my personal experiences

[Sophia]

i started with meditation and stuff a few months ago. well while i was meditating once i heard a "devilish" laugh as if it were right beside my ear. it scared me so much that i slept for the next few weeks with my light on. well for the longest time i felt like something was following me and just waiting to attack me and for some reason i felt safer in the light. maybe because when it happened i was meditating in the dark. well i have this friend on the internet who is more experienced in spiritual stuff then i am but unfortunately she isnt online very often...so by the time i finally got to talk to her it had been a few weeks. but she helped me by telling me a protective exercise thing to do before i meditated. she told me that her "guardian" had told her how to do it. well anyway what you do is picture a bubble of light and you picture it getting bigger and bigger until its big enough for you to fit in it, then you step in and you imagine that you are safe adn protected and you just keep the bubble there until you feel secure enough to step out and feel protected. well my sis and my friend decided that it would be fun to mess with a ouji board...at this time i was still scared to death of the "devilish" laugh, and i wasnt sure if it would try to communicate through the board, so i didnt want to do it at first, but they insisted saying that im spiritual so it should work with me there. so i decided that i would only do it if all of us did what i now call the "bubble exercise" well i taught them how to do it. it helps a lot so im not scared to meditate anymore. well anyway i think we protected ourselves too much cuz we didnt get any answer on the ouji board. anyway i was wondering if anyone else has heard anything that scared them while they were meditating.

[Rain Gnosis]

In general ouija boards bring up low level entities. If your protection prevented them from coming to the board than you can rest assured it wouldn't have been a good idea to talk to them anyway.

Have I been scared by anything during meditation? Not really. I've been scared while not trying to be open though. *shrugs* It happens :)

[Sophia]

yeah i guess your right, i probably didnt want to talk to those spirits, even though it would have been kinda fun. by the way i like your id Rain Gnosis :)

[wiccan witch]

oh my god!That sounds realy spooky!
be careful with those things!
I would talk to the spirits.
I would ask them what is wrong?are you lost or trapped?may i help you?
O.k that sounds realy daring next time if you hear it again get a pen,pencil,paper record(write down what they say)And then ask them related questions to do with what they said.
Good luck!
blessed be!

[Sophia]

lol yeah that sounds fun in theory wiccan witch...but it scared the poopy out of me when it happened...i havent heard anything since then though :D which is good and disappointing all at the same time...in fact i would be very happy to speak with some good spirits, if you know any send them my way ok ;) hehehe

[zakzekezedd]

I missed out on the devilish laugh but I did attract a rather troublesome entity while meditating one time. I had a bunch of weird stuff happen around the house..not anything destructive, but definitely annoying as all get out. I finally got rid of whatever it was by smudging the house really well. Now I take the time to cast a circle before I let myself meditate. No point in repeating the experience.
As to OUIJA boards, I had an very uncomfortable experience with one and haven't touched one since then....

[Ardwinna]

Nothing scary like that has ever happened to me while meditating. Maybe it's because when I beditate, it's always contained within myself. I mean, I never open myself to any outside spirit influences. But what happened to you sounds pretty frightening!

[Taylorfate]

When meditating i've never heard any voices, but visions are great. Maybe i'm not not meditating for long enough. Maybe the laugh was a sign.:p

[Lucidia]

i've had some horrifically frightening things happen to me while astrally projecting, but that's a lot more than meditation.

sometimes when meditating, much like dreaming, i think that your subconsious is a lot more active. i think maybe your "laugh" could be more of something you percieved,and less of something that was actually there. perhaps it was a warning or something akin to a vision. but the protection excercise that was given to you it pretty good and it will work for most situations. you shouldnt' worry. if you have any other odd occurances i'm sure we'll be able to give you more insight.

[wiccan witch]

hey.im i do not knwo any good or bad spirits.But you can always try and use it for personal uses.Eh:-
contacting a family member who has passed away to help with any family problems etc.
BUT I WARN YOU THAT YOU MUST

[wiccan witch]

sorry didnt finish what i was typing YOU MUST BE CAREFUL WITH WHOM AND WHAT U ARE CONTACTING.IT CAN BE VERY SERIOUS.Make sure you are with someone while you do this copy down how you felt and any sounds,feelings etc u felt.Good luck PLEASE BE CAREFUL!Blessed beXXXXXX

[blueiris]

that's never happened to me sounds spooky except one time when i was trying to go to sleep (i was like half asleep so i probably imagined it) when i heard this voice whisper in my ear "beth..." (yeah, um that's my name, you probably got that :lol: ) it happened again the next day except it said "watch out" but i was meditating then....maybe i'm just insane :shhhh:

[wiccan witch]

okie dont panick.what you must od is cleanse the area which you meditate in.Put up a circle,bless your area,ask for guidance from the Gods/Goddesses,Blessings,sprinkle a little salt water in your circle.
Have happy thoughts!
make sure you would have done good deeds before 4 medditate.
Use crystals i suggest AMETHYST and TIGERS EYE and CLEAR QUARTZ and HEMATITE(ONE OR ALL OF THIESE MAY BE USED NOT ALL!)Now when u are ready focus on good things.BLOCK OUT WHAT U THNK MAY HAPPEN NEXT EG THE VOICES.
SAY:-I hear harsh words i am a good minded person leave me be so mote it be blessed be.
DO NOT USE BLACK CANDLES DURING MEDITATION DUE TO IT ABSORBES GOOD ENEGRY!
Relaxe feel safe feel happy!
Remember to record what time you start and what time you finish meditating.RECORD ANYTHING YOU FEEL OR HEAR WRITE DOWN THE TIMES IT HAPPENED ETC
Good luck!blessed be
XXXXX

[Mau]

I had an old shrewish woman yell at me meanly once while meditating in the tub..scared the crap out of me :lol:
And wiccan witch, black candles absorb negative energies...not positive :foh:

[Rowan MoonDragon]

I haven't had any bad experiences while meditating...actually, my deceased cat just visited me the other night. And usually when things happen around the house that are unexplained, they aren't necessarily doen by bad influences. They can be faeries or deceased loved ones having some fun with you. My uncle likes doing that to me. He was a jokester in life and is now in death as well. Hey. I guess they have to have a little fun, too, huh? LOL! Anyway, just be open to know that not everything is done in a mean spirited :hehehehe: .

[Vanessa TPD]

Maybe it's because when I beditate, it's always contained within myself.

I know it's just a typo, but I love that word - beditate. Because, see, I usually meditate while lying in bed before falling asleep. So I'm stealing it, if you don't mind :lilangel: .

[Calyx]

I know it's just a typo, but I love that word - beditate. Because, see, I usually meditate while lying in bed before falling asleep. So I'm stealing it, if you don't mind :lilangel: .
Me too!! :lol:

[MorrigansRaven]

I've had a few odd things happen while meditating...but only lately. I had this one horrible vision, I'd rather try to forget it...Just recently, I came out of meditation with a horrible throbbing pain in my head, it did fade out eventually...but not quick enough for my liking. Perhaps I should look into casting a circle before I meditate, that is the first time that has ever happened, and I would be happy if it were the last.
Blessed Be
Jessie

[Lil Miss Witchy]

I know it's just a typo, but I love that word - beditate. Because, see, I usually meditate while lying in bed before falling asleep. So I'm stealing it, if you don't mind :lilangel: .

I also am a Beditater :lol: But I have never had anything to odd happen to me! Although my meditations are more simple, I just go back to my childhood usually... I am no good at just meditating, my mind wonders too much! So I tend to focus on my childhood memories (where I am my happiest) and that helps me to relax and feel destressed!