Dear NB, >> Many thanks, Rawn. Done:-) I seem to indeed correspond to the *unvolontary* empath (99 % of the time at last), and I'll work on the shielding. << Good. :) One thing that will be a boon [;-)] to your creating a triple shield is the ability to recognize and sense your three bodies which you've learned from the Archaeous practice. >> If I clearly understand, I just have to create and "feed" the shield the same way as for the tree of life in the "healing the group mind" meditation ? << Yes, I suppose it is much the same process. >> Bizarre question now : I read somewhere on the *rotation* of the shield. Most people prefer the clockwise direction. I happen to prefer the opposite (even when I eat spaghetti, to the horror of my italian friends :-) Any relevance to that ? << Well yes, it means you're weird! ;-) Seriously though, this may account, to some degree, for your involuntary empathy. I suggest that you experiment with the clockwise verses the counter-clockwise rotation and see how either effects the degree of empathy you experience. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 20 Feb 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis