On Shielding from Negativity

Shielding yourself from negativity, is it necessary?  Is it important?  How can we do it? Do we need help? What advice can you give us?

The easiest way to protect yourself from negative energy is not exactly to shield yourself, which gives the impression of putting up a wall or barrier around yourself or between you and the...offgasser. (smile)  This holds you in as well as keeping them out.  We don't want you held in, we want you free to freely expand and grow and share your beauty. 

We would prefer that you think more in terms of baseball.  Yes, baseball!  If you are up at bat, and you see the ball coming right at you, do you stand there and put up a shield?  No, you step aside and let the missile fly by you and (hopefully) into the catcher's mitt.  Doesn't that make more sense? 

As long as you let the energetic ball. or bullet, or arrow fly by, or through you and out the other side, you are unharmed.  It's only when the offensive object stops and lodges in your being that you are hurt. 

Think about it.  You see it coming, you recognize it for what it is, but you don't end up wearing it, or carrying it, or bleeding from it.  You don't respond to it in kind, and you don't even have to feel threatened by it. 

Let's give a more concrete example.  Your boss is having a bad day and takes it out on you.  You see the situation, you understand that the anger is not all about you, you let boss-person express it as needed, but don't let it affect you.  Instead of feeling hurt, angry, victimized, or defensive, you keep your cool, and let it roll off your back, if it touched you at all, and you go on being your wonderful self.  Because it is almost never really about you.  And even if it is, the issue is in the response or over-response of the aggresor, not in you, yourself. 

A wise person once said, "A soft answer turneth away wrath." (Proverbs 15:1)  And so it is.  Your calm demeanor defuses a tense situation, preventing the unleashing of further volleys in your direction.

What if you believe someone is sending negative energy your way?

The same basic rule is true.  Hold the knowing that they cannot hurt you because you are protected.  Because you are, unless you think you are not.  You are as safe as you believe you are. 

What about physical danger?

Your soul is always safe.  Regarding your body, common sense must prevail because few of you are at a point where you truly believe you can walk in front of an oncoming train and survive.  Take reasonable care and precautions, because until you transcend them, physical laws still apply.  But take heart, this will not always be true.  (smile)

Is there anything else you want to add?

Remember that you are precious and they are precious.  There are not opposite sides. 

You are all loved equally and extravagantly, and that is how we would prefer that you feel about each other. 

We love and bless you with a lavish hand.  (smile)

Namaste.