A friend of mine from NZ  told me a story about a girl walking home one

night.  She had to walk down this alley, and she could see a man standing

at the end of it.  Before she started down the alley, she asked for

protection.  She walked right past the man, who barely looked at her. 

Half an hour later he raped another girl walking down there alone, and the

first girl went to the police station to ask why not her?  She asked the

cops to ask him and he replied, "What with those two big guys walking

either side of her? I'm not crazy!"

 

This is the power of protection.  We talk about protection with spiritual,

psychic, and energy work...YES...when we do spirit or energy work it is

imperative to protect ourselves from lower vibrational spirits and

negative energies, including emotions from ourselves & others.  But it is

also important in our regular every day lives as well.

 

The most common way to do this is the white light technique.  There are

slightly varying ways to do this, but all follow a basic outline.  The way

I learned was to envision a white, pure, loving light above our aura. 

Some say this is a golden/white light, some a blueish-white light. 

Whatever feels most true to you.  I use pure white.
 
This is energy coming directly from the Divine Spirit.  This light is

filled with Love, Truth, Peace, and Protection. 

 

Envision this light from

above coming down into your aura, spreading into all areas of your spirit

& physical body.  Allow it to flow freely...it should give you a sense of

peace and warmth.  Ask that this light protect you from all negativity and

harm.  Feel it spread throughout your body and continue to grow until it

forms a bubble around you and your entire aura.   You will want this to

spread to a few feet around your physical body, as the aura is the energy

field surrounding your body, and can be penetrated while you are open to

spirit.

 

Once you have formed your bubble, you can strengthen it by having the

outer edges harden to a crystal to keep yourself in a protective shell. 

You can also envision the outside of the bubble covered with mirrors

facing outward away from you to send any energy back to where it came.

This technique can be used on yourself, your loved ones as they leave the

house, your pets, your home, or any object you want protected.  Many

people use this before they go to bed, when they first wake up, and always

before any spirit work, or readings of ANY kind.  AS WELL AS AFTER YOU

CLOSE DOWN.  Whenever you come across someone who feels negative to

you...protect yourself.  Whenever you go somewhere...protect yourself. 

When there is someone complaining to you...protect yourself...you don't

want to take on their negative emotions. 

 

ANY TIME YOU FEEL A NEED TO BE

PROTECTED....DO NOT HESITATE TO DO SO.  But most importantly...ASK for protection from a higher source as you do any of these techniques.

 

You may ask that strong, warrior guardians keep watch at your door, on

your roof, or any other areas you or they feel is needed.  A friend of

mine does this & sees them on her roof regularly.  Lately she has "a tall

Arab gentleman in tawny robes who stands in the middle of [her] driveway,

holding a big staff.  He's quite fierce  (to not so nice people) and very

strong". 

 

 I usually ask that my husband be protected in this way & with

white light as he leaves the house.  One day I was watching him leave,

asked for his protection, surrounded his car with white light, then saw an

extremely large being, cloaked in black, hunched down, riding on the roof

of his car.

 

Cloaking is envisioning a cloak (or hooded cape) of protection surrounding

you.  This is along the same lines as the white light technique.  Simply

envision the cloak covering you in a blanket of protection...ask for the

protection as you do this.

 

Smudging is another form of protection.  This is simply burning specific

herbs to cleanse & protect yourself, magical or spiritual tools,

individuals, rooms, homes, and any other objects you want protected. 

Herbs commonly used for smudging are...sage, sagebrush, sweet grass,

cedar, tobacco, & yerba santa.

 

Light the herb(s), then allow the flame to go out & let the herb smoulder.

 When smudging a room, start at one corner & walk slowly around the edges

of the room in a clockwise direction, allowing the smoke to create a wall

of protection.  Envision all negativity being cleansed away as you do

this.  Ask that your efforts cleanse and protect the object or person you

are smudging.  Window, doors, and doorways are to be paid close attention

to as they are entrances into the room or home. Smudging an object or

person is done in the same way.  walk around the object or person in a

clockwise direction allowing the smoke to completely cover the object or

person.  If it is a small object, simply hold the object in the smoke

until it is covered.

Salt is also used for protection.  One of the most common uses is in

cooking.  Salt preserves, as well as protects.  Sea Salt is the most

commonly used form of salt in magical endeavors.  Sea Salt is just what it

says....salt from the sea.  Certain tools can be cleansed & protected with

salt as long as the salt will not corrode them.  A common way to use salt

as a protectant is to sprinkle it across doorways, window sills, or in a

protective circle around yourself or objects.

 

Mirrors are an old Celtic act of protecting.  You can use actual mirrors

as well as envisioning mirrors..just be sure to face them AWAY from what

you are protecting.  If you have some negative neighbors, hang or envision

mirrors on your home facing away from your house.  This will allow any

negativity to reflect back to where it came.  A mirror on your front door

would be an excellent protectant for the home.  Some people may suggest to

use crystals in the same fashion.  But, remember that crystals ABSORB

energy, so clear them often.

Other protectants.....fire (envisioned or actual), prayer, holy water,

protectant herbs, symbols (like pentagrams, crosses, etc.) on plaques or

jewelry, such as amulets.  Colors...black banishes & protects, white

purifies & protects, red exorcises and protects as well.

Remember every time you feel the need to be protected....do so.  AND ASK

for protection.  Our guides, God, Goddess, Allah, Great Spirit, The

Divine, (whoever you feel comfortable asking for protection) will not be

able to grant it to you unless you ask for it. 

 

written by GypsyJaguar © 2005