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Ok, the first thing anyone should know when getting involved with these kinds of things. Is how to mark an area as their sacred practicing space. As their sanctuary, their safe zone.

All sorts of protection magic branches out from knowing this simple technique. See, I prefer mental mind over energy as opposed to following rituals and details to a tee.

If following rituals and details to a tee is what works for you. I don't mind. Just make sure that the mental aspect falls under a certain category.

For instance. If you live in a haunted house that doesn't like you. You will have to make this a lot stronger. Or, exercise caution. Or preferably just find a better place to practice, especially if you're a magic newbie.

If it is your parent's house. Well, your name isn't entitled on the house deed. So, keep it to your room. If it's your apartment. Do whatever, within reason. If it's your house. Oh you lucky lucky person...

Basically what I am going to teach you how to do is claim an area as your sacred space. As I said before some people like adding ritualistic aspects. But that way I am showing you. You don't need any tools for. Just meditation.

First, find the empty calm clearheaded space in your mind in meditation. The easier you can lock onto this, the easier meditation will get.

Second, think of a memory that gives the utmost feeling of safety and security. Locate the spot in your mind where that feeling is coming from. Or, the spot in your chakra's. Specifics aren't important so long as you can lock onto the source in your spiritual body where the feeling of safety you are channeling is emanating from.

Third, take that energy and pour it out from your body into the area around you. Make sure you cover above and below you too. A bubble doesn't do much good for protection if there is a hole in the sphere y'know?

Fourth, say loudly with your thoughts if it helps that this is your sacred area. Say words that have meaning to you, prayers, chants, spells... Whatever. Anything that marks your space as your space.

Fifth, take in mind that you should be careful what you invite into you area since if you invite the wrong type of energy it can mess up everything you just did and put you at risk.

So, when you do this if you are unsure or this is your first time doing such a thing. Call out to your spirit guardian or spirit self and have them help you work out some sort of security system or ask them to make sure things are clear or something if you can't hear them very clearly.

Then you have a helping hand in claiming your magical area.

Like I said, you can add more details if you wish. I like to give the mental base though. What specifics people add in from that point is purely up to them.

Be safe, don't be stupid. Always think about what you do before you do it. And always brutal honesty with yourself even if you don't like what you find. Since facing your issues openly and honestly is another very important part of magic.

Um, yeah... That's it. Hope that helped.

That is how it is for me too, where i've had supernatural beings follow me before across states. I am planning a cleansing too. However, i share a room with a person. Would having someone else coming ang going through the area affect it?

Eh, I made this guide for a complete newbie in mind. If you just want to start with a basic shielding of the area and customize and tweak from there. That's fine. It's still setting up a shield. Step 4 is more to help newbies solidify their shield by another affirmation of the area being sacred. So, tweak as you want just think it through.