When Energy Lingers: Understanding Spiritual and Energetic Interference

By Saveta Maria Young

In my private practice, I have witnessed an increasing number of individuals—well-grounded, emotionally aware people—quietly seeking answers to distressing symptoms that seem to have no clear origin.

These are not matters of imagination or personal weakness. Often, they are signs of energetic interference—subtle yet disruptive imprints or attachments that affect a person’s clarity, stability, and sense of self.

This blog post is offered as a professional and thoughtful resource for those who may be quietly struggling with such experiences. It also aims to gently clarify the difference between real energetic disturbances and the harmful misconceptions that can arise when fear or superstition take hold.

What Is Energetic Interference?

Energetic interference refers to non-physical, residual, or external energetic influences that affect a person’s vitality, mindset, or overall well-being. These influences may originate from emotionally charged environments, unprocessed trauma, ancestral patterns, or even disoriented spiritual energy left unresolved.

Every human being has an aura—a natural electromagnetic field that surrounds the body. Often egg-shaped, the aura can expand or contract depending on a person’s age, temperament, health history, emotional resilience, and external environment.

When this energetic boundary is breached or destabilized, a person may begin to experience sensations or shifts in behaviour that are difficult to explain—and difficult to ignore.

What Are the Signs?

You may be experiencing some form of energetic disruption if you’ve noticed:

• Sudden or persistent fatigue that does not improve with rest
• Brain fog, irritability, or sudden mood swings with no clear trigger
• Unusual sleep disturbances—especially when symptoms are varied or shifting
• A sense of not being alone, or feeling energetically overwhelmed in familiar settings
• Repetitive patterns of bad luck, sudden conflicts, or inexplicable family stress
• Odd visual or auditory perceptions (e.g., sensing movement from the corner of your eye, or hearing faint sounds with no source)
• A lingering feeling that something doesn’t quite belong—to your body, your thoughts, or your space

While each of these signs may be subtle on their own, taken together they may indicate that something in your energy field needs attention.

A Clear Word on Fear-Based Assumptions

It is human nature to search for meaning when things feel chaotic or strange. Unfortunately, this search can sometimes lead people to fear-based interpretations, including beliefs about curses, psychic attacks, or occult targeting.

In my experience, these interpretations are rarely accurate. While there are indeed cultures and traditions that acknowledge negative intention through ritual, most energetic disturbances are not caused by malicious forces, but by unresolved emotional energy—our own or someone else’s.

What people often interpret as “a curse” may instead be:

• Energetic residue picked up in a charged environment (e.g., hospitals, old buildings, conflict-heavy spaces)
• Ancestral grief or unfinished spiritual transition
• Personal trauma that has become lodged or “looped” in the body’s field
• Exposure to overwhelming external energies in high-impact professions (e.g., caregiving, policing, counseling, emergency work)

It's important to remember: discomfort does not mean danger, and unusual does not mean cursed.

Understanding the Aura

The aura, or energy field, is part of the body’s subtle anatomy.

It interacts constantly with the environments we move through and the people we connect with.

When healthy, it serves as a filter and shield. But when compromised—by grief, trauma, stress, or prolonged exposure to heavy energy—it can become “torn,” thinned, or overly permeable.

These points of weakness can allow foreign energies to enter or attach. In some cases, they also leave a person vulnerable to internal confusion—mistaking what is theirs and what is not.

This is not metaphysical theory—it is an observation years in the making and that I have made repeatedly across four decades plus of practice.

And with proper attention, it can be gently repaired.

Ancestral Energy and Unfinished Transitions

One of the more misunderstood forms of energetic interference involves ancestral energy that has not fully transitioned following death.

Contrary to popular belief, not every person who dies becomes instantly wise, clear, or at peace. If a death occurs in confusion, trauma, or emotional overwhelm, the spirit may remain energetically attached to the living—especially descendants.

Imagine a stream flowing from one generation to the next. When a soul becomes stuck in that current, the flow is disrupted. And those downstream—children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren—may begin to experience its ripple effects.

This may manifest as:

• Unusual clusters of misfortune (e.g., repeated accidents or crises)
• Recurrent issues with fertility or pregnancy that do not clearly identifiable explanations. 
• Persistent emotional conflict within families out of proportion to normal day to day circumstances 
• Feelings of spiritual “heaviness” or being followed by what feels like "bad kick"
• Sleep difficulties that shift or resist treatment

This does not mean the ancestor is harmful. More often, they are simply lost, confused, or afraid. When their energy is gently guided toward transition, the living can experience significant relief.

Why Energetic Clearing Matters

Energetic clearing is not a quick fix or a mystical spectacle. It is a grounded, skillful, and compassionate process of restoring integrity to the aura and releasing energetic interference that does not belong.

At its best, it creates space for clarity, peace, and renewal—allowing the individual to feel more like themselves again.

While there are many approaches to spiritual wellness, I have found that clear, personalized energy work—combined with aura observation, vibrational tools like Bach Remedies, and client-led empowerment—offers the most sustainable and respectful path forward.

If you feel this article describes something you've been quietly struggling with, you are not alone.

You are not broken.
You are very unlikely cursed.
You are not imagining it.

You are likely responding, wisely, to something real—and help is available.

Please check out my contact info and book a complimentary 15 minute conversation to discuss your situation to determine if I am able to be of help.

Blessings of peace to you and those you love

Saveta Maria Young