Grounding Meditation

This post is tied to another post about protecting yourself from energy attachments that can result from a paranormal investigation.

I learned grounding meditation during a Psychic Meditation class offered at InVision in Chicago.  I highly recommend this class!  Grounding meditation is the first thing we were taught and it should be the first thing you do before engaging in any energy/spiritual activity (this includes paranormal investigation), and it is also a tool to use from time to time to clear out foreign energies that are in your energy space, allowing you to fully come back to yourself and get centered.  It is very useful, very relaxing, and it feels great to clear out the stuff that you don’t need.  After doing grounding meditation, I often feel a lot lighter and more present.  I try to do this at least twice a day for 15-25 minutes.

During a grounding meditation you visualize a connection to the center of the earth extending from your Root Chakra (1^st/Base Chakra).  The Root Chakra is located at the base of the spine for men, and for women this is between the ovaries.  The Earth (Mother Earth) is all about nurturing, nourishing, creating, and sanctuary/safety.  The metaphysical logic behind this imagery is that the Earth can absorb any energies that you send to her, neutralize them, and redistribute them.  The grounding cord and the center of the Earth therefore provide a medium for you to empty all the excess energy in your space in a way that is healthy and safe.  The more excess foreign energy you clear, the more room you have for your own energy, and the better you feel.

A great introductory site that explains the ins and outs of grounding meditation is Thrive Meditation “Grounding Techniqes”

An EXCELLENT resource is the book You Are Psychic: The Art of Clairvoyant Reading & Healing by Debra Lynne Katz.  It is very well written & there is a whole chapter on grounding meditation.  Last I saw it was $11.29 on Amazon.