Clearing negative energy

[Eireann]

A friend did a tarot reading and told me that there is a spirit in the building where I currently reside, and that it is very angry that I am here. I'm moving soon (to a place with much lower rent), and in the meantime, I'm wondering what I can do to rebuff the negative energy. I haven't been able to find a medium here who could come and do work. I've done sage smudging and clapping my hands in the corners of the room and such. Ever since I moved to this place, things have gone wrong - as far as all the deaths are concerned, they would have happened anyway, but there are other things that have gone wrong that may have been caused by this angry spirit. I don't know.

What's a good way to cleanse myself, my surroundings, and everything concerning me?

[Amusement Gal]

This is going to be long

Do you meditate? If you do, try this. While meditating, envision a holy white light surrounding you. That will cleanse you, which really does help when trying to clean the rest of the area. Focus on other areas of the house, with the white light in those rooms. Start with pillars of light in the corners, and have them all combine in the center of the room, expanding until it's all filled with light. Every time I do this, my room feels much more comfortable and calming. The one downside is that, I don't know if it's because I'm not strong enough, or the energy is too strong, but places that have large amounts of negative energy will still have some left. If a room is still uncomfortable afterwards, chances are that you've penned down an area where it could be hiding. I'd take that as a chance to try sage smoke again, to see if the meditation has weakened it. Dear god I hope this makes sense.

Another way is with Sea Salt, and Crystals. You can 'bless' corners of the room by spraying a combination of Sea Salt and spring water. And it doesn't have to be just corners. You can spray near areas of your habit, such as a computer desk (surprisingly, that area holds a lot for me >.>), your bed (*insomniac*), or anything that you think might be gathering negative energy. Stones are also another option, but I have not used crystals against spirits before (or if I have, it was on accident!), so instead of telling you what stones are best, I will leave you this article of someone in a similar situation. They do say it's best to put the stones in the corners of the room, though, so it might take a lot of stones. After each stone cleansing attempt, cleanse the stones themselves. With their points down, pour lukewarm spring water (Deer Park is a decent brand if you have no spring nearby) over the stone, and let the negative energy it's collected fall off with the water. There are other tricks, but this one is the fastest. You can also use your smudge stick to cleanse the stones by passing them through the smoke. Once the stones are clean, you'll be able to tell. They will be cool to the touch. If they are hot in your hand, they are full, and you will need to cleanse them.

Now I don't know if this is something that everyone can do, or if there's skill involved, but it might be interesting to give a shot. Get a bucket, or another empty container. Go to the object/area you want to clean, and physically grab the negative energy with your hands, and stuff it in the bucket. Once you think the bucket is full, go a bit far outside, and dump the bucket. Blow on your hands, dust them off, do whatever motion you're familiar with to symbolize that your hands just wiped off the negative energy. I only know of two people who know this trick, and one of them is me. I'm also good at sensing energy, though, so this might be an extension of that. So this may not work.

The last option (that I'm familiar with), is prayer. I usually combine prayer and meditation, and use the White Light visualization. I would say that it adds a boost to the visualization. I usually struggle at first to get the white light sorted out, but when I do a small prayer, it comes to me almost instantly. It doesn't have to be of any specific religion, just whatever you are comfortable with. I've taken to asking a Goddess of Light to aid me, rather than traditional deities.

I hope this helps you! I've had to ask my Sensitive friend a lot of these questions already, because we got some furniture from a neighbor that's moving, and their stuff is still attached. I'd also be glad to make a charm for you, but I don't know if it'd arrive before you'd leave.

[Kristev]

Absorb the negative energy with an egg, they're great for that. Then get the egg as far away from your property as you can.

[Eireann]

I also wonder if something is attached to me. I still haven't found a medium; I asked a friend who knows just about everything, but he couldn't think of where to look. He did suggest having a Buddhist bless the place.

Before I moved to this apartment, I had a LOT of money in the bank. I went home for a month and had a grand old time. Everything was great.

Then I moved, and my income went down. Suddenly, money problems appeared. According to feng shui principles, the toilet is smack in the middle of my money area. I hung a crystal near it; it didn't work. Which reminds me, I need to put both my crystals in salt to cleanse them.

I think a good spring cleaning is in order here; clean EVERYTHING. How can I find out if something is attached to me? Or if I'm some kind of catalyst for certain negative entities?

[Amusement Gal]

I also wonder if something is attached to me. I still haven't found a medium; I asked a friend who knows just about everything, but he couldn't think of where to look. He did suggest having a Buddhist bless the place.

Then I moved, and my income went down. Suddenly, money problems appeared. According to feng shui principles, the toilet is smack in the middle of my money area. I hung a crystal near it; it didn't work. Which reminds me, I need to put both my crystals in salt to cleanse them.

I think a good spring cleaning is in order here; clean EVERYTHING. How can I find out if something is attached to me? Or if I'm some kind of catalyst for certain negative entities?

You might just be attractive to them. I am too, but I cleanse my place so much that only the nice ones come in. Have you tried surrounding yourself in sage smoke? Or white light meditation on yourself? Hell, even just putting salt + spring water on the main parts of your body (or chakra points), really lightens the load. I'd say, try cleansing yourself first, and see what happens. I actually do all three at once, and it works really well. And as far as I know, I have no idea how one can check if they have negative energy, unless you ask someone with an ability to see, as they might be able to tell. I can only tell if I'm in person, but it's a good just-in-case to cleanse and bless yourself anyway. I feel great every time I do it.

[Andara Bledin]

I ward my place to be 'uninteresting' to anything negative. Basic visualization wards set up along the outer walls of the place. I put one up a little too strong, once, and my easily-lost friend needed extra help to find our place; after having driven past three times already.

^-.-^

[Eireann]

Well, tomorrow I'm going to go out and buy some orgonite. I've read a lot of good things about it. Funny thing; I was going to buy it a few years ago, due to the neighbor and his stereo, but I didn't think I could afford it.

And at that time, I was working.

Funny how things go.

[Mytical]

Just remember plain salt..it is believed to have purifying properties. Also white rose petals, white candles, and incense. Some cheap methods are the best methods (sometimes).

[Eireann]

I've burned incense in here before, in addition to candles in my salt crystal lamp.

Amusement Gal, if the offer of a charm is still good, I'd love it! I can always use one, I think.

[Andara Bledin]

White is important for visualization and it's relationship to purity in the mind. Which is why personal shields are almost always of the "white light surrounding you" variety.

I, being a tech geek (and influenced by Tron, no doubt), visualize all my wards as green wire frame and fill in from there, and most of my visualizations have a bio-mechanical quality to them (kind of steampunk-y).

^-.-^

[Eireann]

Funny thing is, all the walls are white. My landlady told me when I moved in (with a look of resignation) that my landlord believes all interior walls should be painted white.

[Dentarthurdent]

The salt is a good idea, as is the white light. It's kind of hard to make wards when you already have something negative inside of where you want to make them - believe me, I've tried. You can also try a vinegar and water mixture. White vinegar or apple cider vinegar, doesn't matter - I find white works better for me though. Maybe about 1/3 vinegar to 2/3 water. Put it in a spray bottle and go around the entire perimeter of each room and spray a bit in the corners and maybe every 3 feet or so on the wall (hold it a good 3 feet from the wall so you're not spraying it directly on) and while you're doing it you could do the white light thing, but make sure you're pushing out the negative being before you close the ends together, and don't forget to cover the floors and ceilings with white light too. Have you tried to communicate with it? I had a ghost once that was very hostile towards me until I started talking to it.

[Amusement Gal]

I've burned incense in here before, in addition to candles in my salt crystal lamp.

Amusement Gal, if the offer of a charm is still good, I'd love it! I can always use one, I think.

Sure! Just PM me your address and the type of charm you'd like, and I'll get right at it.

[Andara Bledin]

Oh, yeah, be really careful about trapping things, too.

I once managed to close something into a place I was staying and had bizarre nightmares the next three nights running, till I figured out what had happened and shifted my set-up to be more one-way than no-way.

^-.-^

[Eireann]

I have talked to it. I've apologized for being here (the entity doesn't want me in the house). I've told it that I did not intend to encroach on its domain. I've told it that I'm leaving. I've told it that I wish it the best. Sometimes, I get a feeling of positive energy behind me when I'm in bed. Sometimes, I feel negative and frightened. It's very weird.

Orgonite today. I've heard that it's marvelous at dealing with negative entities.