(Omal explains what to do when under attack and how to practice in the meantime to prepare. We start with coercion and shielding used in conjunction and ends with what happens with meta-concert participants.) 

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Russ: hmm, okay…..chill, (speaking to one of the cats) All right, well that’s dealt with. Let’s get on, we got lots of stuff to do tonight.

Omal: okay.

Russ: all right, first off, let’s go to abilities.

Omal: okay.

Russ: shielding and coercion in conjunction.

Omal: yes.

Russ: and with using shielding……or coercion and shielding together.

Omal: yes.

Russ: we discussed how to fire a coercive shot through your shielding.

Omal: yes.

Russ: okay which is essentially you make a hole.

Omal: correct.

Russ: and then send it through.

Omal: correct but you have to be quick, if somebody has a coercive ability that is strong and senses that hole, they will use your coercive ability against you and use it to augment their coercive ability as was demonstrated.

(during a test)

Russ: correct. Now how do we go about getting around that?

Omal: by being fast.

Russ: so the faster the better?

Omal: correct.

Russ: so kind of like a six shooter kind of thing, whoever gets the coercive bead on the other person first wins?

Omal: correct, pause.

Russ: oh.

(a phone that is ringing gets answered)

Russ: okay, now let’s say you’re a little bit slow and you get nailed.

Omal: uh-huh.

Russ: okay, how do you go around fixing the problem or can you?

Omal: you bring your shields back up. You close the hole, you realize that you are being manipulated. That is the first that you have to remember, you have to realize you are being manipulated.

Russ: okay as I did.

Omal: what are you going to do about it? Slam up your shields, back off.

Russ: correct.

Omal: don’t launch your attack again because the individual will pick up on it. Don’t forget, you have to fight somebody that may be is a little bit better than you or the same strength or worse than you. Don’t pick somebody that is above you.

Russ: well you don’t always have that choice unfortunately.

Omal: what you do in that situation, you do not put yourself in that position where you open your shields to fire a shot.

Russ: you just put up your shields and batten down and……

Omal: and wait and watch until the coercive stream starts to weaken.

Russ: okay, now shielding is an ability that is related to manifestation.

Omal: yes and no.

Russ: okay, we’ve never really discussed that part before.

Omal: it is certainly linked to manifestation but it also linked to energy flow.

Russ: okay.

Omal: you use the aura to help augment your shields, toughen the outer layer of the aura.

Russ: okay.

Omal: I think your biggest failing was the fact that you did not put on a suit of armor.

Russ: well I’ve never gotten that part down really good yet.

Omal: you might have done better if you had.

Russ: well it’s not my kind of country where suits of armor are really a workable idea in this century whereas with Mark it’s a bit more anachronistic.

Omal: Mark is as Tia pointed out an anachronism.

Russ: true. Okay…..

Omal: someone that I find that fits in very well.

Russ: quite. Now, to increase shielding ability up to Grand Master or masterly status, one would need daily practice against imaginary attacks?

Omal: yes, also you would need practice against the real McCoy.