Protection and Purification 

We are all sensitive to the atmosphere around us to varying degrees. Positive experiences are happily soaked in, while sometimes, negative experiences are hard to shake off. At other times, psychic attacks from others who wish us harm can be repelled by grounding and utilizing psychic protection.

An easy way to ground is to imagine your 1st chakra at the base of your spine. Draw a line from your base chakra to the core of the earth. Earth energy is very powerful and very grounding. Imagine all of the negativity and heavy energy that you are feeling flows down this cord into the core of the earth. Another way to ground is to imagine yourself as a tree. Roots extend from your feet down into the ground, where you may release unwanted energy down into the ground.

Psychic protection becomes a useful tool when doing psychic work of any kind. There are many forms of psychic protection; several are listed here:

1.      Prayer- say a prayer to your deity.

2.      Psychic Bubble- imagine you are surrounded by a bubble of psychic energy that protects you from negative influences. Positive energy is allowed through the bubble. Stretch the bubble above your head to below your feet so that it encases your body entirely. Then visualize the bubble as made of white, golden, or rainbow light.

3.      Psychic Mirror- sometimes additional help is needed with deflecting the negative energy of people around you. In these instances, imagine a psychic mirror between you and the other person, which reflects the person’s negative energy or behavior back to them, deflecting negativity away from you.

4.      Sending Love- a less aggressive way to protect yourself from psychic attacks.

5.      Crystals- carry a crystal of protection with you to repel negative energy. Eg: amethyst, citrine, rutilated quartz, red jasper, jade, selenite.

 

Purification rituals are useful tools for dissipating and repelling negative energy that has built up around your home or space.

 

1.      Reduce clutter and increase the flow of energy around the space.

2.      Clap your hands or ring chimes in each corner of the room, loosening up energy.

3.      Burn sage smudge in each corner of each room. The smoke of burning sage dispels and repels negative energy.

4.      Place a small dish of sea salt in the center of each room and leave there for as long as possible. Sea salt is cleansing and absorbs negative energy. Bury the used salt in the earth.

 

Other herbs for purification are cedar, sweetgrass, and lavender.