How to Clear & Uplift the Energy of a Home.

Have you ever pondered about the energy that’s accumulated in a home, office or car? Its energy can reflect the thoughts, and emotions of those who were there prior, and then affect your wellbeing in mind, body and spirit.

The good news is that the energy of a space can be balanced with reiki. This is a process of releasing stagnant energies or spirits that don’t belong there, and filling it with higher vibrational energies of love and light.

Energetic space clearing has been practised by reiki healers, shamans, priests, and many indigenous cultures across time. These practices are often rooted in spiritual, cultural, and metaphysical traditions. They are aimed to create a more harmonious environment.

“Why is space clearing essential for reiki practitioners?”.

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Reiki practitioners should have a regular and diligent practice of clearing the energy of their homes, land, cars, and workplaces. Doing so helps to release their clients’ energies, and provide clarity from the energies of those around them. Reiki practitioners will often feel “corded” to other people’s thoughts, emotions, symptoms, and experiences if they don’t fully honor their energetic space.

What are the benefits of energetic space clearing?

• Release energies of previous dwellers of a particular land or home
• Release the energies of other people, events, and situations that may be affecting your wellbeing
• Free spirits and entities that may be stuck in a space
• Create protection around your home
• Keep negative energy away
• Helps access intuitive clarity, and creativity
• Helps to heal relationship dynamics within the home or office
• Supports us in feeling safe and at home, as we reclaim our space
• Minimizes conflict, and accidents

Where can I practice energetic space clearing?

You can shift the energy of any space that belongs to you. This could be your land, home, car, or office. It can also be temporary spaces of yours such as a hotel room, hospital room or venue that you’re renting.

Please don’t alter the energy of someone else’s home, office or land without their permission as it is unethical and unsafe.

How to Clear the Energy of a Space

Energy healers often use ceremonial allies to shift the vibration in a space. Here are some of the ways in which beginners or experienced healers may practice space clearing.

Smudge

You may burn some incense, palo santo or sage and allow the smoke to sweep away negative energies. Sage is believed to have cleansing, intuition enhancing, and calming properties. The smoke is often directed into corners, around doorways, and over individuals or objects that require cleansing. The ritual is usually performed with intention and mindfulness, focusing on the desired outcome of purification and positive energy. Before you begin, set an intention to gently free energies that don’t belong in your space. 

Palo santo, also known as “holy wood”, comes from South America and has similar properties. It’s recommended to seek ethical sources of sage and palo santo as they can be overharvested, leading to sustainability issues. 

Ensure that you have proper ventilation and a fire safe bowl when practicing smudging. If you are sharing this space with others, be cautious of their allergies or respiratory issues. 

Salt

Healers often work with himalayan salt, sea salt, or epsom salt for their grounding, and protective properties. You may place a bowl of sea salt in the four corners of a room overnight. Ask for the salt to purify any lower vibrational energies for good. The next morning, you may bury the salt or flush it. 

Spirit Guides

While in meditation or your reiki practice, you may also invoke ascended masters, and healing guides to protect your space. Make an offering for them at an altar, and ask them to help maintain the frequency of your space. You can visualize several spirit guides at your doorways, the perimeters of your land, or in your car. You can also ask for them to bless the foundation of your home. 

Reiki

Reiki practitioners can also channel life force to harmonize a space. You may practice Joshin Kokyu Ho or deep breathing to center yourself. After Kenyoku Ho, Gassho and Reiji Ho, begin hands-on-healing. You may walk from room to room, allowing for the divine intelligence of Reiki to guide you. If you have been attuned to symbols, you may visualize their presence in that space or draw the symbols in the air. You can share energy healing with a space for as little as a minute but you may need a consistent daily practice of 5-10 minutes to see lasting change. 

Distant Healing on a Space with Reiki

Reiki 2 practitioners can invoke the second reiki symbol to send energy to a remote location. Be sure to have permission of the land or homeowner before practicing. To help, you can visualize a golden bridge connecting you to this space while you’re in your meditative state. Ask for your intuition to show you areas of disharmony, energetic leaks, or voids. Share reiki as you’re guided.

Music

Sound can be a wonderful way to shift the frequency of a space. You may work with crystal singing bowls, tibetan singing bowls, chimes, and other instruments. You may also play binaural beats, or music that is attuned to specific frequencies such as 528 Hz.

Crystals

Crystals such as Amethyst, Black Tourmaline, Selenite and Clear Quartz have powerful uplifting qualities. Some can be relaxing and grounding while others help to transmute lower energies. You may place chunks of these crystals near windows, doors, beds, and desks to support you throughout the day. 

Visualization and Intent

Most importantly, please use your breath, heart centered intentions, and visualization to direct the flow of energy. Using prayers such as “I ask for all low vibrational energies to be immediately cleansed and cleared from this space. I allow for only pure energies of love and light to dwell here.” are powerful and accessible ways to shift energy. 

Be specific and clear about the emotions and experiences you want to call in for that space. Picture yourself enjoying the space and feel the emotions in your body. You may also visualize a white or golden light engulfing this space. 

Plants

Introducing life and healing consciousness through plants can promote peace. In practices like feng shui, plants are used to balance and enhance the energy flow in a space. They are believed to attract positive energy (chi) and create a more harmonious environment.

Sunlight

During the day, open up any shades so that natural light can infiltrate your space. The sun has powerful spiritual energy that can charge your space, even if you are away. 

How often should one clear the energy of a space?

You can choose a frequency that feels attainable for you. Some may prefer a 15-30 minute ritual done once a week, whereas others may take a few minutes each day to tend to their space. You can get into the habit of space clearing after physically cleaning (vacuuming, dusting, or loading the dishwasher) in order to remember this part of your routine. 

Reiki practitioners who are seeing clients will need to do this more regularly, and between sessions. It’s important to send back the energy of your clients, and their guides before working with the next client.

I hope you enjoyed my take on energetic space clearing with ceremonial allies and Reiki! While you don’t need to incorporate all of these techniques, I hope you will give a few of them a try to see how space clearing helps you in mind and body. 

If you do practice, please let me know in the comments below what you experienced and noticed energetically. If you already have a practice, please share your favorite tips for readers!