Shielding. This is a
technique for creating a magical 'force field' around your person or a place, to
keep out unwanted energy. This could be psychic 'background noise', nasty astral
critters, or magical energy directed at you. Many people do this unconsciously
all their lives. Others of us have to learn how. The method I use is to
visualize a 'net' of energy around the area to be shielded. Remember to 'see' it
in 3D, a sphere rather than a circle. (This is where those visualization
exercises come into practical usevisualize negative energy being absorbed by my
shields and flowing into the earth. ("Ground and Center" here.) Visualize it as
porous, though, so that energy can pass through. With practice, you will be able
to shield yourself instantly, without thinking. exhaustion or alcohol quickly
erode my ability to shield, so keep this in mind. Once you have shields, there
is lots of nifty magic you can do with them.
Warding is a similar technique,a Ward as a Shield anchored to a physical
place. Instead of using your energy, though, you let Earth energy flow upward to
power it. With practice, you can create a stable, Earth-powered shield. This
leaves more energy for spell work, or allows you to drop your own shields and
recharge. Reinforce the visualization regularly, and it can be permanent, to
protect your Circle or home.anchor wards with physical objects-a stone, carved
runes, etc. But it is the visualization that really matters. If the mental image
fails, the shield will fail, no matter how many runes you carve.
A few shielding tricks. First is the mirror.visualize the outside of my
shields as a perfect mirror, reflecting any energy back to it's source. Next is
making the inside of your shields a mirror. Last is the 'iron wall' or 'stone
tower' visualization, changing the thin energy shield into a massive fortress.
This requires a lot of power, but when huge waves of negativity are breaking
over you, it really helps.
The most basic technique is calling White Fire. This is the Light energy of
the universe, the silver-white of the Moon and the fire-white of the Sun, the
sum total of the magical Elements. Let it flow in from all around you until you
feel like a ball of lightning, then send a directed bolt of it back in the
direction the negative energy came from.
If this doesn't work, you can still call on the Lady and Lord in their
warrior/protector aspects to help you.
Using a 'space suit,' with helmet as 'body armor.' This is one that can be
donned rapidly and then discarded, being sure to turn it back to the Universe as
pure light, after it has been thoroughly used and 'beaten up.' (Know that we can
"clutter up" the psychic realms, just as some cultures have cluttered up their
human environment, and as we have cluttered up the near-Earth environment with
satellite debris.) This approach is one that is easily applied before 'mixing it
up' in a crowd, such as shopping or a party. Obviously, the materials you
designate should be quite flexible, such as a diver's wetsuit, but you also need
to include whole-body (hands, feet and head) protection, such as the space suit.
Putting a fence around yourself.
If you truly want a protection of this sort to be effective, be sure to think
in three dimensions, rather than the normal two dimensions for a standard
'fence.' By that, I mean to enclose all of you, around, top and bottom. Although
most of us think in terms of a squared-off design, realize how strong an egg
shell is for its relatively thin wall thickness.
And what about your living area, your house, for example? What if you want to
provide protection for your home and family? The same principles apply. Just be
sure to, again, make sure the materials and design is strong enough for what you
might envision as a 'likely' onslaught.
Also, why be limited to one material or thickness? why not use layers of
different materials, or a even 'new' material that hasn't been invented yet, but
is 'tunable' to your particular needs. Remember, working in this realm, you are,
again, only limited to your own imagination, yet the effects can be felt in the
physical world.
Put up "active" psychic mirrors to reflect negativity. Using a one-way
mirror, you can automatically send your love through from the backside. Or, if
you can't manage that, send God's love and/or light to those that might do you
harm. This can be a very effective tool.
This article was submitted to Spells of Magic by Divine Spirits.
