Lesson 2 - Non-shield defenses
You can read about shields anywhere. They’re spoken of on every site, in hundreds of articles, in thousands of forum posts. They are a universal, widely used, and highly touted way to protect you from everything. You’re overwhelmed by empathy? Make a shield. You’re being drained? Make a shield. You have a headache? Make a shield. You want to stop having nightmares? Make a shield. It’s the umbrella statement panacea for all energetic, mystical, and otherwise potentially occult problems.
I’d like to speak a little blasphemy. I haven’t used a shield in approximately a year. *Waits for the screams of horror to die down.* Yes, I’m still alive. No I’ve not been defenseless; I am not vulnerable. How? There are alternatives to shields, there are other ways to be safe. There are arguably better ways to be safe. That’s what this lesson will be discussing.