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ALICE INOUE
Less clutter for more love, energy
When I ask the occupant to tell me about them, sometimes the response is, “Oh, my mother-in-law gave us those, but I really don’t like them,” or, in one case, referring to an ethnic warrior mask on the wall, “I don’t know. It was here when I moved in, so I kept it. It kind of spooks me out, though.”
In his book, “Power vs. Force,” renowned kinesi- ologist Dr. David Hawkins states,“Everything in your environment has a measur- able vibratory frequency, and energy that either suppor ts you or weakens you.” Relating that to feng shui, a figurine of your fa- vorite animal given to you by your best friend whom you really love, would ener- getically suppor t you, while an odd-looking clock that is not your style, and was given to you by a person who constantly bickers with you, would not.
Remove what doesn’t support you
Specifically look at the
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: I’ve heard you say, “Have things that you love around you.” I basically un- derstand this, but wondered if you could expand on this concept a little more?
Ideveloped my own basic rules for improving envi- ronmental energy after
years of assessing home, offices and other spaces, and understood that the small things, such as where to place a fountain or what color to paint a room, had minimal impact if the foundational energy was
misaligned. Having things you love around you is the second of my “basic rules” — the first being to minimize clutter.
For anything to last, it must have a good founda- tion, and having things that you love around you cre- ates a strong energetic base in the environment. Paying attention to this basic rule will make a big difference in the energetic atmosphere that you are exposed to in ever y moment.
When I visit homes, I often see items on display that I am curious about.
items surrounding you, and remove anything that you absolutely do not love, leav- ing only those items that energetically support you. Items hold the energy of the time and space they were brought into your life. Keep this in mind when making a decision as to whether or not to keep something.
For instance, if you still have items acquired dur- ing a time of loneliness, that negative energy is being “beamed” into your environment, affecting ev- er yone present. If you still have an item that repre- sents the “old you,” clear it out, unless you love the memor y it holds.
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