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Namaste,

Okay, I have always been a fairly sensitive person in that I have always been able to sense atmospheres and find it hard to be around people if I sense that they're angry or morose....but this has always been in personal surroundings and situations.

Today I was in a supermarket with my husband and children and I began to sense negativity coming from a particular person....not directed at me or my family but at his wife. I felt so uncomfortable that I felt the need to protect myself immediately and pulled in my aura and visualised white light around myself. It made me realise how much our thoughts and emotions if unchecked can affect those around us, without us even realising it.

Has anyone else noticed this increased sensitivity since becoming involved with Reiki and energy work, or was it just me having a funny episode? :)))

Love,light and blessings
Helen.

Dear Helen
No, you are not alone :-) I too seem to notice the 'atmosphere' in a room or wherever much more than before and I realise now that I was doing so before Reiki too - I would just get a sense of something not being right etc. I try and put myself in a Reiki bubble and draw my aura close if I am going into an unknown situation or in fact if I am just out and about during the day.
Love, Light & Reiki Rainbows
Namaste
Eaglestar

Hi Helen,

My wife has the same thing happens to her all the time. Once she felt negative energy coming from our best friend visiting us for dinner. She knows him for years and loves very much. But she could not stand being next to him.

She couldn't even talk to him all night. She just laid down and waited for him to leave. But I insisted on cleaning the friend and she was right about it he was full of negative energy. As soon as we cleaned him she stopped having that feeling.

I consider it a gift feeling the negative energy around us. And definetly that positive energy shield around you is protective. They also say that angels are very sensetive to negative energy.

Wish you all the energy needed for your healings.

Kuranko-gen

Namaste helen,
Yes:) Like you I have increased in sensitivty as I have 'walked' the reiki road.
Constant attention to protection throughout the day helps, and the sieve exercise that I posted a couple of months ago, is a nice quick way of clearing negative energy when in crowded places.
LL&L jonjo

Namaste eaglestar,

Many thanks....I'm going to be much more aware of protecting my aura now :)

Love,light and blessings
Helen.

Namaste Kuranko-gen,

Thank you for sharing your experience with me :)

I will be much more aware of protecting my aura now before I go into crowded places.

Should I visualise protection around my husband and children too?

Love,light and blessings
helen.

Namaste Jonjo,

Glad it wasn't just a funny episode :)))

But seriously though, I wondered if my Seichim attunement had made me more sensitive? I seem to be seeing things a lot more in my peripheral vision too.

I am going to be very careful about shielding now....is this something that I should visualise too for my husband and children?

Love,light and blessings
helen.

Hi Helen,

When you think about somebody you automaticly send positive energy to them. Therefore your child is under constant protection and kids do not get effected too much by negative energy.

But actually additional shields definetly help in protection. But they create too much energy and light around the person and that might attract negative energy too they come to light too.

I suggest using shields only when it is needed like when you go to a mall or other crowded places. Not all the time. High schools definetly shielding place (plus metal detectors nowadays), but elementary school. I am not sure if your kid needs shields there. I beleive all the parent's love for their kids create a shield anyway.

Love and peace

Kuranko-gen

Namaste helen,

I will be in Meditative Serenity around 8.30ish tonight for the healing circle, is there any chance you could make it then too?
I have some thoughts I would like to share with you:) ~Kinda throw them up in the air for you to pick any or none that may feel right to you:)

LL&L jonjo

Helen,

I have had this experience as well though it was worse before I became attuned. When I was in college my roomate started going out with a girl who was so full of negative energy I couldn't stand being in the same room with her. Later, I learned to shield myself using visualization.

Namaste,

-Mike

helen,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

I dunno, sounds like a "funny" episode to me. >:-}}

bagl.

Reiki al around,

all blessings,

Coyote

PS: you are correct - we, as humans, can be notoriously lousy at keeping our "sh--" to our selves.

:-}}

Namaste Jonjo,
I keep learning new things while reading the posts,feel a little shy about asking questions though..
Can you tell me where I can find the post about the sieve exercise?
I also try to protect my son with CKR while sending him to school(he accepts),do you think it will make him more vulnerable to negative energies??
One more question :Getting into a reiki bubble,is it done by visualisation,and do you need to be connected when doing it?
Lots of love and reiki all around
Selva

Namaste Kuranko-gen,

Thank you, much appreciated.

Love,light and blessings
helen.

Namaste Mike,

Many thanks....its amazing how sometimes stuff can be going on at an auric level too, which can explain why there are some people that make us feel so uncomfortable.

Love,light and blessings
Helen.

Coyote,

Namaste :))

bagl....probably too many easter eggs :))

Love,light and blessings
helen.

Namaste Selva,
bless you for your questions:0) I too have a hard time posting questions, but learn so much from those other post and the answers:)
I think I posted it on , several months ago now, so I will give it to you here. It is very simple, and extremely effective:)

Imagine you have a fine meshed garden sieve, and 'stand' on it and draw th sieve, slowly up and over your whole body. 'Throw' away any negative energies/rubbish you have accumalated in the seive, and repeat twice more.
You can do this at any time any where (even standing at the checkout queue of a supermarket, for instance).
I found it very helpful many times and use it frequently when I am in towns, as I find the jumbled energies of crowds can be a bit overpowering at times.

CKR is a power symbol and magnifies the intent, so ~ if you intend protection, it should magnify that intent.
Why would you think it would make him more vunerable?

Visualising the reiki bubble, like most things becomes a matter of habit ~ no sooner has the thought/intent entered your mind, than it is so.
Go with your intuition on this, and if you are still learning to trust your intuition, don't worry, just ask yourself 'does this feel right?' and if it does, then go for it. Soon, before you realise it you will have a very strong partnership bonded with your intuition:)

LL&L jonjo
"May the laughter of love and joy always surround you"

Helen,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

For some, creating protection for someone else entails the same process of permission as healings or attunements.
>:-}}

- more importantly, an energy which may adversely affect you may not adversely affect someone else -

:-}}

I feel it is important not to over-react about protection.

- unless one is agoraphobic - but that is another story.

:-}}

Reiki all around,

all blessings,

Firekeeper

Firekeeper,

Namaste :))

Yes I can see your point about permission :)

Why is it that an energy doesn't adversely affect all those around it...maybe just one or two....are some people just more susceptible?

Love,light and blessings
helen.

helen,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

Remember, not all energy has the same "vibrational" frequency or quality, so to speak.

Since thought forms are powered by energy (and are an energy type), they also "vibrate" in a manner that is sufficiently consistent with the energy behind them

- not everyone vibrates the same either (though most people are fairly similar) - so some thought forms will stick to us, so to speak, and others will not - those that do not "stick" may be of too low OR too high vibrational nature.

:-}}

Sensitivity does not necessarily mean that protection is needed - :-}}

- it can be an alerting mechanism that one might need to be a bit more mindful in the presence of the "perceived" energy.

Hope ths helps,

Reiki all around,

all blessings,

Firekeeper

rainbow
I went to a casino one time and started picking up on
the broken lives and destitution of the people around me.
The person I was with gave me a good piece of advice. It's great that your that sensitive about the aura of others,now have the equal or greater sensitivity of those masses of people to keep it under control and benefit them.
Hope this makes sense
T2

Firekeeper,

Namaste :))

Many thanks for explaining.

I understand about the different vibrations, I'm intrigued though as to why I picked up on this negative energy, when it wasn't directed at me personally....or did my vibrational level attract it to me I wonder ?

Love,light and blessings
helen.

Namaste T2,

Thank you for sharing your experience and yes it does make sense :)

Love,light and blessings
Helen.

Hi Helen,

namaste,

When I pick up on negative energy, or any energy for that matter, I consider it a lesson of some kind.

I don't always just protect myself from any negative energy, although that is a good practice in the beginning. One can always rid ones self of any negativity that is hanging on, and certainly there are times when it is necessary to have protection. Just as often, there are times when we should be open to another person in pain. How would you know that without being sensitive?

There are times that the awareness of a negative energy is an opportunity to learn something about yourself. Or to teach something. Or to help someone. If you are always protecting yourself, you insulate yourself from others. I don't believe that we are here to do that. When you find yourself repeatedly aware of certain 'kinds' of negativity, it is an opportunity to find out what is it about you that is attracting it.

hope this helps,

Blessings, Priestess

Namaste Rainbow,
When recently around someone who made me feel uncomfortable at the checkout, very hyper speaking to himself and angrily, I might add... and speaking of his being on a work release from prison, I, instead of having thoughts of the need for protection (which was my first response to his energy), instead tried finding his inner "light". After his purchase, he turned to my daughter in front of me and handed her his change and told her to buy something nice for herself for her Easter holiday. Perceptions are everything... we are in control of them. What would happen if we merely change our thoughts from "needing protection" to finding the light? Would we still pick up "stuff" or would our loving thoughts project it's own "barrier". Just a thought...
Namaste,
Blessings on your journey,
Mammabear