With whatever you are learning and developing, you must develop your psychic with balance and caution. You must put a general statement to the universe of what you would like to handle. Set limits for what you can and cannot take in. Clearly define the boundaries of the contact. You must remember that you are in control at all times and can stop contact at any time. Turn off your receiver and stop transmitting at will. You need to realize when you are physically exhausted and vulnerable, and when you are strongest.

You should also be aware of how to ground yourself, when you need to put up a psychic shield or wall, and how to do it. You must firmly respect your own space and that of others. No one has the right to control you or submit you to their will. You also have no right to do that to anyone else. Furthermore, only what you allow to happen can happen. If you do not invite or allow the contact, the contact will not happen. Some psychics that I have met in the past, refused to see anything visible as a ghost. They will only listen to the words or they will listen to the thoughts. Others are more open to seeing graphic images if it helps solve crimes and arrest the perpetrator. But this is very advanced and requires a very strong and courageous middle channel.

One grounding technique that I read about in James Van Praagh’s book Heaven is to imagine that there is a silver cord attached to the tail bone and ankles and descending to the center of the earth. It envelops the core of the earth. Feel the cord become firm and hold you to the ground. Feel that you are firmly planted in the ground and supported by this silver cord. Say to yourself, “I am completely grounded.” At this point, you can reiterate to the universe and anyone else that you are off limits, and that you can break contact at any time if these boundaries are crossed or if you no longer feel safe.

Another grounding technique is to imagine that you are enveloped in a cocoon of light, everything is full of light and the light envelops you. Notice that the psychic energy is contained in a column of light that passes through you directly to the ground, so that it does not stay in you or in you.

At the end of any conscious psychic session, it is necessary to clear the energy from yourself. You can do this by first placing your palms down on top of your head and imagine you are wiping the thick clear jelly off your head, face, and neck. You always clear to the side or down. Imagine passing your hands that a pure white light enters every area that your hands pass through.

This jelly that you cleaned with your hands, now you put your hands together and do an action as if you are cleaning the crumbs from your hands with a movement that is directed towards the earth. You can also move your fingers down as if you are shaking off the water. Start again with your hands on your chest and imagine that you are cleaning this thick jelly, wipe your hands on the dirt.

Remember to wipe sideways and down. Go back to your back, hips and glutes, wipe yourself clean and clean your hands on the ground, and then go back to your arms. Do one arm at a time. You can do a downward brushing motion with your arms and legs. What you say within yourself is “Thank you for this session. I chose to end this session and now I am clearing this energy on earth.”