Clearing Energy

One of the things that we get asked about a lot at The Sisters Enchanted is clearing energy. This can be clearing energy of yourself or of objects like crystals or tarot decks, clearing the energy of a home or a space for yourself or a friend. 

In this week’s ‘Magic on the Inside’ podcast, Sara talked to Jen Sankey, our Community Manager and founder of Stardust Wanderer about what ‘clearing energy’ means how to go about doing it.

Everything has energy, the phone or computer you are reading this on, the cup you may be drinking from, a pen, the table.  Everything has energy to it and sometimes people worry that things may hold good or bad energy. It is good that we ask these questions but, at the same time we can overthink things and we can really freak ourselves out for no reason at all.

Where are your questions coming from?

It is good to know exactly where the questions are coming from and why you’re asking them and feeling that way about something. Is it coming because you read something online that’s like, “You must clear all this energy?” Is it coming from some fear you’re having? Are you feeling that there’s something here that needs to be moved around or moved out? Asking yourself where your questions are coming from can really set you up for the results you have with clearing energy.

Misconceptions about clearing energy

A common misconception about energy clearing is being afraid that you will get it wrong. If you are saying something needs to be cleared here, that’s already a great thing. And you’re not going to fail yourself if you know this and have set an intention to clear it.

Another huge misconception comes around getting too over focused on energy and believing that there is lots of bad energy around you that needs clearing all the time, which can be very unsettling to experience and distracting to life It can be easy to fall into this when you are new in the spiritual and esoteric world.

Clearing tools and items

People often believe that something that has been used by somebody else, especially something like a Tarot deck will carry their energy and must be cleared before a new owner uses it. Or that somebody else should never touch your deck or they will give it bad energy and it won’t work for you properly until it is cleansed. 

Once you have the deck in your possession, once you hold it in your hands, it has your energy. Whatever happened before has gone. You can knock on the deck a couple times and go through it, every card, and just put your energy into every card. That’s all you have to do. If you feel like doing a big ceremony to cleanse the deck you can but you don’t have to but really, just the exchange itself can be enough to clear it because you are giving your energy to that moment. 

Clearing our homes

The first thing to do is to be really clear on your intention. What energy do you want in your house? What do you want to be bringing in? 

Just thinking about this and putting your intention out there is enough. Or you could use sound, like a singing bowl or use your own voice to sing or talk, or you can clap. Just move around the house with the intention in our mind and bring it into being with your sound.

You can use candles, again thinking about your intention and light them with the mindset that this intention will come into being while the candle is lit. You can smoke cleanse, use incense and oils or even just open the front and back door to see out an energy that no longer serves you. The most important thing is to do whatever you choose to do with clear intent. 

If you are not sure exactly what your intention should be, you can walk through the house pulling a card for each room to show you what the energy is, which areas of the house need some love and TLC and what it is they need. 

Decluttering is always a good way to cleanse space. Again, do it with an intention. What are you clearing space for? What do you want to fill the void when it has been cleared?  

You can make a magical wash and sponge or mop it through the house.

When cleansing, especially a space or yourself, it is important to have a clear intention why you are doing this and what you want to fill the cleared space with to make sure you don’t just leave that space open for the energy you just got rid of to come right back.

Clearing, grounding and directing energy for yourself

Crystals are a good way to ground yourself or direct the kind of energy you need for the day into yourself.  You can hold or rub the crystals, wear them or carry them around but remember to set an intention on what you want from working with them. Quartz is good for clearing energy. 

Visualizing is another good strategy, just picture what needs to be cleared and blow it away then, with gratitude, welcome in the energy you need in its place. 

Taking a bath or a shower is another good thing to do. Epsom Salts are great for energy work and can be infused with oils or with crystals. 

Exercise and movement is another really good way to clear your energy and ground yourself. 

Use what works for you and what you are driven towards. Some people work better with certain elements – air, wind, earth and fire than others. Experiment and use what makes you feel the best.

After cleansing or grounding you may feel relief, you may feel that blocks have gone, and you can just carry on with things better or something nagging at you has stopped. 

If you don’t feel it has worked then try something else. 

Above all – do what works for you!

Reclaiming our energy and grounding is something we talk about in our Expedition to Soul class. This is our free program we offer a few times a year. It’s super popular and we go all out to host it, with live sessions, giveaways and all kinds of things so be sure to register and come and join us on this exciting journey together.

Get this episode’s transcript here