Another technique you can do yourself is a comprehensive self-inventory of the history of these attacks. I suggest enlisting the assistance of a good friend, therapist, or physician if you are not physically or psychologically able to handle this investigation.

This investigation has as its purpose the discernment of correlations between the psychic attacks and the circumstances in the life of the victim. All relevant places, dates, and people present should be logged in a journal. When and where did these attacks begin? Were there arguments or problems with certain people in the victim's life close to the dates of these attacks?

The position of the moon, whether these dates occurred on or near solstices or equinoxes, and whether someone died violently in the history of the house involved should be checked into. Any occult significance leads toward a true psychic attack.

Any obvious signs such as graveyards, haunted houses, the presence of unusual objects (such as deities of primitive cults or weapons), and the disappearance of these symptoms when the sufferer leaves the house in question further buttress the case for metaphysical forces at work.

Always keep in mind the fact that most true psychic attacks are due to oversensitivity and vulnerability to these forces, rather than purposeful abuse of metaphysical techniques. The content and emotionality of dreams of the victim should also be assessed. Most psychic attacks begin and occur during the REM cycle of our sleep.

Any history of involvement with white magic, covens, psychic groups, and friends or associates who may be members of these groups should also be ascertained. Note too the frequency of the exacerbation of attack symptoms regularly associated with any person, location, or incident.

It is relatively uncommon for some unseen force to come in search of some unlucky human for no apparent reason. The previous lives of the victim may also be a factor as to why a psychic attack is initiated. That can be easily discovered by a session with a past life regression hypnotherapist. I always give my patients self-hypnosis cassette tapes so they can discover their own past lives.

One situation that is common in psychic attacks is that of an initiate dabbling in some occultist technique, who may stir up some other consciousness. By the mere fact that the victim is unprotected, this unseen force may initiate an attack as easily as an animal snapping at you if you disturb its rest.

We must always be on the lookout for wandering thought-forms in our differential diagnosis. , will discuss in Chapter 6 the real discomforts that can be brought upon a human as a result of the creation of this energy projection.

Space does not permit presenting in this chapter a comprehensive guide to mental disorders. A trained therapist should be consulted to eliminate the possibility of borderline psychotic or truly psychotic behavior of the patient. Many alleged psychic attacks are reported by paranoid schizophrenics, hysterionics, and patients with severe cases of mood swings, such as bipolars (formerly called manic-depressives).

Physiological factors such as a woman's menstrual cycle, seasonal affective disorder, infections, side effects from medication, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar, which mimics symptoms of depression), and undiagnosed medical conditions are easily eliminated from your choices by a thorough medical exam, as I mentioned earlier.

The third category of attacks by an incarnate mind will be dealt with in detail in Chapter 9. This type of psychic attack is a result of a premeditated action on the part of another person utilizing a black magic or Black Brotherhood technique.

I trust this presentation has provided you with an understanding of the difference between a true psychic attack and other possible explanations for these disturbances. Do not be too hasty in dismissing a psychic attack as a simple mental disorder.

Always keep in mind that a victim of a real psychic attack is mentally compromised. Their symptoms may have been brought on by previous psychological factors. It does this victim no good to treat him or her only psychologically or medically for a disorder that has its origin in unseen forces.

You must separate the unseen from the other possibilities. This investigation should be conducted thoroughly by a competent person and in an objective manner. Hypothetical deductive reasoning is recommended in arriving at your conclusion. Remember the method made famous by the fictional Sherlock Holmes, "Eliminate all possibilities; whatever is left, no matter how improbable, is the solution.