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House, Home and Land Clearing

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:04:00 GMT

Everyday we are impacted by the 21st century and how technology is advancing at such a great rate. More traffic, more natural disasters, the media is full of crime and other fear-based stories.

It is so important for our health and wellbeing to have the sanctuary of our homes to retreat to at the end of the day. But, are our homes always the sanctuary we want them to be?

Everything is energy; we are energy, land is energy and so are buildings.

The land and buildings absorb the energy of their surroundings. For example, illness, deaths, marriage breakdowns, war and electromagnetic fields from pylons, power poles, aerials and mobile phones are just some examples of negative energies that can affect our home and work environments. The land has been here a lot longer than we have, so we do not know the full history, and where our house is build can often be affected by old energies, which in turn can have an impact on us. We may not be aware of how much energy affects us.

When we walk into a room where the occupants have had an argument, we say "we could have cut the air with a knife". Upon entering a house we can sometimes feel the warmth and comfort, or do we feel uncomfortable and ill at ease? What we are "feeling", is the energy the house has absorbed, and it is the inharmonious or stagnant energies that affect our wellbeing and health. In the case of ill-health, marriage breakdowns for example, that have come from the previous tenants of the home, subsequent occupants can be greatly affected.

In the case of land, empathic stress lines form and it has been scientifically proven these affect our health and wellbeing, from minor ailments to major illnesses, by lowering our immune system. Especially if they run through where we sleep or where we spend a large part of our time. The affect is bigger if two or more of these stress lines cross in these areas. It is important for our bedrooms to be more of a sanctum for us to sleep as it has an effect on our health and wellbeing. It is a place of nurturing and yet, it could be a place where we are physically being compromised.

A cottage I once cleared in a small New Zealand town is a great example of both the building and environment affecting one of the owners. The cottage is owned by Kit and Brian. A mutual friend mentioned my name and the ability to clear houses to Kit. Our paths crossed and Kit asked me to clear her home. She took me to visit the property and I explained to her that I do the clearings in my own sacred space and not at the property itself. I went to look at the cottage.

It was beautiful, and situated beside a picture-book paddock. However sitting near the fence line was a derelict house that was dark brown in colour, I felt sick when I looked at it. The main bedroom window of the cottage faced this paddock. Along the same fence line, within the cottage boundary, was a small stream of stagnant water. Kit told me of the sad circumstances that had happened to the previous owners. It was a similar story to what Brian had experienced in his life. It turned out that Brian was having a lot of physical ailments and was regularly visiting the doctor.

As I left the property I felt I had to do something in the interim until I could do a full clearing. I put extra protection along the fence line and around the main bedroom, as well as around the derelict house. I emailed Kit to tell her I had undertaken this and would be in contact when the clearing was completed in about a weeks time.

Once I had completed the clearing, I rang Kit to inform her. I asked if she had received my email, she had not. After telling her about the protection I had placed around the property while I was there, she said that Brian had an appointment with the doctor just before I had placed the protection around the property, however he canceled as he was feeling better. Since then they have lived peacefully in their beautiful cottage.

This is a great example of how the energy of previous owners has been absorbed by the building and was now affecting Brian. The fact that Brian had also experienced similar circumstances meant he was even more vulnerable to this energy and so lowered his resistance. It was not helping to have the energy of the derelict house, and the stagnant water so close to the bedroom, and so his much needed sleep was not the healing he needed. Kit did not seem to be so affected.

It is good to clear new homes too because we do not know what has happened in the life of the builder, electrician and workmen involved in the construction of the house. They are human and can bring their troubles and upsets to work, and this is the energy going into the construction of the house. Also, as mentioned previously, we do not know what has occurred on the land. Moving into any house, old or new, it is important for you to have a clear space to create the energy you want to surround yourself with.

Healthy Options Article - November 2008

The First Light Essences of New Zealand

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:17:00 GMT

2008 – We are already into the second month of this year, and it is a significant year being a 1 in numerology: the start of a new cycle and a new age. This is a time of change and there are changes happening in the world around us and to this planet. We are now becoming more aware of how our actions affect ourselves, the people around us and this planet. We may be now wanting to make changes in our lives, or noticing change happening through outside influences. Change brings fear, insecurity and apprehension as we are pushed out of our comfort zones and these emotions can have quite an affect on how we function daily. Also, as we step into the new we want to be free of baggage, by letting go and clearing the old behavioral patterns that can keep us locked into repetitive cycles.

The First Light Essences of New Zealand are flower essences co-created from New Zealand’s unique flowers, ferns, trees, seeds and plants by Franchelle Ofsoske-Wyber and Tony Wyber to support us in the 21st Century. Many of us know the Bach Flower Remedies, especially the Rescue Remedy. The First Light Essences are flower remedies created especially to support us in this new age. They support us with any circumstance or challenge we may face as well as shifting old hurt and grief patterns that hold us back from living the life we truly want.

The 21st Century brings continual daily stresses. Technology has progressed so much that our physical well-being is continually impacted by radiation pollution from computers, mobile phones, microwaves, TVs, being just some examples. Air pollutants have increased; the media is full of news of war, crimes and sickness which affect us. The essences can support us with these stresses as well.

Children respond well to the flower essences and what a gift to give them; the opportunity to support them in being free from the baggage. This gives them the freedom to live their lives to the full without being restricted by the past in any way.

Animals also respond very well to flower essence remedies. I have seen both cats and dogs transform quite noticeably from skittish, unsociable pets for example, to calm, loving and happy animals.

It is important to ensure that our living and work environments are clear and energized. In this time of change and increased stresses we can be facing, we need somewhere to retreat; a sanctuary where we know we can just “be” and recharge ourselves at the end of each day. In the March and April issues last year I wrote about Land and Building clearings or you can visit my website www.inner-essence.co.nz to find out more in-depth information around how we can be affected if our sacred space is not clear.

Ponsonby News Article - February 2008

Cleansing Businesses

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:12:00 GMT

Last month I talked about making our home our sanctuary by clearing old, inharmonious energies and geopathic stress lines. This particularly applies to businesses, especially where there are a number of clients or customers passing through… restaurants, hairdressers, beauty spas are prime examples. An individual’s mood or attitude can affect the energy. When we walk into a room where an argument has just taken place, it is said… “we could have cut the atmosphere with a knife”. This is when we are sensing the energy of the emotions of the people concerned. We are all human and have emotions, whether they be happy and light, angry, frustrated or depressed. These are purely a part of life.

My experience with businesses is that after the initial clearing, a “mini-clearing” every 6-8 weeks will keep the work environment free and emotionally uncluttered.

A good example of how this can provide a vibrant and balanced work environment is Luciano’s Restaurant in Queenstown. I have been working with owner Davey McKenzie since he opened, undertaking regular clearings of the premises.

The restaurant is not yet two years old and situated in premises where two previous restaurants were unsuccessful. However, Luciano’s is kept busy across all seasons, frequented as much by locals as by tourists; a sign it is doing well. Initially, Davey did not fully understand the “clearing” concept, however now calls me his “secret weapon”!

Ponsonby News Article - April 2007

Our Homes Are Our Sanctuary

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:12:00 GMT

Have you walked into a house and felt it being relaxed and welcoming? Or did it make you feel uncomfortable and ill at ease? This is our intuition or “gut feel”, picking up on the energy of the surroundings.

Buildings and land absorb the energy of any actions or events that have occurred there.

For example, past illness, deaths, marriage breakdowns can affect a household. With land, conflict such as wars, rituals and modern day stresses… electromagnetic fields caused by pylons, transformers or underwater streams, can all affect the energy.

Our homes are our sanctuary; the place we can retreat to in this world of stress and challenges, where we can be still and regenerate our energy. Sometimes we do not feel completely relaxed in our home environment and this can be due to the build up of negative energies. In the home these can be from previous tenants which can affect the subsequent occupants. In the land, harmful geopathic stress lines can exist and if these run through places where we spend a large amount of time, for instance our bedrooms, health can be greatly affected.

Ponsonby News Article - March 2007