Entity Protection & Clearing

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Psychic Protection, Spirit Releasement

Unfortunately, most of us were not educated about entities as we were growing up. Most people try to avoid the subject because of its unpleasantness and scariness. However, the best way to deal with entities is to be completely informed and then to face them. They only have power over you if you give them permission to.

Awareness is the best defense! Being aware of and actively protecting yourself through intention is the best way to stay entity free. Each of us has control over our own personal space consisting of the physical and energetic bodies. When we are not feeling completely empowered and passionate, then we become susceptible to entities.

The best way to determine if you have an entity in your physical or energy body is to have a session with a spirit releasement expert. Most shamanic practitioners and many hypnotherapists are trained to do this work. In this short article I will present a process for you to release any entities that you suspect are in your space. If you feel you were not successful, then make an appointment with a shamanic practitioner or healer that works in spirit releasement.

TYPES OF SPIRITS & ENTITIES

There are many types of spirits and entities. Some of them are positive and supporting of you. These are ones that will never try to exert their will on you or your path. They support you from outside of your energetic body. Others that are not positive are at best in a symbiotic relationship with you or at worst are using your resources for their benefit. These entities will infiltrate your energy body and can cause all types of symptoms (as listed in the next section). Here is a list of spirits and entities:

• Allies: Muses, Archetypes, Shining Ones, Collective Unconscious
• Ancestors & Relatives
• Animal Spirits: Messenger Animals, Shadow Animals, Journey Animals, Life Animals, Power Animals
• Ascended Masters & Avatars
• Beings: Discarnate, Incarnate, & Inter-dimensional
• Constructs & Projections
• Devas & Nature Spirits
• Elementals & Fairies/Faeries
• Fallen Angels or Demons
• Ghosts, Phantoms, & Poltergeists
• The Great Spirit/Source/Creator & Deities
• Higher Self, Inner Child, Past Self, and Future Self
• Intergalactic and Extra-terrestrial Beings
• Master Teachers & Teacher Guides: Healers, Protectors, Runners, Messengers, Alchemists, Guardians, Door or Gate Keepers, Controllers, Joy Guides
• Saints, Angels, Guardian Angels, Archangels
• Personal Spirit Guides
• Soul Relationships: Soul Mate, Twin Soul, Twin Flame, Spiritual Mate, Cosmic Soul, Causal Soul, Companion Soul

SYMPTOMS OF ENTITY POSSESSION

Here is a list of symptoms that might be a result of entity possession. Muscle testing can be used to determine whether your symptom is related to entity possession. If you have been to Western medical practitioners and they have ruled out physical dis-ease, then the chances are even greater you have at least one entity “on board”.

• Low energy level
• Character shifts or mood swings
• Abuse of drugs, including alcohol
• Impulsive and compulsive behavior
• Memory problems and poor concentration
• Migraine headaches
• Panic or anxiety attacks
• Night terrors and nightmares
• Icy cold feeling
• Anomalous sexual behavior
• Clenched knot feeling
• Depression
• Suicidal
• Shaking and trembling
• Pessimism
• Loss of confidence
• Victim mentality
• Multiple personalities
• Visitations at night
• Fears and phobias
• Feelings of depersonalization or dissociation (not feeling like oneself)
• Personality changes
• Hearing inner voices (usually negative)
• Unexplained or unusual negative emotions/thoughts
• Social withdrawal
• Lingering grief after loved ones pass over
• Symptoms that occur suddenly with no explanation (physical/mental/emotional)
• A feeling of being watched / Not being alone
• Person using pronoun “we” when talking
• Unexplained physical problems such as pain from an undetermined cause
• New phobias or aversions
• New allergies
• New food cravings or taste preferences
• New attitudes or prejudices
• Serious illness of unknown cause
• Sudden onset of anxiety or depression
• Sudden onset of physical problems with no obvious cause
• Sudden weight gain especially after surgery or a traumatic event
• Sudden changes in behavior such as increased anger, depression and thoughts of suicide
• Sudden cravings for alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, etc. especially after surgery or a traumatic event.

A SELF-CLEARING PROCESS

If you suspect you have an entity and cannot get to a professional, try this procedure. If you don’t have an entity, there is nothing to lose by performing this process.

1. Prepare Yourself – Remove distractions from your mind. Sit peacefully in a quiet place. Stare at a candle or close your eyes. Speak aloud or mentally. You can call in Reiki energies, angels, ascended masters, spirit guides, and power animals for assistance. You can create a column of light to vacuum or cleanse the many layers of your energy field and body. Imagine that all rips or tears of your energy bubble are repaired, the energy blockages removed, and cords no longer needed are released.

2. Discovery – Identify which type of attachment it is? Earthbound entity, a non-human entities, or a mind fragment from a past life? Ask the spirit what its name is, how it manifests in the body, when it became attached, and why it chose to attach.

3. Dialogue – Help the human spirit by giving it incentive to move on. Mentally direct lost souls towards helpers on the other side and/or instruct the lost soul to head for the Light. It is unethical to force an entity to the Light against their will. Most of the time love, support, and education will help them decide to go. Show non-human entities how to use their own spark to overcome fear of the Light. Say:

• If there are spirits who do not belong here, listen to me. I know where you can go to have, be, or do anything you want. We both want the perfect home for you where you will be safe and happy. [Co-create the perfect place for the entity to go. You may need to spend some time convincing the entity they must leave.]
• If you don’t like it there you can leave. The only thing you can’t do is come back to me or my house. I’m clearing myself and my house now and putting up protection. If you are someone I love, I know I can visit you and you can look out for me from there.
• We’re going to do this right now. Think of the perfect place for you. Think whether you want a others there to welcome you or if you want to be alone and find your own way. When I count to 3 you will be there: 1-2-3.

BE VERY EXPLICIT THAT: 1. YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR BODY AND YOUR SPACE. 2. THEY MUST LEAVE IMMEDIATELY. 3. THEY MUST NOT EVER RETURN TO YOU. Your  contract with them is now complete.

4. Release – The Spirit may go to the Light or may go to another place in another dimension where they will be comfortable. Have them notice any familiar or trustworthy guides (such as angels) that come to meet them and guide them.

5. Sealing with Energy– Once the entity has moved, immediately visualize yourself filling with White Light that fills up your physical body and energetic body. Also visualize a grounding cord running from the root chakra into Mother Earth. Perform Reiki on yourself. Drink plenty of water. You may even want to take a shower or Epsom salt bath. Rest and relax for the rest of the day.

6. Integration – Ongoing personal work will insure that you stay entity-free. As part of this work, a soul retrieval is highly recommended. How you feel after an extraction and how long it takes to recover varies greatly with each individual. Allow a week to pass and if your symptoms persist, consult a professional healer for assistance.

EASY SELF PROTECTION TECHNIQUES
Here is a short list of very quick and easy ways to protect yourself. The best defense is to maintain a daily practice that is simple and easy but effective for you.

• Setting your intention and placing your attention.
• Avoid places where lower level energy entities hang out.
• Fold your arms across your solar plexus, cross your ankles.
• Hold up a shield or mirror (physical or visualized).
• Stand under a shower or visualize a shower of light.
• Smudge yourself with sagebrush, spray yourself with Florida water and/or burn a joss stick.
• Carry a mental sword of protection.
• Carry black tourmaline, amber, or black obsidian.
• Use a rattle, Tibetan bowl, or symbols.
• Ground yourself and surroundings daily.
• Run Reiki or Earth energy.
• Strengthen and/or adjust the size of your aura and adjust your chakras. Electrify the outer edges of your aura.
• Cloak your light with a black all-enveloping veil.
• Call on your guardian or your power animal to accompany you.
• Anchor your grounding cord deep into the Earth.
• To stop unwanted channeling cover your crown chakra and close all your chakras.

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

The Use of Bones in Shamanic Practice

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Bone Dance, Hollow Bone, Shamanic Practices, Throwing the Bones

HOLLOW BONE
The hollow bone is a figure of speech that represents a concept of healing in shamanic and complementary healing practices. Anyone that is trained as a Reiki practitioner knows how to be a “hollow bone”. The healer assumes a passive role because s/he is an energetic conduit that connects the Healing Spirits or Universal Healing Energy to the client. A good healer knows that there are 3 pieces to the healing equation:

The Healing Spirits: Healing Spirits have all the wisdom required for healing available to them. In addition, they have unlimited access to the Akashic records that store every bit of information in the Universe. They work through the hands and minds of incarnated healers.

The Healer/Practitioner: The healer/practitioner is the facilitator of the healing session. All shamanic practitioners as well as some healers from other traditions, have one or more Healing Spirits that they work with. During a session, these Healing Spirits are called in by the practitioner to work through the healer’s hands and intuition to assist with the client.

The Client: The power to heal is resident in every one. A good healer/practitioner supports the client as s/he activates their own healing power from within.

BRIDGER BONE
The bridger bone is a figure of speech that represents a concept that I created of connecting the Ancestors to the Descendants. While, the hollow bone is a passive role for the shamanic practitioner, the bridger bone is an active role that bridges incarnated and discarnated souls, ancestors, and descendants. The shamanic practitioner is the link or bridger bone in the following ways:

1. During shamanic training, a practitioner learns that healing themselves and others can also affect 7 generations backwards and 7 generations forwards. In other words, many issues incarnated souls are facing are generational pieces. A pattern can be passed from generation to generation. If the practitioner or client heals this piece, it breaks the pattern, thereby releasing karma for ancestors and descendants that are physically connected by blood to an individual.

2. Any past life or future life healing work that is done in sessions affects our energetic ancestors and descendants. The same principle discussed in #1 applies to #2, except now I am talking about ancestors and descendants of our past life bodies. I call these ancestors and descendants energetic because they may or may not be related to our current body by blood. Since we incarnate with most of the people that are close to us many times, some of our energetic ancestors can also be blood ancestors.

“Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.” –Peter Ustinov

BONE DANCE
The bone dance or skeleton dance is performed by shamanic practitioners in training. The dance is a shamanic journey where the practitioner dances to a drum beat. The drummer guides the practitioner by instructing him/her to dismember their physical body, including skin, hair, muscles, organs, everything except the bones. The practitioner continues to dance as a skeleton completely stripped of everything physical. Then the drummer instructs the practitioner to begin re-membering the physical body, returning organs, muscles, hair, and skin but this time creating the physical body of desire, a body that is free of all the old patterns and energetic imprints, a body that is now ready to serve the shamanic practitioner in their service and spiritual journey.

ANCESTOR ASH & BONES
Ashes from ceremonial fires are the physical representation of the Ancestors. Shamanic practitioners maintain a collection of ashes. They collect ashes from every ceremonial fire they attend. They may be gifted some ashes from established practitioners. As the ashes are passed from generation to generation, the ashes date back thousands of years.

The firekeeper collects ashes after they have cooled, which is usually the day after a fire ceremony. The bigger charcoal pieces, called the ancestors’ bones, can be sifted out and the gray ash is retained. Each time a ceremonial fire is prepared, the firekeeper will place a bit of ash from his/her collection to it. In this way, the ancestral line is never broken.

BONE SOUL CATCHERS
A soul catcher is used by some Northwest Coast shamans from the Tsimshian, Haida, and Tlinglit tribes. Soul catchers are often made from a hollow bone with slightly flaring ends and carved images of the shaman’s spiritual helpers. Each end of the soul catcher is resembles the head of an open-mouthed creature. A soul catcher is can be worn around the neck and is used to retrieve lost souls from the spirit world. It contains the captured soul within it, plugged in place with wads of shredded cedar bark or other material, until it is returned to the client. Illness or other forms of imbalance that are attributed to spirit intervention or possession may cause soul loss. There are different ways in which a soul catcher may be used:

1. The shaman inhales the client’s soul into the bone cylinder and holds it there with plugs while performing purification ceremonies to ward off illness or evil spirits. After the purification, the shaman places the bone cylinder against the client’s skin and blows the healed soul back into the client.

2. The Tlingits believe that an individual’s soul departs from the body during sleep. Illness can occur whenever the soul cannot find its way back. The shaman waves a soul catcher in the air outside of the client’s hut. The soul is snared and trapped in its hollow core. The shaman then corks the open ends. The soul catcher is placed on the client’s chest where the soul reunites with the client.

3. An individual’s soul can be lost while dreaming or driven out by sorcery. To prevent illness from invading an empty body, a shaman uses the soul catcher to capture the soul and restore it through the client’s mouth.

THROWING THE BONES
Throwing the bones is a form of divination that has its origin in hoodoo practices and some indigenous cultures. The bones consist of animal bones, as well as stones, coins, cowrie shells, nuts, and other natural objects. “Bones” is also slang for dice, which may have originated from divination bones.

Shagai (Complicated Fortune Telling) is a Mongolian practice of using 4 sheep knuckle bones to give 36 possible answers for a question. Zulu sangoma and other South African tribal diviners use a large set of bones with other natural curios.

Any animal bones may be used however chicken is quite common. Each bone may have a meaning and meaning can be read into the pattern of the bones when they are thrown. The bones may be thrown on a mat, a hide, or in a circle.

Bones may be ritually manipulated for the purposes of manifestation or banishment for oneself or a client. Bones may also be used to psychometrically communicate through with spirits.

In some cultures, bones are used for reading oracles. Cooked bones (usually the shoulder blade of a sheep or similar animal) are scraped clean and then interpreted. Or they may be put into the fire where the marks and cracks are interpreted.

The Foundation of Shamanic Studies offers an amazing class called Shamanic Divination, where the practitioner journeys to find the meaning of each of 8 objects that are then used for divination with clients. I found this to be a very powerful way to access my intuition when doing readings. The power of it comes from the natural items that have a custom meaning known only to me and my Spirit Guides. Go to this link: http://shamanism.org/workshops/calendar.php?Wkshp_ID=24

If you want to purchase a starter set of bones, Lucky Mojo offers kits or individual pieces as well as instruction books. Go to this link: www.luckymojo.com/throwingthebones.html

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

Formulas for Self-Empowerment

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Self-Empowerment, Self-Identity

Much of my work and most of my book is about self-empowerment through self-identification so I developed 4 magic formulas to support this concept.

Empowerment is granting power to an individual or group. Self-empowerment is the process of discovering and claiming our personal power.

Energy is neither positive nor negative. It is the intent of its use that creates its purpose. Power is the same. It is neither positive nor negative. When it is used with ego and lack of integrity, it becomes abusive. When it is used with love and compassion, it is a force that creates and manifests energy that enlightens not only ourselves but others as well.

Self-empowerment may seem egocentric to some, but it is not. It is using our hearts to realize our gifts so that we can share them with the world. As we raise our personal vibration to the level of love, we also contribute to raising the collective vibration on Earth.

The 1st formula is:
SE = SK + SE Self Empowerment = Self Knowledge + Self Esteem

Self-empowerment has 2 inseparable components: Knowing who we are and owning who we are.

The 2nd formula is:
Self-Empowerment = Know Yourself + Love Yourself + Be Yourself + Share Yourself

Just as there are 4 directions and 4 elements, there are 4 steps to self-empowerment. In order to fully share our unique gifts with the world, we need to know and love who we are then stand firm being ourselves. Doing so, allows us to be fully present and not only able to withstand diversity but to thrive in our love and connectedness to others.

The 3rd formula is:
SS = PP + PP Self Security = Power Position (yang) + Peaceful Place (yin)

We can remain in a safe and secure position, even in adverse situations, by calling on our center of power and remembering our peaceful place, that favorite place in Nature we go to in order to reflect, relax, and rejuvenate. In addition, having a power position and peaceful place balances the yang (masculine) and yin (feminine) within us.

And the 4th formula is:
P.I.E. Peace = Identity + Empowerment
The Law of the Peaceful Warrior is that we are at peace when we know who we are and we are self-empowered. We need not go to war in a dramatic situation because our self-concept is strong enough to counter any social attack. We are so strong in our self-belief system, that our buttons don’t get pushed and our cages don’t get rattled. This is the peaceful place of non-attachment. To be fully “wholistic” individuals, we need all the pieces of our P.I.E. in place.

So, the first step to self-empowerment is self-knowledge. How do we know who we are? Here are 5 “W” and 1 “H” questions that will aid you in your journey to self-discovery:
1. Who am I?
2. Why am I here now?
3. Where am I going?
4. When do I step fully into my self-power?
5. What is my gift?
6. How much self-sourcing and support do I need for this journey?

There are many roads to self-empowerment. Here are some suggestions:
1. Develop your personal skills (intuition, meditation, contemplation, etc.)
2. Do your personal work (classes, bodywork, therapies, past life sessions, etc.)
3. Do your homework (reading, researching, study, astrological analysis, etc.)
4. Maintain a daily spiritual practice (ritual, ceremony, prayer, acts of spiritual service, etc.)

The most powerful transformation work I have completed is taking a class based on the 4 directions of the medicine wheel. Attending mystery schools also provides a good foundation for self-empowerment. Now I teach a medicine wheel mystery school, called Soul School for others to develop their self-empowerment and self-identity.

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com

5 Things to Consider Before Taking Mind Altering Substances

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Mind Altering Substances

Taking mind-altering substances (MAS) is a personal choice and I respect every individual’s freedom to choose. However, I believe that this choice should be made by a fully informed adult. In this short article, I will present some reasons why MAS may not be the path of choice for individuals that are seeking higher vibrations and consciousness. Mind altering substances include the following:

• Recreational Drugs Too many to list here, I define a recreational drug as a MAS that is not being taken for medical reasons.

• Spiritual Drugs (Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Peyote, etc.) Many plants have powerful medicine and many people have had very profound experiences when taken for spiritual purposes. They drastically alter perception. If you do choose to try these, definitely do so with a reliable, trained expert in a safe and sacred environment. There are alternative natural paths to consciousness work that are slower but can take you to the same place. Examples are meditation, hypnosis, journeying, and ecstatic work.

• Prescription Drugs I am NOT recommending that anyone stop medicines prescribed by the medical profession. The choice to take these medicines resides with you and your medical professional. I merely list them here because they do alter the mind and affect the body.

• Alcohol Drinking alcohol has a huge effect on our consciousness. Alcohol definitely numbs the emotions. That is one reason that many people “self-medicate” with alcohol.

• Tobacco Considered to be a very sacred plant by Native Americans, this plant is used in ceremony. However, to use it recreationally every day is addictive and abusive to the honor of the plant.

• Sugar and Caffeine These food additives are addictive and affect the physical body.

Here are 5 ideas to consider when choosing whether to use or abstain from MAS:

1. Users’ energetic vibration is slowed or lowered. An example I will share is: I had a lover who came home after drinking some wine. We never drank when together and making love was powerful not only on the physical level but on the energetic level. That night, with my lover under the influence of the wine, the energetic connection was missing between us. It felt to me like we were connecting through a glass jar. I suppose if both people drink the effect of the alcohol would not be nearly as noticeable.
2. Users become vulnerable to psychic attack from lower level entities. When under the influence of MAS, an individual is susceptible and open to low level entities that are searching for a home. Low level entities love to hang out at bars and other places if drug and alcohol use.
3. Users’ intuition and perceptions become distorted or dulled. When the mind is in an altered state, intuitive ability is stunted. The way in which truth is experienced is through perception. When perception is altered, the truth that is seen may not be accurate.
4. Users’ bridges between the conscious, sub-conscious, unconscious, and super-conscious become distorted or clogged. How information travels through the levels of consciousness is shown in the diagram above. There are bridges that connect these levels of consciousness. When the mind is altered by drugs, these bridges are much less effective at doing their jobs.
5. Users easily become dependent on substances, which creates karma that will eventually need to be balanced. Any need or desire will keep the karma loop in motion. In order for the soul to be free it cannot be dependent on any addictions.

Copyright © 2014 Drake Bear Stephen. Except where acknowledged. http://www.DrakeInnerprizes.com