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|Sensing~Energy*| Ground and center, be at one with yourself and KNOW
|*******~*******| you will succeed!
|*****~*~*~*****| 
|****~*.-.*~****| The first step in defensive Shielding is to be able
|****~(/^\)~****| to sense the energies about you. The two easiest ways
|***~*(\ /)*~***| to do this are either sight, or touch (though any of
|**~**.-'-.**~**| six senses will work). Feel the energies about you as
|*~ ~/(_I_)\~ ~*| if they were heat coming off of a camp fire or hot
|**~//~).(~\\~**| sidewalk. Place your hand over your back and slowly
|*~/^~/ v \~^\~*| lower it till you touch your back. Raise it and lower
|****~\ | /~****| it again. This time "feel" your back before you can
|*****~\|/~*****| touch it. Now try "touching" other parts of your body
|***~*~/|\~*~***| "feel" the parts before you actually come in contact
|*****~\|/~*****| with them. If you have a partner 'sense' them as well
|jgs***/Y\******| 
|***************| Remember this feeling. We'll come back to it shortly.
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|Bubble Shield--| Find your center of energy, it is typically your 
|-----,---.-----| center of gravity (just below your navel). Feel the
|---,'~~~~~`.---| energy pool there. Solidify it ever so slightly then
|--/~~~.-.~~~\--| force it outward so that it surrounds you in a nice
|-;~~~(/^\)~~~: | oval/egg shape. Now solidify it more. "feel" it again
| |~~~(\ /)~~~| | like explained above. The energy should be a bit hard
| :~~~.-'-.~~~; | compared to before. If it is you've just created your
| |~~/(_I_)\~~| | first 'bubble shield'. 
| :~~\\).(//~~: |
| |~~~/ v \~~~| | Try it again, this time visualize different elements
| ;~~~\ | /~~~: | in it's creation. Use different metals, colors, para-
| |~~~~\|/~~~~| | elements (steam, ice, etc). Pull the energies you use
| :~~~~/|\~~~~; | from different sources (the moon, sun, earth, trees)
|--\~~~\|/~~~/--|
|---`. /Y\ ,'---| Each variance helps in different ways. Test the, find
|-----`---'-----| what works best for you.
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|-Defensive-----| Find your center again. This time expand your the
|-----Shielding-| energies in a band extending out from your center*.
|-----,---.-----| Pull energies from that belt and force it to create
|---,'~~~~~`.---| a rotating bubble shield for your lower half*. Then
|--/~~~.-.~~~\--| create a second rotating bubble shield to protect the
|-;~~~(/^\)~~~:-| upper part of your body*. You want them to rotate so
|-|~~~(\ /)~~~|-| that if there are any weak points within your shield
|-:~~~.-'-.~~~;-| they will not remain in the same place for very long.
|--\~/(_I_)\~/--| You want to maintain the dual-shield so that if one
|-(~`\\).(//'~)-| should happen to collapse due to and attack you are
|--/~~/ v \~~\--| still at least semi-protected and the recreation of
|-;~~~\ | /~~~:-| another half-shield is quicker then the full-body 
|-|~~~~\|/~~~~|-| bubble shield.
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|--\~~~\|/~~~/--| Practice with the elements again with this shield.
|---`.~/Y\~,'---|
|-----`---'-----| You are now ready for more advanced shielding!
|---------------| and defense. Good job                         - Qryz
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