Judo for the Soul

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Judo for the Soul

The Art of Psychic Self Defense

by

Dr. Jeffry R. Palmer, Ph.D.

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Judo For The Soul

Table of Contents

Introduction....................................................................................................................3

Increase Your Personal Power .......................................................................................4

Examine Your Thoughts and Language. ...................................................................6

Seek Like Minded Company .....................................................................................8

Take a Break from the Media ....................................................................................9

Defending Your Spirit..................................................................................................15Spiritual Self Defense Techniques...........................................................................15

Countering Negativity..............................................................................................16

Spiritual Protection ..................................................................................................24

Common Negativity.................................................................................................25

Directed Negative Energy........................................................................................26

The Curse or Energy of Evil ....................................................................................27

Spiritual Shielding Technique..................................................................................28

On Spells and Rituals ...............................................................................................30

The Push and the Pull ..................................................................................................31

About The Author........................................................................................................33



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Introduction

Regain your power.

Why the title Judo for the Soul? The martial art of Judo or Ju-jitsuhas as a central philosophy the notion of using an opponentsmomentum against them. If an opponent pushes, you pull, if theypull, you push. This notion is perfectly adapted in describing thesort of thought maneuvering which takes place when successfullydefeating the negativity of others.

If negativity is directed at you, instead of allowing it to harm you,you perform a mental maneuver, you shift and step aside andallow the momentum of negative energy to burn out. We will talkmore later about various mental combat techniques, for now I wantto make a few important things clear about this book and describehow this book has been structured.

This is a book about self empowerment. The goal of this book is tooffer you practical tools to help build your own power as well ashelp deal with the negativity of others. That negativity can come inmany forms and from many sources, it may come from a distanceor it may be up close and personal. Whatever the source of thatnegativity may be, there are certain characteristics of it that can beidentified and dealt with.

Throughout this book the term energy is used to describe what isreferred to in eastern cultures as chi or life force. This term isinterchangeable with western teachings which refer to divinepower, it is the energy of all things, the source of all life, the soul,spirit; however it you choose to name it, the essence is the same.

The first chapters of this book describe ways to increase yourpersonal power. These chapters discuss the importance ofstrengthening the spirit, mind, body connection and offer manypractical methods of doing so.



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By simply employing these methods and gaining your strength youwill notice the power of negativity decrease in your life. What onceseemed to have such a devastating effect on your life will seem

small and insignificant. This is not to say that you will becomeoblivious to the reality of negativity, in fact, you will become moreaware of it. You will see it before it has a chance to do damageand you will have the power to control it.

Later chapters will discuss the various forms of negative thoughtenergy and how they manifest in varying personality types. Thiswill help you to develop strategies for avoiding further negativity aswell an understanding of the nature of harmful thought patterns in

your life.

I want to stress that the methods for dealing with negativitydescribed in this book are meant to empower you. It is yourpersonal power that negativity wishes to destroy or control. Andultimately it is your individual power which is the greatest defenseagainst negative influences.

Increase Your Personal Power

The best defense against psychic attack or negative thoughtinfluences is a strong sense of spiritual power. If you have beenunder the influence of negativity for a prolonged period then it ismost likely that your spiritual strength has suffered greatly. It maynot be possible to completely remove yourself from the source ofnegativity, which of course is the ideal plan of action. What isneeded is a way to regain your spiritual center, to revitalize yourspiritual self.

Lets take a minute to discuss the nature of personal spiritualpower. Spiritual power comes from an internal sense of self, fromknowing who you are in your soul, from having defined your ownworth. It is a power that flows through you when you are connectedto and feel your oneness with a spiritual source of guidance.

Spiritual power is the result of doing deep inner emotional and

thoughtful work to heal the fears and false beliefs acquired inchildhood and throughout life.



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Spiritual power is not something that is acquired at birth; it requiresa certain amount of effort, commitment and regular maintenance.

Having strong and healthy spiritual energy is often the mosteffective deterrent to negative people. They tend to sense yourpower and determine quickly that it would be easier to bother withsomeone else. Negative people always seek the easiest targets.

The following steps will help to recharge your spiritual batteries,maintain a positive frame of mind and improve your defensesagainst negative energies.

Determine the Strength of Your Spiri t

Make an effort to step outside of your self. What I mean is; take anobjective look at your life. Ask questions like; where are you?Where do you want to be? What aspects of your personality needimprovement? What type of person are you? Are you the type ofperson that seems to continually attract negativity? If this is thecase, why do you suppose this keeps happening? These arequestions that Im sure you have already had time and time again.

What I am suggesting is that you phrase these questions in aslightly different context.

Ask; how much power do you have in creating solutions to yourproblems?

If the answer is anything less than, All the power that is needed;then your spiritual health is indeed suffering.

Take some time to have a good old fashioned soul searching.You may have had trauma in your life. You may have had horriblerelationships. You may have suffered from any manner ofmisfortunes. You may be dealing with all kinds of negativity rightnow. You may have done some things in the past that you arentexactly proud of. But you are still here; you have survived all ofthat. You are still the great person that you were before thosenegative things happened. Let me repeat that, its important that

you read it again. You are still the great person that you werebefore those negative things happened.



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Dont believe me? Thats ok. You will. Your spirit knows the truth;your life energy knows the truth. Before long, you will believe whatthey have to say.

Examine Your Thoughts and Language.

Take a very close look at the language that you use. Be on thelook out for thought poison. Thought poisoning occurs when yourlanguage becomes contaminated with self defeating statements.Before long these self defeating statements begin to affect yourbeliefs.

Belief is the all important tool for increasing your spiritual powerand energy. If you believe that you deserve negativity youundoubtedly will receive it.

Whenever you find yourself having a negative thought, tryreplacing it with a positive one. I know this sounds a bit absurd andis tantamount to saying, Always look on the bright side of life.Honestly this requires a good deal of introspection and carefulevaluation.

What is negative and what is realistic? There is a very fine line

sometimes between the two and only you can decide whichthoughts fit into which category.

Instead of saying "I'm no good at this." Revaluate yourself and trysaying, "I am getting better at this each time I make the effort.

Pay special attention to thoughts like:

I know I cant. - Why not? Whats really stopping you?

I hate doing that. - Really, hate? Is it actually that bad? I cant do that. I am not that lucky. I never win. This will never work

Every negative thought that you have creates more negativeenergy. You invite negative influences into your life by hostingthese ideas and concepts. Negativity attracts negativity. If your

outlook and language reflects negative ideas you will only succeedin manifesting further hardship.



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It is very easy to slip into negative thinking. Constantly payattention to your words and reactions. Examine your reactions tovarious statements. The following examples illustrate some

negative reactions to common statements.

You are told that a Jim, a co-worker has just been promoted. Whatis your immediate response? Do you think,

Jim really deserved that promotion, Hes been working hard foryears to get to where he is, good for him.

Or do you think something like

That brown-noser Jim! The only reason he got a promotion isbecause hes the bosses always sucking up to the boss.

At this stage Im just asking you to be aware of your thoughts andlanguage, in the next chapter we will learn how to specificallychoose beneficial responses to negative input.

Examine Your Relationships

Just as you have had an objective examination of your ownlanguage and thought patterns and have made a focused effort offiltering out negativity, now its time to have a close look at thepeople in your life.

Your friends, co-workers and family create a sphere of influenceupon your thoughts and responses to negativity.

Their reactions and thoughts have an affect on your own. Are theycreating negativity? Are they constantly trying to drag you down totheir level? If people within your social network are negativethinkers, they act as drain on your spiritual health and well-being.

Have you considered the fact that sub-consciously if notconsciously, these people are most likely afraid? They fear thatyou might be growing beyond them and leaving them behind?They fear that your success may diminish their own achievements

or their feelings of self-worth?



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In an ideal world, you could convert negative thinkers to a positiveway of thinking. Unfortunately this is seldom the case. Peoplechoose to be negative for a million different reasons, but mostly

because it is much easier than maintaining an enlightened view.The best that we can do is take responsibility for own thoughts.We cant force anyone else to think positively. But we can choosenot to allow the negativity and fears of others to diminish our ownspiritual strength.It may be difficult to explain to your friends andloved ones that you are in the process of empowering your souland that negative thinking is a hindrance to that process. Maybethey would understand, or maybe they would look at you like youare speaking a different language: and in a sense you are.

Perhaps they will support you, perhaps not. In any case, theiracceptance or support of your efforts is not required. After all itsyour mind, your spirit, your energy, your life, your choice, yourefforts, your rewards, nobody elses. You dont need anyonesapproval to empower your self.

You might decide to distance your self from negative influences.Im not suggesting that you drop out of society and cut off contactwith your friends and family. But perhaps if you seem to bereceiving a lot of negative energy from particular people, people

that tend to instil doubts or project their own fears; you might wantto consider limiting your contact with them. At least until you areable to dismiss their negativity without any effort.

Seek Like Minded Company

The process of strengthening the spirit is made easier in thecompany of individuals with similar interests. Try to interact with

people with a strong spiritual self. Just being in the company ofsuch people has a healing effect upon the soul. Look for peoplewho are capable of laughing at the small trials of like, who exude aself confidence that is not tainted with egotism and exhibit a senseof personal spirituality that is not dominated by dogma.



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Take a Break from the Media

Take a week or so to give your mind a vacation from the

sensationalized media. On a daily basis we are bombarded withnegative information, war, terror, hurricanes, crime, etc. Thisinformation is designed to create a stir of emotions. And most ofthose emotions can create tension in an otherwise calm life energyfirld. Fear, anger, hatred, confusion, mistrust, all of these feelingscan interfere with what you are trying to accomplish for your self, astrong spiritual energy. Keep the focus of your mental energysolely on you for awhile.

Stay clear of newspapers, TV news, violent music, violent movies,and any type of media that may contaminate your mind withnegative thought poison.

Practice Meditation

Meditation is a way to connect with the inner self. It is to becomequiet: to allow all outside disturbances to fade away, to be

comfortable with the stillness. That quiet, or silence, which isallowed in, can calm the mind, restore the body and spirit, and helpto define a life path.

This is perhaps the most important tool for increasing your spiritualenergy. The benefits of meditation are numerous. Meditationimproves health, reduces stress, provides insights into complexproblems, and there is no better way to enhance your psychicdefences against negativity.

I am sure that you are familiar with meditation in one form oranother. If you are already practice meditation on a regular basis,I suggest that you continue to do so. I also encourage you topractice the techniques outlined in the following paragraphs.

Remember there is no right way to practice meditation. Nobodyowns the process. There are many forms of meditation availableand all of them offer similar benefits. You dont have to be religious

or dedicated to any particular belief system to enjoy the benefits ofmediation. There is an endless amount of information available



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regarding meditation and I recommend that you learn as much asyou can about the various forms and techniques available.Just remember that no one method is right or wrong, but perhapsyou may find that they are right or wrong for you.

The technique of meditation that I personally consider mostbeneficial for personal empowerment involves some specific stepsthat you may not be familiar with.

If you are new to the practice of meditation, you will find thefollowing techniques easy to follow. Although these techniques arerelatively simple to master, they are an incredibly powerful tool.Meditation strengthens the mind, strengthens the connections

between mind, body and spirit, and most importantly, it brings usinto contact with our true selves.

Begin by designating a time and place to perform your meditation.Put aside 15 minutes each day for meditation. Later you may wantto increase the time spent meditating, but in my experience thebenefits of meditation are the same whether you spend 5 minutesor 60 minutes meditating.

Try to choose a place and time that is relaxing and comfortable.If you choose to practice meditation in your home, remember toturn off the phone and TV and minimize interruptions as much aspossible. Many people choose to have soothing music playing inthe background during meditation, some are inclined to lightincense or use other means of creating a calm space. Theseelements arent absolutely necessary but many find that they helpin setting the stage for meditation.

Wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing. The goal here is to berelaxed. You may also want to have a little something to eat beforemeditating, something light. It can be difficult to relax when yourstomach is growling. This first exercise is designed primarily toboth relax the body and increase awareness. A happy side affectof this meditation is the increase in spiritual energy that comesfrom being still and open.



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The following meditation technique is provided as a starting pointfor increasing spiritual energy. Further meditation exercises areincluded in a later chapter dealing with meditation and

visualization.

Lets begin.

A Simple Meditation Exercise

Sit comfortably and keep your posture correct. Close your eyes.Concentrate on your breathing.

Breathe through your nose. Take a deep breath through your nosewhile counting to three. Hold that breath in for a count of three.Now exhale through your mouth for a count of three. Your countingand breathing should be calm and relaxed not rushed. Experimentwith this breath counting routine until the timing feels comfortablefor you.

Listen to the sound of your breathing. Feel the sensation ofbreathing as the air enters your nose, travels through your

breathing passages, into your lungs and out again.

Continue this concentrated breathing routine, each inhalationcounting to three. Hold the breath for a count of three. Exhale for acount of three. Carry out this rhythm until it feels comfortable, andnatural. After some time you may notice that counting is no longernecessary, your body moves into this breathing rhythm very easily.

Be aware of your body. Concentrate on the sound and sensation

of your breathing. Notice your abdomen rise and fall as youbreathe. Imagine with every breath that you are inhaling pure,healing energy. And that while you are holding your breath for acount of three you are giving your body time to absorb oxygen andenergy, time to expel any unwanted or harmful chemicals ornegative energies that you may have come into contact with.As you exhale you are releasing the negative energies and harmfulelements. Your body and mind are cleansing themselves, workingtogether to increase your power; heal your physical and spiritual

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The following chapter is concerned with the art of defending thespirit. Many people may find the notion of spiritual self defense astrange concept. Most have us are familiar with martial arts which

defend the physical body. But the concept of defending the spirit orsoul from attack seems to be an idea which is foreign to mostpeople.

Develop a Healthy Life Energy

Most of us are unaware of the health of our auras or life energy.We go about our daily business without ever giving a secondthought to a very vital part of our lives. For the majority of peopleauras are intangible, invisible the notion of life energy is purely anidea or abstract concept, not a thing that can be monitored andmeasured easily like blood pressure or insulin levels.

Yet life energy or auras are just as real and important as any othermeasurement of our health and well being.

Just because you cant see an aura doesnt mean it isnt there.You cant see a radio wave or an x-ray, but you know they exist.The truth is that auras and life energy can be measured with

todays instruments. Modern medicine, being what it is, just hasntmade the technology widely available. Anyone interested inmaintaining a healthy aura today must rely on others capable ofseeing or sensing life energies. Fortunately there are manypractices available which we can utilize ourselves to help insure ahealthy and balanced aura.

Most people go through life with their auras extended far beyond ahealthy range. Many of us have been lead to believe that a big,

extended aura is a good thing. Actually this isnt the case. Anextended aura is susceptible to all sorts of negative energies. Yourlife energy becomes vulnerable to any negative energy it maycome into contact with. Its a bit like walking around in coldweather wearing nothing but your underwear. Youre just askingfor all sorts of problems. Symptoms of an over-extended aurainclude; headaches, irritability, depression, stress, anxiety, musclepain, joint pain, nausea, the list goes on.



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A quick and easy solution to an extended aura is a few minutes offocused meditation. You do meditate dont you? During meditation,visualize your aura as a vibrating energy field around your entirebody. Take some deep breaths and imagine your aura moving in

closer to your body with each breath. Do this until you feel thatyour aura is less than a quarter of an inch from your body surface.

Try this exercise anytime that you sense your aura may be too farout You will know that this is the case if you start having randomnegative thoughts or begin to suffer phantom aches and pains.Your aura at those times is picking up on any illness or negativityin your immediate vicinity.

Another easy fix for an extended aura is to soak in a nice longbath. Water has an amazing ability to rejuvenate life energy. Wateralso happens to compress the aura to its healthiest size. Everwonder exactly why a hot bath feels so relaxing? Water rebalancesour life energy.

Its no accident that we spend the first nine months of lifesubmerged in water. Water sustains us.

Your aura may be positioned perfectly and still require some

healing. This is often the case when we spend any length of timewith truly negative people or suffer from any kind of shock orturmoil. If you are feeling drained or low on energy take some timeto recharge yourself, meditate, drink plenty of water give your bodysome rest and allow your aura some time to heal naturally.

Another consideration of a healthy aura concerns clothing andcolor. Color can have a direct affect on the health of our lifeenergy. As a rule of thumb aura energy reacts to color in much the

same way as light. Dark colors tend to absorb life energy andlighter colors reflect it. Wearing black or dark colors everyday canattract any type energy, whereas lighter colored clothing reflectsthe energy of others while keeping our own energy insulated. Ifyou are in constant contact with large groups of people you shouldconsider a lighter colored wardrobe. Otherwise you are likely toabsorb the energy of everyone around you, good, bad and ugly.The dark colored business suit really isnt a good idea where auraenergy is concerned.



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Maintaining a healthy and well balanced life energy level is a lotless difficult and mysterious than many might think. It requires nomore effort than watching what you eat or monitoring your physicalreactions to the environment. As with many other aspects of our

health, vigilance is the key to a healthy and nurtured aura.

Defending Your Spiri t

Spiritual Self Defense Techniques

There is no more important aspect of our lives than our spiritual

natures. yet most of us are unaware of just how vulnerable ourspirits are, until we come under attack that is. Then it becomespainfully clear how terribly untrained we are for dealing withattacks upon our spiritual selves.

The damage to an unguarded soul can be devastating and lifealtering. The unguarded spirit is susceptible to all the negativeinfluences and forces that it comes into contact with. The soulsuffers the wounds inflicted by a million knives, each encounter

with negativity causing more damage, until eventually, the spirit,left with no other recourse, runs and hides. At other times thespiritual self lashes out in a desperate attempt to defend itself,usually causing more damage to itself in the process.

In each case the spiritual self exhibits a survival instinct; the soulreacts in the same manner as the body if it were to be attacked.And in each case the behaviour of the spirit is mirrored in thephysical realm. Negativity is met with rage and anger or withdrawalinto depression and isolation. Obviously this is neither a

constructive or healthy situation.

What is needed then are a set of tools with which to teach the spirithow to defend itself, without retreating, without losing control orpower, without lashing out in fury and desperation. The followingtools are designed to do just that. These are the self defensetechniques used to combat psychic attacks and negativeinfluences.



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Countering Negativity

Take three deep breaths before responding to any negativestatement. With each breath formulate a response to thestatement. With the first breath consider your immediate response;its probably a negative one, and this is a normal reaction,negativity wants to create more negativity, this is how you havebeen conditioned to respond to negative statements for themajority of your life, this is how you witness almost everyone elseon the planet respond to negativity. You know that it harms you torespond this way, it gets you nowhere, and it diminishes yourpower.

So dismiss this first thought response and take a second deepbreath. This time try to think of a neutral response, this may be abit difficult at first, dont dwell on it too much, just think of aresponse that wont illicit more negativity.

You might find that neutral responses to negative statements canbe disarming and useful, and you might chose to respond with

one, heres an example:

Negative Statement: Youre not good at anything!

Response: I think that I am a pretty good cook, but I admit that I have no skill

with tennis

What effect does a response like that have? You have listened tothe negative statement but you havent given it any power. Youhave acknowledged the statement without allowing it to createharmful energy. What you have actually done is used the negativestatement as an opportunity to examine your strengths andweaknesses. You have disarmed a negative.



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Heres another example:

Negative Statement:

You will never succeed at anything

First Response - Negative:Oh yeah?, And just exactly what have you succeeded at?, Yourenothing special !

Second Response Neutral: You might be right, but Im going to try anyway

Third Response Positive: I will succeed in everything I do, regardless of the odds

The second and third responses arent arguments and shouldntbe regarded as such. They are pure statements of fact andintention. People who make negative statements like the ones inthese examples are likely to want to carry on with their verbal andspiritual assaults. It isnt necessary for you to indulge them in theirdesires.

If this happens to you, you can either chose to respond again orjust simply walk away. Arguing with negative people isnt theanswer; you are just adding fuel to the fire of negative intentions.

Remember this: negative people want to see you ruffled, they wantto see you second guess yourself. They would like nothing morethan to know that they were responsible for planting the dark seed

in your thoughts and spirit which grew into misery.This principle of countering negativity goes beyond simply statingthat one must look for the positive in all things. The truth is thatsome things, some words and some people just dont have anypositive qualities to bother looking for.

Its all about intention.

If someone is determined to hurt you, either with words or deedsits usually pretty obvious what their intentions are.



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They want you to suffer. They want you to feel pain. They wantyou to fail. They want to see you being miserable.

The practice of examining your reactions before speaking themrequires discipline. It is very tempting to blurt out your immediatereactions when confronted with hostility or negative remarks. It istempting, but not wise, most of the time our first reactions are justthose; reactionary! Making the effort to examine your thoughtsand reactions goes a long way in diffusing the power of negativity.By offering neutral or even better, positive, reactions to negativityyou declare without question that you will not be controlled by thenegativity of others.

Lets take a look at one more example of negative countering.Imagine that someone close to you, a family member or colleagueoverhears you discussing an idea for a business venture.

Their response is a negative one, they insist on telling you howsuch an idea is doomed from the start. It feels like no matter ideayou might have, this person would find a fault with it, they seem tothrive on pointing out the flaws and weaknesses in your ideas,even if there really arent any. In previous situations like this it may

have been your habit to respond with more negativity or to bedismissive. They expect you to respond this way.

But what if when a person like this insists on being the messengerof doom, you decide to turn the table? What if instead ofresponding in a negative or dismissive fashion you respond in apositive way? How about, Thanks for pointing that detailInsert Name; you have had a lot of successes with your differentprojects how about sharing some of your wisdom and helping me

strengthen this idea?



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Throwing Fear to the Floor

The introduction to this book discussed briefly a principle commonto Judo and other forms of self defense which deals with themomentum of the opponent. In the case of negative people andnegative influences, it is important to understand the driving forcebehind the momentum of negativity in order to successfully throw itoff balance and defend ourselves.

The primary force behind most negativity is fear. The energy offear has some unique characteristics which must be understood inorder to offer an effective method of psychic defense.

The momentum of fear is perhaps the strongest energy behindmost forms of negativity. Fear is a powerful and insidiousmotivator. Fear is manifested in our lives most often throughnegativity. It is rare that fear is ever responsible for creatinganything positive, except when it is conquered. Fear is to blame forthe worst of human negativity, violence, depravation, war.

Assaults upon our spirit are most often powered by fear. The

negative co-worker fears that we will succeed where they havefailed. The negative spouse fears that we will grow as a personwhile they remain stuck in one place. The negative acquaintanceor friend fears that we are a threat to their perceived social order.

There is no end to the ways in which fear powers the negativitydirected at us. But there are methods available to counter theattack caused be these psychic blows to our spirit.

It is not necessary for us to understand why the negative people inlife feel fear and decide to direct the resulting negativity at us. Itsmore important to defend ourselves from it than it is to try andanalyze the motivations. You wouldnt stop and ask someonethats trying to kill you were they purchased the gun thats pointedat your head. So why try to dig around in the garbage heap ofsomeone elses soul to find answers?



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So how do we defend ourselves from fear-based negativity?Like any form of self defense, true mastery requires practice.

I want you to picture a judo student in front of you.On his sleeves are written the words FEAR. You know that thisjudo student intends to attack you; you also know that the studentintends to use his arms; he intends to punch you in the face..Now imagine that this student attacks you this way a thousandtimes, each time he performs the same maneuver, dances arounda bit and then tries to punch you in the face.

Each time its the same routine, over and over. It doesnt take longfor you to discover a defense, maybe you block the punch, ormaybe you simply move out of the way. You may have allowedyourself to be hit in the face the first time the student attacks you,but you wise up pretty quickly when you realize that the attacks arealways the same.

Unfortunately our spiritual selves usually do not have theopportunity to practice this kind of conditioning. Most of us arepsychically knocked out with the first punch our spirit ever receives

and every time we try to stand up and defend ourselves we getknocked down again. The punches come too quickly, are toostrong and theres never a warning of when the next one iscoming.

The good news is that we can train ourselves to recognize fearbased attacks. The student of martial arts trains his or her reflexesthrough repetition. The body and mind are conditioned to reactinstinctively to an attack or assault.

With time and practice the student of martial arts is able to defendhimself almost without thought, the body is able respond toattacks, and the physical self remembers the repetition of training.

The connection between mind and body is strengthened andquickened. Psychic self defense requires a similar conditioning.However, in this case the connection between the mind and thespirit are strengthened.



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We must learn to recognize and identify fear based psychicattacks, we study their characteristics, and we analyze theirweaknesses. We practice focusing our minds on identifying fear

based negativity. Recognizing the fear that provides the energy ofmost negativity allows us to perform a psychic maneuver whichthrows this form of negativity completely off balance.

So what does fear based negativity look like? This is actually avery simple question to answer. Almost all negativity is based infear. Its a very safe bet to say that any negativity directed at you isbased on fear. It may take various shapes and forms but whentraced back to its origins almost all negativity is rooted in fear.

Take for example, an abusive and controlling husband. Imaginesomeone who verbally abuses his wife at every opportunity.Imagine a man who takes great pleasure in reminding his wife howinsignificant and useless she is. Imagine a man who does notallow his wife to have friends, severs contact with other familymembers, controls all the finances, monitors phone calls andgenerally makes a slave of his wife. Imagine a man who is notabove lashing out physically when he feels for any reason thatthings arent as they should be.

Now try to understand the fear behind these actions, look beneaththe surface of an individual like the one described and you will finda man who is a pathetic coward. A man afraid of losing control, aman afraid of losing respect, a man afraid of a healthy relationship,a man afraid of discovering himself, a man afraid to grow, afraid ofanswers, afraid of love, a man living in constant fear of a thousanddifferent things, but ultimately afraid, most of all, of beingunmasked for the sniveling coward he truly is.

Beneath the exterior, whatever it may be, beneath the violence,control, abuse, manipulation or any other type of negativity,beneath it all, is a small and frightened child who has not learnedand most likely will neverlearn to find his way in the dark. Thespiritual self of a person like the one described here is a weak andfrightened child. This is the true nature of the energy of fear. I willrepeat this again since it is critically important to understand.Behind almost all negativity which is created lurks a weak and

fearful child.



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When we look beneath the surface of human existence we seethat the true source of negativity, our true opponent in this psychiccombat is not an all powerful demonic force, but rather a pathetic

and pitiful child afraid of its own shadow.

In the physical world a child such as this would trigger oursympathy and compassion, but when the spiritual child is dressedin the skin of an abusive husband, domineering boss, orsabotaging friend it is difficult to see the fear and weakness behindthe mask.

Imagine again our judo student with the words fear printed on his

sleeves. Imagine that this opponent represents all manner ofhostility, rage, anger, resentment, bitterness or any other type ofnegativity that you can think of.

The opponent blusters and screams and rages, makes all sorts ofimposing gestures and advances. He wants us to feel as he does,afraid. He wants us to stand still, paralyzed and be struck. Heexpects this of us, this is the routine that has worked for him forcountless years, and this is the only maneuver he has everlearned.

But we understand a few things about our opponent now. Weunderstand the nature of his power. We know that stripped of anyimposing outward appearance, stripped of words, stripped ofdeeds the spiritual self of our enemy is but a frightened child.When he strikes, we simply move out of the way. When hepushes, we pull, when he pulls, we push. It makes no more senseto try and combat this opponent with brute force than it would tostand and trade punches with a child.

The negative energy created by fear wants nothing more than tocreate more fear and negativity. The spiritual coward hides in thedarkness waiting for an opportunity to strike when we are mostvulnerable. He thrives on the fear and negativity created by hisattacks, it sustains him; it is his only source of spiritual energy.However, if when he attacks we do not give him what he wants,that is, more fear and more negativity; he is thrown completely offbalance. His attack is side-stepped. His efforts are unrewarded

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Eventually with very little energy left, he will stop attackingaltogether, realizing that to do so would mean making him selfmuch too vulnerable.

He may not have enough energy left to scramble back into thedarkness. Then what? Lay exposed to the light of the outer world?Not Likely. No, fear-based negativity has a strong survivor instinct;it will creep back into the shadows until someone weaker comesalong. At least it isnt harming you, and perhaps it will be quitesome time before it can harm anyone else, if ever.

Most importantly do not counter negativity with more negativity. If

you do, you are only supplying the source of negativity with moreenergy.

Remember, even a small child can do a lot of damage if we arentlooking. Negativity can come out of nowhere and slap us downwhile we were looking the other way. Knowing the fear basednature of negativity makes these instances less dramatic, its as ifthe frightened child just happened to land a little lucky shot,nothing more. Dust yourself off and stay positive.



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Spiritual Protection

In the previous chapter we discussed primarily mental or

psychological techniques for handling negativity.Now we will focus on a purely spiritual aspect of combatingnegative thought forms.

All thought creates energy. The energy of thought, both positiveand negative, behaves in a reasonably predictable manner.

Like attracts like, negative thought energy seeks other negativethought energy, if it cant find what it is looking for it losesmomentum. Positive thought energy behaves in a similar fashion;there are some important differences however.

Positive thought energy is a much slower moving form of energy.By this, I mean that positive thought energy takes longer to findother positive thought energy, it is happy to simply exist; it doesnot necessarily require feeding off of other positive energy toensure its survival. Positive thought energy is self sustaining, but itis attracted to other positive energy as well.

Negative thought energy is frenetic and fast moving; it needs theenergy of other negativity in order to maintain its momentum.Negative thought energy is a parasite; it cannot survive withoutfeeding off the energy of others. Negative thought energy seeks aspiritual host which is weak and vulnerable. Positive thoughtenergy seeks a spiritual host which is healthy and strong.

This is the nature of thought energy:

A weak spirit attracts negative energy.A healthy spirit attracts positive energy.

Earlier in this book we discussed the importance of maintaining ahealthy life energy or aura. It should be quite obvious at this pointhow important this truly is in regards to deflecting negative thoughtforms. Psychic attacks can come in all shapes and sizes, it isimportant to maintain a healthy spiritual self.



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There are three basic types of psychic attacks to contend with.The basic every day negative comment variety; the malicious andhurtful intentions variety and the full on hex, curse or continuous

ill-wishing variety.

Common Negativity

The first of these psychic attacks varieties, the negative commenttype, are relatively easy to combat. But they should not be takenlightly. Many a healthy spirit has succumbed to the cumulativeeffects of repeated exposure to common negativity. Following are

some examples of common negative comment attacks.

Another day, nothing ever changesThe world is a nightmare This job is horribleThe weather is terribleMy life sucksThose lousy neighbors are a bunch of idiots

Theres no end to the list of negative comments that we may beexposed to every day. Its important to note that many times thesetypes of attacks are not directed at any one person in particular,rather they are just put out into the universe and we happen to beexposed to them. Be on guard against these seemingly innocuouscomments, they have a tendency to creep into our spiritual mindswithout us ever being aware and over time they can pollute our lifeenergy.

When a negative comment crosses your path, imagine a whitelight surrounding it. Imagine that the negative comment is like amoth flitting around in the air, darting around in circles.

The energy of your spirit is capable of nullifying the effects ofnegative comments. Simply imagine the light of your spiritualenergy surrounding these negativity moths, effectively trappingthem before they have a chance to chew through the fabric of yourspiritual clothing.



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Awareness and vigilance are the keys to blocking the effects ofthese sorts of negative energy bombardments. Listen carefully tothe babble going on around you. Most of the time our awareness

of negative comments functions in auto-pilot mode; our mind isconstantly filtering information. We absorb a great deal ofnegativity without ever being fully aware of it. Be alert, and zapthese pesky thought insects.

Directed Negative Energy

The second most common type of psychic attack, the maliciousand hurtful variety is different from the random negativecomments; these attacks are directed specifically at you.They are designed to cause damage to your spirit; they aredesigned to instill anger, sadness and misery. These types ofpsychic attacks can come from any number of sources but mostoften they are the result of failed relationships or jealousacquaintances. To use the judo analogy once again, attacks of thisnature can best be thought of as, hand to hand combat.

When under psychic attack, or rather when large amounts ofnegative thought energy are being directed at us our life energyform usually absorbs the attack just as it would any other energythat it comes into contact with. The spiritual form does notdiscriminate among types of energy it merely interacts or reacts towhatever energy it comes into contact with.

A negative energy attack manifests itself in the physical andmental self as depression, withdrawal, headache, stomach upset

and an assortment of other ailments.

As always, a strong and healthy spiritual energy is the bestdefense against any type of spiritual assault. Unfortunately, mostof the time we are unable to distance ourselves from the source ofspiritual attacks long enough to allow our natural life energies timeto rejuvenate. In these cases perhaps the most practical andeffective means of psychic protection is the creation of what canbest be described spiritual shielding.



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The Curse or Energy of Evil

The third most common form of psychic attack is the hex or curse.These forms of attack consist of universal energy which has beenmanipulated to cause harm, energy which has been gathered andcollected to form what can be considered a negative energy wave.This type of attack is ongoing or perpetual, unlike other forms ofpsychic assault, which rely on a symbiotic relationship with otherenergy forms in order to exist, these attacks are self sustainingand powered by a different source than most of the commonfear-based negative attacks.

Destruction of the spirit is the goal of the curse or continualnegative energy wave. This type of energy is known by manynames in many cultures but is most commonly known and referredto as evil. As already stated, the energy of evil does not requirethe fuel of other negative thought forms. Instead, it seeks to feedon the energy of the spiritual self directly. It seeks to consume theentire field of the aura and replace it with a mirror image of itself.

Those who wish to harm us are sometimes able to combine theemotional energies of any manner of destructive intentions in orderto manifest the soul devouring energy of evil. If the manifestedenergy is not able to cause damage at first strike it will continue toattack until it finds a weakness in your spirit to exploit.

Although this form of negative energy is the most destructive of thethree common varieties of negativity it is by no means all powerfuland consuming. The following chapter details a spiritual shielding

technique which deflects this type of energy and delivers itsdestructive intentions directly back to the sender.

It is extremely important to resist the temptation to fight negativitywith negativity. It is a natural human instinct to call up anaggressive reaction to any type of threat, including those of apsychic nature.



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Spiritual Shielding Technique

The physical body is surrounded with spiritual energy, the aura.The aura is a dynamic living entity, part of the physical self, yetseparate to the extent in which it interacts invisibly with oursurroundings and other energy forms. The aura is the energeticembodiment of the soul or spiritual self. The physical mind can betaught to reshape spiritual energy form into a psychic shield, aprotective bubble which does not allow harmful energy to reach theinner core of the soul where it can do the most damage.

The process is quite simple and is strengthened through practice.Begin with the simple meditation routine described on page ten ofthis book. During the course of your meditation visualize your auraas a vibrating field of light energy. The field of energy extendsoutward a few inches from the surface of your skin. Your lifeenergy vibrates and swirls around you at all times, coming intocontact with all manner of other life energies, both positive andnegative.

Now imagine the energy of your aura forming the shape of aprotective globe of brilliant light. Negative thought and intentions inthe form of red light as well as dark energy attempt to corrupt yourspiritual existence. Within the protection of your light energy globe,negative influences bounce off, are deflected and returned to theiroriginal source.

Make a practice of visualizing the creation of your protective

energy shield at the start of every meditation session. Withrepetition the strength of your psychic shield is increased and caneventually be called up at will. Rely on your shield at any time thatyou feel under the influence of psychic assault. This technique forcalling up a protective barrier against even the strongest ofnegative energies whenever it is needed, involves connecting themind, body and spirit instantly to create a powerful protectiveenergy barrier. Once you have familiarized your self with themeditative technique of visualizing a protective bubble you should

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Simply focus your mind on the act of creating the shield. Whileyour mind is focused on creating the shield, use your hands toclose the energy conduit of your aura.

In a very real sense, you and every other living creature are both asource and a conductor of energy. You are in constant and directconnection with the energy of all things. The physical act of closingthe hands has the effect of closing a circuit. You are closing thecircuit of your life energy while still remaining connected to theenergy of the universe. The combination of closing the life energycircuit and creating a protective aura shield is the most powerfultool available for combating a psychic attack. This maneuver not

only defends the spiritual self, it sends the negative energy of anattack directly back to its origin. The attacker sees his ownnegative energy returned only with more momentum and forcethan was originally created.

Practice visualizing the instant creation of an aura shield; imaginewith as much detail as possible the protective energy of your spiritblossoming outward to form an impenetrable barrier. Now combinethis visualization with the act of closing the hands. Hold your handsa few inches apart, as if you were about to clap or begin a prayer.

Try to feel the energy of your aura between your hands. Manypeople report feeing a slightly warm sensation when performingthis procedure. Pay attention to whatever sensations you may befeeling at this moment. Now, press your hands together, and asyou do visualize the energy of your aura being compressedbetween your hands. As you compress the aura it forms a globewhich surrounds your entire body.

The physical act of clasping the hands to temporarily close your

life energy circuit and visualizing the protective aura areinstantaneous. Practice this technique until it feels completelynatural. One of the greatest advantages of this psychic defensetechnique is that it can be used discretely.

This seemingly simple hand gesture can be used in almost anypublic situation without drawing attention to the fact that you arecombating negative psychic energy. When confronted with anyform of threatening energy, this technique offers an incredibly

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Dont forget to turn off your protective shield when it is no longerneeded, use it when feeling confronted or overwhelmed by

negative energy and rely on the strength of your spirit for day today protection.

On Spells and Rituals

In the course of over twenty years of research I have encounteredliterally thousands of spells, rituals, incantations, amulets andcountless other mystical methods of spiritual protection. They all

share one common trait. They are all designed to strengthen thebond between the mind, body and spirit; and in so doing, create anenergy which shields the practitioner from harm.

The shielding technique detailed previously in this book, in myopinion, is the most effective technique available for defendingagainst psychic attack and common negativity that exists. Thesimple act of summoning a protective shield, combined with thephysical act of closing the personal energy circuit, accomplishes

quickly and easily what thousands of esoteric teachings claim mustrequire lengthy preparations, bizarre ingredients or divineintervention. Repeated use of the energy shield technique servesto strengthen the connections between mind, body and spiritwithout the need to rely on charms, complex incantations orantiquated rituals.

I do not mean to suggest that spell craft or any other types ofmagical protection techniques are not effective, I know first hand

just how useful they can be. I do believe however, that in moderntimes a method of psychic defense must be simple, safe andhighly effective; the psychic shielding technique describedpreviously, offers just such a method.



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The Push and the Pull

The practice of pushing when the opponent pulls is highly effectivein martial arts. The concept of using an opponents momentumagainst them is at the heart of all that this book conveys. In thecase of psychic attack, the opponent is the energy of negativity.The negative energy opponent attempts to pull us into field ofnegativity, to lure us if allowed, or force us if necessary.

By using the momentum of the opponents negative energy against

them we strengthen ourselves, our spirit, our energy, the veryessence of our existence is strengthened by not succumbing to thewill of negative intentions and thought energy. The decision to notmeet negativity with more negativity firmly plants our existence inthe realm of an enlightened spirit. It is an answer to the questionwhich all forms of negativity must ask, Will you join me?

No, I will not

The forces of negative thought seem to be endless, the world attimes would appear to be full only of negative intentions, andpresently this may indeed be true. The choice to use the energy ofyour spirit, not as a weapon but as a means of defense to theforces of negative thought becomes an even more importantdecision in a world such as this.

This decision allies you with a universal positive energy, energyresponsible for growth not decay, responsible for compassion notviolence, for creation not destruction. By choosing to defend

yourself in this fashion you declare the worth of an indomitablespirit, a spirit that will never succumb to fear or ignorance.

The pull of negative energy is quick and forceful; it seeks to pull usof balance, lure us into its suffocating embrace. It will tempt us withany promise under the sun; exploit any weakness it may find. Thestrength of the spiritual self provides us with the energy needed topush past the grasping hands of negativity.



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