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Well, i've been here for a while, i guess it's about time i did one of these intro things.

*waves*
Hi, i'm Silversunset. I'm a college student (who graduates this may, w00t) who has been into the paranormalish/astral type things for many years.
I also am the moderator at another site (GHOSTPLACE) that deals mainly with ghosts and spirits and things like that.

my favorite color is green (the darker the more favorite)
and my favorite food (at the moment) is cooler ranch doritos.

hi.

i think it depends.
some spells become "tried and true classics" because people use them all over. Other spells don't work for people (or would be better off if they had been made by the person themselves) because they are just not personal enough, or aren't specifically the right energy they are looking for.

from what i've found, it's all based on specificity. IF the spell you find is specific enough for you it might work. if it's something found on the 13-year-old-goth-wannabe's website that says something along th elines of:
"starkle starkle little twink
who the hell you are i think
be it big or be it small
fill me up with alcohol!"
then it most likely won't work...first, it's not really specific, and second....seriously, who would cast that spell?

i dunno, i feel more accomplished if i write my own. more like it's MINE and not something i've stolen from someone. That in itself makes it more powerful and generally it doesn't mess itself up. Who know's what the person was thinking when they made their spell, who knows what kind of energy went into it. i dunno...i'll borrow a spell if i know who made it and under what circumstances...but generally if i 'borrow' one from someone i don't know i'll change it around and make it my own, reworking it so that it's specific and i KNOW what it will do...

that's just my opinion...

there are no symbols involved in Reiki. My boyfriend does it and as far as i know it involves hands and energy, that's about it.
as for symbols, it really depends on the path you're using and what you're using them for...you'd need to be slightly more specific if you want help.

all you are reading this, but noones responding. do you just not have any thoughts?

hard to believe...

Hello Silversunset,
                    how to discern what type entity it is... ok well there are various options. Shamans might call them "Power Animals", Magicians/Witches call them "Familiars", The Irish refer to "the little people", or perhaps a "spirit guide" (but you say its not) or an Elemental or a Thoughtform or an astral shell or one of the various Astral Wildlife that Robert Bruce talks about at this link: http://www.astralpulse.com/articles/robert/articles_1.htm

Finding a catagory for various Inorganic Beings is no easy task. The first thing to find out is whether its helpful/neutral/unhelpful/not nice.   From what you say it seems willing to be helpful but you also say it is "attached", what do you mean by that?

Other questions i would ask myself is;

1. Does it respect my wishes (i.e. goes away when asked to.)
2. What does it want from me?
3. Why is it contacting me?

etc.

You say you have dealt with not-so-nice entities so do you feel this one is a more positive one?

you also say:

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i have dreamt of it, and in this dream it appeared to me as a female human, bird, rat-like, dog/wolf like. it can change 'shape' like this in my waking state as well, however it is not a "shapeshifter" - it physically is all of these creatures that it morphs into.

Physically? Could you explain more what you mean by that? A lot of astral entities can change shape due to the fluid nature of the astral and is fairly common. And some can/will take a shape of things gleamed from the mind of the person they contact.

Also have you read "The Art of Dreaming" by Carlos Castenda? There are some parts in there you may find interesting and/or useful about his encounters with Inorganic Beings. You can get a free copy here: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/psychology/download.shtml

So would you mind sharing some of these chanelled notes you have?