Meditation 101 - Getting a Minute to Yourself

We are all psychic. It is our birthright; an innate protective mechanism, an inner radar designed to forewarn us of danger. The natural ability that exists within every human being to read energy and sense the subtle signals has withered away to almost nothing. Still we are capable of knowing and being so much more and our universe is so much larger than geography and astronomy teachers lead us to believe. Being psychic enables us to tap into that larger universe, for a lot of good reasons. I include this information because, whether you are reading for someone else or are being read for, it is essential that you take a moment to clear and then ground yourself before you start, and also when you are finished. Working with your psychic self takes some preparation.
It doesn't matter if you're sitting down to do a formal reading, or if you just need to suss out the energy in a meeting room before you enter. Taking a moment to clear your space, to notice and release what's in your mind and heart, makes it a lot easier to focus and see/hear/feel what is really happening around you. Clearing is about getting rid of the energetic clutter that interferes with our ability to see or to listen clearly. We need to be clear of others thoughts and feelings, and our own, as well as our judgment and opinions, worries and fears. We need to clear the day's business in order to be able to give or get an objective reading.
Clearing enables our objective Third Eye to kick into gear and give us the bigger picture and help us tune into the suble energies at work in a given situation. Without clearing, a psychic is apt to get lost in the forest and lose sight of the trees. In other words, energies are overlaid, confused and it becomes difficult to get an accurate fix on where you or the person you are reading for is going.
Grounding and clearing go hand-in-hand. Grounding is about being real; aware of the practical considertations, as well as the benefits and consequences of our own as well as others actions. Grounding is about recognizing what is possible given the current circumstances and it is also about being able to laugh at ourselves; to see the value and purpose in our mistakes. To me, grounding is about real spiritual growth. That willingness to be compassionate and understanding in even the most difficult of circumstances. Being grounded makes it possible for a psychic to give a reading and a person to obtain a reading.
It also makes our human, 3-dimensional lives easier. There are many ways of clearing and grounding. In addition to meditation, and other forms of energy and breath work, I urge folks to take a walk at the park, wash the dishes, take out their garbage with "intent" - intent to clear and ground. One thing which is continuously brought to my attention is that most metaphysical people are taught and continually asked to project energy, light and love to all those around them. An interesting phenomenon occurs when we project anything to anybody outside of our own personal space; no matter how innocent or well meaning our original intent is, all of us live with many different dualilties in our 3-dimensional world. Sending love, for example, to someone else is complicated because we might not know exactly what that person is here to learn. We don't know what their lessons really are. Our lesson may be humility and their lesson may be guilt. Others may need to learn things differently than we do. Whatever the case, we're doing well just to understasnd these things about ourselves. All most of us know for sure is that we're working on certain lessons, we're operating with our own personal perpective of love and we've created individual situtations that we're doing our best to understand. As we project our version of anything, (love for example), to someone else, we're immediately drawn into an energetic exchange with them, triggered by any dualities or distortions either of us may have of that particular feeling, idea, or emotion. As a result, many of us begin to feel psychically beat up, or pushed around and we often have no idea why. I would like you to consider the idea of not projecting at all. Rather than sending out energy, BECOME the essence of the energy itself - in other words - be love.
Clearing yourself within 30 or 45 seconds: What if I told you there was a place where you were alone 4, 5 or more times a day and where you have an opportunity to simply be? Impossible? No, not really. This place is, of course, the bathroom! In that moment of privacy, whether you are sitting or standing, do the following: using your intent and focus, bring your hands up over your head and as you relieve yourself, simply think "clear". As you think "clear", bring your hands down the midline of your body. Next, bring yourself into your own space. Physcially doing an act is always much more powerful in our 3-dimensional world. This brings us to our next technique.
Being in your space and staying in the moment: You begin simply by pulling yourself in using your conscious intent and focus. A very easy way to do this is to begin by extending your arms out from you body, as if getting ready for a wide embrace. Next, focus on the thought you are now going to pull yourself into. Send, feel, or see your energetic fields coming in closer and closer to your body, as you slowly bring your outstretched arms in, enveloping and holding your own incoming energy. Finish by resting your hands over your solar plexus. Now take another 5 or 10 seconds to just be in your space, be in the moment and love yourself. Proceed until you have a sense of being energetically and completely in your own physical space, while continuing to ask to "be all here". That's all there is to it. Repeat this each time you go to the bathroom and you will have consciously cleared yourself and all your fields five or more times each day!