by Beth

Shielding is an easy way to channel your energy or block energy from another person. Visualization and focus are keys to the success of a shield and shields are very person and can be as different as every human being. I have listed a few easy shields that you can start off with in your everyday life.

A bubble is a nice shield if on a particular day you are feeling grouchy, frustrated or particularly vulnerable. This can protect you from outside forces or protect others from your mood and certain mood you don’t want to inflict on others. The bubble keeps our energy inside also keep outside energy on the outside. To use the bubble shield simply envision your entire body surrounded by a bubble. It could be a soap bubble, a plastic bubble or even bubble wrap. The purpose of the bubble shield is to completely shield and close you off from the outside world.

The wall works well if you have something or someone coming towards you from a particular direction that you want to shield yourself from. You can make your wall out of anything you can creatively visualize depending on your mood and the subject. Picture a brick wall or a wall of steel to really keep people out. If you are feeling particularly thorny or the person your keeping out is particularly forceful or obnoxious, perhaps a rose bush is growing up the side of your wall. Again, focus and visualization are the keys.

My personal favorite shield is the wet blanket. When a person is talking to you or keeping you from getting done what you need to get done visualize a wet blanket being thrown over their head. It sometimes helps to focus and tune out what they are saying and picture a sopping wet blanket tossed over their head.

Overall, be creative, have fun, and remember, you don’t want to keep your shields up at all times, but sometimes you just need to shut a person out. Shields can be anything from an actual shield to a pillow to a gingerbread house, it really all depends on your mood, your intention, and where you with what you feel most protected. I have only listed a few types of shields but in the end find the one that works best for you. Practice your visualizations and even meditate on them because we all have at something or someone that we have needed or wanted to shut out.