I had a lot more information than I could reasonably fit into that one post, most notably in the area of different shield and vibe techs. I will expand on that today. Let me restate that the theory of how they work is not as important as the results. Find a theory model that works for you and go with it. As before, we will be using your strongest inner sense to generate shields to help control the quality of your input. We will also be learning how to use a similar technique to bring a “vibe” to an area. If you are looking to bring reverence, or joy, or determination to an environment, these techs will help.
Shields for peace of mind
First, let’s start with the basic shield I mentioned last time, it is a good all-around method, but there are touches you can put on the shield which may make it more effective. I mentioned in the last post that you should use whatever comes to mind to make it look/feel/sound more formidable. I’ve used such symbols as visualizing it as living fire which would burn away discord and negativity and provide inviting warmth for everything else. I’ve used the “hum” of an electric substation to symbolize the outright power of the shield. I’ve also used brambles and claws to slice-and-dice any incoming sense of harm.
When setting them up, I would advise keeping a close eye on how intimidating you make the shield. For reasons I’ll cover later in this post, setting up an imposing or threatening shield can produce undesired reactions in the people around you. There are other types of shields which can be more effective in certain circumstances, which are not threatening at all. One of my favorites is the “fluffy” shield. This is much like the basic shield except instead of making it look imposing, you make it very, very fluffy and, optionally, pink. I’ve found that in some circumstances, the pink fluff will keep the negativity away better than fire and claws, simply because it would seem to simply leave you alone. Another one of my big favorites is the mirror shield. The mirror shield goes back to the elementary school days “I’m rubber, you’re glue; it bounces off of me and sticks to you!” You form the shield, and turn it into a shiny mirror so that undesirables just bounce off. This is of extreme use when you are around someone who leaves you feeling drained after talking to them. You know who I’m talking about. You talk to them and everything they say is about something terrible. They may be intimidating, or they may be saying “woe is me” but the effect is the same. When they are done talking to you, you just want to crawl under a rock and pull it on top of you.
My suggestion last time to visualize the shield around you to renew it can be helped by setting it up with a command to appear when you use a physical trigger. Snapping the fingers is a common trigger. Tapping your fingers in a certain way or tapping on a part of your hand or arm is also common. Once again, don’t be limited by what I’ve done. Use what I’ve written here as a springboard to find what works for you. With enough practice, you can bring your shield up when and as needed.
Putting out the right vibes
Vibes can mean many things, but for this particular post, I will be using them to mean the feeling you get when you are in an area or when you are around someone. If you have been paying attention to your internal state as I suggested in my earlier posts, you will know what I am talking about. Imagine if you can produce a feeling of safety, or peace, or excitement around you. This is what I’m talking about. This is also why I advised watching how “aggressive” your shields are, because they tend to leak over into this area. The same with the fluffy shield. You are putting out “vibes” that can cause a fight-or-flight reaction in the first case, and will cause people in a churlish mental state to simply avoid you in the latter. One of my favorites I developed as a child after watching Winnie the Pooh. Pooh wanted to get honey from a bee hive, but there were bees on guard. So, Pooh made himself look like a raincloud so that the bees would not notice him. It worked, too, until the disguise wore off. I thought to myself that maybe you can set up similar camouflage. The first step is to truly want to not be noticed. If you seek attention habitually, then that will interfere with this technique. Secondly, you will want to have developed the use of your inner senses. Lastly, the more determined someone is to find you, or the better they know you, the harder it is to make it work. You would use the steps below but use your senses to sense your body in your current environment, but then have your body blend into the background and disappear entirely. Like all of these techniques, it takes time to master. But it’s very good for when you don’t want to be disturbed.
The steps are similar to setting up a shield but have some differences.
- Get centered. Feel the ground beneath you and the sky above you.
- Uses your senses to look within yourself. Find your inner light. Most people find it in their heart or possibly in the solar plexus.
- Use the energy breathing to feed energy to that point of light to make it bigger.
- Keep doing this until you get the feeling that you’ve had enough.
- Now, use your inner senses to portray the vibe you are looking to use. See it in the ball of light.
- Once it is firmly in place, bring your lips together almost as if you are going to whistle.
- Take one more energy breath and force the air out through your lips. As you do so, expand the ball of light out as far as feels right. Take a moment and feel it around you.
Homework
One word of caution. I would strongly suggest practicing the energy breathing, especially if you are going to be doing the rest. You want to keep your energy level high as you can. If you start getting excessively tired or start feeling like you may become ill, pull it back immediately and work on getting your energy levels back. There’s no point overdoing it only to bankrupt your energy levels.
I’m not much for assigning homework, but as many of these techs require practice to work correctly, I’m going to suggest using them in your day-to-day life for the next couple weeks and see how they work for you. If you find one or two that work for you and the rest don’t, then keep what works, and toss the rest. I’m here to hand you tools to make your life better.
