Evaluating a Spiritual Source: Angels vs Demons -Portals Part 2.5
My guardian angel teaches some of the markers to identify tricksters vs angels as a source for dreams and other spiritual insights.
Thank you Alysia Moonrise from Dragonwings Collective & Moonrise Mystic for creating the artwork for this series!
(AI was used to assist in creating this art.)
Chapter 2.5
This dive excerpt is a follow up to chapter two. It expands on discerning the various spirits that may be influencing us throughout our day. Click here to read part 2: of “We Are Portals.”
Nature track
Hit this track on repeat to deepen the immersion as you read…
Evaluating a Spiritual Source: Angels vs Demons
I had just woken from a disturbing dream and was evaluating its source. I quickly realized it was an evil spirit messing with me.
“But what if it’s still a ‘prophetic dream?’ A creepy energy replied.
I don’t take prophecies from demons. I growled back at it with my thoughts.
Then I heard Marcus chime in, “that’s right. Remember who he is: the father of lies. He does give some people prophetic information, but he always twists things. He uses the information to frighten them. He also twists true prophetic information with lies, or shows things from a strange angle to confuse them and to work things from his end. Technically, you can work with demons for prophecy but it is always like that. It’s never worth it. You do not want any information they give you, even if some of it is true.”
“Some mystics get themselves really worked up that way. They have a legitimate gift. Say for example they have the gift of dreams.”
“But some do not filter their dreams by their source, as they should. Some wouldn’t mind taking information from the devil if they thought the information would show them what things were going to happen (in the future.) They’d be fine with ‘demons told me there’s going to be an earthquake,’ as long as it was accurate. But what they don’t understand, is that the information may be true, but Satan will cause you to misunderstand the event and why it happened, making you worse off than before.”
“Do not give the devil enough clout in your life to take prophetic insight from him. Do not even write down the dreams he gives you, to do so is to give him too much weight in your life. Ignore him. That is the best way to handle that. If you give him attention he will give you more, if you ignore him he will eventually decide his efforts are wasted and will redirect most of them.”
“Look at the fruit of a thing. What impact are these dives having on you? Compare this to the impact of some people’s dreams about things like natural disasters. What impact is it having on them and those they share it with?”
“The devil is a spiritual being, meaning he knows prophetic things. (As spiritual beings do.) You can divine certain things through him, but it will always be clouded, there will always be something foul in it. He cannot tell truth plainly, he is incapable of it. Everything is like rope in his hands: twisted. That is how he handles everything. It is his way.”
“Satan loves to show people messages of doom without proper context, he is the master of ‘copy-and-pasting’ a thing to make it appear entirely different than it is. He twists everything.”
“When we, the angels, on the other hand, bring bad tidings, they are warnings to avert danger or to prepare you to weather an incoming storm… These messages are put into proper context and we do what is in our power to avoid instilling fear.
‘Do not fear!’
-That is the standard greeting of angels…”
Dive date: Feb 22 2023
Lunar: 2 nights after the Dark Moon.*
*This is often referred to as the “new moon” in modern vernacular. But many traditional cultures considered the new moon to occur when the moon is once again visible. Because I too hold to this idea, I am using the words “Dark moon” to refer to the days when the moon is hidden.
Portals Prequel: The migration of Spiritual Creatures
→ Chapter 2: When Spirits Influence
→ Chapter 3: Humans Are the Threads Between Realms
→ Chapter 4: Temples: From Gold to Embodiment
Join the conversation
If a friend came to mind while you were reading, I’d be honored if you shared with them…
If this post impacted you, I’d love to hear what you took away from it in the comments.
New here?
If you’d like to get to know me better
You can read my story: Scars & Spoils, where I share about my beginnings as a natural-born mystic and how I came to interact with angels.
Options to stay tuned
Subscribe for a distraction free experience. (Dives will be sent directly to your inbox, meaning you won’t risk the endless scroll of interacting with substack’s website/app. Emails do not contain ads.) Subscriptions are free and they help support my publication.
If it’s too soon to be inbox friends:
You can subscribe and toggle the option in settings to have subscriptions sent to you via the app (this only works if you have the app.) My writings will then show up under your subscriptions page (also called your inbox.)
Follow me. My notes and posts will show up in your substack feed but you won’t receive any emails. (This feature requires a substack account.) To follow, click here, then click the 3 dots on the right side of the page, and select “follow.”
Bookmark my archives. This puts my latest posts at the top so that you can easily scan for new content. You won’t receive any notifications with this option so you’ll need to check in whenever you feel like reading.
You may also want to bookmark my notes page which is where I share brief spiritual interactions from my lived experience as a mystic. It’s also where I post my notes series “songs my dragon likes” every Friday.
Mix and match the above options to suit your needs...
Thank you for holding space for my writing. I am honored.