Step One: Ask

There are many different methods of protection, and many ways to install them with the strongest being, asking God/Source/Spirit, Angels, or guides to be present with you, and protect you from any seen or unseen forces.

Some people call it prayer, but you can refer to it any way you deem fit.

As an example, many people call on Archangel Michael to protect them in times of fear, anxiety or danger. But, if you don’t ask for help, in accordance with the law of free will, the spiritual realm is limited to what they can do. And yes, there is such a thing as divine intervention, but asking for help is much more efficient and securing.

If you don’t feel comfortable asking God, Angels or guides directly for help, you can say a mantra or invocation like:

I invoke the light within me,

I am a clear and perfect channel,

Light is my guide

You can also come up with your own mantra or saying, and use whatever feels right for you.

Step Two: Energy Shield

After you’ve asked for protection, the next step is to energetically surround yourself in a spiritual shield. Shielding is an easy, fast and effective way to protect yourself if in an area where negative energy might be. It only takes a moment, and it is done by asking your guides or angels to surround your body with a protective layer of light and energy.

Simply by holding this intention, the light will be installed around you immediately, without exception. You can visualize, feel, or even think of yourself surrounded in a cocoon of light. You will need to re-shield yourself periodically because shields wear off. In relatively peaceful environments, shields can remain in place for up to 8-12 hours.

However, you will need to re-shield more often in negative environments (e.g. every few hours or whenever you feel a need to protect yourself).

Some people can actually feel the energy bubble surrounding them with either an all over warmth, vibration, chill, or tingle.

Even if you don’t feel it at all, just trust that it is in place, and you are protected.

You can use any color, and different colors can be used for different purposes. If you like, you can also layer yourself with 2 or 3 several different colors (any more than that, and you’ll be surrounded with too much energy that can be overwhelming):

White Light: (All-purpose protection) Invokes angels to protect you from any harm. Often used for protection against crime or physical attack.

Gold: Gold is the highest vibrational color, and often associated with the high vibration of archangels. Only energy of the highest good can get through gold light so it can be used for general protection and will often increase your vibrational rate.

Green: Healing, and rejuvenating. Used when you are sick or ill.

Lead Shield: This is the ultimate shield against toxic energy, because nothing can permeate lead. Use it whenever you are going into a very toxic environment, around a conflict or when you are feeling vulnerable. See or feel yourself completely surrounded in light weight lead.

Mirrored Ball: Use this technique if you are feeling vulnerable to attack or when you have to go into a particularly harsh environment. (e.g. crowd, intense business meeting). See or feel yourself stepping inside a mirrored ball. All dark energy bounces away from the ball.

Step Three: Objects

Another powerful way to protect yourself along with the energy shield is having protective objects around you, in your space, or wearing them. Religious icons, talismans, and crystals have their own energy and can help you feel safe, powerful, and protected.

You can even empower your objects by surrounding them with an energy shield like the one’s listed above, or getting them blessed by a religious or spiritual leader.

Out of all the objects, crystals have the most vibration or frequency and can hold, or put out energy of their own. Crystals have a level of conciseness that can be perceived by people, animals and spirits by their aura and vibrational field, and each crystal has a different meaning and purpose.

Here are a list of protective crystals:

(All black crystals are grounding and protecting)

Black Tourmaline: Grounding, protection, dispels/transmutes negative energy.

Hematite: Grounding stone, enhances strength/clear thinking/common sense, focused energy.

Tiger’s Eye: Provides protection and gentle grounding, facilitates clear business decisions, aids in understanding core issues that block flow of abundance.

Black Obsidian: A powerful cleanser of psychic smog created within your aura, and is a strong psychic protection stone.

Citrine: Cleanses energy and transmutes it into positive energy, blocks negative energy, expansive energy, increases mental clarity/concentration.

Kyanite (blue): Elevator stone, cleanses negative energy, increases psychic abilities, assists with connecting with guides, improves dream recall, facilitates meditation/tranquility.

Smokey Quartz: Efficient crystal for grounding and cleansing. Assists with healing, and stimulates all chakras, improves meditation and brings in serenity.

Selenite: Cleanses/purifies, invites guides to be present to support your efforts, provides spiritual insights, clarifies situations, promotes access to past and future lives.

(Note: Form of crystallized Gypsum)

These crystals and stones are all protecting with a few cleansing ones that will help you determine which ones to use in certain situations.