The internet is full of people telling you that you have to detox and cleanse, your body, your mind, your aura. The truth is that your body and your aura are self-cleaning- assuming they are in good working order, you don’t overwhelm them and you give them a chance to recover between toxic doses.
Your aura is basically the energy you carry around with you. I am not going to go into aura readings or colors or chakras – we’re going for real simple here. You encounter many other energy sources throughout your day. Other peoples auras, weird lights and loud noises that can unsettle you. But, assuming you have a healthy aura and a good sense of self, a shower and a nap will have your right as rain in most cases. Sometimes though, you might need a little help.
Do you Have a Healthy Energetic Field?
If you feel okay, you’re probably okay. Your aura can effect your mood, your appetite and your ability to get a good night’s sleep. More particularly, it can interfere with your ability to cast effective spells and manifest your goals. If you spend a lot of time around people who drain your energy with constant complaining, raging or even overwhelming brightness, this can lower your energy or make it feel chaotic. If you find yourself constantly comparing yourself to someone else, or daydreaming about having their attention, love and approval, you’ve given your energy away to them. If your are in an environment of constant loud noise or buzzing and blinking lights, this can drain you as well.
All of these things can eventually have an effect on your mental and physical health as well. So keep in mind that you may need to talk to a professional about any symptoms you have in addition to working for positive change to your own energy.
Prevention is worth 10x a cure. Or whatever it is they say. The best thing to do to protect your aura is to take good care of your body and mind. Eat well, hydrate, get enough sleep and stay away from environments that are chronically chaotic, depressing or scary. A little chaos is okay, but when you have to deal with it every day, your body, mind and spirit start to wear down. Sometimes you can’t escape. Sometimes the only place you currently have available to live or earn a living is a place that wears on you. There are a few things you can do the weather it until you can find a better situation.
Shield Your Field
Let a smile be your umbrella! The best shield against auric damage is a positive outlook and a pleasant demeanor. Laughing at the little foibles of life, smiling and offering a please and thank you to the random people you encounter daily can be a remarkable shield. Pleasantness is contagious and can lead to people returning the favor, which makes you feel good. When you feel good, it’s harder to wear down that shield. I know it sounds trite, but it’s true.
One word of warning though. If you expect to get a good response and you are ignored, refused or even sneered at, don’t let it get to you. Remember, that person is not your business. You don’t know what their situation is or where their mind is at- or even if they heard you! I have a friend who is deaf and people are always getting angry at her for ignoring them. Then they carry that anger around with them. If they took a moment to consider the possibilities or even just shrugged it off and moved on, they’d be a lot happier. It is always best to assume they didn’t hear, didn’t understand or had something else on their mind so they weren’t able to process it. Or don’t assume. Other people are not your business anyway and nobody owes you gratitude for being nice. But they are much likely to give you kindness if you give it first, so take the chance.
A simple shield visualization. There are lots of magical shield spells. Many traditions require seekers to practice casting a circle as a foundational activity. A sacred circle is a shield. It is much more complicated and multifunctional than you probably need for everyday use, but the concept is the same as most shields. Most shields are built out of energy, surrounding you (or whatever you are shielding) and a circle, bubble or diamond of protective energy that will only let in certain things.
Allow me to share with you my own shield visualization spell that I use for every day. Initially, it takes awhile to get the visualization going, but once you’ve practiced a few times, it is a matter of seconds to get your shield up. When working retail, I pair this with a splash of Florida water to keep everything as positive as possible.
Dawn’s deluxe diamond of protection. This shield has 6 points. One up, one down, one left, one right, one front, one back. I picture lines of light connecting at all these points enclosing me in a diamond of light. This light is my own energy “hardened” so that anything coming at it that does match my energy or isn’t even more positive and delightful will simply bounce off. I just picture all those lines connecting then lighting up like a laser and boom. Shielded. If I’m walking about and feel insecure, I just take a moment to take a breath and notice that my shield is still let up and functioning.
If I am hoping not to be noticed, I will “spin” the diamond. This “blurs” my energy so that I’m not as easy to notice. If someone is actively looking for me, or if I am pointed out or draw attention to myself, obviously I’ll be noticed. It’s not an invisibility spell. If I absolutely don’t want anyone approaching me for any reason, I put spikes on it.
How to Cleanse Your Aura
If despite your best efforts, you’re feeling the miasma of daily life and contact with energy inimical to your own weighting your down. OR if you are planning a magical working and you want your aura to be as shiny and clean as possible while you do so, there are a few things you can do.
First, take a bath or a shower. Cleansing with water is time a tested-method of energetic cleansing. I like to make a salt scrub with salt and olive oil and whatever herbs you feel are best for this. Mint and rosemary are my personal go-tos but sage, cedar, hyssop and bay laurel are also popular. Remember not to overdo it with the essential oils, a drop or two is usually plenty. You can also use the whole dried herbs wrapped in a cloth for a bath tea. After your scrub, watch the water go down the drain carrying all the negative energy you washed off with it. Then give the tub a good scrub because that olive oil is a slip and fall risk for later.
And yes, if you shower with intention, you can make every shower an aura cleansing practice if you want. You don’t even have to use herbs, salt or anything special at all. Moving the washcloth over your body with the water will provide a great deal of cleansing without anything special at all.
You can also try cleansing yourself with smoke. You might call this either fumigation or smudging. You can use incense or hole herbs for this. I recommend doing this outdoors, as I am not a fan of smoke in the house. You can use frankincense, sage, rosemary or bay laurel, but really, any smoke will do. Don’t forget to do the bottoms of your feet.
Meditation with deep breathing. Sit or stand quietly and breath deep. Count your deep breaths up to ten, then take a moment to check in with your body. Is there any part of your body that feels tight or heavy? . Now take your hands and stroke them down from the top of your head down to your neck. Visualize your hands knocking free any energy that isn’t yours or that is negative, dark, heavy or just not what you want. Breathe in deeply as you do this and then out fully out as you shake your hands. Then move your hands down your arms. Right on left arm, left hand on right arm, breathing in deeply, then shake your hands as your breath out. Repeat with your torso and your legs. Then breathe in deeply again and picture that heaviness leaving your body with the exhale. Repeat three times. Then clap your hands three times. (You can do this in the shower, or beneath the sun or moon for added benefit, but you can do it anywhere.)
Final Notes
There are a number of crystals and herbs that are noted for helping to protect and cleanse the aura. These are wonderful allies, but should not be depended upon entirely. The exercises listed above are effective with or without crystal and plant allies. Remember, you don’t have to buy anything. All your need is you and your Will.
I don’t want you to think that you have to worry about the state of your aura on a regular basis. Like all of your bodily systems, it will maintain itself if you keep whole self healthy. Your energy field can be damaged by spellwork cast against you or by everyday pressures. If you find your energy field is not responding to simple hygiene, you may need to look at an uncrossing instead.
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