While these haints may be in some way connected to your neighbors, it will not be through their religious practices or rituals. Earth Spirits gain their energy from Earth, and this section of Earth is not theirs, so they get no power from it. Given your area, if it is Earth Spirits or "The Old Gods". it is not from them - it would be residual motshemonetoo from the Shawnee spirits that once lived there. Could be wishemonetoo, but given their dark nature and furtive behavior, probably not. If that is what it is, maybe awakened by recent unrest and fear porn, burning a bit of sage, or Red Cedar, or sprinkling some "Sacred Tobacco" (nicotiana rustica, not regular smoking tobacco) along walls, or some combination of all 3, should keep them in line.
If it is "Shadow People", they are not tied to the land, they are tied to dimensionality, but are harmless unless they can inspire fear . Just ignore them and starve them out. They should prefer hanging out with whomever attracted them, anyhow, because that is where they can inspire fear and "eat". Those gain their power from strong emotion (of which fear may arguably be the strongest), rather than from Earth energies.
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If it is "Shadow People", they are not tied to the land, they are tied to dimensionality, but are harmless unless they can inspire fear . Just ignore them and starve them out. They should prefer hanging out with whomever attracted them, anyhow, because that is where they can inspire fear and "eat". Those gain their power from strong emotion (of which fear may arguably be the strongest), rather than from Earth energies.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’