| Recently, a potential client called to say that she had | | | | An example of a place that might not need a literal |
| elected to work with a "space clearer" instead of | | | | feng shui analysis is the Golden Temple in Amritsar, |
| going forward with a feng shui consultation. I don't take | | | | India. This is a place of worship for Sikhs, where there |
| these rejections personally, because I know that this | | | | has been almost continuous chanting 24 hours per day |
| individual doesn't understand the real difference | | | | for hundreds of years. In this example, "space-clearing" |
| between the two. It might be on par with calling a | | | | vibrations are going on continuously. The Golden |
| doctor with no regard for their specialty. | | | | Temple would actually be a very interesting feng shui |
| Space-clearing can be explained in two basic formats. | | | | case study because it is surrounded by a man-made |
| When there has been a lot of sickness, anguish, | | | | lake on all four sides. The building also has entrance |
| arguments, or any unpleasant episode in a house, then | | | | doors on all four sides to symbolize their openness to |
| "space clearing" techniques can make the home feel | | | | people of all religions. |
| like a heavy weight has been lifted away from it. Many | | | | Another reason for using space-clearing techniques is |
| people are familiar with some space-clearing rituals, | | | | when there is an actual ghost in the house that needs |
| such as burning sage inside or around a property, but | | | | to be removed, but unless the person doing the |
| there are also other procedures that can involve | | | | space-clearing is in fact a very pure channel, then it |
| chiming bells, thorough cleaning of every surface, | | | | might be better to bring in someone more experienced |
| prayers, distributing salt on the floors and a number of | | | | to do this kind of work. |
| other rituals. | | | | The difference between space-clearing and feng shui |
| These activities can result in a temporary shift in the | | | | is that space-clearing does not address the cause of |
| chi of a room. Chiming bells can cut through a "stuck" | | | | the problems which space-clearing attempts to "clear |
| magnetic field and salt can absorb excessive moisture | | | | away." Classical feng shui can reveal if a house has a |
| in a room. But the operative word is "temporary." | | | | tendency to cause problems with money, fertility, |
| Space-clearing techniques are not as substantial or | | | | relationships, accidents, health matters, legal problems, |
| specific as feng shui remedies. Unless someone was | | | | even attracting ghosts. Then, there are remedies |
| dedicated to doing space- clearing rituals every day, | | | | which can be installed and work on a semi-permanent |
| (which could easily take an hour or more of time) I | | | | basis. Most of the time, space-clearing is a nice, |
| doubt that the chi in a room would be continually | | | | complementary modality to feng shui, but not a |
| balanced. | | | | permanent solution. |