Feng Shui
Space Clearing
Is Your Ex Still Sleeping
in Your Bed? Bring in the New Year by Clearing old Vibrations
from your Space. In the lyrics of the song from the musical
the South Pacific, “I’m gonna wash that man right
outta my hair!” we see the understanding of the need
to release more than just the physical as we move from the
old to the new.
As we embark upon this new
year, while it is a time for that new diet as we recover from
the binges of the holidays to shed the unwanted pounds they
have brought, a time to embrace our new year's resolutions
affirming our ideals and aspirations for a better future,
it is also a time to let go of the old energies which may
be lingering in our homes to make way for the new. The start
of a new year presents an opportunity to turn our attention
to the energetic remanants lingering from the past, for a
fresh start of the new year.
While feng shui has become
a multi-billion dollar industry catering to the likes of corporate
CEOs as well as Hollywood celebs, the aspect of feng shui,
called feng shui space clearing, is quite accessible to most
of us. As such there are techniques that any novice can do
to clear the energies of their home or office to let go of
the past, and prepare out space energetically for the new
year ahead.
Listed here are some simple
feng shui space clearing tips that anyone can use to clear
our spaces of the vibrational imprints of the past. Although
these tips are by no means comprehensive, they will provide
a quick and easy way to align the energies of your environment
with your intentions for the new year. These 6 C's of Space
Clearing will empower you to sweep out the old and make way
for the new in your environment.
1. Clutter: To our subconscious
mind, clutter triggers images of stagnation, stuck energy
and places where Life doesn't move. It usually represents
the things we are resisting and where we don't want to put
our attention. Simply put: clean out the clutter. Piles of
laundry, papers, boxes, mail...whatever it is, when we see
clutter, our mind equates it with chaos and dead energy. So
make a point to dive into your clutter like a heat seeking
missile. Go straight for it, put it away, find a home for
it, make decisions about it, address it! Once you move that
dead energy in your home, you will be surprised at how it
moves in your life!
2. Corners: Keep them especially
free of clutter as corners are the places where the Life energy
or Ch'i of our environment comes to a stop like traffic at
a four way stop sign. Put things in your corners which move
energy: a fountain, wind chimes, or even a plant will keep
the energy moving and flowing instead of stagnating. Use some
common sense and your intuition. Trust how it makes you feel.
There are many rule books out there, but ultimately, if you
feel more harmony, peace and joy when you look at that space,
you will usually be on the right track. An altar is usually
a nice way to redirect the dead energies of a corner. Put
things in the corners of your home or office with intention
because these are special energy spots in the house.
3. Closets: Clean them out!
They are the bowels of our homes and offices, the storage
bins for old, dead energy. If you don't use it, loose it!
Keep your closets clean, neat, and free of unwanted, old,
unused items. Yes, you looked marvelous in that dress you've
been holding onto for the last five years, and one day you'll
loose that extra 10 pounds and will fit in it again, but for
now, give it to a friend, or family member who can use it.
When you loose that weight, you'll owe it to yourself to buy
a new dress! Don't allow your closets to become black holes,
or they will reflect that energy.
4. Ceremony: This is sadly
lacking in our modern society. Where we do have any kind of
ceremony it is usually around a sporting event, food, or commerce.
Ceremony is a time when we honor life, the seasons, and those
aspects of living beyond the physical. It brings us in touch
with the worlds beyond our everyday, and reminds us of a vastness
of Life beyond our immediate attention. Make time for ceremony
in your life and your home and you will open a doorway into
another dimension beyond this one allowing fresh new ideas,
inspiration and energies to flow into your home.
It could be a simple ceremony
like a ribbon-cutting ceremony to initiate the new energies
of your place, or popping of the champagne cork to signify
the bringing in of the New Year. Whatever the ceremony, when
you do it with intention and awareness that ceremony heralds
in the energies of your intention in a much more profound
manner than when we simply and perfunctorily go perform the
same act. Even the simple ceremony of smudging a new dwelling
can be quite profound when done with an awareness of the intention.
Burning a candle each night and ceremonially letting the problems
and worries of the day burn in the fire, is a simple ceremony
and one which keeps the energies of your home clean and clear
of the burdens of the day. Ceremonies to acknowledge and honor
the ancestors of the past, through music, song or dance, is
another way in which ceremony helps to keep the energies of
your space clear and clean. Keep ceremonies simple and heartfelt
and they will do wonders to keep the energies of your space
aligned with higher dimensions and energies.
5. Consciousness: The power of this cannot be overstated in
my experience. Where we put our consciousness, we put our
life energy. So find the aspects of your home or office where
you have vacated your consciousness, those closets, corners,
and dead zones that you pretend are not there, or wish weren't.
For some people, it could be a room where their dead parents
used to live, or where the kids used to live before they went
off to school, or the pile of paper in the office that calls
out for help, but we pretend isn't there. Put your consciousness
into that space, with intention, and yes, even ceremony, and
notice the MAGIC that happens when you do! Energy flows where
attention goes!
6. Cycles: There is a rhythm
to Life, a time for growth, and a time for death. Cycles are
important to observe: moon cycles are often used for planting,
cutting hair, beginning new projects. Similarly, observing
the cycles of the sun of day and night, being more active
during the daylight hours, and winding down in the evening
when there is less energy available. As well there are the
larger seasonal cycles, solstices, equinoxes, and the times
in between them (what the Celts called the cross quarter days.)
When we are in tune with and align consciously with these
cycles of nature, the rhythm of Life, we find more harmony
and balance in our lives.
The season of Winter is a
natural time to go inside--hibernate in the cave like the
bear--reflect, pull our energies inwards, a kind of death
to the old, so that we can go forward in the Spring with new
energy and enthusiasm unencumbered by the past. Then, we enter
the cycle between the Winter Equinox and the Spring Equinox,
a time traditionally honored by the Celts as the time to plant
the seed of the new idea so that it may sprout in the Spring.
When we follow these cycles, we harness the Life energy of
the planet begin to dance to the same beat of Life. So by
paying attention to the cycles of Life, we begin to work with
them to receive the gift of their energy.
With some small investment
in feng shui space clearing on our part, we can dramatically
change the energies of our environment making our homes a
sanctuary to reflect our highest intentions and dreams.
| Authors Details: Christan Hummel is
the author of the best selling book the “Do-It-Yourself
Space Clearing Kit.” She travels internationally
lecturing and teaching people how to access nature in
a co-creative spirit. For more information see: Web
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