Closing the Portal
A Field Guide for Creatives with Spiritual Discernment
Everyone wants to open portals. But who’s teaching you how to close them? In spiritual circles, "openness" is often celebrated without question. The desire to connect—across dimensions, timelines, traditions, and teachings—is framed as a sign of spiritual maturity. But openness without discernment isn’t power. It’s vulnerability. And for the creative person, it can become a gateway not to divine inspiration, but to spiritual confusion, fragmentation, and exhaustion. A portal, in both mystical and metaphorical terms, is simply an opening—an access point between realms, ideas, or influences. Some are sacred. Some are not. And part of your evolution as a spiritually gifted creative is learning how to recognize the difference.
What Does a Portal Look Like in Practice?
Let’s ground this. A portal might be opened when you’re journaling and suddenly begin receiving a “stream of consciousness” that feels powerful—yet strangely unmoored. Or when you spend hours bingeing esoteric content online, and notice your thoughts becoming disjointed, your sleep disturbed, your inner compass dulled. It could even open during a meditative design session or painting ritual where you ask to be “guided,” and begin to feel an uninvited presence pushing your work in directions that feel increasingly misaligned.
Sometimes it starts subtly: a lingering heaviness in your creative space. A constant loop of conflicting voices in your head. A sudden aversion to prayer, silence, or clarity. These are not simply creative blocks. They can be spiritual breaches.
And too often, creatives—especially those with a background in energy work, channeling, or New Age exploration—have been taught how to open, invoke, and call in…but not how to shut down, reclaim, and consecrate what’s been entrusted to them.
Why Closing Matters
Not all inspiration is divine. Not all guidance is holy. The seductive lie is that more access equals more power. But in reality, the deeper authority comes when you begin to narrow the channels—when you choose to source your creativity not from any spirit willing to speak, but from the One who knows you by name. Closing the wrong portals is not fear—it’s fidelity.
This is how you begin to create from clarity, not chaos. This is how you keep your creative process from becoming a revolving door for every whispering energy in the room. This is how you stop your “downloads” from leading you away from your mission.
How to Know a Portal Needs to Be Closed
Here are some signs that something needs to be shut:
You feel creatively “off,” like your ideas are cloudy or contradictory.
Your workspace feels heavy, chaotic, or unprotected.
You sense external pressure when creating, as if you're being watched or pulled.
Your dreams are consistently strange, anxious, or confusing.
You feel inspiration but no peace. Movement, but no anchoring.
This may not be creative resistance. It may be spiritual interference.
How to Close a Portal (Without the Fluff)
This is not about smudging or symbolically “clearing energy.” This is about stepping into spiritual authority—especially if you’ve unknowingly opened yourself to influence that is not rooted in truth.
Here’s a simplified but serious practice to close what was never meant to be open:
Identify the breach: What triggered it? A practice? A conversation? An object? Be honest about what gave access.
Revoke permission: Speak aloud:“I cancel all access and agreements—spoken, unspoken, conscious, or unconscious—that were not aligned with truth. I close every door that was not opened by God.”
Cleanse the space with intention: Physically tidy your creative area. Remove anything that feels charged, off, or unnecessary. Play music that invites peace. Read aloud words that re-center your atmosphere.
Pray with authority. Something like:“God, seal what was opened without discernment. Cleanse this space. Let Your spirit alone be welcome here.”
Reclaim your creative space: Speak words of rededication. Declare your space a place of clarity, protection, and holy vision. This is not just emotional reset. This is spiritual stewardship.
Stay watchful: After closing, listen for how your inner environment shifts. Pay attention to what no longer pulls at you. Watch for clarity returning.
Metaphorical Portals, Too
Not every portal is overtly spiritual. Some are subtle and cultural:
Rereading old journal entries that feed your shame instead of your healing.
Replaying conversations that stir up anger, fear or sadness
Imagining or worrying about future events or conversations and acting them out in your head
Following influencers whose messaging stirs up anxiety and confusion.
Holding onto aesthetics, brand images, or rituals that once resonated, but now dilute your discernment.
These, too, need to be closed.
Final Thoughts
You don’t need to be more open. You need to be more attuned. There is a holiness in creating from a place of spiritual integrity. There is peace in limiting your access. There is power in closing the unnecessary so you can listen to the One voice that truly matters. If your creativity has felt unprotected, if your inspiration has turned dissonant, if your energy feels pulled in too many directions—it may be time.
Close the portal.
And begin again—cleansed, commissioned, and clear.
