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How to block negative energy

Wondering how to block negative energy in the house?  As a child, I used to watch my mother and my aunts light the evening nilavilakku every day. In those days, OTT platforms and TV channels were mostly absent. Today, I appreciate and respect their unwavering routine, their deep reverence for Sandhya Vandanam or prayers at the time of sunset and their Bhakti.

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According to Jyothish Shastra, which is revered as the ancient Vedic science, our homes are not just physical spaces, but energy fields that can nurture or deplete us. Just as we have daily baths to cleanse our bodies, it is essential to purify our living spaces and to ensure a flow of positive energy.

[READ: How do you light Deepam and Best time to light Diya]

Blocking negative energy is a daily essential practice for your well-being. 

How do I remove negative energy in my home?

  • Open your windows every morning. Let the Sun's energy cleanse it. The same applies when it rains so that it cleanses your home thoroughly.
  • Remove any unwanted items at the doorstep of your home. This is where Goddess Mahalakshmi is believed to reside. Do not keep footwear, waste bins at the front of your doorstep. 
  • Remove cobwebs regularly as these can strengthen negative energy.
  • Place a bowl of sea salt in the corners of rooms, especially where the energy feels heavy or depressing. Sea salt can absorb negativity. Change it weekly and dispose it by diluting it in a small glass bowl of water, let it dissolve and you can wash it off in the kitchen sink once it dissolves.
  • Keep fresh flowers in your living room as it adds natural positivity.
  • Light a brass lamp every morning and evening. 
  • Every evening, take out a solid brass bell. Ring it in every room of your home. The sound of the bell should be crystal clear. Ringing the bell is believed to toss out negative energies in our home.
  • Chant mantras, such as the Gayatri Mantra or Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra, even for just a few minutes, energises your home.
  • You can also sing bhajans, kirtans and chant Hanuman Chalisa for best effect.       

Which salt is used to eliminate negative energy?

Use sea salt with clear crystals which you can see and feel. It absorbs negative energy in your home and it is an effective medium to restore positive energy.

How to pray against bad energy? 

Chant Hanuman Chalisa and Lalitha Sahasranama regularly. Have faith.

How do you know if you are affected by negative energy?

  • Feeling depressed, low energy and sad without any reason
  • You find it difficult to undertake any task or to complete it - as though there is no will power to even get started
  • Recurring dreams that show ominous figures and frighten you 
How do I shut down a negative person?
  • Keep away from people with negative vibes or negative energy
  • Chant your Guru mantra or Ishta Devata mantra
  • Chant Gayatri mantra, Hanuman Chalisa and Lalitha Sahasranama regularly
  • Avoid bad company. My guru used to say that if you wrap fish in a newspaper, no matter how good the newspaper is, it will smell bad. The same happens when we engage with people who have negative energy. 
Can mirrors absorb negative energy?
Avoid keeping cracked mirrors or fogged mirrors at home. If a mirror begins to turn totally foggy on its own, remove it or seal off that space. In my home, the wardrobe area had a full length mirror of a well-known brand. 

On its own, the entire mirror turned foggy and began to turn black all over. I tried to clean it and nothing changed and I simply left it. I was told it would be too expensive to seal it. 

After a few months, my health took a huge hit. I began having frightening dreams. I was hospitalised in a critical condition and underwent tremendous difficulties. The strangest thing is there were no apparent symptoms for a doctor's diagnosis! 

It is essential for me to state that I have no proof that the mirror at home had any negative energy. But my experience has taught me a lesson and when I returned home, I sealed off the mirror. Thereafter, my health improved.

Where not to hang a mirror?
A mirror amplifies what it reflects. Do not hang a mirror where there is clutter that reflects back on it. Avoid a mirror which reflects your bed as well.

Does sunlight remove negative energy?
Yes, sunlight is known to dispel darkness and negative energy.

Where do you put salt for good luck?
Place it in your living room in a way that is close to your front door but no one else can see it or step on it.

How to not let people's negative energy affect you?
  • Trust God to guide you at all times
  • Have faith in your Ishta Devata and Guru
  • Have self-confidence and set clear boundaries with negative people
  • Disengage to preserve your space and peace of mind
  • Do not engage with people who rob you of peace of mind
  • Wear vibhuti on your forehead as it protects you from negative energy
  • Wear kumkum on your forehead for Devi's instant protection
  • An age-old remedy is to create a shield for your body through affirmation
The best way to block negative energy is to intensify your daily sadhana. 
Offer namasmarana, prayers, bhajans, meditating on your Ishta Devata and listening to Vishnu Sahasranama and Lalitha Sahasranama daily.

 

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