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Hahaha, this was great. I love how you worked it all out and basically these posts are just you thinking out loud. And thank you for your kind words, by the way. Aren't you the person, I responded to in some past post, who seems to be a natural with feng shui, and I thought you would probably really enjoy studying it in depth? Either way, in this case, it sounds like you've assessed what the problem is with the energetics of the situation, and you have a good solution in mind.
Firstly, though, sorry to hear about dad-in-law. Hope his recovery is smooth, and all is well. And I will send you and your family good vibes from my end (I invite folks reading this to please do the same, thanks).
A Musical Plant Pick-me-up?
As far as the plants go, yeah, I've had that happen before --plants getting sick because of some funky energy humans were putting out for a time in their presence. Then the plants got better when the funky energy was gone from their surroundings. Since "sound" is such a powerful force (and, in my opinion, an underused healer) I wonder what would happen if you put a little music player next to them and let some
soft classical music play for them 24/7. I think they might like that. Also, it might be soothing for them if you put one of those desk-sized water fountains near them. And how about a couple of fairy shrines also, so the fae folk will be attracted there, and help tend the plants back to health, and otherwise cheer things up. These little gestures might lift the plants' spirits and improve their energy fields, despite what's going on around them.
Pesky Poltergeist, Perhaps
As far as said entity goes, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a poltergeist dad-in-law inadvertently created, which is then feeding on everyone else's anxiety, so it grows, which makes dad and everyone feel worse ...a vicious cycle, and truly a "spirit of discord," as you call it. This is not uncommon around major illnesses. A big tip-off to me was how on the night of Dad's surgery his anxiety-level was high (who's wouldn't before a surgery?), which it seems further empowered the critter. Then, the entity went a little berserker on you. When we think of poltergeists, teenagers and their hormonal mood swings is usually the first thing to come to mind. But let's deconstruct that a little. What's happening is the anger, frustration, sadness, anxiety --all rolled into one "creates" a separate entity, of sorts. Really it's just a charged energy ball of all that excess emotion, congealed. But it feels like a palpable, living entity. So, this phenomena is not just relegated to teenagers as being the cause. We grown-ups can create some doosies, as well.
This puts me in mind of an episode of
The Dead Files I watched, where, in Amy's estimation, the mom in the house was so emotionally distraught over a baby she had lost some years ago, that she created a pretty angry, and at the same time extremely grief-stricken poltergeist entity. Her close friends had told her for years she needed to see a grief counselor and resolve her pain, but she didn't get around to it. You could see the tension between her and her husband when they talked to each other, how they looked at each other --you could cut it with a knife. I'm sure her grief was impacting their marriage, as well as creating and feeding the little house guest. On top of that, "like attracts like," so there were even other entities hanging out in their house. Negative entities tend to attract more negative entities; positive ones tend to attract more positive ones.
I could only imagine what dad-in-law must be going through right now. Guys, no matter what age, like to feel virile and healthy, not be catered to like a helpless child. He probably is feeling a confluence of different emotions as he goes through this. The "crushing of the spirit" and "eating away at resolve" that you sense attacking you could very well be the emotions dad feels, but they're bottled up inside, and he's projecting them outward. The thyroid tumor is "eating away" at his throat area, compromising his throat chakra energy, the center of one's ability to communicate. Strong feelings having no outlet is a dangerous thing for humans, being the expressive sort we tend to be. So, his only outlet may be through a poltergeist entity he unwittingly created with this thought-forms. I think once he's on the mend, your little house guest will kind of dissipate, and eventually cease to exist. Right now, though, it's wreaking a bit of havoc around there, lol.
Tag, You're It
Anyway, like I said, sounds like you've got it under control. Keep doing what you described in the original post, keep clearing the energy there. Do what you have to do to mitigate the energy dynamic, and keep it under control. My personal feeling is I don't think your emphasis needs to be on "protection," so much as on "healing." Some healing work for dad should be the focus. Would it be cool to put an amulet of some sort on
his door, instead? If not, how about under the bed, or hang some rosemary and sage upside down in the window somewhere? If you could swing it, a big bowl of sea salt somewhere in his room would be a good idea; sea salt is
great for cleansing/transmuting energy. You could really be on the sly and gift him with one of those cool
Himalayan salt lamps that are popular right now (for some reason, I tend to like the
bowls with the chunks in them, moreso than the standalone lamps). He might actually find the gentle light they give off rather soothing, relaxing to look at.
So, yeah, I don't think you're being attacked, though the reason you
feel as though you are is because you're the "sensitive" there, the empath in the house, the human antenna, and you're picking up the energy dad is projecting moreso than everyone else. Tag, you're it, my friend. Many of us have been there --the only one picking up on things to which everyone else is happily oblivious. If you have to vent or think out loud some more, or otherwise share what you're going through, you're always welcome to do so here, anytime!
Perhaps others might have some insight into this, and share their thoughts/experiences.
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