This book is the first in a developing series under the title "Metaphysics"—a body of work dedicated to the exploration of all aspects of the Occult Arts, magick and spirituality as a whole. In this inaugural volume, we examine a subject that is often overlooked or misunderstood: spiritual affliction.
 
We are not referring here to curses cast by another practitioner—as they belong to a different category entirely. That topic will be covered in its own dedicated volume. Instead, this book focuses on afflictions that arise in more insidious or subtle ways: through trauma, spiritual stagnation, energetic imbalance, environmental exposure, inner misalignment, or spiritual attachments. These afflictions can take many forms, from lingering energetic residue to entity attachments, from negative thoughtforms to spiritual disconnection.
 
To bring clarity to this broad terrain, this book introduces a practical fourfold classification system, dividing spiritual afflictions into distinct groups based on origin and influence: Energetic-based, Spirit-based, Ritual-based, and Self-based afflictions. Each category is explored in detail, including signs to look out for, common symptoms, and how they manifest.
 
We also cover numerous diagnostic tools, including how to use ritual observation, dowsing, automatic drawing, and even traditional geomantic divination to locate the presence and type of affliction. You'll also learn how to dispel glamours and illusions, which are often the first layer of deception that needs to be cleared before deeper healing can occur.
 
But identification is only the beginning. The heart of this book lies in the practical operations it offers—methods that have been deliberately designed to be clear, efficient, and universally accessible. You'll find ritual workings for cleansing the self, others, objects, homes, and spaces. There are banishing operations, sealing methods, ritual cord-cuttings, and powerful fire-based expulsions. There's instruction on the use of empowered saltwater, sacred talismans, planetary hour mantras, and spiritually-charged incantations drawing on traditions both ancient and modern. We even explore Taoist and Romani methods, sympathetic magick, and operations rooted in classical grimoiric traditions.
 
Special attention is given to advanced issues such as crossed conditions (self-imposed energetic curses) and malignant thoughtforms—entities birthed from your own unresolved trauma and obsessive thinking. These are addressed with sensitivity and practical solutions, including methods to reabsorb or dissolve them safely and permanently.
 
Every ritual, mantra, and method has been presented to empower you, regardless of your path or experience. This book has been written to be practical, lucid, and approachable, without diluting the depth or complexity of the subject matter. Whether you're a seasoned occultist, a new practitioner, or someone experiencing unexplainable distress, you'll find tools here that are immediately usable and genuinely transformative.
 
This book isn’t just a guide—it’s a spiritual essential. Metaphysics: Identifying and Removing Spiritual Afflictions offers something rarely found in the occult world: a clear, practical system for identifying and removing spiritual interference of all kinds. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or just beginning, this book gives you the tools to cleanse, restore, and protect yourself with confidence.
 
Think of this book as your field guide to spiritual afflictions, your handbook for reclaiming power, and your first line of defense when something is amiss. Quite simply, if you practice, you need this. If you’ve ever felt affected by something you couldn’t explain, you need this. If you want to deepen your spiritual sovereignty, you need this.
 
We say this without exaggeration: to our knowledge, no other book currently available tackles the topic of spiritual afflictions in this way, blending theory and practice across traditions and paradigms into one cohesive, useable system.
 
If there is one core message we hope stays with you, it is this: self-empowerment is the highest pursuit. Your perception shapes your reality, and your sovereignty over your energy and self is sacred. Everything in this book, ultimately, is a tool to return you to your own power.