Understanding Foreign Energies & Spirit Attachments

How subtle influences can affect people, animals & spaces – and how to clear them

«Foreign Energy» is the general term used to describe a wide variety of unhelpful things which may choose to attach themselves to us. A virus or bacteria is an example of a physical Foreign Energy form. But esoteric Foreign Energies can include lost souls, dark beings – or even unkind/angry thoughts form someone else.

There is nothing unusual about Foreign Energies – we come across them every day. Whether they affect us, and if so to what extent, depends on several factors. Their degree of influence can also vary widely: from non-existent, to mild, moderate or in some cases, even life-threatening.

Which symptoms may indicate an influence by Foreign Energies?

• Sleep problems of any kind. Maybe you have good nights every now and then, but most of the time you wake up a lot, have light sleep, sweat during the night, can not go back to sleep once you are awake, have an unusual sleep pattern.
• Lack of energy, the feeling of being energetically depleted or drained.
• A sudden desire to do things that do not seem to come from you? This also includes a sudden urge to smoke or drink more, consume more or new drugs, an unusual strong sex drive, strange new sexual fantasies.
• A sudden change in personality or behavior.
• Sudden, inexplicably strong emotions, outbreaks of anger, sadness, depression, guilt, reckless.
• You sometimes hear this negative voice («the little devil on the shoulder»).
• A feeling that you are being followed and/or threatened.
• You have not been the same person since you left that hospital.
• The feeling that one part of you wants to make an appointment, but another part of you is reluctant.
• Long-lasting or chronic inexplicable medical problems. You have already tried everything, have also experienced relief, but somehow the problem always seems to come back.
• The feeling of being blocked or held in place, being unable to move forward, being controlled.
• A place in the house or apartment where you just do not feel comfortable in or even avoid (e.g. rooms, cellar, screed, garden shed).

What types of Foreign Energies exist?

The most common beings that may interfere with our well-being are:

Lost souls

After our death, we usually stay around for a few more hours or days to say goodbye before we move on. But there are circumstances that can cause us to get stuck here and not find our way home into the light. Someone in such a situation may not know what to do or where to go and therefore, out of desperation or loneliness, choose another living person’s body to inhabit instead, even though this obviously means sharing that body rather than having one of its very own.

Or it may even happen that a lost soul does not realize that it has died, and that the body in which it lives is not actually its own. This often happens in case of an unexpected, sudden and often violent death (traffic accident, war [grenade, mine …], etc.).

Children’s souls especially – not understanding what’s happening – get scared and may quickly search for a safe place to be and hide with somebody who shines bright and comforting. Other souls may cling to someone they are attracted to, be it for the reason of similar emotional issues or just because e.g. that person also likes to drink or smoke as the soul once did when it still had a physical body.

Other reasons why a soul might get stuck on this plane:

• Grudge and «unfinished business»
  “This person will never get my house! I will take care of that!”
  That’s why it is important, that we are in peace with everyone at anytime – we do not know if we’re still here the next minute. Or as the Samurai used to say: “You can only truly live when you are ready to die.” → Healing: «Understand, forgive and come to peace.»

• Worry
  Sometimes a relative who has crossed over worries about a dear one, he or she has to leave behind, as this loved one may just be in a difficult life situation. The soul is determined to continue to care for this person and so often causes unwanted problems, as a presence in a person’s energy field causes a disturbance of that field and with it often leads to emotional, but also physical complaints. → Healing: «Come to understand to go home first and then come back as a being of light, strengthened and now able to support effectively and helpfully.»

• Repeated Contact
  If a loved one dies, sometimes the person left behind cannot let go and keeps on calling the departed back, either through sending out strong please-don’t-leave-me emotions or perhaps through a medium. That prevents the soul from making the transition and eventually it becomes stuck here. → Healing: «To endure ones pain and to offer the soul his love and the best wishes on its journey.»

Such souls can also inhabit places where we may perceive them as ghosts.

Dark or demonic beings

These beings are unfortunately very common and the only reason they’re usually with us is to cause problems and discomfort on a physical or/and emotional level. They can attach to our aura or be active inside us, acting alone or in groups. Demonic, dark creatures can also overshadow rooms or whole houses and «feed» from heavy emotions like anger or fear of residents or inmates.

Energy-Vampires

The old stories of vampires feeding on people’s blood came about because it was once thought that life energy and blood were the same thing. We have all had that experience of feeling good and strong ourselves that day only to then meet or talk to someone who felt drained, down and not well and after saying goodbye it was the other way round: the person felt much better – and we felt much worse. This is a form of vampirism that is quite common and happens often unconscious on both sides.

This type of feeding on life energy also exists in the realm of dark and demonic beings. Beings, who do not attach themselves to someone, still need energy to exist and be active on this level. So it may well be that a person is being visited and tapped each night only to wake up exhausted and drained every morning. Fortunately, this type of phenomenon is very rare and the bad sleep and morning fatigue are often rather a sign of unlived, locked-away emotions. See also → Deep Trauma Release.

Negative thought-forms

Every thought and every emotion generates energy which we release into our environment. That’s why we feel much more welcome and comfortable in a place which has experienced a lot of laughter, joy and happy thoughts then in one where pain, sorrow and anger has prevailed. This is how we create a large part of our environment ourselves.

The darker the thought, the stronger is the negative thought-form we create. If we wish someone harm and possess an unrecognized spiritual potential, then this thought-form can be very powerful and cause a lot of damage.

It is usually the case that created negative thought-forms, which have not been sent to anyone, simply remain in the energetic space. If such a form meets someone whose aura is perhaps weakened by indisposition or dis-ease, it may become lodged in the field or body, which can subsequently lead to health problems ranging from light to severe.

A comparable picture would be, for example, that we are traveling in an old car, which releases unfiltered black exhaust clouds into the environment. Someone will breathe in that cloud and, depending on their predisposition, suffer more or less harm.

So it is important to keep your thoughts sunny and pure to protect yourself and create a field that can bring change and healing to us and our environment.

Be aware: The confrontation with dark, demonic beings, energy vampires and the removal of nested negative thought forms can be complicated, very dangerous and should only be done by an experienced person.

What about «poltergeist phenomena»?

When things in the house suddenly move by themselves, when we hear noises or when there are loud bangs, we talk about poltergeist phenomena. If we consider that no being of the invisible world can move things in the visible world without getting the necessary energy from somewhere, we get the notion that the problem may be multilayered and complex. Often, we encounter a combination of deeply buried, negated, strong emotions/traumas, unrecognized psychic abilities and beings in our environment. Here, it is usually not enough to just guide lost souls home: Only if we acknowledge our own «stories» and give them the space they need and deserve, only if we find healing in us, the phenomena around us can dissolve.

Curses & Black magic

An especially noteworthy and potentially hazardous form of foreign energy interference stems from curses and the broader spectrum of black magic. While this topic merits a detailed discussion on its own, it is important to acknowledge that these malevolent forces, should they be present, are also addressed and managed.

How can I protect myself?

The best protection is to take good care of yourself on all levels—body, mind, and soul. Being at peace with yourself, recognizing, accepting, examining, and releasing the emotional burdens («stones») in your personal «backpack» is particularly important, as negative emotions open doors to foreign energies. It’s equally essential to honor and lovingly care for your body (we have only this one), nourishing it with a balanced and healthy diet. When body, mind, and soul are strong and harmoniously aligned, your energy field becomes robust and provides better protection.

Additionally, it is helpful to regularly fill your body and energy field with light through meditation, visualizing yourself surrounded by a sphere of light that allows only beneficial, positive energies to pass through.

A monthly bath with 1 kg of salt (ordinary table salt without fluoride or iodine is perfectly fine) and one cup of organic apple cider vinegar provides energetic cleansing and can effectively remove simpler foreign energies.

If you wish to deepen your understanding of protection and energetic cleansing, I offer two comprehensive training programs designed to equip you with professional knowledge and techniques:

→ Basic Training in Protection & Cleansing
→ Masterclass in Protection & Cleansing

 

What does a session for clearing foreign energies or attachments typically involve?

Some practitioners who offer entity removal or write about it tend to work from a place of fear. Their primary goal is not to support or heal the entities involved but rather to banish or expel them—much like traditional church-based exorcisms. Although this might provide temporary relief for the client, it doesn’t address the actual needs of the entities, which often simply move on to another host. Whether dealing with dark energies or lost souls, we are all ultimately made from the same universal energy, simply playing different roles. My approach, therefore, is to compassionately guide all beings toward the light. Every being, whether it’s a lost soul or a darker entity, deserves love and the chance to find their way back home.

Sessions to remove foreign energetic influences can be conducted either remotely or in-person at my practice.

Initially, I always check for the presence of curses, curse energies, or black magic influences, whether these originate in this lifetime, past lives, or from ancestral lines. If any such influences are identified, resolving them becomes the first priority. Following this, all harmful foreign energies and entities are gently removed and guided “home,” and the session concludes with comprehensive healing work. The healing process activated during the session may continue to unfold over several days.

During remote sessions, if needed, I also offer additional cleansing and healing work for homes, properties, family members, or pets.

This comprehensive approach is particularly important for farms, where older curses and negative energies often persist on the land, making it essential to clear these thoroughly.

In rare cases, an attachment to a foreign energy may have developed a symbiotic relationship over time. To dissolve such deeply rooted connections, the explicit consent and active participation of the client are required, making an in-person session necessary.

Methods used

After comprehensive studies, thorough training in various techniques and approaches, and many years of practical experience, I have developed my own method of «Compassionate Depossession».

The following individuals have significantly influenced my approach:

• Dr. William Baldwin, who coined the term «Spirit Releasement Therapy» (SRT)
• Dr. Irene Hickman and Susan Schontag in the field of remote depossession
• Simon Buxton, Founder/Director of The Sacred Trust; teacher of the shamanic way of resolving issues with Foreign Energies (extraction, attachments, possessions)