How to Energetically Shield Yourself

Proper function of our physical body is dependent upon proper function of our subtle energies. As a significant part of maintaining these, we must correspondingly remove or negate negative energetic influences and exchanges. To do this we need to understand how to manage and shield our body’s subtle energies. But before we talk about the details of how to do this, we need to understand a couple of important principles about energetic interactions.

1. It is never acceptable to give, or let be taken, your personal subtle energy to someone else—ever!
2. It is never acceptable to take, or take on, someone else’s subtle energy—ever!

These two ideas form the basis of the need for subtle energetic stabilizing and shielding, and they are necessary ideals for us to practice if we are to ultimately maintain our own subtle energetic balance. But besides just maintaining our own self, if we are to be of the most possible help to someone else, it is absolutely necessary that we stay as energetically stable, safe and balanced as possible. It is also very important that we don’t detriment those who we may be helping. But giving away our own energetic essence or subtle energy, or allowing it to be taken, or taking on someone else’s imperfect energy or issues, these things not benefit anyone in any way.

Additionally, these actions are also completely unnecessary, because there are far better and very effective ways to energetically help others or recharge ourselves. Specifically, this is through drawing on a perfect and stable source of energy that is available to us all! And this brings us to the first concept in energetic shielding—an energetic source of pure energies and influence to draw from.

The subtle energy from our divine source (God, Light, or however we want to identify, define or reference it) is limitless, perfect and pure. For lack of a better way to put it, it is the essence of life-force energy in its perfect state, and as such is perfectly suited for all our needs. It is what feeds and sustains our own body’s subtle energies, and it is what we can use for shielding our body’s subtle energies as well as channeling subtle energies to others as needed. Whenever we need to channel subtle Light or energy to any person, place or thing, or to energetically clear out our space, an object, or ourselves, etc., this is the proper source and power that we use. It is what we can freely draw from so that we don’t deplete our own subtle energies.

The next concept in energetic shielding to understand is that of grounding. As just talked about, the flow of subtle energies into our body comes from our divine source. It enters through our crown chakra, moves through our other chakras and the rest of our body, and then flows down into the ground where it connects and anchors us to Mother Earth.

With this connection to Mother Earth we are grounded energetically, and when we are properly connected to both source and ground we are overall energetically stabilized and balanced. We may still require balancing within our body’s subtle energetic systems. But our overall flow of subtle energy into, through, and out of us, is, in a general sense, balanced and empowered in this way.

Because subtle energies are responsive to mental directives, we can use the powerful energies from our divine source to balance, stabilize, and shield our physical body’s subtle energies. This stabilizing and shielding process can happen in any number of ways, but any way that sufficiently manifests a clear intent works fine. The way I like to do it best is through visualization. I like visualizing better than using objects, like a metal bracelet or a rock for example, because it’s more natural for me to be more direct and complete in shielding all aspects of myself, instead of just from the physical perspective of the bracelet or other object.

As for the visualization I use, the process of shielding one’s self and subtle energies can go something like this: Close your eyes and envision a bright white, divine Light coming in through the top of your head, filling your whole body, and then flowing out of your hands and feet. This Light is balancing and empowering subtle energy from your divine source. Then see this flow of bright Light continue out of your feet and go down into the ground and connect to the earth. Then notice that this balancing, empowering energy simply continues to flow effortlessly from source to ground on its own, pleasantly filling and energizing your body as it flows.

Now you’re connected between source and ground with a vitalizing flow of subtle energy, but you’re not done yet. This step just gets your energy flowing and connected with your divine source.  You still have to instruct it to be a shield and protection.

Next, instruct this flow of subtle energy within you to expand outward from your core to about an arm’s length. Then tell it to solidify and make a barrier like a bubble of sorts. Really, any size bubble will probably work, but an arm’s length is a reasonably good, effective size. Now, with this shield in place, instruct the shield and energies of your body thusly: “All my energies stay in; they do not leave for any reason.” And then instruct it: “All other non-divine or non-Light energies stay out; they do not come in for any reason and I do not take them on.”

Lastly, you don’t want to “live in a bubble” as they say, and miss or improperly perceive what’s happening around you. You want your perception enhanced, not blocked—glasses, so to speak, not blinders. So as a last instruction, tell your energetic shield: “Now enhance my perception outward and of the world around me, so that I can perceive even better than I could before.” And, of course, you can also instruct your energies for any other purpose you may need or want as well. For example, I know people who like to put on a specific color or type of energy—like green or pink, or love or happiness—as an outside layer of their shield. But whatever else a person may do, this is the basic shielding process. In short, here are the 5 basic steps for energetic shielding:

1. Connect to your divine source, and bring the Light down into you and let it fill you.
2. Let the Light that has filled you flow out your hands and feet, and from your feet down into the ground.
3. Instruct the Light to expand outward from your core to about an arm’s length and form a shield barrier.
4. Instruct your shield to keep all of your personal energies in, and all other energies out.
5. Instruct your shield to enhance your perception outward so that your intuition and perception is better than it was before.

Don’t feel like you have to use the exact wording that I have stated here above. This is verbiage that I use for myself, but anything that you want to say that gets the point across is perfectly fine. And just as an example, now that I’ve been doing this for almost two decades, I don’t usually even use words in my mind anymore.

Instead of using words in my mind, I simply use the feeling and understanding of the concept of my energetic shield as the instruction when I want to place or reemphasize it. I know what I want, and I simply use that knowing to communicate the intent of my instruction. And really, it’s the same way with any of the direct energy work that I do—and probably the same for any energy worker that’s been doing it for any amount of time.  I simply understand the concept and know what I want to accomplish, and I let that understandingbe the instruction of my intent.

If a person is new to the concept of energetic shielding I recommend that they take a moment or two whenever they shield themselves, to make sure that they get the details just how they want them.  But after a while this process of shielding can become pretty fast, even instantaneous.  Once a person is fully familiar with the processes involved, simply referencing the process in your mind will instantly bring the shield to bear, or to bear more particularly, as the case may be.

The one thing to remember in all of this is that no one is perfect. There will always be the occasional circumstances where you pick up some negative energy that you don’t want from someone or something else. I’ve been doing this for a while and I consider myself reasonably proficient, but even I still take on other people’s negative energetic stuff every once in a while.

In these situations, sometimes what I take on is from a family member that I get upset with or worried about, like one of my kids or my wife. Being very familiar with a person and their energies can sometimes make it harder to shield yourself from negative energetic exchanges.  Sometimes the stuff I pick up is from a patient who is having a particularly hard time of things and that I particularly want to help, which can also potentially make an energetic opening.  Every once in a while I may get particularly irritated with something, and this can also break down my energetic shield.  There’s any number of possible reasons that any of us imperfect people may still take on someone else’s energetic stuff.  It’s just part of life. But how do you know when this happens?

In short, when you notice yourself feeling drained, stressed, or pained—especially if it’s the same kind of pain that someone you just interacted with had—these are pretty good signs that you’ve started taking something on. Or if you find that you are more easily irritable or frustrateable, these are pretty good signs too. Also, expressing intense negative emotion, or getting caught up in your own or someone else’s intense negative energy, will tend to blow out your shield as well.

There are really a lot of possibilities of what can let you know you’ve lost your shield, so to speak. And simply put, the easiest ways to recognize them are pretty much all the negative feelings and emotions we can think of. When you notice negative feelings and conditions creeping in, then it’s time to consciously do something to let the negative energies go, and re-shield yourself.

So when it happens—because it will—don’t worry too much about it, it isn’t the end of the world! Just recognize the energy you’re holding and validate that it’s there. Simply recognize that it’s not yours and that you don’t want it. Then let it go with the Light, tell it to leave, or push it away as needed.

If you’re having a difficult time getting it to leave, then simply command it in the name of the Light that any connections or attachments between you and it (or possibly also any negative attachments with the person it may have been from as well) be permanently and completely broken and removed. Then command it in the name of the Light to depart, and bring in the Light from your divine source to replace it. Then simply reconnect with your divine source and bring that Light down, through you, into the ground, reapply your shield, and move on.  It’s usually that simple!

Otherwise, if you find that it’s your energy that you’re feeling—and not someone else’s—simply let it go if you can, or go through whatever energy clearing or emotional release process you use. And of course, simply reapply your shield before, during, or after the process of releasing the negative energy as applicable.

Taking the time to apply an energetic shield is truly an invaluable process for everyone, not just health and wellness practitioners. I cannot even begin to describe the difference it has made for me in my life!

As one last additional note on shielding, it is a very good idea to teach children how to shield themselves and work with subtle energies as well, but very young children will obviously not understand the concepts yet. In cases such as these, parents or caretakers can simply instruct the Light from their divine source to clear and shield the children in their care as easily as they can clear and shield themselves. As an example of application, as they grow I teach my children how and why to shield themselves. But when they are young I am very purposeful and deliberate in directing an energetic shield around them as needed.

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