Thanks!

Yes, I have tried, though I am not good at all at envisioning the white light surrounding me. I can only imagine it happening, vs seeing it in my mind's eye if that makes sense?

We do have sage and burn it periodically to "smudge".

I've read recently though that neither of these fully work (only temporarily) and that you have to actually raise your energetic field (aura) to a higher vibration.

I read that the only way to truly protect oneself and communicate with the other side clearly is when you have a higher vibration. I also read that some mediums can have very porous auras, like those who are empathic, like me.