Experiencing fear during Tibetan Singing Bowl meditation

Last night I tried a meditation with Tibetan Singing Bowls and felt like a dark entity was whispering in my right ear. This was extremely frightening to me. Has anyone else ever had an experience like this? This was my first time using this type of meditation. And I couldn't understand what the entity was whispering.

[innerlight]

Originally Posted by becklyn37

Last night I tried a meditation with Tibetan Singing Bowls and felt like a dark entity was whispering in my right ear. This was extremely frightening to me. Has anyone else ever had an experience like this? This was my first time using this type of meditation. And I couldn't understand what the entity was whispering.

What makes you think it was a dark entity?

[amylou]

I've meditated to tibetan singing bowls, didgeridoo, binaural beats, mantras... I haven't had that experience before. The only time I've experienced what I perceived to be a "negative" being was during separation before OBE and it was created by me. I know for fact one of them was definitely all in my head, because I had read the day before about a girl's experience of seeing a dark hooded being and then it happened to me. I think I was just remembering her experience and I created it through subconscious. No need to be fearful of these beings and I definitely don't think the tibetan singing bowls are a bad thing to meditate to. It's helped me clear out emotional blockages listening to these things.

Originally Posted by innerlight

What makes you think it was a dark entity?

It was a dark shadowy figure and most of the spirits I've seen are not "dark". I don't really know why I automatically assumed it was negative other than the fear I felt at it being so close to me. Maybe I am wrong. Thanks for the input!

I have meditated to binaural beats beats and various guided meditations often and never experienced anything like this. I read somewhere that the Tibetan Singing Bowls were very good for improving focus and clearing mind chatter.

[Belle]

I've done a meditation - guided meditation and we were meant to meet our spirit guides. Instead, I met my shadow self, it was not an entity it was a part of me that was stepping forwards to be healed.

It was my own shadow of fear and it was a horrible experience, I was quite distressed for a long time afterwards.

Anyway, if this entity shows itself again, see if it is your own self wanting to be healed and loved or whether it is of someone else.

I've never heard of meeting a shadow self, very interesting. I'll keep that in mind. I do have quite a bit of fear regarding paranormal phenomena, and I have been trying to get rid of it because I feel it is hindering my spiritual growth. Thanks to everyone who replied.

[psychoslice]

Some times when we relax and start to feel our inner Being, the mind or ego tries anything to try to distract you, just be still and observe what the mind is trying to do, and maybe have a little chuckle at what it tries to bring up lol.

Thank you, psychoslice, I will do just that. I actually felt like I had reached a state of stillness that I had never been able to achieve before. I will try again and try to just observe the figure to see what happens.