Is it normal to have some side effects to meditation?

I was told to start meditating so i did. But whenever i meditate i see and hear spirits, i know maybe this sounds crazy but my whole life i’ve seen and heard spirits so i don’t need anyone to tell me i’m crazy. i’m just wondering if this happens to anyone else and if so, how do you deal with it?
the voices usually don’t talk to me. Once a man mumbled and then said "break them apart" and i’m pretty sure I know what he meant but i didn’t act upon it because i wasn’t sure if i had made myself imagine him saying that or not. Other times people just say my name and more often then not i can strongly feel a spirit near me. sometimes I see them when i shut my eyes and occasionly i’ll be meditating and i’ll enter a dream-like state and i’ll see a spirit and start to have a convorsation with them but when this happens i get frightened and jump right out of it. hope these details help.


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6 Responses to “Is it normal to have some side effects to meditation?”

  1. Atmo Disha on September 4th, 2010 2:36 am

    Side effects with meditation are normal because you are working through the many and varied facets of the mind. It is very important that you do some physical exercises to help ground the body’s energy. Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Gong or martial arts will all help with this and they will also open your body’s energy lines and circulate the energy through the channels and meridians correctly.

    Whenever the energy of fear comes up during meditation it is an excellent opportunity to experience it safely; next time it comes up, get your body to relax and watch the fear, because if you do, there is an opportunity for it to wash through you and tranform into something else.

  2. Nick D on September 4th, 2010 2:36 am

    wow. this is interesting. I’ve never heard a spirit, but have seen, very fast, when I was half awake at nights. Can you tell us more about what the voices say and what not?

  3. Gervazzio on September 4th, 2010 2:36 am

    I meditated too. But It never pass. I would like…

    But I can see signs, jeje, weird things, and the dreams, wow is fantastic.

    Sorry my english isn´t perfect. I´m with you

  4. www mittalji.com on September 4th, 2010 2:36 am

    Yes

  5. Seekarye Shaman on September 4th, 2010 2:36 am

    maybe they aren’t side effects but expected effects. What do they seem to be conveying to you. solutions, confusion, ill will, guidance.
    You must learn to interpret these manifestations for their absolute meaning. Be careful not to let preconceived notions hinder your ability.

  6. SadharaSatguru on September 4th, 2010 2:36 am

    Hello

    All quite normal!

    When you quiet your mind, you are aware of your spiritual self.

    You deal with it via practice. You can also develop by many means from Tarot, to finding friends to talk to, even to different methods of meditation, you will get drawn to what is right for you!

    Sadhara

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