What Causes Souls to Become Lost Earthbound Spirits? Cause of the Earthbound Condition: At the death of a human, the normal transition is for an individual soul to move into the spirit realms. Loved ones that have passed before we show up at our time of death to escort us upward into the light. Angels and Spirit Guides are also present to assist us in this process. For most humans, this transition goes smoothly but for many, it does not. There are literally billions of earthbound (lost) souls surrounding the earth in the limbo of the astral realms. Common Disturbances Caused by Independent Lost Souls. Common Symptoms of spirit attachment: Unexplainable feelings of guilt Feelings of darkness or creepiness, eeriness, etc. Sexual interference and/or attack to the groin area Feeling like being a witness to your life. Feeling depleted of energy Signup for Rod's newsletter at reikirod.com