Taking my energy work to the next level is taking its toll.

In the past, I have mostly focused either on low magic that relied more on tools like herbs and stones than my own energies.

But now that I am moving to other sorts of work, I find myself a little out of my depth. I know and practice basic grounding & shielding, and use stones and minerals (salt, hematite, etc) but these have really not been adequate for the work I am doing.

What are some other ways of dealing with the after-affects of energy work, and also spirit workings (something I am only just stepping into)? What do you do to delineate the time when spirits and gods can have your attention and say when you need to sleep? I find often that after doing these sorts of things, I have very restless sleep and a lot of false awakenings. Last night, it was a good thing, because I realized exactly who and what was trying to get my attention and had a very informative interaction with them at 2AM, but then I had to get up the next day and go to work the next day, and have been a regular zombie ever since.

Do I need to go beyond the basic psychic hygiene of grounding and cleansing? Or are their more advanced variations on those techniques? What do you use?

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Permalink Reply by Hillary on August 25, 2012 at 1:55pm

Do you have a bite to eat after your workings? Eating something high in carbohydrates (or, less ideally, sugar) can help substantially with post-ritual fatigue.
As for the sleep problems, I've personally never used these techniques before, but there seem to be some good responses to them:
http://fuckyeahitchywitch.tumblr.com/post/21436074913
http://fuckyeahitchywitch.tumblr.com/post/14509183015

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Permalink Reply by Garlic Clove on August 28, 2012 at 9:33am

I totally forgot about the importance of eating something. I used to have a quick power meal of couscous cooked in chicken broth to restore myself. I'll have to get back in the habit.

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Permalink Reply by Marcy Johnson on August 25, 2012 at 2:27pm

For sleep, I always sleep with a lit white candle in my room (which helps hold high spiritual energies and

keep light in the room) and I sleep inside a protective circle. I use a "magick circle" ritual to sleep inside.

The greatest thing I would look at is what spirits you are working with. And I wouldn't let just anyone talk with you.

I make sure to use clearing practices any time I do work, on both myself and the space I am in. Using sage or holy water.

Those all help me sleep more peacefully.

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Permalink Reply by Garlic Clove on August 28, 2012 at 9:35am

It was animal spirits I was working with. But I will look into making some holy water. When I actually intended to work with them, I suspect that I only gave them a cursory amount of atention. So they made sure I heard them at a later date, when I could not help but focus. But I think in hindsight it would help if I dedicated more time and effort to when I initially intended to do the working.

Other times, though, things just bleed over into my sleep. For example, I fell asleep after doing some past life work, and had a lot of false awakenings and my first ever experience with sleep paralysis. It was darned weird. This sort of thing tends to happen more with naps than at night though.

Taking my energy work to the next level is taking its toll.

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