Basic Energy Work III: Shielding

Those who wish to work with energy often ascribe to developing a technique for
shielding themselves from harmful attacks or unwanted contacts. Shields can be utilised
in many ways. The most common is the aura, which is always present and serves mainly
to hold your own form intact. There can also be shields for repelling spirits, other
awakened minds attempting to make contact or even environmental influences, which can
help preparation for meditation. It should be noted that although they will protect from
unwanted energies, it usually also prevent any energy from being taken in, so it is
advisable to regulate the amount expended in its construction.

The form which it takes is decided by the invdividual, but most commonly, the easiest to
envisage is that of a sphere which encompasses the whole physical body as well as the
aura. The process is generally to first close the eyes, which although not absolutely
neccessary, helps with concentration. Then, time allowing, centre your energy and
envisage a ball within you expanding rapidly outwards, all the while holding the form of
a perfect sphere centered within you. Continue to push it our beyond yourself until it is a
few feet from the body and hold it there with your mind, ensuring that it passes below the
feet and that you remain at the centre of it. It may help to begin by using the hands as if
one were forming an energy ball.

The surface of the sphere should be something which the mind associates with strength,
but is not so inflexible as to encumber. It should be capable of changing and evolving to
suit the circumstance for which it is being used. Energy is fluid and the more it is held
'static', the more attention and energy is required to maintain it. Dependant on the level of
energy invested in its construction, it will last a relative length of time.

Once you have a steady form, it can be shaped to suit whichever form you wish for it to
take, for whichever purpose you want to use it. Perhaps to communicate a warning or
even an emotive response. The image is limited only by the imagination of the creator.
The primary focus is to maintain one which completly encompasses you at all times and
blocks the 'attack'. With practice, it is also possible to allow some forms of energy to pass
through the shield or to block just one or more individual flows. To do this, an image
must be formed in the mind to be a part of the shield targeted at the energy to be allowed
or blocked. This image should represent something which is related to that type of energy
and often requires intense concentration to maintain over any great period of time.

An example would be if you are drawing energy from another being and wish to take out
some of the 'impurities' (negative emotions), then a filter mechanism could be applied
over the place where you are drawing it into yourself, which is then invested with the
idea of blocking that specific flow.

The unwanted energy will tend to build up upon this filter area and will need to be
discarded through redirecting or by grounding it.
Power

Power, what do we mean by that? Power is a very emotive word isn't it. Many use the
word when informing us of their abilities. For example Bob may tell Jane that he has
empathic powers.

Power , what kind of power do we mean ? Magick powers, healing powers, the ability to
walk the astral realm, the ability to sway a persons beliefs, the ability to sway people to
any beliefs....so many ways in which to have power, The ability to make you smile...now
there is a power.

Some I work on. Some I have a natural ability in. Both take practice and the need to do it,
example: If you have a need to work magicks you, if you are sensible, review what it is
you think you need magicks for, you research what would be best. Do you turn to Wicca
or the Left hand path? I suppose this would depend on whether you believe anything you
do comes back three fold. You gather any resources necessary to perform the magicks,
check off that you know all there is to know and do then perform it. That takes patience
and learning.

Whereas as if I want to make you smile, I say something that I feel will do the desired
job. The power to make someone laugh or change their attitudes on something; Charisma
I suppose you call it. Power at its best I feel and a very good tool to have.

There are too many concerned with gaining powers that they don't know how to use or
work or why indeed they want them in the first place. Most I meet have this romantic
view of certain paths they choose because it makes them look cool they feel. They
blunder in and have no idea about that which they speak of. No research and like most
religions and faiths taken on face value after listening to someone else views....probably
by some charismatic person...