Ingrid's Inner Sanctum
Eliminating Limits
More and more people are learning how to give themselves an extra layer of support so that they can transform their lives. By applying the ancient art and philosophy of Feng Shui to their living and working environments, they are changing their lives, often in major ways. At one of my courses last month, a participant spoke of a gift of $25,000 that came to her out of the blue, after taking the Pathways to Prosperity workshop a month earlier. This person had just made some adjustments in how she saw the world around her, and it made all the difference in how she approached this abundant Universe.
Feng Shui is like having a BMW to take us to the Secret - the law of attraction - in a faster and enjoyable way. When you get dressed up in new or immaculate clothes and have groomed yourself well, you feel better. And when you feel better, you attract more and better opportunities to yourself. Similarly, when your home and office are aligned with the frequencies of whatever you want to manifest - be it wealth, health, love, creativity, life purpose, peacefulness - that energetic vibration surrounds and clothes you, acting as a magnet to immediately start pulling in more of what you intend to create in your life.
It is not surprising, then, that many people invite me to their homes to provide them with detailed recommendations on how to bring their environments into energetic alignment with their goals. What does surprise me, on occasion, is when the client actively resists each and every one of my suggestions. Whether an item of furniture needs to be moved to another location, or moved completely out of the space, or a new wall or accent colour is needed, the response sometimes is "No, I can't do that." or "That won't work." Of course, I don't expect that every single recommendation can always be followed, but when I perceive that there is a resistant energy that signals that the client is quite stuck, I look upward. Not to the heavens with a prayer, but up to the ceiling, which is often the source of the strong opposition. And invariably what I find in such situations is an architectural feature that can limit your spontaneity, freedom and ability to move forward.
Beams and bulkheads can keep limit our thinking and actions. Especially when we sleep under them, cook under them, or have them over us at our work desks. When it comes to our desks, these limiting features don't have to be on the ceiling at all - overhead cupboards and storage that bear down above our heads when we are sitting at our desks act just like beams and bulkheads. In short, they bear down on our thoughts, and weigh them down with negative frequencies. They keep us looking at the ground, focused towards the lower chakra frequencies. In this way, beams and bulkheads keep us from setting lofty goals for ourselves as well as realizing any modest goals that we have set.
The cure for these conditions that energetically and spiritually depress us is quite simple. We need to redirect the energy upward. As we do so, our thoughts and spirits will be uplifted, and we will be more open to acting in more progressive and positive ways. We generally use a pair of bamboo flutes to hang onto the beam, or on the wall just under the beam or bulkhead. They are positioned facing each other at 45 degree angles, with the large mouth of the flute towards the floor and the smaller mouth closer to the ceiling. This enourages the energy to flow upwards. If bamboo flutes do not fit in with your tastes, you can achieve the same energy effect with blind spot mirrors that are found at Canadian Tire. Adhere the sticky part of the mirror to the beam or bulkhead, so that the convex mirror faces the floor. You will want to affix one mirror (2 - 3 inches in diameter) to either end of the beam. When there is a bulkhead, I attach one on each of the four corners. From an energy perspective, these mirrors allow the beams to merge with the ceiling, thus disappearing. And so does your "no can do" attitude.
A client whom I'll refer to as Miranda was able to transform her life when the beams in the Knowledge and Spirituality part of her home were treated using these methods. Over time, she lost close to 100 pounds, and began taking control of her other health issues. With health in balance, she is now ready to make changes in other parts of her life. And you can too! Eliminate those mental blocks by energetically eliminating the beams in your environments. The sky can indeed be the limit!
