I'd really like some insight, or suggestions for reading or exercises I could do to begin delving deeper into spirit work. I'm pretty confident in my ability to protect myself and my home but I would really like advice on where to start on this.
If it helps I call upon my lost loved ones and ancestors often but as far as fae/elemental spirits/land spirits/lost spirits I have no experience. Any guidance is appreciated 😊
I use crystals near me and I feel like it strengthens my third eye. I would also suggest mediation. It took several tries to find my way into meditation, but once it worked...well....it really does work! Try some relaxation and guided meditation, different positions to meditate (sitting up in the standard cross leg meditation style didn’t work for me...I am more comfortable lying down) Ask your spirit guide(s) to assist you and just stick with it. It may take practice and I’ve always heard that if you fall asleep while meditating....that’s ok! That’s what your body needed the most during that session. Ask your spirit guides to meet you in your sleep to help guide you also.
Good luck! I hope this helps.
This seems like great advice for getting started! thank you so much :D
I'm awful at meditation as well, but I'm slowly trying to work on it with a meditation group in this pagan chat I found on discord and I really enjoyed feeling like I was practicing with others ^^
What kind of crystals would you recommend?
Good luck! Meditation takes practice....but once you experience getting in another plain/realm of existence...it’s amazing and you will learn more through spirit and form a more solid connection. 💙💜🕉☯️
Candles, Incense, meditation, and crystals all help me focus on prayer or spells I’m doing. Also going on nature walks or a hike in the woods and really noticing the nature around you helps
I'm also starting with spiritwork and came here for tips and guidance :)
For me the best way to open up spirit communication is with guide help - I have actually learnt to speak to my guides in my head, and they send me yes and no visuals to questions that I ask. From there they helped me figure out what the right hunches are for spirit work.
Another thing that's great for spirit work is working on your third eye. My favourite technique is meditate (doesn't have to be very deep state), but as you breathe imagine the air you're breathing in coming IN from your third eye (just above the space between your eyebrows) and out from your nose/mouth. Keep doing this and you'll actually start to feel it tingling, and it really doesn't take long to reach that state. After that I tend to get visuals from spirits and my intuition is a lot more sensitive. Keep practicing for the best results.
Hope this helps!
I use two Vedic/Hindu/Yoga principles, being mandala and mantra. In many cases in the context of my work the mantra is the name of the spirit I am trying to connect with. The mandala is a sigil, or linear codification/representation of the spiritual essence.
Focus on this representation as you recite the spirits name. Continue doing this until the mandala or sigil starts to seemingly blur out or rise off of the paper. When this occurs you will the presence of the being descend upon you almost like a blanket. It is at this point you can begin to ask questions or communicate to learn directly from them.
This is a basic form of spirit conjure which is effective yet cuts out many of the ceremonial complexities of full blown evocation. If you keep incense burning manifestations of the entity may occur. This happened upon my altar once. I had to take a photo because I was in AWE how it kept appearing in the exact same way.
With that being said, nature spirits often do not have specific sigilae or KNOWN names. HOWEVER, you can use elemental symbols as gates through which a specific class of spirits can be called upon. Then while in trance you can ask for names regarding specific ones which are willing to teach and work with you. They often will also then give you linear codifications you can then activate to call upon them specifically. It is also possible that you can simply ask the beings to allow you to make a glyph/mandala or sigil through which to summon them in the future. This is usually well received as it is a minor act of devotion.
Exercise....
Drop into a slight trance and get into a relaxed receptive state. Focus on your breath but do not get anally analytical over it.
Keep your eyes open and try to perceive your total environment all the way around you, above you and below you. Imagine the particles of all physical matter start to separate and spin, like particles of a sugar cube dissolving in water. Perceive them dissolve in much the same way until you the NOTHING which permeates all that is.
When you perceive nothing but darkness you can then call upon the beings you are seeking. Their environment will "fill in" and replace the darkness. This is inner plane work but very potent.