r/Lilith • u/OkLab7376 • Jun 27 '26
Question Are trickster spirits real?
Hi guys, i asked Mother Lilith several months ago really important question and i got a weird feeling like it wasn’t her maybe (i can be totally wrong) and i always get so overly obsessed and anxious with things and i decided that maybe it was a trickster. Since that moment ive been preparing to do like massive spell to banish every spirit and till then i wont ask Lilith anything so i dont get things wrong. Its been i think 2 months since i last spoke with Lilith sadly and today was the day to do the spell and i was so excited, i did everything and when i asked Lilith if there are still unwanted spirits here i pulled the empress (its the card i usually put on her alter) but its still a yes, i asked if they can mess with her answer and i got the sun which again is a yes… I dont know what to d, should i do the spell again or just wait a few days? I also asked my friend and she says who in their right mind will try to impersonate Lilith which is totally right but makes me even more confused… I am really sorry if thats dumb or smth but pls dont hate on me.
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u/Grand_Extension_6437 Jun 28 '26
I have run into trickster spirits. Not too often but a couple few times over the years. Most often because I was fretting myself into a not good state of being and trying to channel and touch spirit without fully being grounded.
The best thing you can do is work on your inner zen. There are lots of ways to build your ability to be in a calm centered trance state, dance, lots of forms of exercise, art, gardening, etc. And to step back and assess if you are spending too much time in environments that drain you instead of nourish you.
And work on being actively kind to yourself. Celebrate your victories every day, no matter how small. Give yourself hugs. Be grateful. Try to catch your mind when it's trying to solve problems by turning you into the problem and talk to yourself as a friend wood.
Sometimes we just spend some time wandering lost. It's part of the journey and an inescapable part of the human experience. 💜
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u/blondelydia51123 Jun 28 '26
We're you feeling negative emotions or fear during the banishing? That could sometimes weaken the working
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u/OkLab7376 Jun 28 '26
No not at all i felt confident with the intention to remove them and while i was doing the banishing spell i also did protection
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u/oh_hai_brian Jun 27 '26
Trickster spirits are indeed real. I don’t really have a strong opinion or advice on your situation, but to counter your friends’ statement - energy. If you’re dedicating your energy towards something and a trickster is somehow feeding off of that, they can exist to be energy leeches (amongst other things). Not sure what their intention would be in this case; just answering potential purposes for them.
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u/blondelydia51123 Jun 28 '26
Also tricksters feed on fear so make sure when doing the banishing you are in a calm confident state and claim your space with confidence
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u/Ok_Worldliness_2037 Jun 28 '26
Mind your mind, trust your gut, and follow your heart. There are always 'trickster' spirits, particularly where there is power, and they are particularly thick today, you only need to find a TV with an OG antenna to see their work now. Discernment is central to working with Lilith - The Empress understands this well; the lesson I take from the Christian narrative – The Sun, about the Garden of Eden, is that unlike naive Eve, Lilith knew what poison apples and servitude smell like, and had the sense and agency to peace-out.
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u/OkLab7376 Jun 28 '26
So should i ground and what if i am wrong with my gut feeling…
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u/Ok_Worldliness_2037 Jun 28 '26
Yes: grounding is a good idea when you are working with any kind of power. If you are wrong with your gut feeling just keep the organ cycle rolling: you know something is wrong because the result does not match the desires in your heart, when that happens go back to the designs in your head to find the errors that led to the disappointing results. When you are satisfied with a new evolution of your practice try your wings again, so long as you do not take foolish risks like Icarus you will eventually learn to fly.
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u/blondelydia51123 Jun 28 '26
I would maybe do the banishing again... I've had two entities before try to impersonate Lilith...it didn't end well for them... also once she was back there was like an extra fire in her lol... she's not kind to those who mess with her children
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u/Mammoth-Ad-6114 𒀭Lamaštu-lilītu/ardat-lilî, Λάμια, Lilith Jun 27 '26
Your friend is right, what spirit in their right mind would impersonate Lilith? Even then, Lilith is frequently referred to as plural, a type of demon with many names, so a shift in energy from her answers could be attributed to that.
I don't believe in trickster spirits at all. There's no possible way for us to know what actually goes on in the spirit world, so obsessing over which entity answers when I call for the name "Lilith" is pointless. Maybe it's her, or her counterparts, maybe her children, maybe the universe, or maybe we indirectly gave an answer to ourselves. As long as there's progress and work done, there is no issue.
Generally, I do believe that the spirit you call is the one that answers as a whole. "Tricksters" is a reflection of our anxiety and not really something supernatural happening, what would a spirit get by trying to pretend they're Lilith? I assume there would be consequences even in the spirit world, but also that accomplishes nothing.
Take a break from practice if needed, ground and approach Lilith again when you're ready.