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The spiritual meaning of seeking black smoke, mist, and shadows - 

Black smoke can have a spiritual meaning, and it can be understandably alarming when you see it. For many years, dark has been correlated with bad in some portrayals of culture. But in the metaphysical world, that's usually just the opposite. 

Dark often means moon energy, ancestral, deep, and connected to the feminine. 

Seeing black wisps of smoke can be a sign of protective earth Spirits, like gnomes, or it could be an aspect of the feminine. It could also be heavy or dense energy releasing from your aura. It can also be a sign of lots of feminine energy around you.

Whether wispy or condensed, there could be meaning as to why you see a dark smoke.

To begin this post, I first want to talk about a different type of smoke you can see, starting with the opposite of black energy, which draws to it light, white smoke, which reflects it.

White smoke is the most common portrayal of Spirit in historical cinema, I think primarily because the contrast shows up well on camera. 

The truth is - Spirit can appear in any shade or color and often does. However, they will usually choose the easiest to see in your environment.

For example, if you are in a blue bathroom, Spirit may show itself as Golden Orbs. If you are in a peach bedroom, you may see the Spirit in Blue Orbs of light.

When you start to see white wisps of air or white smoke beginning to form in a space, it's a common sign that there's a Spirit apparition beginning to form in the space near you.

Generally, with white smoke, white wisps of air or a whitish apparition, you're dealing with a Light Energy, like an Angel or a Master.

People are usually fine with these types of Spirits and enjoy having them in their space, as they have been promoted so heavily in some cultures.

When you start to see black smoke, black shadows, or grey/black apparitions, this is a possible sign you have a Dense Energy mass present in the space around you. This is usually energy that's closer to the Earth, 

Thankfully many of the energies connected to Mother Earth, or Primal Source, are good.

A denser, more high-tightly compact and formed energy is often black smoke. It could be a non-human dark entity like a gnome or land spirit, ancestral energy, or an Animal Spirit Guide. 

Black smoke, as is white smoke, is often the physical manifestation of a spiritual or energetic situation. They tend to have different spiritual associations.

If there is low light around, or physical lights that create shadows, like candles or any energy mass, even an Angel or a Deceased Loved One can appear as a shadow.

When passing between a physical light source, light Spirits can appear as a shadow on a wall due to the physical circumstances of a denser mass, passing through a light.

In this case, a Light Spirit could be seen as a 'black' mass.

When people are going through a spiritual or emotional growth phase, they release dead or dying behavioral aspects, thoughts, and emotions from their lives and being. This can also appear as dark energy since it is returning to the Earth or the Feminine for healing and ascension. 

Dead energy, energy the soul is ready to release, tends to look like particles in the energy field, which can appear as a dark mist as it is released. Dark, in this case, just represents the density, compact, crystallized matter all in one place.

It is possible for a clairvoyant person to actually see this energy being released from their own system.

For this reason, negative energy, or dying energy, is often seen as black smoke before it leaves your aura and ultimately returns to Earth.

This physical manifestation of negative energy being released occurs so frequently in the processes of spiritual growth, I call this 'off-gassing.' It's completely normal as part of the awakening process - and it is pervasive to see in energy healings and clearings when people are bravely confronting and releasing fears. 

In this hypothesis, the dark hat figure is this dark mass of mist, and they are a mirror of your soul releasing energy. They are often a sign given around women or men when healing and releasing ancestral pain.

What is the significance of seeing black smoke?

it is a sign you have the spiritual gift of clairvoyance

First and foremost, if you see black smoke, you see energy. It means you can see other spiritual entities with your physical eyes. 

In some cases, seeing black smoke simply serves to make you aware of your gifts, and then you may go on to see and perceive other energies. 

Seeing energy is a helpful ability and is common among energy and spiritual healers, namely shamans of any tradition.

For more on clairvoyance, visit this post: What Does 'Clairvoyant' Mean?

to awaken you to realize that something is going on in your space that needs your attention

Perhaps you have a Spirit present you have to learn to deal with or manage. Maybe you have an emotional or energetic situation in your life that needs your attention.

Perhaps, you simply need to be aware that the negative things you were working on getting out of your life are now being released from you.

I had a friend once who worked as a therapist, and she saw these dark figures. Her interpretation was that their presence awakened her to dark influences that were ready to leave her life. She later went on to share this information with her clients. 

it does not necessarily mean you have a dark entity on your hands that you need to get rid of

For some, a black mist can create an uncomfortable feeling. As dying energy releases, this is normal. Whenever we shed new skin, emotional or spiritual, it takes a minute to feel comfortable in that new space.

Something that can release the energy back to the space and reset your environment to comfort when you see black smoke, start by clearing your space. This will help you perceive more clearly what is there and release anything ready to go.

If you get a positive feeling about this energy, tune-in to it and communicate with it, see if you can get a sense of where it has come from. 

When close enough, most energies will emit streams of energy, which can be perceived as thoughts, visions, and feelings by the receiver.

You may also get a positive feeling about this energy. If you wish to communicate with it, here's a different way to start:

• The 4 Languages of Spirit: How Does Spirit Best Communicate with You?

• Your Psychic Senses: How Spirit Communicates With You

The symbolism of seeing black smoke in a dream

If you see a black mist or black smoke in a dream, this could mean you're in a situation where the answers aren't available or clear yet, or there is lots of grey area.

Smoke in a dream could also signify that something in your life is being healed, cleared, or purified. This is because smoke is used in many cultures and traditions for these purposes.

so to recap

• Black smoke could be dark energy either from an entity or residual energy from you

• It could also be a Light Spirit casting a shadow

• Seeing it can be a sign you're clairvoyant or signal a time of purifying

• Smoke in a dream, could be a sign of cleansing, purification, or a time when things become clearer

Whatever your specific circumstance, remember: to honestly know what black smoke means, pay attention to how you feel when it's near, as this will usually tell you more information.

Spiritual energy, when it appears, is often helpful. However, if it makes you feel uncomfortable, even if it is an offering, you can still choose another way to tune into it, release it, or welcome it in.

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