Possession: Present-Moment Practice, Consciousness & Spiritual Vulnerability
Some spiritual practitioners believe that intensive present-moment practices can alter a person's relationship with their normal stream of thought. Rather than actively engaging with thoughts, the practitioner is encouraged to observe them, detach from them and allow them to pass without judgement.
When taken to an extreme, this may be experienced as a form of cognitive suppression or "frozen cognition", where internal dialogue, spontaneous thought, emotional processing and access to memories can feel reduced. The person may remain highly aware while becoming less actively engaged with their own internal world.
From a spiritual perspective, this can be viewed as creating an energetic opening.
The theory is that when a person's attention is repeatedly directed into passive observation, rather than conscious engagement and discernment, they may become more vulnerable to intrusive spiritual experiences. A spirit or entity may be perceived as entering this energetic space and gaining increasing access to the person's attention.
When a person opens self to spiritual activity and they are not prepared, they become frightened easily. It is likely the spirit will harass and pester the person through their senses. The person then starts rejecting their thoughts, ect because they are scared of them, this then leaves spirit room to enter your energy source which should be ignited by your thoughts.
It is also possible a person may experience deep shock where they freeze and the spirit can 'hijack' where you become overly focused on it because of hypervigilance (you struggle to take your attention away from the threat due to fear), this then puts more energy on the spirit and it becomes stronger.
This may be experienced as:
Intrusive voices or communication
Unwanted imagery or sensations
A feeling of another presence
Changes in perceived thoughts or emotions
Feeling that communication is occurring telepathically
Feeling unable to distinguish personal thoughts from external communication
A sense that another consciousness is attempting to influence or control behaviour
The Importance of Boundaries
Spiritual openness does not have to mean remaining permanently open like Eckhart Tolle and Michael Singer teach, to name a few. In fact, what they teach is VERY dangerous.
Healthy spiritual boundaries can include:
Choosing when to engage with spiritual experiences
Closing down after mediumship or spiritual practice
Questioning communications rather than automatically accepting them
Refusing unwanted communication
Maintaining an active sense of self
Directing attention back towards ordinary life
Recognising that not every thought, sensation or perception requires engagement
The central principle is conscious participation rather than passive surrender.
From this perspective, maintaining an active internal dialogue, strong sense of identity and clear personal boundaries may help a person feel more grounded and less vulnerable to experiences they perceive as intrusive or controlling.
Honestly, from my experience, exorcism, sage, Jesus Christ and other protections do not work - it is a compulsion that takes the person away from hypervigilance because they believe it works. This then calms the person down, they stop being fearful and the spirit loses strength. If this does not work you need to ground immediately and keep your nervous system active and your thoughts flowing. Try to learn body scanning and relaxing your body. If they harass your hearing keep saying, I am not listening to you. and your consciousness will filter them out your senses as it begins to see them as non existent again just like society trains you in the same way.
