Psychic Self-Defense: The Ultimate Protection Guide
20+ Years of Real-World Experience Defending Clients from Psychic Attacks
40-50 min read | Comprehensive Protection Resource | Critical Information
Let me tell you something that most people don't want to hear: psychic attacks are REAL, they are more common than you think, and they can absolutely destroy your life if you don't know how to protect yourself. I have spent over 20 years working with clients who have been victims of psychic attacks, curses, negative magic, and spiritual assault, and I can tell you from firsthand experience that the damage can be devastating, it can be life-altering, and in some cases it can even be deadly.
Now, I know that sounds dramatic, and I know some of you reading this might be skeptical, you might be thinking "come on Phelan, psychic attacks? Really?" but let me assure you, if you have never experienced a psychic attack you are fortunate, because those who have been on the receiving end of one know just how real and how terrifying they can be. I have worked with clients whose businesses were destroyed, whose marriages fell apart, whose health failed, and whose entire lives were torn to shreds because someone, somewhere, was directing negative energy at them with malicious intent.
In this guide I am going to share with you everything I know about psychic attacks, how to recognize the symptoms, how to identify what type of attack you are dealing with, and most importantly, how to PROTECT yourself and FIGHT BACK when necessary. This is not fluff, this is not theory, this is real-world practical knowledge that has been earned through two decades of dealing with some of the darkest and most dangerous situations you can imagine.
Table of Contents
- 1. Understanding Psychic Attacks: What They Are & How They Work
- 2. The Symptoms Checklist: How to Know If You're Under Attack
- 3. Types of Psychic Attacks
- 4. Protection Methods: Building Your Defenses
- 5. Emergency Protocols: What to Do RIGHT NOW
- 6. Long-Term Defense Strategies
- 7. When to Fight Back (Defensive & Offensive Magic)
- 8. Frequently Asked Questions
- 9. Work with Phelan
1. Understanding Psychic Attacks: What They Are & How They Work
Psychic attack can occur on any level: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, especially if your aura is not secure or your chakra system malfunctions in some way. In this day and age it is even more important to learn to effectively shield ourselves from outside negative influences, however, this is a concept that many people just cannot comprehend.
Think about it this way: we spend a great deal of our time focusing on how to make ourselves more secure in our homes and our places of employment, we buy the best door locks, security bars, alarm systems, and we would never park our car in a strange place without making sure that it was locked and secure, and with all of this security in place, somehow the fact that we are constantly plagued with an influx of psychic energy and thought escapes us!
The Power of Thought
Here is something that might surprise you: it is not necessary for an attacker to be highly skilled in the art of magic for them to psychically attack you. In fact, it is entirely possible for someone to psychically attack another being without even realizing it, it is entirely possible for someone to launch an attack against another without having any magical knowledge whatsoever, and to surprise you even more, it is entirely possible for us as thought-provoking beings to launch a psychic attack against ourselves! Scary, isn't it?
How can someone attack us psychically without any magical knowledge? The answer is simple really: THOUGHT! Thought is nothing more than mental energy, and the thoughts that you and I have will not only impact the one that we direct them towards, but our thoughts will determine the flow of our life, our thoughts will determine how lucky we are, our thoughts will determine the quality of our love lives, and our thoughts will define how prosperous we are in this lifetime.
You see, thoughts are not empty, they are power packed, and when you realize the damage that can be caused from allowing ourselves to lose control and verbally ramble, spitting out one nasty word after another, the prospect of being set upon by a seasoned practitioner of the magical arts is downright terrifying, for if random thoughts can cause damage, just think about the destruction that can result from a mind that is skilled and trained in the art of magic!
CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING
When we have a thought of another, whether that thought is one of love and light or maliciously dark, that thought is sent from us to the one that we are thinking of. Unless that individual has a magical shield in place, their day and their reality will become somewhat distorted, or if our message is one of love, they may feel or sense that we are thinking of them.
This is why in the craft we talk about the importance of thought, intention, and focused will. When you cast a spell, thought in the form of the written word is the body of the ritual, spoken aloud we energize that thought and we send it out unto the Universe, soliciting a favorable smile upon our request.
Levels of Vulnerability
Most of us need to psychically shield ourselves, especially if we meditate, practice any type of energy work, or dabble in the esoteric arts. Massage therapists get up close and personal with their clients, and I personally have worked with a masseuse who picked up some pretty negative stuff through the minor chakras in the palm of her hands; she was invaded by negative energy and it affected every single aspect of her life, including her health which began to fail her, her prosperity went into the toilet as she lost one client after another, and her lover of eight years turned her back on her and walked away from their relationship.
Since that ordeal I have worked with her and she has learned how to properly shield herself and to naturally close her chakras without retaining any of her clients' energy. This is the kind of real-world damage that can occur when you do not protect yourself adequately.
Essential reading: Self Induced Psychic Attack | Magical Self-Defense
2. The Symptoms Checklist: How to Know If You're Under Attack
One of the most common questions I get is "Phelan, how do I know if I'm under psychic attack or if I'm just having a run of bad luck?" This is a fair question because not every bad thing that happens to you is the result of someone working against you, sometimes life is just hard, sometimes we make bad decisions, and sometimes we are dealing with the natural consequences of our own actions.
HOWEVER, there are definite signs and symptoms that can indicate you are under psychic attack, and if you are experiencing multiple symptoms from the list below, you need to take this seriously and seek help immediately.
Physical Symptoms
- Sudden and unexplained illnesses that doctors cannot diagnose
- Chronic fatigue that does not improve with rest
- Nightmares and night terrors, especially recurring ones
- Sleep paralysis or feeling held down in bed
- Sudden weight loss or weight gain
- Headaches that come and go without explanation
- Feeling drained of energy after being around certain people
Emotional & Mental Symptoms
- Depression that comes on suddenly and has no clear cause
- Anxiety or panic attacks out of nowhere
- Feeling watched or followed even when alone
- Sudden and unexplained mood swings
- Suicidal thoughts (especially if you have never had them before)
- Feeling like you are losing your mind
- Intrusive negative thoughts that do not feel like your own
Relationship & Social Symptoms
- Long-time friends turning their backs on you for no reason
- Your partner suddenly becoming cold, distant, or even hostile
- Family members attacking you verbally or even physically
- People you trust spreading lies or rumors about you
- Isolation: everyone in your life seems to abandon you at once
Financial & Career Symptoms
- Sudden and unexplained financial losses
- Business deals falling through at the last minute
- Losing your job without warning or justification
- Legal troubles that seem to come out of nowhere
- Everything you touch seems to turn to dust
Spiritual & Paranormal Symptoms
- Seeing shadows or dark figures out of the corner of your eye
- Hearing voices, footsteps, or knocking when no one is there
- Objects moving on their own
- Cold spots in your home or feeling sudden chills
- Animals acting strangely around you or avoiding you
- Feeling a dark presence in your home or around you
- Dreams where someone is attacking you or demanding something from you
IMPORTANT: If you are experiencing THREE OR MORE symptoms from this list, especially if they came on suddenly and have no logical explanation, you need to take this seriously. Do not ignore these signs. I have seen too many people wait until their entire lives have been destroyed before seeking help.
Essential reading: Psychic Attack
3. Types of Psychic Attacks
Not all psychic attacks are created equal. Some are intentional and deliberate acts of malice carried out by skilled practitioners, while others are unintentional and result from negative emotions like jealousy and envy. Understanding what type of attack you are dealing with is crucial because it determines how you defend yourself and how you fight back.
Intentional Attacks (Curses, Hexes, Dark Magic)
These are the most dangerous type of psychic attacks because they are deliberate, focused, and carried out by someone who knows exactly what they are doing. When a skilled practitioner decides to curse you or hex you, they are calling upon forces and energies specifically to cause you harm, and the results can be devastating.
Real Story: I was contacted in March of this year by a young man whose life was gravely impacted and torn apart by a vicious psychic attack. This young man's ordeal started when he approached a psychic that set up shop at a local fair in his hometown; he had never had a psychic reading before and in fact he had often scoffed at the idea, he probably would have been better off had he never approached this gypsy for a reading.
During the reading the lady became insulted and incensed by something he said. During the months that followed the reading with the gypsy, this young man was brutally attacked mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally: long-time friends turned their backs on him, his sister attacked him with a knife, and his parents turned their backs on him cutting him off from any and all family support, his fiancée broke up with him, and he was a law student with a promising future who was accused of a felony and convicted.
His bright future turned dim, and during his three-month stay in the county jail he was repeatedly attacked and sodomized by other inmates. During this time at night when he would try to sleep the gypsy would appear in his dreams demanding an apology, and although he would yell out his apology the attacks only continued to get more and more brutal.
To date the attacks have ceased, but the scars within him run deep, and although his sister and parents are now once again in his life, he knows that their relationship will never be what it was. Three months after his fiancée of five years broke up with him, she married someone else, and as far as my client is concerned that is a door that can remain closed.
This is what an intentional psychic attack can do. A 15-minute encounter with a stranger ripped his life apart at the seams. It is a scary thought for how many times have you and I encountered a stranger that could have done the same thing to us?
Characteristics of Intentional Attacks:
- Sudden and dramatic life changes (usually for the worse)
- Multiple areas of life collapsing at once
- Recurring nightmares featuring the attacker
- Feeling like you are being watched or targeted
- Synchronicities that feel malevolent (seeing certain numbers, symbols, or animals repeatedly)
- Physical manifestations (objects appearing in your home, strange smells, etc.)
Essential reading: Gypsy Attacks
Unintentional Attacks (Jealousy, Envy, Negative Thought)
Believe it or not, you do not need to be a skilled practitioner to launch a psychic attack against someone. Every day, people are sending out negative thoughts, jealous energy, and malicious intentions toward others, and even though they may not realize they are doing it, the damage can still be real and significant.
Have you ever had someone in your life who was intensely jealous of you? Maybe they were jealous of your relationship, your success, your happiness, or your prosperity. Even if that person never uttered a single curse word or cast a single spell, their intense negative emotions toward you can create a psychic attack that manifests as bad luck, obstacles, and roadblocks in your life.
Common Sources of Unintentional Attacks:
- Jealous ex-partners who cannot move on
- Envious coworkers who resent your success
- Family members who are bitter or resentful
- Friends who secretly wish you would fail
- Strangers you have offended or slighted (even unintentionally)
The good news about unintentional attacks is that they are generally easier to defend against and clear than intentional attacks, however, if the person is constantly directing negative energy at you over a long period of time, the cumulative effect can still be damaging.
Essential reading: Psychic Tapping
Self-Induced Psychic Attacks
This is the one that surprises people the most, but it is absolutely real: YOU can psychically attack YOURSELF. In fact, I would say that self-induced psychic attacks are among the most common types of attacks I see, and they are often the hardest to break because the victim does not realize they are the one causing their own problems.
How does this happen? Through negative self-talk, self-doubt, self-sabotage, and the constant undermining of your own goals and desires. Every time you tell yourself "I am not good enough," "I will never find love," "I always fail," or "nothing ever works out for me," you are programming your reality to reflect those beliefs. You are literally cursing yourself.
Let me tell you something that I have said a million times before: THOUGHTS ARE NOT EMPTY, THEY ARE POWER PACKED, FULL OF ENERGY, and you can manifest happiness or heartache, it really is up to you. But if you are going to spend your time, energy, and money in an attempt to manifest your desires and to reach your goals in life, then you owe it to yourself to lay the bull aside and to start wholeheartedly working to embrace that in which you seek.
Because every time that you ask a question that undermines your life goals, you push (no, you SHOVE) them that much farther and farther away, making it even that much more difficult to manifest, and when you are embracing this sort of negative behavior, you are even more vulnerable for psychic attack from external sources, because you are attracting and pulling to yourself negative energy by the buckets!
STOP IT!
If you are constantly asking yourself undermining questions like "will my lover ever come back to me?" or "will I ever be successful?" you need to STOP RIGHT NOW. Instead of asking questions, start making affirmative statements: "My lover IS coming back to me," "I AM successful," "Prosperity IS flowing to me."
Doubt breeds insecurity, and both doubt and insecurity are perceived as a sign of weakness. If you were to fall victim of a psychic attack, your attacker will seek the weakest link within your personal structure to attack, and unfortunately the majority of my clients would be emotionally vulnerable to such an attack.
Essential reading: Self Induced Psychic Attack
Generational Curses
Generational curses are curses that are passed down through family bloodlines, affecting multiple generations of the same family. These are particularly insidious because they can manifest as repeating patterns of dysfunction, illness, poverty, failed relationships, addiction, or even early death that plague a family for decades or even centuries.
How do generational curses start? Usually through one of three ways: a curse placed on an ancestor that was never broken, karmic debt from a previous generation that has not been settled, or a pattern of negative behavior that has been passed down and reinforced through each generation.
Signs of a Generational Curse:
- Multiple family members suffering from the same illness or condition
- Repeating patterns of divorce, abandonment, or failed relationships in your family
- Financial struggles that affect every generation no matter how hard they work
- Addiction or mental illness that runs in the family
- Early deaths or tragic accidents that seem to plague your bloodline
- Feeling like you are doomed to repeat your parents' mistakes no matter what you do
Breaking a generational curse requires more than just a simple cleansing; it requires deep spiritual work to sever the karmic ties that bind you to the pattern, and in some cases it requires making amends for the sins of your ancestors. This is not work you want to attempt on your own if you are not experienced in this type of magic.
Essential reading: Generational Curses
Gypsy Attacks & Practitioner Scams
I want to talk about this because it is one of the most common ways people end up under psychic attack, and it is almost always entirely avoidable if people would just use common sense and caution. Gypsy scams and unscrupulous practitioner attacks usually follow a pattern, and once you know what to look for, you can avoid falling victim to them.
Here is how it typically works: you go to a psychic fair, a carnival, or you find a practitioner online who offers to help you with your problems. During your reading or consultation, they tell you that you have a curse on you, or that someone is working against you, or that there is dark energy surrounding you (even if you came to them for something completely unrelated). Then they offer to remove this curse or negative energy for a fee, often a substantial one.
If you pay them, one of two things happens: either they take your money and do nothing, or worse, they actually DO curse you so that you will come back and pay them even more money to "fix" the problems they created. I have seen this happen more times than I can count.
RED FLAGS OF GYPSY SCAMS
- They tell you that you have a curse even though you did not ask about that
- They demand large sums of money upfront to "remove" the curse
- They tell you that you must act immediately or terrible things will happen
- They ask for your personal belongings (hair, photos, clothing, etc.)
- They insist that you must not tell anyone about the work they are doing for you
- They become angry or threaten you if you question them or refuse to pay
The best advice I can offer to anyone who is seeking the advice of a practicing psychic is to always approach the psychic with the utmost of respect, for not only was that gypsy a psychic, she was also a great weaver of magic. But I would suggest to anyone who might be reading this article to STAY AWAY from psychics and fortunetellers who set up shop at local carnivals and fairs, for it only takes one chance encounter with someone who is not at all concerned about his or her own personal karma for that individual to turn your life upside down and inside out!
Essential reading: Gypsy Attacks
Spiritual Entities & Possession
Sometimes a psychic attack does not come from a living person at all, but from a spiritual entity: a ghost, a demon, a malevolent spirit, or even the restless dead who have attached themselves to you or your home. These types of attacks can be particularly frightening because they often involve physical manifestations and paranormal activity that you can see, hear, and feel.
Real Story: About fifteen years ago I worked with a lady who owned a successful jewelry business and an antique furniture store that she inherited from her mother. Her mother was a victim of a very violent crime and was not at all prepared for her journey on earth to end. She was in the hospital for seven days after her attack, and my client never left her side. She was by her mother's side when she took in her final breath, and she told me that her mother did not go quietly, the terror that filled her eyes was unnerving.
As a result, her mother attached herself to her daughter's aura and psychically she was feeding off of her. This is what we call psychic leeching, which can be devastating to the victim. My client is an empath and highly intuitive, she also reads the tarot, but she never put her finger on what was ailing her.
When I visited both places where she did business, the jewelry shop was peaceful, but the antique shop was filled with psychic rage, and this is where I met her mother for the first time. She was a stubborn old biddy for sure, but through peaceful negotiation she was finally convinced to cut the psychic umbilical cord and set her daughter free. Upon her death she attached herself to her daughter's aura to continue the punishment. What boggled my mind was, why would anyone who was alone in the world treat her only child in such a way?
Types of Spiritual Entities:
- Earthbound spirits: Ghosts who have not crossed over and may attach to the living
- Demons: Malevolent entities that feed on fear and negative energy
- Psychic vampires: Energy wraith-forms that attach to and feed off your aura
- Thought forms: Entities created (often unintentionally) through intense negative emotion
- Incubus/Succubus: Sexual entities that attack during sleep
Dealing with spiritual entities requires experience and knowledge of banishing rituals, exorcisms, and spiritual warfare. This is NOT something you want to mess with if you do not know what you are doing, because if you make a mistake, you can make the situation much worse.
Essential reading: Supernatural Attack | Night Terror
4. Protection Methods: Building Your Defenses
Now that you understand what psychic attacks are and the different types you might face, let's talk about how to PROTECT yourself. Prevention is always better than cure, and the best defense against psychic attack is to have strong shields and protections in place BEFORE you need them.
The Basics of Psychic Shielding
Psychic shielding is exactly what it sounds like: creating an energetic barrier around yourself that prevents negative energy, psychic attacks, and unwanted influences from penetrating your aura and affecting your reality. Think of it like having a force field around you that deflects harmful energy before it can reach you.
Method 1: Daily Visualization Shield
This is the simplest and most accessible form of psychic protection, and it is something EVERYONE should be doing every single day, especially if you work with the public, if you practice any form of energy work, or if you are going through a difficult time in your life.
How to do it:
- Find a quiet moment in the morning before you start your day
- Close your eyes and take several deep breaths
- Visualize a sphere of brilliant white or golden light surrounding your entire body
- See this light extending about 3 feet out from your body in all directions
- Mentally affirm: "This shield of light protects me from all negative energy, psychic attacks, and harmful influences. Only love and positive energy may pass through this shield."
- Visualize the shield solidifying, becoming impenetrable and strong
- Repeat this visualization every morning, and reinforce it throughout the day as needed
Method 2: Salt & Water Cleansing
Salt has been used for centuries to cleanse negative energy and create protective barriers. This is one of the most effective and accessible forms of protection magic.
For your home:
- Sprinkle salt across all thresholds (doorways and windowsills)
- Place small bowls of salt in each corner of your home
- Mix salt with water and use it to wash your floors, moving from the back of the house toward the front door
- Replace the salt monthly or whenever it begins to look clumpy or discolored
For yourself:
- Add sea salt or Epsom salt to your bath water
- As you soak, visualize all negative energy being pulled out of your aura and into the water
- When you drain the tub, see the negative energy going down the drain
- Do this at least once a week, or more often if you are under attack
Method 3: Candle Protection Spells
Candles are powerful tools for protection magic because the flame itself is purifying and the act of lighting a candle with intent creates a beacon of positive energy.
Simple Protection Candle Spell:
- Use a white or black candle (white for general protection, black for deflecting curses)
- Anoint the candle with protection oil (olive oil mixed with a pinch of salt will work)
- Carve your name into the candle
- Light the candle and say: "By this flame I am protected, all negative energy is deflected, no harm shall come to me, as I will so mote it be"
- Let the candle burn completely (use a safe candle holder and never leave burning candles unattended)
Method 4: Protective Amulets & Talismans
Wearing or carrying a protective amulet is like having a shield with you at all times. Here are some of the most effective:
- Black tourmaline: Absorbs and transmutes negative energy
- Obsidian: Creates a psychic shield and deflects negativity
- Hematite: Grounds you and protects your aura
- Clear quartz: Amplifies your own protective energy
- Evil eye amulet: Traditional protection against curses and ill wishes
- Pentacle: Symbol of protection in Wiccan tradition
Cleanse your amulets regularly (under running water, in salt, or by smudging with sage) and recharge them in sunlight or moonlight.
Method 5: Guardian Spirits & Spiritual Allies
This is more advanced work, but it is also one of the most effective forms of protection. If you have spirit guides, guardian angels, or patron deities that you work with, you can call upon them to protect you and watch over you.
I personally utilize my guardians who watch over me and mine very intently. As a witch I was taught at a very young age the importance of shielding myself, and as I grew into my own power I had my guides and guardians already in place looking out for me. For had they not been, my fate and my path may have been permanently altered just as some of my clients' paths were permanently altered.
Essential reading: Protection Spells | Magical Self-Defense
5. Emergency Protocols: What to Do RIGHT NOW
If you are currently under psychic attack and you need help RIGHT NOW, follow these emergency protocols. These are not permanent solutions, but they will buy you time and provide immediate relief while you seek professional help.
IMMEDIATE ACTION STEPS
- Ground yourself: Go outside, take off your shoes, and stand barefoot on the earth for at least 10 minutes. This will help discharge negative energy and reconnect you to stable, grounding energy.
- Take a salt bath immediately: Fill your tub with warm water and add at least 2 cups of sea salt or Epsom salt. Soak for 20-30 minutes while visualizing all negative energy being pulled out of you.
- Cut energetic cords: Visualize any cords or connections between you and your attacker. See yourself taking scissors and cutting those cords, then sealing the ends with white light.
- Call on protection: If you have any spiritual beliefs, pray to your God, Goddess, angels, or guides for protection. If you do not, simply state out loud: "I am protected, I am safe, no harm can come to me."
- Remove yourself from the situation: If possible, leave the place where the attack is happening. Go to a friend's house, a church, a library, anywhere you feel safe.
When to Seek Professional Help IMMEDIATELY
Some situations are too dangerous to handle on your own. Seek professional help from an experienced practitioner if:
- You are experiencing suicidal thoughts
- You are being physically harmed by people or entities
- Your health is rapidly deteriorating
- You are experiencing full possession or loss of control over your actions
- Your life is falling apart so quickly you cannot keep up
- You have tried to protect yourself and it is not working
DO NOT WAIT. I have seen people wait until their entire lives have been destroyed before seeking help. The longer you wait, the harder it is to reverse the damage. If you are under serious attack, reach out for help NOW.
6. Long-Term Defense Strategies
Once you have dealt with an immediate attack, you need to think about long-term defense. You do not want to just survive one attack only to be vulnerable to the next one. Here is how you build lasting protection:
1. Regular Spiritual Hygiene
Just like you shower every day to keep your physical body clean, you need to cleanse your energetic body regularly. This includes:
- Weekly salt baths
- Daily visualization shields
- Monthly sage smudging of your home
- Quarterly deep energy clearing rituals
2. Learn to Close Your Chakras
I STRONGLY ADVISE the novice against forcing their chakras open or opening their chakras if they have yet to learn how to close them. When you open a chakra and fail to close it, it is just as bad as walking out and leaving the front door of your home wide open. You wouldn't do that because you know that it is just too risky, and with that said you should never open your chakras without properly closing them.
To leave your chakras open is to leave yourself wide open and vulnerable to psychic attack, and there are all kinds of things floating around us: poor earthbound souls that have yet to find their way to the other side, as well as malevolent spirits that are looking for their next victim.
A CAUTIONARY TALE
About six years ago I parted ways with a student who just didn't seem to get what I was trying to convey to her. She was a very gifted and talented young woman with a very bright future ahead of her. She took up with the wrong crowd and got involved with some folks who practice Satanism. During her involvement with them she delved heavily into Satanic ritual.
Prior to this she had struggled with the opening and closing of her chakra system. Well, on one occasion during their Satanic rites she managed to forcibly open her chakras, and while her chakras were wide open she became possessed. As a result she was not able to close them properly. Her all-seeing eye, third eye, became stuck open.
Today, at the age of 29, what I thought was the rising star of the witch community sits idle in a mental institution, staring at a wall with a blank look on her face. You see, if we are not careful to shield ourselves in our practice, anything can come in. The purpose of working with your chakras is to attune yourself to your higher state of consciousness. It saddens me to think that my poor student may never be conscious again!
3. Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Life
As human beings we think nothing of interacting with one another, and in fact one of the most common ways to greet someone when we meet them is by extending our hand to theirs. It might just surprise you to learn that this is one of the most common ways that our energy not only becomes crossed, it is one of the easiest ways for a practitioner to lay a curse or a spell on their intended victim.
There are minor chakras in the palms of our hands in which energy can be exchanged when we shake hands with another human being. It is for this reason that I am very particular about the hands that I shake, and so should you be. This may seem trivial, but if you have ever experienced a psychic attack then you would agree that it is far better to be perceived as unapproachable than it is to risk mixing your energy with someone else who just might be in a position to wreak havoc upon your life.
4. Never Give Out Your Personal Effects to Strangers
Let me give you a tidbit of advice: if you are one of those individuals who run the gamut of psychics and practitioners looking for help, be very careful and think twice before you start clipping those nails and sending hair snippets to them. I personally have advanced to a point that I do not need those items to cast spells and work on your behalf, but even the weakest of novices can mess with your reality using your personal DNA, so it is simply not a good idea to send your personal effects to someone that you do not know and that you have yet to create a rapport with.
5. Trust Your Instincts
If something feels off about a person, a place, or a situation, TRUST THAT FEELING. Your intuition is one of your strongest defenses against psychic attack. Do not ignore it just because you cannot logically explain why you feel uncomfortable.
7. When to Fight Back (Defensive & Offensive Magic)
There comes a time when protection is not enough. When someone is actively attacking you and causing real harm to you and your loved ones, you have every right to defend yourself, and in some cases that means going on the offense. Now, I want to be very clear about something: I do NOT advocate the use of black magic for petty revenge or to harm innocent people. However, when you are under serious attack and your life is being destroyed, sometimes you have to fight fire with fire.
As I told that young man who contacted me after being brutally attacked by the gypsy: sometimes we have to fight fire with fire, and in his case that is exactly what we did. Although I know that he has a ways to go, I am happy to report that he is doing much better and is now back in control of his own life and destiny.
When Defensive Magic is Justified
You are justified in using defensive (and even offensive) magic when:
- You or your loved ones are in physical danger
- Your livelihood is being destroyed by someone's malicious actions
- Your health is failing due to psychic attack
- Your relationships are being torn apart by outside interference
- You have tried peaceful resolution and it has failed
- The attacker shows no signs of stopping
Types of Defensive Magic
1. Mirror Spells (Reflection)
These spells reflect the negative energy back to the sender. Whatever they send to you bounces back and hits them instead. This is one of the most ethical forms of defensive magic because you are not creating new harm, you are simply returning to sender.
2. Binding Spells
Binding spells prevent the attacker from continuing to harm you. You are essentially tying their hands so they cannot work magic against you anymore. This does not harm them, it simply stops them from harming you.
3. Freezer Spells
Write the attacker's name on a piece of paper, place it in a container of water, and freeze it. This "freezes" their ability to act against you. This is a temporary measure that can buy you time while you work on more permanent solutions.
4. Return to Sender Spells
These are more aggressive than mirror spells. Not only do they return the negative energy to the sender, but they amplify it. Use this only in serious situations where you need to make it clear that attacking you comes with consequences.
5. Offensive Magic (Use with Extreme Caution)
This is where we get into what most people would call "black magic" or "curses." I do not take this lightly, and I only use offensive magic in situations where someone has crossed a line and needs to be stopped by any means necessary. The closest that I come to black magic is defensive rituals, with a little offense thrown in!
The Karma Question
People always ask me: "But Phelan, what about karma? Won't I get in trouble for cursing someone?" Here is the truth: when someone attacks you, when someone tries to destroy your life, when someone hurts you or your loved ones, you have every right under universal law to defend yourself. Self-defense is NOT the same as unprovoked attack.
That being said, you need to be very certain that you are truly under attack and that your response is proportionate to the threat. Do not curse someone just because you are angry at them or because they hurt your feelings. But if someone is actively destroying your life through magic or psychic attack, then yes, you have the right to fight back.
I refuse to allow someone to destroy a client's life without fighting back. When necessary, let the spells begin, because there is no injustice in this world that goes unpunished, and there is no victory that goes unrewarded. The question is, which side of that coin do you see yourself on?
Essential reading: Magical Self-Defense
8. Frequently Asked Questions
Look at the symptoms checklist in Section 2. If you are experiencing three or more symptoms that came on suddenly and have no logical explanation, you may be under attack. Bad luck tends to be random and sporadic; psychic attacks are usually consistent, escalating, and feel targeted. Trust your gut. If it feels like more than just bad luck, it probably is.
Absolutely! You do not need to be Wiccan or a practitioner to protect yourself. The visualization shield, salt baths, and prayer to whatever higher power you believe in are all effective. What matters most is your intention and your belief that you CAN protect yourself.
It depends on the severity and type of attack. Minor attacks from unintentional negative energy can be cleared in a few days to a week. Serious intentional attacks from skilled practitioners can take weeks or even months to fully break, especially if the attacker is persistent. Generational curses can take even longer. This is why prevention is so important.
NO! Confronting your attacker almost never helps and usually makes things worse. If they are attacking you, confronting them will only give them more ammunition and may escalate the attack. Focus on protecting yourself and breaking the attack, not on confrontation.
Yes, unfortunately. Animals and children are often more sensitive to psychic energy than adults, and they can be affected by attacks directed at their family or home. If your pets are acting strangely or your children are having nightmares and behavioral problems that started suddenly, it could be a sign of psychic attack on your household.
Simple defensive measures like mirror spells and binding spells are generally safe for beginners. However, if you are dealing with a serious attack from a skilled practitioner, or if you are dealing with demonic or spiritual entities, you should seek professional help. Do not attempt advanced offensive magic or exorcisms if you do not have experience. You can make things much worse if you do not know what you are doing.
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