Is Space Clearing the Same As Feng Shui?

[Sadie Monroe]

Recently, a potential client called to say that she had elected to
work with a "space clearer" instead of going forward with a feng shui
consultation. I don't take these rejections personally, because I know
that this individual doesn't understand the real difference between
the two. It might be on par with calling a doctor with no regard for
their specialty.
Space-clearing can be explained in two basic formats. When there has
been a lot of sickness, anguish, arguments, or any unpleasant episode
in a house, then "space clearing" techniques can make the home feel
like a heavy weight has been lifted away from it. Many people are
familiar with some space-clearing rituals, such as burning sage inside
or around a property, but there are also other procedures that can
involve chiming bells, thorough cleaning of every surface, prayers,
distributing salt on the floors and a number of other rituals.
These activities can result in a temporary shift in the chi of a room.
Chiming bells can cut through a "stuck" magnetic field and salt can
absorb excessive moisture in a room. But the operative word is
"temporary." Space-clearing techniques are not as substantial or
specific as feng shui remedies. Unless someone was dedicated to doing
space- clearing rituals every day, (which could easily take an hour or
more of time) I doubt that the chi in a room would be continually
balanced.
An example of a place that might not need a literal feng shui analysis
is the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. This is a place of worship
for Sikhs, where there has been almost continuous chanting 24 hours
per day for hundreds of years. In this example, "space-clearing"
vibrations are going on continuously. The Golden Temple would actually
be a very interesting feng shui case study because it is surrounded by
a man-made lake on all four sides. The building also has entrance
doors on all four sides to symbolize their openness to people of all
religions.
Another reason for using space-clearing techniques is when there is an
actual ghost in the house that needs to be removed, but unless the
person doing the space-clearing is in fact a very pure channel, then
it might be better to bring in someone more experienced to do this
kind of work.
The difference between space-clearing and feng shui is that space-
clearing does not address the cause of the problems which space-
clearing attempts to "clear away." Classical feng shui can reveal if a
house has a tendency to cause problems with money, fertility,
relationships, accidents, health matters, legal problems, even
attracting ghosts. Then, there are remedies which can be installed and
work on a semi-permanent basis. Most of the time, space-clearing is a
nice, complementary modality to feng shui, but not a permanent
solution.