The Truth About Spiritual Attachments and Negative Entities
- LumenDivinum
- May 20
- 19 min read
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Let me start this article by saying, every single person has had or will have a spirit attachment at some point during their time on Earth. It is inevitable. As humans, we are vulnerable to so many things we cannot see. To make things worse, there are many who do not believe in such things, thereby making it impossible for them to get rid of something they are not willing to acknowledge.
For some, seeing is believing, but what happens when you cannot see something yet you know it is there? What happens when you are experiencing things beyond your human mind to which there is no logical explanation?
Spirit attachments fall under this category for many people. But, because there are so many variables and different factors to consider with each individual, it is often hard to determine the root cause or the type of spirit or entity attachment involved. We therefore, brush these things off as 'bad luck' or 'life' when in fact, if we knew the signs, we could be freeing ourselves and living our lives in a much better way.
*Please note - This is certainly not to say that everything bad that happens to us is a direct result of a spirit attachment. Naturally, spirituality like religion, can't be blamed for all of our problems or possibly, poor choices. But for some, Spiritual Warfare is a very real reality.
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Spiritual Attachments and Professional Help
When we experience paranormal or supernatural situations, we are not always sure who to turn to or where to find genuine support, solutions or understanding. When one is a victim of spiritual attack or entity attachment, they are naturally forced to question themselves, their sanity and even their reality, in a way that is not always understood by others. So, it’s only natural to feel frustrated, scared, triggered and overwhelmed, leading to isolation. Which only escalates the problem.
There comes a time for many that are victim to spiritual attacks, who find they need more than just prayer or positive thinking to turn things around. They need answers and permanent relief and trusted solutions. They need real and effective help. Which is often where my services are sought out; I'm usually contacted when people feel they may have tried all other options. They've seen Doctors, Therapists, Healers, Shamans and some have sought religious counsel too with their Priest, Rabbi or Pastor. While things may improve or change for a little while, it just doesn't last long term...
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The first step to understanding something is doing your research. Especially when it comes to protecting yourself against an enemy or parasite. That is essentially what spirit attachments are; energy parasites that drain your energy and your life force both spiritually and physically. When we don't know what is happening this can be a frightening experience. But the more information we uncover and the more we understand something, the less alone and powerless we feel. We take our power back.
Spirit Attachment vs Possession
Before we start identifying the different types of spirit attachments, I would like to clarify the difference between spirit attachment and possession. Spirit attachment is NOT possession. The spirit or entity in question does not take control of the host or physical body. Spirit Attachment is where spirits or other negative entities attach themselves to your auric field, astral body, physical body, your mind, or places and things in one’s environment. This way they can drain you, tempt you, obstruct you or negatively influence your thoughts, behaviours and emotions etc. Spirit attachments are often a sign or symptom of spiritual warfare or attack, and while in extreme cases, this can lead to a full-blown possession, the two are not always connected.
Therefore, Spirit and Entity Attachments fall under the following categories of Spiritual Warfare:
Spiritual/ Diabolic Oppression
Spiritual/ Diabolic Obsession
Physical Pain
Diabolic Vexation
Spiritual/ Diabolic Infestation (if related to property or objects)
Types Of Spirit Attachments
While we cannot go through every single type of spirit attachment one could possibly encounter, below I will discuss the most common ones and how one would recognize or most likely be affected by their influence.
Ghosts as Spirit Attachments
The first and most obvious type of spiritual attachments are ghosts or earthbound spirits. While ghosts cannot possess an individual, they can attach themselves to people, animals, objects or places. Most times people experience any sort of paranormal activity; they immediately assume it's a ghost or a haunting, stemming from the home they are staying in. Not to say they are wrong, but just because physical things are happening to you or within the home, doesn't necessarily mean a ghost is to blame.
Ghosts and Hauntings
These sorts of spirit attachments are often referred to as 'Hitchhiker Spirits' as they can attach anytime, anywhere and you may not realize it until much later. Ghosts can also attach themselves to places such as land or homes, as well as to inanimate objects such as possessions or sentimental items they owned while alive. This is why it is important to not only spiritually cleanse your home, but also any antiques, second-hand items or gifts before bringing them into your space. Everything has a history and you never know what or who it may bring with it.
Ghosts; Malevolent vs Benevolent Spirits
Ghosts as spirit attachments are not always negative or malevolent in nature, sometimes our own family or deceased loved ones can also attach to us while trying to offer support during our grieving. Unfortunately, while their intentions may be with love, this can end up doing more harm to us than good; as they are draining our energy regardless. Something important to remember about our ancestors or those we love who may pass before us –
even if they (deceased loved ones) cross over to the realms beyond, they can still lend you their support and love. They do not need to linger between worlds, or to bind themselves to you in order to protect or care for you. Sometimes they need you to let them know it’s okay to move on...
Ancestors as Spirit Attachments
Which brings us to our next type of spirit attachment; ancestral spirits. The spirits of people’s ancestors can also be sent to cause harm or inflict pain on you and your loved ones. In many native traditions and practices such as those in Africa, ancestor spirits play an important role in their craft and beliefs. These spirits can be summoned and sent by practitioners to do their bidding. Usually causing suffering, obstacles or hardship for their victims. Besides apparitions and hauntings, spirits can present themselves in various ways to the victims.
Physical Signs You may have a Ghostly Spirit Attachment:
*Of course these symptoms could be attributed to many medical conditions too, so it is important to rule those out first.
Experiencing an overwhelming rush of sadness, despair or hopelessness out of the blue.
Sudden pressure, heaviness or pain over the heart, chest, back or neck area.
Sudden and severe headaches or brain fog.
An impulsive desire to self-mutilate or cause self-harm.
Random but extreme grief or depression for no apparent reason.
Constantly feeling drained and exhausted.
Having feelings or thoughts that seem to belong to someone else / don't fit your character/ go against your values or beliefs.
Behaving unlike your usual self with no plausible explanation.
Erratic sleep behaviour and nightmares.
Understanding Poltergeists as Spirit Attachments
Contrary to popular belief, a Poltergeist is not a ghost. These are in fact physical manifestations of extreme pent up emotions and energy coming from a living person. This explains why most Poltergeist activity is often experienced where teenagers are present in the home. Due to heightened emotional and hormonal energies, it is often the teen themselves who manifests this entity through extreme rage, anger, depression, trauma and other suppressed emotions. These heightened and volatile emotions are then made manifest in the form of an entity as a result. Which then acts of its own accord, running rampant through the home and terrorizing the family. This also explains why there is always noise and high electrical activity associated with poltergeists.
This is not to say these entities are manifested exclusively by moody teenagers 😉 Anyone with enough rage, trauma, or pain can cause a Poltergeist to materialize at any age in their life. It’s just much more common to do so during puberty.
How Poltergeists Work
A Poltergeist will usually manifest as a shadow looking figure. Unlike Shadow People, however, they are a lot more active in the home by making noises and actively trying to scare you. These entities want to be noticed, they want attention. Poltergeists feed off of negative and high energy emotions be it fear, depression, anger or even pent-up sexual energy. They will be most active within homes that exhibit and promote these energies and they will create situations in order to increase and stimulate high tension situations between members of the household. Poltergeists are perfect examples of entities who will just follow you if you leave the home in question. Because they do not come from homes, they come from people...
Shadow People as Spirit Attachments
The fourth type of entity attachment you may have heard of or witnessed, are the mysterious shadow people. Contrary to the misguided opinion - Shadow People / Shadow Beings are not, nor were they ever human at any point. These entities are dark forces, spies and instigators who observe, they do not speak. Ever. Often when one is plagued by shadow entities, they will see shadows in the corner of their eye, feel a presence in the room or the home, and they naturally prefer the lights to be on whenever possible. Shadow Beings are scared of light and will not show themselves unless there is darkness for them to hide in or retreat to.
What Shadow People Want
Shadow people also feed off of our negative emotions, specifically our fears. While some may be bolder than others and will present themselves to you, or not shy away when you first see them, most will disappear and not engage. Many appear simply because they enjoy knowing you know, so they can feed off that fear when they're in the room with you. They like to play games like that. These beings are often found in homes where other negative activity is already taking place or where there is a history of negative events, traumas, conflict, drug abuse etc. They are drawn to dark situations, people and places as these frequencies make it easier for them to manifest.
The Djinn as Spirit Attachments
Here’s one spiritual attachment that not many Westerners are familiar with, but that doesn’t stop these entities from finding you. You may not believe in the devil, but the devil believes in you….
Origin of the Djinn
The Djinn / Jinn stem from Arabic and Islamic lore. They are beings made from smokeless fire, hence where the genie reference we are all familiar with, comes from. Not human but not quite Angel or Demon either. They live on a plane alongside our reality, but they are able to cross over to our world. They are often found living in abandoned and dirty places. These entities are supposedly neutral beings, who can be tricked and trapped into doing a sorcerer's bidding. Among the Middle Eastern cultures, black magick is still prevalent today, and many still believe in and suffer from Djinn afflictions and attachments.
How Djinn are used in Spiritual Warfare and Attacks
There are practitioners who send these entities to you, or to your home to wreak havoc and even cause illness and death in the family. There are different types of Djinn though, and they can all change shape and present themselves differently (just like demons) which makes it difficult to know what or who you are dealing with. It's important to note that these creatures are known to be compulsive liars... you cannot trust anything they say, not even when they tell you their names. This is why when dealing with creatures of this nature, it’s best not to engage in dialogue, lest they get in your head with their mind games and prey on your vulnerabilities.
The Djinn and Humans
In rare cases, The Djinn have been known to develop a physical or sexual attraction to humans and in these cases, they will pursue the victim and attach themselves, without necessarily requiring you to consent to anything. These beings have been known to mate with humans and they are often culprits in Spiritual Spouse agreements.
Spiritual Spouse Agreements; Spiritual Husbands and Wives
Which brings us to the next type of spirit attachment; Spiritual Spouses. A spiritual spouse is also a concept that not many people are familiar with. But in places like Africa, India, and the Philippines there is a firm belief in Spiritual Husbands and Wives. These are very negative beings who like Succubus and Incubus feed off of your lower Chakras and sexual energies. They are not human.
The sole purpose of these spirit attachments is to own you so that you cannot form any long term or healthy relationships with the opposite sex. Although the origin of where you contracted the entity may vary, the symptoms one experiences are much the same when suffering from a spiritual husband or spiritual wife agreement / attachment.
Symptoms of Spiritual Spouse Agreements;
*Some of these symptoms could be attributed to medical conditions too, so it is important to rule those out first.
Repeat relationship issues or toxic cycles - These creatures will do anything they can to prevent you from being with someone else in a healthy romantic relationship / commitment.
Sexual nightmares/dreams.
Waking up feeling sexually violated.
Sudden and drastic change in sex drive.
Inability to form healthy connections or long term relationships with the opposite sex or people of interest
Fertility issues, impotence, problems with reproductive organs, menstruation issues etc.
These beings feed off your 3 lower Chakras -
Solar Plexus (your power center and intuition)
Sacral Chakra (your sexuality, fertility, creativity, motivation, desire)
Root Chakra (responsible for grounding us, desire to participate in life, drive, and financial attitude)
Dream Demons as Spirit Attachments
Here's one we can all relate to. Everyone, I'm sure has had nightmares at one time or another. It's when these 'dreams' start affecting your waking life that you have a problem. Sleep or Dream Demons are very real and there are many possibilities when trying to determine yours. These spiritual attachments have existed in cultures since before the time of Jesus Christ. They predate religion and are prevalent in many of the older texts and belief systems, yet people still brush them off as childish fantasy or imagination.
You will know if you have a dream or sleep demon based on the following symptoms -
*Some of these symptoms could be attributed to medical conditions too, so it is important to rule those out first.
Excessive or constant nightmares.
Constant sexual dreams and nightmares.
Fear of falling asleep or fear of the dark.
Sleep paralysis episodes or attacks.
Sudden or drastic change in sex drive.
Waking up with unexplained physical marks and bruises.
Waking up feeling sexually violated.
Sleeping all night and waking up exhausted and drained.
Sudden and unexplained problems with fertility, impotence, menstruation, conception etc.
Some people who have dream demons can remember their dreams in detail and see the face of or interact with the entity that is plaguing them. While others may never remember dreaming at all, they just have the physical signs and the eerie knowledge that something bad is happening while they sleep.
Personality Spirits
This next bunch are an interesting and mysterious genre of spirit attachments with very little information available about them. Personality Spirits come to disrupt your own self-worth, abilities and personal beliefs about yourself or your life. This is what makes them so difficult to identify. In a person who suffers from depression, anxiety or mental illness, these spirits can run wild! These are the negative and often lying voices that fill our heads with warped truths about ourselves, situations or the people we love. These attachments take great joy in being mistaken for something such as a chemical imbalance in the brain, so you can continue your entire life unaware that you are affected by something outside of yourself. Something that you could in reality be free of, if you were simply made aware of its existence!
Facing Your Inner Demons
These attachments are invited to stay every time we listen to them... every time that horrible voice tells you "You're not good enough. You're never going to make it. You're a burden to everyone in your life. You should just end it already; the world would be a better place..." you are allowing it to strengthen its hold on you. Thereby enforcing these ungodly ties by believing a voice that is not your own, but it wants you to think it is. Perhaps you have been hearing and listening to it for so long now, that you have come to believe it is in fact your inner voice, higher self, soul or even ego? These misguided thoughts are always lies, and your soul or higher self would never tell lies. If you were not meant to be here during all this, you wouldn't be. It's that simple. You're here for a reason and there are evil forces who do not want you to find out why or to fulfil your soul mission.
Mental Health and Spirituality
In many cultures around the world, mental illness is associated with, if not linked directly to our faith and our spirituality, or lack thereof. This means that according to these cultures, mental illness and other chronic disorders are seen as stemming from either great spiritual disconnect or suffering a spiritual attack. While this may be viewed as naïve and even total madness for us in Western Society, there are recorded cases all over the world where people are relieved of their chronic afflictions after just a few spiritual sessions. Or for some, it just takes one session. These same people spent years in therapy or on chronic medications before this with minimal to no improvement. While I personally believe certain mental and physical health ailments can improve or be better managed with the aid of medication, these alternative viewpoints are definitely food for thought; in a society where darkness is prevalent, spirituality is questioned and medication is dispensed like candies...
Demons and Demonic Entity Attachments
The final entity or spiritual attachments we will discuss today are demons. Everyone knows about demons or devils. These are probably the most widely known and feared spirit attachments and every religion has them. But how often is one actually affected by a real demonic entity?
In my personal experience they are more prevalent than we have been led to believe. These entities are not just waiting around for you though. The myth is in fact true - demons need an actual invitation to attach to you. Although there are misconceptions about what an invitation really is...
Demonic Subjugation; Opening Demonic Doorways
Demonic Subjugation means to invite a demon in. To give them access to you, your home or your life, willingly. Because there are many ways in which to do this, lets clear the record;
Different Ways that People Invite demons Into Their Lives;
Summoning/Invocation /Evocation - these are the obvious and willful ways in which we invite an entity into our home, life or body. If not done by you directly, this could have been done by someone else wanting to inflict harm on you, or by someone you live with that has done these rituals in the past, or even by previous tenants/owners of your home. If the rituals were not closed off properly, residual energies and even portals can remain open. Thus, creating a doorway for anyone to enter. And Yes, people can act as portals too...
Using known gateway tools such as Ouija Boards and other occult games to communicate with spirits or the beyond.
Excessive use or abuse of sex, drugs or alcohol - these are low frequency acts when misused or abused. Alcohol and drugs create holes in our aura, making us especially vulnerable to low frequency beings.
Sex binds us energetically to another, allowing energetic and spiritual cords to connect you, swapping the good, the bad & the ugly. *STD's aren't the only thing to worry about when choosing a sexual partner. "Spiritually or Sexually Transmitted Demons" are very real, and they attach through intercourse.
Hanging around with others or frequenting places where attachments are present or already exist - such as graveyards, sites where deaths or trauma have occurred or known haunted/ abandoned/ low vibrational spots.
Listening to low-frequency/ negative/ dark/ aggressive music.
Watching low-frequency/ negative entertainment excessively such as; porn, murder, rape, war and even paranormal shows or Horror Movies. This sort of input affects our psyche in a dramatic way. We may not always realize it in the moment, but these energies and the after affects can linger and manifest in various ways. This is especially true and evident with children who watch adult content, or play online games they are too young for.
Constantly engaging in self-destructive or negative behaviours, habits, life or thought patterns, which results in being stuck in toxic or karmic loops you cannot seem to break.
Ungodly Soul Ties and Demonic Strong Holds
And the list goes on. Basically, anything that we are doing, or investing our focus, time and energy into, that is not raising our vibration or aligning with our soul, is an invitation for these dark energies to come in. While it is impossible to be completely pure or positive all the time, those who only practice or choose low vibes, toxic energies or activities are naturally more prone to welcoming in these spirit attachments. This is due to them actively reinforcing these 'ungodly soul ties' or 'demonic strongholds' every time they engage in toxic and low vibrational behaviours. Which is naturally a product of the individual's own energetic vibration and their self worth.
*For more about soul ties and strongholds, read my previous blog article here.
Light Attracts the Darkness
On the other hand, if you consider yourself to be of a higher vibe and you're on your divine path, you too will attract these negative beings. For different reasons; you will attract them as lessons, distractions, temptation, frenemies etc. Like moths to a flame, you will find the brighter you shine the more haters come out of the woodwork… the more authentic and true to self you are, the more you will be able to see who is supporting your growth and who is simply in your life for their own reasons. Protect your energy, use your spiritual discernment and trust yourself!
Conclusion
There you have it, a full explanation of the most common spiritual attachments and dark entities that may be plaguing you or your loved ones. Obviously when it comes to spiritual attack or spiritual warfare, one cannot always be completely certain as to who or what they are dealing with, but hopefully this article has given you some form of validation or knowledge to steer you in the right direction.
If you are under spiritual attack and require outside assistance, the best route is to contact your local Priest, Priestess, Rabbi, Imam, Shaman or other knowledgeable practitioner of the light. If you’d like to work with me, and you are in need of assistance feel free to contact me directly.
Blessings,
Luna Sinclair ♥
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Spiritual Attachments FAQ
What is a Spiritual Attachment?
Spiritual Attachments are negative entities or energies that are attached to people, places or things. These beings come in different forms and they can attach for various reasons. Spiritual Attachments will energetically feed off the hosts energy like parasites. This can go undetected at first, but things will eventually escalate if left unaddressed. Due to the similarities in symptoms and experiences one may encounter with spiritual or entity attachments, it can be difficult to determine what they are or where they came from.
Is Demonic Possession the Same as Spirit Attachment?
Spirit Attachment is NOT possession. The spirit or entity in question does not take control of the host or physical body. Spirit Attachment is where spirits or negative entities attach themselves to your auric field, astral body, physical body, your mind, or places and objects. This can then lead to a physical possession but the two do not have to be connected.
How Do I Know If I Have a Spirit Attachment?
The signs indicating that you have a Spirit Attachment, will vary based on the type of attachment and the entity present, as well as their behaviour and reasons for being there. Some signs of spirit attachment could include experiencing; nightmares, hearing, seeing or sensing things that are not there, constant bad luck, loss, grief/ depression, poverty, unexplained illnesses, isolation, death and even mental health problems.
Is There Such Thing as a 'Good Spirit Attachment'?
The short answer here is no. 'Good' or benevolent spirits such as Angels, Spirit Guides, Guardians or Spiritual Allies do not need to attach themselves to you in order to be close to you or to assist you. Like God, these beings are divine in nature / origin and they do not rely on your energy to help you or to fuel them. Unlike negative or parasitic entities that do. Any good spirit who claims otherwise, tries to get you to agree to any sort of binding / contractual agreements or that drains your energy, is not an ally.
What Are the Different Types of Spirit Attachments?
This article outlines some of the more common types of Spirit and Entity Attachments people may be affected by such as; Ghosts, Demons, Djinn, Poltergeists and Shadow People, as well as their typical traits and behaviours. Of course, there are many more. If you're in JHB South Africa and you require spiritual cleansing, paranormal assistance or dark entity removal, take a look at my current service offerings or contact me directly to see how I could assist you.
How Would I Get Rid of a Spiritual Attachment?
Before one can get rid of or 'heal' themselves of any affliction, one needs to understand what they are dealing with and what caused the problem in the first place. Unfortunately most people don't want to hear that their actions, behaviour or indulgences could be the reason for having a negative entity or spiritual attachment... But this is the honest truth. Spiritual attachments don't just happen upon us. At some point and in some way, we invite them in or we consent to their presence. So until one is able to acknowledge the root cause of their attachment, they will not be able to permanently rid themselves of it.
Do I Need a Priest or Spiritual Professional to Remove Spiritual Attachments and Negative Entities?
There is no hard and fast rule here and in my experience one can most certainly remove negative entities and attachments themselves if they are willing to commit to the process completely. It's not quick or easy. Whether or not you require the help of a professional will also depend on the extent and the degree of your attachment, as well as what kind of entity is affecting you. When one is dealing with demonic entities for example, they can be particularly difficult to remove by yourself, especially if they have developed a stronghold. Seeking outside help is also beneficial to those who have been suffering for a long time, as they are likely not strong enough physically, nor are they in the right place spiritually, or mentally to be able to renounce these attachments successfully.
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