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[anagogy]

Oh yeah, I'd google how to deal with a negative spirit until I find something I can do that feels right to do.

I feel like getting involved with rituals and banishing will only cause more harm. Or rather my inexperience will.

If you can get a hold of some white sage incense and burn it regularly, I can tell you matter of factly it has a definite repulsive affect on negative astral entities (garlic does the same thing, but sage smells better in my opinion). It is like astral pepper spray. They won't want to cohabitate with it. Going around your home with a full on smudging stick is even more powerful, but the incense is a good way to keep it out of your room while you're sleeping. Burning a little incense is a lot easier than performing a banishing ritual (and to be honest I don't find banishing rituals to be particularly effective unless you have practiced them a lot and/or can perceive the energies of time/space while physically awake). Then again, it will only repel it if it is a lower astral being -- a higher density STS entity would not be so easily dissuaded, their consciousness is much stronger than a STS thoughtform entity. You can also do other things, like visualizing your body enclosed in a pyramid of glowing white light, this also provides a measure of protection. Even just visualizing white light creates a manifestation on the astral that is an effective negative thoughtform repellant.