My parents died decades ago, but I can't get rid of them. Through journalling, meditation and other practices, I have come to realise how much of my life is still governed by the subconscious need to get approval from my (long-dead) parents, and avoid their criticism, or avoid doing or even achieving things that they would not have understood or approved of. I've reached, I think, the end-point of purely intellectual efforts, and in spite of those efforts they are still there. I don't think I'm literally haunted, but it's as if my parents still possess part of me somehow. Can you think of any kind of ritual which might, finally, get rid of their influence? I have no photos or mementoes of them, I live in a different country now, and I rarely think of them unless obliged to. Is there anything more I can do? (I can do simple GD-type magic but I don't know how to turn it to effective use in this case.) Thanks as always for your time and commitment
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branchandroot
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Date: 2023-04-10 02:08 pm (UTC)Through journalling, meditation and other practices, I have come to realise how much of my life is still governed by the subconscious need to get approval from my (long-dead) parents, and avoid their criticism, or avoid doing or even achieving things that they would not have understood or approved of. I've reached, I think, the end-point of purely intellectual efforts, and in spite of those efforts they are still there. I don't think I'm literally haunted, but it's as if my parents still possess part of me somehow.
Can you think of any kind of ritual which might, finally, get rid of their influence? I have no photos or mementoes of them, I live in a different country now, and I rarely think of them unless obliged to. Is there anything more I can do? (I can do simple GD-type magic but I don't know how to turn it to effective use in this case.)
Thanks as always for your time and commitment