Personal Shields and Psi Armor

One of the things I find lacking in most books, websites and even 101 classes is the teaching of personal shields or Psi armor. Shields are much like our Aura with one exception in that we have created them with a specific purpose in mind. There are as many types of shields as there are 3 times the number of people who create them.

Let’s first talk about what a personal shield is. In essence a personal shield is an energy field much like your aura that you have constructed in a specific way with a specific purpose in mind. They can be just about anything you want them to be. The most popular shields are mirrors, fog, and mazes.

Mirror shields are constructed to reflex energy sent to you for bane back to its sender. These are pretty simple to construct and in another paper I will give some sample meditations. Once you read these if you can meditate you will surely be able to construct these on your own.

Now lets say someone tries to attack you and send energy your way to do you harm. This shield will immediately send that energy right back to the person(s) who sent it to you. You never even feel the effects. You may feel a twinge which lets you know that something has happened. You may need to reconstruct the shield from time to time. Depending on the force of the attack, like any mirror it can break and shatter. So I would suggest on a monthly basis checking it for wear and tear. Trust me just walking around in your daily life can take its tool on this type of shield. You may not know it now, but there is so much negative forces in the world that it will need repairing. If you feel you are being attacked you may need to check it more often. Remember any shield can become weak.  

Fog shields are really to stop people from trying to find and reach you on an astral level. A fog shield is constructed like a mist around your body. It has two purposes one is to hide you and the other is to get the person who is trying to find you and connect to you lost. Now, if they have found you and made a connection this type of shield will not stop a direct energy attack. Energy will cut though this shield like a hot knife though melted butter. This is usually the first shield you use and it is always used in combination with other shields.  

Maze shields are much like the fog shield with one exception in that they can help against a direct energy attack. Maze shields are constructed so that the attack or their energy can not find you. Most maze shield walls are constructed to ground energy. So when energy comes in direct contact with the wall of a maze it is grounded out. So now the attacker will have to astral project into the maze and try to find you. This shield is very effective and most attackers will give up long before they will find you.

The Fog and Maze shields are the most popular among Wiccans as it is purely defensive and does no harm to the attacker. The mirror shield on the other hand does violate some versions of the Wiccan Rede. Some Wiccans do believe that if you are being harmed you have every right to defend yourself so they will add the mirror shield as well. It is my experience that when developing a shielding system that best defense is to construct the mirror system closest to your aura. Then around your mirror shield create the maze shield and finally around the maze shield construct the fog. This will then give you 4 sets of defenses against an attacker Fog, maze, mirror and finally aura. It has been my experience that this will help remove the influence of daily negative energy as well as purposeful attacks from your life. Now if some one is really determined then addition work and more advance shields will need to be done.

Psi Armor or Psychic Armor is this more advanced system I have just talked about. Where as shields can be constructed with simple meditations, Psi Armor takes much more work to create. This type of armor is for the more advanced students. You have to have an understanding of sigils, seals, astrology, numerology, charkas and the creation of potions and herbal inks. The meditations for Psi Armor are much longer and more complex then those for shields. A full circle and ritual is needed when constructing Psi Armor. During this ritual you will have to reach a very deep meditative state.

Now some aspects of Psi Armor can be made for you by another which is a very important difference between it and shields. Shields need to be constructed by you and only you. The aspects of Psi Armor that can be created for you, by someone who is trained in these arts are the potions, inks, sigils, seals, numerology and astrology of them. In other words any and everything that has to do with the physical construction of the armor. However the meditations will still have to be done by you. So if you can not reach a deep meditative state you will not be able to use the items created for you. Now the down fall to this is that the person who constructed the armor for you will know how to breach it. It is my advice that you do this yourself, but if you can’t do it yourself then you only have someone you would trust with your life help you. Or you split up the various parts between a number of people you know and trust. This way no one person other then you will know the complete construction of your armor. I know how hard it is to find and or to learn all the techniques needed to construct this armor. If you have the time and the ability to learn the many arts I would suggest you take the time to learn them and then construct your armor. In my opinion the only reason you should have someone else help you is if you are in an emergency situation and don’t have the time to learn all you need to learn.  

The inks and potions which will be used on the body do in and of themselves create a protective field when the symbols created are placed on the body. They are not as effective until you join them with the sigils and seals though meditation. This type of protection requires you to draw using the ink and potions certain sigils, seals, numbers, astrological signs, etc. on your body at various points. Once this is completed you then active them via the meditation. This type of protection, in my experience seems to last much longer then the shields do and do not seem to need as much maintenance. I redo mine once a year. In the beginning when I first constructed my Psi armor I would check and redo once a quarter. The more you do them and the more you tweak your Psi armor the less maintenance it seems to need.

Psi armor unlike shields can be changed should the need arise. The shields above are pretty set in how they work and what they day and what there limitations are. Psi Armor on the other hand is very fluid and can be changed in parts or as a whole. Psi Armor is constructed just like wearing real armor. There are many pieced to it and all of them have a specific purpose and a specific area of the aura it protects. A typical set of Psi Armor would have a helmet, shield, breast plate, cuisses (pants) and some add a weapon of some sort if they plan on attacking/defending themselves. You do not need all of these items and you could add even more. When I started out my first piece was the breast plate. I worked over time and have constructed a large set that I take on and off depending on my needs. I don’t just have one breast plate any more. I have 3 breast plates now and each has a different purpose. I also have a number of other pieces as well. I have a neck piece and a couple of pair of shoes. One of my breast plates and neck pieces are specially constructed to fend off the effects of a Psi vampire. You could add neck pieces, bracers, crowns, shoes, etc. I can’t stress enough that it is your armor you make it any way you like. There is no one piece you have to make it is all personal choice and guided by your situation.

I would think that at this point you are thinking, “My Goddess this is a lot of work!” You would be right it is a lot of work. I have worked for years to perfect the shields and armor I use. The study involved in the various systems needed is long and hard. Looking at it from a purely objective point of view shield will get any normal person though. Not many are like me, but if you are like me then you will love every minute you spend on research and study and construction which is why I have so much armor. Not that I need all of it but to me it is fun to construct it and see how it works.

The next question is usually, “Why do we even need this? Isn’t my aura more then enough?” Most people as they go though their daily life their aura is more then enough for what they are exposed to. There is also the “Divine Protection” factor as well. My belief is that those people who are innocent of the ways of magic or who are for whatever reason clueless the God(dess) steps in and protect them as well. What I have found is those who practice the craft, dabble in the craft, are into magic, and know about things out side of this physical world usually need much more. In is my personal belief that dabblers are ignore by the God(dess) and thus need even more protection. That is just me the way I see it, and there are many who disagree with me.    

If you do practice or you go to open circles, take classes at your local pagan store, or just walk around in your mundane world you will need more then just your aura as your shield against much of the energy you will be expose to. The craft and the pagan community is not made up of totally enlightened beings. There are those who will take advantage of you. Who will drain you of your energy (Psi Vamps), who will try to harm you in any way they can. Now don’t get me wrong I don’t want to paint a ugly picture. There are those who are nice, friendly and helpful who will bend over backwards to aide you if you need it. Just always remember there are two sides to every coin. It isn’t just the negative energy you need to be guarded against. Even too much of a good thing is a bad thing. Ex. You are attending an open ritual. Someone calls down a Goddess you are not familiar with or you have never ever been to a ritual before. This energy can fill up a room and take over anyone who is open to it. Without shielding you will suck it up like a sponge being used for the first time. This can cause problems. You won’t now how to ground it. You won’t have an understanding of what is going on. It will confuse and could even drive you mad all the voices and feelings you will be taking in. This is just one example there are countless ways that you can be affected if you are unprotected. Again I don’t want to scare you, but you should know what to expect and these are the reasons we use shields and armor. We only want getting into us what should be getting into us.