Negative Energy 101 

If you’re new to the craft (or, even if you’re not) you may be asking yourself why you need to practice protection magick. You might be thinking, “this isn’t the dark ages, I don’t need to ward off evil wizards and demons” and you might go forth with your craft without taking any precautionary measures. I’m here to tell you that this is ridiculous. While not everyone is an evil sorceress who’s out to get you, that doesn’t mean that you should forgo protecting yourself and your magick. That is to say, just because you don’t have a long list of enemies doesn’t mean that guy you cut off can’t unknowingly hex you with his anger, whether he practices energy work or not. You see, everyone in the world has access to their own magick and the ones who don’t know how to wield it can be the most dangerous.

But there are much bigger forces that other humans to take into consideration. There are countless negative forces in this realm and the next, and their energetic attacks can manifest themselves in numerous ways.

Types of Negative Energies

Spirits, the lost and restless can latch onto us for a multitude of reasons.

Demons, which you may believe to be actual creatures or the embodiment of energies we’ll discuss below.

Ancestors, who at times will manifest themselves into annoying energy to communicate with us if we aren’t listening.

Projections from our own minds (yes, you need to protect yourself from yourself, too.)

Energies separated from psychopaths, sociopaths, narcissists, and the down or depressed.

Accumulations of detached emotions and traumas.

Signs of Energetic Attacks

Nightmares

Sleep Paralysis

Headaches (especially near the third eye)

Extreme fatigue and exhaustion

Depression

A feeling of being constantly weighed down

Continued, mild illnesses

Unexpected depletion of resources (money and means)

Being surrounded by angry, negative people and energies everywhere you go.