Attacks on a psychic level can come from a variety of sources, many of which are unintentional and random.  Yes, there are those that are deliberate acts against another but luckily those aren’t as common as some may have you believe.

We’ll begin with people.  One of the most common, well, parasites (for lack of a better term) is a psychic leech.  A leech isn’t doing this deliberately, it’s just a natural part of its being.  True, once the behavior is pointed out to them hopefully they’ll stop but most of society isn’t aware of what’s occurring.

You’ve probably met a leech or two by now.  Leeches are always depressed, always looking for someone to help pump them up and give them strokes of love.  They flit into your space, and when they flit off, you’re left feeling drained.  Sound familiar yet?

As I said, a leech doesn’t know they’re doing it.  Which makes them very different from a psychic vampire.  This type of individual knows what s/he is doing and is deliberately draining.  They come across as dynamic, fully charged individuals, and why shouldn’t they?  After all, they’ve been sucking the energy and will out of anyone and everyone they can.

Lastly, there are those on their own power trips out to teach you a lesson.  Vampires and leeches suck away energy, which is bad enough, but that is all they do.  Properly shielded, you won’t be bothered by them.  But these other people, sometimes shields may not work, especially if you’re inexperienced in creating and maintaining a strong shield.

This last category of folk deliberately try to do one of two things: either to send negative energy your way, or they attempt to tear down your shield to attack you at a psychic level.  Some of them will do it for mind games while others seek to let you know how little you know.  If you bump into the last type, run (don’t walk) to the nearest exit.

On an individual level, don’t try to combat this because it is draining and wearing upon you.  Work instead with constructing a different type of shield, such as a mirror, to reflect the energies back to the sender.  (Remember the rule of three?  Comes in handy sometimes.)

If you get into a coven or group setting and feel this is happening to you, talk with the High Priestess or person in charge.  Sometimes it may just be a clashing of energies, and it’s best to have another person look into it.  A clashing of energies can be dealt with in ritual so that the disharmony ends.

But then there are the random energies floating about naturally.  Some of these aren’t going to cause too much problem while others can mess with you if you’re not prepared for them.

Here is a link to an article that discussed some of the oh-so-not-nice things that you can run into.  Please take the time to read it.

WARNING AND CAUTIONS

Because the world isn’t a nice place that’s full of happy thoughts and goodness, you need to be able to shield yourself for your protection as well as the protection of others.

A shield is little more than an energy barrier around you.  You create it and maintain it.  In many respects, a shield is a smaller version of a circle.  While it protects you by keeping things out, it also keeps your energies in so they don’t affect someone else.

Creating a shield is a personal thing which is why you need to practice creating one and knowing when it is up.  In time, this will become second nature as the shield becomes a permanent part of you.

To an extent, we all have a shield around us.  Call it your aura, your comfort zone, or whatever.  But you know instinctively when this has been breached.  Shielding creates a more durable barrier of protection than what nature gave you.  And a shield allows you, the creator, to determine the types of energy that come to you.

Having said that, it’s time to discuss the basic types of shields.  Shields are created for a purpose.  Some shields ground negative energy.  Others reflect negative energy.  And still others contain energy.  The type of shield you construct will depend upon its purpose.  And once up, you can always change the type of shield.

One note of caution, the type of energy raised to power the shield will greatly impact the shield you raise.  If you know you’re not strong enough yet to control certain energies in a circle with others, don’t even think about using it to power your shield.  The consequences can be catastrophic.

Also, a shield is a barrier.  If you aren’t careful, you can create a shield so restrictive and rigid that it will keep out everything; things like - AIR - and suffocation is not a pleasant feeling.  (Yes, I know that feeling personally.)

Create your shield to be flexible and semi-permeable, much like your skin.  Have it breath with you, allowing in positive energies (and air) that are beneficial and needful while keeping out the harmful things.  Remember, you are creating this so you have control.  But the other thing to remember is that your shield will change as conditions change, and as your abilities grow.

Factors to consider when setting up a personal shield:

1. Why are you setting up a shield?  Are you being attacked, or are you intending to contain something?
2. What type and amount of energy will you expend to create and maintain the shield?
3. How long do you want the shield up?
4. If you are blocking someone, do you want to ground the energy or reflect it back to them?  Or do you just want to make certain they don’t take energy from you?
5. What type of shield visualization will you use?
 

So, how do you construct a personal shield.  Well, the beginning aspects should already be familiar to you.  You begin by centering and grounding.  You need to cleanse yourself of any negative energy and to recharge yourself with positive energy.

Centering brings yourself into full perspective.  When you create a shield, you are closing off to negative energies, psychic ties to you that are potentially harmful.  Centering brings these ties into focus so that you can eliminate them.

If you’d like, there are a number of cleansing rituals that you can do.  Just about any good book on Wicca will include at least one cleansing ritual.  You can use whatever feels comfortable to you.

So, you’re centered and you’ve grounded, and you’ve cleansed yourself of negative energy.  Now what?

Now comes the fun part.  Creating the shield requires visualization and focus.  And you are limited only by your imagination.

What type of shield are you going to have?  Do you want a force field out of Star Trek?  Maybe you’d like the classic brick wall?  Or how about a cocoon?  Maybe a camouflage one to hide you?  Maybe you’re into geometric shapes?  Or perhaps the basic body orb is more your style?  A steel ball, a mesh of barb wire?  Do you want a reflective mirror or a black hole?  I’ve even heard of people visualizing rubber cement as a shield.

The type of shield also gets a little into the texture of the shield.  If it doesn’t, what texture will it have.  Will it be soft or rough?  Will it be granular or smooth?  This is your shield, make certain you’re comfortable with it right next to your physical body.

And color is also important.  Most people use white light for their shielding, but any color can be used.  The only caution is against using black since it can send out strange messages to others as well as becoming a beacon for all the nasties you’re trying to avoid.

But, before you go out and create the shield to end all shields, how about a simple practice to get you used to the process and the feeling of being shielded.

This is a very simple thing, and I’m betting some of you have done it without realizing what you were doing.

To begin with, get comfortable just as if you were going to meditate.  Once you’ve done that, ground and center.  Let the earth replenish and renew you while you discard all the negativity.  Bring all ties within you, looking at each one and letting those remain that are identifiable as good and friendly.  Look for and eliminate ties that make you feel uneasy, as if someone is watching you.  Any ties that feel foreign should be eliminated.  Visualize yourself cutting the ties away from your body and casting them aside.  Also remember to remove any sources of negativity that you’re holding - anger, distrust, any dark emotion.

Once you feel centered, grounded, and cleansed, it’s time to begin.  Begin by feeling yourself becoming surrounded by a white light.  Let the light bath you from head to toe, surrounding your entire being in brilliance.  Visualize the light in your mind; feel it upon your skin; envision other sensations.

As the light grows stronger, state to yourself that you are creating a shield of protection.  All things that are harmful are to be kept out, and only things good and needful are to be let in.  Feel the light growing more strong as its energy moves in and out of your body with each breath you take.

Maintain this image for as long as possible.  Practice it at least once every day to strengthen it.  Keep up the daily practice for about a month.  By the end of that time, you’ll be fully aware of the shield as it has become incorporated into part of your being.

At that time, go ahead and visualize "your" shield.  For the first week, continue spending time each day visualizing the shield.  After the week has passed, maintain the visualization once a week.  In time, this process will become an automatic one and the shield will be fairly permanent.  When this happens, you’ll only need to fully cleanse it and recharge it about once a year or whenever you’re being attacked.

So, how will you know you’ve become a victim of a psychic attack?  Feeling drained is a primary indicator.  Other indications include nausea, pain in a chakra area, unreasonable anxieties, disorientation, emotional mood swings, or the inability to focus.  It can also occur with the feeling that someone is watching you; chances are if it is a person in close proximity to you, you can catch them actually staring at you.

High-tech additions to shields.  After you’ve become proficient at creating and maintaining your shield, you might want to consider adding additions to it.  Again, you are limited only by your imagination.

The additions can be a trigger, a warning system of sorts, letting you know if someone is attempting to broach your shield.  The alarm it sends can be an audio sound, such as a bell, or a burst of electricity lightly jolting you.  Perhaps you want to attach something to give to the attacker, something not to pleasant that will tell them to go away and leave you alone.  (Caution - this could also make their next attack all that more unpleasant.)

Other additions can be adding layers of shielding, with little triggers to notify you when someone has begun hacking away at your system.  Consider multiple shields as fire walls designed to keep bugs and viruses out.  I’ve heard that some of the best involve multiple colors, each layer created from a different type of energy.  To create this type of shield, always envision the next layer as growing between your skin and the closest shield.  The new shield then expands, pushing the preceding layers outward.  The colors used are the chakra associations, beginning with the base chakra.

So, homework - begin your daily shield work.

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