Technique 02

Opening and
Closing Portals

Energy released in a space needs somewhere to go. This technique gives it a clear exit point, a direction, and the sovereign choice to continue its journey without remaining in your field.

Jacob Cooke-Tilley · Session Techniques · Free teaching

01 / Origin

Where this came from

This technique was first shared with me by Emily Blaher-Felman, a numerology teacher and clairvoyant who studied with me early in my practice. During our work together she noticed I was carrying and releasing a lot of energy, but that I was self-conscious about what happened to that energy once it left my body. I was absorbing it, processing it, and then leaving it sitting in the space. That wasn't sustainable.

Out of pure inspiration, she shared a technique she uses in her own work: opening a portal so that released energy flows through rather than accumulating. A clear exit. A direction. Something I began using immediately and have continued to refine ever since.

A further dimension was added by Mariya Nurislamova, who spoke about giving energy the option to return to source rather than simply expelling it. That distinction matters, and it is now central to how I teach and apply this technique.

02 / The Sovereignty Principle

Sovereign redirection

When we release energy from ourselves or from a client, that energy may carry varying degrees of sentience. It may be a thought-form, a pattern, or something with a presence that has been living in the field for a long time. What matters is not whether it is "good" or "bad", but whether it belongs here.

Giving it the sovereign right to continue being what it is, just outside this field, is important. A compassionate redirection. A misalignment of values.

It is invited to continue its journey in a direction of its own choosing, outside this field.

When choosing a destination, I recommend the central sun or a representation of source, rather than our solar sun. Choosing our local sun is too specific a direction. The central sun or source gives the energy space, choice, and enough distance that returning to your field requires deliberate intent on its part.

03 / The Technique

How to open, use, and close a portal

Opening the portal

Use your index finger and middle finger together. With a deliberate circular motion from the wrist, draw a perfect circle in the air in front of you. The intention is held clearly in the mind: this is an exit point, directed toward the central sun or source. The portal is now open.

Using it

Energy released in the space now has a clear exit point. You can also actively collect energy in your hand, hold it as you would a loose fabric, and place your hand through the portal before withdrawing it. The energy goes through. Your hand comes back.

Closing the portal

Visualise a vault door swinging shut over the portal. Then cover it with black sand. The key here is physical commitment, like a mime lifting something heavy. Let your muscles engage with the imaginary weight. The body imitates the intention and the intention is what drives the vibration.

Closing all open portals at once

If you have opened multiple portals and want to close them together, draw and close one master portal with the clear intent that it closes all open portals simultaneously. This is a quantum linkage. One action, all doors closed.

TWO FINGER DRAW

04 / Applications

Where this becomes useful

In sessions. When working with a client who is releasing energy, I will open one, two, or three portals around the space before or during the session. They act as passive exit points. The energy has somewhere to go without sitting in the room or being absorbed by anyone present.

In personal energy hygiene. When releasing energy from yourself during a clearing practice, draw a portal first. Then release. Draw a portal first. Then release. The energy has somewhere to go.

For spirits and entities. Draw a portal on the ceiling or roof with the clear intention that it opens toward the light. Even though your fingers are not touching the surface, the intention bridges the distance. Instruct whatever presence is in the space to move toward the light and through the portal. Most presences that linger are simply lost. They are not malicious. They just need a way home.

Scale it up. Larger circles create larger portals. Match the scale of the portal to the density or volume of what you are releasing.

Opening portal technique originally taught to Jacob by Emily Blaher-Felman — numerologist and clairvoyant. Extended by the work of Mariya Nurislamova.

Energy redirected is energy honoured. The portal is simply an act of conscious intention — giving what you are releasing a clear direction, and giving yourself a clear boundary.

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Opening andClosing Portals