Hello Robert. Few questions.

I was wondering to what extent do most non-physical entity's we are familiar with from spiritual traditions, religions, lore, myths, and legends reside in the astral? The astral Realm As I understand it is, synonymous with the collective unconsiousness of all living things..Like a data base. For some, this means Spirits are thought forms and vice versa.

Do ALL spiritual entitys reside in the astral, or are there some nonphysical entitys that reside on earth with us? For instance, thinking of a spirit being and connecting with it astrally, as opposed to running into a spirit or entity on this earth being at the right place at the right time? I hope i'm making sense. I guess I would be speaking of the Etheric Realm of Existence Vs The Astral Realm.

It is part of my belief not all entitys reside in the astral realm, but live out their own lives with us on this earth. The more popular belief lately is people treating spirits as imaginary thought forms, rather than independent intelligent beings with their own will and agenda.

I was also wondering what is the purpose of the "Higher Self" in correlation to experience negative energies/entitys? If our higher selves look out for our greatest good, dont they have the power to defend us from attacks from Black Magick, Or Negative harrassing spirits? Does our higher self observe these incidents, or does it make sign posts towards us, or fight back back on some level we are unconscious of?

I'm just trying to understand the "Higher Self" model for reality, and how it fits in with the perception of a philosophy of "Survival Of The Fittest" whether it's on a physical level or non-physical/spiritual level.

Thanks in Advance Robert.