Exploring the phenomenon of the spirit spouse or spirit lover–an entity to which a human is psychically bonded–Megan Rose, Ph.D., examines the practice and purpose of spirit marriage around the world, presenting transcultural evidence of this form of sacred union in anthropological research, religious literature, mythology, folklore, and the oral tradition. She shares her in-depth interviews with ten contemporary practitioners of spirit marriage, including a Faery Seer, a Shakta Tantric, a West African Shrine Keeper, a New Orleans Voodoo Mambo, Haitian Vodou practitioners, and a ceremonial magician. Through these respectful interviews, the spirit-marriage practitioners tell their stories of initiation and having a spouse who is both otherworldly and able to assist in waking-world activities. In addition, they offer intimate insight into this growing global practice and its larger evolutionary purpose. We learn about their experiences of first contact, the decision to marry, how their community upholds the relationship, and the impact on their other relationships. We also learn about the risks and challenges, as well as one example of divorcing a spirit.

Sharing her personal experience, the author discusses in detail her marriage, including the erotic nature of being “spirit-filled” and her encounters with her Faery beloved. She explains how to cultivate a marriage to a spirit, sharing precautions and practices to spiritually prepare yourself, interpret your paranormal encounters, and navigate the potential challenges of this type of marriage.

We talk about

• Possible dangers and rewards of spirit marriage
  
• Calling on ancestors, ascended masters, angels, and beloved dead
  
• How the Pentecostal Chruch helped her to open up to this type of marriage
  
• How to obtain a spiritual divorce if you have a change of heart
  
• Protection from tricksters
  
• Definition of a Spirit Marriage
  
• Difference between Spirit Marriage and Spirit contact
  
• Spirit Marriage can be similar to Catholic Nuns’ God-spousing
  

Megan Rose, Ph.D., has a doctorate in East-West psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and a master’s degree in religion in society from the Graduate Theological Union. She is an initiated ceremonial magician, a Shakta Tantric practitioner, and a senior seer in the House of Brigh Faery Seership Institute. In addition, she serves as an ordained interfaith minister and psycho-spiritual counselor and is the executive director of the Entheosis Institute.

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