Refresh and Renew: Simple Steps for Energetic Space-Clearing

Creating a clear and vibrant energetic environment is essential for maintaining harmony in your home, office, or personal spaces. This guide combines Reiki, the Akashic Records, intentions, rituals, Sage or Palo Santo or incense, essential oils, and other mystical modalities for a holistic approach to space-clearing. 
I invite you to try this or your own version of this practice monthly, after big energy moments/conversations/experiences, before and after healing practices, and whenever you feel called to do so.
1. Tools for Clearing
Gather your tools based on personal preference and intention:

• Reiki: Use hands-on techniques or distant symbols to infuse spaces with healing energy.
• Akashic Records: Open the records of your space for guidance on specific energies that need clearing and any rituals to incorporate.
• Sage/Palo Santo/Incense: Smudge sticks for purification. Be mindful to source sustainably.
• Essential Oils: Diffuse oils like lavender, frankincense, or lemongrass, or create a spray by mixing oils with distilled water and a pinch of sea salt.
• Crystals: Use selenite, black tourmaline, or clear quartz to amplify clearing.
• Sound: Tibetan bowls, chimes, or even clapping hands can disrupt and shift stagnant energy.

2. Prepare Yourself
Before beginning any space-clearing practice, take time to center yourself:

• Grounding: Sit quietly and take a few deep breaths. Visualize roots growing from the base of your body and the soles of your feet into the Earth, anchoring you. I like to do that/create grounding cords for all the spaces to be cleared, such as my home, my car, my treatment space, etc.
• Call on Support: Invite your Reiki energy, Akashic Records guides, Healed and Thriving Ancestors/Ancestresses, Inner Being/Higher Self, Source, Spirit, Goddess/God, Divine Mother, Great Mother Earth, or whomever you like to work with, to assist in the clearing process.
• Set an Intention: Decide what you want to achieve through the clearing. Examples: "I release stagnant energy" or "I welcome peace and joy." 
  • I like to pair a “releasing/clearing” intention with an “inviting/receiving” intention. For example, “I release all that’s no longer serving the highest good from these bodies (usually my body), fields, and spaces (my body/field, my home/field, the surrounding area, and my car/field) and send it to the Earth now to be recycled. In return, I fill these bodies, spaces, and fields with the highest light, highest good, unconditional love, wisdom, and abundance of all good things. Now. And so it is.”

3. Step-by-Step Ritual
Step 1: Open the Space

• Open windows or doors to allow stagnant energy to leave.
• Announce your intention aloud or silently. See above for a general idea of what I say/use, and feel free to put your own spin on it : ) Another example: “I invite light and love into this space and release all that no longer serves.”

Step 2: Smudging or Essential Oils

• Light your Sage or Palo Santo or incense and allow the smoke to waft through the space. Focus on corners, closets, and areas that feel dense.
• I like to hold an ashtray or tin foil or small bowl of salt underneath to catch the ashes and any embers - safety first!
• Use a feather or hand to guide the smoke.

( Essential Oil Mist

• Place several drops of your chosen essential oils on a tissue (or spray your chosen blend) and waft it around the air and objects. Pay attention to high-traffic areas or entryways.)

Step 3: (Reiki) Energy Clearing

• Walk through the space, channeling Reiki energy. Use the symbols (e.g., Cho Ku Rei for power, Sei He Ki for emotional healing) to seal the intention.
• *I like to set and activate a Cho Ku Rei bubble (before lighting the smudging sticks) by drawing the symbol in 6 directions and expanding it and/or activating several bubbles around the desired spaces/areas, such as my body, the room, my home, the surrounding area, and my car.
• **If you’re not a Reiki or an official energy healing practitioner (really we’re all energy healing practitioners, whether trained, certified, or not): Visualize/imagine/sense/intend for a boundary bubble of light to surround the areas to be cleared and reset. Activate the light boundary by intending that only the highest light and that which belongs to that area may enter, all else must move along and/or be flushed down the grounding cord into the Earth for recycling and transmutation.

(Step 4: Akashic Records Inquiry

• If working with the Akashic Records, ask your guides if there are specific areas that need extra attention. Journal any insights. I typically open my Records and request my Guides assistance for the energy clearing/resetting.)

(Step 6: Crystals and Sound

• Place crystals in key areas to anchor the new energy.
• Use sound tools to harmonize and uplift the energy. Move in a clockwise direction through the space.)

4. **Seal and Bless the Space

• Visualize white or golden light filling the entire area.
  • This is important- to fill the space we cleared with what we want - fresh new energies of the highest light! (see above intention/invocation and adjust as you like!)
• Express gratitude to the space, the tools, and any spiritual guides who assisted.
• Close the windows and doors, symbolizing the containment of positive energy

5. Maintenance Practices

• Daily: Spend a few moments sending Reiki or setting intentions for your space.
• Weekly: Refresh the energy with essential oil sprays or sound tools.
• Monthly: Perform a full clearing ritual, including smudging and Akashic Records work.

Tips for a Vibrant Space

• Declutter regularly; physical clutter can trap energetic residue.
• Add plants to purify and elevate the energy.
• Incorporate personal symbols of joy and inspiration, like photos or artwork.

By integrating these practices, your space can become a sanctuary of peace, creativity, and alignment with your highest intentions.
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