1. Introduction

What is Energetic Hygiene & Protection?

Energetic hygiene and protection are about maintaining sovereignty over your energy field—keeping it clear, strong, and aligned with your highest good.

• Energetic hygiene refers to cleansing and maintaining your energy, just like you would shower or brush your teeth daily. It helps remove stagnant, heavy, or intrusive energies that can accumulate from people, places, and experiences.

• Energetic protection is about setting boundaries—both personal and spiritual—to prevent unwanted influences from draining, manipulating, or interfering with your energy field. These can come from the words, thoughts & actions of other people, from the collective consciousness, and from non-physical entities.

When both are practiced regularly, you become more resilient, grounded, and connected to your true self and are able to receive messages and communication from your Higher Self / Source / your Ancestors, Angels & guides / Etc. much more clearly.

Why is Energetic Hygiene & Protection Essential?

Everything is energy. Every interaction, thought, and environment carries its own vibrational imprint. We unconsciously pick up on these energies and, if we’re not careful, we can absorb or hold onto things that don’t belong to us. Other people’s emotions, the emotions of spirit around us, as well as the energies held in spaces.

Just because we cannot see things with our physical sight, doesn’t mean there isn’t something there, or beings around us that can perceive our energy fields as well.

As our light shines more brightly, we become more sensitive to the energies and entities we come close to or who draw close to us.

“Bright lights attract moths”, so it is important for us to be aware and intentional whenever we are opening up and expanding our light, to be kept safe from external energetic influences.

Here’s why energetic hygiene and protection are crucial:

1. Prevents energy drain – Without proper boundaries, your energy can be depleted by people, environments, devices, the collective consciousness (which is emotionally very heavy right now) and non-physical entities.

2. Supports emotional & mental well-being – Unprocessed energetic buildup can manifest as anxiety, irritability, or mental fog. We need to switch off and unplug to get centred and find clarity from time to time.

3. Strengthens intuition & discernment – When your energy is clear, it’s easier to hear your inner guidance or that of your spirit team and guides.

4. Creates a sense of sovereignty – Protection ensures that your energy field remains yours and yours alone. You know categorically that what you are feeling or experienmcing is yours to feel, or is a result of an outside influence.

5. Reduces spiritual interference – By keeping your field strong, you prevent lower-vibrational entities or attachments from influencing you.

Energetic protection isn’t about fearing what may be around you or coming in—it’s predominantly about empowerment and self-responsibility. When you take care of your energy, you naturally attract higher frequencies and experiences.

Common Signs of Energetic Depletion or Interference

If you’re not regularly cleansing and protecting your energy, you may experience:

• Sudden mood shifts – Feeling anxious, heavy, or irritable for no obvious reason.

• Unusual exhaustion – A deep tiredness that isn’t relieved by sleep.

• Feeling "not yourself" – A sense of being disconnected from your body or emotions.

• Mental fog or difficulty concentrating – Struggling with clarity or making decisions.

• Heightened sensitivity – Feeling overstimulated in crowded places or around certain people.

• Persistent negative thoughts – Thoughts that seem intrusive or not aligned with your usual mindset.

• Unexplained physical symptoms – Headaches, tension, nausea, or random aches with no medical explanation.

• Dream disturbances – Nightmares, sleep paralysis, or waking up feeling drained.

These signs indicate that you may be carrying external energy, have weak boundaries, or need a spiritual reset.

The Role of Awareness & Self-Responsibility

Energetic hygiene and protection are not about avoiding life or living in fear of negativity. Instead, they’re about:

• Becoming more aware of your energy field – Noticing how interactions, places, and activities affect you.

• Developing more Self-Awareness - when you know yourself, you notice more easily when you begin feeling emotions or energies that don’t belong to you, or are not in alignment with your current state.

• Taking responsibility for your own energetic health – Choosing practices that help you stay clear and strong.

• Understanding that you are in control – Your energy is yours to manage; nothing has power over you unless you allow it.

• Practicing consistency – Just like physical hygiene, energetic hygiene is most effective when done regularly.

When you cultivate strong energetic hygiene and protection habits, you move through the world with greater confidence, clarity, and spiritual alignment, and can take action more quickly when you become aware of something/someone has drawn close and may be influencing you.

2. Understanding Your Energy Field

The aura is a fascinating and deeply spiritual aspect of our energy system. It's often described as a luminous, multi-layered field of energy that surrounds and interpenetrates the physical body. Each layer corresponds to different aspects of our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual being. Think of it like a radiant cocoon of light, wisdom, memory, and soul essence.

Your energy field, or aura, is the energetic extension of your being. It interacts with the world around you, absorbing, repelling, and transmitting vibrations. Understanding how it functions allows you to better maintain and protect it.

Please note that different traditions label these differently, so this can be very confusing… it is absolutely not important AT ALL to learn about or memorise any of this, I am sharing more for your interest and awareness, but this is not vital to know or remember, and different places would maybe label or explain these differently. I am sharing this as some food for thought, but not as a specialist in Auras.

The Layers of the Energy Field

🌟 1. Etheric Layer (Physical Layer)

• Location: Extends 1–2 inches from the body

• Corresponds to: Physical body and health

• Color/Feel: Usually bluish-gray or pale blue; can feel like a thin web or electric tingling

• Function: Blueprint for the physical body; holds patterns for physical form and vitality

• Practices to Support: Grounding, massage, bodywork, physical movement, salt baths

🌟 2. Emotional Layer

• Location: 1–3 inches from the body

• Corresponds to: Emotions and feelings

• Color/Feel: Shifts constantly with mood; swirling, fluid colors

• Function: Stores emotional experiences; the most changeable of all layers

• Practices to Support: Emotional release work, journaling, crystal healing, breathwork

🌟 3. Mental Layer

• Location: 3–8 inches from the body

• Corresponds to: Thoughts, beliefs, mental patterns

• Color/Feel: Yellow hues are common; structured, geometric feel

• Function: Houses logic, reasoning, self-talk, belief systems

• Practices to Support: Meditation, affirmations, mindful focus, studying spiritual teachings

🌟 4. Astral Layer

• Location: 6–12 inches from the body

• Corresponds to: Heart center, love, relationships

• Color/Feel: Rose pinks and greens; soft and radiant

• Function: Bridge between the lower (physical/emotional/mental) and higher (spiritual) layers; stores energetic cords and connections

• Practices to Support: Heart-opening rituals, forgiveness work, working with Rose Quartz, prayer

🌟 5. Etheric Template Layer

• Location: 1–2 feet from the body

• Corresponds to: Higher blueprint of the physical body (template form)

• Color/Feel: Deep blue, geometric shapes, high vibration

• Function: Divine blueprint for the physical form; sacred geometry flows here

• Practices to Support: Sound healing, sacred geometry meditations, working with Archangel Metatron

🌟 6. Celestial Layer

• Location: 2–3 feet from the body

• Corresponds to: Intuition, divine love, connection to higher beings

• Color/Feel: Opalescent, pastel, shimmering; often associated with the Third Eye and Heart

• Function: Gateway to divine love, clairvoyance, and higher guidance

• Practices to Support: Angelic connection, channeling, loving-kindness meditation, Blue Lotus, chanting

🌟 7. Ketheric Template.

• Location: 3–5 feet from the body (outermost layer)

• Corresponds to: Soul purpose, spiritual identity, Akashic records

• Color/Feel: Golden light, strong, protective egg-like shell

• Function: Holds soul’s journey, purpose, divine will; protective shield

• Practices to Support: Deep soul work, light body activation, soul retrieval, working with Guides & Higher Self

🌿 Notes:

• These layers are interconnected—a shift in one affects the others.

• Healers, empaths, and sensitives often feel or see different layers depending on their gifts.

• Some traditions describe more or fewer layers depending on their framework (e.g., 3-body systems or 12-layer systems).

When your energy field is strong and balanced, you feel clear, grounded, and empowered. When it’s compromised, you may experience fatigue, confusion, or emotional distress.

How Energy Becomes Imbalanced or Contaminated

• Absorbing others' emotions – Especially for empaths, this is a major factor.

• Stress and unresolved trauma – These create weak spots in your field.

• Environmental influences – Energies from certain places, objects, or even digital spaces can affect you.

• Spiritual interference – Entities, attachments, or psychic attacks can latch onto weak areas.

Strengthening and maintaining your energy field is essential for overall well-being.

3. Grounding & Centering

4. Energetic Cleansing Practices

Just as we shower to cleanse our bodies, we must cleanse our energy to remove stagnant or negative influences.

Signs You Need an Energy Cleanse

• Feeling weighed down or "off" without explanation.

• Repeating negative thoughts or emotions.

• Sudden exhaustion or heaviness.

• Feeling drained after interactions with certain people or places.

Effective Energy Cleansing Techniques

• Smudging & Smoke Cleansing – Using sage, palo santo, or herbal bundles to clear stagnant energy. You can also use smudge sprays and use essential oils in this way.

• Salt Baths & Showers – Epsom salt, Himalayan salt, or sea salt purify your field.

• Sound Healing – Singing bowls, clapping, drumming, humming or chanting to break up dense energy.

• Water & Elemental Cleansing – Rinsing your hands in running water, standing in the rain, or bathing in a natural body of water.

• Crystal Cleansing – Using selenite, black tourmaline, or clear quartz to sweep your aura.

• Energetic "Combing" – Running your hands through your field with the intention of brushing away heavy energy.

Regular cleansing keeps your field light, clear, and receptive to positive energy.

5. Shielding & Energy Protection Techniques

Once cleansed, you must protect your energy from absorbing anything that isnt yours or that will not serve you well.

Types of Energy Protection

• Personal shielding – Creating an energetic force field around yourself.

• Home & space protection – Keeping your environment energetically secure.

• Boundaries with people, places & What you consume – Discernment around what you engage with.

Methods of Shielding Yourself

• Bubble of Light Technique – Visualizing a protective sphere around you.

• Mirror Shielding – Reflecting negativity back to its source.

• Armor Visualization – Envisioning a layer of protective armor (gold, silver, or obsidian).

• Cloaking or Veiling – Intentionally blending into the background energetically.

Protecting Your Space

• Setting energetic wards and protection around your home.

• Using salt lines, having salt lamps, protective herbs, or sacred symbols.

• Keeping protective crystals like black tourmaline near entryways.

• Using essential oils within your home.

Protection should be both intentional and consistent for best results.

6. Discernment & Spiritual Boundaries

Discernment & Spiritual Boundaries

• The Importance of Spiritual Discernment

  • Just as we set boundaries with people, we must set boundaries in the spiritual realm.

  • Not every being that approaches is benevolent or aligned with your highest good.

  • Your energy and awareness are precious—discernment ensures you only engage with those who support your growth.

• Recognizing Who Is Drawing Close

  • Signs that a spirit, guide, or entity is trying to make contact.

  • How different energies feel—light, heavy, familiar, unsettling.

  • Questions to ask yourself:

    • Does this presence feel aligned with love and truth?

    • Am I feeling empowered or drained by this connection?

    • Is this energy respecting my free will?

• Why We Shouldn’t Open the Door to Just Anyone

  • Just as you wouldn’t invite a stranger into your home, you shouldn’t invite just any spirit into your field.

  • Some beings present themselves as helpful but have hidden agendas.

  • The importance of setting clear spiritual rules:

    • Only allowing in those who work for your highest good.

    • Calling in your guides and protectors before opening any connection.

    • Not engaging with unknown energies out of curiosity or excitement. There are opposing schools of thought around this, but I strongly feel that using tools like ouijia boards and spirit boxes should be avoided, unless being used with extreme caution, or a clear understanding of the potential experiences you are inviting in.

• Earthbound Spirits & Unresolved Energies

  • What earthbound spirits are and why they linger.

  • The difference between spirits that need help and those that may be deceptive.

  • Why some spirits attach themselves to people or places.

  • Signs of unwanted spirit attachments and how to clear them.

  • When and how to safely assist in spirit transition (if that is your path).

• Practical Ways to Strengthen Spiritual Discernment

  • Regular energetic hygiene to maintain clarity.

  • Strengthening your intuition through meditation and practice.

  • Consulting with trusted guides and mentors when unsure.

  • Using divination tools (with proper boundaries) to gain clarity.

  • Trusting your gut—if something feels off, it likely is.

IMPORTANT TIP:

When you start feeling any emotions, or conditions seemingly out of the blue, that do not really resonate with how you have been feeling, or that you can’t make sense of, ask within your mind, or out loud, “Who does this belong to”.

Your intuition or spiritual connection should let you know immediately whether or not it is yours, or something coming in from elsewhere. You can then deal with it accordingly.

7. Psychic & Energetic Attack: Recognition & Defense

Even with good energetic hygiene, sometimes we may experience psychic attacks or interference.

Signs of Psychic Attack

• Sudden, intense negative emotions or intrusive thoughts.

• Feeling energetically "slimed" after an interaction.

• Waking up exhausted despite resting well.

• Unexplained streaks of bad luck or obstacles.

Defensive Techniques & Countermeasures

• Strengthening Your Shields – Reinforce your energy field daily.

• Cord Cutting & Releasing – Disconnecting from draining attachments.

• Returning to Sender – Sending negative energy back with love.

• Energetic Reset – Rebalancing yourself through meditation and grounding.

• Working with tools - Crystals, herbs, essential oils, etc. & Symbols of protection - Eye of Nazar, Hamsa, Peacock feathers, etc.

• Calling in support and protection - Ancestors, Angels, Allies.

Being aware of these influences allows you to address them effectively.

Final Thoughts

This module provides the foundation for strong energetic hygiene and protection. When practiced regularly, these tools will help you:
Stay aligned with your highest self.
Move through the world with confidence and sovereignty.
Develop deeper intuition and discernment.
Create a strong energetic field that only allows in what serves your highest good.

Additionally, please remember to be mindful of what you consume, everything effects our energy. (Especially Alcohol & Other narcotics).

& ASK YOUR TEAM_MATES FOR ASSISTENCE!

Some Resources:

Here is an energy clearing meditation that can help you to keep your space clear:

Here is the link to an online Masterclass that I ran on Energetic hygiene & protection for healers & therapists, with loads of additional information and resources: