💙 Hi Mitch,
From everything I have experienced and from I have learned over the years, the most important thing you must remember is no one can do anything to you without your permission.
Bad energy originates from this plane, is my thought.
Once you learn to discern between energy, you know, like you did with that $100 bill, not to take it.
And literally walked away from a psychic attack.
Energy doesn’t lie, die but it can be transmuted. Physics and spirituality.

When you want to know more, trust me, good and bad shows up. Which is why fine tuning your gut maters.

The priest should have taken time to discern ~ known there was nothing sinister lurking within.
That was the first clue.
Your energy would have told him you were curious about spirituality.

But more importantly, he, as a spiritual member of society, should have asked for your permission BEFORE trying that on you.
Another universal law that abides by freewill.
If someone’s purpose is to be an A-hole here on earth, that’s their right. What happens to them is their business ( karma) and we mind to our own spiritual business.

A long answer:)
We can fall into situations because we don’t know any better.
Find your people who can guide you and don’t be surprised if you end up leading others. :) We can learn from one another.