SPACE CLEARING

Everything around us is composed of resonant energy, including our homes. We can physically clear out our homes by dusting, vacuuming and scrubbing. After a good spring cleaning we can already feel a difference in the general atmosphere. However, in order to shift the energy at a deeper level, a different kind of clearing is required.

According to the fundamentals of Feng Shui, the movement and flow of energy, or chi, in our homes affect all aspects of our lives. Chi itself is impacted by many things including the items that make up our space, their shapes, positions, colors, arrangements, the cleanliness of the space, and the amount of clutter.

Using Feng Shui principles can certainly help us achieve a sense of harmony with our environment, however, no matter how well items are arranged and flow is optimized, energetic debris accumulates. The sources of the residual energy can vary, from the energy left behind by previous inhabitants especially if their luck was not positive, to illnesses, death, even hostile visitors. In order to clear out these stuck pockets of energy, space clearing is done.

Clutter
The first step, in addition to a thorough physical cleaning, is to actually clear out all clutter, clutter being any and all accumulations that are no longer are relevant in one’s life. Not only does clutter hinder the movement of chi, it also psychologically affects us.

Living in a space that is cluttered with either too much stuff or items that are no longer useful is disorienting to the mind; they are constant reminders of things that need fixing, or were part of an unhappy or distressing period from our past, body weights which we hope to one day achieve but seem to sabotage, and so on. Regardless of our will to move on, these things which no longer serve a purpose drag us down and hold us back. Getting rid of clutter is so powerful that many people have had dynamic shifts and benefits with clutter clearing alone. When done in conjunction with space clearing and feng shui, however, the effects are multiplied.

Intention
The second step in the process is to decide on your intentions; it is very important that you are clear about what you would like to have happen or bring about. There are many landmark events where space clearing is especially beneficial but it can be used even if you just feel stuck in your life, as if something is holding you back or keeping you from moving forward.

Space clearing can be used when:

• moving from an old home to a new one. This is an especially important time to space clear as predecessor energy from previous inhabitants can have unwanted effects on your life as well.
• you are trying to sell your home and are seeking a buyer.
• needing to cleanse any space where you want to clear out other people’s negative energy, including after an unwelcome visitor has left or in hotel rooms.
• starting a new business or other ventures.
• there has been an illness or death in the family.
• a baby is born.
• a relationship has been terminated or a new one is beginning.

Times of new beginnings, whether that be a new relationship, a new baby, business venture, home or any new course or path in life can be particularly helped by space clearing as it draws out inauspicious energy, purifies the space and brings in a dynamic new life force, giving both the home and its inhabitants a spiritual vitality and clarity of space where intentions may be realized.

For me the space clearing helped make the space my own and feel like I can get rid of any additional negative energy that was surrounding me. I feel that my place is now filled with energy and light and not so dark or heavy.
- JKH, W. Los Angeles (Sheila's Client)