7 Powerful Ways to Protect Your Energy as a Lightworker
As lightworkers and those exploring the spiritual realm, protection is absolutely crucial. Energy exists on a spectrum, when you heighten your own energy, you simultaneously open yourself up to lower energies. The brighter your light, the more dark energy may be drawn to you, attempting to dim your glow. If you allow it, negative energy can latch onto you, holding you back and creating chaos in your physical, emotional, and environmental well-being.
Bad energy is what makes us sick. I’ll say it again, bad energy is what makes us sick. I’m talking about serious illness, like cancer. Stagnant, negative energy over time can manifest into disease. This is why, as a spiritual individual and energy healer, protecting yourself is non-negotiable.
Here are some of my favorite ways to shield yourself energetically:
1. Call on Divine Protection
Ask Archangel Michael, your guides who love you unconditionally, and your higher self to shield you from anything that does not serve you.
You can say this out loud: “Archangel Michael, my guides who love me unconditionally, and my higher self, please protect me from anything that does not serve me. Thank you for your protection.”
2. Envision a Golden Dome of Protection
Visualize yourself inside a golden dome of light, allowing it to shower you with love and safety. Then, reinforce the dome with an iron-clad outer layer. You can also extend this protection to your home, car, or any space that needs energetic shielding.
3. Speak to Your Water
Water holds energy and intention. Before drinking, infuse your water with positive affirmations. Say this out loud to your water: “Please fill me up with everything I need to be the healthiest, happiest, strongest version of myself. Please wash away anything that does not serve me. Please heal me from the inside out. Thank you.”
Drink your infused water passion. You can also label your water bottle, water filter, food storage or pet bowl with words like “protection,” “health,” “beauty,” “strength,” “love,” or “wealth” to amplify the energy.
4. Surround Yourself with Mirrors
Visualize yourself inside a circle of mirrors facing outward. These mirrors act as a shield, preventing negative energy from reaching you and reflecting it away. You can say: “Please only allow white light and unconditional love in. Thank you.”
5. Send Protection Ahead of You
Before entering a challenging situation, send your guides, higher self, St. Anthony, Archangel Michael, or any protective energies to the room in advance.
You can say: “Please protect me from any negative energies. Give me the power, confidence, and words to respond in the highest vibrational way possible.”
6. Use Reiki Symbols (Even If You’re Not Attuned)
Even if you haven’t been formally attuned to Reiki, I believe you can still harness the power of sacred symbols. The symbol Cho Ku Rei translates to “All the power of the universe is here.” It cannot cause harm, it only channels pure, positive energy into any situation.
Use it as a simple yet powerful affirmation:
“Cho Ku Rei (Show-koo-ray), thank you.”
7. Ask Unwelcome Energies to Leave
On Earth, we have free will. In the spirit world, spirits do not have the same freedom of choice. If you tell a spirit to leave, it must leave. In the rare case a spirit is stubborn, you can “call in its manager”, whether that’s a guide, higher being, or soul overseer, and they will ensure the spirit leaves you alone.
The same goes for honesty: spirits cannot lie three times in a row. If you’re suspicious of one, ask, “Do you love me unconditionally?” three times. You should receive a clear, unmistakable “yes” each time. If you don’t, end the interaction and command it to leave immediately.
Protecting your energy is just as important as maintaining your physical health. By practicing these techniques regularly, you’ll strengthen your spiritual resilience and ensure that you remain in alignment with your highest self. Stay bright, stay protected, and never underestimate the power of your own energy.