Lesson #2 Shielding

For the budding Empath this is the most important lesson you can learn. Shielding helps keep you from being overwhelmed by other people's Aura. Visualization can once again be applied here as you imagine a form for your Aura to take. It can be a bubble, rock, wall, or anything that can surround "you" in your mind.

As everything is a mental process here your mind is all that needs to understand what is going on, but if it is easier to imagine it around your body or such then use that. The key here is using things that you understand and are easy with. What works for one person may not work for you. That is o.k. and nothing is wrong with you. The important thing is not in the process only the result in this realm.

 In this Hub I will go over three types of shielding as I understand them.  Once you have a visual of what your shielding identity will be you can proceed to experimenting with it.  The purpose of shielding is infinite, but generally it is as the name implies and is a shield. 

An important thing to keep in mind with shielding is that, as with all things in life, it works both ways.  Something I learned is an Empath may place a shield so strong around themself that was meant to protect them from feeling too much, but then they are left with no "air" in their shelter and suffocate on their fears and doubts and can become apathetic.  It is a part of human nature to feed off the emotions of others as well as let others feed off of them.

In short shielding can protect as much as damage and yes shielding can be used as a weapon on not just yourself but towards others.

 Closed Shielding is to mean that all your energy and Aura are within your Shielding and all outside energy and Auras remain outside your Shield.  This is a shield that can be used to keep out any unintended energies projected by untrained beings as well as invasive energies sent to drain, subdue, or destroy you.  How strong the shielding is will affect what you can sense outside of it. 

Think in terms of opaqueness and transparency when it comes to shielding strength.  A glass shield is not very strong but you can see what is going on where as a cement wall is much stronger then glass but you can't see anything and hear even less.

 Open Shielding means your energy and Aura are able to move through the Shield freely.  In this state outside energies can be kept out or let in as well as your own energies.  this is useful for receiving energy/Aura from a partner or giving to a partner.  Attacks can be made on other beings in this state as well.

This type of Shielding can act as a "one way", "two way", or in "combinations" such as keeping negative energies/Aura out while receiving energy/Aura from a source and making an attack on another source.  How complex it becomes is dependent on you.  The number of shields present is infinite just as their uses are infinite.

 In concept this is not exactly a type of Shielding, but I include it for the way it works.

Flexing can be done in either closed or open shielding.  This technique deals with controlled energy/Aura bursts what I call surging. 

Surging is drawing energy/Aura from your core and "expand" your "personal space" in a controlled mental exercise.  Flexing is useful for training your sensing abilities.  This technique will further your understanding of the uses of shielding.

Shielding over time will not require a conscience effort. While I used terms of attack and destroy I do not wish to impart a negative view of the metaphysical world, but it is always wise to prepare for the worst. This is uncharted territory for you and no one knows everything there is to know here. Another thing to keep in mind with Shielding is that you can layer them giving each Shield a specific duty. As I said it is up to you what you do.

Next Lesson #3 Avatars and Similar Concepts.