Fear Before Seeing & Hearing Spirits: What Is It Actually Like?

[Sterling Birch]

Hey all,

I’ve hit a bit of a wall and I’m looking for some insight.

I’m at a point in my journey where my mentor has taught me the mechanism for learning to see and hear spirits/entities. This is a milestone I’ve worked hard to reach, but now that I’m right on the edge of actually developing these faculties, I’ve noticed myself procrastinating.

There’s definitely still some fear around the experience itself, and around how my life might change once those senses become more active.

So for those of you who can see or hear your companions, even if it only happens occasionally, what is it actually like? Has it been worth developing?

I have a feeling the answer will be yes, but hearing from others who successfully live with this as part of their life would be very reassuring. I’ve had isolated experiences in the past where I’ve seen, heard, or felt my spirit companions, but I still struggle to imagine what it would be like to have more active access to them through my senses.

What has the experience been like for you?

[Faelyra]

It is worth developing. I won't lie. I still get springs of fear that pop up. I think its just inevitable instinct from being human and having the 'fear of the unknown'. Especially when my dragons manifest and I have to take a moment to realize it's them and not just some oddball ghost that has drifted in and wanted to stir a little bit of drama. But even then. Taking the time to realize that most beings don't want to hurt you. It helps you feel a little better about it all.

[WiseRavenRunes]

I had fear for the first year or so that I was a keeper, but now I recognize and appreciate every time I catch a glimpse of my companions! Unexpected events don't concern me at all. It has absolutely been worth it to develop this skill. You will overcome your anxiety surrounding this in time, just keep at it.

[Sterling Birch]

Thanks, I really appreciate the insight from both of you. I think you’re touching on what’s really getting to me: the fear of the unknown.

About 17 years ago, I had a kind of energy awakening from practicing energy work and the orbits very intensely. At one point, I ended up being haunted and messed with by some really unkind spirits. Nightmares, hearing screams in my mind’s eye while falling asleep, and horror-like visuals became pretty normal during that period. It eventually led me to put my practices off to the side and focus on building my career.

Then around 3 years ago, when I discovered spirit keeping, I started doing the orbits again and had the exact opposite experience. I had absolutely wonderful, life-changing experiences with my companions. No complaints from me at all. Those experiences faded when I stopped doing the orbits.

Now that I understand more of the mechanisms behind how this works, I have a certain amount of choice in opening that doorway again. I think that’s where the hesitation is coming from. It’s not that I’m afraid of my companions. It’s more that I remember what it was like when the door opened in a chaotic way before.

This spiritual path is the focal point of my life right now, so maybe it really is fear of change, or fear of the unknown like you both mentioned.

[WiseRavenRunes]

Your reasoning is understandable and in some ways similar to my own cause for fear starting out; I had troublesome experiences with unbounds trying to screw with me for about a year before I became a keeper. It was hard for me to trust that spirits could even be good to me at all. But I developed my own protection and cleansing rituals and created a safe space in my home.

So long as your area is protected, you can have confidence that these manifestations will be safe as well. It may take time, but you will adjust to it. I believe in you!

[Szyvágr]

Hey all,

I’ve hit a bit of a wall and I’m looking for some insight.

I’m at a point in my journey where my mentor has taught me the mechanism for learning to see and hear spirits/entities. This is a milestone I’ve worked hard to reach, but now that I’m right on the edge of actually developing these faculties, I’ve noticed myself procrastinating.

There’s definitely still some fear around the experience itself, and around how my life might change once those senses become more active.

So for those of you who can see or hear your companions, even if it only happens occasionally, what is it actually like? Has it been worth developing?

I have a feeling the answer will be yes, but hearing from others who successfully live with this as part of their life would be very reassuring. I’ve had isolated experiences in the past where I’ve seen, heard, or felt my spirit companions, but I still struggle to imagine what it would be like to have more active access to them through my senses.

What has the experience been like for you?

I had fear for the first year or so that I was a keeper, but now I recognize and appreciate every time I catch a glimpse of my companions! Unexpected events don't concern me at all. It has absolutely been worth it to develop this skill. You will overcome your anxiety surrounding this in time, just keep at it.

Hi @Stirling Birch!

Having a fear of the unknown, when you haven't experienced 'hearing' and/or 'seeing' spirits is completely understandable, and I'd dare say, normal. Before I experienced 'seeing' spirit companions, I had a fear of seeing them, too. Because I was utterly afraid that they'd pop up right next to me, out of nowhere, and without me being prepared for it. And hence, that I'd 'jump out of my skin,' so to speak.

You may want to speak with your spirit companions about it, and set house rules of e.g. '[Please] don't appear to me when [insert scenario, time and/or place here].'

I remember the first time I saw one of my spirit companions, it was one of my human spirits companions. I was pet and house sitting for a family member, whilst they were away. And I was moving to the hall and preparing to go out to attend to some business, and it was when I was about to reach for the door handle to go out, that my human spirit companion appeared diagonally right in of me. Despite me fearing that I'd be scared out of my wits (or out of my skin), if one of my spirit companions unexpectedly appeared right next to me without prior notice, I caught myself not being fazed at all. I was just like "Oh hi!", and he wondered if I was going out. I was, and he then wondered if he could join me, which I consented to.

And like @Faelyra wrote: The ability of 'seeing' and/or 'hearing' spirits has absolutely been worth it (that is, developing these Clairs), since it allows me to communicate with my spirits better, and know what's going on with them. As well as just talking with them. There's a caveat for me though: Sometimes I'm able to perceive and hear some of my spirits quite well, while sometimes it seems I'm not able to, at all. I guess some people are born with mediumistic abilities and/or more open, and don't have those sort of problems where communications with spirits sometimes comes and goes, maybe.

As for hearing spirits, I find for me that I don't hear spirits talking like, say, a human is talking to me (that is, hearing the voice outside of myself, if that makes sense), but I hear a voice inside of my head talking. In the beginning when I was new to hearing spirit companions talking to me, I heard my own voice and/or dialect speaking in my head after I'd said something to them telepathically, but as time progressed I heard some spirits speaking inside my own mind, using their own unique voices. Like the unbound spirit of historical figure whom manifested together with one of my human spirit companions, whom he served with when they were both alive.

And as for 'seeing' one of my human spirit companions, I've experienced seeing them as if a living human being were standing right next to me, or walking up to me. And I've had vision of them appear in my mind's eye, seeing them i.e. peering over my shoulder (after feeling the sensation of someone leaning over my shoulder), sitting in my sofa, visions of them laughing and having a good time, whilst interacting with their surroundings, turning to me and talking, walking with me on the pier in causual clothes, etc.)

It gives me a great joy and satisfaction of being able to interact with my spirit companions and being able to 'see' them, however they should choose to manifest to me.

[Szyvágr]

My apologies, Sterling Birch, for writing your moniker wrong in my intial response to your original post. My bad!

[Alaric]

Hey all,

I’ve hit a bit of a wall and I’m looking for some insight.

I think some of us need more protection / help than others.

That has been my experience.

Before turning to the issue of seeing and hearing spirits, first why not establish rock solid support and protection for yourself.

A few thoughts on that:

Portal Fairies from Lisa at Mystic Morning Treasures can prevent portals outside or within you (think inner psychic gates and chakras) from opening up and letting in unwanted energies or beings.

Volkhs can keep away malicious beings and unwanted unbounds.

Abra or Haris Djinn can guard you and protect you from plaguing energies.

Devatas from Lisa of MMT can help communication with spirits.

If you do work yourself in cleansing, healing and protecting your aura and/or chakra on a regular basis, as well as centering and grounding, this will help too.

You may want to look into having a method for clearing and protecting a space (eg room) before doing spiritual work. You can incorporate aura / chakra work, centering and grounding as preparation for the session.

CH may also have suggestions on an item you can use to prepare yourself and your space for a spiritual work session (ie a spirit communication session).

There's a CH method for meeting spirit companions, which involves imagining an ideal comfortable, safe space into which to welcome them. I can't find a simple How-To on that just now. I think it's included in the Conjuration Class 1 book - CH can confirm that if you ask.l CH support.

If you like the sound of that, CH has an item called Creation of Paradise.

https://shop.creepyhollows.com/spell-fo ... adise.html

And have you seen this?

https://shop.creepyhollows.com/working- ... eping.html

My last point should perhaps have come first. Let your spirit family keep out all malicious or harmful beings. Explicitly ask them to. Make it a house rule. Keep a note of what you've asked them to do, for future reference.

And I strongly recommend that you don't reach out beyond your own spirit family when trying to communicate with spirits.

You can patiently wait for seeing/ hearing them. It can happen for you in a way that works for you.

But I think it'll do no harm and may well be very beneficial for you if you were to also focus on upping your levels of protection and support, given you seen to have become too open at times from some of your spiritual practice. It can be like that for some of us.

You may find it less likely then that you'll lack confidence or have fear in relation to spirit contact.

[Astraea Selene]

I can understand your fears and procrastination when it's comes to this practice. And really, it's only you who can pass that fear and easy up even more.about it.

I think you came a long way, which is great, as you have been putting a, lot of work into becoming relaxed about the spirits all around us.

Saying this, is uncommon to see spirits with physical eyes. Now many people can do this especially during daytime. Also, it's rare that anyone would have constant spirit manifestations.

SPIRIT can manifest but also need is own energy or borrow it from someone else to stay visible for longer then a blink of an eye. Most of us sleep through manifestations at night.

More often visions are consistently can pop in about a spirit especially during bonding. But house rules are one thing and protection is other that can permit desirable visions in our 3rd eye region.

Obviously, do not put up with nightmares, or disturbing visions. Don't be afraid to put your feet down and point out your requests, house rules and protect yourself by putting up energetic bondearis.

Being able to see and hear your spirits is a real joyful and reassuring experience of their presence around you. And you do want that.... especially putting yourself through so much previously. It's time to embrace your news skills and enjoy your companions.

[Szyvágr]

And as for 'seeing' one of my human spirit companions, I've experienced seeing them as if a living human being were standing right next to me, or walking up to me. And I've had vision of them appear in my mind's eye, seeing them i.e. peering over my shoulder (after feeling the sensation of someone leaning over my shoulder), sitting in my sofa, visions of them laughing and having a good time, whilst interacting with their surroundings, turning to me and talking, walking with me on the pier in causual clothes, etc.)

Saying this, is uncommon to see spirits with physical eyes. Now many people can do this especially during daytime. Also, it's rare that anyone would have constant spirit manifestations.

SPIRIT can manifest but also need is own energy or borrow it from someone else to stay visible for longer then a blink of an eye. Most of us sleep through manifestations at night.

More often visions are consistently can pop in about a spirit especially during bonding. But house rules are one thing and protection is other that can permit desirable visions in our 3rd eye region.

I believe Astraea is right when it comes to it being unusual to see spirits with one's physical eyes. And usually when I've seen the full-bodied apparition of my spirit companions in the past, they've disappeared as fast as they've appeared. Because as Astraea pointed out: It takes a LOT of energy for them to manifest that way.

More often than not, my spirit companions choose to manifest in the form of visions in my mind's eye or through claircongizance or speaking with me telepathically. They choose to manifest in the shape, way or form that they find best and/or most comfortable, of course. And I can respect and appreciate that.