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Working with photographs

Posted on March 23, 2012March 23, 2012 By Gwas 1 Comment on Working with photographs
Energy work, Experiment, How To, Theory

In some cultures, particularly those classified by ethnographers as being “primitive”, there is a wide-ranging and long-lasting reported idea (often interpreted as being a belief) that a photograph captures the soul of a person (related article). I do not believe that this is an accurate reflection (pardon the pun) of the situation regarding human energy fields and photographs. I think it has been mis-interpreted or changed through the ages in popular mythology.

In my investigations into the concept of energy being in any way related to photographs I have come to the following conclusions:-

  • No part of the soul is removed with the taking of a photograph?
  • Any realistic depiction can be used to direct energy towards
  • Unless the recipient has taken precautions then the energy will find its target, and the intention of the energy will be unleashed.

Suddenly this makes the reluctance to be photographed seem a little less “primitive” and a lot more sensible. In the wrong hands you just don’t know what intentions are going to be directed toward you and from whom!

How photographs act as connection points

Photographs can only act as a focus for intent for directing the psychic energy of living humans. In other words, no ghost, spirit, deceased human, or any other form of intelligent entity can use a photograph for the direction of intent. People, living people, can use photographs to act as the destination for their intended energy. The result of this is that this visualisation creates a psychic bridge – a sort of tunnel – through which the projector can transfer energy to the intended recipient who is depicted in the picture.

We can see how this works by choosing a picture that contains several people. The intended energy will only be received by the people to whom the energy has been directed. Within any group the whole or any single member may be selected and the result will be that the recipient of the intended energy was the target selected by the sender when the photograph was used. Thus, we should perhaps think more carefully when we allow photographs of ourselves to circulate. Amongst friends this is good, but amongst the wider community this may invite unwanted attention.

The degree to which the energy sent will affect the target depends on the status of the energy field of the targeted person. Someone with a strong energy field or who is protected by forces that connect to their field may be completely unaffected by any attempt to connect to them. Other people’s energy fields may actually attract this type of connection whether intentionally or otherwise. Some people’s energy field is so weak that attachments of all sorts can occur quite readily. I recommend Sue Allen’s book “Spirit Rescue” which discusses these forms of attachment and how to prepare and repair your energy field.

I have found that it is only possible to direct energy to your your target in its current state. In other words, it is not possible to attempt to heal a past trauma by directing healing energy to a photograph of someone when they were younger (in the past). Only the present can be used as a focal point for this kind of energy work. This technique has no value for trying to do things like soul retrieval, or anything like that. It is very much a technique of the moment, even if it makes distance no object.

I’m sure you can think of some ways in which this is a positive thing, and others in which this quality of photographs could be used negatively. As with any knowledge, it is the intent and activity surrounding the knowledge that determines its value. It is possible to use a photograph of yourself to direct positive intentions and healing that will reflect back on yourself! Here is one other suggestion for making a positive use of photographs to direct energy.

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Knight errant and ancient wisdom

Posted on March 16, 2011September 10, 2026 By kal No Comments on Knight errant and ancient wisdom
Knight errant and ancient wisdom
Modern Druidry, Quests

It was late Thursday evening and I had questions on my mind. The foremost being where to find the answers to the questions posed in this post. Since I was currently located in the South-West of the UK, my personal preference was for something local-ish. Glastonbury? Avebury, Cornwall site? So I began my dowsing quest … Read More “Knight errant and ancient wisdom” »

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Cumbrian Circles – Part 4: Mayburgh, King Arthur’s Round Table, Oddendale and Gamelands

Posted on October 13, 2009September 8, 2026 By Gwas No Comments on Cumbrian Circles – Part 4: Mayburgh, King Arthur’s Round Table, Oddendale and Gamelands
Cumbrian Circles – Part 4: Mayburgh, King Arthur’s Round Table, Oddendale and Gamelands
Ancient Sites, Dowsing

Cumbria – September 27th, 2009 This is the final part (although it may be a long one) of our Cumbrian day out in late September of this year. Kal and I had spent the morning visiting the famous sites of Castlerigg and Long Meg, and then had retired to Penrith to reflect on the morning’s … Read More “Cumbrian Circles – Part 4: Mayburgh, King Arthur’s Round Table, Oddendale and Gamelands” »

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