Laird
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Thanks for that – I'm curious to know what approaches have you tried with the voices? Did you ever try a process to rid yourself of them or integrate them or anything?
If you're willing, I'll respond privately, but no worries if not.
I'm very open to the possibility that some of them could be evil external entities. Just in the way that when phone scammers call and offer to help fix your computer, it's hard to see that they ultimately have your best intentions at heart. I'm also not opposed to the idea of 'casting them out.' If a person is in an abusive relationship then it's of course best to get away from it, same thing here, I don't think it's good to accept abuse from the voices.
At the same time though, if I find myself on the receiving end of abuse, either from another person or from within my own mind, I find it intensely valuable to self examine to see if I feel I invited that energy in in some way. Is there such a thing as an uninvited guest, or just a guest that we don't know how we invited? (I'm quoting Abraham of Esther Hicks here). I don't have a definitive answer to that question, but I can see how I've been in resonance with he experiences that have arisen in my life, good and bad.
Well put. Yes, you could say something like, "The phone scammers taught me to be more careful, which is in my best interests", but otherwise it's hard to see them as having good intentions towards you. And yes, in my case too I am aware of certain things I did that probably led to my problems.