Quick Guide for Starters - The Basics of Spirit Keeping - Spirit Keeping 101

In this brief post I am listing some basics on spirit keeping with the risk of repeating myself, as this info may be useful for beginners approaching spirit keeping, and it may serve as a reminder for advanced spirit keepers.

What is Spirit Keeping? Spirit keeping is the practice of connecting with, caring for, and learning from spirits who live in any of the parallel realms to ours. Usually a keeper acquires the connection to a spirit through an experienced conjurer able to recognize spirits and to understand their nature. Spirit keeping is a personal and spiritual journey, it is not for those who look for instant gratification, as it requires respect, patience, and mindfulness.

1. Understanding Spirit Keeping

What is a spirit?
Spirits are entities of consciousness just like you, but they exist on a plane different than ours, they are not connected to a physical body that is located in this physical realm's frequency. They can be guides, protectors, teachers, friends, and in some cases even lovers.

Why keep spirits?
Spirit keeping can enhance intuition, provide companionship, deepen your spiritual connection to the world, and ultimately the connection with your Self.

2. Good to remember

Mindset: Approach spirit keeping with respect, curiosity, and patience.

Environment: Create a calm, safe, and clean space for your practice. Usually it is very hard to perceive a spirit presence when stressed or tired. Or when among people who talk to you. Our mind can focus only on one thing at a time.

Grounding, Meditation, Cleansing, Protection: Learn and regularly practice techniques such as grounding, meditation, chakra and aura cleansing, and protection. This is a staple of working with the metaphysical.

3. Starting Your Practice

Choosing the conjurer: Make sure to work with a trusted conjurer who knows what they are doing. Ask questions if you wish, read the information on their website, etc.

Choosing Your Spirit: Beginners often start with one spirit to focus on. This can be an angel, a nature spirit, or any type of spirit the individual feels comfortable with. Listen to your intuition, which spirit calls you? However if a spirit is described "for advanced keepers only" I would listen to that suggestion.

Making Contact: Once you have welcomed your spirit, use meditation, quite moments of reflection, walks in the nature or ritual offerings to connect. Pay attention to dreams, signs, emotion, or intuition.

Communication: Remember, communication and manifestation may be subtle. Learn to recognize feelings, impressions, synchronicities, or quick visions or auditory signals as messages. From time to time more pronounced types of manifestation may happen.

4. Caring for Your Spirit

Offerings & Respect: Offerings like incense, candles, water, or symbolic items can honor the spirit. Usually spirits do not demand offers, however there can be some who need offering regularly, always check with the conjurer.

Consistency: Spend time regularly with your spirit to strengthen your bond.

Boundaries: Understand that spirits have their own will and also limitations in what they can do in our world and how much they can signal their presence clearly. Respect them, and do not force interaction.

5. Safety and Ethics

Set Intentions: Always approach spirit keeping with positive intentions.

Protect Yourself: Although the spirit companions you get from Angelika Magick are 100% safe, it is important to always protect yourself when doing spiritual or magick work. Use your favorite protection method.

Respect Free Will: Never coerce a spirit or perform practices that are harmful to yourself or others.

6. Tracking Your Progress

Keep a digital spirit journal of interactions, dreams, signs, and personal reflections.

Notice changes in intuition, insight, or emotional guidance over time.

Finally, spirit keeping is a journey of respect, learning, and growth. Start slowly, nurture the bond with your spirits, and trust your intuition. Especially be patient with the situation, the spirit companion, and yourself if sometimes it feels a bit quite. Over time, you will develop more spirit communication skills, know your companions better, and ultimately you will develop a meaningful and rewarding connection that will last for life.

You can find more information on spirit keeping in The Spirit Keeping Guide for Total Beginners.