Electrical Issues

Lately, I've had unusally bad luck with electrical appliances and light bulbs.

Got a new TV a few weeks ago, and can no longer change the volume or any settings, and it keeps flashing me a secret code of twenty blinks...not even Panasonic knows what twenty blinks means. So a new one is on its way on Saturday. Fingers crossed and somewhat apprehensive.

Got an electrical tea steeper for Christmas...plugged it in, and it didn't work...just didn't want to heat up or make tea...back it went.

Satellite receiver keeps asking me for a password at a spot where there shouldn't be one.

Light bulbs have been burning out like mad.

I seemed to recall reading something about electrical issues and their meaning in feng shui, (which my friend has been practicing with success) so I looked it up tonight and here's what I found:

Feng Shui Tips

If health issues are the source of your stress:

Evaluate the center part of your home (Refer to the Bagua)
Evaluate the plumbing, electrical and heating/cooling elements of your home and fix any problems.
Plumbing problems are associated with digestive problems
Electrical problems correspond with the bodies neurological system
Heating/cooling system problems represent breathing/lung problems


Funny isn't it...a big source of my stress are neurological health issues, not mine but my mother's, and lately the health issues have been getting worse again, instead of better.

Seems like the house is picking up on the negative energy, and I need to cleanse it, as follows. The other big source of my stress is my work environment, and the escalating pettiness that goes on there. I was especially drawn to number 6, and its description of work environment as a possible source of negative energy carry forward.

I think I'll try this cleansing ritual, and also buy myself a rooster statue for my office. Supposedly, it will ward off pettiness and backstabbing, or if all else fails, I can throw it at them. Serenity NOW!

STEP 1. Clear stale energies from the house.

If you have recently moved, you might be feeling some of the residual energy from past residents. If that's your case, then consider using this technique: open everything that is closed. In short, you should open all doors, all windows, all cabinets, all boxes, anything that is closed should be open.

Then, walking from the front door and in a clockwise pattern, circle each room and go into the next while ringing a bell. Be sure to ring the bell in the corners of rooms and in closets where negative energy can remain trapped. You may want to proceed through the other five steps before closing everything up again.


STEP 2. Use salt to cleanse an area.

Another tip is to use salt to remove negative energies. You can wipe the walls with salt or sprinklel salt into the corners of the room. Be sure to sweep up the salt and throw it into the trash outside of your house.



STEP 3. Feed your ghosts rice.

If you feel extreme negative energy, you can also try sprinkling rice around the perimeter of your home beginning at the front door and walking in a clockwise fashion until you come to the door again. The rice will draw the energy outside and away from the interior of your home.


STEP 4. Scent the air to rid negative energies.

Smoke from incense or from herbs such as lavender for transcending problems or eucalyptus for healing or mint for prosperity. The scents of incense or herbal essential oils are all excellent ways to introduct beneficial energy.



STEP 5. Light and sound.

Light and sound are two very effective "yang" treatments that help to dispel negative energies. Tinkling windchimes and bright crystal rainbows or lit chandeliers are both excellent ways to introduce beneficial -- and cleansing -- energy to your space.


If you have done all five steps, it's time to close up all the doors, windows, cabinets, and drawers, and then proceed to Step 6.


STEP 6. Take a salt bath for yourself.

In the process of cleansing your home, it might also be a good idea to cleanse yourself as well. It is possible that you are bringing negative energy home from work or from the outside world. Soak in a tub with sea salt or make your own sea salt scrub and wash your body in the shower with salt. Salt will purify you and remove negative energies from your body. This is especially helpful if you work in a hostile or gossipy environment and will help you rid the energy from your body