Clearing Personal Space

Another important piece of the conscious sanity puzzle is keeping your personal energy clear. And no, this is not a topic we'll exhaust in a single day's post!

A lot of things come into play to muck up our personal energies. That matters for any number of reasons, but on a purely practical level it translates into this: unclear personal energy gets in our way. It hampers our focus, our willingness to take risks in relationships, and often it hampers our understanding of just where our path lies.

Although a lot of things can mess with the energy, two major aspects control a majority of the flow (whether clear or muddy): personal karma and the people/energies we come into contact with every single day. I can pretty much guarantee you that no matter how you spend your time, you are ending your day with a fair amount of energy (call it psychic, if you like) debris clinging to you. Daily meditation practice helps, as does a practice of visually clearing the energy (we'll discuss other ways some other time--I, of course, am late for work!).

I've probably discussed this before, but it's such a great exercise, it won't hurt to bring it up again. Pagan author Silver Ravenwolf calls this the "Liquid Light" exercise, and frankly I can't think of a better name, although my version of this practice has changed a bit over the years and I expect yours will, too.

Bring yourself to a meditative trance state--as calm as you can. Visualize (or sense, if your inner eye is out of focus) the energy field that surrounds you. For this exercise, you want to focus on the white light part of the spectrum. So see yourself surrounded by white light. Observe for a moment the characteristics--how far out it extends, whether it's clear, etc. Then you want to spend a few moments clearing the light field. (Note: the white light field carries no negative energies of itself, but if you've gone a long time without clearing, you may perceive some bits and pieces, hence the desire to clear the light field.) Next, begin to bring the light into your body--just visualize or feel it extending into and through your body. This may take some practice, but the more you do it, it gets easier and clearer, and will stay clearer longer (practice strengthens it). Then you'll spend some time visualizing the light in your body--notice blockages, cloudy areas where it comes into contact with injuries, other people's junk that's gotten "under your skin" and so forth. Visualize the light clearing it. When you feel clear, you can visualize the light moving back out of your body and back into its usual place surrounding you. And of course don't forget to breathe through the exercise!