Spiritual Attachment And Detachment

The physical world is not the only realm in which some of us struggle with issues of detachment (alienation), or attachment (codependency). The same holds true in the spirit realms.

If we experience spiritual attachment, this usually happens as a result of an addictive personality. In life, one could be addicted to unhealthy relationships, various substances, shopping, food, and so on. The driving force behind all of these is basically the same – the attempt to fill a perceived void with a substitute.

This inclination can then lead to the presence of negative spirit attachments with addictive energies. Perhaps the spirit entity had the same kind of addiction when it was in physical form, and still needs to experience that ‘high.’

When this happens, the victim in the physical world, to whom the spirit entity has attached itself, may become more stubborn and in denial over the need to change their habits. Many friends and family members who have had to deal with addicts, will tell you that addiction changed their loved one’s personality. From a spiritual perspective this is very true.

Spiritual detachment, on the other hand, happens when someone is the victim of abuse or trauma. A part of themselves ‘detaches’ or becomes distant from their core self, which may unintentionally invite a more powerful spirit presence to enter, to ‘protect’ or ‘guide’ the victim. Aristotle’s phrase ‘nature abhors a vacuum’ comes to mind. It means every space or void in nature always needs to be filled with something. The same holds true in the spirit realm.

In the event you have a spirit attachment and you do nothing about it, you could unknowingly lead the life of the attachment rather than your own ~ Dorothy M. Neddermeyer

These ‘protective’ spirits do not always have the best intentions, and over time they can even more invite negativity and harm, long after the actual threat of abuse or trauma is gone. In a way it’s like having an uninvited spiritual ‘bodyguard,’ who is actually a bully and refuses to leave.

We can look at attachment and detachment as two sides of the same spiritual coin. Each happens when a real or physical need is filled by a spiritual presence, which morphs into something potentially harmful. To resolve this, one must return to the essence of your true spiritual self. But this is not a simple or easy process. It involves real soul-searching and healing work on our part. Remember that we have angels and spirit guides on our side, always, whose intentions for us are always good. Call upon them in your work. The difference here is that good spirits wait to be invited, while the unhealthy, unwelcome ones simply invite themselves.

Once evil is invited in, tremendous effort is required to show it to the door and kick its cloven hoof off the threshold ~ E.A. Bucchianeri

There are several ways this spiritual restoration can be done. The heart of this restoration is discovering what happened in the first place to cause attachment or detachment, and to ensure it doesn’t happen again. This can take place through spiritual counseling, meditation, prayer, crystal and candle therapies, past life regression, shadow work, hypnotherapy, energy healing, and so on. The key is a sense of understanding of why and how the parts of your spirit were fractured, and working to heal it.

As an old saying goes, we have to be willing to acknowledge a problem exists before we can begin to change. Really examine your life if you are suffering spiritually. Are you attached or detached? Maybe both? You can begin to rid yourself of these negative influences today. As you do so, it’s important to acknowledge them for the good they may have provided you in the past, but understand they are no longer needed. As these spirits depart to be at peace, so too can you enjoy greater peace of mind.