Feng shui teaches that each location has a special consciousness, energy or spirit of place. This "spirit" is the accumulation of the knowledge, wisdom and intelligence of a place. Why then do we not connect with it when doing our feng shui consultations? Would it not have some beneficial wisdom for us and the clients regarding how to harmonize the home with land?

Most people simply feel too intimidated, feeling they need to possess extra sensory perceptions to attempt such a feat. However, it is usually more accessible than most realize. Below are some simple tips to try on your own home first. If you know dowsing or kinesiology that may be useful to help confirm, but trust the finest instrument God gave you, your heart! Listen with your heart and see what is revealed to you.

All of life is alive, whether or not we recognize it. So is the land on which a home sits! The key to communicating with these other dimensional realms is to bring our thoughts and vibrations into resonance with their energies. Just take a moment to become aware of the life energy and intelligence of the property you are working with.

Simple Technique:

Learn here how to attune yourself to the consciousness of your property.

Two Ways to Connect to the Spirit of Your Land:

A Visual Approach:

1. First center yourself within, take a few deep breaths to relax, and align your consciousness with your Higher Self, and Mother Earth.

2. Simply observe the property as if you were going to draw it to describe to someone who had never seen the property. It is important to be non-judgmental.

3. As you survey the property visually, note any places that seem to stand out in your mind. Do not "look" for anything simply scan the area passively waiting to see what is impressed upon your vision.

4. If anything does stand out to you, allow your vision to go to that place and simply "be" with that area of the property that has called your attention. Again it is important to be non-judgmental. Keep all thoughts aside until you are finished.

5. As you continue to allow your visual gaze to fall upon anything that has called to your attention, allow yourself to really "take in" the object you are viewing.

6. Again, without any purpose in looking, you are not looking for anything, simply allowing yourself to observe what you are being called to look at. Be aware of any feelings you have as you do this exercise.

7. Then, without thinking about it, just draw or write down anything you can remember about the experience.

8. You may be quite surprised at the "information" you receive in this very simple exercise.

A Kinesthetic Approach:

In this exercise you will actually need to be on the property somewhere to make physical contact with the area.

1. First center yourself within, breathe deeply to relax and align your consciousness with your Higher self, and Mother Earth.

2. Find something on the property that calls to you, and allow yourself to go over to that part of the property and feel with your hands what you have been drawn toward.

3. For those especially sensitive, be sure to call on your protective techniques before "feeling" any geopathic energy zones. In this exercise you are not limited to anything, simply allow yourself to go over to any part of the property that is calling your attention.

4. Notice what you feel in your body and in your emotions when you are there. Without judgment simply note the feelings.

5. Now move to another area of the property. After doing this several times in different areas, jot down some notes of what you felt in different areas.

These are all techniques to attune you to the inner dimensions of the property with which you are working. These are the dimensions in which the devic realms live. You are thereby attuning yourself to their world, making it easier for them to "communicate" with you. When you write down your experiences, you open a channel for their impulses and impressions to come through you in the process.

Once you have developed a "pathway" to begin to open up a dialog with the spirit of place, you can begin to ask for input as to your feng shui cures. Where is the best place for a mirror in this room? What color optimizes the harmony of this area? What element would be most needed here? By accessing this other dimensional assistant, it can take your feng shui practice to a whole new level, one which can never be taught by anything other than direct communication with nature herself.