Making First Contact

Written by: Tiernajac

Beginning any kind of work is always the hardest part. You need to find your own methods and the tools that suit you. Working with spirits may be more difficult in this respect than other kinds of work. It is not only about finding your own way; you must also find a way that works for the spirit or spirits involved.

Some spirits can communicate better through a Ouija board, while others respond better to a traditional pendulum. Your choice of tool also depends on what you want to achieve. If you hope for an open conversation, a pendulum is the last thing to choose: it confines the exchange to yes-or-no questions and answers.

A pendulum can nevertheless be a simple way to make first contact with spirits around you. It requires little energy and allows you to investigate the spirit’s intentions without letting it too close.

Once that first contact has been made, you can change to a more complex tool. Or, if you are absolutely sure the spirit is benevolent, you may establish a direct energetic connection and, in the best case, converse almost as you would in an ordinary discussion.

Even at the very beginning, it is important—perhaps most important—to remember that when you open the door to the spirit world a little, it may not be only the spirit you invited that comes through. Other, unwanted spirits may accompany it and remain in your energy space despite being asked to leave.

If you are unsure whether you can face the inhabitants of the spirit world alone, it is always safer to ask a friend to join you, at least for the first contacts. Your safety matters most.

Good manners are worth remembering, too. Spirits are feeling souls like ourselves, and it would never occur to me to begin prying into the most personal affairs of a stranger I had just met.

It is therefore perfectly proper to ask spirits whether they want contact. I began by introducing myself and asking whether anyone present wished to communicate with me. When I received a positive answer, I continued from there.

I want to stress that everyone must discover their own way of working with spirits. What works for a friend may be completely wrong for you; the only way to find out is to try. I also want to emphasise safety. Even though I have a reasonably familiar spirit contact whom I know to be friendly, I always invite the Goddess, God and elements to be present. I cannot be sure that an unwanted spirit will not come along this time and cause trouble.

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