Judy Hall - The Art of Psychic Protection

Acknowledgments

I OWE AN ENORMOUS DEBT OF GRATITUDE to the late Christine Hartley who was much more than a mentor to me. In her twilight years, long after she thought such work was over, she took a novice and created a competent what-can-1-call-it? Psychic, healer, regression therapist, walker of esoteric paths. All of these are true and yet with Christine's help, the whole is greater than its parts. I owe a large part of what I have become to her loving friendship and unending care.

I would also like to thank Thelma Reardon who taught me many things, and will no doubt recognize some of her techniques.

I am indebted to the three people who taught me most about psychic attack and gave me an opportunity to put theory into practice in a big way. It might have been hell, but I would not have missed it for the world! I do not need to name them, they know who they are. Thank you!

My thanks to everyone from whom I have learned along the way, intentionally or not, especially Dave Gilbert, and to all those who have made this book possible.

And finally, to my partner Robert Jacobs who patiently read the manuscript, offered perceptive comments and informed criticism, added in his own wisdom and, most importantly, took me to Egypt, my love and thanks as always.

Warning

It has been brought to my attention that people might be tempted to misuse some of the techniques and information in this book in order to perpetrate psychic attack.

I cannot stress too strongly how unwise this would be. Such a course of action would inevitably rebound back onto the perpetrator.

Please use this book for your own protection.

Judy Hall

Natural Protection: The Aura

HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOT SIMPLY PHYSICAL bodies defined by, and enclosed within, a barrier of skin. We have subtle energy bodies that extend out towards, and interact with, everything around us, including other people. Our thoughts and feelings reach others, just as their emotions wash over us. Sensitive people can pick up other people's physical or emotional conditions. Have you developed a headache, only to have the person sitting next to you complain of exactly the same pain? Sometimes we take that pain away with us without ever knowing it is not ours. We may feel drained and exhausted after a quick word with someone. A few desperate souls act like psychic leeches: vampires don't only exist in fiction! Similarly, we may feel down after meeting a particular person, or good after spending time with another, a feeling which has nothing to do with what has passed between us verbally. It is all a question of the energies they are giving out and how we respond.

It is not necessary to be in physical proximity for our energies to interact. We can communicate with other people over vast distances simply by thinking about them. How often have you found yourself wondering how so-and-so is, only to have them call a few moments later? All of these activities take place through the subtle energy bodies that comprise our aura. If our aura is strong, we will be well protected. However, shock and trauma can lead to breaks, or weakness, in the auric field as can psychic attack and geopathic stress, such as electromagnetic radiation. Any weakness makes us more vulnerable to negative influences and psychic invasion.

Some people are able to see the aura that surrounds us. This is a multi-layered energy field that pulsates with color according to our mood and health. It resonates with the emotional, mental and spiritual levels of being. As auric photographs show, each person's aura is unique. In one person it may extend out several feet; in another it will be tight and close to the body. Angry reds and magentas may predominate, or pale blues and pinks: in the first instance they belong to fiery, strong-willed persons, often with great anger, while in the second case people will be much more passive and calm, and may be low in vitality. In meditation, the aura expands and becomes golden. Intuitives can usually see how we are feeling from the colors we are giving out. Gifted psychics are able to read in this aura our whole emotional history. Indeed for many it is like an autobiography. All the details of our lives are set out there.

For most of us, this aura remains an unseen mystery, and yet it is our link to other people. We may unconsciously read auras to know what other people are thinking or feeling. Children especially tune into auras and may well include them in drawings of family or friends. I have a wonderful portrait by my, then, 3-year-old granddaughter. I am on tiptoe, with a huge yellow balloon around my head and shoulders. At the time I was engaged in writing a book. Yellow is the color of mental activity. As for being on tiptoe, well, even at the best of times I have to work hard to stay grounded. When I am writing, I am consciously reaching up for inspiration and my contact with the ground becomes even more tenuous. She saw exactly my state of being. When she drew her mother, there was a black balloon at the solar plexus. It was some time before it became apparent to the adults around her that her mother was seriously depressed. But the child had seen it.

Those who can see auras describe what happens when we interact with another person as: the colors merging and mingling, the energies becoming entangled, tentacles reaching out, a siphon sucking off energy from one person into the other. In healing or empathetic therapy, energy from the therapist will blend with the patient. In love, and especially in orgasm, the two auras will, for a time, become one. When our interaction is finished, we may each take away a small part of the other's energy field. Unless we are aware of this intermingling, we do not realize that we need to withdraw our energies and reestablish our boundary afterwards.

So, by becoming aware of the aura and strengthening its protective function, we can safeguard ourselves against unwanted intrusion or insidious energy leakage. A simple visualization exercise, performed twice a day for a few days, will vastly increase the amount of protection available from your aura. The exercise will become habitual, and can be used in emergency situations when you are aware of needing extra protection simply by thinking, Light Bubble. You can also use the vibrationary healing of flower essences to cleanse and strengthen the aura. The Australian Bush Essence Fringed Violet is particularly good for repairing any weakness. Anyone who suffers from sensitivity to other people's emanations, and particularly therapists or practitioners, who interact with subtle energies all the time, will find the Gem Auric Protection Remedy most effective. (Other remedies are given in the section on Flower and Gem Essences.)

Using Guided Imagery

The power of the imagination is immense. Whatever we can image, we can bring into being. All the visualization exercises in this book utilize our inner screen. This is positioned between, and slightly above, our eyebrows. It is the third eye chakra. If you have difficulty visualizing, looking up to this spot (without opening your eyes) helps the images to form. The Australian Bush Flower Essence, Boronia, which works on a vibration level attuned to the aura, can help with focusing creative visualization as well as quieting the mind in preparation for meditationas can Bush Iris which opens up higher perceptions. If you find excessive thoughts are a problem, the Bach Flower Remedy White Chestnut helps to clear the mind chatter. Black Eyed Susan helps you to slow down, turn inward and find the calm center within. A few drops of the essences taken in water before beginning the exercises in this book, will prove helpful.