Post by Mysti on Jul 7, 2007 11:16:41 GMT -5
THE ARMOUR OF LIGHT
The most powerful protection affirmation that I know of for the individual is "the Armour of Light" otherwise known as "the Armour of God." This Armour appears to psychics and to those on the astral plane as a dazzling White Light completely surrounding the person so clothed. It should be used twice a day (morning and night) and then again whenever you are apt to encounter "the dark side." Medical workers and psychic healers should put on the Armour before working with patients. The Armour of Light should also be used just before meditation or other spiritual activities, and before engaging in ceremonial rituals, religious activities, doing rescue work on the inner planes, or engaging in any activities that could attract the attention of the darker forces.
For Christians, the Bible passages at Ephesians 6:11-17 and Romans 13:12 may be of special interest and significance. However, according to my teacher, these protective techniques were known by the mystics far before the time of Paul and were referred to as "The Ring Pass Not."
If you are on any Path of Light other than the Christian path, you will need to modify this affirmation to fit your own magical image, to include the magical weapons you have adopted, and to use the those Names of Power which you have found that work most effective for you. As this Armour of Light affirmation and the Cleansing and Sealing affirmation are extremely important affirmations for your personal use, I more than encourage and urge those who employ other than Christian symbolism to put genuine effort into tailoring and adapting the Armour of Light affirmation to your specific path, to your own astral image and to your own special Names of Power.
The Armour of Light Affirmation (Christian Form)
Standing upright and, after taking a few deep breaths, you will say in a forceful voice:
In the NAME, through the POWER and by the WORD of the Lord, Christ Jesus, I put on the full Armour of Light. On my head is the Helmet of Salvation. I wear the Breastplate of Righteousness. My waist is encircled by the Belt of Truth. My loins are girded for battle. My feet are shod with the Wings of Peace and enclosed in the Flame of the Spirit of Almighty God. In my left hand I hold the Shield of Faith and in my right hand I hold the Sword of the Spirit. The Sword of the Spirit is the Sword of Truth. The Sword of Truth is the Word of God. The Word of God is unassailable, and having gone forth, must return fulfilled. Around me circles the Spiritual White Light and all evil and all darkness must remain far outside my habitation. Thus clad I stand, joyfully expectant, ready to do the Will of the Living Christ. And I thank the Father that whatsoever I ask in His Son's Name is granted. AMEN.
I find that this affirmation works well when done immediately after the cleansing affirmation. Be sure to use the Armour of Light affirmation after the Cleansing affirmation, not before. You now not only have the protection of the sealed psychic doors, but also the wonderful protection of Armour of Light itself. As the Armour of Light is a very powerful affirmation, I recommend that when you do this affirmation each night, you do it an hour or two before your bed time. For myself, I've found that I am so energized after putting on the Armour of Light that I find it difficult to go to sleep until a couple of hours have elapsed.
Most of you will find that the dazzling brilliance of the Armour of Light becomes disconcerting, even uncomfortable to those not so advanced on their own Spiritual Paths as you are on your path. As your own soul light amplified by the Armour of Light sends out a strong vibration rate that differs from the vibration rate of those who are not on your own path and of those who are not on any spiritual path at all, you will wish to "step-down" the intensity of your vibratory rate so that these others will not be made uncomf?rtable. So, every morning, after putting on the Armour of Light, you will probably want to ask:
Dear Father [or your own power name source] I ask that today you will veil my soul light to all whom I contact, whether by person, by mail, by telephone, or by the internet and I ask that my aura be shielded, in the Name of the Lord, Christ Jesus [or your own power name]. AMEN.
Other Forms of the Armour of Light
Again, you should adapt this powerful affirmation to your own path. The words in all these affirmations should be changed and altered to fit your path and personalized to fit the ways you put words together, so that the wording is comfortable to you. To make these affirmations work, you will want to use the phraseology and the words that fit you, words and phrasing that you are comfortable with.
A suggested format might be something like this:
In the NAME, through the POWER and by the WORD of [your Power Name], I put on the full Armour of Light. On my head is the Helmet of Salvation [or whatever headgear is appropriate for your path]. I wear the Breastplate of Righteousness [or whatever is appropriate for you]. My waist is encircled by the Belt of Truth. My loins are girded for battle. My feet are shod with the Wings of Peace and enclosed in the Flame of the Spirit of [your Power Name source]. In my left hand I hold the Shield of Faith and in my right hand I hold the Sword of the Spirit. The Sword of the Spirit is the Word of [your Power Name source]. The Word of [your Power Source] is unassailable, and having gone forth, must return fulfilled. Around me circles the Spiritual White Light and no evil may come nigh my habitation. Thus clad I stand, joyfully expectant, ready to do the Will of [your own power source]. And I thank the [source of your power] that whatsoever I ask in His [or Her] Name is granted. AMEN.
ADDITIONAL NOTE
As we go along in the class, and as you use the "In the NAME, through the POWER, and by the WORD of [your Power Name] ..." over and over again, you will develop the ability to say the words silently and still have the affirmation work effectively. You'll know whether it's effective or not when you say it silently, or under your breath, by whether you get that tingle or not. But, even if you find these affirmations beginning to work when said silently, it is good practice to say them aloud and dynamically when you are able to do so. Saying this affirmation aloud daily does strengthen the power and strength of the affirmation. You might also visualize yourself wearing the armour as you say this affirmation.
I have used an actual sword and shield while saying this affirmation. When I would hold the sword out, I could see the astral energy enveloping the sword. Now, when I say the affirmation without the physical sword in my hand, I still see its astral counterpart just as if I were holding out that physical sword and I do feel my left arm supporting the Shield of Faith.
After a few weeks, as you become comfortable with the affirmation, you may begin to visualize yourself standing on the surface of the earth, and grounded to the center of the earth. As you say the affirmation, feel yourself growing taller and taller until your armoured body extends far upwards, towering over the entire planet.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:
1. Adapt and tailor the Cleansing and Sealing Affirmation and the Armour of Light Affirmation to your own spiritual path. Take some time to work out very carefully your personal version of these affirmations, especially your version of the Armour of Light affirmation. Write down your revised affirmations in your Spiritual Journal.
2. Begin using the Cleansing and Sealing affirmation daily, followed by the Armour of Light. Use the Armour of Light again during the day, so that you are saying it twice a day. Try to space out the recitations of the Armour of Light affirmations so the recitations are about twelve hours apart. Record your reactions, anything you sense or feel about these affirmations, in your Journal. Do you notice or feel that anything is being washed out of your body through the psychic doors? Do you have a cleaner feeling? What happens when you put on the Armour of Light? Does your energy level increase? Can you sense any brightness surrounding your body? How do others react when you meet them after you have put on the Armour of Light? Jot down your answers in your Spiritual Journal. After a couple of weeks, if you no longer feel darkness and gunk being flushed from your body, you may cut back on the Cleansing Affirmation to one or two times a week.
3. Be sure to continue your daily meditation and visualization practices. From now on, be sure to use the Armour of Light affirmation as your protection when you do your meditation exercises.
4. Remember your child within. Give your inner child a special treat or present this week.
The most powerful protection affirmation that I know of for the individual is "the Armour of Light" otherwise known as "the Armour of God." This Armour appears to psychics and to those on the astral plane as a dazzling White Light completely surrounding the person so clothed. It should be used twice a day (morning and night) and then again whenever you are apt to encounter "the dark side." Medical workers and psychic healers should put on the Armour before working with patients. The Armour of Light should also be used just before meditation or other spiritual activities, and before engaging in ceremonial rituals, religious activities, doing rescue work on the inner planes, or engaging in any activities that could attract the attention of the darker forces.
For Christians, the Bible passages at Ephesians 6:11-17 and Romans 13:12 may be of special interest and significance. However, according to my teacher, these protective techniques were known by the mystics far before the time of Paul and were referred to as "The Ring Pass Not."
If you are on any Path of Light other than the Christian path, you will need to modify this affirmation to fit your own magical image, to include the magical weapons you have adopted, and to use the those Names of Power which you have found that work most effective for you. As this Armour of Light affirmation and the Cleansing and Sealing affirmation are extremely important affirmations for your personal use, I more than encourage and urge those who employ other than Christian symbolism to put genuine effort into tailoring and adapting the Armour of Light affirmation to your specific path, to your own astral image and to your own special Names of Power.
The Armour of Light Affirmation (Christian Form)
Standing upright and, after taking a few deep breaths, you will say in a forceful voice:
In the NAME, through the POWER and by the WORD of the Lord, Christ Jesus, I put on the full Armour of Light. On my head is the Helmet of Salvation. I wear the Breastplate of Righteousness. My waist is encircled by the Belt of Truth. My loins are girded for battle. My feet are shod with the Wings of Peace and enclosed in the Flame of the Spirit of Almighty God. In my left hand I hold the Shield of Faith and in my right hand I hold the Sword of the Spirit. The Sword of the Spirit is the Sword of Truth. The Sword of Truth is the Word of God. The Word of God is unassailable, and having gone forth, must return fulfilled. Around me circles the Spiritual White Light and all evil and all darkness must remain far outside my habitation. Thus clad I stand, joyfully expectant, ready to do the Will of the Living Christ. And I thank the Father that whatsoever I ask in His Son's Name is granted. AMEN.
I find that this affirmation works well when done immediately after the cleansing affirmation. Be sure to use the Armour of Light affirmation after the Cleansing affirmation, not before. You now not only have the protection of the sealed psychic doors, but also the wonderful protection of Armour of Light itself. As the Armour of Light is a very powerful affirmation, I recommend that when you do this affirmation each night, you do it an hour or two before your bed time. For myself, I've found that I am so energized after putting on the Armour of Light that I find it difficult to go to sleep until a couple of hours have elapsed.
Most of you will find that the dazzling brilliance of the Armour of Light becomes disconcerting, even uncomfortable to those not so advanced on their own Spiritual Paths as you are on your path. As your own soul light amplified by the Armour of Light sends out a strong vibration rate that differs from the vibration rate of those who are not on your own path and of those who are not on any spiritual path at all, you will wish to "step-down" the intensity of your vibratory rate so that these others will not be made uncomf?rtable. So, every morning, after putting on the Armour of Light, you will probably want to ask:
Dear Father [or your own power name source] I ask that today you will veil my soul light to all whom I contact, whether by person, by mail, by telephone, or by the internet and I ask that my aura be shielded, in the Name of the Lord, Christ Jesus [or your own power name]. AMEN.
Other Forms of the Armour of Light
Again, you should adapt this powerful affirmation to your own path. The words in all these affirmations should be changed and altered to fit your path and personalized to fit the ways you put words together, so that the wording is comfortable to you. To make these affirmations work, you will want to use the phraseology and the words that fit you, words and phrasing that you are comfortable with.
A suggested format might be something like this:
In the NAME, through the POWER and by the WORD of [your Power Name], I put on the full Armour of Light. On my head is the Helmet of Salvation [or whatever headgear is appropriate for your path]. I wear the Breastplate of Righteousness [or whatever is appropriate for you]. My waist is encircled by the Belt of Truth. My loins are girded for battle. My feet are shod with the Wings of Peace and enclosed in the Flame of the Spirit of [your Power Name source]. In my left hand I hold the Shield of Faith and in my right hand I hold the Sword of the Spirit. The Sword of the Spirit is the Word of [your Power Name source]. The Word of [your Power Source] is unassailable, and having gone forth, must return fulfilled. Around me circles the Spiritual White Light and no evil may come nigh my habitation. Thus clad I stand, joyfully expectant, ready to do the Will of [your own power source]. And I thank the [source of your power] that whatsoever I ask in His [or Her] Name is granted. AMEN.
ADDITIONAL NOTE
As we go along in the class, and as you use the "In the NAME, through the POWER, and by the WORD of [your Power Name] ..." over and over again, you will develop the ability to say the words silently and still have the affirmation work effectively. You'll know whether it's effective or not when you say it silently, or under your breath, by whether you get that tingle or not. But, even if you find these affirmations beginning to work when said silently, it is good practice to say them aloud and dynamically when you are able to do so. Saying this affirmation aloud daily does strengthen the power and strength of the affirmation. You might also visualize yourself wearing the armour as you say this affirmation.
I have used an actual sword and shield while saying this affirmation. When I would hold the sword out, I could see the astral energy enveloping the sword. Now, when I say the affirmation without the physical sword in my hand, I still see its astral counterpart just as if I were holding out that physical sword and I do feel my left arm supporting the Shield of Faith.
After a few weeks, as you become comfortable with the affirmation, you may begin to visualize yourself standing on the surface of the earth, and grounded to the center of the earth. As you say the affirmation, feel yourself growing taller and taller until your armoured body extends far upwards, towering over the entire planet.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:
1. Adapt and tailor the Cleansing and Sealing Affirmation and the Armour of Light Affirmation to your own spiritual path. Take some time to work out very carefully your personal version of these affirmations, especially your version of the Armour of Light affirmation. Write down your revised affirmations in your Spiritual Journal.
2. Begin using the Cleansing and Sealing affirmation daily, followed by the Armour of Light. Use the Armour of Light again during the day, so that you are saying it twice a day. Try to space out the recitations of the Armour of Light affirmations so the recitations are about twelve hours apart. Record your reactions, anything you sense or feel about these affirmations, in your Journal. Do you notice or feel that anything is being washed out of your body through the psychic doors? Do you have a cleaner feeling? What happens when you put on the Armour of Light? Does your energy level increase? Can you sense any brightness surrounding your body? How do others react when you meet them after you have put on the Armour of Light? Jot down your answers in your Spiritual Journal. After a couple of weeks, if you no longer feel darkness and gunk being flushed from your body, you may cut back on the Cleansing Affirmation to one or two times a week.
3. Be sure to continue your daily meditation and visualization practices. From now on, be sure to use the Armour of Light affirmation as your protection when you do your meditation exercises.
4. Remember your child within. Give your inner child a special treat or present this week.