Tash,

Another thought:  Some people see deceased spirits as clearly as if they are still living.  I do.  You may have.

d

Roger,

You are doing great!  Once you get that shield in place, you won't have to call on it again and again.  It will stay there until you dissipate it.  

It is helpful to others that you described how it appears to you because it is probably going to be different for others.  On the other hand, others may be experiencing exactly what you are experiencing.

It will become part of you but not attached to you.  The deeper it goes, the more effective it becomes.

What you wrote in your last paragraph is very true.  You will sense the shield rather than seeing it.  Don't force the visuals.  Let them happen as they need to.  You are going to find that as you progress in this work that you rely less and less on your physical body senses and more on what you feel/know.  That is a good thing.

You are doing very well.

d

Tashina said:

D,

 In Wicca there are uses for opening portals alot of them not for good , also the use of obdisian shields to ward off the nastys .  I think alot of my problems in opening portals  stems from what I've learned . You speak about what protects you , I use A beautiful blue white light to surround where we live. When you drive into our drive way you can feel it . Roger speaks about the beauty of his shield , my shield gives off a soft muted glow.  I guess that's ok , I guess it's what works for you . Am I right ??

Tash,

Everyone is going to do this slightly differently.

If you form neutral intent before you open the portal, then you will not have to worry about a portal that is not good for you as you are neutral.

Yes, if that is working for you then by all means use it.  Did you know that there is a blue obsidian?

Obsidian can come in many different colors including dark green, dark brown, black, golden sheens, beautiful yellows, blues, and tinges of purple. Obsidian can also incorporate inclusions such as cristobalite.

There are many different varieties of Obsidian including Sheen Obsidian or Rainbow Obsidian. These types of Obsidian include very small bubbles of air that are aligned to the gemstone, giving it either a golden, green sheen or a rainbow sheen.

d

Tashina said:

D,

A moment of truth. I wished you lived closer D, I 've always had hands on teaching , learning over the net is different for me. Our daughter and I are solitary practioners, and we share alot of the same ideas. She is a published author , her book The Healing Tradititions & Spiritual Practices Of Wicca, is out of print now, but you read the book you would get to know where I'm comming from. There are alot of myths about us, one being that we prance about nude casting spells. I feel that if you can't pass energy through material , then this is where you shouldn't be. I don't cast spells and do not  work in dark magic, just not for me., but I do work close to our Mother the earth, she's not doing to well right now , I feel big changes in the works. Years ago in my studies I was learning about portals, I thought that I was doing every thing that I was supposed to do and here's what happened to me… I woke up from sleep. there was a light in our bedrooom, at first I thought that one of our sons had left a light on , now fully awake  I realized that that wasn't the case. Up to my side of the bed walked these three Beings, wearing what I call monks robes, the black material was beautiful , we don't have anything on this level of reality that would come close to it. On their heads they wore masks that looked like the Egyptian God Anubis, their eye looked like goat eyes and they were yellow with white irises  They walked up to me , bent over , looked at my solar pelxis, then looked me dirctly in my eyes , turned slowly and walked through the bedroom wall. I got no message from them.  D you speak about boxes I climbed out of a big one that evening, and for some reason  alot of fears were gone in a short period of time , let me tell you .

I have a few pieces of obsidian, one being blue. I used an elder wand to surround myself with my obsidian shield.

Tash,

I know and understand Wicca.  Some of my best friends are Wiccans.  

The use of that wand was perfect!

I also have learned what I have as a solitary person.  My greatest breakthroughs have come when alone.  For me, groups produce a kind of static that just drives me nuts because since I read energy so well and have empathic abilities I have to block.  

You can pass energy through material, it just should be neutral…unless you have permission from the soul to do work…and that goes for all species on Earth, not just Humans.  It is about respect of their boundaries and allowing them to learn the tough lessons they came to Earth to learn.  I believe that there is so much invasion of personal space done to species on a routine basis on Earth at this time that we have forgotten about respect of personal space/boundaries.

Your experience that night sounds beautiful.  I have them come up to me all the time and do things like that.  I believe it is just a matter of curiosity on their part and that they don't really have a message.  I have come to understand that many of the species that I see are just visiting Earth on a vacation of sorts.  After all, we live on a beautiful planet with so many diverse species. Who wouldn't want to visit us?

Perhaps these beings also visited the Egyptians.  After all, who knows where the Egyptians got their representations of their Gods…maybe from encountering these visitors?  

I wish I could teach each and every one of you on a one-to-one basis, but alas I can't…and this is the best I can do.  That is why I am trying to answer each post as fast as I am able to.

I really believe that you are doing beautifully.  I like it that you ask a lot of questions because I believe your questions and my answers are helping others doing this.  They are saying to themselves: “Yes, what is the answer to that question?  I wondered that also.”

Trust your instincts!

d

Tashina said:

D,

A great big hug to you

Tash:

A great big  to you!

RogerT said:

Fantastic clarification Diana, thanks so much.

For me, I feel the distinction when the intention is formed at a level other than the mind. It is like I am sitting in a different space. When it's a mental thing, it doesn't have the richness or depth to it. Just my experience so far.

Also, when I really get into the energy of neutral intent, it seems to automatically center me, or at least again, that's what it feels like. In that space, there is no fear, concern or any other 'emotion'.

Of course, the mind really doesn't like it and shows up fairly swiftly to do its thing. Mostly he gets me, sometimes he doesn't, sometimes cougar takes care of it … very nice

Roger,

That is exactly how it feels when neutrel intent is formed in the soul.  

You are doing great!

d