Why Psychic Protection Matters and How to Use it

If you read cards or practice any form of divination, protecting your energy is essential.

What Is Psychic Protection?
Psychic protection is about clearing energy that isn’t yours and creating a boundary so you’re not absorbing what doesn’t belong to you. It’s basically spiritual hygiene. Just like washing your hands or taking a shower.

When I used to read for clients, sometimes up to 10 back-to-back at a local psychic fair, I always used protection techniques before, between, and after each client and again at home after the day was over. My practice was to set a quick intention, use protective crystals, knock on my decks, and take a salt bath at the end of the day.

Why I Knock on My Decks
I knock on my decks, three times with my right hand. This clears leftover energy from the last reading. It keeps me (and the cards) clear and ready to connect with the next message. I find that if I don't do this, readings are not accurate.

Still, psychic protection sometimes it is not enough ...
Even with all of that, sometimes my practices still didn’t feel like enough. I once picked up an energetic cord in my shoulder (confirmed my multiple fair readers - and it is nice having psychic friends), and it felt like a pinched nerve. It lasted three months. Looking back, I realize I needed to clear and shield my energy more thoroughly.

Epsom Salt Baths
My favorite way to clear off the day's energies is with an Epsom salt bath. Salt is naturally cleansing, and soaking helps draw out whatever energy that you may have picked up. 

Other Tools I Use for Protection

• Spraying my smokeless smudge (available on Amazon and Etsy) over my body and space

• Calling back my energy through visualization

• Keeping black tourmaline, hematite or obsidian near my reading area

• Saying a prayer or mantra aloud

• Using sound cleansing frequencies like 528 Hz or 432 Hz

• Listening to light language (I like Marlene Cronin and LNL Light Language, youtube, to help reset and lift the vibe

What is light language?

If you haven’t experienced light language, it can sound strange at first. It’s a form of energetic communication that's sometimes spoken, sung, or shown through hand movements or symbols. It bypasses the logical mind and works directly with energy.

My Favorite Protection Prayer

Here’s the prayer I often say:

“Thank you, angels, for cutting the cords that bind me to people, places, fear, and anything else I no longer need in all directions of time or space. I am a light. I am the keeper of my mind, body, and soul. Wherever love is, fear is a stranger. Love is here.”

As I say it, I imagine a white light expanding around me, twenty feet in all directions, surrounding me and the people I love. I also visualize mirrors facing outward to reflect anything that doesn’t serve my highest good. It helps me feel protected.

This prayer was originally inspired by Kyle Gray’s Psychic Protection 101, and over time, I’ve customized it for me.

How about you? What helps you stay energetically clear and protected? I’d love to know. Feel free to comment and share what works for you.