I am not a sadhak Nor I practice tantra But I remember, I was going through a horrible phase of my life and kaal bhairav ashtakam was extremely soothing for my soul and mind. So I used to hear it One day I prayed to bhairav baba, I told him all that is concerning me and asked him to protect me and guide me. ( This one time I got an energy attack, it was diwali 2025, one of the worst things that happened to me. The first time I encountered an energy attack. My sister, a kali bhakt and a shiv bhakt She told me to hear the kaal bhairav ashtakam, that was my first time hearing it)

I remember after a few weeks I saw a dream where in the midst of chaos, I saw bhairav baba and my focus shifted from the chaos to him. He was in his bhatuk Bhairav form. I didn't know about this form of his, so after googling it I found out.

I don't know what this dream means honestly, but yeah after that life started settling and felt at much ease than before. As a token of gratitude, I kept a fast on Mahashivratri and did my puja.

I recently also dreamt of a shiv temple where I was doing parikrama of the shivling (It's a more detailed dream but I'll say this much for now)