Protect Yourself From Toxic Noise And Psychic Junk

How often do you consider the health of your auric space or personal energy field, which is constantly being bombarded with so much negative energy these days. Are you doing enough to protect yourself?

First and foremost, you need to have healthy boundaries. Each of us needs and deserves to have a safe place, a sense of self-worth, and protection from others. Think about what happens to a beach that is battered constantly by waves. It will wear down and eventually disappear. If you don’t have boundaries, your very identity will be like those grains of sand.

Learning to connect back to the Earth and nature is essential to our well-being. This can be as simple as walking without shoes in a natural space, or by keeping plants in your living space. When we are separate from our natural selves, we lose perhaps the most important part of our soul.

By walking in nature, you are literally reconnecting. Like a lightning bolt discharging energy when it strikes solid ground, you are releasing all the negative energies that accumulate in your body. Take a friend, or walk your dog if you have one.

If these energies, and their associated negative effects, are like frantic little animals in the cage of our bodies, we need to find ways to calm them. Centering rituals using meditation, candles, crystals, or whatever individual tradition you may follow, need to be part of your day, just like meals and baths.

Find at least fifteen minutes daily to clear your mind and spirit, concentrating as you do so. Feel others physically leaving. Enjoy the sense of peace and calm which follows. It is often said that learning to breathe is the first step towards meditative practice. Just getting a sense of the energies within will help rid you of all the energetic “junk.”

I am a master at setting boundaries that protect my time, energy, creativity, and emotional well-being ~ Cheryl Richardson

Symbolism can be a powerful ally in our defenses. There may be clouds of negative energy around you affiliated with former relationships, jobs, anything that makes you anxious or tense. You may wish to try burning old letters, memos, or associated items.

Use a white candle and develop a mantra, such as “this is now gone, it can no longer trouble me.” There is something very powerful in physically ridding yourself of a stressor. Psychically, it also serves as notice to the universe that you have released this energy.

While it’s essential to our well-being to keep our defenses up and regularly rid ourselves of unhealthful energies, we can’t constantly wear a spiritual suit of armor. Consider how awkward an armored knight walking around in his suit would feel, or how lonely and cold his castle with its many armaments would be. We are designed to interface with the universe and all its energies, which means we have to take in the good, as well as the bad.

Our bodies’ organ systems rid us of physical impurities like waste and germs. It’s our minds, our souls, which must do the job of cleansing our psychic “junk.” Learning to do this can be challenging, but how much better must we feel once we learn how!

Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you ~ David Whyte

Ways To Spiritually Armor Up

Invoke Spiritual Protection: Ask your ancestors, guides, angels, or higher power to surround you with a cloak of protection, shielding you from any harm or unwanted energies. A simple, heartfelt prayer or mantra for protection can be deeply effective.

Energy Shielding. Close your eyes and visualize a sphere or bubble of bright, pure light (white, gold, or a color that represents protection and safety to you) completely surrounding your body and extending about an arm’s length in all directions. Set the intentio that this shield is impenetrable to all unhelpful or negative energy, allowing in only love, positivity, and energy that serves your highest good.

Grounding: Visualize roots growing from the soles of your feet and the base of your spine deep into the earth’s core, anchoring you firmly. Feel the earth’s stable, supportive energy flowing up into your body, making you feel present, calm, and less susceptible to outside turbulence.

Energy Cleansing Bath: Add a generous amount of Epsom salts or sea salt to your bathwater. As you soak, visualize the salt and water drawing out any negative or stagnant energy, stress, or “junk” you’ve absorbed. Watch it all drain away as you pull the plug.

Smudging: Burn sacred herbs like sage or Palo Santo (ethically sourced) to create smoke and cleanse your aura or physical space. Alternatively, use an essential oil spray mist. Intend for the smoke or mist to clear out old, stagnant, or negative energy, making space for peace and high-vibrational energy. Remember to always open a window before and after smudging to allow the released energy to escape.

Cord Cutting: If you feel chronically drained by a specific person, place, or situation, you may have an unhelpful energetic cord. In a meditative state, visualize the cord connecting you and mentally (or verbally) ask to sever the energetic ties that no longer serve your well-being, reclaiming your energy.

Protective Crystals: Use crystals known for absorbing, deflecting, or transmuting negativity. Black Tourmaline (absorbs and grounds negativity), Amethyst (spiritual protection and clearing negative thoughts), and Obsidian (strong protective shield). Remember to regularly cleanse and recharge your crystals.

Power Affirmations: Repeat phrases to yourself throughout the day to reinforce your shield and state of being. “I am safe and protected at all times,” “I only allow positive energy into my space,” or “I release all that is not mine.”

Sound Clearing: Use sound to break up stagnant or heavy energy in your personal field or a room. Ring a bell, clap your hands sharply, or use a singing bowl, focusing on corners or areas that feel heavy. The sound vibration helps to clear the space and reset the energetic atmosphere.

Mindful Boundary Setting: Practice saying “no” to demands or invitations that deplete you. Limit exposure to truly toxic or dramatic individuals and media. Consciously recognize that establishing healthy interpersonal and digital boundaries is a powerful act of spiritual and energetic self-protection.