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For those who have chosen the magical, psychical life there is really no going back. Once exposed to the subtle flow of the etheric energies that interact with the material plain you will be attuned to and attunable by others who access this area of life's reality. Since the duality of the cosmos requires the existence of opposing forces, sooner or later you will encounter someone who takes the opposite approach from yours and will attempt to overcome your spirit force. One of the easiest places an enemy can launch a psychic attack is within your dreams.
When awake and conscious a person's personal psychic defenses can be relied on to comprehend and interpret such magical attacks and deal with them accordingly. Whether it is through the vehicle of a charm or talisman, incantation or other mental focus, the target of such an assault can perceive and deal with it. However, during sleep one does not always have full cognition and control over the elements of ones dreams.
A dream attack is possible due to the specific brainwave frequency of the dreaming mind. While awake, our minds function in the 13-40 Hertz Gamma and Beta wave range. As we pass through the alpha wave frequency as we begin to sleep, the mind drops to less than 4 Hertz of deep sleep and bodily unawareness. But at some point the mind begins to dream. Within the 4-7 Hertz Theta wave frequency we experience Rapid Eye Movement (REM) and the oft-chaotic imagery of dream. This is the same brainwave frequency as the brain achieves in deep meditation and how it is possible to directly influence and affect another psychically.
For those who remain oblivious to the subtle etheric workings of the magical force there does seem to be a natural resistance to overt interference although they can still be manipulated to some degree subconsciously. Being unaware is not a total defense although a psychic attack upon them may be interpreted as naught but horrid nightmares and enough fright created even in dreams can have a serious effect on bodily functions.
It becomes necessary for the magic worker to learn to take hold of these dream influences on a more conscious level and deal with them accordingly. It is not always particularly hard to do, nor does it require a constant and vigilant effort. The ability to visualize a strong circle of protection around you is the simplest and generally most effective methods to protect yourself from psychic harm as you sleep.
Meditate on what your protective shield or barrier would look like were it a physical artifact. Focus all the strength of will that you use in any other magical working to force yourself to know it is real. As a second step in visualizing and creating a dream protection, determine a specific image or object that will materialize to you in your dream if an attack has hit the outer wall. Meditate on the details of this event so that your subconscious will be able to instinctively cast it into your awareness in the event of an attack. Once well formed within your mind and will this shielding will not require a constant vigilance unless it becomes damaged by attack.
It is best if you can carry this mental and psychical shield entirely within your mind. If tying its effectiveness to a physical object or talisman is necessary for you to have total faith in its ability to protect you from dream attacks then do so. This would require only the added effort of protecting the material object as well.
As frightening as psychic dream attacks can seem, as is with most all the balanced magic in the Craft, a passive defense will allow the attack to be cast back on its originator. Do not try to 'go after' the perpetrator of the attack as this can easily take you outside your wall of protection. If you seek to do harm in retaliation the rule of three may well rebound upon you in ways worse than what the psychic attack had intended.
As well as writing and researching on the paranormal and occult phenomena that intersect our reality, Douglas Mefford can also be found helping spread literature to the world at Bell, Book & Candle Publications or hanging out at his bungalow in Greenwoods Village.
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