What is spirit attachment?

Upon death some spirits fail to make successfully the transition from this physical world and remain mentally attached to the earth plane, i.e. earthbound as some form of energetic presence that can attach to places or persons. Much of the evidence for the existence of attachments and the effectiveness of spirit release comes from records of treating people under hypnosis.

There can be many reasons why spirits fail to make the transition:

• Their death may have been too traumatic
• They may not have known what to do
• They may have unfinished business
• They may be concerned about someone still alive
• Their beliefs may have hindered transition ("Death is the end", "I'll go to hell")

They are therefore in need of help and usually mean no harm.

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How attachments may affect us

Often attachments have scarcely any impact, though in other cases they may affect a person mentally, physically and psychically to varying degrees, even to the extent that the person may be taken over completely, though this is rare.

Some of the more common symptoms that might indicate the presence of an attachment are lack of energy, disturbed memory, mood or behavioural changes, hearing voices, pain or other physical symptoms.  This is by no means a complete list and there may be many other reasons for these symptoms being present.

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Can it be anything else?

Yes, many things. Not all attachments have human origin. Some of these are more difficult to remove.

In Western culture we tend to dismiss things like curses, but in many cultures this is very real and the impact far-reaching. Curses can be intentional, but there can also be an impact from merely thinking badly about someone and wishing them harm.

Sometimes depressing, negative thought forms are so powerful that the impact is similar to having an attachment. Ancestral and karmic patterns can also cause difficulties.

It is often harder to work with the creations of the living.

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