How to Protect Your Energy
Why do it? People who are highly sensitive or empathic may unwittingly absorb the energy or mood of people who are nearby or people to whom they are very close emotionally. If you meet with someone who’s in a noticeably negative mood, and you find yourself feeling dragged down afterward, then you may be taking on some of that negative energy. And when that happens, it can affect your own mood, or how you interact with the next person you meet or even affect your ability to do your job effectively.
This doesn’t have to happen! By protecting your energy (also called shielding), you can keep your own energetic environment happy and balanced and maintain a healthy boundary so that other people’s energy stays with them where it belongs.
When to do it? I do it before every client session, before I go into a crowded public place, and in any situation where I suspect a nearby person’s energy or mood might affect me.
How to do it? First ground yourself. (Click here for instructions on grounding yourself.) Then visualize a royal blue beam of light extending from the center of the universe down to your auric field, then enveloping your auric field in a beautiful blue light, then continuing down your grounding cord. This shield lets in only love and intuitive insights, and everything else simply flows around it.
Some have asked how thick do I make this layer of light? You can make it as thin or as thick as you like. Early on, for me, I would make my shield several inches thick when I was around someone with particularly strong emotions or energy. As I’ve grown more confident in my ability to protect my energy, I nearly always keep it razor thin because it still works just as well as a thicker shield. Just play with it and see how different thicknesses feel for you.
More sources for tips on protecting your energy:
Kate Elliot’s Healing Remembered website. Check out the Statement of Sovereignty.
Marie Diamond at MarieDiamond.com
I hope you find this helpful! Wishing you love and light.
Auric field (aura) is the field of energy that surrounds every person and animal. Some auras can be quite large, but in general it usually extends about an arm’s length away from a person’s body, in every direction.