Grounding, Centering & Shielding: Three Basics to Magic

Grounding, Centering &  Shielding:

Three basics to magic

Every time I read information about the practice and importance of Grounding, Centering and Shielding I find that the articles are inadequate to some degree. These three practices are crucial for every practitioner to thoroughly understand and implement daily. Thus I venture here to describe the first three basics for beginners.

Grounding

The daily practice of Grounding is important for keeping your energies balanced. Throughout the day you feel, experience, absorb, respond and react to a variety of energies and frequencies; it is necessary to ground these out.

The Earth carries a constant and renewing source of energy in her core at all times. The Earth is our Mother above all and here to sustain all life she has grown, including you. Like the trees and plants, we too have roots in which we can absorb the earths energy through. These roots are a highway for our energy and Earths energy to exchange.

Grounding is simple. Contrary to popular belief, you don't need to be outside nor barefoot to Ground; you can do so anywhere, any time. All it takes is mental focus. To begin Grounding, close your eyes and breathe. Clear your mind of clutter and errant thoughts by focusing on your breathing. Inhaling slowly, feeling the swell of your lungs as they fill completely with air. Exhaling slowly, until there's no air left. Repeat a few times, until you feel calmness settle on you.

Visualize your roots, growing downwards from you. Down towards and into the earth. Whatever position you are in (standing, sitting or lying down), they sprout from every part of you touching the floor or surface you're on. Shoot your roots down. Down, through the floor and into the ground. Down they go, down they grow. Through the layers of dirt, rock and more. Down into the Earths core itself. The red, glowing, hot core of Mother Earth. This is her heart, the source of her love, healing, and energy. Through your roots, release all the energies depleting you. Let them flow into the earth through your roots, and allow the earths energy to fill you up, renewing you with her healing and love. Until you are full-up and brimming.

After Grounding, you Center.

The daily practice of Centering helps keep you aligned with the Solar energy of the sun and stars. The Suns energy is vast and powerful; the source of Earths energy as well. The sun is our father above all, and between the earths and the suns energies, there is a divine balance to be found.

To begin Centering, visualise your Third Eye opening up and cast your Third-eyes gaze upon the light of the sun. Pure light, light that is blinding to your ordinary eyes. Connect with this light by bringing down a beam that connects you to the sun. Showering you, and opening you up with the suns energy. See and feel the connection and flow of Earths and Suns energy swirling inside you.

Shielding

The daily practice of Shielding is important for sustaining yourself and your own personal energies. Whether you're aware of other energies, sensitive to other energies, or completely oblivious; you can be affected by them, which influences your energy and your mood. Every living thing has its own energy, operating at all different frequencies; which can flow or interfere with yours. By putting up a Shield, you are creating a barrier of protection between your energy and theirs.

Shielding is simple. Inside of you is your own core of energy, a red glowing source that every form of life shares, but individual and unique to each of us. Your core is your energy source for yourself that will always be there. From this core inside you, you project out a bubble of light and energy around yourself. See the intricate and beautiful weave of light that glistens as it swirls. This web protects you from other energies. No other energies can get to you, or influence you through this beautiful barrier, unless you choose to let them.

I hope that I have helped you to better understand these three basics of magic. May your journey be blessed.

Health warning:

This magical exercise can be physically taxing on some, please ask your physician before practicing.

~ Tanya Capps ~

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