Sealing the Self in Divine Protection: Spiritual Self-Defense

Divine protection provides a shield or barrier around the energetic body. It ensures that only beneficial energies can enter the personal field, while harmful or disruptive energies do not. Sealing the personal aura in divine protection can be done in various ways--from visualization and intention-setting, to the use of spiritual symbols, or calling upon divine beings.

Sealing is a Best Practice in Your Practice
Spiritual and magical practices immerse practitioners in a constant flow of energies into and around themselves. Engaging with the world in mundane, spiritual, or magical ways makes us susceptible to countless, often unexpected forces. Some are positive and supportive, but others are not, including negative thought forms, encounters with toxic people, toxic environments, and entities, psychic attacks, and the emotional projections of others. All can have a draining or damaging effect upon the energy body.

Some benefits of sealing one's self in divine protection are:   

• Prevention of Psychic Attack: Sealing shields us from harmful energetic influences, including those that may be sent with ill intentions.

• Maintaining Energy Integrity: A seal helps protect the energy body, ensuring it stays whole and intact, especially during vulnerable moments like personal challenge, or healing, divination or magical work.

• Safeguarding Personal Boundaries: Sealing helps maintain clear personal boundaries, ensuring that others' energies do not overwhelm or infringe.

• Enhancing Spiritual Clarity: A sealed energy field helps maintain spiritual clarity and focus.   

A Seal of Protection Creates a Sacred Space
To seal yourself in divine protection creates a sacred space in which only energies that align with your highest good are allowed to enter. It becomes a shield against external energies that could be harmful or disruptive.

Also, in many spiritual traditions, the idea of divine protection is closely linked to the presence of divine beings or higher energies. By invoking these forces, practitioners tap into a higher level of protection that comes from universal or divine sources.

Divine protection works because it involves a spiritual connection with protective energies that transcend the limitations of the physical world. It calls upon the power of the divine, the universe, or sacred spiritual forces to watch over and shield you, much like a guardian would watch over a vulnerable child.

How to Seal the Energy Field in Divine Protection
There are numerous ways to seal yourself in divine protection. Some of the most popular techniques involve the use of visualization, intention-setting, and invoking higher beings or forces of light. Below are some methods:,

a. Visualization Technique

• Find a Quiet Space: Begin by finding a quiet, calm space where you can focus your energy without distraction.

•Ground Yourself: Ground your energy by imagining roots extending from your feet into the earth. This helps you center yourself and connect to the Earth’s healing energy.

• Invoke Light: Visualize a bright, radiant light from the divine (often white or golden) beginning to surround you. Imagine this light enveloping your entire being, from your head to your toes.

• Create a Shield: As you envision this divine light, imagine it forming a protective shield or bubble around your body. See it as an impenetrable force field that allows only loving, positive energy to enter.

• Set Your Intention: As the light surrounds you, focus on your intention to be completely protected by the divine. You can say affirmations like:
o "i am shielded by divine light and love."
o "Only energies that align with my highest good can enter my space."
o "I am safe, protected, and whole."

•Seal the Protection: Once you feel fully enveloped in the divine light, imagine it becoming more solid and stable, like a force field that is unwavering and secure.

b. Calling Upon Spiritual Guardians or Guides
In many spiritual traditions, it’s common to call upon divine beings such as angels, archangels, spirit guides, or ancestors for protection. These higher beings often serve as protectors, guiding your path and ensuring your safety in the spiritual realm.

• Create a Sacred Space: Begin by setting up an altar or creating a sacred space in your mind.
• Invoke Protective Beings: You may invoke specific beings that you trust for protection, such as: 

1. Archangel Michael (known for protection and strength) 
2. Guardian angels or spiritual guides
3. Deities associated with protection.
   

• Request Protection: Ask for divine protection and assistance. You can say: 

1. "I call upon [name of guide] to shield me in divine protection."
2. "May the light of [divine being] surround me and keep me safe from harm."
3. "Please surround me with loving, protective energy.

• Trust in Their Presence: Allow yourself to feel the presence of these higher beings, trusting that they are watching over you and sealing you in divine protection.

c. Using Crystals for Protection
Crystals are often used in energy healing and protection practices. Some stones are particularly known for their protective qualities and can be incorporated into your sealing practice.

• Select a Protective Crystal: Some of the best crystals for protection include:

1. Black tourmaline: Known for absorbing negative energy.
2. Obsidian: Excellent for blocking psychic attack and grounding energy.
3. Amethyst: Provides spiritual protection and shields against negative energies.
4. Selenite: A powerful cleansing stone that can clear negative energy and create protective barriers.

• Place the Crystal on Your Body: You can hold the crystal in your hand or place it on your body (for example, on your heart or crown chakra) during the sealing process.
• Envision the Crystal's Energy: As you begin the process of sealing, visualize the energy of the crystal expanding to surround you in a protective shield, enhancing the strength of your divine protection.

d. Using Sacred Symbols or Words of Power
Many practitioners use sacred symbols, mantras, or words of power in their protection practices. These can be seen as "keys" to unlock divine protection and establish a boundary around the self.

• Sacred Symbols: Common symbols include the pentagram, seal of Solomon, Ankh, or sacred geometries like the Flower of Life. You may visualize these symbols being drawn around you or etched into the air.
• Mantras or Affirmations: Repeating a protective mantra, such as “Om mani padme hum” or “I am protected by the light of divine love,” can help focus your intention and strengthen the seal.

4. Maintaining Your Protection
Once you’ve sealed yourself in divine protection, it’s important to maintain that protective barrier, especially if you’re engaging in spiritual practices that require vulnerability, such as energy healing or mediumship. Here are a few tips to maintain your protection:

• Regular Check-ins: Every day, visualize your protective shield, reinforcing it with divine light and love.
• Cleansing: Regularly cleanse your energy with rituals such as smudging, salt baths, or grounding to prevent any buildup of negative energy.
• Energetic Boundaries: Practice maintaining healthy boundaries in your personal and spiritual life, ensuring that you are not inadvertently inviting unwanted energies.
• Self-Care: Engage in activities that nourish your spirit and reinforce your connection to divine protection, such as meditation, prayer, or working with nature.

Sealing the self in divine protection is a vital spiritual practice that can help you stay grounded, shielded, and focused in the face of external energetic influences. Whether you use visualization, crystals, spiritual beings, or sacred symbols, the key is to create a strong, unbreakable barrier that safeguards your energy and keeps you connected to the divine. By practicing this regularly, you not only protect your energy but also invite greater clarity, strength, and spiritual alignment into your life.