shielding spells

[Nicci]

I am asking if anyone knows of a good shielding spell for an empath. I have a student who is new to shielding and all the spells I give him or teach him on shielding doesn't seem to work with him. If anyone knows of one please let me know and I will pass it on to him. Thank you.

[magari]

This sigil has worked for me.

Circle divided 3 ways with each separation coming to a point, like the ears and snout of a wolf.

I drew this in a matter of 5 seconds in paint. Its very rough, but you can get the point and make your own.

[Nicci]

Thank you magari I will pass it on to my student

[Vovi]

The best formal one I know of is the rose cross ritual from the golden dawn system. If that don't work then it's clear his house needs a good cleaning.
What methods has he tried thus far by the way?

[Shinichi]

As someone thoroughly experienced with the pains of empathy and psychic sensitivity, let me give you some very specific advice.

First, the type of shield that your friend needs to learn is not a spell, but a psychic shield that he can make and maintain at will. Warding Spells can be powerful when built right, and that is some of my favorite magic to work, but it can difficult to make them into personal shields as easy to work with as a basic mental barrier. You can do it and I have such warding spells laying around, including an amulet ring that I wear, but there is a far more simple and easy way to shield and Psionics has perhaps the easiest to learn methods of Shielding around. Ask your friend to read through the Playful Psychic's Basic Skills and practice the Shielding method there a bit. This is an extremely simple thing that should not be over complicated too much. If there's a difficulty with this, then the most common solution is to practice more basic meditation in order to silence the mind and focus on the exercise better.

Second, shielding is only ever a temporary solution for someone who is metaphysically sensitive. Right now, except the amulet ring I mentioned (which doesn't filter emotions or energy as your friends mental shield will need to do), I do not shield at all and I am still as sensitive as I ever was. Long term, what is best for your friend to do is to develop Psychic Fortitude - a sense of mental strength and stability that allows him to experience what he feels without being overwhelmed by it. This is what separates a teenager too shy to ask a girl on a date and a president who can sit in a room full of extremely powerful people without flinching, it is what separates a neophyte who will wet his pants upon seeing a real demon for the first time and a genuine initiate who can sit next to that demon for a friendly chat and not be shaken a bit. It's the difference between blocking out external things and internally becoming a mountain that is unaffected by external things.

The development of this Fortitude is something I thoroughly advise everyone, occultist or not, to pursue. The last section of the guide in my signature explains the method that I used to achieve it for myself.



~:Shin:~

[Desecrated]

I'm with shin on this topic.

I'll throw in an example of a slightly more complex shield that isn't to hard to do.

Imagine a circle around your body. They have found old belts that had magical symbols on the inside, and this is a good talisman you can do, but you should also strengthen it with an imaginary circle.

Then make a smaller circle around you feet. Large enough for you to walk in, but it doesn't have to be as big, and then another one around your face. For an empath, I would make it at eye-height and make sure it covers the ears as well.

Next thing is to imagine 4 arrows. One in each direction. East, south, west, north. These can both be inside the circle, but for some reason I like them outside.

And then comes the fortitude part. DO NOT imagine them smaller when somebody walks pat you. Keep your space, let them walk through your arrows but don't allow anything inside your circles. Keep your circles strong and bright.

[Desecrated]

Next exercise is a lot simpler and a lot harder.

Sit down and listen to your own brain. Think of it like meditation but don't try and clear your head from thoughts, just let them come and go. Take no emotional notice to them. Remembering to buy milk and a painful childhood trauma should take the same space.

If he is an empath, things will come to him anyway. It's just the way it is. BUT it is up to him/her to acknowledge them. Things can come in to your life but you don't have to hold on to them.
Martial arts like bagua are experts at this.

Look at this video. See how she manipulates energy, nothing sticks to her. It all gets reflected. Train your mind to be that way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NHEOU88TaY

[Haelos]

Next exercise is a lot simpler and a lot harder.

Sit down and listen to your own brain. Think of it like meditation but don't try and clear your head from thoughts, just let them come and go. Take no emotional notice to them. Remembering to buy milk and a painful childhood trauma should take the same space.

If he is an empath, things will come to him anyway. It's just the way it is. BUT it is up to him/her to acknowledge them. Things can come in to your life but you don't have to hold on to them.
Martial arts like bagua are experts at this.

Look at this video. See how she manipulates energy, nothing sticks to her. It all gets reflected. Train your mind to be that way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NHEOU88TaY

Even my visual floaters caused by my use of entheogenic substances do not appear anywhere around the sphere of her body, although they can be seen in every part of the video that does not contain her person.
I'd like to take up some styles of energy-working martial arts, but finding a dedicated Master without paying a buttload of money is tough, especially around here, where Tai Kwon Do and Karate are the biggest martial arts schools anywhere in the vicinity.

[Shinichi]

I'd like to take up some styles of energy-working martial arts, but finding a dedicated Master without paying a buttload of money is tough, especially around here, where Tai Kwon Do and Karate are the biggest martial arts schools anywhere in the vicinity.

You can use internal power with martial arts like Tae Kwon Do and Karate. There are several styles of Karate that are internal in the higher levels anyway, especially the Okinawan styles. But you don't even have to do that.

Buy a few books like Dr Yang Jwing-Ming's Tai Chi Qi Gong and the Tai Chi Classics by Waysun Liao. Learn what Yi, Xin, Qi, and Li are, and how they merge into a single force called Jin through the Six Combinations. Learn concentration, develop fortitude, cultivate your energy, train your body. All of those things are almost universal in Internal Kung Fu regardless of the external shape and forms of the individual style.

If you're learning a specific technical Martial Art like Bagua or Taiji Quan, I thoroughly advise you find a Master. But if you just want to do Internal Martial Arts, then just learn the Internal Exercises and practice Martial Arts. You can even buy something like Bruce Lee's Jeet Kuen Do book, study the general principles of Martial Arts, and develop your very own style like he did. Like I did. You need to go a bit slow and steady to make sure you progress correctly, but there are many great hero's in Martial Arts Lore who taught themselves and developed their Arts on their own. You just need the cleverness and perseverance to work through it.



~:Shin:~

[Haelos]

I'd like to take up some styles of energy-working martial arts, but finding a dedicated Master without paying a buttload of money is tough, especially around here, where Tai Kwon Do and Karate are the biggest martial arts schools anywhere in the vicinity.

You can use internal power with martial arts like Tae Kwon Do and Karate. There are several styles of Karate that are internal in the higher levels anyway, especially the Okinawan styles. But you don't even have to do that.

Buy a few books like Dr Yang Jwing-Ming's Tai Chi Qi Gong and the Tai Chi Classics by Waysun Liao. Learn what Yi, Xin, Qi, and Li are, and how they merge into a single force called Jin through the Six Combinations. Learn concentration, develop fortitude, cultivate your energy, train your body. All of those things are almost universal in Internal Kung Fu regardless of the external shape and forms of the individual style.

If you're learning a specific technical Martial Art like Bagua or Taiji Quan, I thoroughly advise you find a Master. But if you just want to do Internal Martial Arts, then just learn the Internal Exercises and practice Martial Arts. You can even buy something like Bruce Lee's Jeet Kuen Do book, study the general principles of Martial Arts, and develop your very own style like he did. Like I did. You need to go a bit slow and steady to make sure you progress correctly, but there are many great hero's in Martial Arts Lore who taught themselves and developed their Arts on their own. You just need the cleverness and perseverance to work through it.



~:Shin:~

Thank you for this post. This is exactly the information I needed to set me on the right path.

[magari]

Proper shields are incredibly exhausting to maintain.

Its always worth the time and energy to develop one in the first place, but I highly recommend attaching it to a thought pattern that keeps you effective and efficient in everyday life.

[magari]

Also of note,

A lot of natural shielding comes from one's "way of being" or "aura" or "mode of life".

A simple lesson would be to choose the friends and lifestyle that promotes growth and eliminates disease.

[Nicci]

Thank you all

[Petrichor]

Also of note,

A lot of natural shielding comes from one's "way of being" or "aura" or "mode of life".

A simple lesson would be to choose the friends and lifestyle that promotes growth and eliminates disease.

I'm an empath myself and every time I feel beaten up psychically, I was under influence of something. It tears your defences down, opens up your energetic centres and confuses your energetic patterns. Once when I added invocation to this mix it was disastrous and I needed a good healer to get rid of the thing that took control of my mind. It took my several years but now I almost don't do any substances at all. It's just not worth it. And taking drugs in wrong places and with wrong people is one of the most psychically damaging things I can imagine. Of the calibre of being sexually or physically abused.

For an empath it's necessary to work through your own conflicts, unhealed wounds and vices. It's a lifetime endeavour but it's worth is out of this world. Low energies dwell on low instincts so it's best to purify one's self from egoism, carnal passions, addictions, etc. The things in them selves aren't bad but the keyword here is control. Low energies just stick to your impurities and manipulate you to behave in a certain way so they can feed on abnormal energy outbursts like anger, depression, etc. So yeah, meditation is a must and I mean at least few months of dedicated training or years if interested person tries it on and off.

LBRP with MP tend to enhance my defences but it brings its own problems when the vehicle is not fixed and ready. Maybe Rose-Cross Ritual would be even better but I'm yet to try that one. For now I'm mastering the MP.

Everything else is time. Anyone struggling with his psychic skills is rather new to the stuff. With time you get used to it, learn to deal with it, etc. It's like going to school for the first time, get ready for good rumbling! But hey, what doesn't kill you... That's what the schools are all about - learn. That's also why we don't get all the psychic abilities at once. Even unveiling the Universe a little bit can be a very painful process, although for greater good in itself.

[Petrichor]

By the way, if my teacher couldn't help me with this basic stuff, then I would look for a more compatible teacher. A few question about energies and my experiences is a great filter for false masters. Even highly acclaimed teachers fall flat on their face although the grace with which they do it varies.

[wolfgypsy13]

Have him look into mojo bags. For me personally spells tend not to work, but creating a physical magick item does the trick