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You've
bought the under the counter organizer, the special stacking shelves, the organizing
bins, tiered hanging racks, and all that Home Depot has to offer to organizer
your home, but the clutter pile keeps coming back! While
professional organizers and "clutter busters" are the rage these days,
with even Oprah and Donald Trump singing the praises of these clutter gurus, few
of us realize how to keep that clutter from reappearing once we've moved it out.
Do we ever really ask the question, "Why does the clutter keep coming back?!"
As if having a life of its own, we all know the uphill battle most of us fight
trying to keep our homes looking like the ideal we have in our minds of that photo
on the front of the magazines. We have the closet organizers, the desk files organizers,
the special toy dressers that double as an ottoman, and all the fun goodies that
our professional organizer has recommended, and yet IT KEEPS COMING BACK into
our lives! Why? Obviously
much of our clutter is in fact related to a lack of proper organizing of our space,
and if that is ALL that is involved, then you simply need to find one of those
magical interior alchemists to help out. However, if you find that your clutter
keep reappearing, then you may need to look at the more underlying causes of its
reappearance, and this will take you in the field of working to shift the underlying
energetic matrix of your home, the energy field that is stuck, stagnant, or somehow
blocked, which is attracting the clutter to accumulate in the first place. In
Feng Shui, this concept is referred to as "Space Clearing." It is based
upon the assumption that our homes reflect the vibrational imprints of the past,
either ancient past, or more immediate. In this case, the battles, and history
of the land is reflected and imprinted upon our home environment and may well
be contributing to the cause of your clutter. If
you consider the ever popular concept of "Ch'I" in a home--that infamous
current loured into our homes by well placed mirror, wind chimes and brightly
colored, it is analogous to the life flow of energy in a property. Having sufficient
flow of this Ch'I is considered the cause of prosperity, health and good relationships.
Conversely, a blocked flow of this Universal life energy produces the converse,
chaos, blocks in communications, money, relationships and the whole bevy of problems
that lead most of us to call in a Feng Shui consultant in the first place. However,
we do not need to rearrange our whole house to avail ourselves of the magical
benefits of a space clearing. With just a few simple space clearing tips, even
a novice can begin to clear their environment of vibrational imprints of the past
- to sweep out the old to make way for the new, and isn't that why we are de-cluttering
our homes in the first place?! Six
Space Clearing Tips to Keep Your Clutter Away: 1.
Clutter Concentration: To our subconscious mind, clutter triggers images of stagnation,
stuck energy and places where Life doesn't move. It usually represents the things
we resist and places that 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, you
know where it lives! Put it away, find a home for it--address it! By putting your
attention and focused awareness into that place where clutter has collected, you
are reclaiming the places in your environment where you have vacated your consciousness!
So really do it with some enthusiasm, with the knowledge that you are putting
your Presence back into this space and that it is YOURS to reclaim. Once you move
that dead energy in your home, you will be surprised at how it moves in your life! 2.
Corners: These 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. Take a moment to tune your
consciousness into that part of your environment to discover the plants, artwork,
or objects which will move the energy of your corners. The flowing water of a
fountain, the flow of air represented by wind chimes, or even the life sustaining
energy of a plant can be enough to keep the energy moving and flowing instead
of stagnating in your corners. Allow your intuition to guide you towards solutions
that redirect the dead energies of a corner into more harmonious, peaceful and
joyful spaces. 3. Closets:
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. Don't allow your closets to become black holes, or they will
reflect that energy. Once you have cleared out those closets, offer a simple ceremony
of smudging of sage or incense to clear the old lingering vibrations that were
there as well. This keeps those closets from reacquiring their old residents again.
Some people prefer to use lemon grass, or an essential oil mixture of peppermint
and lemon to freshen up the vibes. 4.
Ceremony: 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.
When we make time for ceremony in our life and homes we open a doorway into another
dimension beyond this one allowing fresh new ideas, inspiration and energies to
flow into our homes. By
ceremonially burning a candle each night we reinforce to our subconscious mind
the symbolic of letting the problems and worries of the day as we offer them to
the candle's fire. It is a simple ceremony and one that keeps the energies of
your home clean and clear of the burdens of the day. It is also a great way to
let go of the past, an ending of a business, a relationship, an old job, all are
energetically "released" through simple ceremonies so that their energetic
baggage doesn't follow us into our future. Rather
than follow recipes about which ceremony is "right" for your space,
feel the unique connection you have with your space, and allow yourself to follow
the ceremony you are guided to use. Look for a ceremonial act that seems to match
your energies the intentions you wish to inaugurate into your space. 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. 5.
Consciousness: The power of this cannot be overstated in my opinion. Find the
places in 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.
That room where the kids used to live, or the pile of paper in the office that
calls out for help, but we ignore. 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. When we align consciously with these cycles of nature, the
rhythm of Life, we find more harmony and balance in our lives. 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. Now
is a perfect time to let go of the past and release the old habits and holds we
have on our "stuff" allowing a new energy to flow in its place.
With
some small investment on our part, we can dramatically change the energies of
our environment making our homes a sanctuary to reflect our highest intentions
and dreams. Christan Hummel
is the author of the internationally acclaimed "Do-It-Yourself Space Clearing
Kit." She travels internationally lecturing and training people how to access
nature in a co-creative spirit to clear their home environments and communities)
her book see: www.earthtransitions.com/special 
©
Christan Hummel, 2007.
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