Healing a Historic Home Unexpectedly
Recently I visited a rather special historic house, open to the public. The gardens are absolutely superb. The house itself is stunningly beautiful. When I went upstairs into a bedroom, it struck me how much sadness was in the room.
The energy felt dense and pulling, the emotion of sadness was super strong.
I asked permission to consciously connect with the energy of the house, then went on to enquire as to what the cause of this sadness and heavy energy could be.
On looking around visually, there were pictures of the grown daughter of the family in the bedroom. It was listed on the plan of the house as belonging to her.
It became apparent that there was a spirit in the room, unaware that they were still there, unable to move on from processing their sadness.
It was not the daughter, though, it was somebody else.
On connecting more closely with the spirit, I expressed recognition of their sadness. This awareness seemed to make the spirit feel supported. I sent them much love. I then went on to ask permission for the spirit to be guided to light. This was granted.
The energy in the room felt much lighter and brighter as a result. The sadness, the spirit had been feeling and holding was recognised and respected. The spirit felt seen and understood, and was able to move to the light with grace.
When I went round the rest of the house, it became apparent who the spirit was.
The only son of the family had died age 21 in tragic circumstances. The parents struggled enormously and ended up divorcing, in an era when this was simply not done.
The energy in the room from the spirit was a feminine one. It was the mother. I surmised that she had taken to sleeping in this room when her daughter had grown up, in a separate location to the husband.
What a sad story, for someone to love so deeply, that when they lose that person they love that much, it destroys their own marriage as well.
At least now her spirit is able to rest in peace. I felt very honoured and grateful to be able to be of service.
How to Calm a Busy Mind
We know when our mind has been getting overly busy, the mental chatter speeds up and feels incessant. Running through endless lists of stuff, moments between meetings or visiting a rest room are spent scrolling on phone, replying to messages, catching up on things. On waking up the mind kicks in and starts rattling through what’s ahead, as well as the previous day’s events and experiences. Going to bed, the mind can keep us wakeful, even when we feel tired.
Watching TV or scrolling helps to numb the mind into a passive receptor of ‘stuff’, but it is like putting on a temporary eye mask, the moment the mask is off when you switch off the screen, eyes are wide open, mind picks up just where it left off. It starts to build and make us feel weary, clogged up, like a big twisty knot of spaghetti of thoughts in our mind.
How do we take a break from this and still the mind, the thoughts, the inner dialogue running away with itself?
Start the day with stillness. On waking, sit up in bed, or sit in a quiet place where you can take a few breaths and start to feel centred. Look out of the window if you have a view of nature with trees or birds, watching and breathing gently, with awareness. Feel yourself on your sitting bones, connected to Mother Earth. Feel a sense of grounded peace. Feel the space in your mind feel open, calm and clear.
A minute at the start of your day spent in this gentle, peaceful place will set you up as you mean to go on. Feeling centred, calm, connected and quietly confident.
Tips for creating a calmer mind
01 : Wake up 10 minutes earlier to create a quiet time just for you
02 : Sit and breathe, looking at nature for a few minutes. Feel an inner smile arise
03 : Walking in nature helps clear the mind and this allows inspiration to flow in. Take a small notebook and pen!
04 : Consciously connect with Mother Earth each day, when sitting, contemplating. Try going barefoot on the grass!
05 : Try “Box Breathing” to feel centred and calm - breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, breathe out for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, repeat for 1-2 minutes