I’m sure almost all of us have faced situations and interacted with individuals who suck the life out of us. Spending time with such people leave us feeling exhausted, bored, irritated, anxious or depressed. After being in the company of certain people you may have a feeling that something is wrong, but you may not be able to pinpoint the exact reason. You may just feel out of sorts for no apparent or important reason. If this sounds familiar, then chances are you been in the company of energy vampires with toxic direct or indirect influence.

I cannot emphasize enough upon the perils of not guarding our thoughts and emotions against those energy vampires who knowingly or unknowingly have the power to derail our manifestation goals and ambitions. These are the people who could be on a different life path altogether, or they could be the naysayers (the ones who just don’t believe in deliberate manifestation), or they simply do not resonate with us. They could be operating from a different level of consciousness and hence, are unable to understand and/or accept our truth. Regardless of the reason, it would be wise to maintain a safe distance from toxic people who spread gloom and doom and have the potential to retard or reverse our progress, while we work on attaining spiritual enlightenment.

Now I am not saying that we should avoid everyone we come across in life (that is neither practical nor possible). After all, the aim of our existence is to be able to function better in the modern world, so it makes it even more crucial that we learn to deal with the people crossing our path more effectively. All I am saying is that we should be mindful and cautious when we meet people and our aim should be to protect ourselves by setting clear boundaries depending on how well their energies match with ours.

A while back I came up with the “Sacred Energy Space” formula. It has served me extremely well in prioritizing and protecting my time, energy and space. I hope the readers find it just as helpful.

When I meet someone new, during the first few meetings (I do not believe in first impressions), I try to scan people’s energies and assess them based on my intuition and gut feelings. Once I am comfortable and confident about my findings, I put them in one of the following mutually exclusive categories, based on which the quality and extent of my future interactions with them are decided.

It is a simple formula that ranks from the most sacred to the least sacred level (i.e., in descending order of importance and significance in our lives).