08/02/2026
Everyone has their own opinions, but personally, I don’t like to approach my relationships from a place of power and control. I approach my relationships to spirit like any other, with integrity, honesty, and mutual respect.
Can you trap a spirit in an object and force them to do your will? Possibly. It depends on the spirit. For a lower spirit this may work but for a powerful spirit, the consequences could potentially be dire. Even if it worked, you would be taking on a whole heap of unnecessary karma that can be avoided through right relationship.
The western concept of divide and conquer doesn’t fit neatly here because spirits are not a western invention. The entire relationship with spirit is meant to be holistic. We start as spirit before we come onto this earth, we communicate and honor spirit while we are on this earth, and we are retrieved and stewarded by spirit when we depart earth. In what scenario does coercion and control benefit one in that regard? Any gain obtained through such measures would be ill-begotten and short-lived.
The spirits that are attracted to you are such because of your entirely specific and unique spiritual, energetic, and DNA signature, perfectly suited to aid you through any hardship that could befall you in life. And vice versa. The spirits that we work with are equally fulfilled by their work through and with us. It is a circle with no end. It needs not adjusting, experimenting, or devising.
The path was laid out long ago. It was discovered shortly thereafter and walked and learned by those who came before us. Our mentors, elders, and ancestors literally are the elevated form of the hierophant of our lives. Hierophants don’t exist in a world without questioning, skepticism, or second guessing- but they do exist as guides who will show us the correct way if we are willing to listen and learn. The correct way being the way of least harm, greatest impact, and overall wellbeing to the community at large.