) to protect you against spirits that follow you home. Could be any symbol, doesn’t matter. Whatever you connect with and think could be “the one.” I wear a cute heart shaped quartz necklace every day and that is my amulet. Spirits are like stalkers, they’ll be out on the street looking for the next sucker. Wear something to protect yourself when you go out. Also a suggestion that I followed is that I also bought some amethyst stones for every front/back door, and window in my apartment. I bought them, took them home and ran them under running water (to wash away other people’s energies and imprint my own.) Said out loud what each stone’s duty was: “you are to guard bad spirits from entering from this window” and placed them in front or above their respective guard spots. Of course, it could have been cereal boxes, but because I decided to BELIEVE it would work, I think it does.
Since taking those precautions, I’ve been negative spirit free for the first time in my life. I don’t know if it would work for you, but I sincerely believe that if you BELIEVE something will work, it will! I hope you can rid your home of the nasty parasites hanging out there. Good luck, buddy!
Reguardless of your spiritual beliefs I think u need a priest…
me my Aunt Sandy and Cousin Angelica are sensitive and went to Cherokee Cemetary in Cherokee, CA .To do a Ghost Hunt we told my cousin not go over the gate across the street of the cemetary it is said the man who killed the town sweetheart in the 1800s was burned alive in his house there . And something attached itself to my little cousin she is 15 1/2 and from what we found out it was a spirit who murdered at least 1 person before he died a young girl we did do a circle to make contact and it claims the only way to appease him is to give him my cousin , he also says he attached himself to her cause she intruded , he say he wants possession of her we are worried we tried sage and prayers none of it is working so I’m hoping you know anything or any one who can help when we burned the sage and prayed i could feel him laughing at us and his presence feels really strong air is thick and heavy and feels really bad.
Hello “Total Bratt,”
There are many possibilities. You were in an area near Yuba City/Marysville, and that’s known for having odd energy. The closer you get to the Tahoe Nat’l Forest, the more interesting it gets.
Am I correct that your cousin ignored warnings and went outside of the cemetery, to visit a site that’s supposed to be even more haunted? I hope she’s learned an important lesson, or she’ll just continue to get into trouble.
What’s not clear to me is how this entity is communicating with you. Frankly, given the age of the girl involved, I’d speculate that something like poltergeist phenomena — or some aspects of what causes poltergeist activity — might be involved.
It doesn’t sound like you’re dealing with a demon. Something else is going on, and it may not be wholly paranormal.
Your cousin’s mental health may be at risk, but — assuming it’s a ghost or other entity that’s involved — the entity is probably a big bully without much actual power.
(After all, if this entity has been at the house location since the 1800s, why would he attach himself to your cousin now? She’s certainly not the first person to trespass there. If a ghost is involved, he’s tried this nonsense before and it didn’t really work then, either.)
The first thing to do is take your cousin to your minister or priest, if you have one. If you aren’t Christian, it doesn’t matter; go to the nearest Episcopal church and talk with a minister there. (If you’re in Sacramento, I recommend St. Paul’s, downtown: http://www.stpaulssacramento.org/index.html ) There are many different spiritual approaches to this kind of issue, and Episcopals often have the most experience, besides being more accessible than some other religions.
If this is related to poltergeist phenomena, the best expert I know is Peter Haviland of Lone Star Spirits. Contact him; he works all over the U.S., specializing in poltergeist cases involving teens and children.
However, I wouldn’t rule out any possibility. The only one that sounds very unlikely is a demon; they don’t usually become that active that quickly.
Also, stop trying to contact the entity. Don’t form a circle, don’t reply to him… nothing. Use no divinatory tools… cards, Ouija boards, even a pendulum can be a bad idea.
The more energy you give this, the worse it can get. Act like nothing odd is going on. At first, things may get much worse. Ignore it as best you can.
(If your cousin’s life may be at risk, take her to the nearest emergency room immediately and have them evaluate the problem. Even if she’s hospitalized, at least she’ll have someone watching her, 24/7.)
However, right away: Get to a priest or minister and let him or her take charge of the case. If that doesn’t resolve the problem, talk with Peter Haviland.
Sincerely,
Fiona
well it has gotten really bad my aunt was attacked physically while my cousin was not around and we have been hearing alot of growling i didnt use tools i know better especially not a ouija board i dont play with those no tools or divinatory tools or pendulum like i said were very sensitive and he was using us to speak through
im not crazy and i know its not a poltergeist its just very strong and we need help plus we can feel it and the reason i may have said demon is when i have been around ghosts i could feel the emotion that they were feeling i dont feel that the air is so thick its hard to breath and it feels dark like pure evil i do know some of this sort of thing ive seen ghosts growing up since i was little i may not always see them now but i know when they are there
oh i forgot its been over a month no one else i tried would write me so its very appreciated
Hi Total bratt
I don’t know when you were on this site last, but i woud like to know how things are going there? i’ve dabbled in demonology aswell as spiritual warfare. if there is anything that i can try to do for you, even if its just pray i’d be more than happy to help.
please don’t hesitate to reply
Something I do for Spiritual/Negative Energy Cleansing (Smudgeing)…I use White Sage that’s been blessed then use Lavendar to smudge myself, family, home, & gemstones. Then I use energy healing/psychic protection cd’s to further cleanse my personal space & home..ect. This really helps me and my family. Make sure to crack open a window while smudgeing…lets t/Negative and Stagant energy’s escape/leave. Then light a white candle and burn for at least 30 minutes to seal t/cleansing. I usually ask for Arch Angel Micheals help, protection during my smudgeing ceromony and visualise myself w/ white/gold light around my whole body for t/extra protection. I also like wearing or carrying Tibet crystals and different gemstones for protection… depending on the stones energy and uses. Hope this information can help others, in need. Excellent websight and very glad too have found it. Thank you & takecare.
I too, use the White Light to help protect myself though I do not fall into the category that believes it is attached to anything religious. To me, it comes from me- its my light, my energy, my will. I also wear my grandfathers pinkie ring, in a sense, taking him with me. Its probably my most treasured possession. He protected me in life and I hope he is still there in death. I might have small pieces of quartz crystal in each pocket or rose quartz over my heart. Some believe it attracts activity but I think if it balances it, I’m okay with that. I also say to the unseen forces that it is ONLY okay for them to speak through the recorders, they are not allowed to manipulate my energy but rather something else provided. When we leave I say goodbye and thank you, closing that invitation to communicate.
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i am living in constant fear of my life and everyone i know arround me. i am 12 and for the last 2 years i have been tormented by a spirit. i am forced to write this on my dsi because when i try to do anything on the computer it turns off. i tryed almost everything. i see shadows everywere i go. me and my friends get hurt alot of the time. the spirit follows me, hits me, cuts me, and pushes me. i tryed to tell my parents but they wouldent listen. i will not go to a church becauce i am an athiest. please i am begging you for the saftey of everyone i know and love help me
Indra,
I’m not sure how seriously to take this. It fits the normal rhetoric and pattern of the “prank” emails I receive. Also, your return email address — “funny ufo” — makes me think this post is not serious.
However, on the off chance that it is, I have already addressed this issue in other articles. All are listed if you look at the Sitemap for the category Spiritual Issues [Link].
My best single response to your kind of situation is Demons, Demonology and Media Influence. In that article, I specifically explain why — atheist or not — you should see a priest or minister.
If you won’t go to a church or speak with a competent demonologist — also listed at Possessed? Need help? — I can’t offer you any further recommendations.
Either you’re genuinely tired of living with torment or this is a prank. If it’s the former, you should be willing to get help, even if it means walking through the door of a church.
Sincerely,
Fiona Broome
hi Fiona.
I must admire your patience and your experience in handling cases. But from what i have been reading i think there are some cases here that just spoofs. We are here to help the real people, and deicate our time to people who really need help. Some stories here are baseless and pranks. look at the niks they use and the email addresses.I think we need to use our discreetion in advising the people who really require our help. Otherwise genuine people get mislead wasting time reading baseless information.
Hello, Mario,
I agree completely. That’s why I generally instruct my staff not to permit any contact information with these comments.
Even though (or perhaps especially if) the nickname, vocabulary and descriptions sound fake, the person may be in real trouble.
About 50% of the people who’ve consulted me with a desperate situation fit this profile: They thought it was all a joke. They thought people like me are at least a little crazy.
Then they did something incredibly stupid, “just for fun,” like summon a demon or let a Ouija board session get completely out of control.
Suddenly, it all became very serious. They’re frantic and a little crazed themselves, and they’re still using the stupid nickname, email address, and language/spelling that they used when they were sneering at people like me.
I prefer to think that a lot of these comments are pranks. I hate the idea of people ignoring the seriousness of this field and putting themselves and people close to them at risk.
However, their scorn and disbelief have been fueled by media that make us look more ridiculous every day, and high-volume skeptics who seem oblivious to the dangers they’re encouraging.
In other words, I’m sympathetic and I’d rather take a chance on approving a comment that turns out to be a joke, than have a sincere plea for help deleted as spam.
Sincerely,
Fiona
I’ve read a lot of these comments and find a lot hard to believe…but im here to tell a very true story of what i’ve been encountering in my home. I moved in an old home like a little over a month ago, and i have noticed things being knocked over, and i’ve noticed an extra shadow beside mine when noone was there. Footsteps up and down the hallway, and my own children have said they have seen shadows and heard noises, i also have seen movement out of the corner of my eye and have seen what looks like fingers tapping on the end of my bed. I was told my home is an old american red cross building not sure if that means anything…but some things going on here is really disturbing and scaring the crap out of my family. Im not personally scared because i haven’t been hurt or anything, but there is a group of us whom are going to start investigating and going on ghost hunts, i am curious when we investigate my home or even other places how should we go about it, without ticking them off. I know little things can make them sometimes upset and im trying to steer clear of that. Also what is the ultimate best way that you have come to learn to get rid of spirits or helping them move on, as im not afraid of them my family is and my daughter now sleep walks and ends up standing in one spot staring off into space, as well as i have woken up to her standing over my bed stairing at me i am unsure if this has anything to do with what’s going on in my house or perhaps she’s got some strange sleep disorder trying to rule everything out before i assume anything…advice would be greatly appreciated…u may email me privately or contact me personally i really need some advice on all this and need to know how to go about investigations in other places. I live in phenix city alabama and we will be investigating my house on 16th street as well as fort benning (twilight pond) as well as jameson cemetery and other cemeteries there as well as res that have been known for hauntings an old school and even an abandoned hospital…advice much needed before we proceed thankyou!
Hello, I’m 15yrs old and I’ve just recently got my first boyfriend
he is very sweet and kind 
but I think his house is being haunted or something! Every time I go round there are strange noises and hot and cold spots, the lights and his TV will flicker on and off at random times and once when I was alone I swear I heard laughter. I think it’s getting worse too but Oli doesn’t believe in ghosts or anything supernatural, hes not even religious! What should I do? I’m so scared of his house now I won’t even go there anymore and I’m worried he might be in danger!
Hi Fiona.
First of all, thanks for being available to help. I think there is a lot of interference in our daily lifes by entities from another realm, some are here to help and many more are here to continue doing their nasty habits they used to have when alive. My question to you is ; To what extent can these entities affect us and how can we fight back for control of our lives to be free of these interference by them?
I have done my share of homework trying to raise my vibrations by correcting the way I conduct myself, and I have seen improvements around me. Not that I was a low person, I have never considered myself to ever have been a ” Bad Person” . I know I’m far from being perfect, but I do try to follow the teachings of The Lord Jesus Christ. And , still there is something I can not get rid of: There is something that blocks me and keeps me from achieving my goals in the material world. I can not find my way out of being broke.
I said , something that blocks me, because I can feel it interfeering with the outcome of whatever I try to do to improve my economic situation. What else could I do?
I should add that I have been able to help other people that were being molested by bad entities, as I call them, and have done other little things of the sort. I would like to be able to help in more ways , sometime.
For now, my economic situation keeps me from doing more.
I really would appreciate your advice.
Thanks, Ramiro.
Ramiro,
Thank you for such a thoughtful comment. I’m sure that others can identify with your situation.
Frankly, I think everyone has a personal challenge (or two or three) in this life. Our goal (and perhaps part of our purpose for being here) is to find a way to live a full life anyway. We each have gifts, and difficulties to overcome to make the fullest possible use of them.
Since you’re a follower of Jesus Christ, keep in mind that phrase in the Lord’s Prayer: “Give us this day our daily bread.” That’s something reflecting Jesus’ path, and you’ll see that emphasized in Cynical and Gnostic teachings. It’s important to trust that, through faith (or belief, or trust, or whatever the spiritual context/phrase), if you stay on your personal path and don’t compromise, you’ll be gifted with the things you need, one way or another. There are no passages in the Bible where it mentions Jesus’ followers packing food and belongings for their next journey. Though that kind of extreme would not be prudent (and probably not required), it’s a reminder of the importance of the work rather than what’s acquired by wealth.
I think it’s important to recognize what your calling is, and then follow it as much as is practical. The more you do, the lighter the financial burden will be. It has to be taken in incremental steps, of course. I would never suggest quitting your job or walking away from security and responsibilities.
You’re in tune with spiritual energy. That makes you very much an “in the world but not of the world” person. Taking care of yourself is important, of course. If others rely on you for support, that’s also important to recognize and respect. Build on that foundation and stay true to your spirituality. I can’t promise that your economic situation will change. It might not.
Remember the influence Helen Keller had on the world, though her physical challenges remained throughout her life. Gandhi was tremendously effective though living in voluntary simplicity. Even today, you’ll see astonishing examples of people creating important changes and helping others, even though their obvious challenges were never relieved.
You have spiritual gifts. Those are things that cannot be bought by even the richest man. You are wealthy beyond anything the world measures. Focus on that, and put your gifts to good use.
Sincerely,
Fiona Broome
Maybe wrong place to post question – oh well; you’ll figure out have question not comment. As a kid, I often saw “shadows” in various places and/or was easily “creeped” out by places. Never thought much of it although some memories very vivid. Nothing remarkable thru teen years or young adulthood. Then about 12-15 years ago became aware for lack of better word to energies. Prefer to call these encounters “energies” bc also sensitive to people’s energy (many times find a person will cause hair on neck to stand despite lack of evidence person is “bad” only to have said person turn out to be crazy or pervert). I worked in hospice when began to embrace odd encounters or feelings since many workers had similar experiences w the dying or recently passed. It’s never been a scary thing; quite the contrary find “visits” very comforting. I have however had few negative encounters w the unseen. I use sage (even before popular) frequently. Is there something to use to “protect” myself against taking on the negative energies while still being able to sense them? I even pick up on living to point when I am close with a person- well if be/she falls I will get bruises in same areas. Crazy I know! And today, went w a friend to see if I picked up on anything at a house. I did. And it wasn’t evil just- lost(?). I can’t shake him. I feel like he (spirit) latched on to me (sensed he was looking for his wife who find out later has moved) bc – well bc. I’m not religious but spiritual. Any suggestions? When I went today I was not thinking I’d sense anything- was more just to tag along which is probably why I picked up on this gentleman. Most of time it’s a feeling of uneasiness or “creepy” or just “something isn’t right”. Not like I see dead people! Just feel them lol. Just want something always with me so when run across the unexpected! My current company is slowly going away after couple of cleansings n a talk. Also is there anyway to more “tune” these sensitivities?
Thanks!
Sherry,
Your comments and questions don’t sound crazy to me. It simply sounds as if you’ve developed a natural sensitivity to those kinds of energies.
There are many ways to fine-tune your sensitivity to ghosts or other paranormal energy (of any kind). I talk about it a little in my free ghost hunting course, especially in this part of the third lesson: http://www.hollowhill.com/courses/IGH/part3b.htm
Talking can help. Cleanses of any kind can help, from sitting around incense to a good shower with a sea salt scrub. Immersing yourself in music can be helpful. Everyone seems to find his or her own way to deal with lingering energy.
I hope this is what you needed to know.
Sincerely,
Fiona Broome
Hello, I’m not sure where exactly to begin, so forgive me if I ramble a bit. As my “name” implies, I’m seeking information. Let me get right to it. Three times throughout my life I can recall experiencing a similar happening. Starting around the age of nine, I believe, in the house I grew up in, I awoke in my bedroom I shared with an older sister to a vision of watching the open doorway of our room “melt” closed, the open blackness seeping down into a darker-than-the darkness sort of figure that slowly…floated, I guess, towards me. The second time, roughly nine years later, I awoke one night in the apartment my new husband and I shared to see, once again, a darker-than-the-darkness figure before me. The third time, again, roughly nine years later, in a different house which my family was renting, I woke suddenly, thinking I had heard something in the hallway. Again, a darker-than-the-darkness figure appeared in the doorway and started floating towards me. Each time this has happened, I have experienced emotions that I can only describe as intense terror and utter helplessness. Each time I felt paralyzed and extremely cold, as though a thousand icy daggers were pinning me to the spot. Each time, it’s as though I experienced it in that hazy state of being between sleep and waking life. I tried to scream, to move, to do anything, but found myself unable to do anything but watch. This is just an abbreviated version of the experiences, but I think you get the picture.
I’ve, off and on, tried to do some casual information seeking to look for some sort of logic to the situation. Psychology suggests it’s dream paralysis, but considering other factors, I’m not so sure I buy into the psychological explanation.
Like I said, I’m sorry if I’m rambling, but there is so much I want to ask opinions and thoughts on. I’ve put this off for a long while now, and it’s about time I started seriously checking it out.
After some strange experiences in our new house that we bought about a year ago (for example, the front door opening on its own for my husband and two children upon their return from bible study while my mother-in-law and I watched–with major goosebumps, mind you–from the couch; they hadn’t even gotten out of the van yet) my oldest daughter, ten-years-old now, has recently opened up to me about experiencing a darker-than-the-darkness figure a little over a year ago in the last house we had rented, when she was nine. She’s also told me of seeing the “buff shadow guy” (as she refers to him; “it’s definitely a guy,” she says) in the hallway of our current home a couple of times. He has closed doors behind her, not during her presence, but after returning from the kitchen she’s come back to find the hallway door closed (our house does have a slope to it, but it’s in the opposite direction; the door naturally stays open because of it).
I could go on and on about the strange factors throughout life that add to my…curiosity…concern…undeniable intrigue, I guess, but I’ll start here.
Why the pattern of nine? What is this…thing…we’ve experienced? The skeptic in me wants to find logic in this all, but the rest of me asks, “WTF?!”
I’ve discovered through my own research that several people from several cultures throughout history have made mention of these “shadow people/wraiths/demons”–whatever you want to call them–but I would like to hear some informed opinions from those that have actually studied the paranormal.
Okay, I suppose I should wrap this up for now and go to bed (have to be up early for work and whatnot), but I hope to hear back from someone soon.
Sincerely yours,
Information Seeker
Try using incense…both Catholic incense resins and Buddhist insense sticks work well. Also…The recitation of the prayer of St. Michael is a must. St. Michael was the angel of God who defeated Satan in the first battle of the Heavens. Also reciting the Apostles creed followed by the Our Father, Three Hail Mary’s and Glory be. Then the Prayer to St. Benedict too. The Medallions of St. Michael and St. Benedict are powerful protections. Also the use of a Crucifix with the image of Christ on it.
Perhaps I’ve posted my comments and questions in the wrong forum, I don’t know, but I’m still hoping that someone might have some input that they can give me on the occurrences and situations my family and I have experienced. Seriously. I’m trying to do some of my own legwork, guys, but someone experienced in the field of the paranormal must surely have some insight of some sort about it all.
My mother-in-law doesn’t seem to think it’s anything ominous, but she’s only experienced the door opening, not the dark figure.
In short, please, if anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Information Seeker
Information Seeker,
When you’re talking about dark figures and things you feel are frightening, you’re starting to edge out of the classic ghost hunting field and into the realm of demons and darker issues.
The first thing to do is download and read my free book, Is Your House Haunted? The download links are in the Freebies section, linked at the top of this page.
In that book — and the free checklist that goes with it — I address issues like this… after you’ve ruled out normal or benign answers to the problem. (I’m assuming you’ve ruled out the most likely causes, including EMF and carbon monoxide issues, also referenced in my book.)
If the problem is severe and urgent, see my advice in “Possessed? Need Help?”
Sincerely,
Fiona Broome
I live in a modern house on land next to an old castle in Scotland.I initially moved here with my parents when i was 14, im now 24 and for the last ten years we have had various frightening experiences. From when i first walked in to the dining room of the house i saw dark spots and flashes of light. The 2nd night i was there and my parents were out i heard a low growl which reached a piercing scream. One night there was blue flashes of light that occured when all the lights were out, like balls of light. Then my dog growled and somethin growled back, theres been knocking through the walls etc. It seems to be at its worst in winter time. Im really concerned as iv just had my 1st baby who is 4 months and am stayin back at this house. The family all went on holiday where we were amazed at how much energy we all had as were usually fatigued beyond belief. we could sleep days away. Since weve came back 3 nights ago, everynight the dining room doors have been loudly banging even though they have been left closed, then heavy footsteps coming up the stairs. I am petrified for my babys safety.what can i do to protect him?there is no where else to go.would salt along my door help?are there any protection talismans i could place near his cot?i have in the past visited a medium who told me i have a gift. Iv never looked into this as iv no idea where to start tbh.can anyone please help.thank u all xx
Does any one of any good protection spells or chants for protection against ghost? Were going somewere thats supose to be really haunted and i dont want anything coming back with us .. Please let me know ..
Thanks
Thanks for allowing me to ask away a few questions, more power to this website, initially, I would like to know how to open my third eye, been doing some meditation and yes however it improved my mind to relax but I didn’t see or experience what I’ve been looking for, I wanna see a real ghost because seeing is believing, I hear lots of people talk about this, and that and they see this but some don’t. It’s unfair for those who cannot see because if it’s really real how can you support the claims of these people capable of seeing the unseen if you don’t see it yourself, but yea on the other hand, those who can view other things a normal person don’t is only chosen, I don’t wish to see myself reading evil books just to get what I want because everything that comes from evil is evil, I have no plans of borrowing knowledge from evil, there’s no way risking my soul to a piece of evil writing from an evil author. Can you please help me to partially open my third eye? do you have safe methods on how to? and what are the dangers of forcing the kundalini to open. Thank you
Jameson fr. Philippines
Hi fiona,
i know that the email might look like a prank, but i swear on my life that it is not. My name is tony and i am 12 years old. I have been living at this house in goochland, va for my whole life. Ever since i was 7, i have been seeing figures and hearing things. I talked to my psychologist and they keep saying that i am crazy to believe that anything paranormal exists. When i am in my house, alone especially, i feel that someone or something is watching me. I need help. My parents say that i am stupid just like the therapist. I am doing this on my cell phone. I am staying near my cat as i think ghosts wont bother them and they will protect me. I see shadows, i see faces at the windows. Am i mental? Or stupid? What is happening? Please help! I will do anything for help. Also, i keep hearing things like, “i am going to tear your head right off if you dont do…” if you know what i am saying, please help. I dont know if this is the right place for questions but please dont regard this as spam! Thanks S
Hi Fiona, First of all I want to thank you for the wonderful course you provide for those of us with limited income. Now for the question. When you charge sea salt by the full moon, should it also be blessed? If so, when should it be blessed, at the beginning of full moon or at the end or on the night of full moon? Do you know of any blessing prayers I should use?
Thanks so much.
Thank you, Mother Holmes!
The use of sea salt will vary with the spirituality of the individual using it. The charge at the full moon may be something physical that we’ll understand with a better grasp of quantum energy, or it may be something based in folklore and it works due to belief, full stop. I have no idea.
When you’re dealing with something that could be dangerous, my attitude is: Start out fully loaded for bear. In other words, use every tool in your protection arsenal. That means drawing upon spirituality that you feel works… or that might work, and you’d like to include it in what you do.
For example, I know passionate atheists who use Catholic novenas, and prayers to Michael the Archangel. I know Christians who respect “superstitions,” and won’t cross under a ladder, and they’ll throw a pinch of spilled salt over one shoulder, as protection.
So, I leave a lot of this open to the individual’s sense of what works, what might work, and what’s total nonsense.
In my opinion, many protections work because people believe they work. That’s where the energy is.
However, I could be very wrong. That’s why advise people to work within their own belief systems.
Cheerfully,
Fiona
Do nuts protect you from ghosts? Because this place is super safe if that’s the case!
Hello Fiona,
My friend, close one, has died in a car accident. You gonna think that I’m crazy, but I often dream about him. Those are nightmares. I always find myself in a dark room, in that room I hear metal scraping around me after that I see a window and a broken car (he died in car accident). Another strange phenomenon I always wake up at the same time. 4:44 am. I started to believe that his spirit can’t find rest, and now he’s after me.
After all this I’ve started to read about protection magic (because no one could of help me) and found something about pentagrams as protective charms. Do they work? If yes, do you have any more information about it? My town ain’t very big, so it’s very hard to find something useful. Waiting for your answer as soon as possible.
Hello Fiona!
I have four questions for you if thats okay…
How did you get into hunting?
Have you ever actually seen a full-on spirit or creature?
And is rock salt effective? Would it be possible to make a rock-salt bullet?
Hi I’ve seen evil spirits up close and personal like 5 years ago i was walking inside my house when i walked in my room i say this evil spirit appeared in my room it was a red devil dressed in a business suit he was smiling at me this was astonishing and amazing cause who in the world gets a chance of a lifetime to see something like this. I did not get scared i was surprised. I seen other evil spirits but this was the most graphic I would like your opinion. What is it that they want from me? This story is true its not make believe. I told my father and he said evil spirits appear to you when they want to appear to someone.
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Twice late at night between 12 – 5 on christmasbnight and last.night ive heard this hard exhaling for between 5 to even 15 seconds
ive heard.ghosts can interfere with electronical devicies
and also i have a recordin of it and it sounds like its talking sometimes
someone please help me