Lesson Six: Mystic Mudras

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1 Lesson Six Lesson Six: Mystic Mudras ELEMENTAL SPACE CLEARING MUDRAS FOR SPACE CLEARING Mudras, which mean seals or signs in Sanskrit, are hand, finger, or body gestures used in many cultures across the world for a variety of purposes, including healing, yoga, and martial arts. They have been used for thousands of years. Mudras have enjoyed a rich history since their emergence in early Egypt. Following their early beginnings, the esoteric use of sacred hand gestures swept through the ancient world. They were used in Greece, Persia, India, China, and Japan. Particular hand gestures were used to actualize deep inner states. They allowed for an alignment of mind, body, and soul. Mudra healing gestures are also thought to ensure wellness or cures, and prevent disease. They are seen as a more powerful form of communication than the spoken word. They evoke thoughts and feelings, and guide energy flow through the body. Movements and hand gestures in ancient temple dancing, used to elevate higher consciousness, are also attributed to mudras. In Elemental Space Clearing, the mudras you use (in combination with your specially chosen essential oils) will use your body, your soul, and your intention and prayers as your space clearing tool. Traditionally, mudras and devotional hand gestures were used to deepen the energy you are creating. These graceful movements of your hands will be used to bless and seal the energy in a room during your clearings. In this training you will learn how to use mudras to implant and seal healing qualities into a living space. For example, one simple mudra is performed by placing your hands in a prayer position in front of your heart chakra, the center of your chest. Imagine that heart energy is filling your hands and then allow them to move this loving energy into the room. Another mudra is performed by placing your left hand in your right palm with your thumbs touching. Cup them together in front of the center of your abdomen and imagine that you are filling your hands with light from this area of your body (which is called the tanden or hara). This creates very powerful grounding energy. Now lift your hands and send this energy into the room. Often when you are dancing a room, you will form spontaneous mudras with your arms and hands. Realize that a deep wisdom is filling you at that time and that each hand gesture is calling in a needed energy into the room. Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 119

2 UNIVERSAL GESTURES Many ancient mudras have transposed to different cultures and continue to be recognized as universal symbols. For example, the Veneration Mudra, done by pressing palms together and holding them near chest with fingers pointed up, is used in Japan as a symbol for respect and worship as well as in India as a greeting. This is also the same gesture used in Christianity for praying. The Fear Not Mudra, displayed with an open hand, palm facing forward and fingers pointed up, arm held close to body, is a sign of peace, protection, and fearlessness. It is commonly known as a symbol for peaceful intentions. Native Americans have also used it as a friendly greeting. SPACE CLEARING WITH MUDRAS Mudras work well in space clearing because through them you can channel energy flows of the universe through your fluid movements in a powerful way because you are using your body as the tool. Just as mudras are used to align elements and energy within the body, they can be used to do the same in a space. In conjunction with essential oils and your positive intentions for space clearing, mudras are a powerful tool. The mudras you learn in Essential Space Clearing came as a series of insights in my work with space clearing. Combining these specific body movements and gestures with essential oils (which have been rubbed between your hands and inhaled and with which there has been an attunement) creates powerful shifts of energy in a dwelling. The following pages share the different Elemental Space Clearing mudras and when to use them (also refer to videos and images on pages ). 120 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

3 DISPELLING MUDRAS (DENOTED BY SPIRAL) TO BE DONE 3 OR 9 TIMES 1. DISPEL STAGNANT CHI Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with stagnant chi: depressed, depression heavy, can t breath lackluster, sluggish suppressed emotions inactive, dull, dormant Use: Liquid Flowform Move hands/arms in a flowing, horizontal figure eight - also known as the infinity sign. (Liquid flowforms purify water by creating thousands of tiny swirls that charge it.) Feel a flowing energy surge through you as you do this. Liquid Flowform ESSENTIAL OILS TO DISPEL STAGNANT CHI Angelica Root Anise Basil Bay Laurel Black Pepper Blood Orange Cajeput Cardamom Chamomile Roman Cedar Wood Cinnamon Leaf Citronella Clementine Douglas Fir Eucalyptus Frankincense Ginger Grapefruit Hyssop Jasmine Absolute Juniper Lavender Lemon Lemongrass Lemon Verbena Lime Neroli Absolute Orange Peppermint Petitgrain Savory Rose Rosemary Tea Tree Thyme Ylang-Ylang Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 121

4 2. DISPEL ANGRY CHI Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with angry chi: destructive thoughts rage, temper frustration, irritation frenzy, fury outbursts Use: Journey Roots into Earth Imagine moving angry energy down with arms/hands into the earth, like the roots of a tree growing into the grounding, healing Mother Earth. Move in a slow deliberate, relaxed way. Feel calm, knowing that all is well, as you do this. Journey Roots into Earth ESSENTIAL OILS TO DISPEL ANGRY CHI Angelica Anise Bay Laurel Bergamot Blood Orange Cardamom Cedar Wood Chamomile German Chamomile Roman Clary Sage Clementine Coriander Cypress Douglas Fir Eucalyptus Fennel Fir, Silver Frankincense Galbanum Juniper Lavandin Lavender Litsea Marjoram Melissa Neroli Orange Patchouli Rose (Turkish) Vanilla Extract 122 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

5 Lesson Six 3. DISPEL SAD CHI Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with sad chi: heartbroken miserable cheerless gloomy disappointed Use: Lotus Flower to Sun (a) Start with hands in prayer position (b) imagine pushing hands up through the earth, mud, water (c) blossoming into the warmth and happiness of the sun. Look up to light! Lotus Flower to Sun ESSENTIAL OILS TO DISPEL SAD CHI Angelica Basil Bergamot Blood Orange Cardamom Chamomile Roman Citronella Eucalyptus Fennel Frankincense Grapefruit Jasmine Juniper Lavender Lemon Neroli Orange Patchouli Peppermint Petitgrain Rose Rose Geranium Sage Sandalwood Spearmint Spruce Vetiver Ylang-Ylang Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 123

6 4. FOR DISPEL CHI Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with tense chi: anxious, overwrought nervous, edgy stressed, uptight, on edge apprehensive perfectionism resentment, bitterness pressured Use: Crystal Water Flicks (a) Scoop up sacred, still water in hands, draw it into chest. (b) Flick it out through fingertips onto the earth, flicking all tension with it. Letting it go. Crystal Water Flicks ESSENTIAL OILS TO DISPEL TENSE CHI Bay Laurel Bergamot Cardamon Coriander Chamomile Roman Cypress Fennel Geranium Juniper Lavandin Lavender Marjoram Melissa Palmarosa Patchouli Pine Sandalwood Spearmint Spikenard Spruce Valerian Vetiver Ylang Ylang 124 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

7 Lesson Six 5. DISPEL FEARFUL CHI Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with fearful chi: dread, panic, scared lack of self esteem, judged trepidation, intimidated, abused apprehension, misled unsafe, threatened robbed (physically or emotionally) Use: Warrior Awakens (a) Begin with hands in fists, arms crossed in front of chest, in a safety position, head down, eyes closed. (b) Swiftly lift head and open eyes while throwing arms out and down, palms open wide, like the warrior awakens and becomes ready to face fears with strength and power. Warrior Awakens ESSENTIAL OILS TO DISPEL FEARFUL CHI Angelica Bay Laurel Bergamot Cedar Wood Chamomile Roman Clary Sage Clove Cypress Douglas Fir Fennel Ginger Juniper Lavender Melissa (Lemon Balm) Myrtle Neroli Orange Oregano Palmarosa Pepper, Black Rose Geranium Rose Turkish Rosemary Sandalwood Spearmint Tea Tree Vanilla Extract Vetiver Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 125

8 6. DISPEL CHAOTIC CHI Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with chaotic chi: disorganized confused, muddled disarray, messy hectic, frenzied unruly Use: Drop Blue Pearl into Calm Sea (a) Start with index fingers and thumbs of both hands together in front of chest. Imagine a glowing blue pearl held between fingers. (b, c) With each hand, take the blue pearl out across body and drop it into the calm sea, envision the slight ripples of the water as the pearl is dropped. (Variation: both hands take pearl out in front of body to drop it.) Drop Blue Pearl into Calm Sea ESSENTIAL OILS TO DISPEL CHAOTIC CHI Bay Laurel Bergamot Blood Orange Cajeput Camphor Cardamon Cedarwood Chamomile, Roman Clary Sage Coriander Cypress Eucalyptus Fennel Fir, Silver Frankincense Galbanum Hyssop Jasmine Juniper Lavandin Lavender Lemon Verbena Melissa (Lemon Balm) Moroccan Mint Mountain Pine Neroli Patchouli Petitgrain Rose Geranium Rose, Turkish Sandalwood Savory Spruce Tea Tree Valerian Vetiver Ylang-Ylang 126 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

9 Lesson Six 7. DISPEL HOPELESS CHI Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with hopeless chi: directionless, lost, desolate no focus, at loose ends, floundering worry, discouraged, powerless bleak, dreary, miserable, drab lonely, abandoned discouraged, invisible, insignificant rejected, left out Use: Wise Emperor Points the Way (a) Hands together in front of chest, first two fingers touching, other fingers curled in fists. (b) Draw one arm back and point one arm forward, turning body to the side, and pointing index and middle fingers, like drawing a bow. (c) Repeat on opposite side. Feel focused and strong. Wise Emperor Points the Way ESSENTIAL OILS TO DISPEL HOPELESS CHI Basil Blood Orange Cedar Wood Cinnamon Leaf Clove Cypress Douglas Fir Eucalyptus Fennel Frankincense Geranium Grapefruit Jasmine Lemon Lemon Verbena Lime Litsea Mountain Pine Myrrh Neroli Orange Oregano Palmarosa Patchouli Peppermint Petitgrain Ravintsara Rose Geranium Rose Turkish Rosemary Sage Sandalwood Savory Spearmint Tarragon Thyme Wintergreen Yarrow, Blue Ylang-Ylang Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 127

10 8. DISPEL GUARDED CHI Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with guarded chi: cynical, skeptical suspicious, violated untrusting, untrusted unsafe, protecting oneself hiding from life lied about, lied to, misled, judged Use: Soaring Bow of Ship Start with hands in prayer position, take a deep breath and as you release it, pull your arms back and down, sticking chest out, like the mermaid on the bow of a ship sailing powerful and free. You are safe. Soaring Bow of Ship ESSENTIAL OILS TO DISPEL GUARDED CHI Angelic Root Anise Basil Bay Laurel Bergamot Blood Orange Cardamom Cedar Wood Chamomile, Roman Citronella Clove Cypress Douglas Fir Eucalyptus Fennel Frankincense Ginger Grapefruit Jasmine Lemongrass Myrrh Oregano Palmarosa Patchouli Peppermint Pepper, Black Rose Geranium Rosemary Sage Sandalwood Spearmint Spruce Swiss Pine Tea Tree Thyme Vetiver Wintergreen Yarrow, Blue 128 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

11 Lesson Six 9. DISPEL LACK OF SELF-WORTH CHI Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with lack of self-worth chi: shame, embarrassment, humiliation, feeling ridicule guilt, not worthy, not good enough, beaten down underestimated, disrespected, feeling inferior, disrespected, insignificant unimportant, unsupported. underestimated, unloved, unlovable Use: Luscious Fruit in Hand (a) Start at waist level with arms out, start slow, circle palms first and then as your arms ascend include wider and faster circular arm movements, up in large fluid circular motions from the wrists and feel life s luscious golden fruit in your hands. Fruit and seeds are self-sustaining life. (b) Repeat at shoulder level. c) Repeat at head level. Luscious Fruit in Hand ESSENTIAL OILS TO DISPEL LACK OF SELF-WORTH CHI Angelica Root Anise Bay Laurel Bergamot Blood Orange Cardamom Cedar Wood Douglas Fir Eucalyptus Frankincense Ginger Grapefruit Iris Jasmine Juniper Lavender Lemon Lemongrass Lime Litsea Myrtle Neroli Patchouli Peppermint Petitgrain Rose Geranium Rose, Turkish Rosemary Sandalwood Spruce Spearmint Sage Thyme Vetiver Ylang-Ylang Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 129

12 10. DISPEL LACK OF FREEDOM CHI Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with lack of freedom chi: contained, restricted suffocated, trapped imprisoned, inhibited manipulated, controlled obligated, people pleaser, puts other s needs first (always) pressured Use: Eagle Ascending a) Spread fingers out wide, like the tips of an eagle s wing feathers, draw hands up from waist and above head. (b) Raise arms out wide and look up while stepping out with one foot, like an eagle ready to burst into flight. Eagle Ascending ESSENTIAL OILS TO DISPEL LACK OF FREEDOM CHI Angelica Root Anise Basil Bergamot Cardamom Cajeput Chamomile, German Chamomile, Roman Cypress Eucalyptus Ginger Grapefruit Jasmine Lemon Lemongrass Myrtle Neroli Orange Oregano Palmarosa Pepper, Black Pine Rose Geranium Rose, Turkish Rosemary Sage Savory Wintergreen Ylang-Ylang 130 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

13 Lesson Six ACTIVATING MUDRAS (DENOTED BY STAR) TO BE DONE 3 OR 9 TIMES 1. ACTIVATE JOY Joy comes in many different forms: delight, happiness pleasure, enjoyment bliss euphoria, elation jubilation, ecstasy Use: Casting Petals into the Wind (a) Reach down and across body, pulling flowers from a basket, then (b) draw them across chest and fling them up and out into the wind, like a carefree flower girl in a wedding on a breezy summer day. Casting Petals into the Wind ESSENTIAL OILS TO ACTIVATE JOY Anise Cardamon Citronella Clementine Eucalyptus Frankincense Ginger Grapefruit Jasmine Lemon Lemon Verbena Mountain Pine Myrtle Neroli Absolute Orange Pepper, Black Peppermint Petitgrain Rose Geranium Rose, Turkish Savory Vanilla Extract Ylang Ylang Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 131

14 2. ACTIVATE LOVE You can activate many different kinds of love with this mudra: affection, adoration friendship, kindness tenderness, fondness devotion, caring for, being cared for darling, sweetheart passion, romance Use: Light of Sun Illuminates the World a) Raise arms to sun, May the light of the sun illuminate my heart (b) Draw arms into chest (c) embrace heart, feel the warmth pumping through your heart and into your veins, d).and illuminate the world. Expand arms out, let the warmth flow out into the world through your fingertips. Light of Sun Illuminates the World ESSENTIAL OILS TO ACTIVATE LOVE Ginger Melissa (Lemon Balm) Neroli Orange Patchouli Jasmine Juniper Rose Absolute Rose Geranium Rose, Turkish Tangerine Vanilla Extract Ylang Ylang 132 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

15 Lesson Six 3. ACTIVATE PEACE Peace can be described and felt in many different ways: calm, quietness stillness tranquility, silence harmony, balance concord, accord, agreement Use: Mountain Reflected in Still Lake (a) With right hand, touch index finger and thumb in front of chest, like a grand mountain. (b) Hold left hand at waist, palm facing up like the still water of a mountain lake. Mountain Reflected in Still Lake ESSENTIAL OILS TO ACTIVATE PEACE Cedar Wood Chamomile, Roman Clary Sage Coriander Cypress Elemi Fennel Fir, Silver Frankincense Galbanum Hyssop Jasmine Juniper Rose, Turkish Lavandin Lavender Lemongrass Marjoram Mountain Pine Myrrh Neroli Oregano Patchouli Palmarosa Peppermint Rose Geranium Rosemary Sage Sandalwood Spearmint Spikenard Spruce Valerian Yarrow, Blue Ylang-Ylang Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 133

16 4. ACTIVATE VITALITY Vitality can be felt and experienced in a multitude of ways: energy, vivacity liveliness, drive, fervor, eagerness strength, power life force, vigor, gusto, zeal, zest radiance, sparkle, spirit dynamism, enthusiasm Use: Spin Gold Light into Starlight (a) Start with arms at waist, spinning hands and arms around together in front of body. (b) Raise arms up while continuing to spin, up above head, and then fling hands out, throwing the golden light to the stars. Spin Gold Light into Starlight ESSENTIAL OILS TO ACTIVATE VITALITY Anise Basil Cajeput Cinnamon Leaf Citronella Cypress Douglas Fir Eucalyptus Frankincense Ginger Grapefruit Jasmine Juniper Lemon Lemon Verbena Lime Moroccan Mint Mountain Pine Myrrh Myrtle Orange Peppermint Petitgrain Rose Geranium Rose, Turkish Rosemary Sage Savory Spearmint Swiss Pine Tea Tree 134 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

17 Lesson Six 5. ACTIVATE CLARITY Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with clarity: focus, wisdom, intuition clearness, lucidity precision, centered direct, lack of confusion straightforward Use: Diamond in Sky (a) Create a diamond shape between index fingers and thumbs of both hands above head, peer to the heavens through this diamond. (b) Bring the diamond down to your forehead and touch fingertips to your third eye. Focus. (c) Throw arms out wide and hands back, raise head and imagine looking to the diamond-like stars in the sky, feeling clear and centered. Diamond in Sky ESSENTIAL OILS TO ACTIVATE CLARITY Basil Cajeput Camphor Elemi Eucalyptus Fir, Silver Frankincense Galbanum Hyssop Immortelle Juniper Lemongrass Litsea Manuka Moroccan Mint Mountain Pine Myrrh Neroli Patchouli Peppermint Petitgrain Rosemary Sage Spearmint Tea Tree Wintergreen Yarrow, Blue Ylang Ylang Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 135

18 6. ACTIVATE COURAGE Words, feelings, and emotions that give a feeling of courage: bravery, guts valor, nerve gallantry, heroism daring, pluck, willingness to take risks Use: Sherpa Reaches Summit (a) Reach strongly with right hand to the clouds that graciously embrace the mountain top, hold left hand to heart. (b) Soften the right arm and feel the humility in the face of the grandeur of the mountain. Sherpa Reaches Summit ESSENTIAL OILS TO ACTIVATE COURAGE Bergamot Cajeput Cedar Wood Cinnamon Leaf Citronella Clove Cypress Douglas Fir Eucalyptus Ginger Jasmine Lemon Lemon Verbena Lime Neroli Oregano Patchouli Pepper, Black Pine Ravintsara Sage Savory Thyme 136 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

19 Lesson Six 7. ACTIVATE ACCEPTANCE Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with acceptance: openness, sincerity open-heart, tolerant embracing, accommodating cherishing Use: Embrace the World (and Yourself) (a) Begin with index fingers and thumbs together, arms crossed in front of chest, head up, loving and accepting yourself. (b) Draw arms out wide, index fingers and thumbs still together, and embrace and accept the world, then (c) draw arms back into chest to where you began. Embrace the World (and Yourself) ESSENTIAL OILS TO ACTIVATE ACCEPTANCE Angelica Root Anise Bay Laurel Chamomile, German Chamomile, Roman Cypress Douglas Fir Fennel Frankincense Galbanum Iris Juniper Lavender Lemon Verbena Melissa (Lemon Balm) Neroli Patchouli Rose Geranium Rose Turkish Sandalwood Spearmint Vetiver Yarrow, Blue Ylang-Ylang Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 137

20 8. ACTIVATE STRENGTH Words, feelings, and emotions most often associated with having a sense of strength: power, endurance authority, command inner control, determination fortitude, stamina staying power, resilience Use: Ancient Rock Withstands the Sea Stand strong with feet apart, knees slightly bent, hands in fists, arms held in front of body like a boxer. You are an ancient rock, able to withstand pounding waves and weather for centuries. Solid. Everlasting. Ancient Rock Withstands the Sea ESSENTIAL OILS TO ACTIVATE STRENGTH Basil Cajeput Cedar Wood Douglas Fir Ginger Niaouli Pepper, Black Pine Ravintsara Sage Savory Swiss Pine Thyme 138 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

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22 Elemental Space Clearing Step-By-Step PREPARATION A. PREPARE TOOLS 1. ALTAR a. Choose container (box, fabric, basket) b. Choose cloth (colors, type, size, cleansed) c. Choose stones (colors, kinds, cleansed) d. Choose layout e. Blessing Ttay (optional) 2. CHOOSE TOOLS FOR BREAKING UP ENERGY (BELLS, ETC) a. Cleansed b. Attuned 3. CHOOSE TOOLS FOR SMOOTHING ENERGY (FEATHER, CHIMES ETC.) a. Cleansed b. Attuned 4. CHOOSE OILS a. Qualities of different plants b. Combinations c. How to create your blends B. PREPARE SELF IN THE DAYS BEFORE CLEARING 1. MEDITATION a. Call upon ancient ones and space clearing guide for guidance b. Inner journey Into and through house c. Become the tool d. Communicate with the Oversoul spirit of the plant/flower 2. BREATH TECHNIQUES a. Deep breaths b. Inhale scent of essential oils you plan to use (to activate inner qualities within you for space clearing) 3. NATURE a. Spend time in nature or visualizing nate and absorbing energy of the elements 4. CHOOSE CLOTHES FOR SPACE CLEARING C. PREPARE YOURSELF ON THE DAY OF THE SPACE CLEARING 1. MEDITATE/VISUALIZE a. Take time to meditate on and visualize the task before you. Visualize the space becoming shimmering and bright with energy. 140 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

23 Step by Step 2. DRINK LOTS OF WATER a. It is vital that you are properly hydrated before and after the space clearing. The water will help you transport energy through your body and it will help release any un-needed energy that you may have taken on during the clearing. 3. CLEANSE YOURSELF a. Pay particular attention to your hands, feet, and the top of your head 4. REMOVE JEWELRY, PARTICULARLY RINGS AND BRACELETS D. PREPARE INTENTION 1. FINDING TRUE INTENTION FOR DOING THE SPACE CLEARING a. What is your Intention for yourself? b. What is your Intention for your clients and the space? 2. REFINING FOCUS FOR INTENTION a. See the positive outcome: now and in future b. Affirm the outcome: deepens focus c. Preparation oil(s) for Mudra for Manifestation of Intention (See 1,2,3) Rub/Open Arms/ Into Heart/Snap and Out (see pages for Mudras) E. PREPARE ALTAR WITH INTENTION AND GRACE 1. UNFOLDING ALTAR CLOTH (SEE 4 & 5) 2. TOOL PLACEMENT 3. POWER OF THE MANDALA/MEDICINE WHEEL 4. STONE PLACEMENT AND STONE DEDICATION 5. PLACE CANDLE (WITH FLOWERS OPTIONAL) 6. LIGHT OIL BURNER (OPTIONAL) ADD PURIFICATION OIL(S) (THREE DROPS) 7. PRAY FOR GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT PURIFICATION A. AT ALTAR PUT THREE DROPS OF PURIFICATION OIL(S) INTO HAND 1. EACH DROP IN HONOR OF DIVINITY OF: SELF, ALL BEINGS, AND THE CREATOR a. Slow and deliberate b. Feel the prayer with each drop 2. RUB HANDS TOGETHER: a. Connect with the Oversoul of specific plant(s)-in essential oil purification oil(s)--for the cleansing Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 141

24 3. HANDS PRAYER POSITION a. Hold intention for specific purification 4. PLACE HANDS IN FRONT OF FACE (6) AND INHALE THREE TIMES: IN DEDICATION TO SELF, ALL BEINGS, AND THE CREATOR* 5. GENTLY USE HANDS TO INFUSE TOOLS (STONES, BELL AND FEATHER ETC.) WITH ESSENCE OF PLANT/FLOWER ENERGY a. Put hands in prayer position (7) then open palms to make a gateway for heart energy to flow through (8) b. Project energy through palms to tools (9) c. Say a prayer, aloud or silently and call for spiritual assistance and support. B. IGNITING THE SACRED POINT BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH: FOR PRACTITIONER 1. STAND AT ENTRANCE 2. HANDS IN PRAYER POSITION: HOLDING INTENTION IN HEART (10) 3. TO BALANCE YOUR ENERGY AND ALIGN YOUR CHAKRAS: ( YOU ARE THE CENTER POINT FOR HEAVEN AND EARTH ) a. Rotate right hand on top of left (11) (yang over yin/ Heaven over Earth) with downward motion towards first chakra say and feel: (12) l. I am the center point between Heaven and Earth ll. Bring hands up to heart chakra and rotate into prayer position (13) lll. Bring hands in prayer position to third eye (touch third eye with thumbs with fingers pointing skyward) (14) 4. BRING HANDS BACK TO PRAYER POSITION (15) a. Rotate left hand on top of right hand (16) (earth/yin over heaven/yang) with downward motion towards first chakra say and feel: l. I am the center point between Earth and Heaven. ll. Bring hands up to heart chakra and then to third eye b. Repeat above (C) two more times C. IGNITING THE SACRED POINT BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH: TO BRING BALANCE INTO THE SPACE 1. PRAYER POSITION (17) THIS HOME IS THE CENTER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. 2. ARMS UP OVER YOUR HEAD (18) INHALE 3. PALMS TURN OUTWARD (19) 4. CALL THE HEAVENS INTO THE HOME AS PALMS AND ARMS COME DOWN 5. SLOWLY (20) EXHALE AS ARMS COME DOWN *(see pages for Mudras) 142 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

25 Step by Step 6. ARMS EXTENDING DOWNWARD WITH FINGERS ALMOST TOUCHING (21) 7. PALMS UP CALLING THE EARTH UPWARDS BRING ARMS UP TO CHEST (22) 8. INHALE AS ARMS MOVE UP AND THEN PIVOT INTO PRAYER POSITION (23) 9. EXHALE WHILE IN PRAYER POSITION a. Do these Motions in a Slow and Deliberate Manner with Serene Intent b. Repeat (D.) Nine Times D. USE TOOLS, ELEMENTAL MUDRAS AND OILS 1. CIRCLE EACH ROOM WITH BLESSING TRAY AND YOUR TOOLS a. Feel and Dispel then energy in the room as needed. You can use mudras alone or you can use tools in addition to the mudras. 2. COMPLETE EACH ROOM WITH A FIGURE-EIGHT AND BLESSING (ALOUD OR SILENTLY) DEDICATION (INVOCATION AND BLESSING) A. RETURN TO ALTAR 1. LIGHT CANDLE a. May Light and Blessings fill this Home (or any blessing prayer that is in alignment with your client s desires for their life) 2. USE BLESSING ESSENTIAL OIL(S) a. Three Drops in Hand for: Self, Others, Creator b. Rub and Hold Intent of Dedication (hands in prayer position) 3. FOCUS ON CANDLE OR (OPTIONAL) LIGHT FIRE/CHARCOAL FOR BLESSING RESINS) a. Dip hands into smoke (24) (or above the candle flame)... up to heart (25) then out to home (26) 9 times b. Say, May this home be filled with CALL SPIRIT/ANCESTORS/SPIRIT GUIDES/ ANGELS a. Hands in Prayer Position while Calling (27) 5. GIVE THANKS FOR THE BLESSINGS RECEIVED a. Palms Up (28) 6. PUT ITEMS AWAY WITH GRACE AND EASE a. Cleanse Tools and Self afterwards. AFTER CLEARING 1. When you have completed the clearing, bless the home and the occupants. Imagine the space filled with light and love. You can use the same objects that you used for clearing or have another tool just for sanctifying the energy of the room. For example, you can say a blessing prayer and then ring your bell to magnify the energy of the prayer. Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 143

26 2. Leave flower offering with incense or scented candles in each room. 3. When complete with all the rooms, cleanse and bless each household member. 4. Complete ceremony by returning to the Blessing Altar and offering thanks for the help that was given and asking for blessing for all members of the home. This is the most important aspect of the clearing and must be done with reverence, respect, and devotion. The time and energy you spend at the Blessing Altar at the end of the ceremony will integrate the ceremonies that you have performed so there is less likely chance of upheaval after the clearing. 5. Wash hands with cool water all the way to the elbows. Shake a few times before you dry your hands. PRESERVATION (GROUNDING, PROTECTION, AND SUSTAINING) As we learned in Lesson Two, to preserve the energy that you have created you might want to plant a prayer. Write a prayer or blessing on a piece of paper and bury it in your client s favorite plant so that every time they water the plant they energize the prayer. You might also make a symbol or write a special word on a stone to place by the front door or in a plant. Also, putting up a figurine of an angel or something that represents divine realms can help preserve the beautiful energy that you have created with your space clearing ceremony. You can also create a Preservation Oil Blend in a Mister (and leave with client) or a small essential oil burner/diffuser (with oil blend for them to use) (optional). Additionally, you can gift your client a stone (or stones) to leave in the house in special place to radiate energy. (optional) As a reminder: Immediately after the clearing you should wash your hands, up to your elbows, with cold water. Additionally, everyone, you and all the household members, should bathe within 6 hours after the space clearing. Bathing not only cleanses the body, it also refreshes the spirit. It is especially helpful to bath in salt water, either adding ½ pound of salt or Epsom salts to a bath. If only a shower is available to rub with salt and then shower ending with a cold rinse. 144 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

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32 Finger Mapping Technique This technique is useful for long distance space clearing. 150 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

33 Step by Step MY BLESSINGS Elemental Space Clearing is a practice that provides profound keys to inviting the healing rhythm of the natural world into our homes through our bodies and thorough our hearts. It reveals the spiritual possibilities lying dormant in our surroundings, dispels stagnant energy, and calls Spirit into a home or business. At the completion of this course, you will be joining the legions of ancient ones the medicine women, medicine men, visionaries, sages, wise ones, prophets, and mystics of the far past that practiced this sacred art. They will be walking beside you and supporting you in this field. As a professional space clearer you are embarking on a hallowed journey of the heart. There is a place within each of us, wherein dwells profound wisdom. During this course you will go on inner and outer journeys to activate your ability to sense and harmonize energy fields not only in the dwellings of others but in your own heart as well. As within, so without. You have my blessings for the journey ahead, Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 151

34 APPENDIX: THE CLIENT INTERVIEW BUILDING RAPPORT WITH YOUR CLIENTS Rapport, or the development of a sympathetic and harmonious relationship between you and your client, will enable your client to be comfortable and at ease with you, making the clearing much more powerful. (The safer your client feels with you, the easier the energy will flow.) First impressions are vital to forming a successful client relationship. What takes place in the first face-to-face-meeting will establish an atmosphere of trust and comfort, which will make the later work you do together that much easier. The words you use are less important than how you say it. (Words are only 7% of communication, voice quality is 38%, and physiology is 55 %.) Rapport is created by an experience of commonality and connection. Using rapport methods for manipulation creates tension, but if you do it from a place of love, it creates magic. 1. ESTABLISHING INITIAL RAPPORT a. Privacy / Confidentiality Let your client know that their conversations with you are absolutely private. b. Honor their personal space and sense boundaries When you first meet a new client it is important to gauge his or her personal boundaries and adjust your body position and movements to fit within his or her comfort level. Animals naturally have an air bubble surrounding them that constitutes their personal space. This space is determined by the how crowded the animals living conditions were when raised, and change in accordance with population density. A lion in Africa may have a personal territory of several miles, whereas one raised in captivity may have territory of only a few yards. Humans are very similar in this respect. A person who grew up in a crowded city is likely to have a much smaller bubble than a person who was raised in a rural community. Personal space also varies with culture. Some of your clients may have much smaller personal boundaries than your own, so you may have to compromise a little of your personal comfort in order to make them feel comfortable and connected. Remember that it isn t about your personal space but theirs. Notice the subtle cues in body and facial expression that are revealed when the client s personal space has been entered. c. Reading Body Language (1) Each individual displays his or her emotions in a different way. However, there is common body language that may help you identify how your client is feeling. (2) Here are a few signals people commonly use (consciously or subconsciously) to express what they are feeling: Openness: palms exposed, fingers spread, arms held away from body Disapproval: head turned to side, slightly down. Eyes looking away or giving sideways 152 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

35 Appendix glances, frowning (eyebrows, mouth turned down), arms crossed Generally Negative/Nervous/Defensive: body turned to side, legs crossed, arms crossed, holding object (notebook, purse) to chest or clutching in lap (3) Find or look for areas of commonality Find connections of geography, home, aesthetics, collections, etc. Find connections with similar work, hobbies, or experiences Find commonalities in your life with the things your clients are expressing. Often these may be sharing stories about children, grandchildren, etc. Another area of commonality can be sharing injuries, illnesses, personal challenges, difficulties from the past, etc. This sharing should be brief on your part you don t want to take over the conversation. When you share, use brushstrokes rather than the whole painting. 2. USING VOICE / LANGUAGE TO BUILD RAPPORT a. Listen compassionately b. Give sincere compliments c. Be aware of your client s reaction. For example, notice if they feel overwhelmed or uncomfortable by the compliment. d. Use your language consciously. Be confident of the positive results that will occur. Consider the effects of one word or phrase over the other. Why is one more empowering than another? I will try to clear the energy of your home versus I will clear the energy of your home. You might find your home feeling lighter versus you will find that your home feels lighter after the clearing. I hope this works for you versus You will notice the results begin as soon as the clearing is complete. e. Use client s name in conversation f. Repeat back client s words This offers clarity, and it can help people find their own answers because the natural response when you repeat back their words is to offer more information. Creates loop of awareness, which lets the client know he is heard. g. Ask follow-up questions h. Use phrases such as, Tell me more about. Hmmm, Ahh, Yes, Oh I see 3. PHYSICAL/ FULL BODY/ INTERACTIVE RAPPORT TECHNIQUES a. Mirroring/ Matching Recent discoveries in research explain how and why modeling and mimicking behavior works to connect people. In a system they called mirror neurons; it was observed that when a person performs a task a certain pattern of cells fired in its brain. The same neuron pattern fires in the brain of a person who is just observing the action that was performed. Because our brains work this way, it makes us feel like we understand the person better, have more empathy, and commonality with them. When we see someone doing something, our own brain cells fire the same neurons as if we had actually done the action ourselves. The more that this occurs, the more rapport there is. As a result, we feel we understand the other person better, and have more empathy and commonality with them. By consciously mirroring your clients (which you are probably doing subconsciously already), they feel safer and more comfortable with you. Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 153

36 b. Mirror / Match: Client s Body Movements Examples: crossed legs, leaning in, leaning away, mirroring eye expressions (i.e. eyes open wider, glancing down), and copying gestures. This, of course, should be done with subtleness to be effective. Research shows that two people who agree, but mis-mirror each other will, in the end, disagree. Mirror/Sustain/Initiate means after you mirror someone, then sustain it for a while, while creating an affinity, you can lead or initiate movement or the energy flow. (1) Match Tone of Voice Modulate your tone and pitch of voice to match theirs, whether it is soft, loud, slow, quick, high, or low. (2) Match Energy Level What is the energy level? Excited? Happy? Sad? Energized? Worried? Mirroring your client s energy level acknowledges, supports, validates, and accepts where they are in the moment. You can then begin to subtly shift your own energy level (they will follow) so that the energy level supports the work you are doing. (3) Match Touch/Handshake/Hug Match a strong handshake with a strong handshake A soft handshake with a soft handshake If you hug, be aware of matching... is it too long, too hard, too soft, too brief, hips in, hips out? (4) Match Breathing Observe and match the client s breath. Are they breathing shallowly, from their chest? Deep, belly breathing? Breathing quickly, or slowly? Begin by matching what they are doing and then begin a slow subtle shift to help your client relax more fully. For example, begin to breathe a little more slowly and deeply. (5) Match Eye Contact Have a heightened awareness of what is happening with that person when you look into his or her eyes. An example is looking away when the client looks away. If they peer at you intently you can peer at them intently. (6) Match Head Position Nodding when you agree can let people know you are with them, attentive, encouraging. It assists them with feeling safe, encouraging them to open up and share more. (7) Matching the tilt (or no-tilt) of a person s head can help create rapport. Tilting your head to one side has different meanings and effects based on context and can be very effective if used consciously in the right circumstances. The impression it gives is that you are not a threat. It can seem that you are really listening to your client. It can make a scared/vulnerable client feel safe and put her/him at ease. In other circumstances head tilting can be seen as submissive /submitting/beta dog. If you want/need to be more authoritative to match the energy of your client, keep your head straight. 4. NON-PHYSICAL RAPPORT METHODS a. Visualize loving energy flowing between you, before and during your session and/or interview. b. Visualize a radiant symbol between you and the client. c. Have your soul speak to his or her soul before your session. 154 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

37 Appendix SPACE CLEARING MEDITATIONS Although space clearing can stand on its own to cleanse home energy, you can also do any of the following meditations (inner journeys) before a clearing to deepen the experience or gain added insight. 1. Embark on a creative visualization meditation to meet and connect with the Spirit of the House. Ask what is needed for this home and for its residents. 2. Journey to house fly over it and see through the roof and walls to sense and see energy within, under, around, and above it; then call upon angelic beings and earth spirits to cleanse and infuse home with energy and life force. 3. Journey to earth beneath... talk to Spirit of the Earth and the land beneath the home (notice sink holes and underground water). See if the home is connected and integrated with the earth, or if is just sitting on the land, but not connected. A balanced home is one is which the Spirit of the Earth has grown up into the house and the house has become a part of the earth. 4. Journey to the past and how the past affects the energy of the home look at predecessor energy and residual energy [see next section for more information on predecessor energy]. Even go to the far past, before the houses were there and back even before people were there. What animals roamed there? What plants and trees grew in the area? (All of this influences the energy of the space.) You can also call upon the Over-Souls of past and present animals, plants, trees, and stones to bring balance into the current home. 5. Journey to the future and see what kind of energy the home will need in the future to stay in a balance. Sometimes what is needed in the present will be different than what is needed in the future. Ask the Spirit of the Future what will sustain the energy of the home in the years ahead. Journey to the higher selves of each individual and ask each one what would be for their highest good regarding their home. ELEMENTAL SPACE CLEARING : ENERGIES COMMONLY MISTAKEN FOR GHOSTS There are a multitude of types of energies you can easily clear using Elemental Space Clearing. Although this course does not certify you to release earthbound spirits and ghosts, it does provide you with the tools you need to clear a myriad of energies commonly believed to be ghosts. Please do not attempt to clear ghosts and earthbound spirits without additional in-depth training. There are many good reasons that I say this. If you are interested in going deeper, you might want to consider training as an Interior Alignment practitioner or taking the Seven Star Blessing certification course from an Interior Alignment Trainer that will give you a depth of training on how to clear ghosts and will take you deeper into your space clearing journey InteriorAlignment.com. Here is some information about how to discern what is and isn t a ghost: 1. Predecessor Energy from a previous occupant over time their energy permeated the space. For example, if the person who lived in the house died in the house of a brain tumor and the new occupants begin to have severe headaches that they never had before, this Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 155

38 might be predecessor energy. Most likely, this is not a ghost. 2. Residual Energy felt in room after intense emotions (i.e. an argument, deep sadness, etc.). Someone might sleep in a bed and feel sad because the previous person who slept there felt sad. 3. Elemental Energy from the elemental kingdom fairies, elms, and gnomes, etc. who may be angry or disgruntled. You might be walking in the woods and suddenly feel agitated for no apparent reason. The reason for this might be that the elementals in that area are not happy that you are in their space, or maybe there has been some disturbances (logging or construction, etc.) that is disturbing them in general. Alternatively, you might also encounter joyous elementals. Almost always, elemental energy is in nature and not in home structures. Howver, there are exceptions to this. 4. Astral You may meet astral beings when you are astral traveling. They are non-physical, subtle energy life forms that exist in the astral plane. There are a wide variety of these beings. Some are luminous and have a positive nature. Some are heavy or negative. These dense beings are called lower astral beings. For the most part, astral beings seem to have their own agendas, like to keep to themselves, and do not like being bothered. (You will almost never find an angel or a spirit guide in any of the astral levels. The vibration is too dense for them.) There are an immense variety of beings in the astral plane. They were never human beings. In many ways they seem like creatures similar to creatures in the sea. They range from joyful, to helpful, to playful, to neutral, to mischievous, to mean-spirited... to downright nasty. The astral plane can be likened to the ocean in which there are vast variety of critters, such as dolphins, whales, sharks, angel fish, jellyfish, turtles, sea urchins, octopus, bivalves, etc. Some of the ocean creatures seem pleasant and even amusing, such as a dolphin or a seal. Some are harmless, like sea turtles. Some are only harmful when disrupted, like an eel. Some can be harmful without doing it on purpose, such as stingrays. And others may seem menacing all the time, like sharks, even if they don t intend it. The astral level is filled with all categories of beings. As a space clearer it s valuable to know about the astral plane, however -unless you are an avid astral traveler in your dreams - normally you won t have much interface in your normal life with these beings. However, the reason it s good to know about astral beings is because there are times when lower astral beings are attracted to strong emotions, and they can glue themselves or attach themselves to a person or a place on the earth plane. For example, if you go into a bar and when you walk out you feel dirty, it could be that you have gotten an astral attachment. If you go shopping and then you have a terrible dream. It could be an astral attachment that you picked up from the shopping center. Often there are astral beings in hospitals, prisons, and mental institutions. Astral beings have a kind of consciousness and rarely - but sometimes - an awareness of what s around them, which is why they are often confused with ghosts. But they are not ghosts. 5. Energy Echoes Sometimes, when you walk into a place, it may feel like there are ghosts, but actually you have (partially) walked into a time warp. There are times, places, people, and events that can cause a spontaneous thinning of the veil between the present, past, and future. When this occurs everyone (who is sensitive to energy) can feel this. For example, many people may hear the battle cries from an ancient battlefield. But these are not usually ghosts. 156 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

39 Appendix What is heard is a kind of echo from the past that everyone is picking up on. These do not need to be cleared. (However, you may be called to close the portal.) 6. Karmic Residue Sometimes there is only one individual who is aware of energy imprints from the past. It s like there is a veil between the part of you that is in the past life and the part of you is here. For example, your client might walk into a place where in a past life he was in battle and his head was bashed and now he has a horrible headache and memories arising. These images and feelings are not from ghosts. Your client is re-experiencing what happened in that life. Or your client might be in a similar situation to one that he or she experienced in a past life and suddenly the feelings and images from that life arise. Again, this is not a ghost and doesn t need space clearing. 7. Telepathic Messages From the Dead - Sometimes a person will see someone who has recently passed on (for example, at the end of the bed) but these are not ghosts. In a way they are messengers. These are usually messages from those who have passed on, but have something that they want to say to someone they loved. Often it s just to let the loved one know that they are okay. Or, sometimes they will show themselves to notify a loved one of their passing, especially if they are a long distance away. These are very common events. These spirits usually appear shortly after death to the people they love. They are aware of their death and they bring a message to comfort their loved ones to say they are well and to not grieve for them. They usually appear briefly and only one time. 8. Telepathic Messages From the Living - Another kind of telepathic message can come from someone who is living. The message/energy they send is so strong that it can feel like a ghost. They can either be trying to reach an individual and consciously sending energy. Or, they can be subconsciously sending strong emotions (either negative or positive) toward your client. Sometimes protection/shielding is required. 9. Crisis Apparitions - Sometimes there is a powerful psychic projection during a traumatic event. This usually only happens only once. And this usually only occurs with a close relative or a very close friend. A mother sees her son at the exact time he is in a car accident. A wife sees husband at the moment he has a heart attack. The person that appears is not always dead. A soldier in Iraq will appear to his mother, she will call and find out that she has been shot and is in the hospital but is going to be okay. 10. Object Projections Sometimes strong energy radiates from objects that have absorbed psychic energy, which then projects out to people in the area. (An example of this is the crystal skull that would be locked in a room and then the next day the room would be in huge disarray. Papers would be strewn throughout the room) This is a kind of residual energy and is not ghosts. 11. Energy Tape-Loops These are energy imprints created by a strong event. They can play back over and over again like a tape loop. They are sometimes called residual hauntings or spirit recordings. Sometimes they re-play for an eternity. Maybe someone was very angry and this energy continues to radiate into the space until it is cleared. Sometimes it can be an annual event that plays back annually at a particular time of year. Maybe it s a soldier looking out of a window in fear, or at the site of an accident. Also a traumatic moment leaves an indelible mark on the building or area. This kind of so-called haunting is only a fragment or portion of the actual event. This is not a ghost. Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 157

40 12. Psychic Projections - Sometimes a sensitive person will project images into a space as a response to residual telepathic energy in an area. (For example, it s possible for some people to project images on to photo film.) Additionally, some people will unconsciously create a ghost psychic projection to satisfy their emotional needs. 13. Poltergeist From the German words poltern and geist. Poltern means noisy and mischievous. Geist means spirit. Poltergeist activity includes loud sounds such as tapping or banging or displaced objects. Poltergeist is an uncontrollable psycho-kinetic energy from people with unresolved issues or suppressed emotions and is almost always generated from a teenager (or someone just entering puberty) that is emotionally suppressed. A poltergeist differs from a ghost Ghosts are most often perceived at night while poltergeist activity can happen any time. Ghosts are associated with a place. As a rule, ghosts don t change locations. Poltergeists are associated with a person and the activity follows the person if he or she moves. As a suggestion, if house has poltergeist activity, suggest therapy with a qualified psychologist to address issues or emotions. This is NOT a case for space clearing or ghost clearing. 14. Bi-Location This is the spirit of a living person appearing to someone in a different location than where the living person actually is physically. The person whose spirit is seen is usually sleeping or meditating and usually unaware of what is happening. This is not very common. However, highly spiritually attuned people, shamans etc. can perform this at will. 15. Psychological Ghost Phenomena This is an emotional projection, usually from a living person who is in emotional pain. For example, a grieving widow will insist that her dead husband is with her because she needs him to be there. She needs the comfort of knowing that his ghost is with her. She may subconsciously leave a door open and then later come upon it and declare that it is the ghost of her husband. You must be very careful not to disavow someone s reality; however, these ghosts are not real in any sense; they are just the conjuring of powerful imaginations. 16. Aliens sometimes an alien encounter is confused with a ghost encounter. 17. Angels, Spirit Guides, Spirit Guardians, Ancestors, Spirit of the Land, etc. If a person has a visitation from the higher spiritual realm of a land spirit, but if it s an usual experience for that person, sometimes he or she becomes frightened and thinks that it was a ghost. 18. Bad Feng Shui - Sometimes what is simply bad feng shui can create a feeling of stagnation or heaviness, such as a dark, cramped space. But this is not a ghost. WHAT IS A GHOST? A ghost is someone who died and either they don t know they are dead because of a traumatic death, or because they are attached to the earth plane. This usually occurs because of a strong attachment to a person or an addiction. (The addiction could be to food, drugs, or alcohol. The craving is so strong that they have trouble leaving the earth plane.) In other words these beings have become stuck between this plane of existence and the next. For the most part, the ghost doesn t know that its dead. It s caught in a kind of limbo. 158 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

41 Appendix GHOSTS: a. Usually appear again and again and are seen by a number of people b. Can be seen as a mist or more solid c. Associated with a particular place RECOGNIZING GHOSTS Sometimes experiences that occur without any physical source or underlying cause that may indicate a ghost are: 1. sudden coolness 2. damp 3. heavy feeling 4. difficult to breathe 5. depressed 6. lights go on and off 7. doors open and close 8. sometimes a light touch 9. most common is just a feeling 10. unaccounted emotions in the place where the ghost resides 11. rarely, but sometimes there are smells associated with the ghost (sometimes even a sulphur/egg smell) If you don t actually see a ghost, but feel that there is one there (and you have eliminated all of the other things that are mistaken for ghosts) trust your feelings. SEEING GHOSTS When we talk about a ghost that is seen or heard, this doesn t necessarily mean through your physical eyes or ears. First of all, remember that our perception of the world around us occurs because our senses eyes, ears, nose, etc. gather information and then relay it to our brain. This information is then screened and enhanced by the brain and mind according to our beliefs and our need for survival. The way we see the world our perception resides not in the senses but in the brain. For example, hallucinations, are superimposed images, sounds, smells, etc. that are added to (or alternatively, blocked or deleted from) the data received by the senses. In the same way, the energy field of a ghost somehow contributes information to the other data received by the senses. This is then all integrated into what our brain perceives. In other words, the energy field of ghosts provides our brains with extra information necessary to see them. Additionally, there are some people that have a fuller spectrum of seeing that allows them to see auras, elementals, and ghosts. SIMPLE CEREMONY FOR PROTECTION FOR A HOME If your client is concerned that they have a ghost, but you haven t had further training to clear the ghosts, here is a simple protection ceremony that can be helpful for soothing the energy (in addition to space clearing), even if the ghost isn t released. It can bring a bit of solace to your clients, until the ghost goes to the light. Intention is key on this ceremony. Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 159

42 1. Start at front door. 2. Relax and center yourself. 3. Light and hold a candle. 4. Look into the flame of the candle and imagine the light expanding and enveloping you in an orb of light. 5. As you hold the candle near the center of your chest, infuse it with love. Move the candle upwards to the heavens. As you move it down in a straight line in front of you, imagine bringing light into your home and say, Safe, protected, and well. Return the candle to the center of your chest. Now move the candle to the left and then move it in a horizontal line to your right and say, Safe, protected, and well. The vertical and horizontal lines form a cross that is sacred and protective. The cross is a holy symbol of peace and protection. 6. Continue through the home, going from bottom to top in a clockwise direction. At every outside door and window make a cross and say, Safe, protected, and well. 7. Return to the front door. Repeat the cross and say, Safe, protected, and well. This completes the ritual. Blow out your candle. LIST OF ESSENTIAL OIL FRAGRANCE INFLUENCES (again, with thanks to the Primavera Essential Oil company) Angelica Root: assists in the release of pent-up negative feeling and restores memories to the point of origin before trauma or anger was experienced. Anise: Opens emotional blocks and recharges vital energy. Basil: Fights mental fatigue. Aroma: herbal, sweet, fresh, green. Blends well with: lemon, lemongrass, orange, rose Bay Laurel: Calming, hormonal support, antidepressant. Relieves anxiety, mood-lifting qualities. (Do not use if pregnant.) Bergamot: Encouraging, balancing, antidepressant. Aroma: fruity, green, lively. Blends well with: neroli, rose, vetiver, lavender, citrus oils, ylang-ylang Blood Orange: Relieves anxiety, nervousness, tension, nervous conditions. Aroma: fruity, fresh, sweet. Blends well with: vanilla, peppermint, citrus oils Cajeput: Clarifying, enhances concentration, brings strength and purification. Aroma: eucalyptuslike Cardamon: uplifting, refreshing, and invigorating. Aroma: aromatic, green, woody-balsamic Cedar Wood: Balancing, stabilizing, gives courage, strengthens, self-confidence. Stimulates the limbic system (controls emotions), stimulates pineal gland, which releases melatonin. Has been shown to treat ADD and ADHD in clinical studies by Terry Friedmann MD. Recognized for its 160 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

43 Appendix calming, purifying properties. Aroma: balsamic, soft, woody, herbal, sweet, and warm. Mixes well with rose, bergamot, lavender jasmine, neroli, juniper, orange. Chamomile (German): Dispels anger, stabilizes emotions, and helps release emotions linked to the past. Soothes and clears the mind. Aroma: intense, herbal, sweet. Chamomile (Roman): Because it is calming and relaxing, it can combat depression, insomnia, and stress. It minimizes anxiety, irritability, and nervousness. It may also dispel anger, stabilize the emotions, and help to release emotions that are linked to the past. Aroma: delicate, floral, fruity, sweet, clean. Mixes well with rose, lavender, cedar, lemongrass, neroli, rose geranium, and bergamot. Camphor: Refreshing, purifying, ideal for concentration. Cinnamon Leaf: Enhances and promotes inspiration and creativity. Citronella: Refreshing and uplifting Clary Sage: Enhances one s ability to dream and is very calming and stress-relieving. Aroma: warm, herbal, sweet light, like hay, warm, sweet. Mixes well with jasmine, sandalwood, geranium, cypress, lavender, orange, bergamot, rosemary, sandalwood, ylang-ylang Clementine: Cheering, refreshing, invigorating. Clove: A mental stimulant; encourages sleep, stimulates dreams, and creates a sense of protection and courage. Coriander: Soothing and calming Cypress: Eases the feeling of loss and creates a sense of security and grounding. Also helps heal emotional trauma, calms, soothes anger, and helps life flow better. Aroma: dry, resinous, smoky, warm, spicy, and ambergris. Mixes well with bergamot, clary sage, lemon, lavender, orange, lime, juniper, pine. Douglas Fir: Strengthening, good at expelling mood swings, uplifting and concentrating. Aroma: clear, fresh, citrus-like. Elemi: Its spicy incense-like fragrance is conducive to meditation. Can be grounding. Used to clear the mind. Eucalyptus Dives: fresh, invigorating. Eucalyptus Globulus: promotes health, wellbeing, purification, and healing. Aroma: fresh, clean, stimulating. Blends well with: Lemon, Peppermint, Thyme Fennel: Helps relax, enhances balance and stability. Aroma: warm, sweet, aniseed-like. Blends well with: lavender, rose geranium, melissa (lemon balm) Fir, Silver: Grounding, stimulating to the mind, and relaxing to the body Aroma: fresh, clear, woody, green. Blends well with: Neroli, citrus oils Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 161

44 Frankincense: Increases spiritual awareness, promotes meditation, improves attitude and uplifts spirits. Contains sesquiterpenes which stimulate the limbic system (memory and emotion) and the hypothalamus (master gland, produces vital hormones including thyroid and growth hormones), pineal and pituitary glands. Aroma: warm, woody, sweet. Blends well with: rose, cedar wood Galbanum: Harmonic and balancing, amplifies spiritual awareness and meditation. When combined with frankincense or sandalwood, the frequency rises dramatically. Ginger: Gentle, stimulating, endowing physical energy, and courage. Aroma: fiery hot, spicy Grapefruit: Refreshing and uplifting. A 1995 Mie University study found that citrus fragrances boosted immunity, induced relaxation, and reduced depression. Hyssop: stimulates creativity and meditation. Aroma: aromatic, spicy, fresh. Mixes well with lavender, sage, rosemary, lemon verbena, clary sage. Jasmine Absolute: Uplifting, counteracts hopelessness, nervous exhaustion, anxiety, depression, indifference, and listlessness. Has been documented to improve concentration and mental acuity. Aroma: feminine, sensual, intense, honey sweet. Mixes well with rose, neroli, sandalwood, orange, cypress, sandalwood, cedar wood. Juniper: evokes feelings of health, love, and peace and may help to elevate one s spiritual awareness. Lavandin: similar calming effects as lavender. Lavender (Fine): Calming, relaxing, and balancing, both physically and emotionally. University of Miami researchers found that inhalation of lavender oil increased beta waves in the brain, suggesting heightened relaxation. It also reduced the depression and improved cognitive performance (Diego et al., 1998). A 2001 Osaka Kyoiku University study found that lavender reduced mental stress and increased alertness. Aroma: fresh, floral, clear, pure. Blends well with: clary sage, cedar wood, rosemary, tea tree Lemon: promotes clarity of thought and purpose with a fragrance that is invigorating, enhancing, and warming. Aroma: fresh, clean, sunny. Blends well with thyme, eucalyptus, and citrus oils. University researchers in Japan found that diffusing certain aromas in an office environment dramatically improved mental accuracy and concentration. Diffused lemon resulted in 54 percent fewer errors, jasmine 33 percent, and lavender 20 percent. When aromas were diffused during test taking, scores increased by as much as 50 percent. Mixes well with: lavender, pine, cedar, eucalyptus, fennel, juniper Lemon Verbena: Stimulating, refreshing, inspiring, motivating. Aroma: elegant, lemony. Mixes well with neroli, jasmine, orange, juniper, hyssop, myrtle, cedar wood. Lemongrass: Promotes psychic awareness and purification. Aroma: fresh, cool, clean, strong, highly radiant, citrus. Mixes well with pine, eucalyptus, juniper, rose geranium, lavender, citrus oils Lime: Mentally clearing, refreshing, concentrating and helpful for listless and tired people. Litsea cubeba: Refreshing, mentally clearing and lifts mood. Aroma: lemony 162 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

45 Appendix Marjoram: Assists in calming the nerves Melissa (lemon balm): Brings out gentle characteristics within people. Aroma: smooth, warm, fresh. Blends well with: lavender, rose, chamomile (Roman) Moroccan Mint: Refreshing, increasing concentration, increasing memory. Mixes well with eucalyptus, lavender, rosemary, grapefruit; mint fragrance dominates. Mountain Pine: Stimulating, concentrating, purifying, energizing, and strengthening. Aroma: fresh, clear, woody-resinous. Myrrh: Promotes spiritual awareness and is uplifting. It contains sesquiterpenes, which stimulate the limbic system of the brain (the center of memory and emotions) and the hypothalamus, pineal and pituitary glands. The hypothalamus is the master gland of the human body, producing many vital hormones including growth and thyroid hormone. Neroli Absolute (Egyptian, Moroccan): A natural relaxant used to treat depression and anxiety. It strengthens and stabilizes the emotions and uplifts and inspires the hopeless, encouraging confidence, courage, joy, peace, and sensuality. It brings everything into focus at the moment. Aroma: spicy, highly radiant. Mixes well with rose, lavender, sandalwood, jasmine, cedar, geranium, lemon. Aroma: delicate, fresh, floral, sweet. Blends well with: Vanilla, Citrus Oils Orange: Uplifting and antidepressant. A 1995 Mie University study found that citrus fragrances boosted immunity, induced relaxation, and reduced depression. Aroma: fruity, sweet, warm. Blends well with: cedar wood, melissa (lemon balm), rose, fennel, citrus oils, coriander, cinnamon, ylang ylang, sandalwood, neroli, juniper, cypress Oregano: Creates a feeling of security. Palmarosa: Creates a feeling of security. It also helps to reduce stress and tension and promotes recovery from nervous exhaustion. Patchouli: A relaxant that clarifies thoughts, allowing the discarding of jealousies, obsessions, and insecurities. Aroma: earthy, exotic, warm. Blends well with: Rose, Citrus Oils Pepper, Black: Stimulating, energizing and empowering. Warming, invigorating and aphrodisiac. Aroma: intense, spicy. A 2002 study found that fragrance inhalation of pepper oil induced a 1.7- fold increase in plasma adrenaline concentration. Peppermint: Purifying and stimulating to the conscious mind. Dr. William N. Dember of the University of Cincinnati found that inhaling peppermint oil increase mental accuracy by 28 percent. Aroma: fresh, cool, clean. Blends well with: grapefruit, rosemary. Alan Hirsch, M.D. researched peppermint s stimulation of the brain s satiety center (ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus) to curb appetite. When inhaled, it improves/restores sense of taste by stimulating the trigeminal nerve. University of Kiel researchers found that peppermint blocked headache pain in a doubleblind placebo-controlled crossover study. Petitgrain: Uplifting and refreshing to the senses; it clears confusion, reduces mental fatigue and depression. Stimulates the mind and improves memory. Aroma: fresh, flowery, revitalizing, slightly resembling neroli. Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 163

46 Peru Myrtle: Elevating and euphoric. Aroma: fresh, herbal, similar to sage and eucalyptus. Mixes well with pine, lemon, neroli, cypress, lavender. Pine (Needle): Relieves anxiety and revitalizes mind, body, and spirit. It also has an empowering, yet grounding fragrance. Ravintsara: Purifying, strengthening, and refreshing. Aroma: clear and pungent. Rose (Alba, Attar, Bourbon, Bulgarian): Helps bring balance and harmony, allowing one to overcome insecurities. It is stimulating and elevating to the mind, creating a sense of wellbeing. Mixes well with neroli, lavender, sandalwood, and jasmine. Rose Geranium: Helps release negative memories and eases nervous tension. It balances the emotions, lifts the spirit, and fosters peace, wellbeing, and hope. Aroma: warm, sunny floral. Blends well with: grapefruit, cedar wood Rose (Turkish): Brings balance and harmony allowing one to overcome insecurities. Stimulating and elevating to the mind, creates a sense of wellbeing. Aroma: full, heavy, floral. Blends well with: sandalwood, lavender, melissa (lemon balm), vanilla, orange, jasmine Rosemary: Helps overcome mental fatigue and improves mental clarity and focus. University of Miami scientists found that inhaling rosemary boosted alertness, eased anxiety, and amplified analytic and mental ability. Aroma: clear, fresh, spicy. Blends well with: citrus oils, tea tree. Sage: Mentally stimulating and helps combat despair and mental fatigue. Sage strengthens the vital centers of the body, balancing the pelvic chakra where negative emotions from denial and abuse are stored. Sandalwood: Enhances deep sleep, may help remove negative programming from the cells. It is high in sesquiterpenes that stimulate the pineal gland and the limbic region of the brain, the center of emotions. The pineal gland is responsible for releasing melatonin, a powerful immune stimulant and anti-tumoral agent. Can be grounding and stabilizing. Aroma: warm, balsam-like, sweet, woody, velvety, exotic. Mixes well with: rose, ylang-ylang, benzoin, jasmine, lemon verbena, frankincense, cedar wood, patchouli, vetiver Spearmint: Opens and releases emotional blocks and brings about a feeling of balance and lasting sense of wellbeing. Spruce: Releases emotional blocks, bringing about a feeling of balance and grounding. Swiss Pine: Strengthening, cleansing, regenerative. Mixes well with eucalyptus, lemon, lemon verbena, juniper, lemongrass, grapefruit, angelica, myrtle, cajeput, birch Tea Tree: Promotes cleansing and purity. Aroma: spicy, herbal, pungent, fresh. Blends well with: lavender, chamomile Thyme: May be beneficial in helping to overcome fatigue and exhaustion after illness. Aroma: herbal, fresh, spicy. Blends well with: citrus oils Vanilla Extract: Aroma: sweet, warm. Blends well with: rose, orange 164 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn

47 Appendix Vetiver: Psychologically grounding, calming, and stabilizing. It helps us to cope with stress and recover from emotional trauma. Terry Friedmann, MD found in clinical tests that this oil was able to successfully treat ADD and ADHD in children. Aroma: earthy, heavy, musty, and woody, dark. Mixes well with: orange, sandalwood, lemon verbena, geranium, ylang-ylang, jasmine, cedar wood. Wintergreen: Stimulates and increases awareness in all levels of the sensory system. Yarrow, Blue: Balancing highs and lows, both external and internal, yarrow simultaneously inspires and grounds us. Useful during meditation and supportive to intuitive energies. Reduces confusion and ambivalence. Aroma: herbal, resinous, warm, aromatic. Mixes well with: lemongrass, hyssop, clary sage, myrtle Ylang-Ylang: Balances male-female energies, enhances spiritual attunement, combats anger, combats low self-esteem, and increases focus of thoughts, filters out negative energy. Restores confidence and peace. Aroma: feminine, exotic, sweet, soft, flowery, erotic. Mixes well with: sandalwood, orange, jasmine, neroli, rose, cedar wood Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn 165

48 Addendum ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Now that you have experienced the magic and power of Elemental Space Clearing, you will never experience your living spaces the same way. This is an art and skill you can use for the rest of your life. And with each space you clear, each blessing you create, the ripples of your work will spread throughout the world. If you find yourself becoming more passionate about energy and environments, you might be interested in learning even more way to work with the energy of a space. Interior Alignment is a feng shui and space clearing system I created that uses ancient wisdom from cultures all over the world. In this system, you not only can expand your knowledge of space clearing practices, but you also learn the art of feng shui and powerful ways to work with clients, using my Synchro-Alignment Process. You will learn about clutter clearing, the Seven Star Blessing Space Clearing and environmentally healthy home issues, so that each living space you clear can be as uplifting and healthy as possible. The Interior Alignment program provides valuable information on how to structure your space clearing and feng shui business. For more information about Interior Alignment, its curriculum and upcoming certification programs, please visit You have my blessings for your continued learning experiences, 166 Elemental Space Clearing Denise Linn