Howdy

First off,

[b]Welcome aboard Kev![/b]

Now to answer the questions.

I would first like to mention, most "attackers" or people who try to cause psionic harm have absolutely _no clue_ what thier doing, and are pretty much harmless. Those who truly know what thier doing realize that psionic combat is not something to just use on a whim, especially not to just attack a random person, because those people know the true power of such a thing. (and trust me, things get ugly)

Anyways, to answer the rest of your questions:

[i]"First, in your opinion how long would it take to maintain a basic, sturdy, dependable shield with around thirty minutes to an hours practice each day? I'm not talking anything unbelievably fancy, just something that would impede an incoming telepathic assault or directed negative psi."[/i]

Something along those lines should not take very long at all. You could most likely do such a thing with little to no practice. It depends on you, though.

[i]"Second, would it be ethical to set up a defensive perimeter around my home to cannibalize incoming psi to maintain itself? "[/i]

I dont see why not.

Thank you Trick, I appreciate your advice. I've been studying psi on and off for a few years now as a hobby, but I've never put in time to practice until now. I know that most people have no idea what they're doing as far as it comes to psionics, but I've ran into a group that calls itself a "coven". The majority of what they do is non-psi in nature, but they have one or two people that utilize psi to attack people that get "in their way". They have begun to harass a new friend of mine with what I believe to be psionic constructs, and have a remote viewer who is keeping track of his movements, and have heard me talking to him about defensive measures so I have a pretty good chance of being targeted next.

Now, if I knew where these punks lived, it wouldn't be a problem and I could take care of it in the old fashioned way.

Kev,

You've got an interesting situation on your hands. I think you can have a reliable defense with just a little imagination.

The shielding technique I use I learned during my astral travels from another traveler. You start with a sphere construct. Split it into multiple layers. Each layer should get a different program of shifting frequencies and patterns and then reinforce with an adaptive program that changes the speed, pattern and frequency of that layer should anything attempt to penetrate. The great thing about constructs is that you can "copy and paste" and share it out. Once you have a reliable construct you can resize and anchor it or give it as a gift to another.

I personally feed the energy need with a net of constructs that absorb excess natural energy, but there are limitless ways of getting energy without causing harm or drawing attention.

If you are strong enough in your mind you can disarm most any psychic attack with a simple act of will on your part. Simply choose not to participate in their battle, and their energy won't be able to link to you properly. The fact that you are looking for ways to defend yourself is giving them more motion.

Combat threads are generally frowned upon on psionic communities because the basic energy created from the minds of psions is enough to attract combat into the community itself. It's also generally distasteful and unnecessary. To state an analogy; when it comes to psionics, if your mind is present to receive the package, it will not only receive it but in fact create it. So when we prepare for battle we actually create the situation that a battle will ensue. However, I am not saying one should reject being prepared. You should just be aware of this particular psionic dynamic.