Using a Magickal Shield

[Myst]

There are those who feel the effects of energies from other people when they're in crowds or around negative folk. There are a few ways to help curb this. One is to use a glamoury, the other is to drain negative energy when you're away from there. You might use both if you like or either.

You can set up a magickal shield by casting a glamoury of sorts. You could imagine yourself bigger with spikey armour or invisible, or wrapped up in your favourite blankey. With practice and focus you will thus be able to shield yourself from most people. You can also cast an invisible sphere around yourself that keeps all energies out. While this may seem difficult it is just a matter of visualization and focus, as well as practice!

Secondly, after you've gotten away from the energies you can drain them. What you do is visualize a tap in the center of your upper back. When you've got that clear, turn the tap on, and visualize all the yeucky, scummy energy draining to Mother Earth (don't worry, she'll recycle it!). Afterwards you can visualize positive energy from the sky and ground coming together around you to regenerate yourself if you like. Again, this will work effectively with just a little visualization, focus, and practice.

Anyone have other simple suggestions for keeping these negative energies out?

[Happydog]

I use a few methods. One is the classic "globe of white light over my head" one, where you imagine a globe of white light about the size of a basketball floating about one foot over your head. A ray of white light comes down from the base of the glowing globe and intersects your crown chakra (i.e., comes down to the top of your head). From there it blossoms outward until your entire body is surrounded by a globe of iridescent white light that pushes away all negativity. I don't remember where I got this from, but it's a good one.

A quick one that I use is the Shield of Isis, which I got from Ellen Cannon Reed's books, I think. You just say, "I call upon the Shield of Isis to protect me from all harm," and visualize a gigantic shield surrounding you. Imagine it protecting you from all sides and being utterly impenetrable. Another useful one is asking to be gathered under the Wings of Isis, and you imagine that the Goddess Isis is behind you, spreading her wings about you and shielding you from harm while she looks down upon whatever threatens you with a forbidding gaze.

These are a few of the ones I use, hope they are of some help.

[Isis]

MM all,

Hey thanks for those posts! I really needed them!!! This will help me deal with my anxities with different people a lot better!

Isis

[Happydog]

One last thing.

A lot of how you deal with the day, and with people and their vibrations, depends on how you start and end the day. This is just me, of course, but I find that if I give myself time to just stop in the morning and say a quick prayer, or do something that aligns me with my spiritual nature, it makes the day go a lot better and it helps me be better able to deal with whatever's out there.

As odd as it may sound I would also suggest not turning on the TV first thing in the morning, or grabbing the newspaper first thing in the morning.

I'm not suggesting avoiding life and the news, but I am saying that it might be interesting to try not hitting oneself with all the negativity the TV, the radio and the newspaper have to offer first thing in the morning, when your mind is just waking up and is very susceptible to influence.

All that bad news will still be there after you get to work, or later in the morning, when you're more psychically equipped to screen it, so why hit yourself with it first thing in the morning? To me it's like being awakened by a drill sargeant with a cattle prod when I have the TV or the radio going the minute I get up.

[MistOfTheSea86]

Guys alot this will really help an Empath like myself well!:D

[Rick]

Other things that work well are the Thorn Garth & the Dagaz box. Thorn Garth: Envision yourself surrounded by an octagon (like a stop sign). On each side of the octagon, envision a Thurisaz Rune pointing outward. This repels any negativity.
Dagaz box: Envision a box around you. On each face of the box, envision a Dagaz Rune. Dagaz acts to make you invisible, or camoflauged. I've used a Dagaz box around my car (when speeding, although I try not to speed ;) ). It is very effective.

[quixote]

mm, thanks very much!
BB, quixote

[Emy]

I use two different types of shields, one is bright and colorful and sort of makes you stand out, the other is one that makes you "invisible".

The first one is where you use a crystal and let its light cleanse you and surround you, if you like you can visualize the shield in different shapes, cones, pyramids... let the light grow large around you before you let it fade to again shield you whenever you call upon it...

The invisible shield makes sure that you don't stand out, it makes you sort of melt in... use a crystal such as apache tear or something like that here, and from the crystal a sort of smoke rises, and sweeps around you...
make it fade a little and it will rise again when you call it...

[magicbabs]

If you have a shop that sells actual Native American goods - you can buy or order a warrior shield.

Looks like a dream catcher without the webbing. It is basically a piece of leather suspended in a circle. Should have some type of symbol of protection on it like a buffalo or bird or I prefer lizards.

If they look at you funny when you request this - then they DO NOT KNOW their stuff....

Babs

[slvr_phoenix]

I just remember that ultimately it all comes down to energy, and so just project and/or visualize (depending on my mood and if I can stop to visualize) the type of energies I want protecting me into a shield around me. The specifics of the shape or design of the shield are all spur-of-the-moment, as is the exact nature of the energy. :) So I have no set mental rituals for protection because all of mine are just on-the-fly.