Visualizationally Challanged...

[lisa]

I was just reading the Psychic Shielding thread and am in desperate need to do it since my mother will be here tomorrow afternoon...

she is one of the most toxic human beings to walk this planet...I have not decided whether she is sapping my energy or I am taking on hers...she seems in great spirits when in my house while I'm completely upside down...when in her house...and she is in her "element" the negativity is so bad I cannot stay longer than one night...the feeling is sort of a thick uncomfortability...a dead heavy desperate silence fills the house that no amount of noise (not that there is any) can overcome.

But, she will be by me tomorrow so I have half a chance

the problem...I cannot visualize to save my life...I close my eyes and see every random thought other than the one I want to focus on...I am a gold medal daydreamer...but...cannot get past step one as far as visualization goes...

any advice?

P.S...my mother is a bi-polar narsissistic obsessive compulsive histronic personality...(just to give you an idea of whom I am dealing with) she's addicted to doctors, loves to be pitied, and is so selfish she is truly convinced the world revolves around her.

[Jen]

My only real advice lisa is practice.
Visualization really is one of those things that gets better the more you do it.
I found it best to start off visualizing something simple - like a red ball.
Even if your mind wanders it's no problem - just start visualizing again.

Another type of visualization is more sentient in nature.

Do you have any Obsidian, Hematite, Jet or Onyx?
If you do, carry a piece on you for the length of your mother's stay and every time you feel your energy being drained, take the stone in your hand and "sense" the bad energy flowing into it.

Light incense and candles round the house during your mother's stay (if this is possible) and open the windows to let clean, fresh air in.

[lisa]

Red ball...will work on...

Now the stones...that's more my ability...sensing...I'm good at that...

Thanks Hedge...