Spirits Are Waking Me Up At Night: How Do I Get It To Stop?
Updated 2025.05.01
The most common time for someone to sense the presence of a Spirit is at night.
Those in Spirit will visit you at the time of day when it is easiest to get your attention and with the hectic, urban, busy and energy-intensive days of modern society, it is no surprise that it is easier to capture the attention of someone when the rest of the world is quiet.
Why Night Visitations Are Preferred
On your end, sensing the presence of a Spirit - a subtle, energetic body - takes focus, attention and complete clarity of mind and space. So few times during everyday life, do we set aside time for this, besides when we are asleep or in the semi-sleeping state.
On Spirit’s end, manifesting as a sensible, palpable energetic being in your space takes time, energy and focused concentration.
Because of this, most of those in Spirit will want to only dedicate this energy to get your attention, when you are most likely to notice it and pay attention to it.
When alone, with no other distraction, it’s hard to ignore something you feel or see in your space that is not normally there. Most of us are alone at night, even if we live with others and we wake, we are awake alone.
In addition, often other energy wave interference is lower, so it may be easier for you to sense a Spirit present, at night due to this.
When appearing in the middle of the night, with most of the world asleep, there are fewer electronic, noise or external interferences that may compete with your ability to sense, see or feel the presence of a Spirit.
During the night, you are accessible to them because your energy is open and rested, and the room may be free of interference, so it is easier to appear.
Don’t want Spirits to visit you at night? Or want to receive their visitations, but while awake?
3 Steps To Manage Your Spirit Visitations
Step 1. Set boundaries with your Spirit Team
Let them know when you’d prefer to receive visitations by setting an intention with them when you call them forward in meditation. If you’re receiving visits from unknown Spirits, ask your Spirit Team to help manage these energies for you or to keep them out.
Step 2. Set aside another time to connect
If you set aside a period of time when Spirit can connect with you, like during your daily meditation, exercise or journalling practice, they can relay their messages to you.
Once your Spirit Team is satisfied the connection is open, flowing and available, they’ll generally stop interrupting you spontaneously at other times - unless there is an urgent reason to need your attention.
Step 3. Follow the guidance
What receptions are you picking up on during these visitations?
There may be an Earthbound Spirit who needs your help to cross over. There may be an Ancestor that needs to get through or an Angel that is needing you to direct their assistance where it is needed most.
When you act on the inspired guidance from your trusted Spirit Team, typically, nightly visitations will settle down.
So to end, the night is the perfect time for visiting, due to the ambient energy and our energy is in a more receptive state.
If you are seeing or sensing Spirit waking you up at night, you can get it to stop by setting spiritual boundaries, reserving a time to connect and following their guidance.
Sometimes, if I am visited by a Spirit, for a client, friend or family member, they simply want to be acknowledged. I will make eye contact and nod at them, which lets them know I’ve logged her visit in case I need to reference it in the future.
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