energy work: 1st efforts, shielding / a funnel not a source / avoiding manipulation

[belenen]

icon: "ethereal (a photo of me looking at the camera from behind a lacy green plant, while wearing makeup that includes a glitter goatee)"What do I think is happening when I do energy work? I think that people's electric fields get dirty and hungry just like bodies, but since people don't often think about them or practice tuning in, they get

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[belenen]

sorry it took me so ridic long to get back to you on this comment, I never saw it! (btw, you can always email or message me if you want a quicker response) If it's still relevant, I'd shield from others energy in several ways.

If the energy is already in/affecting me, I'll clear them out by taking deep breaths and envisioning breathing out the negative feeling and bringing in positive, or by burning incense, or by shaking bells. Sometimes I envision sending down roots to the center of the earth, burying them in plasma, and having bolts of bright energy come up the roots and burn out anything that isn't good for me.

When I know I am going to be around someone from whom I will need to shield, I tell myself affirmations. I repeat several times "I am calm and nothing can harm me" or "I am safe and whole" or something similar while envisioning a protective bubble forming around me and then thickening to only let good in.

When I am in the moment and feel waves of someone else's feelings coming at me, I envision myself pushing it away, and will often do a small gesture to make this more real to myself (like, just holding my palm vertical to the floor and flicking my fingers from touching my palm to straight up). Then I do the bubble thing, with eyes closed, just visualizing it.

[song_of_copper]

Thank you for this reply, and no worries re. time taken! :-) I feel like these kind of techniques could definitely be helpful. It's when someone has good intentions but inappropriate volume/intensity that I find I have difficulties, and something that gently and positively reinforces oneself and one's boundaries sounds like a very helpful thing.