[split] How to deal with negative greetings

[APeacefulWarrior]

I'm sure you're just using the word that makes sense but assimilation doesn't seem like something that respects free will. However, since negatives approach with infringement I would say that they have forfeited certain rights of protection.

You're right, it was basically just a best-fit thing, plus I was mirroring seph7sevn's vocabulary to show we're on the same page. You'll notice I used "gestalt" in my original post, which is closer, I think. That said, I DO think "assimilation" entails a give-and-take in both directions. It may have gotten a bad rap, so to speak, thanks to shows like Star Trek using it as a threat.

(Really, the problem with the Borg is that there's rarely any sense of them changing due to "biological and technological distinctiveness" being added to the Collective, aside from the occasional one-off event like the Hugh Borg. "Realistically," I'd expect the Borg to behave in general much more like the Hugh Borg, changing form/beliefs considerably with each major assimilation.)

I've dealt with antagonistic entities in a variety of ways, trying both positively oriented approaches like dwelling on love, radiating light and the like as well as less lenient approaches such as banishment, devourment or stripping of powers.

I think I would honestly say the most consistent thing has been the focus upon my own choices that really makes the difference. The more you know yourself and the more you are convicted to your principles, the harder it will be for anything to disrupt you. I think that's why many with good and open hearts are often mislead by those with a powerful focus of will. Cults prey on this kind of situation.

Ultimately, I think the amount of 'greeting' you experience will depend on your focus. I experience many because I am oriented in a way that draws them to me, part of my own work, but to those who are focused on other goals they will find the more they stay focused the less anything will bother them.

Yeah, I agree completely. Self-awareness is the real key here. Not just of ones motivations, but also of how closely their actions and the results of those actions match up to their own goals. To me, that's one of the biggest indicators of a cult: Noticing that the group's outcomes are totally at odds with their professed goals. Likewise, someone noticing that the results of their actions never seem to match up to their intentions can be powerful catalyst for self-realization, if someone can become aware of that disconnect.

And I've had... brushes... with negative entities, but rarely for very long. When one attempted to contact me directly, not too long after I "awakened," I pretty much NOPED! out of the contact almost instantly. The voice in my head actually sounded distorted, literally, with a raspy metallic flange a lot like a Transformers robot voice. I didn't even know what a negative entity was at that point, just that I didn't want him in my head and immediately cut contact.

While it's admittedly a sample size of one, that event gives me confidence I'd be able to identify and deal with a significantly negative entity if one ever got pushy.