An unpleasant experience

[Yang]

Negative energy is just as real as positive energy. It's the way the universe works and helps maintain balance. The folks in the far east refer to it as the ying and the yang. I would have thought you knew that. 

I know that.
I have the right to believe whatever I want. I thought you knew that.

[Greytraveller]

vipassana, your question

Has anyone ever tried to challenge a negative entity? Basically tell them *%&# off?

Well basically I have had a "negative" (or hostile) entity/discarnate challenge me on a few occasions.
Some of those encounters became violent. Perhaps ignoring those hostile beings would have worked. Or maybe sending those discarnates positive energy could have avoided the violence. Some members of this forum have suggested this course of action when threatened.
However, my personal viewpoint is that I treat beings in the astral/ethereal the same as in the physical. So when threatened by someone/something I first try to avoid the encounter. If that fails then I quite definately feel the need to Defend myself.
Some people believe that you cannot be hurt while OOB. This may well be true. However, I have read of OBE accounts where discarnates (sometimes the OBE'er) were seriously hurt (emotionally or mentally). Recently I read several accounts on other websites where discarnates were "killed". This strengthens my belief that BAD things can and do happen while OOB and it is always best to defend oneself when threatened.
Regards 
Grey

[Sisyphus]

At the end of the day fear is fear...if you let it affect you it only gets worse and you get MORE fearful.  Ive had plenty of frightening dream/nightmares especially younger when i felt they were very real which i still remember in detail.  I still get occasional scary dreams now though e.g. the other day i was utterly utterly convinced that something very frightening and threatening was going to break down the door to my flat.  To the point that i felt i had to have a weapon in my bedroom.  Ive had instances where i strongly feel i wont wake up if i fell asleep so ive stayed awake for ages.  In these sort of instances even though i dont believe in orthodox religion or God as such you can be sure i was praying!  I have read about obe encounters with negative entites and the ober has to fight them off etc.  Personally i would rather not fight them (if it happened to me at some point) i would rather help them if possible.  I think the level of threat has a lot to do with the perceiver of that threat also, especially in the astral where emotions are magnified (apparently)

I dont think we were put here -in existence- by a negative or threatening or harmful entity.  So ultimately i dont think we could come to permanent harm.   Trust in something (God, ourselves etc) is key i guess.   

[David Warner]

have a few beers, call it an experience for the ages and move on..

i have been projecting for 20yrs + now, have had my good and bad experiences.. but
have always fought thru them and learned what was needed.

remember, when we project its not going to be all cake and ice cream, we have to take the bad with the good too... sure, protect yourself and remember most important do this for love, to help others, learn, grow, spiritually... don't do it for selfish reasons, or think its some sort of game, like you have some hidden power...

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