Shielding

 

Shielding is the act of blocking energy from coming into our aura, or personal energy field. We can do this with thoughts within the rational mind, by use of psychic skills or both. Regardless of how we create it, we are doing so by modifying energies in our aura. The use of psychic or non-rational awareness to create a shield is the better method as we are working with the energy rather than using thoughts to manifest it. Further, it is hard to discern precisely what energy you need to block by just thinking about it (you would have to have a thought or be susceptible to thoughts that can manifest the energy you want to block) and there are times when we cannot focus enough with our rational minds to be thorough.

It is important to remember that we are not isolated from the energies around us, including those of other people. The exchange of energy is dynamic and continuous. When we look at people, think about or interact with them energy moves between us. Whether it reaches the object of our attention or not depends on a number of factors including the power of the thought, our degree of focus and the degree of connectivity we have with the object of our attention. This means energy flows more freely where we have an existing connection with someone. This exchange also includes any unblocked non-conscious thoughts we have (non-conscious thoughts are commonly referred to as sub-conscious thoughts).

We can create shields to block particular energies by a number of different means, from using our conscious thoughts or visualizing to working directly with energy using our non-rational self or awareness. The latter method is more effective than using thoughts alone. The reason being if we use our rational mind to block energies from someone or some outside influence one we would need to be consciously aware of all connections to the source and the nature of these connections. I mentioned the other reason above. These influences include:

• Our natural connectivity to everything
• Every thought that we have or have ever had about the source (or any aspect of it such as clothing, culture, demeanor etc.) most of which we are unaware of
• Every experience we have that is connected to the source
• Influences from the source and their thoughts in our regards
• Indirect sources of connectivity

It should be clear, given the above points, that without considerable experience there are simply too many connections with the energy or vibration we wish to block for us to simply create an effective block by “thinking it”. For example, we may be aware that someone is directing energy at us through strong negative thoughts about us. It is unlikely we are aware of the form the energy takes without feeling it. The skill that needs to be developed is the one that enables us to recognize all the vibrations of the energy involved, this takes time.

It is unlikely, at least at first, that one would be able to create an effective block by this method. Further, our own thoughts about them will affect the flow of energy and the effectiveness of the shield. It is harder to block energies from people when we already have connections to them or if we are already reacting to what we perceived.

By learning to feel and then block the energy or vibration itself, we can shield ourselves without concern about the connections we have with the source. To learn to block energy effectively one needs to understand the dynamics of energy interactions. To help with this we will look at an example of an external influence we might want to block and examine the energy interactions that take place.

Let us consider a situation where someone is glaring at you, that it is making you feel uncomfortable. Now, we must be careful not to assume this person is projecting thoughts towards us simply because we can see them glaring. The energies we feel will be in part a result of our reaction to their look and not necessarily from them at all. Shielding in this case would lock us in with our own stuff, which will amplify its affect on us unless we are very thoroughly grounded.

Further, we do not know why they are doing it, though it is likely the our mind will churn away and make us aware of some of its suspicions. They could be doing so for any reason or combination of reasons such as anger, longing, fear, curiosity, hurt or jealousy and the look itself may not even have anything to do with us. We will start our examination of this by looking at the energy dynamics of such an interaction.

Let us assume that the other person is indeed sending energy our way. If this is the case there are three primary energy exchanges occurring in such a situation. They are:

• The energy or energies directed by them at us
• The energy or energies directed at them by us (our reaction)
• The energy manifested by commonalities between the previous two energies

 

Hence, in terms of the energy, there is more at play than people realize. Energy follows attention therefore when we notice and react to energy from without we also send the energy of our reaction their way. There are two components to the energy sent back. One is a result of the Law of Action and Reaction whereby their energy and ours react and the result is energy of an equal and opposite type is back at them, we can do nothing to avoid or change this reaction. The other(s) will be energy we send back at them as a result our reaction to what we perceived. We will do so whether we are conscious of it or not.

There is a "likeness" or commonalities between the two energies, what they sent and our reaction to it, though not a sameness. The energy of our reaction gets stronger if we continue to think about and react to it. If our thoughts are negative, we have empowered a pathway for their and our energies, those of the same or a similar type, to flow along. That is one of the ways some people can get "under our skin”.

Connections such as these are a natural process and there are no issues when the vibrations are positive and compatible with ours. Such connections can and often are beneficial. However, when someone has strong thoughts and feelings about us that are incompatible with us or to which we are susceptible it can cause problems. Be mindful that there is also the possibility we are reacting with lower emotions to something that is not meant that way at all.

An example would be the case where someone is looking more than casually at us. Let us say they are simply curious because we look familiar to them for some reason and they do not intend harm to us in any way; however, we do not know this. Now, if we have issues with people who check us out because in the past people who did that often took advantage of us, it is likely we will react defensively, becoming suspicious or even angry even though no threat exists. In this case, we could be the one sending negative energy at them.

In the case where someone is actually glaring at you, the energy they direct is far stronger than that of casual thoughts. The strength of the energy they send is dependent on a number of factors such as their ability to actually direct energy, how strong the energies are, the nature of any commonalities you share with them and how well they can focus their intent and will. The thought forms and emotions they are experiencing establish the nature of the energy sent, regardless of whether they are aware of it. It is also likely they are thinking a number of thoughts about you each of which can manifest difference energies.

Speaking figuratively, and depending on the nature, strength and focus of the thoughts directed towards you, the combined energies could take the form of a spear, the wind, a push, and a wall of pressure or a fine dust, the kind that gets into every corner.

The way the energy comes at us varies greatly from person to person and for a person can vary for many differing reasons including their intent, the types of thoughts they have (do they want you to feel bad, to hit you etc.) and their imagination. Take two types of people, one a dominant and aggressive person, the other a quieter, more subtle and devious. The former’s energy would typically appear as a spear or wall that hits hard; the latter might appear more like a cloud of fine dust that just gets into everything. It is not likely they are aware their thoughts take particular forms. This is not trivial for we need to build our shield to deal with the type of intrusion that is taking place.

When it comes to blocking energies, we do not concern ourselves with their reasons or justifications for directing them at us. This is true even in situations where you cannot avoid the person or need to interact with them in the future. Our primary goal is to stop the unwanted connection and prevent the energies sent from influencing us.

On our side of the equation, energies directed our way will potentially affect us if we provide an 'anchor' for them. We do this by having issues or challenges that any aspects that are synergistic with it, or to use a common phrase - “they hit a button”. Our own unresolved issues, or buttons, create openings for intrusive energies and are the major reason why others thoughts or our belief about their thoughts towards us make us uncomfortable. The discomfort we feel may be our reaction to what we perceive or it could be the result of our reactions to the interaction of their energy with ours.

As mentioned above, our reaction may include sending energy back at the source resulting in a stronger flow. For instance, if the glare that accompanies the energy has us feeling unworthy we may react. Our reaction may be to send energy back at them, to which they will react in turn; however, now they have a direct path to us. In this case, self-esteem issues could acerbate the situation.

I strongly urge you to remember that while we can block the energy someone may be sending, we must be careful we are not using shields as a way to avoid a growth point. A reaction, regardless of the energy sent is indicative of this. In addition, there are consequences to our choices and this type of avoidance ups the stakes. If, as we work on a lesson, we use our developing skills to avoid it, the lesson may become harsher next time.

Working directly with energy eliminates the need to concern ourselves with all the possible thoughts we have that enable connections to the energy or source. One must still be certain they are blocking the energy sent, as an incomplete shield could leave us feeling safe when we are not.

So, as discussed a shield is a protective barrier one creates to block out certain energies. The best shield is to eliminate your susceptibility to influences or energies that causes you problems. People with few issues do not connect with lower vibration energies hence any energies of these kinds directed at them have no way to connect. Of course, it is extremely rare for someone to have no issues or growth points of significance in their lives. Everything is relative.

One can use a shield to block out external energies including the thoughts or probes of others as well as negative vibrations that exist unconnected to people (such as a buildup of lower vibration energies in objects or certain places). A shield can also be 'tuned' to filter out just one particular type of energy.

Examine these examples of what we can use energy shields to do:

• Block the energy of forcefully aggressive people in general or those of a particular person
• Prevent people from leeching our energy
• Block against probes made from without
• Blocking harsh, difficult or potentially harmful energies
• Shielding personal possessions, such as your car or home for protection
• Provide danger warnings of an intrusion into your space or home
• Block negative people or keep them at a safer distance
• Block out perception of oneself making it harder for others to notice/see you
• Block out influences during meditation (useful during some types of mediations or when performing certain types of energy work)

 

You may have noticed that some of these examples reflect traits of people you know such as the first two. You also may have noticed that some people are almost invisible, as no one seems to notice them. This can be due to the way they have constructed their thoughts, using ones that keep their aura subdued. Such people may very well want to be more visible, and not be the wallflower, it is their rational minds programming that is creating the shield and preventing it.

A strong though of “no one cares about me” can be enough to create a shield of sorts leads one to not be readily noticed by others. Of course, doing so can also act like a magnet for people who tend to take advantage of others even if they are not consciously aware of it.

In all this, one should realize that while shielding can be beneficial, do not use it as a crutch. If you keep attracting people, and yes, even strangers, who you need to shield from take the time to try to understand what in you is attracting this influence. I do not believe there is any such thing as random acts. We are the author of our lives and of everything that occurs to us, there is no avoiding this. Let us now examine some types or methods of shielding.

 

1. Psychological

Using our rational minds to shield is something that could be termed a psychological shield. These types of shields are the simplest to create. When we think thoughts, we manifest energies based on the nature of those thoughts. The strength of these energies is dependent on having the thought structures in our rational mind to allow us to do this and our experience in working with energy.

An example of this type of weak shield would be a parent who tunes out their children or someone who blocks out certain kinds of people based on how they are (i.e. such things as their appearance, their attitudes or morals). This can be helpful unless we are trying to block external influences.

Without considerable experience these types of shields not only have limited effectiveness, they may have unintended consequences. You cannot simply say, “I am blocking your anger out” and expecting it to work assume it does. This is the case even if you think the thought very strongly. If it were that easy, people would be more successful at it. In addition, this assumes you are even aware that someone is angry with you rather than feeling annoyed, hurt, malicious or deceitful. If you believe they are sending angry thoughts at you, but it is energy of a different type, your attempt to use thoughts to shield the energy will be for naught.

In addition, if the thoughts used are not clear and well thought out one can actually block energies that are positive and potentially helpful even necessary. There is also the tendency is forget to remove the shielding thoughts when they are no longer needed. This could leave us blocked for a far longer time than needed. If our intent was powerful, the shielding thoughts may become part of our nature. Further, as touched on before, our psychology is very complicated, and it is next to be impossible to determine all the various connections between thoughts. The consequence is that there are likely a number of ways around any shield created by this method.

To shield effective one must move from defining the shield using words or conscious thoughts to working directly with energy through developing their sensitivity to it. Remember, there are two skills needed. First, our rational mind needs thoughts that allow us to access our non-rational aspects. We need to empower thought forms around shielding and its validity as much as we need to develop our sensitivity to non-physical energies or vibrations through the same means. Then there is practice.

 

2. Non-rational or Psychic

We create shields that are more effective by using our non-rational or psychic awareness. This is primarily due to the methodology. When we use these skills, we bypass the rational mind to work with the energies directly giving us more control over the energies we are working with. Developing our sensitivity allows us to refine our shields thereby blocking only the energies we choose. Rational mind blocks generally block out more than the influence we intend to, and are actually more likely to miss excluding the energy they were supposed to block altogether.

We can also learn to shield “on the fly” so to speak, though it is far more effective to do so from a meditative state, after grounding, clearing and centering. It is important that one shield only when all these steps are completed. The reason for this is that we must be in the proper “space” to do such work, until we have the experience to do so without going into meditation to do so. Experience does not remove the need to perform these steps. It may appear to happen instantaneously, however it does not.

I have listed a high-level outline of the steps to take in creating a shield. This is meant for discussion, not practical shielding. Refer to Exercise 8 for a more detailed explanation and sample meditation.

• Perceive and visualize the energy to be shielded
• Try various energy shields and images “against the energy” to see which if any work to block it
• Construct a shield around yourself (this would be on the external portion of your aura) by visualizing the energy you found worked in Step 2 to block out the influence or energy.
• Set the image firmly in place
• Set up the duration of the shield. The longer the duration of the shield, the more likely they will turn into limiting blocks. One should not construct shields for long-term protection. We deal with long-term issues by modifying the condition in ourselves that attracts the undesirable influence.

 

Additional thoughts to consider:

• Do not block yourself off too much. While a shield may block out the influences we want, it may also block other energy flows we need.
• Be very careful of the kinds of shields you build and remember you built them.
• A good visualization helps in creating a strong shield.
• Ask your guides or your inner self for the appropriate energy and use what you feel has been suggested
• Be careful not to cut yourself off from positive influences especially from any of the natural life energies that flow into us. These are not damaging, they are essential to our vitality and health.
• Do not use shielding as a way to avoid growth, lessons we try to avoid often come back with more severe ramifications

3. Filters and blocks

Rational mind filters and blocks do not act as shields as they do not block external influences. Filters and blocks are thought constructs, typically, non-conscious ones that reduce our conscious awareness of our thoughts about something. The difference between blocks and filters is more a matter of degrees than kind; however, a shield is energy manifested by thought constructs in order to block energy from external sources from our personal space. Such filters and shields do not block the influences; the influence will continue though we may not be aware of it.

Both block and filters can be a problem as we have discussed. They can become more problematic if one, knowingly or not, has an additional thought to keep an influence we are blocking away from us. These thoughts can create shields of which we are not aware, hence, we are also not likely aware of the consequences, and not knowing they are there makes them hard to notice and remove. They can be difficult to dislodge or remove as we can become dependent on them. Such shields can also be very strong and lacking in the proper intent (i.e. selfish or manipulative reasons) can create other problems.

We can become addicted to our shields, filters and blocks. Think about people who have a hard time socializing and consider that their shy and withdrawn character as being the result of one or even all of them. A person can become so withdrawn that it harms their work, social and home life and restricts what they experience. Be careful when working with shields so that you do not let such things happen. Be diligent, and be honest.

 

4. Beyond shielding

We have spoken of shielding ourselves from unwanted or harmful influences. In order to do so effectively, and in the best interests of all, we must become aware of influences, this requires awareness of and sensitivity to the energies around us. We also must be honest enough to know ourselves fairly well. For example, we may think someone is sending energy at us; however, we may be reacting to what we perceive or believe we are perceiving instead of what is actually going on. In this case, we are shielding from an energy influence that does not exist. When we are paranoid, we are manifesting the very energy we believe we are blocking. We can end up locking ourselves in with this energy and making us even more uncomfortable.

Awareness of one’s state of mind, and personal issues should factor into the decision to shield or not. A low level of personal honesty or objectivity reduces our awareness as to whether we are creating the energies we are experiencing or whether they have an external source at all.

There have been times when I have felt strong lower energies, and noticed that they affected my comfort level. I am specifying lower energies (negative emotions) as there are higher sources of energy that can make one feel uncomfortable; however, for entirely different reasons.

My first action is to try to determine the nature of the energy. If I then determine the energy is of lower emotions, I ground, clear and center myself as best I can. In doing so, I get a clear picture of my state of mind and whether I have any active issues that could be manifesting the energies I feel. I only put up a shield if the source is external, very strong or aggressive and I am reacting to the energy. In this case, I would also explore the energy and that of my reaction to it. I recommend that in such circumstances should shield first and only take it down when you can either handle the energy without negative consequences or it ceases.

The above brings us to the question - is shielding always necessary? The long answer is no. We use shields because we are having difficulty in avoiding certain situations, energies or people. Words can only hurt us if we let them, the same goes for the energy they manifest. There is a reason we attract the experiences we do and the only reason we ever have to shield ourselves from particular energies is because we are susceptible to their influence.

Through personal growth and spiritual development we change. By working through an issue we remove how it influences our experiences. This reduces or eliminates the need for shielding. I fully understand that it can be hard to accept that there is a law of cause and effect, or more accurately of Law of Action and Reaction and that we create our experiences, our here and now. The experiences do not happen by chance.

Once we deal with our key issues the problems they gave rise to will start to disappear. They all will go away, if we are persistent enough. Often we find that simply by changing our posture (for men it is like taking the chip off our shoulders) we do not aggravate other people into acting in ways we find hard to deal with. Changing ourselves changes our vibration rate, this changes our interactions with everything and everyone around us.

Here is something for you to try sometime. If there is someone you know who you speak to a certain way, and they react in a predictable negative manner try speaking to that person in a different tone and from a different perspective (feel it as well as say it) and notice how they respond. Many times the person will seem surprised, put off balance for a few moments or stumble with words instead of carrying on as normal. This will not occur in every situation; however, it can clearly show that when we change ourselves it changes how others react to us.

 

 

The shielding exercise above (Ex 8 Basic Shielding) deals with general shielding and uses what is described as a bubble shield. This type of shield is meant to help you keep your energy intact when you are around of lot of people or where there are energies you want to keep out of your energy field but which are not directed at you specifically. Unless your skills are at a high level the bubble shield is less effective when energy is directed at your person. To deal with this type of energy intrusion you will need to manifest a directed shield.

A directed shield requires more skill and focus than a bubble shield but is far ore effective in dealing with such issues. I have written a separate exercise for this, but it is an exercise in name only. The exercise covers the process for manifesting such a shield, but there must be energy directed towards as it is not advisable to manifest a shield against a non-existent threat.

If you feel you are dealing with energy directed at you specifically, regardless of the reason this is happening you can follow Ex 9.2 Directed Shielding to help you deal with it. Read it thoroughly before you try to do it. All the background information and the steps to follow are covered in the exercise.

 

 

© 2009 Allan Beveridge

 

Last edited: Oct 27, 2015 by Allan Beveridge