Waking with Bruises meaning?

Peace Gods and Goddesses!!

I am new here to The UCI and I want to first say thank you for having me and send positive love to everyone like minded in regards to seeking higher truth. 👁️ see you all for whom we are collectively.

Just like my title I have been rising with bruises on my left upper bicep. One I between my bicep and torso (area where arms hangs in standard position) and one on the outer portion of my bicep.

I recently began delving into ancestral relationships with the spiritual world. I have only taken spiritual baths with Dead Sea salt, regular candles, and rubbed (cleansed) my body with a heart-shaped Himalayan salt stone I purchased. I no longer pray to Jesus only God, creator/creatress because I haven't fully figured that part of my journey out (I feel/know it's a higher source but don't believe Jesus in the Christian view is real. Feel man has contaminated ALL religion as a form of controlling humanity in some form or fashion or just for Male gain of multiple women to lay etc. is along my current thinking path with religion) [starting to learn about the orishas and God being woman vs the combination of masculine and feminine energy etc. doesn't all make since yet but I'm in the process of seeking enlightenment to all universal secrets and those of this realm and uncovering lies in history even false structured society].

I'm wondering if maybe I made the wrong choice not to pray and am being spiritually attacked.

Anyone with similar experiences when seeking/starting ancestral worship breaking from religious worship?

My confidant is not very fond of the journey I am on directing me further from religion and suggests that it may be evil entities attacking me. However, I do not feel a negative presence around me and I've always been a highly-sensitive, empath and a seer.

I am here to ask if any of you have any thoughts on what could be going on?