When Spirituality Becomes a Mask: The Rise of Spiritual Psychosis and Energy Vampires

Not every download is divine. Not every lightworker walks in light.

There’s a shadow side to spiritual awakening that most people don’t talk about.

Because it doesn’t look like love.

It doesn’t sound like wisdom.

It looks like obsession.

It sounds like detachment.

It feels like burnout masked as enlightenment.

This is the part of the journey where people don’t ascend—they dissociate.

They lose themselves in light codes, downloads, and “high vibes only” mantras while their human self slowly starves.

This is what I call spiritual psychosis.

🧠 What Is Spiritual Psychosis?

It’s when someone becomes unanchored from reality under the guise of ascension.

They:

Talk about being “above 3D” while neglecting their physical needs

Claim “nothing matters” because they’ve “transcended suffering”

Use spirituality to bypass real-world responsibility, emotion, and empathy

Replace emotional intelligence with empty affirmations

Obsess over signs, angel numbers, and rituals—but can’t hold a grounded conversation

It’s not awakening—it’s unraveling.

And it’s dangerous.

Not just for them, but for the people they spiritually manipulate in the process.

🧛‍♂️ Enter: The Energy Vampire in a Spiritual Cloak

Some people in this space aren’t just lost.

They’re feeding.

These are the ones who:

Enter every spiritual conversation to dominate or “teach”—not connect

Constantly extract energy, attention, and validation from others

Call every form of accountability “low vibration”

Use their gifts as currency for control

Prey on the vulnerable, claiming they can “heal them” for a price

They often wear the mask of:

“Divine Feminine healer” “Twin Flame chaser” “Shaman” “High Priest” “Lightworker” …but they leave you feeling drained, confused, or dependent.

⚠️ When Spirituality Becomes a Performance

This industry is overflowing with personas.

People who speak in poetic riddles to appear wise

—but can’t regulate their own emotions.

People who do energy work all day

—but are cruel to their partners.

People who post about shadow work daily

—but avoid their own.

And I say this with love, because I almost became one of them.

🔥 My Brush with Burnout (and Numbness)

There was a point where I was so deep in readings, rituals, and downloads that I started to feel nothing at all.

I wasn’t grounded.

I wasn’t present.

I wasn’t healing—I was escaping.

I knew things. I sensed things. But I was exhausted.

And I didn’t know how to just be human anymore.

I was disconnected from my body, my joy, my rest.

I was doing spiritual work—but I wasn’t living it.

And it terrified me.

So I stopped. I slowed down. I stopped taking on clients I couldn’t hold. I started eating better, moving my body, and listening to what my own soul needed.

That was the real awakening.

✋ How to Spot (and Protect Yourself From) Spiritual Vampires

Here’s how to tell when someone isn’t walking their talk:

You leave conversations with them feeling anxious, ashamed, or “less than”

They speak at you, not with you

They never seem to take breaks—but they’re always tired

They need to be seen as “special” or “chosen”

They use their gifts to bypass accountability or deflect from real emotion

You feel like you’re being spiritually tested—not supported

Your intuition knows.

Trust it.

🧘🏽‍♀️ What Real Spiritual Practice Looks Like

It’s boring sometimes.

It’s grounded.

It includes things like:

Going for walks

Eating slowly

Saying “I don’t know”

Crying instead of clearing

Turning off your phone instead of journaling through the breakdown

It’s not always pretty.

It’s not about being above anyone.

It’s about being fully here, in your body, in your breath, in your truth.

💌 Final Words to You

You don’t need to be high-vibe all the time to be spiritual.

You don’t need to be channeling gods and spirits to be gifted.

You don’t need to speak in riddles to be wise.

You just need to be real.

And if you’ve been spiritually burned by someone in this space—please know:

That wasn’t your fault.

You didn’t attract them because you’re broken.

They came because they sensed your light.

Take your energy back.

Be discerning.

And keep your practice sacred—not performative.

🔮 Want a Grounded, Intuitive Reading?

If you’re navigating burnout, confusion, or need help discerning what’s real and what’s projection, I’d be honoured to guide you through it—with compassion, boundaries, and truth.

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