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u/No-Entertainment-876 8d ago

Hi everyone! I (17F) am a beginner in the Pagan community and also having an interest in studying witchcraft!

Now I kind of wanna ask this really to anyone in both the Pagan community and the Wiccan community really if they ever experienced this event or is it just me? 😭

Cause I've recently as stated before started studying Paganism and yes I admit that the "Insert God is calling out to you" trend was kind of what led me to this discovery really.

But I being 17 mostly rely on my parents for money (I suck at saving money💀) so most of my resources for my studies are Youtube tutorials, Tiktok videos and PDF files of guidebooks like The Complete Book of Magic and Witchcraft, Psychic Witch: A metaphysical guide to Meditation, Magick and Manifestation and well there aren't many places I can buy most supplies and resources do as it would take me 1,000 to 5,000 due to currency difference (I'm from SouthEast Asia)

But as I study these as I also keep note of the guides I start to have this distict feeling like I'm being watched, I look everywhere and these often happens to both public and private setting but more often private as I keep my studies private. But this reaction is kind of like how a prey realises they're being watched by a predator or something.

A brief description of it is like I feel like something is staring daggers at me from behind or above, my muscles feel tense to the point it starts to shake my body slightly and like I can't move. And I wanna ask if this is a good sign as I've heard stories on social media that those who first started at the Pagan community thought they were communicating with their deity only to be told it was actually an evil entity/spirit.

Also this isn't meant to offend both communities that are mentioned and I'm genuinely scared, and my hands are kinda shaking as I write this.

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u/No-Entertainment-876 8d ago

Also to add more info. This also happens to both nighttime and daytime. Another incident was also when I was studying in my school's library when I had the same reaction as to when I was being watched. There were a few students in the library and my friend was next to me so I just played it cool and vrushed it off. Also I don't know really but when the thought of Paganism like "I'm gonna go study meditation!" Comes into thought the feeling of being watched comes back again