I have been approached recently by people who are curious as to what a house clearing entails. While I bring many tools to the table, here are some reasons why you or someone you know might want to have a house clearing.
(1) You just moved (or are moving into) a new place and want it to feel like it’s yours. Clear out the energy of all the previous tenants and their collective drama and claim the place as your own!
(2) You recently moved into a new place and it feels “funny.” The energy flow might be off, the bathroom may be in a funky place, the collective drama of previous tenants may be lingering, or it could even just be part of a superhighway of energies tromping through. A House Clearing moves the old energy out, plus I give pointers about how to deal with funky feng shui issues, and I can move inappropriate energy flows through a detour.
(3) A breakup. When a shared residence becomes a not-shared residence, the healing process can be sped up by clearing out the energy and cord-cutting.
(4) A break in. When the boundaries of your home have been violated, clearing the energy of lack & intrusion is important for regaining your sense of security. In cases like this, I also reinforce the energetic boundaries to prevent a repetition.
(5) Teenagers. That chemical imbalance known as puberty brings some wacky energy with it, and regular clearings can help restore a semblance of calm to your household.
(6) Visitors and fish start to smell after 3 days. If you’ve had a house guest, and they’ve left, and your homes still feels unsettled, a house clearing will help you move the vestiges of their energy out so you can actually have your space back again.
(7) A fight. If you home really is your sanctuary, and it should be, strong, loud disagreements can interfere with your serenity. A house clearing is agreat way to reset the energy and assist in calm, reasoned discussion. Please note: it helps if both parties are on board for this one.
(8) Your entire household is having a spell of bad luck. Don’t get me wrong, life happens. I’m not saying that just because everyone in the house had their lives go pancake shaped all at once, it doesn’t mean that you are under a curse or something. It is indicative of some unfavorable energy, and a house clearing helps with that. If I pick up anything, while I’m there, about ways you can change our outlook or behaviors, I will certainly bring those up as well.
(9) You have a bunch of antiques. Everything you touch, everywhere you go, you leave an energetic fingerprint or residue behind. The older and object is, the more people have touched it. When object are used for sacred rituals, holidays, or are in some way “special” to its owners, it takes on more of their energy. The desk of a writer, for example, is probably going to hold a lot more of their energy than their dinnerware. Any object you bring into your home at all is going to have the energy of everyone who had something to do with its manufacture, shipping, and sale, so new objects are not immune from this idea. I’m a fan of energetically cleansing and blessing anything that comes in the door, but I’m also pretty energy sensitive. If your home is filled with objects that have had previous owners, your house may feel crowded; it may not even feel like your house. A clearing will help release the old energies so they can go do something more useful, and will help you better own your space.
(10) You are having problems sleeping. The energy in a home, especially the bedroom, will have a strong effect on your ability to sleep. If falling asleep or staying asleep is an issue for you, and they haven’t been able to find a medical reason for it; if you have tried a bunch of things to help, and nothing is working well as much as it should; if you have vivid, disturbing dreams; all of these can be cleared up or at least noticeably diminished, by an energy clearing. The energy lines that run through, under, or over your bed can be making it energetically loud. There may be energetic filters that are bringing in active energy or non-beneficial imagery, that can be reversed to act more as a quieting purifier for your space. You may be attracting curious visitors, who need better “keep out” signs. Your own, helpful guidance may have chosen 3am as an excellent time to get your attention, and a more useful time for an appointment may need to be found.
On a rare occasion, I am called in to do a house clearing that actually involves the place being haunted. Older homes, homes built in inappropriate locales, homes in which people died, homes that had traumatic events can all be haunted, but few actually are. More frequently it’s just residual energy that needs to be cleared.