Hi JMG, I'm starting magical practice with daily banishing rituals, meditation and quite a bit of reading. It's brought about positive results in terms of balancing my mental state, however I've also noted something peculiar. Recently it feels as though distractions and impulses to procrastinate I experience have multiplied, impinging on my thoughts more than in the past. Along with this comes the sense that these impulses have some external source, that they don't come from me but from something else. I get the impression something is trying to push me off of this path.

I'm persisting in spite of it and find it curious. Could this outside influence, whatever it is, be reacting tp displacement by the banishing rituals? Has anyone else observed anything like this? Thanks for hosting these Q&As.