Of the best advice I or anyone else can give another is the advice of practicing grounding and shielding.
The practice of grounding will help root your energy, give you a stable outlet to channel out excess/unwanted
energies and even bring you back to a more tolerable and comfortable level of energy to handle.
Shielding is the best and only way I know of to protect yourself and others from unwanted energy draining.
Shielding can help protect a person from negative energies, but not only does shielding keep energy out; it in
turn can also help keep energy in. This is good for those that are not in control of their own energies that they
may be leaking out. I don't just recommend this for us vampires, but for psychics as well.
For those that are just learning how to do these techniques or other techniques, give yourself time to feel the
affects and to master these two powerful tools. In time you'll be able to switch these techniques on and off
without to much thought or effort.
Before trying either of grounding or shielding, I suggest you first find a time in the day or night that is most
calm and without distractions. If you try to ground or shield and you are anxious or nervous you may not do it
properly and/or may not feel the affects of it. Just relax and try it again or wait until you are more calm.
The practice of grounding will help root your energy, give you a stable outlet to channel out excess/unwanted
energies and even bring you back to a more tolerable and comfortable level of energy to handle.
Shielding is the best and only way I know of to protect yourself and others from unwanted energy draining.
Shielding can help protect a person from negative energies, but not only does shielding keep energy out; it in
turn can also help keep energy in. This is good for those that are not in control of their own energies that they
may be leaking out. I don't just recommend this for us vampires, but for psychics as well.
For those that are just learning how to do these techniques or other techniques, give yourself time to feel the
affects and to master these two powerful tools. In time you'll be able to switch these techniques on and off
without to much thought or effort.
Before trying either of grounding or shielding, I suggest you first find a time in the day or night that is most
calm and without distractions. If you try to ground or shield and you are anxious or nervous you may not do it
properly and/or may not feel the affects of it. Just relax and try it again or wait until you are more calm.
Sit comfortably in a chair with both feet flat on the ground, your hands can be folded in your lap or down at
your sides, which ever you prefer.
Now then take 4 -5 deep slow breathes paying attention do your breathing as you do. Breathe in slowly to the
count of 5 seconds, hold it for 1 second and then exhale the count of 5 to 10 seconds. You will want to let the
air completely out of your lungs. Feel the air fill your lungs as you inhale and feel the air leave your lungs as
you inhale. If you start to feel lightheaded, STOP! You shouldn't feel lightheaded, but more relaxed.
Pay attention to how your body feels, you should feel more relaxed at this point. You don't have to continue
breathing as deeply, but continue to pay attention to your breathing for the remainder of this exercise. Close
your eyes and visualize your feet becoming roots; pushing down into the surface under them. Keep pushing
your "roots" down as far as you can go until you can't go any further. Remember your breathing as well. Now
with your mind on your roots and your breathing, visualize your energy flowing through and around you. The
color violet seems to work best in doing this, you may of course choose the color you feel to be yours and use
that instead.
Now then, see this colored energy flowing through you when you breathe in, it expands with you when you
exhale it contracts with you. You may or may not feel any different, but if you do you have become more aware
of your own energy. I want you to push that energy down towards your roots. See this energy flow outwards
from your roots and deep within the ground away from you.
If you have trouble doing this, then imagine the way a garden hose has water flowing from it, your energy can
flow as slowly or as strongly as you wish. I don't recommend going to fast or trying to do to much at once if you
are just learning how to do this. Don't push all of the energy out and away, but enough to connect with the
Earth and enough so that will feel more relaxed. When you feel comfortable (not tired) and relaxed you will
have successfully grounded your energy. To stop grounding, concentrate on your breathing and visualize
your energy flow from your roots, slowing down and eventually stopping. Again if you have trouble with this
just visualize a garden hose being shut off. You should have your "roots" come back up from the ground
becoming feet again. After a while you won't have to visualize the roots portion and will be able to ground
automatically.
your sides, which ever you prefer.
Now then take 4 -5 deep slow breathes paying attention do your breathing as you do. Breathe in slowly to the
count of 5 seconds, hold it for 1 second and then exhale the count of 5 to 10 seconds. You will want to let the
air completely out of your lungs. Feel the air fill your lungs as you inhale and feel the air leave your lungs as
you inhale. If you start to feel lightheaded, STOP! You shouldn't feel lightheaded, but more relaxed.
Pay attention to how your body feels, you should feel more relaxed at this point. You don't have to continue
breathing as deeply, but continue to pay attention to your breathing for the remainder of this exercise. Close
your eyes and visualize your feet becoming roots; pushing down into the surface under them. Keep pushing
your "roots" down as far as you can go until you can't go any further. Remember your breathing as well. Now
with your mind on your roots and your breathing, visualize your energy flowing through and around you. The
color violet seems to work best in doing this, you may of course choose the color you feel to be yours and use
that instead.
Now then, see this colored energy flowing through you when you breathe in, it expands with you when you
exhale it contracts with you. You may or may not feel any different, but if you do you have become more aware
of your own energy. I want you to push that energy down towards your roots. See this energy flow outwards
from your roots and deep within the ground away from you.
If you have trouble doing this, then imagine the way a garden hose has water flowing from it, your energy can
flow as slowly or as strongly as you wish. I don't recommend going to fast or trying to do to much at once if you
are just learning how to do this. Don't push all of the energy out and away, but enough to connect with the
Earth and enough so that will feel more relaxed. When you feel comfortable (not tired) and relaxed you will
have successfully grounded your energy. To stop grounding, concentrate on your breathing and visualize
your energy flow from your roots, slowing down and eventually stopping. Again if you have trouble with this
just visualize a garden hose being shut off. You should have your "roots" come back up from the ground
becoming feet again. After a while you won't have to visualize the roots portion and will be able to ground
automatically.
There are various techniques to shield. You can practice shielding either standing or sitting. Just be sure
you are doing this when you won't be disturbed. Shielding is easy to learn and can be practiced in a small
amount of time. So you don't need to worry about trying this for half an hour.
One method is the Violet Flame.
You can either start the "fire" in your hands by cupping both hands close together as if you are trying to
create an energy ball or protect a small flame from being blown out in your hands. Visualize this violet fire
first as a small flame about the size of a flame coming off of a match, lighter or candle stick. It may help
you to close your eyes although it's not necessary.
Using the same technique to push your energy as you did when you were grounding, visualize your energy
around you and push that energy into your hands and "feed" that little flame to make it grow. While this
flame grows bigger "see" it surrounding your hands, arms, torso, head, waist, legs and feet becoming part
of you.
This flame will be the barrier that protects your energy from unwanted energy and at the same time keep
your energy to yourself and prevent others from tapping into it and taking it. To help strengthen/solidify
this action in your mind you can visualize unwanted/negative energy frying up like a piece of paper does
when it touches a flame. Or for laughs, if you know what a bug zapper does to a mosquito you can
visualize that instead. Either way you are still protecting yourself. If you like you can push this flame out
and away from you a few feet if you like or keep it tight against your skin. You do not have to keep thinking
of this flame to keep it there or to keep it working. To stop shielding, simply see the flame burn out or fade
away.
Mirror Technique
This technique can be a more visually powerful tool for protecting oneself. Imagine yourself inside a ball of
silver light that reflects away any energy. When you visualize this light around you, make sure it appears
solid in your minds eye. You will want this light to surround you completely. Concentrating on this silver ball
of light, see it transform into a mirror like aura. It will reflect any unwanted energy back to it's origin.
Personally I like to visualize spikes that can automatically destroy really negative energy before it has a
chance to get too close. I've also used this technique for the whole house or even in the car.
You don't have to do this if you don't want to, it just gives me a sense of added protection.
Make sure you concentrate enough energy into this or any technique you use to help make it more
concrete. You should really only have to spend about a minute or so on doing so. However do take
whatever time you feel you need to do this. Just as the flame technique this one will be there until you turn
it off.
As with any technique you use, once you get the feel of it, you can create your own barriers and shields
and even have them act as a filter. It's really all up to you.
you are doing this when you won't be disturbed. Shielding is easy to learn and can be practiced in a small
amount of time. So you don't need to worry about trying this for half an hour.
One method is the Violet Flame.
You can either start the "fire" in your hands by cupping both hands close together as if you are trying to
create an energy ball or protect a small flame from being blown out in your hands. Visualize this violet fire
first as a small flame about the size of a flame coming off of a match, lighter or candle stick. It may help
you to close your eyes although it's not necessary.
Using the same technique to push your energy as you did when you were grounding, visualize your energy
around you and push that energy into your hands and "feed" that little flame to make it grow. While this
flame grows bigger "see" it surrounding your hands, arms, torso, head, waist, legs and feet becoming part
of you.
This flame will be the barrier that protects your energy from unwanted energy and at the same time keep
your energy to yourself and prevent others from tapping into it and taking it. To help strengthen/solidify
this action in your mind you can visualize unwanted/negative energy frying up like a piece of paper does
when it touches a flame. Or for laughs, if you know what a bug zapper does to a mosquito you can
visualize that instead. Either way you are still protecting yourself. If you like you can push this flame out
and away from you a few feet if you like or keep it tight against your skin. You do not have to keep thinking
of this flame to keep it there or to keep it working. To stop shielding, simply see the flame burn out or fade
away.
Mirror Technique
This technique can be a more visually powerful tool for protecting oneself. Imagine yourself inside a ball of
silver light that reflects away any energy. When you visualize this light around you, make sure it appears
solid in your minds eye. You will want this light to surround you completely. Concentrating on this silver ball
of light, see it transform into a mirror like aura. It will reflect any unwanted energy back to it's origin.
Personally I like to visualize spikes that can automatically destroy really negative energy before it has a
chance to get too close. I've also used this technique for the whole house or even in the car.
You don't have to do this if you don't want to, it just gives me a sense of added protection.
Make sure you concentrate enough energy into this or any technique you use to help make it more
concrete. You should really only have to spend about a minute or so on doing so. However do take
whatever time you feel you need to do this. Just as the flame technique this one will be there until you turn
it off.
As with any technique you use, once you get the feel of it, you can create your own barriers and shields
and even have them act as a filter. It's really all up to you.
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