Badassery Magazine Issue 12 May 2017 | Page 24

To know where the outer edge of your aura is, close your eyes, take a couple of deep breaths, relax and ask your intuition to show you. Or just get a “feel” for how big your aura is. Or literally see where it is. If none of those work, simply imagine where it is. You’ll still get a pretty good idea. If your aura is more than or less than about 18 inches away from your physical body, intend that it move out or in to settle at that distance. You may feel or otherwise sense it move, you may see it move, or just image that it moves where you want it to (which it does because that’s your intention!). Make sure your aura is all the way around you: front, back, both sides, over your head and under your feet. The edge of your aura may form 23 the shape of an egg or a bubble surrounding you, but whatever you see, sense or imagine is fine. You have just claimed—or more exactly, reclaimed—your space. Now sit in that space for a bit and see how different it feels from how you’ve been before. Most people have a wonderful, safe, happy feeling. But if you feel claustrophobic or way too spread out, that’s OK. It’s just a change that you’ll adjust to and come to love. It’s also a “false message” to keep you where way you are. You’re ready to change, so keep practicing and you’ll get used to it. 2. GET ALARMS, MOTION SENSORS AND FLOOD- LIGHTS The next step in claiming your space is to define it and protect it. One way to do that is with “protection roses.” Protection roses deflect negativity and other things that aren’t in your best interest, and therefore don’t al- low them to enter your space. It’s kind of like light reflecting off a mirror: they just bounce away. To create a protection rose, see or sense or imagine the edge of your aura about an arm’s length away. Now imagine or create a rose in front of you—or intend that a rose appear in front of you. It can be any color—though I suggest playing with red and gold first—any size, any variety. Don’t get hung up on it; just imagine or create a fully open rose. Once you see or sense or imagine it, place it anywhere you want on the edge of your aura. You can