The Difference Between Cords And Attachments (And Why The Removal Of One Is Way Easier To DIY Than The Other)

Ok, let’s talk about something that’s gonna save you time, energy, and some muthafuckin’ coins, too. Whether you’ve been around for a while or you just got here, if you’ve been paying attention, you’ve seen me talk about cords and attachments at length.

A lot of people think that they’re the same thing, but they’re actually different types of energetic connections. Knowing what’s what will help you figure out what you’re dealing with, so you’re better equipped to handle it.

Let’s discuss!

TF ARE CORDS?

Cords are energetic connections that form between you and other people, places, situations, patterns of behavior, or even repetitive thoughts. They develop naturally, through energetic exchange of any kind.

And when I say any kind, I mean it. A cord can form from:

🪢 A brief but intense interaction (one-night stand, heated argument)

🪢 Shallow but frequent contact (that annoying coworker you see daily)

🪢 Deep meaningful relationships (romantic partners, close friends, family)

🪢 Repetitive thought patterns (obsessing over someone, ruminating on the past)

🪢 Habitual behaviors (your relationship with money, food, substances, procrastination)

Basically, wherever your energy goes repeatedly or intensely, cords can form. You don’t need a “meaningful connection” to be corded to someone. You can have cords to your ex from five years ago, your boss that you barely even like, the asshole who cut you off in traffic last week, or even to patterns like self-sabotage or perfectionism.

Now, it’s important to note that not all cords are the same. Some of ‘em are thin and raggedy, some can be deep as hayle, especially if they’ve been there for years on years on years, then you’ve got ones that can be anywhere between.

A cord to someone you dated for three months will probably be way easier to pull than the one that’s energetically tying you to your mama. That one has been there since you were physically connected to her by your umbilical cord. If you haven’t removed it, it’s still there. Deep ones like that can take much more effort to pull. You may have to work on them multiple times, to make sure you get it all. But they CAN be pulled, with enough effort and the right approach.

HERE’S THE PART THAT MOST PEOPLE HATE FOR ME TO TELL THEM:

ALL cords need to be pulled. Not just the “bad” ones. ALL of them.

Even if they connect you to someone you love, someone who loves you back, someone you have a genuinely good relationship with, those cords still need to GO.

Why? Because cords are two-way channels.

If someone you care about is having a shit day and you’ve got a cord connecting you to them, you could inadvertently pick up those feelings and emotions. You might suddenly feel anxious, sad, or angry without knowing why. I’ll tell you why, goddammit, it’s because its not yours; it’s theirs, coming through the cord.

And it works both ways. Your emotions could be bleeding into them through that same channel. Neither of you asked for it, but since when does that stop anything? The only way to guarantee that it doesn’t happen is to sever all energetic ties.

Even in the healthiest, most loving relationships, you don’t want that level of enmeshment. You don’t want your energy mixed up with someone else’s, no matter how much you care about them.

Look, the goal is for you to be able to operate by the guidelines of your own energetic blueprint, without being influenced—whether knowingly or unknowingly—by anyone else. Even people you love. Hell, especially people you love.

That doesn’t mean that you don’t care about them, or that you’re cutting them out of your life. It literally just means that you’re maintaining proper energetic boundaries so that what’s yours stays yours, and what’s theirs stays theirs. It’s just good hygiene, plain and simple. And if anyone up and leaves after you remove those cords, you need to read my thread on energy vampires after this.

HOW TO TELL IF YOU’VE GOT CORDS:

🪢 You think about someone constantly, even when you don’t want to

🪢 You feel drained after being around specific people (again, go to my energy vampire thread)

🪢 You can’t seem to move on from a relationship/situation, even though it’s over

🪢 You suddenly feel emotions that don’t make sense for your current situation

🪢 You keep getting pulled back into patterns you’re trying to break

🪢 You feel an actual pulling sensation in your body when you think about someone

🪢 You’re stuck in the same behaviors, no matter how hard you try to change

🪢 Someone you care about is going through something, and you feel it in your body

HOW TO PULL CORDS:

My pinned post on Threads goes a little more in depth, so go there as well after this, but you can pull them on your own through visualization and other means, you can work with spirits who specialize in it, and you can use tools that were designed specifically for cord pulling.

In Moonblood Labs, spirits like The Cleaner and The Cyborg are phenomenal at pulling cords, plus there’s an energy-infused graphic, programmed to pull cords, that you can scan over your body to help you do it yourself. All of my members love having unlimited access to them to help maintain their spiritual hygiene between sessions, and they don’t have to book with me every time they need a cord pulled.

Pull cords after:

🪢 Any significant interaction, positive or negative

🪢 Thinking obsessively about someone or something

🪢 Leaving any situation (job, relationship, friendship, living situation)

🪢 When you notice you’re feeling emotions that don’t seem like yours

🪢 When you’re trying to break a pattern or habit

The key is regular maintenance. Don’t wait until you’re wrapped up in fifty jillion cords and your energy is so mucked up that you can’t tell yourself from him, her, or them. Get ‘em as they form. Make cord pulling part of your routine. Stay on top of your spiritual hygiene, and you won’t have to deal with what happens when you let ‘em sit forever and ever.

Maintaining your meat suit means taking care of your energetic body, too. Everything is connected to everything else.

NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT ATTACHMENTS:

So unlike cords, which form and grow based on where your energy goes and who you interact with, attachments are placed inside you. Attachments usually happen through:

⚓️ Someone intentionally doing energy work to bind you to them (love spells, control work, manipulation magic)

⚓️ Severe trauma that created an energetic wound where someone else’s energy got lodged

⚓️ Years of extreme enmeshment where someone’s energy literally embedded itself into yours

⚓️ Past life shit that never got cleared and carried over into this lifetime

⚓️ Obsession. Yes, really. Search “poison apple” on my page.

The difference between a cord and an attachment isn’t about how strong the connection is or how deep it goes, but how it got there and what it would take to remove it.

Cords can be pulled, even when they’re deep. Just grab it and yank that bitch until it comes out. Might take time, might even take multiple attempts, but the method is the same—pull, pull, pull until it’s gone. Attachments have to be excised. They’re not just connected to you, they’re embedded IN you, and can’t just be pulled out without potentially causing damage.

Think of it like pulling a weed (cord) versus removing a tumor (attachment). Both might be deep, both might cause serious problems, but the removal process is completely different.

A FEW WAYS TO TELL IF YOU’VE GOT ATTACHMENTS (NOT JUST CORDS):

⚓️ You’ve pulled cords multiple times, but the connection comes right back immediately

⚓️ You physically feel them in your body as pressure, pain, or foreign sensations that won’t go away

⚓️ You’ve lost pieces of yourself and you can’t get them back no matter what you try

⚓️ You have chronic physical symptoms that started with this connection and nothing helps

⚓️ You’ve done EVERYTHING to break free and you’re still completely stuck

THE REMOVAL PROCESS:

Pulling cords (even deep ones): Doable yourself with the right tools, spirits, and persistence. Even really old, deeply rooted cords can be pulled with enough effort and consistency. It’s within your capability.

Removing attachments: You’d need to excise something that’s been embedded in such a way that precision and expertise will be required to make sure that you don’t fuck yourself up more.

Now can you remove attachments yourself? Theoretically, sure. Just like you could theoretically perform surgery on yourself, if you had the tools and the audacity to try it.

Should you, though? 😬

HERE’S WHAT I RECOMMEND:

Start by pulling cords on your own. Give it real, consistent effort, either with the info I’ve provided here and in my pinned post, or with the tools in Moonblood Labs—work with The Cleaner and The Cyborg, and use the cord pulling graphic. Do it regularly for a few weeks and see how you feel.

If you feel significantly better, lighter, more like yourself, less tangled up in other people’s energy? You had cords, and you took care of that shit. WOOHOOOOOO! Keep it up, and you’ll be right as rain.

If you’ve pulled cords over and over and nothing changes, then you probably have attachments, and you might wanna consider booking a Goddess’s Renewal session to get them properly removed. Not saying that you can’t do it, just saying that it’s well worth the investment to let someone who already knows what tf they’re doing handle it for you.

Questions? Lemme know! If you need to email me with specifics about your situation, just hit my tip jar first. Y’all be sending NOVELS, and if you want that much of my time outside of a sesh, then I need something in return. Balance and reciprocity. 😌

Love youuuuu! 💋💋