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Psychic Self Defense

by: Donald Michael Kraig

First, the good news. Real psychic attack is very rare. Of the people who claim to be under psychic attack, perhaps one in a hundred are really having such a problem, and even then it may not be a truly intentional or deliberate "magical" act. Psychic attack should only be considered lastly as the cause of a problem in your life. So the first thing to know is how to tell if you are really under a psychic attack, and what, exactly, a psychic attack involves.

Psychic attacks hit you at your weakest link.

Do you have some guilt over something you did when you were a child? A psychic attack might cause extreme awareness of that guilt, even so much so that you would become very depressed. The depression would affect you so deeply that you would not be able to complete any action which your attacker did not want you to do. In fact, you might become so depressed that you would not be able to accomplish your ordinary daily work. Do you worry about your strength and endurance? A psychic attack might sap your energy and strength. If a man is worried about his sexual abilities, a psychic attack might cause depression leading to impotence.

Once you are aware that you are under psychic attack you have a powerful weapon: knowledge. Sometimes, students who are just beginning their training in various metaphysical systems feel that they are under attack. The truth, however, is that these students are not under attack. What they are seeing are entities of the Astral Plane. They are seeing things and entities which have always been there but were invisible until the student developed enough psychically to achieve astral vision, the ability to see the non-material things which exist on the Astral Plane. Usually, these entities are quite harmless and merely slightly bothersome as they can distract your attention. For this reason they have been called "Little Nasties" or "Astral Junk." Responsible teachers and counselors should make their clients and students aware of the surprise that usually comes along with the development of being able to see into the Astral Plane.

And now, the bad news. Even though psychic attack is rare, your psyche is being attacked every day. Salesmen attack your psyche to break down your sales resistance so you will buy their products. Advertisements do the same thing. Some even have secret subliminal messages which are only detected by your subconscious and urge you to buy the product. Friends tell you their problems and go away feeling better while you feel drained (the so-called psychic vampire).

Both psychic attacks and attacks on your psyche can easily be overcome with a little bit of practice.