I smudged the house 3 weeks ago, used the white candles and called upon everyone I could. Afterwords the air was lighter, even my oldest daughter, who is 11, asked me what happened in the house when she came home that day. We then left for a 2 week vacation and my mother in law house sat for us. Half way through the trip I called her to check on things and she said to me that a couple days earlier the house was very dark, much darker than it had been, the couch would randomly vibrate and she kept hearing some one call her name. This also happens to me alot so it was easy to believe her. Is it possible that when I did that smudging, that i could have made it stronger? Or made it angry? While we were on our trip, we were at a family members home and it showed up there, this was about 3-4 hours after I called to check on the house. It appears as a strange, almost human-like, shadow. I feel only evil when I feel its presence. Do you think its possible that this thing is demonic? Or just a mean spirit? Is there anything specific that I should be saying during the smudging that could make it work better? I'm almost too scared to try it again but I know I have to do it. I've let it hang around way too long! Thank you for your help and advice. I truly appreciate it!