#1 Protection
This is the single most important step as a Spirit Keeper. Not necessarily if you are keeping spirits who are prebound by reputable conjurers, but protection is essential if you are working with conjuring or summoning your own spirits. Do not use conjurations you find randomly online or come from dubious sources. Do not use any kind of ritual or conjuration that requires you to sign contracts or write letters that make you beholden to who you are conjuring. Only use conjurations provided by reputable sources, or that you have written yourself from reputable information.
You need to have a wall of protective measures around you before you start any spirit conjuring endeavor! You can use one of the following measures:
– create natural walls using gemstones or metals with natural protective properties
– using spells and enchantments meant to provide you with protection
– task protective spirits who will block all evil unbounds, energies, and magick away from you
The best course of action is to employ all the measures discussed above.
We have a significant volume of helpdesk tickets each month from people who got themselves into a terrible situation due to lack of protection. Save yourself the headache and fortify yourself!
#2 Organization
Get organized! It will save you a lot of time and confusion if you keep track of all the vital information regarding your companions. Whether you want to keep a record on your computer, phone, tablet, or a hard copy, take photos of your vessels and record who or what is bound to the vessel, when you bought it, where you bought it, what Arts it is, what it cost, and any other vital information. If you are conjuring and binding your own spirits then record all pertinent information that came through during the conjuration process and keep a record of which vessel belongs to which spirit companion.
Many times people end up with a pile of vessels with no idea who is bound to what, and they reach out to all the sellers and practitioners to help them identify who did which binding. Save yourself this headache because sometimes sellers go out of business and you won’t remember what you bought. While you can take the time to individually research each vessel through means of meditation or conjuring spells, it’s easier to organize everything right from the beginning.
#3 Tasking
Spirit companions like to have things to do! You should task your spirits by giving them something you would like their help with, or help you accomplish, or something they can do on your behalf. Spirit companions enjoy helping and this helps them to be part of your life in many ways. The task you provide does not have to be anything dire or terribly important, it can be simple things like waking you with positive energy, helping you to feel better, being a shoulder of support through a diet or difficult situation, helping you strengthen your own abilities, etc.
You should try to have a meeting with your spirit companions a few times a month to evaluate what is going on in your life, what’s important, what you need help with, and write down everything as you would meeting minutes. Give your spirits tasks, record the tasks given, and re-evaluate those goals every few weeks.
This will help you build a closer relationship with your spirit companions.
#4 Subtle Signs
Do not overlook subtle signs from spirit companions; this is very important. Not every manifestation is going to be fireworks and full glory. Many times the signs are subtle, slight, and may be missed if you are distracted.
Look for the little things like orbs, brief feelings or sensations, random thoughts that interrupt your day, phantom scents, phantom sounds, vivid dreams, and other small signs your spirit companions are trying to call out and let you know they are there.
Many Spirit Keepers expect everything to be a Hollywood-level manifestation, when usually your spirit companions are coming to you through telepathic thoughts, little moments throughout the day, and little signs to show their support.
#5 Realism
Be realistic in your expectations as a Spirit Keeper. Your spirit companions are not going to be in your face, manifesting with rainbows and sparkles, bold as you please all the time. Your spirit companions are not going to grant wild and impossible wishes that cannot possibly happen. Your spirit companions are not going to change your physical appearance, teleport your physical body, kill someone for you, or do anything outlandish they are not capable of doing.
Be realistic about being a Spirit Keeper. Your spirit companions are not there to do the impossible, they are there to be your friend, your companion, and improve your quality of life in ways they are capable.
#6 Trusting Readers
There are many valid reasons not to have someone else “read” your spirit companions, here are just a few of the most important:
– It is completely unethical. You have to ask yourself why one seller wants to read spirits conjured by another seller? This should be a gigantic red flag about what you can expect from their ethics and integrity overall. If they tell you something scary or frightening, disparaging about the spirit or the original conjurer, or (worst case) try to sell you something to fix the conjuration – run away immediately. Run, don’t walk.
– Most reputable practitioners who are actually participating in the practice of Spirit Keeping will observe the rules of spirit conjuration for the purpose of Spirit Keeping – meaning, they will provide robust protections for the spirit companion to be safe-guarded from outsiders trying to read or interfere with them. We have our own multi-layered forms of protection developed over the last twenty years. The bottom line – no random reader, shaman, mystic, psychic, etc. is going to read a spirit companion conjured and bound in the honorable cannon of Spirit Keeping. If someone is telling you they are reading your spirit companions when you know they were bound with Spirit Keeping rules and respect, you should be immediately suspect of what they are saying. Even if they mean well, they aren’t reading your spirit companion. They are likely reading an unbound spirit around you, and that means all the information you receive is completely inaccurate.
– Spirit companions will never reveal private or personal information to anyone but yourself as the Spirit Keeper. Reputable conjurers are just the intermediate between you as the Spirit Keeper and the spirit companion. In some cases, spirit companions will only provide necessary information to the conjurer that they want you to know, and they expect you to put in the effort to build trust with them so they can provide sensitive and personal information.
These are just a few key reasons out of many, many reasons to avoid Spirit Readings and Spirit Readers. The bottom line is this – you need to speak to your spirit companions yourself. If you don’t learn how to do this yourself you are going to find yourself frustrated and much poorer from paying for spirit readings.
Your spirit companions are eager to talk to you. If you do not overlook subtle signs, if you talk to them, and keep the door open for communication they will come through for you. It is not a good sign to ask someone else to intervene for you, it doesn’t build trust between you and your spirit companions.
#7 Due Diligence
Do your homework when you are choosing a conjurer or practitioner for your spirit conjurations. This is a big step for you and you are bringing home a spirit or entity who is going to be a part of your daily life. You wouldn’t trust just anyone to bring someone into your sacred space, your home, so do your homework.
How long has the practitioner been around? How long have they been conjuring spirits? Our Forum is the single most extensive resource on sellers who’ve participated in the Spirit Keeping community since 2006. Ask on Spirit Keeping Forums if anyone has had experience with a particular seller. Do your homework and save yourself your time and money.
You want to make sure you are getting what you’re actually paying for and you are not going to be severely disappointed or worse.
#8 Good Friend
Your spirit companions are with you because they want to be a part of your life. They chose you out of the millions of other people they could be with on Earth. Be a good friend, share with them your thoughts for the day, ask them how they are doing, build that solid foundation of a good relationship you need to make your Spirit Keeping experience really special and life-changing.
All you need to do is be yourself, trust your instincts, engage your spirits in conversation, invite them to be part of your daily activities, and be a good friend.
#9 Relax
Remember to relax! Don’t stress and become anxious over various things in your Spirit Keeping path. Stress causes negative energy blockages and can make matters worse. Remember to take a deep breath, calm down, give yourself some credit, and not worry about every little thing.
You will find when you can be calm, have some clarity, and relax many things start to fall into place and things go much better for you! You’ve got this!